to the hospital have on file or did the secret service inform you? >> yes, dan was the hospital physician and he was there and knew the blood type. >> they always had that by the way, the hospital has -- they know the president could go to the hospital they are notified about that. >> yes, go ahead. >> to questions, the first is for del, were you to a successful winter feeding jodie foster and also did you get a sense of -- i remember i was a freshman in college and was only three months after john lennon was killed and there was such a nod again feeling right away. >> jodie foster, i did not try, she's a kind of tangential figure to the book begins in terms of john lennon, john hinckley was a massive john lennon fan and he was actually stocking rawhide at the blair house that day when he learned john lennon died and it almost destroyed him learning that his great hero of rock star died. >> we talked of -- and sorry, there was a second -- the was it? i was going to say we talked about the mistakes made and the media certainly made mistakes, mistakes

the secret service chose the name. reagan liked it so much he made them keep it for the 1980 campaign and when he was president. >> how much say this the individual have over what their secret service payments? >> well, as far as i know in the years i was over there we never had any arguments with them. we chose for president carter deacon. he had this biblical think. and for -- think we had lancer for kennedy. we tried appropriate names. as far as i know no one ever argued about it. >> and the car. >> stagecoach, i don't know how that the started. >> that makes sense. >> i don't know. cowboy, stagecoach. >> how was the president's blood type determined? to the hospital have that on file? >> yes. the hospital physician was there and knew the blood type. they always have that, by the way. the hospital has it. they know the president could get to the hospital. they are then notified. >> yes. go ahead. >> i have two questions. the first is for del. did you try and were you successful at all in interviewing jodie foster? t

he says, no, no, i'm secret service. so kennedy says, well, would you like to work on the presidential detail? we don't have any blacks. this is kennedy. new camelot, new inclusion, all of this, right? so bolden goes, yeah, sounds like a good deal. so a couple of months later bolden is sent to washington d.c. now, it turns out secret service is racist to the core. first day there somebody leaves a noose on his desk, they call him the n word routinely. when they travel, he has to be in segregated housing. this is the secret service. he has to be in segregated housing, the whole deal, right? so after a point he kind of gets tired of it and says, you know what? this is not going to work for me, i'm going to back to chicago. so he goes back to chicago. now, 1963 comes around, kennedy gets assassinated. now, bolden's take on this is that, one, those racist secret service people in washington had told him that they would not give their life for kennedy because of what kennedy was doing for the colored people. and he thought th

you know, i was just going -- and the guys up there are the secret service guys. of course!his happens every day. >> alexander says it was a relief to figure out it was the secret service hanging out here in the parking lot, because for once he didn't have to worry about his car getting broken in into. half moon bay was a world away from president obama's campaign stops in the bay area. alexander says geithner was down to earth and a good surfer who could probably use some time in the water. >> who knows, he probably just unloads all the economy off his -- you know, that's a lot of unloading. oh, my god, you need at least a few surf sessions for that. >> geithner left a nice tip, but this small business owner is wishing he asked about stimulus. >> yeah, a tax break would have been good. although mine would have been very little. >> reporter: alexander is now riding a wave of excitement after a one of a kind surf lesson. >> let's turn now to jeff talking about the weather, not just in here, but also st. louis where i told you about the tornado touchdown. what are the conditio

. >> it was especially difficult and there's a lot of secret service and clashes between secret service and people. also snipers on roofs, and the snipers were throwing stones on people. after that secret service on the ground and snipers from the roof opened the gun fire on people. >> in damascus it's felt the security forces locked the doors of the central mosque in an attempt to prevent protests. instead, the demonstration took place inside. chanting, we are all one. syrian people are all one. a pointed message to the president which has accused protesters of the country. they have called for a day of nationwide protest. that call was widely answered with demonstrations. the coastal cities, in the center of the country. and in the south. a common complaint, the limited nature of reforms announced by the president. expectations were raised by a speech on him on wednesday would see the end of draconian laws in place for almost 50 years. but those hopes were dashed. the laws will stay for the moment at least. the president can still draw huge crowds to support him. but protests like thi

the secret service and the police are focusing on progress. basically racially profiling like what is the deal with him not paying attention to this guide that is a around his hand. he steps forward and lyonnaise threatening and shoots mckinley wants commesso reaction, nobody does anything. so he shoots him again. the first bullet sort of bounces off and the second hits him in the abdomen. parker takes him down, beat him, finally the secret service and the police jumped into it. and they stop him. as it turns out, mckinley didn't die from the bullet, he died from creasy poor medical care. so actually he saves his life and stops the third bullet from being shot. now this story spread like crazy because it verifies the story of people like booker t. washington that likely were willing to sacrifice themselves for the country and they are part of this country and they believe in it like that. and so this happens in september and mckinley lives for like another 14 days. but the story is spreading and parker is a hero all over the country and people

i was just going, and the guys up there on the bluff are the secret service guys. of course, this happens every day. >> yeah, of course. the president's top economic adviser joined mr. obama on his trip to the bay area this past week. we'll talk to the surf instructor who ended up with st >>> people gathered in richmond today for the first earth day celebration of cannabis, health and the ecology. deep green is holding the event that has exhibited and workshops with a holistic approach to the cannabis plant. they say it can be used for many other things than smoking. >> i wanted to create a festival that would be a holistic celebration of the cannabis plant. that would celebrate all of the things that it brings to our lives. food, fuel, medicine, clothing, art, spirituality. and so deep green is a showcase for all of those things. >> the event runs until 2:00 this morning or tomorrow morning with live entertainment and a natural foods zone as well. >>> a bay area surf instructor had some high-profile students during the president's visit this week. no, well it wasn

and not only the secret services but but well practically officially was supporting the taliban a lot now after the regime change has this situation changed or is it isn't continuing the support oh really. pakistani officials. state that many times them favor over something on and stabilization of ghana's and they denied any in wal-mart in supporting the government forces are are going on to go on all sides but at the same time there is a growing three hundred five. then in taliban fighters under their structures so they have a network a logistical and other sort of. deploring on the pakistani sorel so if by just one really wants to conduct the policy that the owner of the state or them declare at least should address some of this very important problem of the same things and they are not doing it they are doing they did quite well in sol for the stand out last year about everybody goes so that very huge taleban and priests are all on the government for since they have have so safely i mean certainly in northern waziristan in biologist. and some other political agencies in the pakista

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find out how i was to be an engineer disappeared in ukraine has resurfaced in israel and why the secret services might be involved. and it's almost fifty years since mankind first journey into space we were in you all the latest our preparations for a special anniversary night. but first upin faces the grim prospect of at least a few months of uncontrolled radiation release according to a first source radioactive water continues to leak into the ocean from a crack in the fukushima plant second reactor despite all efforts the bodies of two workers killed by the devastating tsunami have been recovered from the reactor syllabi the massive wave that hit the country has now claimed the lives of twelve thousand people over two hundred thousand still live in shelters you've already given assurances. that they're doing everything they can to help this place community but as you've covered many people feel their government has helped them. this is the first time many residents of ishinomaki have seen their houses since the tsunami surged through them but in most little of value remains but subtle shinji

the palestinian engineer is in an israeli jail for allegedly being kidnapped by israel secret services says he was snatched from a trade in ukraine and disappeared for weeks now israel admits it's holding the man accuses him of links with hamas but ukraine is perplexed over why it's thora these were not alerted as of his legacy or jeff skilling. several months ago older and younger and her husband palestinian engineer good arab will see she fled from gaza to her native ukraine they were looking for a peaceful life far from the constant pursuit is of the middle east good are even chills to leave behind a very good job with my husband was deputy director of the only power station in gaza he's a very highly qualified engineer and received an immensely high salary by local standards but they're relieved did not last long one evening up with c.c. boarded an overnight train from quite a key of to meet his brother i will see if he was sound asleep in the middle of the night two men walked into his compartment and asked him to provide his id the man refused to do so and the next moment they ha

find out how palestinian engineer disappeared and ukraine's resurfaced in israel and why the secret service is may be involved. as it's almost fifty years now since mankind's first journey into space will bring you all the latest on the preparations for a special anniversary flight about to happen the next twenty four. japan faces the grim prospect of several months of uncontrolled radiation leakage officials have said radioactive water continues to escape into the ocean from a crack in a fukushima plant second reactor despite all the efforts to try to stem the flow and the bodies of two workers killed by the devastating tsunami have been recovered from the wrecked facility to the massive wave that hit the country is now claimed the lives of twelve thousand people over two hundred thousand still live in shelters it's already given assurances that doing everything they can to help the displaced communities but the result is a go have discovered now many people feel their government has failed them. this is the first time many residents. have seen their houses since the tsunami surged through

i finally come up to the secret service agent. it happens my bad luck to be a friend of mine who i had taken two minutes before drinking too many shots of tequila. a cowboy bar that you may know. i tried to pull my dignity together and i said, " why do not shoot me?" it was part of his job. and he said, "you know, do you think a terrorist is stupid enough to be out here on a night like this?" [laughter] so i finally make it into the best president's house. i am covered in snow. i am horse from trying to sing. i am dressed in sweats. my brief case is settled. there is an icicle hanging from my face. my hands are shaking because i almost got shot. and the vice president takes a look at me and he can say -- he can see that my job satisfaction is sub-optimal. and he said, "you do not know what it was like working for rumsfeld." [laughter] >> i do not believe it. [laughter] >> there is not a terse story in that book. -- there's not a truer story in that book. [laughter] there are several interesting subjects in the known and unknown. i

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. >> at first i thought it was laughable, and the guys up there on the bluff are the secret service guys of course. this happens every day. >> alexander says it was a relief to figure out it was the secret service hanging out here at the state beach. he said for once he didn't have to worry about his car getting broke into. >> alexander says geithner was down to earth and a good surfer. who could probably use some time in the water. >> he probably just unloads all the economy out of this. that's a lot of unloading. oh, my god, you need at least a few good surf sessions about that. >> this small business owner is wishing he had asked about stimulus. >> a tax break would have been good. although mine would have been very little. >> alexander is now riding a wave of excitement after a one of a kind surf lesson. >>> don't leave "today in the bay," coming up our pet of the week is here. meet davey, we'll tell you how you can give him a loving home >>> good morning, this morning we have some special guests from pets in need here, volunteer lisa simmons has brought along a little pal davey, and

that if you join the secret service, you can keep secrets. leaving the security services, you has a -- you have made a career as a 9/11 truther. i saw you testify having to speak on oath. you were the short as witnesses that in the 13 years that they have ever heard. you did not have anything to say. you came claiming that you had secrets and it became clear that you did not know anything. you are very low level and you went out into the world presenting ourselves as experts. you try to prevent -- present yourself as a free-speech expert. >> thank you. the pronunciation of your name? >> it would be nice if you got that right. >> briefly. >> the inquiry was about a state agent. we insure that the evidence given by mi5 was changed. that was one thing. we signed the official secrets act to protect the official secrets, not crime. [applause] whatever level we worked on, we know more than somebody who never worked on the inside at all. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for that robust intervention. tell us a little bit more about your experiences.

in 1983, the secret service recruited mr. pruitt to serve as a special agent in the memphis field office. over the years he rose through the ranks of the service. he has served both on the front lines and in supervisory positions, which all this experience has led him to his leadership role today. mr. pruitt is regarded by his peers as one of the best in the field. he has been described as a man of high value and honor, who views each day as a training day and is extremely dedicated to his work and loyal to the people that work with him. one of his peers at the national association of black law enforcement officers stated that mr. pruitt -- quote -- "identifies challenges for the organization and seeks to change the status quo to make things better." his tireless efforts to improve the peformance of the secret service have made him a true asset to the agency, the president and the vice president and to our country. i hope that my colleagues will join me in honoring keith pruitt, a truly great civil servant and all those in the

first, the secret service guys are really good shot. second, the shots will likely wake the neighbors. so i'll be dead and a failure. now, i don't mind being dead. it's wartime. but i don't want to say that i didn't do good staff work. so i decided that the only thing to do wading through the snow with my hooded black satchel and 10-pound briefcase that i would sing. not so loud that i would alarm the secret service and not to -- i would sing the theme song for the rapper eminem. i don't know what you think mrs. cheney thinks of eminem. i finally came up to the secret service agent and it happens by bad luck to be a friend of mine who i'd taken a few nights before drinking too many shots of tequila at the cowboy bar, and i said to him -- i tried to pull my dignity together and said, why didn't you shoot me? part of his job and he said, you know, do you think a terrorist is stupid enough to be out here on a night like this? so i finally make it into the vice president's house. i'm covered in snow. i'm freezing from minus 40 degrees. i'm

the plea comes after a spes investigation found -- secret service investigation found the man's credit card number on the computer. it is believed that millions can be traced back to that hacker. >>> the j.c. penney's store at cotingtown mall in santa rosa may reopen after a small fire there. it happened yesterday morning in a utility room. the store was closed at the time. no employees were hurt. firefighters are blaming an electrical malfunction. >>> a huge warehouse fire in watsonville that started wednesday afternoon is still burning. in fact, it could be sunday before it's completely out. piles of burned product could be seen through the doorway. the martinelli family stored apples and products there. people with respiratory problems who live next door should stay indoors because of the smoke. >>> well, another "american idol" hopeful says bye-bye to the competition. millions of voters voted. but for stefano langone, it wasn't enough for him. sorry. coming up in 15 minutes we're going to talk to him about his elimination. that's coming up at 7:48. >>> one economist said it's possi

i finally come up to the secret service agent. it happens my bad luck to be a friend of mine who i had taken two minutes before drinking too many shots of tequila. i tried to pull my dignity together and i said, " why do not shoot me?" and he said, "you know, do you think a terrorist is stupid enough to be out here on a night like this?" [laughter] so i finally make it into the best president's house. i am covered in snow. i am horse from trying to sing. i am dressed in sweats. there is an icicle hanging from my face. my hands are shaking because i almost got shot. and the vice president takes a look at me and he can say -- he can see that my job satisfaction is sub-optimal. and he said, "you do not know what it was like working for rumsfeld." [laughter] >> i do not believe it. [laughter] >> there is not a terse story in that book. -- there's not a truer story in that book. there are several interesting subjects in the known and unknown. i was prepared to raise several of them. but i do not think there is time enough for more than

a surf instructor says he didn't realize he was teaching a vip until he caught sight of secret service officers keeping watch of the beach. >> those guys in suits on the beach, you have to watch out for them. >> with ear pieces in their ears. >>> and the sharks, how are they doing tonight? >> they've had very impressive wins in the past few days. they work out today to get ready on what they hope will be a close out. right now they have a 3-1 lead in their series against the kings and looking to give them the kiss of death down in the tank in san jose and move on to round two. >> we had the opportunity to win that fourth game you have to take an advantage of it. we don't want to get on a plane and go there and fight for another 60 minutes. you want to get the time you can, get the extra rest. >> we have to be hard. we have to be ready to go. they are playing for their lives. you know they're going to come out strong. definitely in the past two games and we expect them to come harder. >>> looks like we have good news for sacramento kings fans of the nba. turns out they might not be movi

i finally come up to the secret service agent.t happens my bad luck to be a friend of mine who i had taken two minutes before drinking too many shots of tequila. i tried to pull my dignity together and i said, " why do not shoot me?" and he said, "you know, do you think a terrorist is stupid enough to be out here on a night like this?" [laughter] so i finally make it into the best president's house. i am covered in snow. i am horse from trying to sing. i am dressed in sweats. there is an icicle hanging from my face. my hands are shaking because i almost got shot. and the vice president takes a look at me and he can say -- he can see that my job satisfaction is sub-optimal. and he said, "you do not know what it was like working for rumsfeld." [laughter] >> i do not believe it. [laughter] >> there is not a terse story in that book. story ins not a truer that book. there are several interesting subjects in the known and unknown. i was prepared to raise several of them. but i do not think there is time enough for more than one and a t

he maintains power through an elaborate allianan that included various secret services, the armed forces, a powerful family clan, the baath political party, and a vast network of informants. his pilot -- his father was an air force general. he gave up power in 1970. -- he sees to -- he took power in 1970 and ruled for 30 years. his son took over in 2000 when his father died. there was hope for reforms but they never materialized. the state that he inherited from his father stayed in place. measures included severe restrictions on the press and the right to assembly. demonstrators could be arrested without charge. there was no appeal of state security court verdict. after the demonstrations showed no signs of abating, their regime was forced to make concessions. the independent -- the information minister announced his group had ended the state of emergency. conditions scarcely changed. now, power appeals to be slipping away from president assad. some of his party leaders are stepping down. >> the regime is relying on violence is that of dialogue in genuine reforms. >> two politicians res

[ laughter ] >> secret service -- >> that your secret service? >> no, raining.weather fans they leave when it rains. there i am in the rain but you see, what sustained me i have my popcorn right there. >> that's right. >> my friends nina and -- >> four youers to get the photographer down there just to get that photo oh, please oh, plea, four ushers. >> who are those people with you? >> george and nina, my friend. big as fans. so there i was. they got all the gear. but hey, you know, i sat in the rain through the very end. traffic, i know we have to go to traffic. >> traffic. traffic. all right. let's go to the traffic. >>> let's go to our maps so we can show you what's going on out there. all right. here's a live look at our sensors as you make your way through antioch. i just wanted to put up this map because speeds are below 25 miles per hour across some stretches as you pass a street. peninsula commuters everything is quiet. 101 and 280 right now moving fine as you head into san francisco. and from the other direction at the bay bridge, lawrence mentioned it

. >> anne, have you seen any secret service agents? >> reporter: just the dogs. just the dogs.ssuming they are being escorted by secret service agents but they have not identified themselves as such. >> elizabeth was just wondering if they were out there. she made some new friends yesterday. >> reporter: i did. >> thanks very much, anne. >> apparently they are a handsome bunch, right? >> they are. well, you can't really see them very well because they are all wearing dark sunglasses and apparently they don't have to wear those. i chitchatted with a couple of them. it's the look. >> it makes them sexy. >> i'm not going there. [ laughter ] >> weather, showers this morning around the bay area early on but things diminishing now. we are starting to see some partly cloudy skies. the sun is coming up and well looks like it's going to be a pretty good day. let's plan on partly cloudy skies around the bay area today. a little breezy as we head in toward the afternoon out toward the coastline. temperatures there in the 50s. you have 60s inside the bay. and well, looks like tomorrow more

guarding ashcroft and authorizes them to use force to keep jim comey in the hospital room if secret service agents who are with alberto gonzales and andy card attempt to remove him. so there was this cause si moment in the -- crazy moment in the government. here you are as an fbi agent guarding ashcroft, you know, dark hospital corridor, you're sitting there doing your suduko puzzle, and the fbi director says the white house chief of staff is about to show up, and i authorize you to draw your weapon to keep the attorney general in the room if secret service tries to remove him. these crazy moments where the fbi takes a very different path than the cia and can the dod. and the reason they do which i think is fascinatingly prescient which is exactly what david says which is the fbi executives and agents talk about the green felt table. they say someday the decisions that we make here in the black sites, in guantanamo, in this iraq, in afghanistan, in the hospital corridors of gw are going to be picked over by a congressional committee looking from a calmer moment far down the road. and we're

floor, the president of the united states and pull himself with his arms to the window and the secret servicewould shoot and the escape. the only person he entrusted with the knowledge to help him with these exercises was the ballet and rm and mcduffie will trusted by the family, and i always felt all remarkable that is that he didn't want his family to see him in the situation, he didn't really trust some of his other advisers but he trusted irvin mcduffie so much that not only he would help, but he wouldn't talk about which is an important part of being a worker at the white house. washington during world war ii. but did he bond with these people? with any of him he was close to? >> guest: i don't believe so and as you say the steps he took, he was pressured into doing because the demonstration were something of that kind. so, you know, he's not, again, a paragon in his policies on racial issues. some steps he took, but eleanor was always pushing for more. to have the armed forces provided recreational facilities for african-american soldiers and for instance took on the issue of having afr

the president of the united states would pull himself up with his arms to the window and the secret service would shoot so he could slide down and escapes. the only person that he entrusted with the knowledge of this and entrust it to help him with the scrawling exercises was the valley named ervin mcduffie and he was very well trusted by the roosevelt family and i always thought how remarkable he didn't want his family to see him in the situation and entrust some of his other close advisers that he trusted him so much that not only he would help he wouldn't talk about it which is a very important part of the worker at the white house. with the war effort he paid during world war ii but did he bond with any of these people? with any of them he was close to? >> guest: i don't believe so and as you say the steps he took he had to be pressured into doing as the threat of a demonstration was something of that kind. as a, you know, he was not -- again, a paragon of in his policies on racial issues some steps she took, but eleanor was always pushing for more, she did -- she managed to persuade hi

and this woman says she spent almost $77,000 only to be escorted out by the secret service.hat was it like? >> uhm, pretty fun. you know, i have been in trouble before, for all the right reasons, of course. >> reporter: the breakfast cost between $5,000 and $35,000 per plate. the neighborhood was on lockdown as people lined the streets. >> because he is the president, he is inspirational and i haven't had the opportunity to see him so i said, why not? >> i think he is not doing a great job. i voted for him, and he is not delivering. >> reporter: obama left for reno this morning from san francisco international airport and will end the night in l.a. last night he was at the masonic auditorium on nob hill, 2500 people paid between $25 and $10,000 each. then it was off to dine in presidio heights, where 60 supporters paid more than $35,000 each. everyone hoping to make contact with the commander-in-chief. do you think he is listening to your message. probably not. [ singing ] >> look at the republicans, what else can we do ♪ >> reporter: now, president obama seemed to take that

. >>> the secret service is canvassing the bay area tonight. here comes the president. at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, president obama will touch down at sfo, far 17-hour bay area visit. you covered his last visit in february. that was very private. this time, it's very public. what's the message he's sending out here? >> reporter: he's reaching out to donors and voters. he's hosting a town hall on facebook. and then, he will be here at the nob hill masonic in san francisco. some supporters are hoping for new energy. hundreds of people lined up at the nob hill masonic center to pick up tickets for president obama's san francisco 2012 kickoff event, paying anywhere from $25 to $2,500 for a ticket. they donated to the campaign. but not every ticketholder is thrilled with the president's first term. >> his inability to bring consensus to washington. i'm sure everybody is waiting for that. >> we're still in iraq. we're still in afghanistan. and guantanamo bay is not closed. those are three issues important to me. i think there is a lot to hold accountable for. but you can't get

. >>> i admit, the secret service doesn't let me pump gas now. but i remember what it was like filling up. >>> and before we go to break, you can listen in at wha thehe president had to say at the >>> a stockton family is demanding answers after they say police tased their 15-year-old autistic son. >> it breaks my heart that he was tased today. i can't believe it, that he was tased. >> reporter: overcome with anxiety, the grand ferry of an autistic child say they overrewhacked they use ad taser to control his grandson during an outburst in class. >> i think they are used too freely these days. i think that officers need to be trained and how they deal with special needs children. >> reporter: the teenager, 15-year-old anthony jones, was having a tantrum, the family says, and wouldn't leave a special education class. if family says the police should have known about the special behavior protocol for the oughtistic teen before they used the taser. the police department won't comment on the incident only saying someone was tased on campus. the famil

just a few minuting a there were police and secret service agents all over this place. president obama's plane took off from sfo around 10:30 this morning. the president is going to reno. he's there now but will be in southern california later this afternoon. president obama's last official stop until the bay area the st. regis hotel in san francisco. the democratic national committee held a $35,000 a seat fund raising breakfast. it's not clear if the president saw the protesters who also showed up not to eat breakfast but to exercise their first amendment rights. >> if we want to reduce our deficit, yes, we need to cut spending. but we need shared sacrifice. and that means ending the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of americans in this country. we can afford it. >> reporter: at the knob hill masonic center last night the president told the friendly crowd taxing the rich is one way to balance the budget: the president also urged supporters to be open to cutting social programs especially if taxpayer dollars going into those programs are being wasted. republicans see the

. >>> the barricades are out, the signs are up, secret service is in the bay area. at 1:00 this afternoon, president barack obama will touch down at sfo for a 17-hour visit. now, supporters are anxious for the chance to meet him in person at a rally. jean met up with some. >> reporter: hundreds lined up to pick up tickets for president obama's san francisco 2012 kickoff event paying anywhere from $25 to $2500 for a ticket. they donated to the campaign, but not every ticket holder is thrilled with the president's first term. >> is in inability to bring consensus to washington, i'm sure everybody is waiting for that. >> guantanamo bay is not closing, we are still in iraq and afghanistan, those three issues are important to me so there is a lot to hold him accountable for but you can't get everything done in four years. >> reporter: like many obama supporters, he says obama has more work to do. >> am i excited to see the president in san francisco, but i'm also more excited to hear what he has proposed for the next four years. the country has gone through a lot. >> rep

one woman said she paid about $77,000 just to be escorted out by secret service. >>> it is 4:50 now.senator john ensign plans to resign effective early next month. the nevada republican releasing a statement saying he will turn in a letter to the vice president joe biden today making his resignation plans official. ensign is a subject of an investigation by the senate ethics committee. he admitted to having an affair with a former campaign staffer and is accused of helping that woman's husband then line up a lobbying job. >>> he had today is good friday. considered the holiest day for christians all around the world. earlier today thousands gathered in jerusalem. the old city. the pope will deliver his celebrate good friday mass at the vatican today. stock market is closed today. >>> foggy this morning if you are heading out the door and chilly. you have 30s and 40s around the bay area, 50s, as well. this afternoon an increase of mid to high-level clouds. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. things dry for the most part today. over the week that end could change. starting out nice. cloud

president reagan did that too, felt that the secret service and household staff, you know, christmasime came around they should stay close to home, so they tried not to -- the reagans and the bushes tried not to be away for too long because that would be a burden on the staff. so it's an interesting inside story. basically, a story of consideration more than anything else. >> host: is there anything partisan we can take away from this? you mentioned the reagans, the bushes, as opposed to, let's say, the clintons? >> guest: well, i think it's more being accustomed to dealing with household staff with -- is one thing. the other is this idea of not making decisions based upon race. some of the people, the african-americans who have served in the white house, were reluctant to be pigeon holed as african-americans because they felt that they didn't want to just have that as their only portfolio. that was a case where one of president eisenhower's advisers, frederick murrow, who felt that even though he was the only african-american on the white house staff, he didn't feel like he wanted t

secret services. russian pilot konstantin years ago he's on trial in new york for alleged international drug trafficking he was arrested by u.s. officials in liberia last year his lawyers accuse american agents of kidnapping and torturing the pilot maureen of ordinary reports on day one of the hearing. well day one of this trial was completely allocated towards the selection of the jury what we're told is that the prosecutors and defense attorneys went through more than five rounds of people before selecting twelve jurors that will play a role in this trial now when the day was finished victoria. left the courtroom and addressed the media she told the correspondents in attendance that her husband is quite a fighter she is surprised by how strong and resilient he's remained during the course of this entire process she says that she believes that her husband's health has deteriorated that he has some skin condition she believes that he's as i say has also suffered and she has said that he is visibly los

another new israeli secret services have allegedly kidnapped a suspected palestinian criminal in ukraine they claim has been assisting the hamas organization but care of officials are confused as to why they weren't allergic reactions have cast doubt on the children to see of the operation with the palestinian man deny all charges or to. investigate. several months ago get a new car and her husband palestinian engineer did i would see first from gaza to her native ukraine they were looking for a peaceful life far from the constant hostilities of the middle east do not even childes to leave behind a very good job with a political my husband was deputy director of the only power station in gaza and he's a very highly qualified engineer and received an immensely high salary by local standards for but their relief did not last long one evening up with the seaboard and overnight train from quite a few key here to meet his brother i was since he was sound asleep in the middle of the night two men walked into his compartment and asked him to provide his id the man refused to do so and the next

israeli secret services have allegedly kidnapped a dangerous palestinian criminal in ukraine they claim he's been assisting a militant organization a mass killer of officials are confused as to why they weren't alerted. actions have cost a lot of the decency of the operation. and denying all charges he's saying interesting it's. several months ago to get an eagle and her husband palestinian engineer did i will see see first from gaza to her nature of ukraine they were looking for a peaceful life far from the constant hostilities of the middle east you are even chose to leave behind a very good job with a purpose my husband was deputy director of the only power station in gaza he's a very highly qualified engineer and received an immensely high salary by local standards. but their relief did not last long one evening i was c.c. boarded and overnight train for quite a few clear to meet his brother i will see if he was sound asleep when in the middle of the night two men walked into his compartment and asked him to provide his id the man refused to do so and the next moment they handcuffed

engineer has resurfaced in an israeli court charged with terrorism activities after being seized by secret service agents plus. current fly again fifty years after mankind of the first adventure into space. just a few minutes right here on r.t. . has dumped more than a ten thousand tons of radioactive water from the crippled fukushima plants into the pacific the emergency move was aimed at freeing up storage space for more highly contaminated water. power plants devastated during last month's massive earthquake and tsunami will continue leaking as workers struggle to plug a damaged reactor radiation levels in a sea water surrounding the site legal limit and while japanese officials claim the release won't pose an environmental threat some experts strongly disagree . the only other normal circumstances the release of such a volume of water would be described as catastrophic i think i'd like to draw attention to the fact that in one thousand nine hundred three when a russian vessel was voted off land of course stuck discharging nuclear waste into the sea of japan the japanese government was outraged

seventieth anniversary of the scene at mexico when a twenty thousand poles were killed by soviet secret service so you das event was being billed as a symbolic milestone in the easing of a previously tense russia to measure relations but since then we have seen a very public nice outpouring of grief for both russia and poland and today we saw both presidents together laying reason signs of the plane crash on the move on to the site of the katsina memorial so releasing the steps that were intended to be taken by that kitchens he and the other passengers on board that flies in one day potence lost its presidents it's fascinating the chief of the full sound it's on the chief. investigation to the accident has caused some tension between poland and russia what do you think we should expect here a final verdict. well that's right you said the international aviation commission which was set up by president medvedev in the immediate aftermath of the crash to determine its causes and was headed by prime minister putin with an international efforts comprised of aviation experts from russia poland and th

that if you join the secret service, you can keep secrets. leaving the security services, you has a -- you have made a career as a 9/11 truther. i saw you testify having to speak on oath. you were the short as witnesses that in the 13 years that they have ever heard. you did not have anything to say. you came claiming that you had secrets and it became clear that you did not know anything. you are very low level and you went out into the world presenting ourselves as experts. you try to prevent -- present yourself as a free-speech expert. >> thank you. the pronunciation of your name? >> it would be nice if you got that right. >> briefly. >> the inquiry was about a state agent. we insure that the evidence given by mi5 was changed. that was one thing. we signed the official secrets act to protect the official secrets, not crime. [applause] whatever level we worked on, we know more than somebody who never worked on the inside at all. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for that robust intervention. tell us a little bit more about your experiences.