and you know you're told to be brother skip press so your fellow soldier is your brother you know and because you both of you only got each other so in the battlefield happened you could be injured and your fellow soldier can carry you there's no hard feelings you can afford to hate any any of your members when you're in the same place because when the war happen and you know you can be hurt and also if you're going to leave your fellow soldier one day into an issue you're not a good person they can actually shoot you because they don't want to die right themselves or if they're really nice and they like you they can actually give you a cover for you to skip if they're injured so they have to be nice to each other what would happen to the kids who would refuse to take part in training in fighting they get punished or if you try to skip i'm going say you're from remember us they know where you're from members are and they're going to cause from your home now for you i mean it will be fair to say that you yourself chose to stop what was the turning point when he escaped the soldier's ca

, chair of the national press club speaker committee and former president of the nationals press club. skippingr the guest of honor for a moment kasha, bloomberg news correspondent and speakers committee member who organized oday's event, thank you. the minister of international relations and cooperation. paul barber, the north american editor of afp tv. connie long, president of audiovisual news and senior white house correspondent who for many years was familiar to outh africans during the apartheid time from washington and when she met nelson mandela when he was here 20 years ago he said, and the radios were smuggled into the cells, connie's broadcast gave them hope. thank you for being such an active member of the national press club. . . of wealth and income. two decades later, our guest of honor today, the current south african president, jacob zuma, presides over a much improved country. the par tide is long ended. many in south africa have access to clean water and electricity. the murder rate has been cut by more than half and a proportion of those living on less than $2 a day has decl

the washington bureau chief of the washington news, chair of the national press club speaker committee and former president. skipping over the guest of honor bloombergt kasha, news correspondent and speakers committee member who organized today's event, thank you. the minister of international relations and cooperation. paul barber, the north american editor of afp tv. connie long, president of audiovisual news and senior white house correspondent who for many years was familiar to south africans during the from washington and when she met nelson mandela when he was here 20 years ago he were and the radios smuggled into the cells, connie's broadcast gave them hope. thank you for being such an active member of the national press club. tony foster, founder and president to see fco international. the ceo of africa to the which launches today. [applause] very day, nelson mandela think the united states and international media for supporting south african struggle for democracy and the fight against apartheid. two decades later, our guest of honor today the current south african president his excellency jacob zuma presid

national press club, and next to her between her and the president is claudia sassoon who is assisting with our translation services today and who helped plan this lunch. thank you so much. skipping over our speaker for a moment, tony cerise, the washington center for internships and academic seminars. [applause] gilbert ndungo, state minister, economy and finance. [applause] heidi shoup, a new press club member. [applause] [inaudible] journalist and tv news anchor for the middle east broadcasting network. [applause] tina masok, senior communications officer of the united nations foundation. [applause] last year "the new york times" listed the republic of congo on its list of 46 places to visit for its remarkable safaris, the world's second largest tropical rain forest and its rich culture. but beyond a tourist attraction, our guest today, president nguesso, has more if years made industrialization his priorities in the republic. economic progress in the last ten years has led to a cancellation of large amounts of debts through the international monetary fund. that has allowed the country to dedicate larger percentages of its budget to infrastructure development than it has been

the press democrat reports it will skip sonoma county for the second time this year. some are disappointed because the tour brings attention and a financial boost. >>> the city is expanding its celebration with the parade. that parade starts at 14th and broadway and it will end at 21st and broadway. there's an all day music festival with four stages and children's activities. the music festival will start at 11:00 and will go to 7 p.m. at 20th and broadway. >>> coming up at 8:00, more fallout for the napa earthquake. some animals failed to find their way home. >>> the field is not the only thing being replaced, more on the missing sign that caught the attention of news chopper 2. >>> temperatures are warming as we head into a beautiful summertime weekend for your three-day holiday, holiday weekend i should say. i'll have a look at the current conditions, i'll have the afternoon highs for you coming up. >>> it's been nearly a week since the napa, the cleanup is under way and all these people you're seeing here will be getting help with that cleanup. napa residents are

you guys mentioned the 2009 press conference where the president said that cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting skipates and that was a real moment for this white house and they still kind of see over that and are looking to never make that kind of mistake again where they felt like the president got out a little bit ahead. they don't want to do that this time. the other thing in terms of a presidential visit you know, there's so many things that go into when a president goes to visit somewhere. number one is the white house is asking, like, what is the goal? and i don't think right now they see a conceivable, like, goal with there is an investigation going on. and so the president is trying to appear engaged by sending the attorney general there and offering his sympathies but, at the same time, let the investigation play out. >> still ahead on "morning joe," senator claire mccaskill joins us before she heads to ferguson, missouri, later today. that's in our 8:00 hour. >>> also we have the front page of "the new york times" story how obama is seen frustrating his own party. we need to talk more to

press club. next to her, between her and the claudiat is sassou-nguesso who is helping with our translation today and help plan this lunch. skipping over our speaker for a moment, tony cerise, director of academic seminars, the washington center for internships and at an event -- and academic seminars. gilbert, state minister economy and finance. [applause] and ceooup, president of the world affairs council it consulate --st world affairs consulate. last year, the new york times listed the republic of congo on its list of 46 places to visit for its remarkable safaris, the world's second-largest tropical rain forest, and its rich culture. but beyond the tourist attraction, our guest today, president dennis sassou-nguesso, has for many years made stability, modernization and industrialization his priorities in the republic. if you know my progress in the last 10 years has led to the cancellation of large amounts of deaths -- amounts of debt through the international monetary fund that has allowed the country dedicate larger stages of its budget to infrastructure development than it has been able to invest in any other time in the re

skip a few paragraphs. if you ask any ordinary russian today what exactly happened at the battle of austerlitz, most would be hard pressed to remember anything about that military campaign except for one little thing, that stirring moment in "war and peace" while tolstoy's hero has that epiphany. such is the power of tolstoy's art, not to mention the accuracy of his insight. our greatest and most enduring personal triumphs, he observes, are seldom the ones described in the headlines or the history books. they don't appear on the scoreboards or in our public celebrations. more often than not they are those transformative moments we experience in the quiet ip wardness of our souls -- inwardness of our souls when the cameras are turned off and nobody is watching. except for god, that is, and tolstoy. [laughter] now, my editor wanted me to take out the mention of god in that sentence. and i didn't. the rationale behind that is not -- is interesting, and i'll share it with you during q&a if you're interested. but right here the point i want to make is that tolstoy was not god. he was about as far from god as human beings get.

if they skip doing thatting he'll have missed the chance to get the american people behind him and in a bipartisan sense. >> that's what he was doing in the press at least it seemed that's what he was doing in the press briefing. >>> lots more ahead. >>> first, our powerhouse puzzler. we're shaking it up this week. congressman cole has the question for the roundtable, congressman? >> what political figure is the only person to ever be the most valuable player in the orange bowl twice? >> got that? back with the answer in two minutes. you know what i love america? fine barbecue, good times and zero heart burn. and that's why i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heart burn because it gives me zero heart burn. prilosec otc the number one dr. recomended frequent heart burn medicine for nine straight years. you can beat zero herat burn prilosec otc one pill each morning 24hrs, zero heart burn >>> this week's puzzler from congressman cole. what political figure was named mvp of the orange bowl twice? let's see your guesses. >> well, i heard the cameraman. >> he gave it away. they were excited. >> i do remember congressman watts from oklah