and thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> you can watch this program again on our website, c- span.org. join us next week for "america and the courts," saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> according to the associated press, the reelection bid of bob bennett has come to an end. he was ousted at a state gop convention. he is the first sitting u.s. senator to be voted out of office this year. tonight, we will have a convention speeches from senator bennett and the winner. again, bob bennett was ousted from his reelection bid at the gop convention in utah. >> tomorrow, our first guest discusses immigration policy. the chairman of hq.com looks at the future of the republican party and the influence of the tea party. our third guest discusses the merger of united and continental airlines. remarks now from the seventh circuit chief judge easterbrook. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. the most significant factor about the last year is the 15 courts of this circuit are handling their busi

it's not steven saying, as far as i know anyway, steven is not saying i ining aliens are comine to hidehe bed. he's saying if you follow the argument logically we'd be wise to exercise caution when dealing with aliens. >> larry: what do we do with this, john, oath e than entertain and inform us? what's the next step? >> the next -- well, what we're trying to do with this -- what -- you know, what's just so amazing about this subject? it blew my mind. i'm not a scientist. what blew my mind is just the huge scale of the universe. i'll never look at the night sky the same way again. the three years we've been making the show, someone told me the other day 300 billion stars have been born. 300 billion stars have died. these are awesome figures. what we're doing next really is just, what literally what we're doing next on sunday night is the ultimate story on the discovery channel. the ultimate story of how it all began 14.7 billion years ago. and how might all end. it just, it's really beyond ultimate story. >> larry: let me get a break and come right back with john smithson and ben buoy. s

if confirmed, she will replace retiring justice john paul stevens. this is two hours. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. it is my privilege this morning to welcome all of you to the 70th sixth circuit conference. i am quite sure i am right about this, the biggest one we have ever had. if you don't all fit in the room, we are sorry. [laughter] a tremendous amount of work and planning has gone into this, and at this point i sort of feel old enough that i could have been at every one of these 70 conferences, but honestly i'm not. but i can assure you that having observed and to a lesser extent participated in the planning and preparations for this conference, it has been an enormous undertaking, and at best we are only crossing the starting line at this point. he would encourage each one of you in your comings and goings over the next couple of days, when you encounter clarence moderate objection, and alison and his wonderful assistants who are at the registration tables and virtually everywhere else where something needs to be done, to express your

thank you justice stevens. [applause] >> presidents got on the phone and said to me, judge, i would like to announce you as my selection to be the next associate justice of the united states supreme court. i said to him, i caught my breath and started to cry. and said thank you, mr. president. >> learn more in the book, the supreme court court and photos and interviews with all of the justices, actiffer and retired, the supreme court available in hard cover and also as an e-book. >> week on the communicators, a roundtable discussion often broadcast frequencies and their potential use for the expansion of broadband in the united states. our guests are michael calabrese and david dunn van and two members of a commerce department advisory committee on the matter of sprecktrum use. >> our goal this week on the communicators is two-fold, number one to learn what the spectrum is and if you have been following telecommunications at all, particularly in the last couple of months, you heard a lot about the sprecktrum. t

thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> the president said to me, judge, i would like to announce to you as my selection to be the next associate justice of the united states supreme court. and i said to him, i caught my breath and started to cry. i said, thank you, mr. president. >> learn more about the nation's highest court in c-span's latest book "the supreme court." interviews with the justices active and retired. available in hardcover and also asked an e-book. >> a day-long form on china-u.s. relations is taking place at the brookings institution. coming up, a speech by james steinberg. we will have that for you. the ap reports that british prime minister gordon brown says he wants his labour party to govern in coalition with the liberal democrats, and that he will step down in month if that happens. ap reports that he offered to quit if they formed an alliance. more on that story as it develops. earlier today, president obama announced the selection of solicitor general elena kagan to replace retiring

that means they want him to catc steven strasburg . coach -- fired the coach. brown is gone. steve nash is starting to look more like a hockey player. he took another shot to the face last night. he had surgery to repair the broken nose. he will not miss a game. he actually practiced before going to the hospital. >>> the french open is under way and roger federer overcame a controversial one call to win. he lost only 14 of his 64 points on serve. the dominant straight upset win. >>> topeka, kansas. super trapunto his car catches fire and explodes. the body of the car separate from the chassis and goes airborne. a fan was killed by a degree in february but nobody seriously hurt in this deal. the driver is a 31 year veteran and sat in the cockpit. he was not injured. it is miraculous nobody was killed. >>> the nfl will announce the location for super bowl 58. it looks like new york city might be the spot. it cold weather superbowl. it could be the snow ball. >> if new york gets that, dan snyder will be bidding for the next one. >> i'm do

stevens has stood as an impartial guardian of the law. applying the core by use to the cases and controversies of our time. he has done so with restraint in respect, understanding the job is to interpret, not to make law. but also with fidelity to the constitutional ideal of equal justice for all. he has brought not just mastery of the letter of the law, but an understanding of its impact on lives. he has emerged as a consistent voice of reason, helping colleagues to find common ground on some of the most contentious issues the court has ever faced. while we cannot presume to replace his wisdom or experience, i have selected a nominee who believe embodies the same excellence, independence, integrity, and passion for the law. and you can ultimately provide the same kind of leadership on the court. our solicitor general, and my friend, elena kagan. [applause] >> elena is what the regarded as one of the nation's foremost legal minds, and acclaimed legal scholar with the rich understanding of constitutional law, a former white house aide with

that she thought the court ruled the right case in which stevens was in dissent and first amendment she argues and that's the only difference i can think of. >> so on every other issue she would be a down the line liberal vote. >> i suspect that on his contentious issues she would be a liberal and what do you expect from president obama, that's what we're going to get. >> and a factual example, in her long article on administrative law which has been cited hundreds of times she gets into the line item veto case in which the supreme court overturned the 1960-- 1996 line item veto law with dissent from briar and scalia. they favored the line item deal. kagen said that their dissent demolished the majority opinion. who wrote the majority opinion, justice stevens seemingly suggested she might favor executive authority to execute a line item veto so a little bit of unpredictability i would say. >> paul: dorothy, pick an issue, do you think there's any issue, any other issue where she would disagree with the four liberals on the court right now? >> i think that in the independence and fre

that's when they believe steven strauss berg will make his major league debut. lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >>> thanks. when we return donovan mcnabb felt the need to issue an apology. to whom and why when we continue. [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens williamsburg, where d.c. goes to get away. maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run in. get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >>> redskins need to get used to the abbreviation, ota. organized team activities. they'll have ten more before mandatory camp in june. donovan mcnabb and company participated in the first three ota's this week. mcnabb continues to earn rave reviews for his leadership skills from the coaches and his new teammates. mcnabb made news when he went on a philly radio station and apologized for failing to lead the eagles to a super bowl title dur

justice stevens came to believe it was unconstitutional. and also in criminal sentencing.reas, and campaign finance where it could make a difference. >> ifill: okay. and we will be taking it all one by one, judge abner mikva, marcia coyle, of course, john manning and marcia greenberger, thank you all very much for that first half. >> brown: still to come on the newshour: one man's tale of survival aboard the deepwater horizon oil rig... the i.m.f. and european union's trillion-dollar bailout fund... and the life and times of lena horne. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: markets around the world rebounded today, and u.s. markets followed suit, after a weekend deal to avert a european debt crisis. european leaders and banks announced an array of emergency lending measures totaling nearly $1 trillion. that sent the dow jones industrial average up more than 404 points to close at 10785. the nasdaq rose 109 points to close at 2374. a series of attacks across iraq made today the deadliest day of the year so far. at lea

kagan will replace john paul stevens. this is two hours. paul stevens.rning, ladies and gentlemen. it is my privilege this morning to welcome all of you to the 70th sixth circuit conference. i am quite sure i am right about this, the biggest one we have ever had. if you don't all fit in the room, we are sorry. [laughter] a tremendous amount of work and planning has gone intohis, and at this point i sort of feel old enough that i could have been at every one of these 70 conferences, but honestly i'm not. but i can assure you that having observed and to a lesser extent participated in the planning and preparations for this conference, it has been an enormous undertaking, and at best we are only crossing the starting line at this point. he would encourage each one of you in your comings and goings over the next couple of days, when you encounter clarence moderate objection, and alison and his wonderful assistants who are at the registration tables and virtually everywhere else where something needs to be done, to express your gratitude for everything they h

and commissioner stevens agrees with the banks. >> stevens: to simply allow anybody who just decidest want to own a home anymore, who signed a contract to purchase a home, to walk away and get some sort of write-off with a program backed by a administration or a financial institution, creates a whole new set of standards that will live with us for years to come. the question is, "who pays that bill?" >> safer: for now, that bill is being paid by people like businessman tom hansen of scottsdale, arizona. he bought his dream house on gold dust avenue five years ago. much of the gold has evaporated, and he is left with a pile of dust. >> tom hansen: i paid $1.2 million for the house. >> safer: what's its value today? >> hansen: $850,000, if you can sell it. >> safer: while his friends are urging him to unload that monkey on his back, hansen just can't bring himself to do it, yet. >> hansen: i just would not be comfortable walking away. and so, you know, maybe at some point in time, i will walk away. but right now, i'm not. >> safer: what you're saying is it really comes down to a consci

i'm putting a steven strasburg watch into effect.eel he's coming real soon and when it is time i'll put it into a warning. let's see what dave feldman has to say about the phenomenal pitcher headed to d.c. we'll be right back. ♪ mi,t "os ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, i'm dave feldman. the nats have seen the future and he's in syracuse. he's coming soon. maybe not until june 8th. that's when pudge rodriguez gets off the dl. they may want pudge to catch steven strasburg when he makes his big league debut. steven strasburg makes his fourth start in syracuse against the toledo mud hens and looked good again. curve ball gets the first stlee strikeouts and this may prove to be his out pitch. he went five innings getting five k's. did allow five hits and one earned run. but the fast ball looked really good. manager jim riggleman. when is strasburg coming to d.c., please? >> i don't know when he's going to be here. i know that you know certainly we welcome him here. he's going to be a great pitcher for a long time. that's our hope. >> reporter: the

steven wright was 50 years old. >> police say a vehicle caught fire not long after the crash. police are withholding the victim's name until the next of kin have been notified. the cause of the accident is under investigation. friends of a man killed in a hit and run say they want justice. a rally was held this afternoon on north tower street in baltimore. friends and co-workers knew him as speedy. >> speedy was a great guy, very funny guy. he was a hard worker. he did not deserve someone to run him over in the middle of the street and just leave him laying there like an animal or something. >> if you have any information on this hit and run, you are urged to call baltimore city police. a bizarre accident in frederick county. authorities say one adult and child were injured when a car crashed into the roof of a home in myers bill. -- meyersville. almost 12 hours later, the car was still on the roof. they were treated for non life- threatening injuries. the woman lives in the home with other members of the family. no one else was hurt. >> a friday afternoon committing mass. tra

he hasn't weighed in on my book -- steven, come at me. let's hear what you think.i'm very curious because, you know, he's one of the most articulate scientist and prominent scientist when it comes to helping people understand how genes work. and yet i think -- i'm not sure if we're seeing exactly the same thing. if we have like substantial differences or if we have semantic differences because he actually talks about genes in a way that i think sometimes is very, very helpful. and sometimes is really confusing. now, the rope i'm showing this picture is that we see steven pinker has a beautiful head of hair. i would love to have that head of hair. he mentioned in this article in the "new york times" i think it was last year that his genome had been decoded. and they discovered that he had a gene that predisposed him to baldness. obviously, it didn't go that way. now, he still uses the word predisposition. i don't think the word predisposition is a very helpful word if some people have -- it makes it sound like the genes are dice. and if you roll them in this case 4

we will miss john stevens, one of the most brilliant lawyers i have ever met. he and i both tried cases and we both missed the practice of law, which i have indicated earlier to you. he did not follow standards of professional excellence, he set them. [applause] >> justice, if elena kagan is confirmed, it would be the first time the court is without a protestant member, and that used to be a consideration. is that an issue during the confirmation? >> again, it is not for me to comment on how the set at should go about it. i will seay the qualifications f judges have changed. a century ago, regionalism was of tremendous importance. you had to have the ascendancy. now it has changed and that is not a criteria any more. i'm the only justice from the west. most eople here think west of the alleghenies. i mean the real west. >> there may be a new york block on the court, is that right? >> i told ruth ginsberg i said, look, i am the only guy from the west. you have to read new yorkers, none of whom were lacking in self-confidence -- you have three new yorkers, none o

steven groves military credentials. as he stands on this position, and opposition to all living former chiefs, all of the four commandants of the coast guard, the head of homeland security, virtually all of the secretaries of state, and many secretaries of defense and heads of the cia. i think you have quite an explanation, mr. steven groves, indicate why you are right and that collective group is all wrong. further, let me give you one of the specifics of the kinds of arguments that i believe i can probably you -- probably use the term on informed. he argues that "u.s. submarines will be required to transit on the surface and show their flags while in the territorial sea caracol the problem with that -- si." the problem with that, is that this has already been binding on the united states and has been since 1958. in addition to that, i think steven groves fails to understand that all law of the sea operates reciprocally, and we are not eager to see no. 3 and or iranian -- no. 3 in the or iranian ships off of the ghost

that she thought the court ruled the right case in which stevens was in dissent and first amendment argues and that's the only difference i can think of. >> so on every other issue she would be a down the line liberal vote. >> i suspect that on his contentious issues she would be a liberal and what do you expect from president obama, that's what we're going to get. >> and a factual example, in her long article on administrative law which has been cited hundreds of times she gets into the line item veto case in which the supreme court overturned the 1960-- 1996 line item veto law with dissent from briar and scalia. they favored the line item deal. kagen said that their dissent demolished the majority opinion. who wrote the majority opinion, justice stevens seemingly suggested she might favor executive authority to execute a line item veto so a little bit of unpredictability i would say. >> paul: dorothy, pick an issue, do you think there's any issue, any other issue where she would disagree with the four liberals on the court right now? >> i think that in the independence and free sp

live outside bo baltimore city police headquarters mir rwanda stevens, fox 45 news the appear police are investigating an argument led to an man being killed on i-97. officers say a car a pulled over on 97 near dorsey road around 10:00 p.m. last night. a passenger 30-year-old chester drew got out and ran across traffic and was struck by an suv. the drew later died at shock trauma. traffic trouble as we speak on northbound 97. this after a tractor trailer burst into flames. our view eric hall sent us these pictures showing the big flames surrounding 18 wheeler. truck was carrying cardboard which also obviously helped fuel the blaze. driver got out safely no injuries reported. when it comes to breaking news see. you can upload photos video to our website, click on the see it shoot it send it icon and send photo direct toll pics at fox baltimore.com. how are the roads looking tonight in lauren cook has our traffic report. hello. hello. fortunately that truck fire as cleared along interstate nerve you want to expect delays. we do have water main break to tell you northeast baltimore. eas

steven colby sports erlich and wants people to know it. this is where the sign used to be on the front lawn of his home. this is where it is now, in his truck. >> the last thing that i would have thought is i was breaking a law by putting a political sign up. >> reporter: the county said he is. the 33-year-old computer repair tech got a citation indicating that the sign's can't be more than eight feet in size. the penalty a 200-dollar fine for each day it stayed up. he took it down but he is not going down without a fight. >> many countries in the world you could expect to be fined or jailed for political beliefs. not here in baltimore county. >> reporter: he said he supported democrats in the past but feels the county would be better balanced a republican. he said he needs a large sign because cars travel so fast on roads. >> this size is fine for my front lawn and to where i live >> reporter: if you drive south you will see a large sign advertising the 125th anniversary x to the north a similarly large sign advertising a county project.

the president has met with four potential successors to stevens. >>> well, the seniors at kalamazoo high school may be distracted today. they just found out that president obama will speak at the commencement this year. the school won the race to the top of the commencement challenge, based on academic achievement and three-minute videos submitted to the white house. the contest is part of the president's effort to improve schools and raise graduation rates. >>> time, now, for a look at this morning's weather from all around the nation. severe storms from buffalo to cleveland. and detroit to indy. winds could gust up to 70 miles per hour. and tornados are possible. there will be showers in florida, from orlando to jacksonville. >> there's lots of 80s on the east coast. the temperatures, 10 to 15 degrees warmer than usual. the southwest is heating up with phoenix at 98, about 10 degrees hotter than normal. a chilly, damp day in the northwest, with seat until the mid-50s and fargo in the 40s. >>> when we come back on "america this morning," how protests happening today, are tied to a stunn

yes, steven strathsburg giving up a run. he is human after all.ht, he was far from perfect. the kid was showing off his repertoire. look at the big curve ball here. that is a strikeout. then the 96-mile an hour heater up high. he struck out five. but in the 4th he gave up three consecutive hits and his very first earned run. he actually gave up two runs. one of them unearned. five innings, five hits. he threw 66 pitches and they decided to take the kid out, although he didn't want to come. >> i wanted to stay out there. as a competitor, you want to stay out there. i want to stay in there and make the big pitch and get out of a jam. >> i remind you again, his arm is fine. they ice him after every game. meanwhile rodriguez placed on the disabled list with back pain. he is hitting .385. mike shanahan's offense isn't the only thing being installed. so is the grass. it's being resodded. which means all 75 players has to practice on one field. that's tight. coach shanahan keeping a particular eye on the safety. derek had a horrible season tackling last

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. >> so as the nats wait for steven strathsburg is hundred mile an hour fast ball, how ironic is it theuldn't break a painted glass. he was out of work has not only been the nats best starter, he's been the best starter in baseball. back at it tonight. 0.8 era. five and a third just one earned run. some guys throw. lebo pitches. look at roger. laying out well worth the grass stains on the uniform. robbing extra bases. josh willingam and adam dunn all with solo shots. the nats cruise 6-3. meanwhile south capital street is one step closer. the nats promoting their top pick from double a to triple a today. he moves where he will make his first start to the chiefs this friday night. the assumption being that he'll make four or five starts there and then get called up to the show in early june. but gm mike ri zoe told us today he doesn't want to wait. that's the confidence level we want him to be at. but he understands that we're doing what is best for him and what's best for the franchise and the organization and he's on board with every step. >> we're counting the days. >> oz in the bronx

we will talk about all that would steven pearlstein.irst, headlines from c-span radio. >> touchdown for the space shuttle atlantis in florida, bringing down the astronauts to boosted the international space station size and power, and ending the atlantis' 25-year playing career. bp is still running tests as it decides whether to go ahead with another effort to seal the well in the gulf mexico. the chief executive says that if he gives the green light, they expect the so-called top kill procedure to happen today. it involves pumping heavy mud into the gutter. cabinet officials, including interior secretary ken salazar, will be back on capitol hill the day to take questions about the spill. live coverage of the house national resources committee hearing starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span radio and c- span3 tv grid the gulf spill raising doubts about expand offshore drilling, president obama will be talking today about alternative energy sources. he is said to to to or a solar panel manufacturing plant in northern california -- set to

host: we are talking about tackling the deficit with steven pearlstein. the website i give before is usdebtclock.org. it is real time figures of how much debt we are racking up, as well as the deficit, and how much as some of these government programs are costing. houston, texas, republican line. caller: i want to talk to mr. pearlstein and "the washington time post." if you are looking at it get caught right now, go tthe bottom, and it's as small -- the debt clock right now, go to the bottom, and it's as small corporate debt assets. each of them have been taking 1 llion, and it out. look at -- 1 million on minute out. why? guest: sir, i wish i could answer your question, but -- i cannot see t clock her-- host: it is a little difficult. guest: my eyes are not so good that i probably cannot see those lines. i d't know why it would say that at any point in time, the stock market goes up and down. that has an effect on the balance sheets of banks in particular, which are corporations. they can go up and down. but as a general rule, business assets and busine

. >> this weekend, john paul stevens and the was supposed -- u.s. solicitor general on the justice's life and legacy. she has been interviewed for a potential replacement for the justice. >> the president got on the phone and said to me, judge, i would like to announce your this might selection to begin next associate justice of the united states supreme court. i said to him, i caught my breath and started to cry and said, thank you, mr. president. >> see the supreme court to the eyes of the people who serve there. "the supreme court" has interviews with justices active and retired. it is available now in hardcover and as an ebook. >> a bipartisan congressional ballot prussian to the -- of bipartisan delegation was led to the gulf of mexico for the cleanup efforts under way. he is cosponsoring a bill that would create a commission to study the leak and defects on the region. after meeting with residents and interior officials, he and other members of the house, energy and commerce committee held a 10 minute news conference in louisiana. >> thank you

president, i yield the floor. >> while we capra's them to replace justice stevens wisdom or spirits, have a nominee who will believe them bodies excellence, independence, integrity, and passion for the law and who can ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the court. our solicitor general and my friend, elena kagan. >> with the supreme court justice nominee in the news, learn more about the high court from those who have served on the bench. these are pages of candid conversation with all of the justices, active and retired providing unique insight of the supreme court. it is available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> tonight, there is a discussion on broadcast frequencies and issues for the expansion of broadband. these are two members of the commerce department's advisory committee on spectrum use. that is on "the communicator's" on c-span 2. >> kentucky senator jim benninbg has announced his retirement and the new republican primary debate will be tonight. the first sitting center to lose an intra-party contest, we will hear from bob bennett and his challengers. ñññ

for that we turn to steven power of the wall street journal. welcome, steven. in the wall street journal you did a big investigation about this agency. no one prior to now had ever really heard of. what is your understanding of the reasoning in splitting this agency in two? >> well, the reasoning is that in the view of some critics, this agency has a conflict of mission. that is, it has missions that are at odds with one another. on the one side, the agency is charged with essentially promoting off-shore drilling. the reason it has an incentive to do that is that its mission is to collect as much money from the oil companies as possible for the u.s. treasury and really maximize the return on those assets for the tax payer. but on the other side, they are also charged with regulating the safety of the off-shore oil and gas industry which often entails making tough decisions about whether or not to require a more expensive practice or a technology . and doing that can affect whether potentially whether a company, how much a company wants to invest in a particular

. >> today, retiring judge john paul stevens and the solicitor general on his life and legacy. miss kagan has been interviewed as a potential replacement. that is coming up today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the president on the phone and said to me, "judge, i would like to announce you as my selection to be the next associate justice of the united states supreme court." a caught my breath and started to cry and said, "thank you, mr. president." >> learn more about the highest court. the eyes of those who serve their 3 c-span's latest book. there are interviews with all the justices, active and retired. it is available in hardcover and also as an e-book. >> this week, a roundtable discussion on broadcast frequencies and their potential use for the expansion of broadband in the united states. broadband in the united states.

steven wright's suv hit a telephone pole. he had been running for the republican nomination this november. he was on his way to right-to- life meeting at the library just prior to the cash. today county executive craig gave his condolences. >> very tragic, whether you are running for office or not. he was a good guy, a good dad, and our sympathies go out to his wife and daughters. >> steven wright was 50 years old. >> and near-perfect weather pattern yesterday, beginning to deteriorate a little today as the humidity sneaks in and cloud cover starts to show up. so for dry weather pattern for this friday evening. the cloud cover is still fairly thin, not producing precipitation around here. some rain is trying to fall from the clouds and make it to the ground level, drying up before it hits the ground. a little farther west, a number of showers and storms rolling through the ohio valley. it might linger into a good part of the first half of next week. >> is hard to believe that marilyn's oyster population is only 1% of what it

suzanne collins reports, steven right -- steven wright's death has shocked the community. >> reporter: the fatal one-car crash took place on a winding country road east of bel air. stephen wright's suv ran off the road and into a pole. wright, who was running for county executive, was en route to a campaign appearance. >> this man had so much potential. he was brilliant. he will be missed. >> reporter: stephen wright was a member of the hartford county central committee. he started the route 40 republican club and another one in north hartford county. he was a conservative republican and a constitutionalist. >> he had very conservative ideology. he believed in christian principals, family first. he was a hard-working business person. >> reporter: according to a wright supporter, the accountant was headed to two events when he crashed. a right to life meeting and a republican delegate fundraiser. >> reporter: according to police the suv never broke and didn't curve and ran right into the pole. >> drugs and alcohol were not cause of the accident. >> reporter: what do you think it was. >

this is steven, who chose aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>everybody. welcome back. now, today is friday. you know it's one of my favorite things about fridays used to be tgif. remember the tgif lineup on abc? [ cheers and applause ] great shows. i wish they still made shows like that. well, here with a special friday treat singing a medley of classic tgif theme songs, please welcome the a cappella group straight no chaser. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ do-do ba-do ba-do-do it's a rare condition ♪ ♪ to read any good news on a newspaper page love and tradition of the grand design ♪ ♪ some people say it's even harder to find well, there must be some magic clue ♪ ♪ inside these tearful walls because all i can see is a tower of dreams ♪ ♪ real love breaking out are sticking out of every seam ♪ ♪ as days go by it's the bigger love of the family ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ standing tall on the wings of my dream ♪ ♪ rise and fall on the wings of my dream ♪ ♪ the rain and thunder the wind and haze i'm down for brighter days ♪ ♪ my life, my dreams nothing'

if steven strasbourg has gone a step closer to washington. the overall draft pick has been updated to aaa syracuse. >> i think we will get him. he's going to get five in the next spot. >> five starts in syracuse. strasbourg will be in washington. there's a look acente a comfortw humidity afternoon. be gorgeobu can ited t the weekend?

kagan has been interviewed as a potential replacement for justice stevens. >> this weekend on book tv10 years after doing the crime, piper kerman's new book. on sunday, two books by first lady's. laura brush talks about her new memoir. and follow us on twitter. >> this weekend, ted leonis on the business of happiness. sunday night on c-span's q&a. >> "washington journal" continues. host: in usa today this morning is this map showing where the oil spill currently is. this is a forecast location of the oil spill today. you can see its size, as opposed to the gulf coast and how big this is. we are joined from that in ruche by economic -- are joined from baton rouge by james richardson of louisiana revenue estimating conference. how much do you estimate this will cost louisiana in lost revenue? guest: right now, you could almost have to say the impact on the state's budget is relatively small. assuming that they stop the leak fairly quickly pacific continues for a long time, all bets are off. the real impact right now is on certain people along the coast to make their living off the fishi

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steven woodward, the most famous historian ever. you had to build a southern history that would serve to criticize of american history. their argument was the united states sees himself as an exceptional nation. a nation as a superpower, a nation that's kind of at liberal democratic. if you expose what was going on at the south, you can expose the problems in the rest of the american narrative. a new generation really. it's saying that the problem with this, it's not that these problems aren't in the south, when we focus on them as mainly southern problems, it exempts the rest of the nation in a lot of ways from looking at what's happening in the terms of racial segregation and segregation of mexican americans, asian americans in the west, the issues about civil rights in the north, we need to put all of these stories together. >> we regionalizing these issues, it gives the rest of the country a path. >> that's right. we start the book by comparing two episodes. the desegregation in 1957 where orrville came out and stopped him from

miami >> a lot of feet he's nailing the ball >> in that ball mark and florida wins it what's up with stevenll interesting news on the right happenedder from harrisburg when we come back also from morgan

. >> john paul stevens is criticizing the process that will confirm his successor. he says is unfortunate senators tried to pin down judicial nominees on their opinion during the confirmation process. president obama has interviewed four candidates, diane wood, and federal appeals court judges. the president will also consider four more candidates. >>> another democrat is choosing retirement over reelection. david obey from wisconsin announced he will retire at the end of his term. while there is still a lot to do, he said it is time for him to go. he has served 21 years -- 21 terms and is the house appropriations committee chairman. democrats are concerned a republican could pick up his seat. >> coming up, deadly riots on the streets of greased. >> general motors is recalling 165,000 vehicles. >> good news in the attempt to stop a massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. >> i am doug hill. a very quiet evening, but changes are on the way. we will talk about a strong cold front headed for the weekend. the risk-takers. the visionaries. the entrepreneurs... who put it

we will miss john stevens.e and i both tried cases and we both missed the practice of law, as i indicated earlier. he did not follow standards of professional excellence, he set them. [applause] >> if elena kagan is confirmed, it will be the first time without a protestant member. that used to be a consideration. d see that as an issue during the confirmation hearings -- do you see that as an issue? >> that is not for me to comment. i will say that the qualification of judges has changed over time. for a century, regionalism was of tremendous importance. you had to have a southern seat -- now it is not a criterion andnymore. i am the only justice from the west. >> there could be a new york blot on the court. >> i said, i am the only guy you have west and three new yorkers, none of whom are suffering in self- confidence. i said, this is not fair. she said we have bronx, queens, we need brooklyn. >> you have been called the most important jurist in america, providing pivotal swing votes. how do you feel about tha

for 35 years, justice stevens has stood as an impartial guardian of the law. he faithfully applied the core values of our founding to the cases and controversies of our time. he has done so with restraint and respect for precedent, understanding that a judge's job is to interpret, not make a lot. also with fidelity to the constitution of ideal of equal justice for all. pe has brought to reach his mastery of the letter of the lot in the understanding of the impact on people's lives. he has emerged as a consistent voice of region -- of reason helping colleagues find common ground on some of the most contentious issues the court has ever faced. while we cannot presume to replace justice stevens's wisdom or experience, i have selected a nominee who i believe in bodies that excellence, independence, integrity, and passion for the law. and who can ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the court. our solicitor general and my friend, elena kagan. [applause] . . she is a former white house aide with a lifelong commitment to public service. she is a trail b

how about this, steven is getting a step closer to washington. he has been elevated to aaa syracuse. he will make his international league debut on friday. he pitched 22 and ends and had 27 strikeouts with just six walks. >> he had five starts in harrisburg and now he has five in the next spot. we hope when we get him here he will never turn around and go back. it seems like a long time, but people will forget he did not start here. >> the nightmare continues for the orioles. they lost to the yankees 4-1. they are seven and 20 overall. we showed this to you earlier. he ran around dodging security officers. officers used a stun gun and the police commissioner says the officer acted well within the guidelines. the fans mother responded. >> he is a kid. he does stupid things. [inaudible] the course of action was a little rough. >> the orlando magic built a huge lead and beat atlanta in the nba 20 -- in the atlanta playoffs. -- in the nba playoffs. in the nhl, let's go to montreal. there was a shutout until he lit the lamp. 2-0 pittsburgh. the canadi

. >> steven martin has had two. his first one was in the middle of the night. his wife asked a question, and neither one of them understood his response. >> i responded, and it was just gibberish. >> they shrug it off, but he was wide awake when it happened again. tia's are sudden onsets of brief neurological symptoms like weakness, numbness, tingling, and slurred speech lasting less than 24 hours. >> having some slight confusion with difficulty getting word out and things like that, it is often not recognized. >> tia's can even be difficult for doctors to diagnose. if you have a tia, nothing may show up, but that does not mean nothing is wrong. >> about a third of patients, over the course of their life, will end up having a stroke. up to about 10% of patients will have a stroke within the next 48 hours. >> doctors say as soon as you have a problem, dial 911 and get to the hospital fast. >> it may lead to diagnoses the problems you never knew you had. >> he counseled a blessing to still be able to share special moments with his family today, and now he knows t