that's the parachutes and suits. every time a pilot flies in the u2 our technicians at the 9th support squadron have done five inspections if you will of that pressure suit. just to make sure that all systems are go. >> the pilots who fly the u2 come from across the u.s. military and are specially screened. >> it takes a special kinds of individual to actually sign up for something like that. we have a competitive process for selection of our pilots and that's part of it is to ensure they know what they're getting themselves into by coming into the program in terms of being in that environment all by yourself. at high altitude. in a pressure suit that they're not used to wearing in a normal aircraft. it is something to get used to. it does take some time to get used to operating lick that. >> just flying the plane is a unique challenge says shane. >> it was meant to fly high. that's the regime it really operates best in. however when it gets lower it presents some challenges for pilot. >> presents a real dragon. >> y

how would multiple suites be given when it's only $93? >> suites are provided by the hotel. sometimes as part of the negotiation a hotel will provide an upgraded room or suites as part of the negotiation. they will throw in what they call comped rooms. if they have a number of rooms paid for by the government by the conference. >> what type of negotiation? how would you justify a 2,200 -- how in this case would you justify two 2,200-square-foot luxury suites? it must be some large contract. how do you get a contract that large? >> well, gsa apparently had a very large contract with the hotel. and that the large contract with the hotel would -- >> i'm sorry. mr. miller, proceed. >> okay. with the large contract with the hotel the hotel would throw in a room. and -- >> so how do you build up a large contract? >> well, gsa had a number of rooms that they were renting from that hotel. and -- >> rooms alone would allow you to get those large luxury suites? >> well, they had catering as well. they had food. >> how much catering? >> it's detailed in the report. they had receptions.

>> i've shown you wing suit video, skydiving videos.those two, smash them together in one epic video. this is put together by an aviator over lodi, california. you see the wing pilot but you also see a guy with a parachute right above the wing suit flier. watch what he's about to do. >> is he going to, like, ride on him? >> he lands on the back of this wing flier. >> kind of like -- >> wing walking, almost. >> yeah. >> except the wing is a dude. >> yeah. >> now, there are three pilots here, two wings, two flyers and the man with the parachute, all have cameras but do a couple maneuvers, where the wing suits come together, grab hands, but a couple other moments where the parachutists land on top of the back of these pilots. these guys get tangled up in the cords from the parachute and that would be terrible. >> i'm sure it's all sorts of dangers. >> so to help me understand the complexities of this entire shoot i have the editor joining us. tell me how difficult this actually is? >> the danger level is nuts. people were lose their lines.

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suites at every conference? how would multiple suites be given when it is only $93? >> well, swedes are provided by the hotel, sometimes -- suites are provided by the hotel, sometimes as part of the hotel. it will provide an upgraded room as part of the negotiation. they will throw in what they call a can't room if they have a number of rooms -- what the call comped rooms if they have a number of rooms for the conference. >> how, in this case, which you ?ustify two luxury suites it must be a large contract. how to get a contract that large? >> gsa apparently had a large contract with the hotel. sorry, proceed. >> ok. with the large contract with the hotel, the hotel would throw in a room. >> so how do you build up a large contract? >> gsa had a number of rooms that they were renting from that hotel? -- from that hotel. >> rooms alone would work? >> that catering as well, food. >> how much catering? >> it is detailed in the report. they had reception, light refreshments. by the light, light refreshments are allowed in between sessions at the conference. according to t

>> we are contacted by lisa shortly after she filed suit. liberty counsel was contacted by lisa miller, nonprofit legal organization. we educate, we do policy, but also focus on litigation issues related to traditional family, pro-life and religious liberties. so liberty counsel contacted and she asked us to represent her because she realized pretty quickly and abroad the court was going to be treating her former partner as a parent. to lisa's child and then would be giving visitation and possibly custody to her former partner. she contacted liberty counsel looking for help on what she argued was her constitutional right as a parent to maintain so custody of her child. that was in 2004. about eight months after she filed suit in vermont. >> why did it take seven years to work its way through the court? >> it took its time, vermont, probably within your issued its first order, temporary order giving visitation to janet, to the former partner. the lisa filed a suit in virginia realizing at that point it was a lost cause for. she filed a separa

>> guest: we were contacted by lisa shortly after she filed suit in vermont. >> host: we? >> guest: liberty counsel was contacted by lisa mill are. >> host: which is? >> guest: a nonprofit legal organization. we do educate and policy and litigation issues related to traditional families and liberties. so liberty counsel was contacted, and she asked to us represent her because she realized pretty quickly in vermont that the court was going to treat her former partner has a parent to lisa's child and then was going to be giving visitation and possibly custody to her former partner, and she contacted liberty counsel looking for help on what she argues was her constitutional rights as a parent to maintain sole custody of her child. that was in 2004, eight months before she initially filed suit in have the. >> host: why did it take seven years to work its way through the court. >> guest: vermont in the first year issued a temporary order giving visitation to the former partner. then lisa filed a suit in virginia, realizing that point that vermont was a lost cause for her. she f

i'm going to ask that they puppet the slide of your suite. when you arrived at your two-story, 2,400-square-foot suite, what was your impression? >> that it was ludicrously large and kind of like you'd see in las vegas. and i also, as i noted in my testimony, immediately asked what the charge was for the suite and whether there was an extra charge for it. >> i have an e-mail here. it's dated october 28th. it's from you to jeff neeley. and it states, "jeff, the conference is unbelievable. awesome. a terrific lesson to all our folks about what preparation,pr professionalism and what a perspective and sense of humor can do. i just sent a rave review to martha johnson. thanks for inviting me. do you want to comment on that? >> yes, sir. at that time, remember, i had arrived monday afternoon, late monday morning. what i had seen during the presentations i saw, the one day i was there a number of presentations that were all substantive about the work of the public building service. i thought that the present tastes prepared by the four regions were

put up a slide of the suite. when you arrivedded at your suite, what was your impression? >> that it was crazy large and that kind of like you'd see in las vegas, and i also, as i noted in my testimony, immediately asked what the charge was for this suite and whether there was an extra charge for it. >> okay. i have an e-mail here dated october 28th. it's from you to jeff and it states, jeff, the conference is unbelievable. awesome terrific lessons on what preparations are on professionalism and just a rave review to martha johnson. thank you for inviting me. you want to comment on that? >> yes, sir. i was, at that time, i arrived on monday amp, late monday morning, but i had seen work during the presentations that i saw, the one day i was there, a number of presentations substantive about the work of the public building services. the work by the four regions was good. the conversations i saw during the sessions were about the work of pbs and how to get work done better. i thought that was professional and that's what i was referring to. >> when you threw a party in your s

you have a lack of movement so it's hard to sky dive in a suit like this.ard to exit the capsule in a suit so that requires a lot of practicing and that's what i did in the past. >> so i understand you have -- your suit is equipped with three parachutes in case the first two don't work. i mean, is any of that going through your mind as you're falling? i mean, what are you thinking as you're falling that fast? >> i don't even think about these three parachutes because i totally trust my skills and my equipment and last but not least my team. they did a tremendous job the last couple of years, and there's not much you can think of in free fall because you have to be so focused on what you have to do. just keep in mind right before i exit that capsule i have to go through 45 accepts to get out of the capsule safely. this is a checklist, a very sophisticated check list that we have developed over the last couple of years, and it works. >> i hope it does. thank you very much for joining us, fascinating stuff, and we'll be watching. felix baumgartner, thanks so m

pretty much a suit and tie crowd. i used to spend a lot more time in l.a. which is not a suit and tie crowd as a rule. but i play a guy in a suit and tie every day and it does wear off on you. i do get a little bit of this kind of thurston howell attitude. thank you to those who remember that reference. he was my roommate in college. i do have a little bit -- i'll see someone and i'll be like, you can't wear that. you can't wear brown shoes with a gray suit, my good man. what on earth are you thinking? the rigidity of my character has worn off on me. but your other question was about -- i don't wear jeans. i don't. and i don't want to say why i don't wear jeans because that would be to offend all of the men in this room who do wear jeans when you're over 40. >> you can tell me after. >> okay. great. >> what person in history would you most like to portray? >> who would i most like to portray? that's a great question. who would i like to portray? you know, i don't -- i don't know if i want to portray him because i don'

we all can be batman. >> reporter: his suit is tailor-made and costs five grand.rmation takes 45 minutes. is there an option for using the bathroom when you're wearing this? >> not really. >> hello, batman! >> reporter: but the kids love it, he sees hundreds of them a year. so do the parents and staff for whom it's a real stress relief during an emotional time. >> i saw the kids in there and my heart's broken. and on the inside i'm crying like a baby. >> reporter: he walks in lenny, a man with flaws in a bat suit, and he walks out a super hero. dan harris, abc news, baltimore. >> lenny said he sold his business and is going to hire someone to help him suit up so he can reach out to even more kids. we thank you for watching. we're always on at abc news.com. remember to watch "nightline" later, and of course we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. until then, goodnight. [ female announcer ] try the cock-a-doodle-deelicious bacon, egg and cheese, featured $5 footlong™ of april. it's available all day, starting at t 7am! with eggs, bacon and your choice of

when michael came back to pick up his clean suit he decided he had to pay and then this happened. >> i got the job >> because of the dry cleaning? >> c'mon only the dry cleaning but that is one of many components >> about a half-dozen people have taken them up but it is not about numbers, it is about giving back. >> i think there is a lot of truth, if you feel good you are doing well. up next, details of a private meeting between rick santorum and some top gop conservatives >> how man's dog nearly ruined his dream going to the masters golf tournament. >> it is clear and cold around the bay area. >> amateur video appears to show more bombing in syria and even after the un as prescient to stop. this is video that was reportedly imported yesterday. u.n. leaders say the syrian government will face severe consequences if it does not honor a deadline of april 12th for a complete cease-fire. the president has pledged to do that. military messier's have made their first visits to the villages were a u.s. soldier allegedly murdered 17 afghan civilians. a u.s. official confirms the trip but is

one, kimber lowe, then 19, alleged in her suit charney grabbed her and violently kissed her. forced her to perform various sexual act lgs. for all your talkle of concern for workers, you have been accused of sexually harassing and exploiting workers. >> all of those accusations are baseless. what has happened, high profile such as myself, are often in the firing line. >> reporter: charney's never been found to have sexually harassed an employee and he says he's never paid any money in the cases against him. but you have had relationships with employees? very young employees. >> my first employee when i was 18 years old. of course, i didn't pay her, she was my girlfriend. >> reporter: i'm talking about 18-year-olds who work for you. >> well, i mean, i don't really want to get into details of the lawsuits, i will tell you that some of the law suits have from people i have never met. or nonemployees themselves. >> reporter: here's what i want to ask you. you're the head of this company. >> right. >> reporter: and a dynamic head. >> yeah. >> reporter: you have power over every pe

suites for their participation in the program. and ms. this program as an opportunity to present cameos of people who are otherwise engraged shall -- engaged in black history month programs and ms. suites is going to be appearing next tuesday, february 8 at yoshii's. and of course pastor is appearing weekly and a couple times sunday at jones united methodist church. so let's certainly visit and support her at jones united memorial methodist church. i'd like to take a moment to thank the members of the committee for their support and participation. as i always say, something like this cannot happen without a committee of people involved. with us today, trevor hunnicut, who started the program off, who say member of the board of drorves the society. lamont bishop is a stalwart member -- where are you? in the back. he's a represent of senator mark leno's office. b.j. jones from public utilities commission is here. stewart. from the public library. and pete fitzsimmons and tannish col -- hollins and camille dawkins. camille is over here. with

neely is not with us today and the only pictures i can get of him are in his hot tub suite. but i thank you, ms. britta for your coming forward and for your trying to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars, yield back. >> thank you mr. micah. mr. shaw? >> thank you for having this very important hearing today, needless to say i was appalled when i first heard about some of the things that the gsa administration had paid to the taxpayers or their conference. this congress has had its share of disagreements over the past how to reduce the federal spending and how to address the deficit issue, however, i think that we all can agree on that there's no place for this type of a taxpayers abuse of funds. the employees that put together this conference forgot that the federal government is supposed to work on behalf of the tax payers, families and small businesses throughout maine should not have to pay for employees of gsa to take lavish vacation vacations anywhere else around the country. and i hope we can get to the information we need here today to make sure that this does not ha

it's -- fascinating, you know the man behind the --. >> suit and car. >> yeah. it's interesting. what you can say, sick kids, what better cause. >> bringing a smile to them. bring a smile to me by my forecast. >> good weather for the orioles opener and this is what we like. no rain. no rain out tomorrow, bright blue skies the story again. also that chill came back today. that will also be in the mix for us, 61 degrees now at airport. humidity at 25% and i want to show the weather changing through the day. you can seat clouds streaking across the sky toward the camera at the bay bridge marina. sun, the story across the area. townsend, clouds, rapidly, these are high thin clouds and absolutely no cab for rain with them. look at frost bug, a wild sky over the mountains here to the west. busy day on campus. still wrapping up the school year. the radar continuing to scan all clear as it'll through at least early next week. we have been talking, blogging about this later tonight the fact we need some rain around here and optimistic we will get some next week. we will see, in the meanti

on the sound suit?n out-of-body experience. >> brown: how's that? >> well, you put on this costume and you become this thing, this animal. >> brown: part of this is about losing your identity, right? >> exactly. >> brown: so, who are you? >> my name is hannah. ( laughs ) >> brown: for cave, the "art" comes precisely from this interaction of personalities, the sound suit and the human who inhabits it. >> i look at it as an open canvas. i'm going into that school, and the entire school is just like a white piece of canvas, and i'm going in to make a project happen through the collaboration and support of the student body. ♪ ♪ >> brown: fresh off the dallas "stampede", cave's next major exhibition of sound suits will be in lille, france, this fall. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day: there were fresh signs of trouble in the housing market, as new home sales and home prices fell in march. and the secret service announced two more agents have resigned and one has been let go in the wake of a

we have seen suits over the years.of different companies working on it, but actually come back to many ewith some data, that's powerful. >> that is amazing. thanks for sharing. >> thank you. >>> and there is apparently a new trend inside some prisons. inmates using secret codes. in fact, an ancient language that has prison guards very worried. we're going to take you behind bars into the secret world next. ♪ ♪ ♪ wow... ♪ [ female announcer ] sometimes, all you need is the smooth, creamy taste of werther's original caramel to remind you that you're someone very special. ♪ werther's original caramels. >>> forget high-tech criminals. there are inmates going seriously low tech toby pass these prison guards using a language that hasn't been used in five semplryes. it's a civilization that used to once live in what we now know is mexico. the way they use to communicate is now used for drugs and a lot more. >> prisoners are using an ancient aztec language to build a new empire right inside prison walls. the staff recently con

embassy suites.e space... more down time. more family time. more me time. more me time. more me time. because the more more i have, the more i have to have... more. [ female announcer ] more room. complimentary drinks. free breakfast. embassy suites. get more. >> a good growing number of stars are throwing their celebrity behind the president. >> he only listens to the voices that shout the loudest. >> the president has my vote and my heart. if he wants, he can have my number. >> many celebrities are greeting the president with open arms in an open wallet. the president's super pak which can accept unlimited sums received a gift of $1 million from bill mark. >> george clooney will be hosting a fund-raiser for the president next month. >> coming up, mitt romney and where he stands on gun control. >> here is a live look from yerba buena island, the bay bridge. we do have a weather system to the north producing rain near eureka. fog coming in over nine incline railway into the morning. the highs tomorro

neely is not with us today the only ping which you ares i can get of him are in his hot tub suite. >> reporter: he won't talk because he could face criminal charges congress learned he and his wife planned a 17 day taxpayer paid trip to the south papa sick in part to -- south pacific in part to celebrate her birthday and then the missing ipods. >> 115 ipods missing, apple provided us with some of the addresses where itunes were being downloaded, and one of the ipods was located in mr. neely's personal possession,. >>> the investigation found his daughter had been using it to download music. almost a year ago the inspector general warned gsa executives about all that out of control travel but trips with destinations including hawaii, and california's napa valley continued in washington doug luzader fox news. >>> investigators are interviewing around 20 women who may have been involved in the secret service scandal in colombia, yesterday the secret service director said they are getting conflicting accounts as to whether the women who met with the agents and military personnel were inde

well, you have to have a suit of clothing appropriate to your age. the constitution, as a suit of clothing. that's his metaphor. something we put on. something we put on to establish our way of being, our way of life, to rule ourselves. that's a little different from the notion of an eternal framework. one that we must fetishize, cherish and worship. and jefferson says to you, you should never treat the constitution, any constitution, as if it were a sacred thing, the arc of the covenant. the constitution is good for what it does. and how we can limit ourselves by establishing rules under which we will live, as long as we live. but those are not rules forever. jefferson is famously known to be a strict constructionist. why is he a strict constructionist? it's precisely because he wants to hold the authors of that constitution and the first federalist administration to their words. you are telling us this constitution will not destroy our liberties. you are telling us that you are not going to create a consolidated regime like the british imperial mon

-- it is now going to be the tony bennett suite.lause] we love you, tony. [applause] >> thank you, larry. i have to find a way to make it down to that sweet this season -- suite this season. i think we know the most popular place to watch a giant game is going to be this city. our city is blessed with many wonderful one-of-a-kind institutions that are no less part of san francisco than the golden gate bridge, such as the world's longest-running musical revue, "beach blanket babylon." yes. [applause] so we have a special treat for you today. "beach blanket babylon" together with mayor lee have created a special musical tribute to tony bennett in honor of all the things he has done to our city -- done for our city. i'm honored to present this to our friend, tony bennett. ♪ >> ♪ the fabulous tony bennett home the world all seems to know sang a song about this town and it left our city of low -- aglow grammy awards, and the awards, and a kennedy nominate a star on hollywood and vine all to honor his legacy he's a painter his picasso he'

and the, you know, the hotel suites. because typically at a conference, i mean, the wrc was not a one-time thing where certain people got these very extravagant accommodations. does that sound familiar at all? >> yes, sir, it does. >> and the witness also said that, and i quote, the intimidation factor is pretty large, end of quote. mr. peck, let me return to you. were you aware that mr. neely intimidated employees who reported to him? >> mr. conductings, i didn't know he intimidated employee, but i did, in fact, tell him on more than one occasion that i heard in his headquarters, as opposed to some of his field offices, there were people who were -- can who might be reluctant to give him bad news because he wouldn't take it well. >> what did you mean by that? >> i meant that -- this was hearsay, it's the kind of thing that as a manager you want to pick up, and i reflected it in his performance evaluation that i heard there were some managers who when people sit in a meeting and say gee, i don't think that's the way we o

i brought my white suit back to the studio. these suits are coveted because every one of them is a new job. 1,300 already. they plan to hire hundreds more. >> new jobs. and the schools all got together to educate everybody? >> 17 altogether. later in the week we're taking on shark tank. we were talking about this. this gentleman went on the show determined to make his product. the judges told him to go overseas. he said no, walked off the show, but our made in america team is on it. wait till you see what we found. >> sounds like good news coming. >>> and coming up, not just makeup on your face, mercury, lead, formaldehyde. can you guess how many chemicals you use on your body today? 40, 80, 120? a reality check next. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. then, i got my number. my tired, achy feet affected my whole life. until i found my number. i tried the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. in two minutes, i got my foot map and custom number. i'm

they rented clown suits and tuxedos for people.hey handed out commemorative coins and velvet boxes. i mean, it was just over the top. >> we saw little bit of barbara boxer at the top of the issue. did she mention anything about why we really need a gsa? >> well, you have two sides on this issue. some republicans question -- they want to shrink the size of government, now we look at the gsa, wasting taxpayers' money. >> this is a harry truman creation. >> it's been around 60 years, and its goal is to streamline the -- and by controlling its properties and helping make sure we're not -- >> is it superfluous? don't we have within agencies and the vast fracture of federal government those agencies that can track whether they're legitimate this keep them lean? but as soon as you have -- what is behind this? >> look, you say purchasing all the typewriters, other things, why not get one agency to do the job and purchase -- >> what do you think of that idea? >> i think it's a good idea. >> why can't those agencies regulate themselves. >> t

. >>> wing suit flying is awesome.nd i've got a new way to launch yourself in your wing suit. >> launch? >> launch. >> instead of jumping off the top of a mountain, that's so like yesterday. >> that's so 20 11. >> all you have to do, get your wing suit on, strap yourself to the top of a car -- get the car going good and fast. maybe 88 miles per hour. and just kind of let yourself out like a kite. your buddy who is driving the car, all you have to do now is just jam on the brakes, and just kind of fling you off the cliff. >> oh, he was like wind surfing behind the car. and then the guy slams on the brakes and -- >> yeah. reou g guyse ral buyi is >> i'm. >> get out of here. >> it's fake. this is an ad for mini cooper, the mini john cooper works countryman. the mini cooper countryman can go all different places, sort of -- this is fake. come on. >> i didn't buy the tie it to the line and fly behind the car. but i don't think it's such a bad idea. >> i know. it looks plausible. it looks like parasailing. >> i think it's aw

embassy suites. more space... more down time. more family time. more me time. more me time. more me time. because the more more i have, the more i have to have... more. [ female announcer ] more room. complimentary drinks. free breakfast. embassy suites. get more. >> authorities began searching for these suspects after a string of shootings terrified of tulsa. >> our goal was to develop suspect information so that we could make contact with the suspect's to bring the man into develop probable cause to an effective arrest. >> at a very nice and man. it's hard to imagine that he is a shooter. >> residents say his father was shot and killed two years ago and his girl friend committed suicide in front of him. >> the only thing i was ever told was that she shot herself. he went blank and completely horrified. he seemed to have loved her very much. >> there is a logical theory that would say that is what it could be, but i am an officer, i go by evidence. >> officers say they have not yet determined a moti

i want to get to what you were talking about with europe because we have seen europe really follow suit with kind of the federal reserve game plans as far as injecting liquidity into the economy and we saw the e.c.b. do that pumping more than a trillion dollars of liquidity into europe and lo and behold mr rockwell it never works we said see the debt crisis being an issue again now with spain so people are freaking out again and you have the european central bank officials saying hey you know we still have tools in our arsenal we could still borrow more still buy more eurozone debt so this continues it seems like it's going to continue and receive you said the anger isn't pretty i want to know what is banking even look like first of all none of this is being done for the average jose right i mean it's great done for the big banks the big investment houses goldman sachs in effect appointed the the new prime minister of italy and of greece these both the guys came out of goldman sachs so it's these big international banking institutions that are calling the shots and because it's with the