sumner indicated surprise that mr. blair would not be meeting the coffin and the royal family when they arrived at westminster hall. so michael told miss sumner that that was indeed the established ban, he was not prepared to change it. in fact, you did make one change. and then mr. wright asked three questions to be answered. and finally, there was a letter by blackrod to the pcc which we see at the back of this file. it's dated the 8th of may, 2002. it came after a request by the pcc made the previous day to respond to your complaint. blackrod in this letter effectively said that there were conversations with miss sumner and the efforts were made to change the plans. would you agree with that? >> if you look at page 3 of his statement, the indented top paragra paragraph, he writes the statement that he gave to us, that we were then able to use to rebut these totally untrue stories. he says "in the immediate aftermath of the news of the death the queen mother was tacted by the staff to brief them on the pm's role. i d

instead i'm going to give the final word to charles sumner. perhaps the greatest figure of that tumultuous congress speaking of misunderstood individuals. our session has been busy, sumner wrote understatedly to a friend after congress adjourned. but then he added with justified pride, i doubt i a

the private secretary claire sumner was told by blackwell there was no role for mr. blair, made it clear he was not prepared to change his plan amid claims the government officials wanted buckingham to reduce the line instead from four days to three because they feared that there would be inefficient numbersty paraphrase. then towards the bottom of the page about ten lines from the bottom, the former army officer told her that are miss sumner politely but firmly that mr. blair would not grieve the coffin. of the plan already been drawn up. and then on the next page, four lines from the top, downing street spokesman said last night we contacted blackwell to go through the logistics. we did not suggest to the prime minister's role should be changed in any way, nor did we put pressure on anyone. >> correct. >> you then complained to the editor of the mirror on sunday on the 15th of april, 2002. >> uh-huh. >> so this was the obviously the monday morning, the following day. you say in the mirror on sunday yesterday simon waters repeated the false claim. so that must be re

instead i'm going to give the final word to charles sumner. perhaps the greatest figure of that tumultuous congress speaking of misunderstood individuals. our session has been busy, sumner wrote understatedly to a friend after congress adjourned. but then he added with justified pride, i doubt if any legislative body ever acted on so many important questions. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you. we do have some time for questions. i would ask you to come up to this microphone if you have a question you'd like to ask. anyone? others of you if you have questions, if you'll come up and be ready to ask your question. >> i was wondering, thomas crowell and several other authors wrote about the problem of counterfeiting operations during the civil war. and i was wondering if during the process where the united states government was drafting the moral act and the homestead act of 1862 if they ever thought about the possibility of counterfeit operations being established in the midwest and northern great plains. and if so what were their pl

sumner indicated surprise that mr. blair would not be meeting the coffin and the royal family when they arrived at westminster hall. so michael told miss sumner that that was indeed the established ban, he was not prepared to change it. in fact, you did make one change. and then mr. wright asked three questions to be answered. and finally, there was a letter by blackrod to the pcc which we see at the back of this file. it's dated the 8th of may, 2002. it came after a request by the pcc made the previous day to respond to your complaint. blackrod in this letter effectively said that there were conversations with miss sumner and the efforts were made to change the plans. would you agree with that? >> if you look at page 3 of his statement, the indented top paragra paragraph, he writes the statement that he gave to us, that we were then able to use to rebut these totally untrue stories. he says "in the immediate aftermath of the news of the death the queen mother was tacted by the staff to brief them on the pm's role. i d

there been a moment in history when so much was all compressed into a little time, wrote charles sumneras 1862 approached. and never since the founding of the country had so much hinged on the judgment and the cunning, the timing, and the sheer endurance of just one man. abraham lincoln. as bob was nice enough to say, i would tell that story in a book that will be published this year, "1862 the making -- abram had a lincoln and making of america" and i hope you will all read and enjoy that. and thanks for letting me slip in that plug. today i want to talk about an overlooked branch of the government during that extraordinary year 150 years ago. the 37th congress of the united states was arguably the most productive, the most creative, the most farseeing and the most consequenceal in american history. don't take my word for it. here's john nicolai, the grouchy gatekeeper of lincoln's presidential office. the secretary whose job it was to say no on behalf of the busiest man in the world and, boy, was he ever good at it. people called him irascible. that was the only one of the names that

. >> reporter: sumner had fallen through the cracks. his physical injuries healed, his emotional scars did not. >> invisible wounds. the mental trauma and the aspect, like in sumner's case, he wanted to serve. being thrown out, being a thrown away hero. >> worldwide attention from that night led to dramatic changes in the military's treatment of men and women getting out of the service. >> there wasn't any handoff for sumner and he wasn't ever contacted and yet, they were able to use his case specifically to close the loop so they can address the situations in the future. that's phenomenal. >> should be watching over him. >> it is a proud moment for thomas cowen, that his son is still serving. >> thanks so sumner and others like him, there are several programs to help veterans transition from military to civilian life. in la fayette park, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> he would have been 30 years old this november. >>> five self-described anarchists are behind bars for plotting to blow up a cleveland area bridge. the suspects were caugh

there's a famous painting of charles sumner. whenever i say congressional violence, everyone says there's charles sumner but there's 119 other incidents in which people are doing something physical. people become very surprised particularly gimp a lot of it is is in the house and senate chambers. it doesn't tend to be put in the period of the equivalent of the congressional record. it hasn't been parent and people didn't know it was there. >> professor, what was the biggest take away from historians on congress and politics? >> i think the importance of violence, this is something we've been talking about, it's a surprise. it's happening as much and that it was such a prominent feature of law making, of the speeches that are given, of the doings of government. it isn't just bad men behaving badly. there were policy stakes involved. >> it's politics. >> yeah, and it was shaping what was going on in congress in important ways. it was -- i don't know of any congressional scholars that will have looked at this phenomenon. it's excit

whenever i say congressional violence they say there's charles sumner. but there's 119 other incidents in which people are doing something physical in some way or another. i think people do become very surprised. particular will i given that a lot of it is in the house and senate chambers. it doesn't tend to be put in the perrios of the congressional record. it's censored out. people haven't looked for it because they didn't know it was there to look for it. >> professor howell, what was the biggest takeaway with other historians on congress and politics? >> well, i think the importance of violence -- this something we have been talking about -- not just -- it's a surprise. it was happening as much and that it was such a prominent feature of law making. of speeches that are giving. it isn't just bad men behaving badly. it sounds like there's a lot -- there were policy stakes involved. >> it's politics. >> yeah. it was shaping what was going on in congress in important ways. i don't know of any congressional scholars that have looked at this phenomenon. s

john's lutheran of sumner iowa. >>> salute can be sent to the address on screen. stay with us, the mailbag is next. time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag... here are two final e-mails that i will use to >> time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag. you are too final e-mail that i will use to close out our current discussion about the value of cash as a store of wealth. as i previously stated, it's a new investment area, and cash will have its brain. that's from dave towers. and this comment. when other countries start realizing we can't repay them without inflating our currency, they will stop loaning us money. >>> one big problem with economic discussions like this is the lack of accountability and substantiation with real numbers. so i was just a couple of guidelines for the future in our mailbag. first, if the prediction never changes from day, impending inflation to possible deflation, it's not a prediction. second, i think we need a statute of limitation on economic pronouncements. i propose two years. >>> and the secre

sumner indicated surprise that mr. blair would not be meeting the coffin and the royal family when they arrived at westminster hall. so michael told miss sumner that that was indeed the established ban, he was not prepared to change it. in fact, you did make one change. and then mr. wright asked three questions to be answered and finally, there was a letter by blackrod to the pcc which we see at the back of this file. it's dated the 8th of may, 2002. it came after a request by the pcc made the previous day to respond to your complaint. blackrod in thisetter effectively said that there were conversations with miss sumner and the efforts were made to change the plans. would you agree with that? >> if you look at page 3 of his statement, the indented top paragra paragraph, hwrites the statement that he gave to us, that we were then able to use to rebut these totally untrue stories. he says "in the immediate aftermath of the news of the death the queen mother was tacted by the staff to brief them on the pm's role. i did so

i will give the final word to charles sumner and perhaps the greatest figure of that congress, speaking of misunderstood individuals. our session has been busy. some understatedly to a friend after congress adjourned. he added with justified pride, i doubt if any legislative body ever acted on so many important questions. thank you very much. >> we do have time for questions. i would ask to you come up to this microphone. you have a question you would like to ask? anyone? you can come up if you are ready to ask your question. >> i was wondering, several other offers wrote about the problem of counterfeiting operations during the civil war. i was wondering if during the end of the process where they were drafting the home sed act if they thought about the possibility of counterfeit operations being established in the midwest. if so, what were the plans in preventing such an event? >> i found no record of that being a concern for the treasury department. particularly in 1862 was -- if you read the diary, it becomes clear that he was running an endless effort to fund the next day's operati

including sumner and his wife. >> we heard some noise, a popping noise, then somebody banged on the door. and they asked us to get out. so we took a couple bags and came out this way. >> reporter: he spent the night with strangers who took him in. firefighters say wood from the construction project provided plenty of kindle intensifying the heat, the flames pushed out. >> when they're built like sticks, we call it a vertical lumber yard, it's a lot of frame. it will melt vehicles bs plastics 100 feet away. >> the heat was so intense it set off fire sprinklers and shattered windows in neighboring townhomes. this morning, as firefighter s doused hotspots, investigate ares worked to try to determine how the fire began. damage is estimated at more than $1.2 million. fortunately, no one was hurt. investigators say it could take days before they determine the exact cause of the fire. reporting live in santa clara, mary ann favreau, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, mary ann. >>> the marin teenager accused of stealing a celebrity chef's lamborghini appeared in court today. the judge would not allow

a proud, grieving father whose son, sumner served in iraq, who returned home and took his life two years later. >> i mise miss him every day. >> reporter: his physical injuries healed, his emotional scars did not. >> the invisible wounds, the mental trauma. >> worldwide attention from that night led to dramatic changes in the military's treatment of men and women getting out of the service. >> she'll be watching over him. >> andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> 9 wants to know about any changes for this anniversary. although al-qaeda is affiliates and allies expressed continued interest, we have no indication of any specific credible threats or plots against the u.s. tried to the one year anniversary of bin laden's death. lesli. >> on the first anniversary of osama bin laden's death, five men describing themselves as anarchists are behind bars tonight. they are accused of trying to blow up a bridge just outside of cleveland. investigators say they bought what they thought were explosive devices from an under cover fbi agent. those devices were fake. >>> the coconspirators placed them and trie

evening, and i was coming back because i was coming back, i got a call from my private secretary claire sumner, who was on duty, to say that it had leaked, because i was so concerned about the effect of this leak on the metropolitan police particularly and on the lawrence family and also on parliament because we had been under great criticism for prebriefing which i did not go in for myself, but with the government, and i obtained an injunction to stop the "sunday telegraph" and then subsequently lifted because they had printed copies and it was huge rumpus that i was trying to stop the presses, and it was absurd. if i had been telling them not to publish the report, then of course, public interest to publish it, but it was about whether one newspaper was entitled to public extracts, and for all sorts of reasons, not least, the fact of the summary which was written from number 10 didn't go anywhere else, and for other reasons that leak came from number 10 and not from alastair campbell, because i don't believe he knew anything about it, but it came from 10, and i knew the person who was the le

charles sumner tried in fact to count the noses in congress to see if he could do it and about about it put the particular amendment at risk. but the opening section of the 14th amendment, the one that starts all personsput the parti risk. but the opening section of the 14th amendment, the one that starts all personsthe particula risk. but the opening section of the 14th amendment, the one that starts all persons born in the underare citizens of the united states, in the state in which they live, it says all being held in a barber shop you about because the idea was if only men voted, you put your registration where the guys are.ou because the idea was if only men voted, you put your registration where the guys are.u because the idea was if only men voted, you put your registration where the guys are. because the idea was if only men voted, you put your registration where the guys are.because the n voted, you put your registration where the guys are.because the n voted, you put your registration where the guys are. she goes in to the barber shop and attempts to register to vote. and

. >> reporter: susan croft is one of the new oil barons of sumner county. an oil well now sits on her family's old farm. she just hopes the rest of the world doesn't stampede their way into kansas. >> maybe i should tell them about the tornadoes and the hot weather so nobody is tempted to flood our state. >> reporter: a temptation that could transform the midwest into the new mideast. and it's not just kansas. take a look. i want to show you this map. these are some of the areas where that new drilling technology is actually unlocking oil. you can see it is all over the country, from north dakota to pennsylvania. and by some estimates, there are 2 trillion barrels of oil in our back yards. that's twice the reserves that are in the mideast and in north africa combined. in our backyard. >> hope it's in your backyard. go online to look at that map and study exactly what the sure vaps show. thank you. >>> and coming up, what a terrifying sound. your own bone snapping in two. we have a warning for millions of americans taking drugs to strengthen their bones. abc

charles sumner tried in fact to count the numbers, to count the noses in congress, to see if he could do it. and it put that particular amendment at risk. but women, the opening section of the 14th amendment, the one that starts "all persons born in the united states are citizens of the united states, in the state in which they live -- it says "all persons." it doesn't say, all white and black men. >> and that would have been that all persons would have been recognized as being citizens? >> that's right. that language. and so this is 1868 and there are elections in 1868 and 1870. and women went to the polls, susan b. anthony went to the polls in new york which were being neld a barbershop. because the idea was if only men voted, you put your registration where the guys are. she goes in to the barbershop which is already shopping and she attempts to register to vote. in various places all over the country there is an effort to test -- >> she does vote. >> she does vote. >> she does vote and then she is put on trial for illegally voting because women were not legally eligible to vote an

in the 1850s the united states senator from massachusetts, charles sumner, although there are still abolitionists who say this is a mistake, the abolitionists are focused on the goal of ending slavery, but they do have some rather spirited internal debates about how to do that. they also debate the role of women. and believe it or not, some abolitionist men said that female abolitionists were hurting the cause, that they were distracting people from the important issue, that they were discrediting the movement. frederick douglass and william lloyd garrison said no, they're n not. they advocated the right of women to participate in the movement. so let's talk more about some of the female abolitionists, shall we? these are very interesting people who have been the subject of some really excellent biographies. the grinke sisters of south carolina. and grimke is a french name. their ancestors were french protestants who came to south carolina in the colonial period. the family by the early 19th century was very wealthy. they had a beautiful house in charleston. they had plantations out in the countr

sumners. focus 12 has three high-profile patients. >> yes. >> mr. brand, da vitae and boy george. that's something that was probably unthinkable about 50 years ago. >> yes. >> do you think that has led to the destigmatization of addict, or do you think it's led to a wider acceptance of drug use in society in general? >> i don't think it's encouraged people to use drugs. i think there have been some people who have made a -- some positive -- i was right in the middle of my answer. >> good space. >> the public is fine. yes, mr. summers. >> i've completely forgotten where i was. >> high-profile patients and destigmatization. >> i think there are certain celebrities who have made a sort of positive message about drug use, which is it has not helped the situation at all. i think most people who get better from drug addiction are a very positive influence. but i think there are some celebrities, obviously, who have probably contributed to people using drugs because they make it look glammous, they make it look interesting, and i don't suppose that helps. but i think as long as -- while

there been a moment in history when so much was all compressed into a little time, wrote charles sumner, as 1862 approached.

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his son sumner was injured in iraq. although his physical wounds had healed, he ended up committing suicide after not being able to return to duty. >> he still wanted to serve. it was the idea for him -- being a thrown away hero he felt. >> because of the worldwide attention commas cowan received after that -- thomas cowan received after that night, there have been significant changes. thanks to his willingness to talk about his son, several programs are in place to help veterans transition back to civilian life. >>> for firefighters were injured and dozens of people forced out of their homes by an apartment fire t. broke out in silver spring, maryland. investigators tell 9news it started in the attic of the complex and quickly spread to other buildings. one of the firefighters has minor injuries. the other is more seriously injured but is expected to recover. no residents were hurt. >>> a building project in alexandria's beauregard corridor is sparking protests. advocacy groups representing tenants say that project cou

horizon because we think it will be chilling for growth so yet we'll extend the current tax rates this sumner this house of representatives to buy us time to do tax reform next year and, yes, larry, you've got to deal with spending. weened there might not be the kind of spending cuts we want this year. that's not going to stop us from extending these current tax rates. we're actually legislating these things so that businesses can get certainty. >> i want to finish with this thought. you and i are both at that george bush institute thing at the new york historical society. i don't think you heard chris christie's speech. it was at the beginning. but here's what he emphasized and has taught me. christie said you can make a deal without giving up your conservative principals. christie made a no-tax deal with spending cuts with a democratic legislature in new jersey. and new jersey, you know, ain't exactly hong kong. it can be done, paul, without giving up all our conservative principals, deals can be made and i think that's what folks want to see. >> larry, my co-sponsor of my medicare reforms

. >>> hot time, feeling like sumner the city today. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. cool start will make way to a hot finish with temperatures close 90 degrees in some cities. >> we are watching the 5 off the oakland freeway. we will let you know if it is affecting the sensors. >> we will take to you san francisco. life look at the gorgeous embarcadero. all lit up nicely on this early wednesday morning, may 30. "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for keeping us company on this wednesday morning. it is 5:00. i'm marla tellez in more laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we start with decision 2012 and the race for the white house. this morning the bay area once again serving a as a political atm machine. republican presidential candidate mitt romney headlining a fund-raiser in hillsborough today. just hours after locking up the delegates needed to clinch his party's nomination. christie smith joins us live from hillsborough this morning outside of the very mansion where romney, yes, will be courting a lot of big

he'll still fight for delegates, taking the battle to the gop convention this sumner tampa but he's not going to campaign in states that have yet to have a primary vote. >>> the defenses in the john edwards trial got off to a rocky start after the judge refused to allow testimony from a key witness. other major witnesses may be called as abc's bob woodruff reports. >> reporter: john edwards' high-powered legal team launched his defense and refused to tip their hand on what could be one of their toughest decisions. whether to call rielle hunter, edwards' former girlfriend to the witness stand. she's been lying low for months but we saw new pictures of her and her 4-year-old daughter with the former presidential candidate. hunter is the central figure in this case. prosecutors claiming two of edward' top contributors paid to cover up the affair to protect the campaign. she could help the defense by testifying she wasn't aware of the huge sums of money involved. but hunter's testimony could also backfire. she can be a loose cannon as was evident in her 2008 interview with oprah winfrey. >>

. >> william graham sumner was for many years meritorious. he was a writer in the late 19th century who wrote an active defense of any quality as a great thing. the poor are where they ought to be and the spokesperson of social darwinism. >> i am not even talking about in the quality. privatizing social security, abolishing the fed. we are a centrist country. how come when all of these issues come up, it is always 50/50 in the polls? it is. >> it is 60/40. >> when you look at democrats/republican is 50/50. every poll is down the middle, whenever the issue is. it is. why do we keep saying we are a centrist country in the candidates have to put it to the middle? >> i think we are a schizophrenic country. when you look at horse races and personal identification, they would say in terms of -- they are more self-described conservatives and liberals in our country. a great many of those people who were screaming about socialism want to see medicare stay as it is by 8020, by 7030. by a.d. 20 they want to see social security stay where it is. by 1910

bill: you remember last sumner iowa right around the straw poll that this was a couple of folks in thebed the microphone and shut them down. bill o'reilly found a clip from 1994 in a debate with senator ted kennedy. they went at each other. it's entirely within his capacity to take on all comers. which gives you a preview perhaps of what happens this fall when we get to debate season when you have barack obama and mitt romney. megyn: he could have looked to the interview with bret baier. you always know you are doing well in an interview when there is a little contention. you have to push these people a little bit. they can take it. bill: we'll have more including the questions about his faith and what he wants americans to understand about how that impacts him. megyn: what did he eat at the barbeque? bill: he had a hot dog or a salmon burger. i think he had a burger. i do believe. megyn: he will get ripped for having a salmon burger. bill: my dog was with mustard at was darn good. megyn: check it out on america's newsroom. part two. :00 a.m. iron, bill o'reilly. some watt teams are be

there is another interesting character percolating, one is william sumner. who wrote a defense of the inequality as a great thing. he was a spokesman of social darwinism. >> i am not talking about inequality, i am talking about privatizing social security. if we are a centrist country, i do not think we are, how come when all of these issues come up, it is always 50-50? it is. >> it is 60-40 on the part of the people who want to keep these things. >> democratic-republican at 50- 50. every poll is down the middle. it is. how come -- why do we keep saying we are a centrist country? >> i think we are a schizophrenic country. personal identification, they say that in terms of -- are more self-described conservatives and liberals in our country. in many of those people who are screaming about socialism want to see medicare stay as it is. by 80-20. by 70-30, they want to see social security state where it is. by 90-10, they want to see politicians compromise rather than stick with their positions. i go into the country and talk to civilians on road trips. they are