>> guest: syracuse. both parents born and raised in manhattan and followed the industrial coatings company we live in a nice medium-size town. i went to public school in syracuse and then harvard and came to new york to get a master's in english literature. i was approached by the editor of "esquire" and asked if i wanted to be an editor of "esquire." of course. there were at other candidates it was in its glory days of the large size magazine and norman mailer was trading for it. i thought it is funny he called me he must not have enough candidates so i go up and i wrote a critique of 20 ideas originally he said when you give them to me i will get back to you and i thought he will be so impressed he will have to call me the next day, which he did. but i later learned when i have lunch with an old high school friend of mine, we grew up with each other from grade school. via admire him enormously and said why did you get your job? i said december he said that is what i was up four is so it turns out the o

>> guest: born in syracuse. my parents were both born and raised in manhattan, moved to syracuse. my father represented an industrial coatings company had traveled a bit in central new york, as we lived in syracuse amanites medium-sized town for some little kid to grow up in. and i went to public schools in syracuse and then i went to harvard and went on to harvard lampoon and came to new york to get a master's in english literature. and i was approached by harold hayes, who was the editor of esquire, the end of 61, and i was asked if i wanted to be an editor of esquire. of course. he said well we've got other candidates. here's six months of esquire. critique them and give me 20 ideas for the pieces. esquire that was in this greater glory days, large sized magazine and norman mailer was writing for it, and every naim you could think of he doesn't have any other candidates. i went home and i wrote a critique and 20 new ideas, and i handed them to him and he said get back to me and i thought to myself when going to make these so impressive he will have to call me the next day and g

we were making televisions in syracuse, new york. the japanese were selling them cheaper in downtown syracuse than we could make them. it didn't take a scientist to tell you that you couldn't keep doing that. >> when i had donald trump on here -- every time i have him here, it gets to china in about five seconds and he starts ranting about china. he says america has surrendered itself businesswise to china. there should be trade barriers now. he gets very, very animated. is there merit to that or do you think the answer with china is to be more competitive by giving them what they need? >> outinnovating is the way to beat china and to do everything we do in this country to support the innovative policy that drives new products and more jobs and creates jobs. you can't put a wall up around here. we tried that in the '30s. it didn't work. >> am i right in thinking when the japanese were ruling high in the '80s, actually what they wanted and what they got from america was precisely what you are suggesting. they came up with innovative s

james is expected to attend syracuse university in the fall.vacuations are underway as flood waters continue to rise. officials are cutting power to the affected areas. some homes already have 2 feet of water in their yards. now all the residents can do is wait for the flood waters to recede. >> and now you're 11 insta- weather forecast. >> most of the area has partly cloudy skies, but there are isolated thunderstorms moving out of pennsylvania. it is no doubt across baltimore county, the extreme southwestern portion of hartford county and on to the eastern shore. these bright areas our thunder and lightning. some indications that there might be a couple of hail stones. we have no reports of severe weather. is moving to the south. this yellow line is an area of thunderstorm activity. it is moving towards the south and will continue that way on towards anne arundel county. let's widen the view of the radar. you can see the storm had its origins up and pennsylvania. it did not die out as the evening cooled. it was persistent. some severe reported

syracuse hoops hero joins us live next.of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >>> a new pugh study is out in time for father's day and confirming what a lot of us already know, that dads are way more involved with their kids nowadays. and in just a few hours, the father's day council is handing out their father of the year awards. one of the big winners is jim boeheim. the legendary syracuse basketball coach. father of four, by the way. father figure to hundreds of young men and also a cancer survivor and a champion for kids in need. no wonder you're getting this award. coach, good to see you! >> well, thank you. my kids were a little split on it. i think they voted 2-

actually going to wall street to create synthetic innovations, if you will the >> the piece, i have to syracuse makes -- i have to say, makes fairly depressing reading. but you say that actually if america were to look around the world and find a country in europe that has done quite well and is a model to follow, it's germany. why, rana? >> well, germany had the same problem. over a decade ago, east and west germany had come together of the there was high unemployment, huge wage gang, but rather than speaking in sound bites and making excuses and having a senseless debate over raising taxes versus cutting when in fact you need borkts they looked the corporate leaders in the face, the problems in the face, came together with corporate leaders and now they're flourishing. >> do you actually see any chance that americans will do that? this is such a divided country at the moment that the chances seem pretty slim to me. >> well, it is a divided country, but germany was divided after east and west germany came together as well. i do think there are things we can do for starters. labor ought to have

we are at 90 in syracuse. 98 degrees in the nation's capital.there is relief in sight. we will track a cold front moving its way across the nation. here on wednesday it is hung up across the great lakes, down through iowa, bringing severe weather there perhaps later in the day to chicago. you can see we have cooled down quite a bit behind. highs wednesday across the northern plains. 62 in bismarck, pierre, and 90s in chicago. again, tracking the cold front. bringing heat relief. with it severe weather moving south and eastward across the region. back to you, peggy and daniel. >> thank you, jim. as the relentless missouri river threatens to overflow, communities are working together to hold it off and trying to fill 160,000 sandbags in one iowa community yesterday. they expect the flood threat to last for weeks if not months with record amounts of water being released upstream. >>> residents in the southwest are facing the opposite problem. not enough water. now because of the severe drought gripping the region, fourth of july celebrations are go

sylvesterer stallone was inducted into the international boxing hall of fame in syracuse, new york. rocky movie series which started in 1976 captured the heart of the boxing world. the actor wrote the script about rocky balboa, an underdog boxer from philadelphia and then he played the part in the movie. mike tyson and mexican boxing champion chavez were among the others inducted. >>> thousands of people went carless through the streets of san francisco today. [ music ] >> it's all part of the city's sunday streets event. today's street party shut down car traffic along the third street corridor from mission bay all the way to the bayview opera house. attend's walked, biked and skated as they enjoyed the music, food, art and interactive games. sunday streets is held on the second sunday of every morning. >>> a sunday of soaking up the sun on san francisco bay for some family pooches. the san francisco spca held its second annual dog day on the bay cruise. for $125 guests were invited to bring their dogs onboard. the canine guests enjoyed a buffet. all of that money raised benefits t

. >> reporter: this syracuse, new york, resident has become a phenomenon, pushing his wife teegen 70 some miles from syracuse to watertown, back to where they first met and where a watertown daily times reporter found it. >> he said hi, my name is ned and this is my wife teegen. he believed it. you could see he believed this was his wife. >> reporter: folks are noting sightings on his facebook page, posting photos posing with ned and teegen. people who haven't met him think it's an ad, but doesn't seem like one. >> does she talk to you? >> yeah. i hear her very clear. we love each other and everything. we're just out living our life. >> reporter: ned tells folks he met his future wife at the jefferson county children's home, a home for orphans and that when he first met her, she was just a head. >> the head told him to build her a body and that's what he did. >> reporter: we don't know why he chose this caricature of a black woman. his situation is out of the film "lars and the real girl." >> bianca is a missionary. well you are. >> he appears to have a dilution. >> fantastic. when w

pushing what he calls his wife, 77 some miles, syracuse to watertown.and where watertown daily times reporter found. >> it he said hi, you know. my name is ned. this is my wife. he believed it. you can see he believes this is his wife. >> reporter: folks are noting sightings on his facebook page. they are posting photos posing with ned and his wife. people stlanlt met him think it is an ad sure doesn't seem like one. >> does she talk to you? >> well, yeah, i hear her clear. we love each other. we are just out living our lives. >> reporter: ned tells folks he met his future wife at the jerer son county children's home. a home for orphans and he first met her, she was just a head. >> the head told him to build her a body. that's what he did. >> reporter: we don't know why he chose this caricature of a black woman. the situation is out of the fit many "lars and the real girl." >> missionary. she -- >> he appears to have a delusion. >> fantastic. when will it be over. >> when he doesn't need it anymore. >> reporter: ned said he needed tegan 25 years. we can

oneida county is 30 miles southeast of syracuse. >>> court documents revealed what happened hours before a mother and baby were found dead in prince george's county. richmond philips is charged with the death and manslaughter for the death of her baby. court documents show a surveillance camera captured philips talking with wright at a park bench. the two were scheduled to be in court for a child support hearing just hours after their meeting. after the murder, philips say wright moved her suv. it later found it with wright's baby inside who died of heat exposu exposure. >>> fairfax county police are trying to get out the word of a sexual assault in hernden. the trevor run apartments. several hispanic people live there who don't speak english. police are showing residents sketch of a man who attacked a 23-year-old woman over the weekend. she woke up to find the man in her bedroom. police ask anyone with any information on this incident to call them immediately. >>> a fairfax county elementary school is going to be closed, permanently, at the end of the school year thanks to a ruling by v

children take syracuses the junior senator from chuck schumer. -- gillibrand take her cues as the juniorhe sex scandal did not involve actual sex, as far as we know. it also did not involve any public malfeasance, as far as we know, or abuse of office in terms of taxpayer funds or anything illegal that we know of. and his constituents are the constituents of the two new york senators. one of them came out with a lifeline. clyburn said that the democratic caucus should have a chance to meet on this before everyone passes judgment. host: you also write, there is nothing in the house rules or ethics manual that prevents weiner from taking time off to get treatment, even if the leadership wants to see him step down. but they could take action against him and other ways. they could move to expel him from the house democratic caucus or could strip his committee assignments. this was done against james traficant of ohio following his conviction on truck -- corruption but before he was expelled from congress in 2002. if the democratic leaders and to expel him from the democratic caucus, what wou

. >> stem the monroe, syracuse york. >> 34?great scott weaver you are going to be there when? >> every day! 11:00 a.m.- 11:00 p.m. that it is great. >> you are even using it no clippers. >> yes. >> and i understand that you will live and marin. >> and a live in north park. >> 1 get your home? you have to fix on your christmas lights. >> yes. >> it is amazing with a huge parts, genie from aladdin. with the rotating nutcracker. and i advise you to get ready. >> we met a few years ago. the prime crust was of special olympics from #one. >> i remember that. >> you have a lot of san francisco history. >> you still love it. >> yes. i can hear your enthusiasm. to my wife is four to also be there. >> nice to see you. >> add one more time. , i am going to be at the marin county fair. of the fireworks are going to be awesome. it is going to be like the fourth of july the temptations, the pointer sisters, three dog night. >> the kids loved it! >> yes, the kids love it. >> see you at 8:00 p.m. >>> sarah palin launches a new attack directed

stormy from pittsburgh to syracuse. thunderstorms along much of the gulf coast.und lake tahoe. >> the heat wave continues in the middle of the country. expect 90s, minneapolis, dallas, 90s from new orleans to baltimore. 70s in sacramento, boise. just 60 in billings. >> expecting warm weather in new york. >> get ready. >> good news now about a bald eagle shot back in february. he could be ready to fly free again very soon. >> yeah, the folks caring for him never named him because he was always going to be returned to the wild. he still has some issues with his left wing and one foot. he is getting stronger by the day. he looks good. flying around obviously. >> how about that? eating well, a lot of fish and mostly rats. that's the eagle's meal of choice. nice to see him being well taken care of. remember when they were on the endangered species list. no longer. made an impressive come back. now it is not too rare to see a bald eagle. >> he deserves whatever food he wants. rats, peanut butter, m & ms. >> mickey ds. >> m & ms sounds good. we'll be right back, everyon

we are at 90 in syracuse. 98 degrees in the nation's capital.ith record amounts of water being released upstream. >>> residents in the southwest are facing the opposite problem. not enough water. now because of the severe drought gripping the region, fourth of july celebrations are going to be dimmed. cities and counties have started banning or reducing sale and use of fireworks. officials are worried a tiny spark could set off a fire. >> thousands of people forced to leave their homes as the dangerous fire in arizona grows ever closer. people started streaming out of the small town of eager yesterday afternoon as flames were spotted on the move. the massive fire, now the second largest in arizona history, is believed to have been started by an unattended campfire. >>> in rhode island what used to be the largest rubber goods factory in the world was a massive inferno. take a look at this, unclear what sparked last night's blaze at the 112-year-old plant. more than 120 firefighters were on the scene. they basically decided to just contain the fla

we have dot crooks out in syracuse, new york. 103. attends exercise classes six days a week.roblems at the senior center. here is jenniemae stephens from rockford, michigan. third time she's tried to get on the show. i'm glad we have an astute staff. we wish her the best. loves to make pork and beef roast. if she'd like to have me for dinner, i will bring the beverage. that's it. now back to new york. >> thank you, uncle willy. up next, how the duggar family makes it work with 19 kids, grandkids and a new grandkid on the way. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation. where you are free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. why not cruise from baltimore? visit royalcaribbean.com today. >>> this morning on today's family, the duggars. we have watched the arkansas family grow and grow an

well he grew up near syracuse, new york. dutch brick. that brick, known for its golden hue, just may have stuck with him for the rest of his life. peekskill, new york. it's not the emerald city, but the yellow brick road may have run right through it. ♪ follow the yellow brick road follow the yellow brick road ♪ >> reporter: anyone who's seen the 1939 classic "the wizard of oz" or read l. frank baum's children's book on which it's based knows the adventures of dori gayle, a girl from kansas who awakens in a mysterious place and travels a golden path to an emerald city with a lion, a tin man and a scare crow. >> this yellow pavement dates back to at least the 1830s. >> reporter: if you ask peekskill town historian john curran, the man who penned the novel back in 1900 got his inspiration from this stretch of clay brick as a boy. so this is the yellow brick road? >> as far as we can tell from the maps and the documents, and frank's own accounts in the story, yes it is. >> reporter: as curator of peekskill's town museum, he has

in palm desert, california, before the sun is even up, libby syracuse is tuned in. >> i will actuallyor this trial. >> reporter: in georgia, brittany watches every day with her grandmother. both on the phone. >> yeah, i think this is our o.j. trial. for us, you know, our generation. >> reporter: and like the o.j. simpson case, the courtroom cameras here do not show the jurors. that's why so many say they come. to see who will decide this case. but the journey to this courtroom can be long, and for many, exhausting. and the one thing they don't tolerate in the courtroom, sleeping. >> they just kick them out. they tap them on the shoulder and say you've got to go. >> reporter: because? >> because they're sleeping. >> reporter: falling asleep? >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: because? >> they've been here since who knows when, 12:00 in the morning. >> reporter: a deadly serious murder trial. for millions, captivating reality tv. after the pushing, the shoving, and the fisticuffs, the court administration has established a new system for court watchers. they now put their names on a list at 4:00 t

children take syracuses the junior senator from chuck schumer. -- gillibrand take her cues as the juniorenator from chuck schumer. the sex scandal did not involve actual sex, as far as we know. it also did not involve any public malfeasance, as far as we know, or abuse of office in terms of taxpayer funds or anything illegal that we know of. and his constituents are the constituents of the two new york senators. one of them came out with a lifeline. clyburn said that the democratic caucus should have a chance to meet on this before everyone passes judgment. host: you also write, there is nothing in the house rules or ethics manual that prevents weiner from taking time off to get treatment, even if the leadership wants to see him step down. but they could take action against him and other ways. they could move to expel him from the house democratic caucus or could strip his committee assignments. this was done against james traficant of ohio following his conviction on truck -- corruption but before he was expelled from congress in 2002. if the democratic leaders and to expel him from the

check out the numbers for daytime highs that broke records yesterday, baltimore, newark, syracuse, newose to 100 degrees. these temperatures measured in the shade without humidity. in the sun, it felt hotter than that. heat warnings an advisories are up along the i-95 corridor from d.c. through philadelphia up to new york city for one more day until the rains and cooler weather come through tomorrow. speaking of, here is a look at what's coming down in chicago. chicago, record-breaking heat the past couple of days. flash flooding occurring right now in some of the suburbs southwest of chicago. these storms with heavy rain will continue to rumble across chicagoland. the northern part is pushing east with cooler air. the southern part is not making much progress to the south. it is kind of dragging there. everybody in the southeast will remain, hazy, hot, and humid, really, until september. 92, the high in atlanta. 96 in new york. yesterday and today, cooler and less humid, a little bit, in atlanta than it was in new york city. look at how the temperatures will drop. chicago, 65. tomorro

host: last will be of boys from syracuse, new york. caller: i had a couple of questions. am a veteran. i feel like with most, it does not much matter. this is a sham as far as i'm concerned. people should read "war is alive." the news media including you refuse to talk about things that matter to our country. we need to do more contact with our congress people. we need to be more united, especially the older people. this whole thing as a sellout for the rich and the super rich. the pranksters, they all get away with murder -- banksters, they'll get our way with murder. i do not hold anything against the rich in the super rich, but 200 people, they need be taxed more but that is ignored. you have to ride out a questionnaire in order to be heard, and of veteran -- we are over our time this morning. we will watch the announcement tomorrow but the decision for troops in afghanistan and future troop deployments there. i wanted to put something else on the record keeping older man is back on the air as of last night. -- something else on the record. keith olbermann is back on t

communities like lorani or mansfield or sprin springfield or cleveland or cities in western new york, syracuse, rochester, or cities in north carolina. you can see what it's done in small towns and urban areas alike to our job growth. in april 2011 our total trade deficit in that month alone was $54 billion. our trade deficit with china in that month alone was $21 billion. paul krugman, a reporter -- a come up nist in "the new york times," said if you want a trade policy that helps employment, it has to be a policy that induces other countries to run bigger deficits or smaller surpluses. a counterveiling duty on chinese exports would be job creating. a deal with south korea would not be. i'm not here to argue or debate or even to be critical of the free trade agreement with south korea. i think it is a bad idea. i hear the promises of administration after administration. this administration at least hasn't overpromised like the bush and clinton administrations did on creation of jobs, on trade. but we know every time there is a trade agreement, trade deficit goes up, job loss accelerates, espe

host: ralph, in syracuse, n.y., and our line for democrats. good morning. caller: ank you for c-span. i have a quick comment and question for the center. bernie sanders, i am proud of you. you are about the only senator lost that cares about the little guy and a little gal. i will ask the same question that was asked to senator grassley on the nlrb and boeing. maya understanding is they have not ruled on the case yet -- my no standing as they haveot ruled on the case yet. did boeing discriminate against union workers? guest: i think we are still in the progress. your comment is right. republicans have jumped all over the nlrb for suggesting bowling may have discriminated against workers in moving eir plant. let there process play out. i'm a strong advocate for union workers to bargain. i'm opposed to those people that want to destroy they nlrb's ability to protect working people. i think the republicans are trying to do just that. hostour line for independences, from milwaukee. caller: good morning. credit unions have been moving their country's -- companie

. >> years ago when i was at syracuse university, i became pessimistic about my chosen profession andecided i would be much better served by producing one economically literate journalist than 40 economics majors a year. i launched a program. to cut to the end, the course got canceled. during the exercise, allowed students to turn in their assignments in whatever media they were going to go on to do professionally. writers wrote. newspaper guys, short. magazine writers come along. -- writers, long. one assignment was to cover the brewers. it was a tragedy. different story. [laughter] he came back to me with a guy trudging along with a lunch box. i said, how can you do this? he said, economics is about taking the motion out. television is about putting the motion in. i remember that to this day. you have to inject into the debate emotion. we are all policy geeks. we want people to look at debt versus gdp. now. it is about attacking -- attaching fax to a motion. if you do not do that, you will not succeed. s to emotion.fact som if you do not do that, you will not succeed. injectou're tr

host: ralph, in syracuse, n.y., and our line for democrats. good morning. caller: thank you for c-span. i have a quick comment and question for the center. bernie sanders, i am proud of you. you are about the only senator lost that cares about the little guy and a little gal. i will ask the same question that was asked to senator grassley on the nlrb and boeing. maya understanding is they have not ruled on the case yet -- my no standing as they have not ruled on the case yet. did boeing discriminate against union workers? guest: i think we are still in the progress. your comment is right. republicans have jumped all over the nlrb for suggesting bowling may have discriminated against workers in moving their plant. let there process play out. i'm a strong advocate for union workers to bargain. i'm opposed to those people that want to destroy they nlrb's ability to protect working people. i think the republicans are trying to do just that. host: our line for independences, from milwaukee. caller: good morning. credit unions have been moving their country's --

at this point, you might say this syracuse representative and you look at the utica area. a lot of options and essentially it will be hashed out in a back room. host: i want to show you that monroe county in rochester, new york and there is a former seat that goes all the way to buffalo. the seat goes to the outskirts of buffalo to the outskirts of rochester, new york. the way it is drawn up, you can see the demographics and the political demographics in new york state. guest: absolutely, you look at those congressional maps and realize that decisions on just where to draw the boundaries are often made by what looks pretty on a map. they're made with very personal considerations in mind. back in 2001 -- that barbell district was drawn. this creates an opportunity for democrats that they are able to impose their will. in western new york, to shore up some other incumbents in the region, cathy hokl 1 special election -- one a special an upset.in and at suc she is from rochester. she does what i rochester based seat. a look at the way the district is card, if you take the buf

. >> years ago when i was at syracuse university, i became pessimistic about my chosen profession and decided i would be much better served by producing one economically literate journalist than 40 economics majors a year. i launched a program. to cut to the end, the course got canceled. during the exercise, allowed students to turn in their assignments in whatever media they were going to go on to do professionally. writers wrote. newspaper guys, short. magazine writers come along. -- writers, long. one assignment was to cover the brewers. it was a tragedy. different story. [laughter] he came back to me with a guy trudging along with a lunch box. i said, how can you do this? he said, economics is about taking the motion out. television is about putting the motion in. i remember that to this day. you have to inject into the debate emotion. we are all policy geeks. we want people to look at debt versus gdp. now. it is about attacking -- attaching fax to a motion. if you do not do that, you will not succeed. s to emotion.fact som if you do not do that, you will not succeed. injectou're

honolulu, indianapolis, louisville, baton rouge, new orleans, kansas city, omaha, albany, buffalo, syracuse, rochester, columbus, oklahoma city, tulsa, san juan, providence, memphis, nashville, austin, el paso, san antonio, salt lake city, richmond and milwaukee. this amendment is simple, budget neutral, and gives the administration power, administrative power back to the experts who are there solely to keep our cities and countries safe, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. who seeks time? the gentleman from connecticut. >> mr. chair, i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chair, i rise in support of the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. at its core it is simple but the impact significant. the bill we are debating contain as provision that would limit uasi eligibility for 2012 to areas within the country deemed to be the top 10 high-risk cities. if passed as it is, this bill would reduce the number of communities eligible for uasi grants by more than 50 cities, many of them n

. >> years ago when i was at syracuse university, i became pessimistic about my chosen profession andecided i would be much better served by producing one economically literate journalist than 40 economics majors a year. i launched a program. to cut to the end, the course got canceled. during the exercise, allowed students to turn in their assignments in whatever media they were going to go on to do professionally. writers wrote. newspaper guys, short. magazine writers come along. -- writers, long. one assignment was to cover the brewers. it was a tragedy. different story. [laughter] he came back to me with a guy trudging along with a lunch box. i said, how can you do this? he said, economics is about taking the motion out. television is about putting the motion in. i remember that to this day. you have to inject into the debate emotion. we are all policy geeks. we want people to look at debt versus gdp. now. it is about attacking -- attaching fax to a motion. if you do not do that, you will not succeed. s to emotion.fact som if you do not do that, you will not succeed. injectou're tr

we have dot crooks out in syracuse, new york. 103. attends exercise classes six days a week.he senior center. here is jenniemae stephens from rockford, michigan. third time she's tried to get on the show. i'm glad we have an astute staff. we wish her the best. loves to make pork and beef roast. if she'd like to have me for dinner, i will bring the beverage. that's it. now back to new york. >> thank you, uncle willy. up next, how the duggar family makes it work with 19 kids, grandkids and a new grandkid on the way. first, this is "today" on nbc. swipe your card please. excuse me...? this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welcome. with chase freedom, you get cash back on what you buy everyday. this is yours! thank you! that's 5% cash back in bonus categories every three months. and an unlimited 1% everywhere else. activate your 5% cash back today at chase.com/freedom, or at your local chase branch. >>> this morning on today's family, the duggars. we have watched the arkansas family grow and grow and grow over the years on thei