that, but former candidates, people with nothing to lose, acknowledge it freelly, the smiles, the handshakesce, it's a drag. >> well, it's a momentary stimulant, but it does get old. >> you have to make lots of calls. you have to attend lots of fundraisers. >> reporter: calls, you mean dialing for dollars? >> yeah, oh, absolutely, sure. >> reporter: that can't be very much fun? >> it's not. >> reporter: we talked about several former high-profile candidates, former governor pete wilson ran for president in 1995. former lt. governor leo mccarthy ran for the u.s. senate and oakland mayor jerry brown is a former governor and also a former candidate for the white house. >> there are moments when, yeah, people can irritate you and in this game you can't get irritated. you have to smile like this is the most wonderful moment in your life and everybody in front of you is right there. that is a great -- this is viewed as a great attribute of a politician, if they can make the person in front of them feel like you are only there for them. if you sit back and reflect, what kind of a person could make

they're part of the handshake jimmy carter was suggesting. s a really different washington than it was in 1976. this is a much more divided and extreme set of parties. tavis: the alaskan singletary members is because of these tea parties to one -- the last -- less conciliatory members. tell me whether or not those persons who did win the last night with the tea party support in bold and the republican party or challenges the republican party. >> it gives them multiple headaches. if there was a group of republicans who are inclined to be briefly consolatory in the name of getting something done they will find themselves with a bunch of high strung rebels, not just rand paul but marco rubio. we still don't know what is happening with the alaska race. there will be four or five guys in the senate who will make it more difficult for mitch mcconnell. on the house side there are probably 30 others who ran a tea party-like races. there is one other factor that will make it hard for republicans to do that handshake. there is another election coming up

obama forced the handshake on him. >>> federal officials say they've arrested three former marines for selling weapons to a las vegas gang. the suspects ringleader who served in iraq oversaw the sales of two cases of firearms, including an ak-47 and two other semi automatic rifles. at the sale, which was attended by both a government informant and a gang member, the former marine was asked if he would be willing to sell more weapons to other gang members in the future and he agreed. the suspect called the charges untrue. >>> and now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a california mystery has been solved. an unidentified object thought by many to be a missile launch just off the coast of california was not, at least according to the pend gone and the faa and norad. although they're certain it wasn't a missile, they're still not sure what it was. one military expert suggests it was an optical allusion, an airplane illuminated by the setting sun. >>> in new york, some of america's top chefs will feed thingry with a dish made from a 1,426 pumpkin. meals from

obama but she forced the handshake. that video tells a different story. >>> the board of supervisors has begun the process of selecting are replacement mayor for gavin newsom. supervisor john avalo began taking nominations for a possibility of holding a vote as soon as next week. but board president wants the process laid out first. that could take weeks. the person selected would fill the final year. >>> this morning state senator lee has called a news conference. yeah will announce that he plans to run for mayor of san francisco in next november's election. he has served one term in the state senate. he represents the city's west side including large parts of the richmond and sunset district. only a few hundred ballots remain. the latest were released last friday. you can of course find more election coverage including the latest vote count update by clicking on the election 2010 tab. not easy to say. that's at the top of our home page. ktvu.com. >> you did that very well. >>> we have to get you to where you need to go

mike viqueira, thank you. >>> the handshake seen around the world. lady michelle obama's handshake with the information minister upon her arrival in jakarta yesterday. it's landed him in the crip of controversy, criticized by fellow conservative muslims because the strict form of muslim he practices and dictates he avoid any physical contact with women who aren't related to him. the minister insists he tried to avoid that handshake, but says mrs. obama held out her hands, they were too far towards him to actually, for them to avoid grasping her hand. the thing is when you look at the video it appears he was the one eagerly reaching out and grasping her hand. other reporters now say, well we hope that the policy changes and in the future when you try to shake his hand, he'll shake our hand. >>> back in washington, drama continues to unfold after republicans captured control of the nous last week's midterm elections. john boehner is expected to take over as house speaker. he just spoke at the capitol and announced he would fly commercial rather than tak

obama forced the handshake. critics say that video tells a different story. >>> the volcano in indonesia is erupting again today, sending fire and ash in the air. the death toll this morning climbed to at least 191 people. international airlines are watching closely and -- dash and canceling flights. >>> sully sullenberger appeared at a news conference to call attention to the issue of fight fatigue. sullenberger joined other pilots to call attention to proposed new faa rules that would change the amount of time a pilot flies and the amount of time the pilot has to rest in between flights. >> one of the things that's in the proposal unbelievably to me, is recommendation to increase by 25% the daily flying time pilots will be flying. i can tell you from personal experience and from my knowledge of the science, there's no data that shows flying more hours a day will decrease fatigue. >> he became famous for safely landing a flight in the hudson river in new york last year. >>> a mystery continues this morning over

obama forced the handshake on him. >>> reactions are rolling in from the president's stop on the tour to india. he announced a trade agreement that promises to bring some 50,000 jobs be to the u.s. last night on "the ed show," host ed shultz asked james hoffa if he's surprised with the president the's deal. >> we're losing millions of jobs. it's not 50,000 jobs. we have lost millions of jobs to mexico, india, china, and it continues today. last month whirlpool closed down a plant, 1,3 he00 americans lai off in indiana and it's going to mexico. it hasn't stopped. outsourcing, an easy word, it sounds like it doesn't hurt anybody. we're closing down plants of workers in america. your fellow americans are losing their jobs, they've worked there 30 years. they're closing the plant down. most of the time taking all the equipment and moving it to mexico or somewhere else. we've got to stop this hemorrhaging. jobs, jobs, jobs. and the jobs that are leaving america are the good jobs, the high-paying jobs. the manufacturing jobs. the union jobs. where people make good wages. they have good heal

fun playing with words like that but after they've done all that after the wordplay is done and the handshakes are done there will be no deal here that really counts when it comes to currency. the currency issue what about the answer globalists we are still some protests not as serious as we saw in toronto how much is this u.s.s. cole policy something they dealt with because they were pretty anti u.s. it's not a secret that i don't like what the u.s. is doing but how much does this latest stimulus the q e two affect the calls they're making on the streets of seoul to tell you the truth i was just on the streets of seoul with these demonstrators there. and from a journalist point of view it was pretty disappointing we were expecting fireworks i wanted too many fireworks and there was a parade of several thousand people and you know there were several thousand policemen and a great buses on along the parade route they were supposedly according to what we thought were going to try to get to the national museum with all the world leaders were meeting to try mining and dining and you know solving s

in between the handshakes and kisses, meg whit man denied the polls that give brown the win. >> i think we're going to win, i'm really excited about it. >> reporter: whitman says it's all going to depend on voter turn out. >> did they choose someone who's been a creator of jobs, do they bring someone who has a fresh and new perspective or do they want a career politician. >> the next senator of california, carly fiorina. >> reporter: also wanting to take down a long time politician, is carly fiorina. >> we need to do something in this state. enough of career politicians who have not put people to work. >> reporter: fiorina took the time to put out four phone calls. a personal touch fiorina hopes wins the race tomorrow. heather holmes. >>> for the first time in state history, a majority of voters are expected to cast their ballots by mail. an exclusive ktvu field poll estimates that 55% have mailed in their ballots with 45% voting in the ballot booth. 55% of all registered voters are expected to take part in the election. that is down from 79% in the 2008 presidential election. >>> a div

fun playing with words like that but after they've done all that after the wordplay is done and the handshakes are done there will be no deal year that really counts right on her going to have to leave it there thank you very much for your input i don't know of course again the high. priority at this g. twenty summit whether they find a consensus or not is going to be those currency wars the high stakes battle for the world's exchange rates the offenses and defenses over the buck parties and he said no reporting for us there and while most leaders meeting in korea do not agree with america's latest decision to print more money greg white the editor of the business insider website says no one is willing to stand up to washington. well fortunately for the united states there's always a buyer out there for us debt and everyone uses the dollar and there is no alternative to that right now there has been some discussion about returning to the gold standard but that's extremely unlikely so right now the u.s. is in a unique position it doesn't have to worry about cuts like europe but what it can do i

in between the handshakes and kisses, meg whit man denied the polls that give brown the win. >> i think we're going to win, i'm really excited about it. >> reporter: whitman says it's all going to depend on voter turn out. >> did they choose someone who's been a creator of jobs, do they bring someone who has a fresh and new perspective or do they want a career politician. >> the next senator of california, carly fiorina. >> reporter: also wanting to take down a long time politician, is carly fiorina. >> we need to do something in this state. enough of career politicians who have not put people to work. >> reporter: fiorina took the time to put out four phone calls. a personal touch fiorina hopes wins the race tomorrow. heather holmes. >>> for the first time in state history, a majority of voters are expected to cast their ballots by mail. an exclusive ktvu field poll estimates that 55% have mailed in their ballots with 45% voting in the ballot booth. 55% of all registered voters are expected to take part in the election. that is down from 79% in the 2008 presidential election. >>> a div

. >>> finally, they like to give the handshake after a free throw. he doesn't want part of kevin, he doesn't get any. quick look at sports. brett haber, have a great thursday. >>> guilty plea expected later in murder of popular middle school principal. >>> a live report on metro's decision to reopen the station where a chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling. 5:25. here is angie with the latest traffic. >> keeping an eye on rails and roads. glance on southboundgw parkway, everything clear from beltway to key bridge. a check on the drive to the district at 5:30. stay with 9 news now. ♪ [ male announcer ] with fios, the movies you buy for them in the house... ♪ ...are easy to keep watching outside the house... ♪ ...even on the long road to grandma's house. for the first time, you're free to access the movies you buy on demand on all your devices. get the ultimate in kids' entertainment on the ultimate network. it's time for fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/getfios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good morning.

other than their wives the conservative minister said on twitter it is the first lady's fault to the handshakeappened. he said she forested if you look at the video he seems happy to take her hand. the white house is not commented. >> a live look outside at traffic on highway 101 in san jose this is at the guadalupe overpass the headlights' are southbound traffic moving at a media clipping and its medium and heavy. right side of your screen northbound traffic not too bad. we'll be right back. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator it is a sure sign of the holiday season san francisco is ice skating rinks open today. you're looking at the union square ice skating rink which opened with a special ceremony this morning. the rink is open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 at night. it's open until 1130 on friday and saturday night. live pictures now this is a holiday ice rink at san francisco on embarcadero center which also opened up today. it is open sunday through

. >> the handshake that's become a international incident. dy michelle obama for creating the problem. >> that mysterious vapor porpoise trail off the coast of ♪ >>> welcome back. it is wednesday it's 6:41. look at your california forecast. scattered showers possible around eureka at 56. track being the snow in the sierra all morning. it will become more scattered. should be fairly dry through the central valley with low 60s. mid-60s san diego with sunshine and warmest weather l.a. and pal being springs. here more news with eric. >> mike, thank you very much. it's 6:42. pentagon officials have still crashing their heads on mysterious pictures that appear to show the aftermath what some say was a missile launch off the southern california coast. the military says it wasn't one of theirs. abc 7's jenelle wang is here with the story and a new emerging theory. >> most experts are saying it was most likely from an airplane. there have been similar images in the past with jets were mistaken for missiles. a news helicopter captured the image monday j

that is the logic behind it at least and i think it's crazy. a handshakeouldn't be sexual, assuming men think it is an insult to men. i think men are better than that i think we can be trusted around women without flipping out at the very sight or touch of them. of course, the president and first lady, unlike me, have to be sensitive to other cultures. but as far as criticism over this incident, here's how i would have handled it. and if michelle obama never has to shake his hand again, trust me that is a win for her. that is our show for this wednesday, i'm cenk uygur, i'm going to be here all week, don't forget to tip the waiters and waitresses and also on dylan's show next where i will talk about gays and mongols. you don't want to miss that you don't want to miss a minute of dylan's show. it's up next. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with the right replacement parts. take the sca

some people are making fun of the ministers handshake on twitter because in the past the minister has ha -- has said as a good muslim he avoids contact with women that are not related to him. critics say the video tells a different story. >>> san francisco's board of supervisors has sorted the process of selecting replacement for mayor gavin newsom. supervisor john abalos began taking nominations where a possibility of a vote as soon as next week. board president david chew wants a process laid out first. the person selected would serve the final year. >>> in just a couple hours state senator leeland yee will hold a press conference. he plans to run for mayor of san francisco. he has served one term in the state senate. he was elected to a second term. he represents the cities west side including large parts of the richmond and sunset districts. >>> and in the oakland mayor race still no final results yet. the alameda county register of voters says he will not release any updates until the ballots are counted. the latest numbers were released last friday. they showed at that time coun

the 15% increase. greeting dapple why this handshake between the shallow, and an indonesian official is causing so muchontroversy. the new galaxy kugels answer to the i pad coming up next at 5:00. live kron 4 news at 5:00. a developing story in the east bay at highland outage at to the golden eagle refinery in martina's has caused excessive flaring prompting health officials to show warning for communities downwind of the plant. live pictures of the area affected because of the power outage the refinery had to send large amounts of material to its flair. you can see the flares going off their there spewing clouds of black smoke into the sky. health officials had issued a shelter in place warning for the community and health services department is warningeo

with women other than their wives the minister said on twitter it was the first lady's fault that the handshake happen but if you look like the video he is fairly happy to do it. and shake it. it is causing ripples, the white house has not commented. we're right to take a break, we will be back with more in a moment, here's a shot from our camera on the river and san francisco current temperature 53 degrees. miles started thursday morning, tenor so degrees this afternoon for a high of 63. and we'll be right back. and we're back, traffic is moving well, traffic on the james lick freeway is moving smoothly, so far so good. will check any ride in a minute, let's focus on weather, is there's a we're approaching the weekend house whether it be? >> for the weekend is shaping up to look really nice, san jose chapter 52 degrees, a little chilly out there, new and getting out to 61, high temperatures 64 degrees. back down into the upper 50s by 8:00. elsewhere this morning kind of chili still up in santa rosa, sinner fell at 48. down ias we take today will warm up slightly, 10:00 '50s and the forecast, a

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but there was at least one mass protest against the president's visit. >>> a simple handshake between first lady michelle obama and the administration minister is causing continue verse see. he was one of several dignitaries greeting the president and his wife. you can see him here shaking mrs. obama's hand. the minister is a conservative muslim who makes it a point of avoiding women outside of his family. on twitter he said he tried to resist the interaction and blames the first lady for holding her hand too far toward him. >>> a fire that damaged the warehouse where rocker neil young keeps his memorabilia may have started in a vintage car. the blaze broke out early this morning and spread quickly. the fire department managed to save about 85% of the items inside this 10,000 square footwear house. they include available musical equipment, souvenirs from young's career, and irreplaceable canisters of concert film. >> the fire originated toward the front of the building. while we had firecrews attacking the front of the building, we had them start salvaging and removing as much items a

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winners were honored with a luncheon and handshake with the hall-of-famer himself.were based on leadership, teamwork, confidence and tegrity. >> an all around being a good kid. it's not about being the homerun and being the best kid from a state's standpoint, but being a good person. >> nine players and ten coaches from the bay area received the junior giant's willie mack award. the community fund provides equipment, and forms and enrichment programs for leagues in underserved communities. >> way to go everyone. >>> way to go stanford, at least we hope, trying to stay on top tonight. >> some important bay area football going on right now. the two top teams in the pac- 10. 7th-ranked stanford at arizona. this one-yard touchdown run is one of nine yards stanford gained on the ground the entire first half. asu followed that score with 4- yard run of its own. threet on a keeper and it's 7- 7. the sun devils were driving for a lead score early in the 2nd quarter, but this time threet is separated from the ball by michael thomas short of the end zone. the ball is he recov

the pick and short return. he get as thank you, business handshake from rogers. brett favre on the sidelines. want to hear from you guys. sorry. that pick leads to this. first and goal on the 3. time running out. a reverse angle here because it's a good shot. nifty catch by james jones. packers up 17-3 at the half. second half, they turn it on big time. aaron rogers, one one of his favorite receivers, jennings, returns back inside. 's gone. 46-yard touchdown. packers win it 41-3. a bitter bunch of vikgs next week. they are 3-7. double overtime drama in college park today. the maryland field hockey team playing north carolina for the national championship. a rematch of last year's title game. check out number 15, megan fraser. this is a whack, craig melvin. she said, you're not stopping that shot. that's a game winner. maryland ended the 2009 cl championship with a win in overtime. you know they are feeling good tonight. that is cool. impressive. you know what else is impressive, jimmie johnson wins his fifth straight cup. no one like him. >> the argument is johnson has been the most dominant

the world. >> there was a handshake scandal from earlier in the day which is making headlines in indonesia. the information minister who is a conservative muslim tweeted he was forced to shake hands with the first lady. he says he avoids contact with women who are not members of his family. >>> a mystery over the skies in southern california. there it is. a news helicopter spotted this on monday afternoon. it look like a vapor trail but no one seems to be able to determine what it is. the pentagon is trying to determine if a missile was launched or if this was something else. sarah simmons has a closer look. >> reporter: pentagon officials say they have no explanation. a spokesperson says they've talked with everybody they can in the defense department and they say there is simply no explanation for this contrail. but some experts are saying they believe that it is actually an optical illusion here that was created by an airplane. take a look at the video. this was shot by a cbs news helicopter photographer in los angeles. the camera pointed west over the pacific ocean. this was around 5:00

the secretary of the army personally greeted each member of the sergeant's family a handshake and a foldedlag to start the healing. but for this army widow, it is the looming batel in her husband's he honor that brings some comfort to her grief. >> i am not afraid of them. i am g's as going as high as i can go until i can't go anymore. >> that's joce sterman reporting. the army says they can't talk specifically about the tait case us about they say soldiers undergo health assessments before deployment and get care if needed. if they become ill in transit along the way they are evacuate to the closest medical facility a criminal investigation into the death is ongoing. the family ed requested his medical file and a formal report and don't expect to see that until sometime next year. >>> let's continue to honor vets on this veterans day with pictures and stories from you. stacy smith a story who sent us this picture of her grandfather robert banker davidson. this is mr. davidson on the wedding day with stacy's grandmother. they were in hawaii 1941. he was killed in action in world war ii. in

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the imam was for johnson. >> richard nil this. a ticket as a handshakehake agreement to with off the record. i can promise you none of us got into a huge deal with president obama on anything. it was anecdotal stories about the past. it would be no different than a wonderful said major on c-span where we talk about past presidents. i do not think any of us had any influence on the president and afghanistan policy. we talk about vietnam in a historical way. this president was very smart. there were not any of us that were being policy advisers who. it was all a lighter historical clear than that. >> i do not think we can talk about restoring stability to washington if we do not practice it ourselves. that includes if we're lucky enough to be invited to a dinner at the white house. >> last president. -- last question. which president has a historian closest to them? >> i think john kennedy. he was probably the model because arthur was involved in policy. it was weighing in on the bay of pigs and the cuban missile crisis. inhibi >> example of ronald reagan

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and commit ourselves to the steady pursuit of progress. >> this handshake between first lady michelle obama and a conservative muslim minister. many don't shake the hands of the opposite sex but the first lady reached for him first. >> this is apparent hockey a warning from police. they will crack down on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians. they started doing it this week, they'll be out once again this morning, writing up drivers, cyclists and pedestrians who violate the basic laws of traffic safety. miss were stationed in roslyn saturday. >>> it's official now: just in time for the holidays, montgomery county is allowing the sale of liquor and wine on sundays at 24 county-owned shops. stores will be open from noon until 6:00. during the six-month trial period, officials will keep an eye on cost, revenue and how the move impacts privately-owned liquor stores. >>> city leaders want richmond to hike the state's cigarette tax. virginia has the second lowest cigarette tax in the nation. it's behind only missouri. >> based on research from other states, one of the most effective str

. >> last night's speech was similar to a speech the president game in cairo last year. >>> and a so-called handshake scandal from earlier in the day is making headlines. the administration minister tweeted he was forced to shake hands of the first lady, but video shows him smiling and offering both hands to michelle obama. he said due to his religious beliefs he avoids contact with women not in his family. >>> and it appears democrats will keep the seat in the house. fimian did leave open the slight concept he could request a recount but only if he closes the 900 gap during another canvass of the election results. >>> we're following a developing story from the road. sky fox live now over a serious crash in columbia, maryland. four people were hurt when two cars collided. we're told three of them are in critical condition. investigators are still on the scene so watch for traffic delays in this area. >>> trapped on a crippled cruise ship. no air-conditioning, no hot water. sounds like no fun. but it is the reality for more than 4,000 passengers and crew aboard the carnival cruise ship splendor. >> a

the first time. nations are set to tackle a number of that range from currency problem to beefing up supervision of large banks and other financial institutions. >>> a bit havana handshakebetween the first lady and the indonesian information minister. he calls himself a conservative muslim who avoids contact with women outside of his family. he claims the first lady forced him to shake hands with her by extending her hands too close to him. the video shows a different story where he appears to grab the first lady's hand without hesitation greeting her with a big smile on his face. >>> ate mystery over the skies of southern california. >> neither the pentagon nor the military can explain what some are calling a mysterious missile. sarah simmons has a closer look at this. >> reporter: everyone is short of shrugging their shoulders but some are poke being holes in the missile theory saying it appears to alter its course. what is disturbing here is, even for the trail was caused by an airplane, no one is confirming it. the video was shot by a cbs news helicopter in los angeles. the camera pointed west over the pacific ocean around 5:00 monday afternoon. >> interesting to se

the meeting here of president lee and president obama, a warm handshake, no doubt, a very, very important moment, it's worth bearing in mind, for the south korean nation as it's taking on the host for the g-20 and the gesture that it now stands shoulder to shoulder, as you see in this picture, with the greatest nations on earth. plenty of discussion to go, of course. john sudworth, our correspondent, is in seoul and brings us this report. >> everybody who's anybody is here, of course, but the question is, will this latest round of g-20 leaders talks lead to any kind of meaningful agreement? the memorial ceremony for the united nations troops who lost their lives here 60 years ago was a reminder of the old cold war divisions of the past, a stark contrast with the business of this summit supposed to be all about overcoming divisions. >> the risk that we face is that there's a wave of protectionism. countries start putting up trade barriers, countries start pursuing begger my neighbor policies, start using currencies as a weapon. that would be bad for britain, bad for the world, and i'm goin

so he sent out this tweet in the aftermath of this handshake heard around the world.vent being touched with my hands, but mrs. michelle held her hand too far towards me, so we touched. now, some have suggested that the big grin he had on his face also suggested that perhaps he wanted to. >> brian: and the hand over the hand. >> steve: he didn't look like he was in pain. he was happy to be shaking her hand and i'm sure it looked like it was a big thrill to him. for him to suggest that she -- that's crazy. this same guy, by the way, according to some of the news reports out of that area, he made a joke once about having aids. he also blamed natural disasters on a lack of morality, and one woman journalist says this youtube video that is very popular right now, that will make it hard for him to wiggle around shaking women's hands going forward. >> brian: exactly. everyone has their own policy and quirks. but not touching any women outside your family, that is not a common policy. >> steve: you mean handshaking. >> brian: handshaking women. i will do that. personally and

he is a very funny guy, as he gives me the secret handshake right there. ere we are doing the sit down interview. you'll hear things that you have never heard from him before. we've already heard him talk about weapons of mass destruction and the war. but there are some great family details. he talks about religion and spirituality. we do this thing where we do -- okay, we'll throw out a name. the name game. tell us the first thing that comes to your mind when we say jeb bush, or tony blair, or tony snow. it's terrific. you're really -- you really want to see it. >> alisyn: let's go to your headlines. the good news for passengers on the carnival splendor. the cruise ship about to be met by four more tug boats eight miles off the coast of san diego. these are live pictures coming in. >> steve: why aren't the lights on? >> alisyn: it's 5:35 a.m. there, san diego time. and what you can't see is the two tug boats reached the ship off the coast of mexico yesterday, four days ago, there was a fire that disabled the ship's engines and passengers and crew had no ai

. >>> the indonesia information minister meantime under fire for a handshake with the first lady. mrs. obama was on a receiving line yesterday in jakarta when she reached the information minister, he appeared, if you look at the video here, to willingly shake her hand. that is the issue, a conservative muslim, he's supposed to avoid contact with women he is not related to. the minister says he tried not to shake but his hand was forced. >> a boeing 787 dreamliner test plane had to make an emergency landing in texas yesterday because of smoke and fire in the cabin. just the latest in a series of recent in-flight problems. cbs news aviation correspondent nancy cordes joins us from washington with more. this fire actually happened, if i have it correct, the electrical equipment bay, which is have a pretty significant impact on some of the flilt controls. it's a little scary to hear. >> reporter: it is, erica. this fire occurred at the end of a six-hour test flight when the plane was coming in for a landing alt laredo, airport in texas. they noticed smoke in the back of the cac bin an

the u.s. >> reporter: it was all smiles and handshakes when president obama arrived. but tension is simmering in south korea. the federal reserves moved to inject $600 billion into the u.s. economy. has put president obama on the defensive. as this meeting of the world's 20 largest economic powers gets under way. he'll sit down with german chancellor angela merkel, and chinese president hugin tao. complaining the u.s. is trying to weaken the dollar. >> the fed says it is not manipulating the dollar. it's just trying to shore up the sagging economy, to help ease the tension. president obama wrote a letter to the g20 leaders, arguing that growth in the u.s. is in every country's interest. >> reporter: part of that growth comes from increased trade. while he's in south korea, the president is meeting with that country's leaders on a new free trade agreement. he's hoping to hammer out a deal with congress's newly empowered republicans. >> as americans want the uncertainty to go away. so we can begin to create jobs in america. >> reporter: but the meeting with the gop could

the day is crazy. there are so many meetings, there are so many outings, there are so many handshakes. ere are so many trips to ohio and here, you know, the... as roosevelt, you always point out would read a book or two a day, right? >> yeah, but presidents have plenty of spare time. they waste a lot of time grinning. i know when i was in the white house with ronald reagan, he said to me, i meet 80 new people every day. but he still had plenty of time to write his letters by hand and to compose some of his strongest speeches. >> they have been more fundamental. >> schieffer: ten seconds. >> very quickly. barack obama has demonstrated whether it's larry summers on the economy or the generals, when it comes to military policy and that reverence for establishments has made it very hard for him to really lead. >> schieffer: all right. i'm very sorry. our clock has struck. thank you all so much. be back with some final thoughts in a second. across the country when the economy tumbled, jpmorgan chase set up new offices to work one-on-one with homeowners. since 2009, we've helped over 200,000

the united states. joel brown reports for wjz, from washington. >> reporter: it was all smiles and handshakes when president obama arrived. but tension is simmering in south korea. the federal reserves move to inject $600 billion into the u.s. economy. it has put president obama on the defensive. as this meeting of the world's 20 largest economic powers gets under way. he'll sit down with german chancellor angela merkel, and chinese president hu jintao. they have both been large critics, claiming the u.s. is trying to weaken the dollar, giving american goods an unfair advantage. >> the fed says it is not trying to weaken the dollar, just trying to shore up the sagging economy, trying to ease the tension. president obama wrote a letter, arguing that growth in the u.s. is in every country's interest. >> reporter: part of that growth comes from increased trade. while he's in south korea, the president is meeting with that country's leaders on a new free trade agreement. he's hoping to hammer out a deal before next week's white house session, with congress's newly empowered republicans. >> as the americans want

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the fit thing he did, you know, was he put his hand out. and i thought it was a handshake. lling me up. >> reporter: a wealthy stockbroker from bethesda. he became a mentor. >> he inspired me to get involved in the american system. and actually, the first house that i wound up buying was his. >> repter: the first of many over the years. charles doesn't develop much property anymore, but what he has never stopped doing is reaching out men who once were just like him. >> i've got to come home, and i grab him. and i begin to show them what's necessary to re-enter into society successfully. >> reporter: men like william lawson. not a lot of options after a longime in prison. >> i know i'm not alone. i know someone know my struggle. he knows what i've been thugh. he knows where i'm trying to go. and he's opened his arms to a degree where he'll assist me. >> i put my hand out. i did the same thing that was done for me by joe luske. >> there's more to charles's story. you can see on our news 4 "ts week" broadcast on sunday, the 28th, at noon. >> wow, what an inspiring story. >> goo

than sergeant brennan and specialist mendoza that are the unsung heroes of this war and will never come back and return a handshake or give a hug or see their family again. we have to take the time to remember them because that is the quality of american soldiers we have, wanting to go to war and fight and do whatever is necessary until the battle's done. thanks for coming again. take care. >> medal of honor is the highest military award given by the united states of america. it is bestowed very rarely. it is bestowed excruciatingly rarely to those who survive to receive it. today is an important day. now it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >>> weddings are fun. well, that's what it says on my teleprompter anyway. i got to say it for the rest of this opening bit to work. so i'll start over. weddings are fun. there's a big ceremony, a fun reception, then the honeymoon, but the honeymoon doesn't last long and then you have to figure out how to live together. good luck with that. the royals are getting ready for the wedding of the century, but washington is showing them what happens next. dealing

contrary to the accepted characteristics of the usual sort of politicians, cal coolidge's seldom smiles, hardly does handshaking and has a reputation that is word is as good as gold. i think that's a very good summary of coolidge. it also gives a flavor of the image he presented, which again i think was reality of absolute integrity. he was willing to -- if you will, talk straight to the people of massachusetts. he didn't sugarcoat anything. he vetoed any bill to that was not going to be good for the state. his advisors told him if he tried to break the police strike was the end of his political career. he agreed. he thought it was, but he thought he would stop the strike. that was true of his school career as president. interestingly it just resonated very well with the american people. if you were to come up with a list of characteristics with any good politician needs to have or what we think they need to have, coolidge wouldn't have even been considered. but the fact was that he remained very popular throughout his term. with the breaking of the police strike in 1919, coolidge and trained the national arena

the fda is on top of it. >> how many recalls did we have last year? i counted 12. >> reporter: at kimballs village market. produce, meat and dairy are local on handshake>> if you want to continue doing business with us, you must bring us the best quality we can get. >> reporter: knowing the suppliers personally may work well for small markets, but large superchains may buy from a different producer every single week. so now what? >> the burden of this is actually on the buyer. >> reporter: mossman heads iseck. his clients are big retailers, wal-mart, cosco, safeway and more. >> just faxing and moving documents around. >> you make it easier for them? >> we do. >> reporter: engineers call it facebook not logbooks. >> you would be managing it in a filing cabinet. >> reporter: but this is an online realtime data base shared by buyers and suppliers who are monitored 24/7 for compliance. he claims not one of his clients received tainted eggs in those salmonella scare that sickened thousands across the country. >> buyers purchased from them not knowing that it was crew. >> reporter: icix shows shows compliance at a glance. no compliance, no purchase. >> when