they shed blood in the war for the nation. they have a right to citizenship and that becomes a very important parallel in the civil rights movement in and the right to vote but fdr didn't ever, as far as i know, looking at an archivist. there is no evidence that he was interested in extending the suffrage, was he? >> i was just curious because fdr grew up in a relatively wealthy upbringing. >> i don't think it was relatively wealthy. >> the guy was rich. i always wanted to know though what really triggered -- a lot of people in his class started hating him. but downtrodden and the poor. what exactly trigger the idea because a lot of the other rich american dynasties at the time, certainly they have this humanitarian instinct so i was always just kind of curious what really brought them to the man, before he became the greatest world leader of all time really, how did he become also the man who went for like i said, the poor? >> there are two answers to that. i'm not a psychologist. i'm a political scientist. the one answer that

news around the nation now. we have more information on that debt the workplace shooting in minneapolis. the parents of the shooter say they were so concerned about their son's paranoia they enrolled in a class for families of the mentally ill. he was fired from his job by thursday morning. he returned to the business later that day and opened fire. he killed five people before he turned the gun on himself. a giant in journalism. tonight people remembering the life of arthur ochs sulzberger. the former new york times publisher died today after a long illness. he took charge of the paper in 1963. over the years the times influence and province -- profits grew. he was 86 years old. there was a sequel on the highways of los angeles. it was the beginning of carmeggedon ii. police say traffic was light and drivers are staying away from the construction is done. and hundreds of workers rolled up their sleeves and got 30 today in southeast washington. they remodel the recreation park in congress heights. the neighbors s

that's still important, in the national guard. i think our younger generation is doing a better job of sharing their stories, but clearly, we have put our directors of psychological health outside of the medical community, because we didn't want or believe that someone would seek assistance from someone who is going to determine whether they were fit for duty. and we wanted to take that component away. otherwise, we'd be forcing them underground, so to speak. and, it's important, and i think because we put our directors of psychological health in places where yellow ribbon, transition assistance, is available, they become part of a larger team in the national guard, to support both our airmen and soldiers. the wonderful thing the department of defense has done, i just want to acknowledge, is develop the battlemind program. and i would encourage individuals to check out this wonderful resource. the battlemind program is accessible through the internet, and it's individuals who served in military, talking about their experiences, tal

paris services will be held throughout the day at the national cathedral. president obama and the first lady will attend a ceremony at the pentagon. more on that coming up in the next half-hour. >> a house hearing on operations fast and furious that was set for today has been rescheduled for september 19. but justice department inspector general will discuss the botched begun operation -- gun operation. in june a house panel voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt for not turning over the documents it wanted. >> investigators and family members appealing for help in solving the murder of a prince george's county honor student. amber stanley's mother and hundred the people attended a community meeting in upper marlboro last night. the 17-year-old was shot to death and her kettering home three weeks ago. police have little to share about the murder, which has traumatized the community. >> we need the community to pull together and get this person or persons who did this horrendous murder that killed my good baby. >> police are looking at numerou

way they understood the nation. there were often very explicitly exclusionary. it would be people like immigrants or african-americans and sometimes women who didn't get to be citizens and two were specifically located in presidential rhetoric near the bottom of the hierarchy of the nation, and the nation was understood as hierarchical or as local. for many presidents the south became the sort of demon region. and there are reasons for that because there are building coalitions that depend on including people but also always on excluding people. and one of roosevelt's great geniuses as president is that he almost never actively excluded people attended to base his notion of the nation on a very inclusive sense of what that meant. and so that's what i'm going to talk about right now. this book is actually going back a little ways. it's a book on the presidency as a whole and which franklin roosevelt as the pivot. he is the actual center of the book. and in the larger book i examine the complex ways in which our nation

. >> the nation remembers the 9/11 terror attacks. ahead at 6:00, what makes the memorial's different this time. >> a young girl was robbed and tased in montgomery county. where the case stands. >> the nationals had their first pitcher to win 19 times. good simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get to our meteorologist jackie. >> i definitely needed a sweater. did you see des moines this morning? beautiful moon rise. -- did you see the moonrise? skies are so clear and the air is so dry that you could see it that much better. not hazy on the skyline this morning. 57 degrees at reagan national, 49 at dulles airport. we have tied the lowest temperature be obscene now since may 19. temperatures warming into the upper 70's this afternoon. now to steve hershorn with traffic. >> good morning. we will take a look at springfield interchange. volume really building northbound on 95. slowing across the occoquan, towards newington to springfield. is still springfield over to the beltway at connecticut avenue, looking good right now. no accidents

they will indoor in the hearts of our nation. -- endure in the hearts of our nation. america has emerged even stronger. many of the americans we lost did not know a small band of terrorists could do such harm. most of them have never heard of the name "al qaeda." it is because of their sacrifice we have dealt a crippling blow to the organization that brought evil to our shores. al qaeda's leadership has been devastated. osama bin laden will never threaten us again. our country is safer. our people are resilient. it is true that the majority of those who died on september 11 had never put on our country's uniform, and yet they have inspired more than 5 million americans to wear that uniform over the last decade. these men and women have done everything that we have asked. today, the war in iraq is over. in afghanistan, we are training forces and forging a partnership with the afghan people. by the end of 2014, the longest war in our history will be over. meanwhile, countless of civilians have opened up the hearts to our troops, military families, and veterans. immoral s

katrina vanden heuvel, editor of the "nation" magazine. hrlich has found the absolute least flattering photo on facebook. >> coming up, you thought facebook photoless made you look bad? wait until you see what virginia did it's go time. it's go time. it's go time. go time. you know what time it is. go time. it's go time. it's go time. what time is it rob? here comes the young turks go time! it's go time. oh is it? then it's go. go. go. go. go. go. go. go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. go time! only on current tv. >> jennifer: ever since george alan's racial epithet cost him his 2008 senate bid in virginia, the virginia g.o.p. has tried to keep a tight lid on racially-charged discourse. but as brett ehrlich reports some photos on a rural virginia republican facebook profile haven't just loosened the lid they've blown it right off. shh, brett's talking now. >> you know, you hear about racist sentiment toward president obama and as some liberal weed induced paranoia but then you go on facebook and you see this. it is one o

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that's the national archives. i think the framers of the constitution who were amending their regime studied what was going on before, studied the state constitutions, see what workedded and which didn't. they put their constitution to a vote, let's put ours to a vote. most government have three branches, let's go with that. an independent executive works well for massachusetts and new york, build on that and so on. abolitionist slavery and the amendment. many of the bill of rights, george mason you mentioned. he gives us virginia's bill of rights, and that's a model for the federal bill of"o rights. abolition of slavery occurred in various states and then at a federal level. we have to study, you know, and making what has gone before us. we have a duty to the future, but i think we discharge it best when we actually are understanding or respectful of the past, and that's part of what the national archives is about, and if i could just on a personal note tell you the story of why i'm here. justice thomas' presence

the new numbers coming out. national unemployment right now stuck above 8 percent for 42 months 8.3 percent. >> on this day in 1935 one of the strongest hurricanes to make land fall in our nation's history punished the florida keys. the category 5 storm wiping every tree and every building off and destroyed the railroad that connects the island to the mainland. killed 423 people in all including hundreds of world war i veterans living in rehabilitation camps there. many drowned after waves as high as 15 feet swept through the area. some people were sand blasted to

>>shepard: the national debt, by a miracle today on day one of the democratic national convention theock hit $16,000. how did that happen? just the luck of the draw. if democrats neglect to mention that number count on republicans to remind them of it. and gerri willis will look at the impact, next, from new york. well be live from charlotte, north carolina, as we cover the proceeding. we are two-thirds of the way through and a third of the way to neil cavuto. hang on tight. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>shepard: on the same day the democrats kickoff the convention here in charlotte, the treasury department reports that the debt will top $16 trillion. there is a debt clock. there it is. look at it move around. already the highest the country has seen. several factors add to the rising number. the wars, all the tax cuts, and the economic downturn, which, obviously, began in 2007. republicans made t

the national the distinguished intelligence medal. on his last day of office, president obama awarded him the presidential medal of freedom. he is one of the most honorable and effective public servants i have known. we are deeply indebted to you for being here. i am told you are about to appear on all screens. admiral mullen has made a statement and we will have questions for both of you at the conclusion of yours. well -- >> powerful man. [laughter] >> now we see you, bob. do we have audio? can you hear me, secretary gates? ok, we are not getting volume. >> senator nunn, i hope you can hear me. a few technical problems out here on the western frontier. i will proceed. >> i think we are hearing you now if you will speak a little louder or if the volume can be turned up. >> am i ready to go? >> you have the cell phone where you can dial back. they have you on the screen. >> are they waiting for me to speak? thank you for this opportunity to address a topic of immense importance to the future of this country. thanks for the opportunity

the nationals win again, 9-2. o's beat the yankees. american league east is all tied at the top. have a great day. >> thanks so much. 5:27. the ravens and the family of the late art modell will have a silent tribute for him tomorrow. >> they will place his casket on the home field in baltimore from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. the lombardi trophy presented to him after the ravens super bowl victory in 2001 will be pleased by his casket. a card will be given to each person in attendance. fans are encouraged to wear the team's color, purple. died at age 87 on thursday. he brought the cleveland browns to baltimore in 1986 and remained majority owner until 2003. the news continues with "good morning washington at 5:30. >> president obama returns to the campaign travil after trying to convince owners to keep him in office -- convince voters to keep him in office. >> the truth gets buried in advertising. if you are sick of hearing me believe this [ female announcer ] over the years your mouth has sipped, snacked, ..d.ellowed... lived, loved, .

reporting live from the national zoo, megan mcgrath. back to you in the studio. >> i can't wait to glimpse of the panda cub. >> very exciting indeed. we'll reset. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome this monday, december 17th, september 17th, 2012. a costly penalty cost the skins a chance of perfection. i guess they were playing football. kind of happens. >> it was the craziest game. the whole thing was so agonizing, tom. >> and we're still trying to get over it. i guess mei xiang is okay. may be the only one. >> something to cheer. >> that's right. >>> starting off with a clear sky. that's the view from space. we do have increasing clouds pushing in from central virginia and into the south. much farther south and west, we've got a developing rain storm coming our ray late tonight. between now and then, we'll stay dry. off to a chilly start. it's only near 50 in montgomery county. much of fairfax county, prince george's, and southern maryland. up near the bay waters, near 60. reagan national, 61. th

the big national game is tonight. all the fans are so excited for the big victory yesterday. >> now we want to win the division. let's keep going. there's an evening game tonight. the weather should be fine. the storms tomorrow should hold off until after the game. fall-like on sunday monday, and tuesday. >> thanks for being with us. have a great wee anncr: a good job. it's the key to a good life. but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs paying... on average fifty five thousand a year. six thousand jobs from increased tourism... and table games like blackjack and poker. add it up: it's twelve thousand new maryland jobs. but to b

the nationals are planning on a when coming up. davey johnson says he will not be satisfied until they win the pennant. tonight is just the next that in the long process. this team has played with bogus and aggressiveness all season long. -- focus and aggressiveness. it is starting to wear on them a little bit. >> we have bigger things in mind. to bring as a division title would be pretty awesome. >> to be part of the franchise's history, it is a great feeling. >> the royals and the mariners -- orioles and the mayors. look out and the orioles their 15th straight extra inning ballgame win. for football fans, the one thing we have learned from the redskins this season is that rgiii makes a huge difference in the office. the problem has been the defense. the numbers don't lie. this is the week to turn it against the rifle, andy dalton. he has been sacked three times. he is just chomping at the bit. but you know he was a good quarterback and makes a lot of plays. >> over the first two weeks we did not really have a team that made it pla

acceptance speech at the democratic national convention tomorrow night. so they will start on thursday. a labor dispute led to a lockout of the regular rectories. >> heavily criticized replacement referees will be on the field for this game. the nfl tried to work out a deal on the weekend, but the talks broke down. a sports illustrated writer says the nfl is putting the players at risk by using the replacement referees. >> football is a chaotic and violent game. the nfl must bring order and safety. >> we will find out more as to what happens throughout the season. for tonight and the first week of the season it will be the replacements on the field. the nationals hosted the cubs for the home-run derby last night as they took their lead to seven and a half games over the braves. ian desmond, adam laroche, ryan zimmerman accounted for several home runs for the nationals in their 11-5 victory. gonzales will be on the amount, to become the team's first 18- game winner. mark reynolds had a big three- run home run leading the orioles to a 12-0 pounding of toront

the united nation lacks the efficiency to bring about the required changes. if this inefficiency proceeds, nation will lose hope in the global structure to defend the rights. the united nations is restructured international -- in the spirit of collective cooperation, the understanding of the night of nations will be damage. the united nations has been created with justice and reinstitution of the universal rights has been practiced and engulfed by this -- preparing a supportive ground for the domination of a few powerful countries. consequently un's inefficiency has been on the rights. rise. moreover the existence of the middle of writing right in the mobilization of power have made it nearly impossible to defend the rights of the nation's. .. for all, though a great and historic missing can be accomplished. it does not left us alone and this mission. and i said if it doesn't happen, then i will be contradictory to its existence. god has promised us, a man of kindness come a man who lets people an absolute justice, a man who is perfect beyond being, a man who

we see the national parks as job creators. they are also great places for international visitors to come. when you take all the parks and put them together, they are the number one destination for international visitors. host: our first call for thomas kiernan, president of the national parks conservation association, comes from 6 miles, south carolina. gail is calling. go ahead. caller: thank you for answering my question. i am a young lady that has been to every national park in our country. my parents took my sisters and me and to the national monuments, too. when i had children as a single mom, i tell them to everyone of them as well. i want the whole country to see how beautiful and wonderful they are. my suggestion is this. they have a short picture video for each one of the parks. it is broadcast for maybe a year and they show each one. that will get everybody excited to go and see it. host: what is your favorite national park before we get an answer from thomas kiernan? caller: i go to maine every summer. i was in japan

>> compare the national average today, $3.86 the national average of 2008 of $4.11. strike inchers' into theill continue union week after decided not to vote on a new contract proposal. >> we are disappointed that after 10 months of discussion reaching an honest and fair , they decided to continue their strike. and keep our children out of the classrooms. said theyfficials look overe time to and it input from their members. he may seek aaid court order to borrow to force teacher's back into the classroom. -- tomorrow to force the into the back classroom. you knew it could not last. >> we will call this the calm the cold. we will look for temperatures to fall into the 50's across the area. look at the 49 in west virginia. we have called for a good part of the day. clouds have disappeared. they will reemerge tomorrow morning. partly cloudy and cool for your temperatures in the closer towards the district. theok at the timing of d what we havean store. you might need some extra blankets. >> good advice. let's talk about the game between the redskins and nine rams. >> --

he'll address the united nations. but make another cpaign appearance on "the view" like this one in may. instead of meeting one on one with world leaders. no meetings scheduled with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's angered democrats by publicly demanding a tougher obama stance on iran. on "60 minutes," the president seemed to dismiss netanyahu as noise. >> any pressure that i feel is simply to do what's right for the american people. and i am going to block out any noise that's out there. >> reporter: the white house claimed what the president meant was -- >> his objective is to take every step possible to enhance israel's security. >> reporter: mr. obama had downplayed anti-american rioting. >> i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road. >> reporter: but after benghazi, the u.s. ambassador to libya asass natd, three more americans murdered, with egypt run by islamists, syria out of control, mitt romney campaigning in colorado blamed barack obama.

it is sweeping the nation. in one california town some lifeguards posted their dance video on youtube and got fired. >> everybody else is copying their dance moves. even the shipmen at the naval academy are doing this. >> what happened? >> this reminds me of the call me maybe craze. this led to 14 people getting fired and sparked a big debate in a city east of los angeles. >> the beat is infectious. size big hit has america shaking its collective caboose. the u.s. naval academy and "good morning america." when the life guards posted their own version on youtube they got fired. >> what to do it for fun and to commemorate our summer. we never thought it would have blown up to something like this. >> this was a clear and authorized use of city resources, said one official including city issued uniforms. the debate gets its way to city hall last night. 250 people packed the place as the allies guards pleaded their case -- lifeguards pleaded their case. >> the punishment does not fit the crime. >> [inaudible] >> even

overnight from the national 0. panda cub was born overnight. only had a temper sinsyne 10% chance of conceiving. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. now to adam caskey for the weather. degrees at dulles 50 in manassas, 61 at national, winchester and the mid to upper start this monday morning. morning sunshine with afternoon clouds increasing. i'm expecting rain late today, probably after 5:00 p.m. temperatures in the mid to humiditys with low after wednesday. widespread showers and storms be heavy in nature severesibly thunderstorms throughout tuesday. r tonight.rts late go to angela for the commute. >> thank you very much. looks like everything is time.ng up on we will start on the maryland .eltway 193 and new hampshire avenue, a good ride. no problem through bethesda. the entire beltway looks good. all the construction in tysons, that has been completed on schedule. around braddock and 66, so that's important. flashing lights on the shoulder. 95 near rte. 3 in the stafford area. they are wrapping that up. springfield, looks good out of

for the united nations meeting. this comes as his government celebrates a small victory over militia groups. one of the largest groups in tripoli has turned over its compound to government forces. militia groups have seen a fierce backlash in recent days. they played a part in the attack of ambassador christopher stephens earlier this month. mahmoud ahmadinejad is announcing -- denouncing the violent attacks that followed the release of the film that mocks the prophet mohammed. >> fundamentally, first of all and the action -- any action that is provocative offends their religious feelings of any people. likewise, we contend any kind -- likewise, we condemn any kind of extremism. >> he called the film and abuse of freedom. is expected to speak at the un later this week. >> soldiers were mishandled at the mortuary. some of this woman's husband remains may be buried. he was killed by an ied in iraq and it was a bill that remains of hundreds of soldiers were incinerated and disposal at the landfill. they are not honored

convention, what happens after, you know, the democratic national convention. en frankly, there's 60- some odd days so it will be a race to the finish and a lot can happen. >> wittman lost to jerry brown in the 2010 california governor's race. >>> san francisco is looking for hundreds of people to work on election day. they plan to hire more than 2500 people to staff the polling sites on november 6. applicants must be at least 18 years old, a u.s. citizen and registered to vote in california. those who are hired must also complete a training course before the election. pay for the one-day assignment is between $125 and $170. >>> just about an hour ago, the oakland a's announced that pitcher brandon mccarthy is recovering from surgery after being hit in the head with a ball. the team say the 29-year-old pitcher is now awake and alert, after that hit. mccarthy was hit by a line drive from erick aybar yesterday. a ct scan showed he suffered a skull fracture, hemorrhaging and an confusion. doctors performed surgery last night and they say he is improving. >>> sherif

a new study is out in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences. researchers argue it could be possible to get half of the world's power from four million wind turbines. the study did not consider the cost of building all those turbines or where they would go. >>> g.m. admits it is losing money on every single volt it sells but there is a lot of debate as to how much money it's actually losing. roiters crunched its own set of numbers and says g.m. loses $45,000 on each and every individual volt. g.m. is saying no way and it insipses its big investment in the -- insists its big investment in the new technology will pay off over time. >> by that calculation it lost of lot of dough. >> we're talking about all of the money g.m. has already spent creating the technology, producing it on various -- very specific type assembly lines. it says over time the technology will take over and it will pay for itself. >> give it time. >> give it time. >> thanks, jess. >>> it 16:40. in nine minutes, learn why maryland congressional candidate is leaving the race and w

the nationals win 7-3. they need three to win the east.y need ansay entire team effort. >> we need to score points until whistle. >> the nationals open up a against the st. louis cardinals. have a great day. thank you. is 64 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> we will take a look at the white house and a handful of battleground st >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. and ever to ahead, get tougher on drunk drivers in .he district police officers resuming the breath alcohol tests. good morning, washington. friday, september 28. i am cynne simpson. >> brad bell in for steve chenevey. get to meteorologist jeras. >> good friday. wet, but theng out quickly.g prince george's county and anne with some of the showers at this hour. 7 at reagan national, 65 at dulles. mild temperatures across the board. 67 right now at reagan national. we will have rain this morning again later today. not everyone will get it. it will be widely scattered. weekend forecast in a few minutes. now to traffic. >> on the roads, dealing w

. >> an emotional night for the die-hard national fans. back to the playoffs for the t time since 1943. exciting. good morning, everybody. happy friday. is september 21. i am pamela brown. >> i am kendis gibson. now to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> its corn to be the best day outside and enjoy the outdoors. will be a little 80 this afternoon. changes for the weekend. showers and a thunderstorm is expected on saturday. some could be severe. then another big cooldown in the forecast. temperatures right now, 61 in d.c., 56 at dulles. mostly sunny and 65 at 9:00, 72 noon, 79 at 5:00. let's check on traffic. in falmouth, representative and up construction. across the 14th street bridge. construction still in place in .he district pennsylvania avenue over the been shut downs because of the a paving project. last place295, your inbound 11ths street bridge. in the tysons area on the beltway, construction schedule be there until 5:00. the beltway in maryland looks good. back to you. >> thank you. nationals fans, the wait is .ver we are in the playo

home prices across the nation have risen from last year. at's the biggest jump we've seen in the past six years. abc2's jeff hager has more. >> reporter: you can still find the for sale sig. you just have to search harder. they have been searching for the past six months and they still haven't found their next home. >> we are looking in all different price ranges and not seeing what we want because there's just no inventory. >> reporter: that's from a couple who also built their own real estate company. the harris' opened their franchise on canton square in 2008 just in team for the housing bust. they sold 125 homes that first year. now they average that many every month. >> baltimore is rocking it. >> reporter: in the last year harris said home sales for the month of july jumped by $10 million here. the average price of a home in baltimore jumped $28,000. >> this is good news, believe it or not. this is the only category that we've seen less percentage wise because the market has gone up. we're seeing a steady increase in buyers. less house

header today at the national stadium. the first game at 4:00 and the start to 30will minutes after that game. if you had a ticket for yesterday's game, you can itng it today and exchange for today's game. d.c. police looking at increasing security. the washington examiner said to a police memorandum. the department would like to officers. celebrations during the as well >> . a house committee will take a botchedook today at asrunning probe known operation fast and furious. the committee voted ton general eric for notn contempt documents related pro.e >> two weeks before the 10th anniversary of the d.c. sniper attacks, survivors and aboutigators met to talk weeks.rifying three one shooting victim recalls what he thought was a random armed robbery. idea when he was shot was the beginning and leeallen mohammed malvo's terrifying crime spree. between september 5 and when they were caught, i was fearful just like everybody else. i didn't realize i had already been shot by them. >> those leading the investigation also talked abo

the democratic national convention beginning inauspiciously is the same day the national debt reaches $16 trillion. when mr. obama was asked to grade his performance, he gave himself and incomplete. we take that appear tonight. also at the convention, pursley michele obama tonight with a full on speech about her ambitions for another four years. can the democrats make an effective case for four more years in white the white house? the author of the best-selling book, aaron klein joins us. he is the author of "fool me twice." glad blakeman joining us as well. nancy pelosi stands idly by. all of that here tonight and more. one of the most important questions facing voters this year is has the president delivered on his promises to the american people. president obama himself refusing to give his performance on the economy a letter grade. as the national debt today hits $16 trillion. the president, settling instead for incomplete. the third time in as many years that he is offered that assessment. and a serious change in tone from four years ago when senator obama told voters that he kne

and that is, not all of the national guard are considered veterans. so, they may not be able to participate in some of the va programs. that's why our relationship with samhsa and kathryn's group, the memorandum of understanding that we have between the national guard and samhsa is so important because it connects with the community. and the communities, through samhsa and our relationship, that's where the national guard is. it's the governor in the state and it's the militias, as kathryn mentioned, so a vast majority of folks that we're seeing in the psychological health program, they've never been deployed. so, it's very important for us to look at community resources, as kathryn mentioned. absolutely, and hector, you're in the thick of it in the community. take us through a cycle of some of the folks that you counsel and that you work with. the most important part, when we think about these veterans and when it comes to homelessness, for me, the key is how do we get the information to them? it's hard for them to get to a phone or seek, because the

the last nation to have lost in manufacturing can anyone guess who that was? great britain. things didn't work out well for them afterwards. we are faced with a challenge, and the challenge is not our the american entrepreneur is up for it, the challenge is are they going to get on a bipartisan basis the support of their government that has existed for the 200 year tradition, and the argument i make is we need to come together as a nation on the national security basis and on a sense of our economic competitiveness to put together the agenda that is going to help the small and medium-sized and the factors make ends meet and continue to thrive in an environment where they are not getting the assistance of their government, and other competitors are getting extraordinary assistance from their government. let me end on the note i am the most optimistic about and i don't talk about this foley but coming from silicon valley, you see the existence of the technology companies and the technology advantage is still the case that river and facebook have emerged in the united states, an

it wasn't just buckley and the national review's. this is the path to follow and one of the most interesting alternative approaches was offered by a group by for a particular individuals who were then called the new conservatives and their followers of the philosophy of edmund burke the great 18th-century statesman who argued we should honor traditions and institutions and we should honor them because they have developed for particular evolutionary reasons. was almost a bar when view of how the societies developed. we have institutions and traditions very important to our society and they have come to be the way they are because they come to work. we don't always understand exactly what they do and how they do and how they work. but wisdom is the product of experience, and wisdom has been impressed into these institutions. now, burke is frequently misunderstood as the status quo. not so, he was a reformer and he argued the paradoxically preservation required change. i could go on and talk a lot more about the philosophy but suffice it

be in ct supports the immigration advisor program to extend the nations security beyond our physical borders to 11 airports in nine foreign countries. where we work with carriers and foreign authorities to identify if potential threat prior to boarding. in fiscal year 2009 before the christmas day attempt, the ntc and ieee p. made sure security purposes. this fiscal year in contrast we have made almost 4000 no board recommendations. a dramatic increase that is enhance the 30th and international air travel. while the focus of our predeparture work, we also maintain robust -- prior to admission that any port of entry whether by air land or sea cbp officers assess traveler risk by scanning entry and identity documents, conducting personal interviews and running appropriate biometric and biographical queries against databases. cbp activates a counterterrorism response protocol. these protocols are aided by the fact the national targeting center has become a critical inter-agency counterterrorism resource which representatives from over a dozen departments and

cspan goes to the national action suicide prevention. the guests include the secretary of the department of health and human services, kathleen sibelius' as well as the president of the national association of broadcasters and a former u.s. senator and others. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good morning and welcome. thank you for being here. i am pamela hyde, the administrator of the substance abuse and mental health administration or samsa. each year, 11 million americans consider taking their own lives and about 37,000 died from suicide in 2009. almost 2.5 million americans over the age of 14 are distressed enough to actually attempt this. america loses approximately 100 people every 24 hours, not to the battle of war or acts of terrorism, not to natural disasters but to the incredibly shattering act of suicide. the told a suicide takes on american communities and families is profound. keeping our nation's young people, elders, working age adults, and m

the national's kickoff of four- tonight at 7:05 against the brewers. area want toour hands on the iphone 5. they're desperate to get their hands on the new iphone. f them were there at noon yesterday. >> the arrival of a new iphone s become something of a consumer frenzy and cultural phenomenon. we have more details on the misstep -- already sharing high- five's for the iphone 5. coast-to-coast in this country, are lining up and camping out for days. but not everyone is on the get the phone. >> i sold this for a little bit than $200. >> we have a few customers, four or five. side, -- and on the advertising. they're talking about the of this being thinner and lighter. and talking about the staggering sales predictions. 10 million being shipped in the next 10 days. so what could be wrong? the new application that replaces global maps as a lot of that needs to be worked out. >> there are a lot of points of --erest that need to be off u may say that this is a accurate direction to new york city. >> a few issues will not be throw apple fans off the track. h

a ceremony was held yesterday on the national mall. as held to commemorate the 67th anniversary of v-j day, the day the allies defeated japan in 1945. the event included a wreath laying ceremony and also a performance from the u.s. marine corps brass quartet. ♪ and the wet weather could not stop the annual labor day concert. the concert was moved inside the eisenhower theater at the kennedy center. officials made the decision early yesterday because of the threat of bad weather. thankfully it did not impact the crowds. the national symphony orchestra played to an almost packed house. impressive show. >> much more comfortable inside than outside. >> right. it's not just the rain. it's the humidity. you know? we couldn't see temperatures in the 90s but, you know, maybe 80s. >> sticky and muggy. >> you want to be comfortable, right? >> exactly. >> if you're going to be doing anything outdoors today. pack the umbrella. kids, family. make sure it's the big umbrella. you know, golf umbrella. we want to keep everybody dry. 75, our temperature

>> the united nations has a warning for the iranian president. cool it. but mahmoud ahmadinejad already has strong words for israel as he gears up for his big speech in new york city. >>> a dramatic search for survivors on one of the world's highest mountains. now rescue crews are deciding whether they'll be able to find any more survivors. >>> high school students in new york can now get more than just an education at school. officials are handing out the morning after pill to teens. some of their parents likely don't know a thing about it. >>> plus this -- >> the ball hit the ground. it was an incomplete pass. >> did you see this reaction? patriots coach bill belichick kbr grabs a referee after a last second loss. he's not the only coach fuming at questionable calls made by the replacement refs. the replacement refs. "newsroom" begins right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us on this monday morning. i'm carol costello. this morning seemingly all roads lead to new york city. nearly 120 worl

park with the partnership of the national park service and park conservancy. [applause] leader pelosi is deeply committed to the beauty of the american dream. she is deeply committed to the beauty of the golden gate and our magnificent city. she is deeply committed to the beauty of america. to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the bridge and the 25th anniversary of congresswoman and democratic leader nancy pelosi, the national park service has probably made available its staff member martin stopped to sing one of her favorite songs. this song celebrates the beauty of america bridging us all, from sea to shining sea. [applause] ♪ 4 purple mountains majesty above the the rooted plain america america god grant his grace on thee and ccrown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea o, beautiful for patriot streams that sees beyond the years thine alabaster city sleeve undimmed by human america america god grant his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> martin, my goodness, that was ab

stay with abc 7 news for coverage of the national convention. gordon and scott will have every from the democratic national convention. e both of them there. the center of attention this week. the romney campaign remains on the road. vice presidential candidate paul states,ited to swing with voters in ohio and iowa. well speaking at a community college, he took aim at the administration after we that the national debt eclipsed the 16 dar trillion mark. ryan called this the worst broken promise of president obama. chris -- president obama can say a lot of things. that.good at when things he cannot tell you, he cannot tell you you are off.r ryan said his record -- that obama, is worse than jimmy carter. >> in other news closer to home, on storm watch as we keep stormson a set of overnight. conditions outside are a little unsettled. bob ryan is tracking the situation. ?ow does it look r that willthe summe not end. with the heat and humidity, been some showers, some rumbles of thunder. look of the temperature now here furniture weather center. 82 deg

the national weather service confirming it was a tornado. new york city isn't out of the woods yet. here is a live look at times square. actually that showing the white house on capitol hill. >> gregg: it's looking better. >> heather: yeah, it cleared up since the last hour. here is times square as we were mentioning, the new york city area. also still under a threat for more severe weather. dc, that's where the national weather service says there has been sightings of two possible tornadoes in that region. as gregg was saying, looks like that cleared up. we'll see what happens next. meantime, anna kooiman is live in new york city with more from here. >> as you were mentioning severe weather popping up along the east coast from the carolinas to new england as a strong cold front continues pushing eastward. much of the northeast is under a tornado watch until later tonight, including new york city and the surrounding areas where a tornado touched down this morning in brooklyn and queens. the video you're about to see here is from breezy point

live at the national zoo, megan mcgrath, news 4. back to you, eun. >>> a family is looking for temporary housing after a fire at the 600 block of toby drive in temple hills. the fire broke out around 2:15 this morning. everyone got out okay. firefighters are still trying to figure out what caused the fire. >>> mitt romney trying to make up ground in key battleground states. he'll launch a bus tour through ohio and virginia. recent polls show the republican presidential nominee trailing president obama in both states. romney will begin the day in another state in colorado. he'll campaign in pueblo, colorado. romney held this rally yesterday in denver, which will host the first presidential debate next week. this ad starts airing today in ohio. the obama campaign is launching it, and it criticizes mitt romney over his comments about americans who don't pay income tax. the ad suggests romney come clean about the taxes he's paid in the past. it's a clear indication the obama campaign will make his republican opponent's finances a key iss

the national debt was $5 trillion. the national debt doubled.n tax cut in midst of two unpaid for wars and increase the medicare drug program. he had doubled the debt of america. the bush tax cut continued to take revenue out of washington. >> bret: how specific should the president get about the way forward to deal with the big ticket items. >> what the president, i believe he feels the simpson simpson-bowles commission move in the right direction. bipartisan effort to put everything on the table. revenue, spending and entitlement. keep in mind we might have passed the simpson-bowles commission if paul ryan and the house republicans voted for it. they voted against it. paul ryan the candidate for vice president voted against the bipartisan efforts. the president could have good things and drove them across the finish line. >> if barack obama had embraced the simpson-bowles commission and said this is my plan you know would have happened. they would have said if you want to make it a one-term president and not give him an achievement. >> bret: s

. >> there's a new panda cub at the national zoo. we will check in with john gonzalez for details. >> aound of violent protests overseas over the film, this time the violence impact of american soldiers. >> tempers flare. how coach mike shanahan is reacting to an outburst on the field. good morning, washington. great to have you with us on this monday morning. i am pamela brown. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get a start on the weather would jacqui jeras. >> things will change in the afternoon. don't leave home without the umbrella. it's beautiful this morning in the meantime. a little chris with temperatures in the 40's to the west. 60 in the district's. -- a little crisp this morning. a dry start. showers by mid afternoon. some strong storms possible into tuesday. mostly sunny today, 60 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 73 by noon with increasing clouds. light rain developing across the area by 5:00, 78 degrees for the high temperature. we will talk about the changes coming up. first let's check on traffic with jamie. >> off to a great start on t

a wildfire is growing in the angeles national forest northeast of l.a. 's already scorched more than 4,000 acres. and the steep, rugged terrain is forcing firefighters to battle the blaze from the air. >>> michelle obama speaks tonight at the democratic national convention gets under way at charlotte. >>> and happy birthday to "the price is right." it turns 40 years old today. and many of the more memorable contestants are returning to help celebrate. >>> quick look at weather now. hail and gusty winds for minneapolis, omaha and kansas city. the remnants of isaac drench the eastern part of the country from vermont to virginia. and heavy rain from florida to mississippi. >>> finally from us this morning, the dry weather is forcing one wild animal to forage for some food in unexpected spots. >> abc's clayton sandell on why people are increasingly coming uncomfortably close to bears. >> reporter: it's not just the stuff of movies anymore. vail, colorado, is now in the grip of a bear epidemic. more than 50 calls about bears in the past month alone. >> there's