scandinavian is who arrived eagerly, a polish, the russian, the italian, the chinese, the japanese, the west indians, the huddled masses that came through to ellis island. [applause] all those folks, before they were us, they were them. when its new wave of immigrants arrived, they faced resistance from those already here. they faced hardship. they faced racism. they faced ridicule. over time, they went about their daily lives. they earned a living. they raised a family. they built a community. their children went to school year. they did their part to build the nation. they were the einstein's, the carnegies, and the millions of men and women whose names we do not remember but whose actions helped make us who we are. they built this country, hand by hand. [applause] they all came here knowing that what makes someone american is not just blood or birth, but allegiance to our founding principles and the faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere can write the next great chapter of our story. that is still true today. allen is here this afternoon. where is he? he is around here -- there he is, right

the west. (narrator) "the searchers" is a tale of a man's quest for his niece, who has been kidnapped by indiansthat explores obsession and racial hatred. there's no more time for praying, amen. brad, martin. amen. (music playing) (thomas schatz) i think one of the things that makes "the searchers" such a powerful film is the john wayne figure.

the west. (narrator) "the searchers" is a tale of a man's quest for his niece, who has been kidnapped by indiansthat explores obsession and racial hatred. there's no more time for praying, amen. brad, martin. amen. (music playing) (thomas schatz) i think one of the things that makes "the searchers" such a powerful film is the john wayne figure.

the west on the western stage. he intersected with all the historical figures and will was intimately involved in the exploration and the west and the mexican-american war, in the civil war and the indianar. this was a guy who intersected with big history but in an intimate way. so i decided to devote a book and about four or five years of my life to trying to figure out who this guy was, kit carson. carson came out here in a way to escape america. he was a runway and he had heard all the stories about the wild west and wanted to be one of these mountain men, one of these for trappers. he did come out to mexico and intersected with these guys. he became an intimate part of their world which was mainly a french-based culture. he learned french and became fluent in french and lived with these guys and learn the river systems of the west. basically hunting pelts. of course he knew all the rivers because that was the key to understanding the topography and understanding havoc around here. when the u.s. topographical course sent an expedition under john c. fremont to explore the west they needed a guide and fremont realize that these mountain men knew the west better than anyone so he hired

historical figures, and was intimately involved in exploration in the west, in the mexican-american war, in the civil war, and the indian this is a guy intersected with history, big history, but in an intimate way. so i decided to devote a book and about four or five years of my life to trying to figure out who this guy was, kit carson. carson came out near a way to escape america. he was a runaway, and he had heard all these stories about the wild west and wanted to be one of these mountain men, one of this fur trappers. he did come out to new mexico. intersected with these guys, he became an intimate part of their world, which was mainly a french based culture. he learned french and became fluent in french and lived with these guys and learned the river systems of the west, basically hunting beaver pelts. but because he knew all the rivers -- that was really the key to understanding the topography and understanding how to get around here. when the u.s. topographical corps sent an expedition to explore the west, they needed a guide, and fremont realized he's mountain men knew the west bert than anyone. so he hired kit

cavalry officer whose encounter with indians leads him to question his allegiance to his own culture. (rudy wurlizter) the whole myth of the west go out to some place and you can invent yourself. the western hero represented somebody who took advantage of this chance and could make something of it. and that could reinvent his life. so that he could go out and become a hero, not from what he was, but something totally different something totally new. (narrator) kevin costner's character emerges as a hero, but in a most unconventional situation. the audience cheers the indians as they defeat the cavalry. (lindsay anderson) the western hero symbolizes the man of honor, the good man, the man of action. and that rule is something that will be eternal in people, wherever they are. whether in america, or in the rest of the world. the kind of western hero i'd devise, dog one today, is probably very much along traditional lines. i'd try something different in the scenario, thoh, a different approach. (narrator) in 1992, clint eastwood directed the story of a hero involved in a cycle of revenge that ultimately consumes him. well, sir, yo

west of taxpayer money. do i think that the people who came in to force indians off their land and murdered them? you coming over on the may flouer? >> my family came over in chains as enemy of the state. >> dana: then they were part of apartheid or something like that. listen to one more sound bite from this. >> together we make extension of each other's quest. to work for all of us. so thank you, black folks. say thank you, black folks. say america was founded by outsiders. say that. or today insiders. >> dana: i think if i had been an employee and required to go to this, i don't think i would have said any of. that i wouldn't want to go. because i had more important things to do. >> eric: you have to watch it and wonder if he was being outrageous to prove a point, opposite point. like never stay stuff like this. i don't think this is an issue by $200 thank you. the$20,000. they got a bargain. then are you sure the employees are like yeah, america is owned by outsiders for the insiders. it's crazy that is going on. weren't they involved in harassment, sensitivity issues? >> i couldn't speak tha

west of taxpayer money. do i think that the people who came in to force indians off their land and murdered them? you coming over on the may flouer? >> my family came over in chains as enemy of the state. >> dana: then they were part of apartheid or something like that. listen to one more sound bite from this. >> together we make extension of each other's quest. to work for all of us. so thank you, black folks. say thank you, black folks. say america was founded by outsiders. say that. or today insiders. >> dana: i think if i had been an employee and required to go to this, i don't think i would have said any of. that i wouldn't want to go. because i had more important things to do. >> eric: you have to watch it and wonder if he was being outrageous to prove a point, opposite point. like never stay stuff like this. i don't think this is an issue by $200 thank you. the$20,000. they got a bargain. then are you sure the employees are like yeah, america is owned by outsiders for the insiders. it's crazy that is going on. weren't they involved in harassment, sensitivity issues? >> i couldn't speak tha

the plane lost power to its right engine while headed for key west. no word on why. >>> and under this beach in the indiancrystal that's hundreds of millions of years older than any other rocks there. they believe it's remnants of a land that sank and broke apart by plate movement. gretchen? >> gretchen: thanks much. do you struggle to keep your food portion under control? we have fantastic gadgets to help you keep your diet in check this morning of the joining me, fitness expert and author of "slim nastics,," nicky. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: this is a great little gadget. the first one, is the meals measurer. we live in the big society. this is the portion control. >> this helps you remember fruits and vegetables are king on your plate. there is a lyle inside. you measure out fruits and vegetables, starch, protein and then take it off. this is a big plate. most plates are smaller. then you can serve it in your guest and know everyone is getting a healthy dinner. >> gretchen: most people would look at that and say they really skimped me. baby blocks, a lot of people make their own

the west african slave population first created this dish out of hardship. the name gumbo derives from the world king gumbo which is the name for okra the popular ingredient. the indians to the thickening agent known as the rue. now we didn't know any of that history when i was growing up. but when we saw those ingredients for gumbo come through the front door we knew it would be time for a celebration. and it was. you can find gumbo in every corner of this city and argue every day as to whose is best. but the answer always is there's no better part of gumbo than one made at home. >> the best way to learn, i think, is from your great grandmother or your grandmother. >> reporter: new orleans chef's middle name might as well be gumbo. when you start making this specialty. >> when i was a little girl. by high school i had it down. >> reporter: i take on the signature dish as revered by those near and far. >> it all starts with making a roux, doesn't it. >> reporter: she says a few steps are required. first, the all-important mix of flour and oil that makes up the roux. >> then i just stir. you can't answer the phone. you can't go to the door. you can't leave it alone. >>

know last year, there was a fire of course in the indian ocean that we all heard about with one of the international ships. and in 2010 as well off the west coast. but remember, these are accident. nobody is hurt. conditions might not be exactly what we would like them to be. >> if you have to lower prices so much to lure people back, at some point, you stop making money. and these ships are dog gone expensive to build and i'm sure the company has a lot of debt. >> i think, that the main concern right now is, you know, what is going to happen. what is the halo effect from this accident. we have a what the explicit costs are but not the implied costs. and the company is not offering that to us. i think we have it make inferences about what happens with pricing later this year. and maybe, you know, a little bit less positive, summer's son than we would like. >> thank you very much. dreamliner, cruise liners, all in trouble. let's go to janet in mobile. hi, janet. >> hey, tyler. headline of the day may be, it's not here yet and won't be for several hours. at first weer with told thursday morning, thursday afternoon. now 1:00 eastern hour we'

indians before breakfast. which was considered i guess, a good thing that. in fact, he was married to a native american. and he was a very close friend to many tribes in the westse are the kinds of things that he had to spend most of the rest of his life living down. he did not understand where this is coming from. why people back east so desperately seemed to need this hero and this character who would personify a manifest destiny. whenever he went back east, people refused to believe that he was the real kit carson. real kit carson was 5-foot 4'", he was awkward around people, he will spent most of his life on a mule, so he had an awkward gait that, you know, he was not as heroic action in your that was betrayed in the kit carson. people would say you are not the kind of kit carson that i am looking for. we were sorely disappointed. so i spent a lot of time in the book trying to explore in the ways in which carson tried to deal with this. it was a very awkward thing for him. with these books, he had another problem, which was he could not read him because he was illiterate. he had to have other people read these books to him, which was a source of embarrassm