he takes a bullet in the battle of trenton rushing the canyon. they put up the canyons on the main road. they were to pulverize the american army coming into town. that battle has the balance and monroe decisive action in that battle held the balance of the battle. he actually would have bled out and died and never known his name had not the night before, the soldiers awaken a doctor. they woke him up and went out and said -- cursed him and told him to get off of his property. he thought he was dealing with british soldiers. they had been in the charge of the town at nearly a year. i am a patriot. i will go into battle. perhaps i can help the poor soul. the poor soul he helped, james monroe. you'll see a lot of stories like that in "founding rivals." the simple chance encounter with dr. rikers was able to change history. we think it's all inevitable. we had the steady march, two independents, we defeated the most powerful country in the world, that was inevitable, we secured a government that was envy of the world to the very day, emulated, copie

happening in terms of time. >> one of the things that you point out is that a federal judge in this trenton who was overseeing dwick's bankruptcy was pounding on the u.s. attorney's office to wrap this up so that she could do what? >> she, in the bankruptcy case they, the creditors in the case wanted to depose dweck. and the u.s. attorney's office kept on trying to put that off because once he was deposed, everything would come out. because he couldn't lie. so there was that pressure. >> what other pressures were there to do it when they did it that would suggest it was not at all political? >> well; there was the pressure of the fact that there was a new u.s. attorney coming in, paul fishman, and nobody knew what was going to happen when he did come in. of so there was some internal push to get this case done before he came into office. >> now, that is political, but it just is not corzine/christie political. >> there's also you write, and i have heard before, an unwritten rule in the u.s. attorney's office that you don't can do a political arrest or indictment within 60 days of an electio

in the trenton photographs, not a single time these days could be seen. -- in the triumphant photographs, not a single chinese face to be seen. >> they were not well liked. people did not want them around. they would run them out of towns. when they were working, the railroad really one of them. >> hidden by snow even in summer, this was their greatest achievement, the longest of the many tunnels hewn from solid rock. when it was dug out by hand, it was a chinese who were the only ones who would do it for the wages and the appalling conditions. who is designing, building, and paying more than anyone else at the moment? it is the chinese. san francisco has the biggest chinese community outside of asia. china posturizing power and influence on things like new railway lines scare america. -- china's rising power and influence. >> what you had was american capital, american technology, and cheap labor. the way they're talking of building it now, it would be american labor lane the tracks but they're talking about making heavy investments in chinese technology. >> the fabric of america might

inside was a body that was dumped near the corner of trenton drive. police say it was lying between two bushes, but they are leaving most of the investigation up to the coroner. >> we don't know anything about the victim. all we know is it is probably an adult due to the size and the weight. >> investigators are combing missing person's reports and the coroner is expected to perform an autopsy tomorrow. >>> the family of missing nursing student michelle le wants the fbi to take over the case. le's family says the hayward police department does not have enough staff to work the case, and they say the investigation is flawed. le's cousin says officers failed to search le's apartment until four days after she disappeared. and the evidence they collected is not being pry your tiesed. >> the attention we have gotten from this case is due to the public and the press and due to the community. what is frustrating is the local force in the community. they are not listening to our family. and they haven't given us any updates. >> in response, hayward police iss

jim axelrod, cbs news, trenton, new jersey. >> pelley: we got word today that actor peter falk has died at his home in beverly hills after a battle with alzehimer's disease. >> didn't give you any trouble, did he? >> pelley: falk earned oscar nominations for "murder, incorporated" and "pocket full of miracles" and four emmy awards for his portrayal of lieutenant columbo, whose disheveled appearance belied his skill at cracking cases after asking a suspect... >> just one more thing. >> pelley: and just one more thing about peter falk: he was a talented artist. his work includes a self- portrait in that rumpled raincoat. peter falk was 83. and we'll be right back. [music playing] confidence available in color. depend® colors for women. looks and fits like underwear. protects like nothing else. depend®. good morning. great day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it m

today, all 111 parishes in the diocese of trenton are developing action plans to implement led by this spirit. bishop smith also created the institute for ecleezial ministry which has formed and commissioned approximately 100 people to date. he also updated and advanced the gospel and the culture of life and created real faith tv, an award-winning teen talk show, and he boosted the trenton diocese' online outreach to the hispanic community to protect the sanctity of human life and to reach an ever-wider audience with news and commentary published in the newspaper "the monitor." faced with decline number in diocese enrollment, which included 30 elementary schools and eight high schools, bishop smith's commitment to excellence initiative established benchmarks to make an already effective education program even better. mr. speaker, my wife, marie and i, were those among offering thanks to bishop smith's jubilee mass. we rejoiced with his family and friends for his accomplishments that are without number. we rejoiced over his bold, consistent and compassionate commitment to defending unbo

the neighbors found the bag on trenton drive yesterday morning. officers noticed blood dripping from the bag and discovered the body inside. an autopsy is underway right now. >> flowers and cards and messages of condollences continue to pour in fire station 26 in san francisco in honor of two fallen firefighters. a memorial is set up for vin cent perez who died. their helmets are placed with mess annuals was support. though saddened by the loss, co-workers will answer the dangerous calls. >> we have the same type of incident that happened here today and woolgo in there with the same effort that we always do to protect life and property and we are here to do that. >> it is still not determined what caused the deadly flash over explosion. cal ocea is investigating the incident. the fire department released the memorial plans for perez and valerio and the funeral is friday at st. mary's. interment will follow in holy cross cemetery. >> the head of the national transportation board will visit the site of the explosion. they are tour along with kathy s

a neighbor spotted a large gar badges bag lying in bushes near trenton drive and palm avenue and calledthe scene noticed blood dripping from the bag. on closer inspection they discovered a body inside. santa clara county corner is expected to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. investigators will also be coming filing a missing person's report. >>> a joint funeral will be held 12:30 this afternoon at st. mary's cathedral for two firefighters. vincent perez and anthony valerio died from severe burns and smoke inhalation. they say super heated gases exploded causing a flash over and temperatures as high as a thousand degrees. perez was killed dallas thursday. the other died early friday morning. >> kristen: the family of missing student michelle le is asking the f.b.i. to take over the case. they say the hayward police department doesn't have enough staff to work the case. le's cousin says officers didn't search her apartment until four days after she disappeared. the evidence thiscollected is not getting priority. >> the attention we've gotten on this case has been due to

we, right now, are down in trenton, you know, going through budgetary items, trying to restore fundingealth issues, for seniors for tax relief. and this governor takes a helicopter to his son's baseball game. and then to his residence to entertain donors from iowa. i don't think anyone should be able to have access to a helicopter when there's no need, there's no policy need, there's no governmental need, it's all about setting priorities, and his own personal agenda. i, quite frankly, am insulted by that. as i think the taxpayers of new jersey should be insulted by this as well. >> now, you heard her, she said, i think the state police said this cost $2,500. they would have spent it anyway. >> i've heard that for years. i've heard it from generals and admirals and presidents and vice presidents and cabinet officers and they all say the same thing because it does have an element of truth to it, which is helicopters and aircraft have to fly a certain number of hours per month so the pilots maintain proficiency in training so that is all true, but that's a dodge that's beside the point.

we right now are down in trenton going through budgetary items trying to restore funding for women'sfor tax relief, and this governor takes a helicopter to his son's baseball game and then to entertain donors from iowa. i don't think anyone should be able to have access to a helicopter when there's really no need, no policy need, no governmental need, it's all about setting priorities and his own personal agenda. i quite frank liam insulted by that as i think the taxpayers of new jersey should be insulted by this as well. >> you know, you wonder how much of this is ginned up outrage because there is all this attention on christie. is it potential republican presidential contender. >> absolutely. on the very same day when he went to this baseball game he also sat down with some republican contributors from iowa who are trying to talk him into going. so one republican strategist i talked to today said, sure. this is a good democratic strategy whether they're planning it or not and they probably are. to try to mess up his hair and cause a little trouble for him because at the end of the

still, yesterday this group of powerful republican businessmen flew to the governor's mansion in trenton maybe get him to bend a little. bruce rastetter is the ceo of hawkeye energy and summit farms. thank you for being with us. >> well, thank you for having me. >> tell us what happened at the meeting. >> well, we originally set the meeting up to build a relationship with governor christie to ask him to lend his voice to national issues and encourage him to run for president. it wasn't out of we don't think the field is strong enough, we just think highly of governor christie and thought it was important at this juncture in the country that he consider running for president. >> i hear you. i still would like to ask you this question. what does chris christie havey nur mined that mitt romney doesn't? >> well, i think what chris christie has that a number of political aspirants don't have is the ability to be blunt and direct and articulate and be able to communicate in such a way that you know exactly what he's thinking. he has a common sense approach to government in terms of how he appr

host: let's get a comment from one of our viewers and a call from trenton, new jersey.this is a very interesting comment. when the demonstration in egypt broke out, i wrote a piece for politico and said, don't bank is about the united states -- make this about the united states. one of the reasons this has captured the community is that this is indigenous. it is hard for the u.s. to say -- the government to say this is the u.s. meddling. the public is not buying it. it is indigenous. it is pervasive. it is important. i think the u.s. should, in principle, supports the aspirations of people. if we cannot stand for that, we stand for nothing. beyond that, we cannot make this about the united states. that is critical. in my public opinion polls here, among the american public in april, asking the public whether they want united states to take a position of either the public or the government in the arab world, in every single country, 2/3 want to stay out. of those who want the u.s. to intervene, again by a ratio of 5-to-1 or 2-to-1, depending on the country, the u.s. publ

wanda is a republican in trenton, florida. what do you think about secretary gates say most countries like to each other? caller: i like senator leahy's question better. the host: why? caller: this question was how long will we support governments who lied to us. how long are we going to support our government? they don't tell us the truth, either. they don't tell anybody the truth. not other countries, and not us. host: from "the wall street journal" this morning. budget negotiators consider medicaid cutbacks. a group of negotiators from both parties met for the eighth time at the capitol seeking agreement that -- that would pave the way for congress to raise the debt ceiling. this is an issue we will talk about with a freshman republican from kansas who is a member of the budget committee. he will be here at 8:20 or so eastern time. gaithersburg, maryland, john on our democrats' line. secretary gates says most countries like to each other. caller: i believe it is correct. i am going to challenge to come up with a framework b

seven day and lesbians new jersey couple's are going to court in trenton to try to force the state to recognize gay marriage. the family say that in their legal complaint that the state's civil union law designed to give gay couples the same legal protection as gay couples has not been built across the bridge a promise. meanwhile in sacramento state republicans and democrats have found something to dislike and the new spending plan with past -- which passed with only democratic votes. democratic lawmakers say there were forced to use new bond majority vote to pursue the $9.6 billion budget deficit without the tax renewal they saw all here. overseas protesters are gathered outside greece parliament building in athens. deputies will prepare to vote on the austerity measures that have to be passed for the of financially troubled country to get the next installment of bailout funds to avoid default on the debt. in cairo egyptian security forces clashed with hundreds of young people for a second day. nearly 200 people have been injured in the worst rioting since the uprising that toppled m

we've got this heat wave. 100 is expected in trenton, 101 in newark. that will break a record.esville to virginia. we're going to see a change as the high pressure starts to shrink. the jet stream will allow it to dip down a bit and that will start to bring cooling temperatures friday, saturday, on into sunday. you'll see the 90s start to shrink down to the south. they'll be confined down there. hundreds in the southwest. but at least the temperatures >>> well, take a look at our neck of the woods. it's still pretty cloudy over the golden gate. that misty fog. we have about a 2,000-foot marine layer. heading throughout this afternoon, we're going to lose it. temperatures up toward that 80-degree mark inland. looking towards the low 70s in places like san francisco and oakland today. 76 degrees for friday. little bit cooler. and then we cool down significantly. 72 for the weekend. but staying nice and pleasant. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thanks so much. >>> of course, this is a special day for us in our illustrious third hour. we want to extend a very warm welcome to

and i had fun with this because this time there are bodies all over trenton and they have little gift's a lot of local color. it takes place in jersey. jersey is very hot right now. you were ahead of trend. >> it is. yeah. yeah. me and the "sopranos." how can you go wrong with jersey? jersey has everything. it's got, you know, it's got the boardwalk. it's got greasy pizza. it's got big muscle guys. it's got attitude. you know, it's easy to write about jersey. >> 17 books. are you still enjoying doing this? is it still a hoot bringing stephanie along? >> it is. i really like it. i love getting up in the morning and going into my office with a cup of coffee and going back into the world. you know, it's the world of plum that is really intriguing because it's stephanie, but it's also a lot of other characters that you follow year after year. you know, i get to write the stories. i get to be there. >> every year i ask you, janet, when is it going to be a stephanie plum movie and, finally, you have an answer. >> y, a y. yes, they made the movie. they made the movie. it's going to be in the

host: let's get a comment from one of our viewers and a call from trenton, new jersey. guest: this is a very interesting comment. when the demonstration in egypt broke out, i wrote a piece for politico and said, don't bank is about the united states -- make this about the united states. one of the reasons this has captured the community is that this is indigenous. it is hard for the u.s. to say -- the government to say this is the u.s. meddlg. the public is not buying it. it is indigenous. it is pervasive. it is important. i think the u.s. should, in principle, supports the aspirations of people. if we cannot stand for that, we stand for nothing. beyond that, we cannot make this about the united states. that is critical. in my public opinion polls here, among the american public in april, asking the public whether they want united states to take a position of either the public or the government in the arab world, in every single country, 2/3 want to stay out. of those who want the u.s. to intervene, again by a ratio of 5-to-1 or 2-to-1, depending on the country, the u.s