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you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> new information regarding the investigation into the father whose body was found inside a body. autopsy results showed there was no trauma to najib abdullah. the pair was found at a house in jessup after a man came to clean out his father's house. it looked like the body and the boy had been there for days. >> he had been in the dark. his hands were gripping like he had been holding onto his father. >> it is unclear how long they were in the home. it appears abdulla broke a window to get in. >> a jury found police officers guilty. the officers claim the teenagers were providing them with information about criminal activity. the left the teenagers in remote places to protect them. >> they did not feel that the officers had acted appropriately with respect to taking these two young boys out to different locations and dropping them with no way to get home. >> these men were doing good police work. i'm still convinced of that. i think overall the jurors are convinced on tha

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. a murder suicide tops a violent weekend in baltimore county. >> police find a young boy with his father's body. >> this is 83 north of the beltway. warm weather and traffic when we >> good morning. we have cloudy skies. there's some shower activity to our west. the basic whether this morning is clouded. temperatures are running from the mid 50's's to low 60's. rain is something we have to mention. there'll be times when it will be mostly cloudy. we will detail the rain chances for today and the first part of this week. >> police are trying to figure out how long a boy was trapped in a closet with his father's body. police say najib abdullah and his son were discovered inside a vacant home in jessup on saturday afternoon. detectives believe the man was last seen with the sun on tuesday after a domestic incident. the child was not harmed. is not known how the father died. a man is dead end after shooting a woman and then turning the gun on himself.

e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> many of our homes are filled up with old books taking space. >> this is an annual event that is happening this weekend. george lettis has more on how you can participate. this >> is a sixth grader in baltimore city. so far, she has read 20 books, something that may not have been possible without a program called books for kids day. >> will always have books to read. >> it is an annual book drive put on by a nonprofit. this year's event is this saturday. donations go into a book bank where public schools and other groups across the state make a withdrawal. >> we feel it is important we get books into the hands of children at an early age so that we can help fight the literacy later down and down the road. the rate is about 16%. >> the books go into classroom libraries which need to be replenished. >> they might get torn up and people might want to read new books. >> in my reading program, they are required to read 25 books independently. after a while, there are no more

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. reaction to the news spread quickly online. we want to know what your thoughts are. does his death changed the landscape of national security? we have a special section dedicated to the continuing coverage. you can see a timeline since 9/11 and pictures of osama bin laden through the years. >> a jury finds two police officers guilty of the lesser crime of misconduct two detectives were found guilty of forcing two boys into an unmarked police van. the offices claim the teenagers were providing information about criminal activity. they left the teenagers in remote locations for their own safety. >> the verdict reflects the fact that they did not feel this officers acted in a problem with respect to taking these two young boys out to different locations and dropping them with no way to get home. >> these men were doing good police work. i'm still convinced of that. i think the jury is convinced of that. they may have compromised on the misconduct charge. >> smith and francis

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. many are wondering this morning what the outcome will be in the u.s. now that osama bin laden is dead. we're joined by a political reporter who can tell us what will happen. thank you for joining us. how huge is this for president obama and what does it mean for is presidency? >> it is an enormous boost. osama bin laden has been going on since bush was president. he took control of the situation any personally chaired at least five national security means to go after and approved this mission. he always thought he did what it took seven years to never succeed in doing and hopes to validate president obama's foreign policy and it will be a post. >> what you make of the incredible reaction across the country? >> too much can be put into one individual. americans for almost a decade have personified the face of terrorism, the face of evil in osama bin laden. his killing is the recent for many to rejoice. this was never about one man and the war on terrorism does not end. it d

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> george bush is declining in invitation from president obama to join him as he visits ground zero tomorrow. the president will be traveling to man had to meet with families of the 9/11 victims. the white house issued the invitation to the former president. a spokesperson said mr. bush prefers to remain out of the spotlight. >> three suspects are in custody in connection with a double stabbing. the unidentified victims were stabbed multiple times during a robbery on the 1300 block of walter's ave. no word on their conditions this morning. the search continues for whoever robbed three people in a laundromat. this is a surveillance picture of the account. the sheriff's office said a woman was knocked to the ground as two men rushed into the building and robbed her. anyone with information on the case should called metro crime stoppers. >> a not guilty verdict in the case of a baltimore police officer accused of kidnapping two teenagers and stranding them from their home. a

three of the country's four largest banks will let customers transfer money from bank account using an e-mail address. clear exchange will make it less costly to make payments. this effort is an attempt to keep customers who are switching to palestinian or prepaid debit cards. >> and a new technology could make it possible for people who have wheelchairs stand up again. elegs is being tested in santa clara valley medical center. the 24 year old stephanie crashed her car back in january. today she strapped on elegs and help from the robotic device she walked. >> my first steps were incredible. they said i did well for not knowing and having previous training. >> her therapist operated the device today. but hopefully stephanie in time will do it herself. elegs were delivered by berkeley bionics. we showed you the graduate wearing them. eleggs are tested by 10 hospitals nationwide f. it goes well they would be mass produced by 2013. >> a 22 year old man is holife support after being hit by a car earlier today. the accident happened in the intersection of lombard and pierce streets. the driver wa

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you can also send us an e-mail or send us a tweet. twitter.com/cspanwj.urse, the republican claim is they are saving it. guest: because paul ryan's argument is if we do not do anything, medicare will run out of money and it is an unsustainable course. that person is referring to -- ryan says if you are 55 or older right now, you would still have the same program when you'r retired. host: when the vice-president sits down with kanter, what are the big issues and how likely is it that they will work out some sort of an agreement? guest: the big issues are taxes and health care. we have been discussing medicare. the medicaid program for the poor is also a big one that's under discussion. the two sides are really far apart on what they want to do with this and how much money is at stake. taxes are a big sticking issue, as well. both sides say they would be up for simplifying the tax code so that there would be fewer loopholes and tax breaks and you could lower the rates. democrats say we also need to raise a little more revenue. republicans say they are not r

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send us an e-mail, tweet or tell us on facebook.'t do it while driving. >> we're kicking off memorial day weekend. the unofficial start of the barbecue season to prepare for the grilling ahead i took a trip to see the dean brothers. >> they're nice guys. >> new cookbook called "get fired up" about grilling, tailgating food, outdoor food, take a look at the result. most cooking shows, most cookbooks are too fancy for me. i have surrounded myself with the dean brothers, jamie and bobby. these guys, sons of the legendary paula taken. we will be making food. these are bad dogs, but you know what, we can't get there yet. we have to make some good dogs with bobby and pasta because i need my food groups in here. you will prepare the pasta. >> you are. i know your culinary background so i have a job for you. would you take this pasta and put in that pot. >> that's all i got to do? >> that's about 98% success right there. >> i'm going to leave you to that for a few minutes. >> you're done. >> go over and make good dogs. not off to a bad star

send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> well known author kitty kelley has written about frank sinatra, nancy reagan, the bush family among other topics and now oprah. kitty kelley, does oprah have a role in the political world? >> oh, no question. being probably one of the most powerful women not just in our country, but globally, she has immense power. because she's a communicator, and she influences millions and millions of people. just ask president obama. [laughter]

send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> well known author kitty kelley has written about frank sinatra, nancy reagan, the bush family among other topics and now oprah. kitty kelley, does oprah have a role in the political world? >> oh, no question. being probably one of the most powerful women not just in our country, but globally, she has immense power. because she's a communicator, and she influences millions and millions of people. just ask president obama. [laughter] she really back in 2000 when george bush was running against al gore, gore's poll ratings were much high or than bush's. but after bush appeared on oprah, she baptized him with her female audience, and his polls went up. and look what happened. in fact, chris rock kids her all the time and says you're the one who elected george w. bush. so, yes, she has immense power. >> and, in fact, george w. bush for his "decision points" just went on oprah recently to talk about it. >> it was a safe berth for him. i saw a little bit of it, and it was a very receptive audience for bush to put forward

send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org, or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> i began two years before the bombs begin to fall onto the. exactly two years to the day. april 15, 1959, that evening fidel castro arrived in the united states for a visit. this was his first visit to the united states. dwight eisenhower was still president. richard nixon was vice president. kerry was still a junior senator from massachusetts. castro came to deliver his speech to newspaper editors, but the visit was something more like a charm offensive. he and his bearded entourage arrived in washington loaded with cuban cigars and cases of cuban rum, and castro spent most of his visit hugging and smiling and saying all the right things. there were some americans comically some in the eisenhower administration, including dwight eisenhower himself, who had some pretty serious concerns about castro, maybe maybe he was a kindness in making. me found in charismatic. after a few days in washington castro trained in new york city. for the moment he arrived at penn station where he was greeted by 20,000 people, he

send us an e-mail, tweet or tell us on facebook., we will check your memorial day grilling forecast with our legendary griller, rob marciano. >> and stay tuned for a sneak peek at a new cnn special that's airing next week cnn contributor steve perry is giving one family an education make-over. he will join us at 8:00 a.m. to talk about it. >>> a lot going on this morning. here's what you need to know to start your memorial day. your m. president obama is hosting a breakfast at the white house for families who have lost loved ones in war. then he heads to arlington national cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> tens of thousands of people are without power in michigan and illinois after another round of powerful storms. hundreds of flights out of o'hare canceled with more cancellations expected today. >>> germany announcing plans to close every single one of its nuclear power plants by the year 2022. government officials say renewable energy will take its place as they ramp up investments in energy research. >>> o

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send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. >> next on booktv jennifer griffin and greg myre appeared on c-span's "washington journal" to talk about their new book "this burning land," and take questions from viewers. his is about 45 minutes. >> we're back with husband and wife reporting team. greg myre is the senior editor at national public radio, co-author of the new book, the new book by the husband and wife team here, "this burning land: lessons from the front lines of the transformed israeli-palestinian conflict." and jennifer griffin, his wife, national correspondent at fox news channel. the co-author of this book as b well. gray, let me begin with you. let'seg start with why the israeli-palestinian conflict continues today. guest: it has been going on for six decades. tenures ago, they were close to an agreement. but they have worked backwards -- 10 years ago, they were close to an agreement. we wanted to emphasize how they dug a deeper hole for themselves. hamas is in control of gaza. relish solomons have expanded from 100,000 to 300,000 today so. a lot of the problems have mult

you can send us an e-mail and also twitter us. here is a tweet.uest: these men are members of the united states military. they are protected under the geneva convention. if they were caught or captured, they would be recognized as a prisoner of war. host: louisville, kentucky, a republican line. caller: i was wondering about the navy seals. they are able to endure -- are they able to endure a lot of pain and suffering from being mistreated like a regular soldier for trying to get information from them? thank god for the navy seals. i am glad they went over there and did what they did. host: are you asking if they are trained to withstand torture? caller: i am sure they are, because they went through a lot of training. host: can you expand on that? guest: as you go through the basic underwater demolition training, you are put under an incredible amount of pain. if you learn how to deal with discomfort, pain, fear, you also go through other courses, where they teach you how to survive if you are ever taken as a prisoner of war. there is a tremendous

send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> thanks did look so bright in new york city. when i was a kid growing up here in the 1970s it looked as if not just president ford but history itself is to new york to drop dead. the city seemed mired in crime and disorder, the decline of the garment industry itself had left the city essentially unmourned. that situation was not unusual for new york because what new york was going through was a process of de- industrialization, common to all of america's older cities. one of the themes of this book is that the american dream doesn't have to lie behind a white picket fence in the suburbs. and that cities have been as as an intrinsic to the american as it myself. the very birth of america has its roots in boston in the 1770s between john hancock who badly wanted the political change that could be created by a mob, and set and select many purveyors of flickr not to conjure a mob. and their connections as graded by the city of boston changed america, cr

you can also send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. a reminder, we are using a new set of phone number is. 202-624-1111. that is the line for democrats. the cover of "the weekly standard" is brand call. dennis, good morning. caller: i wanted to do a rejoinder to the man they called complaining about abortion. it is a central issue to this campaign. 54 million abortions since 1970. an entire generation that was eliminated, they were the entire tax base. we need to keep this country strong, but they are gone and they will never be back. the estimated cost is $40 trillion. i have been researching this since 1992. the impact on this country is incredible. the other interesting thing is that it has become a democratic issue, although richard nixon was the one that paved the way for abortion in this country. issuing a top-secret report advocating population control for the world. also, the appointment of black men to the supreme court. here we are, this many years later, the democrats are the ones defending abortion, defending a policy inaugu

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send us an e-mail to yourbottomline@cnn.com. i read all your comments. want to know what you think about the housing market, job market and education. >>> hello, there, everybody. from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia. this is your cnn saturday morning. i'm t.j. holmes. glad you could spend part of your weekend here with us, let me tell you what is happening in kabul, afghanistan. taliban claiming responsibility for a suicide bomb attack at an afghan military hospital. >>> also, 9:00 a.m. in oklahoma where a manhunt is under way for suspects who shot an off-duty sheriff deputy. >>> also coming up around noontime, just two hours from now, here in atlanta, another republican is jumping into the race for president. who is it, but exactly who is herman cane, anyway? >>> a suicide bomber and possibly even two striking an afghan military hospital. six people dead. taliban, though, claiming responsibility for attack and also saying that the death toll is a whole lot higher. in kabul for us. listen to what he told me last hour. >> at this point, we're told tha

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if you want to send us an e- mail, journal@cspan.org. on twitter, cspanwj.r as the office of homeland security, who are the main partners when it comes to the bio-defense policy? guest: the department has to be able to region to any federal agency that has a stake or a role that may be in charge of a particular event. it depends. with the pandemic influenza, for example, it's typically led by the cdc. the counterpart in washington is the office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the department of health and human services. that office was created under an act in response to the pandemic in december of 2006. it really fortified hhs's ability to deal with these issues. if it is the environmental, the epa has response teams. they call the shots on environmental toxins and so forth. widespread better marry problem, usda is the lead a veterinarian problem, usda is the lead. we have a long way to go to we have been in this business for 10 years or 15 years. the japanese terrorist group got people's attention. biological terrorism has been

send us an e-mail, tweet or find us on facebook and we'll read more of your thoughts later. >> 52 minutesher headlines. that means jacqui jeras in the weather center. >> good morning, guys. a bit on the dreary side for many people across the northeast and mid-atlantic states. once again, kind of a broken record, you're looking forward to some sunshine, that's going to take place by the weekend so hang in there. in the meantime we're going to continue to see the heavy rains as they stream on in. you can see it across long island into western parts of connecticut and we could see as much as an additional one to three on top of what you have. big-time problems at the airports yesterday. we expect a repeat of that today. over an hour for new york's metros as well as boston, d.c., philadelphia, maybe 30 to 60, detroit as well as cleveland are going to see delays. due to low clouds and wind. phoenix is going to be windy there today as well and wet weather out west causing over an hour delay possible in san francisco. stormy conditions across the nation's midsection. this will be late this after

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schroer returned to san francisco last week with his two sons and told us in an e-mail, it was clear to us many people have not forgotten the death of my wife. i hope all work to insure that it is not easy for teenagers to get access to weapons. >> the debate about tacers intensified today. two professors published a paper that questions the safety of tasers. it has to do with who pays the bill. it is all about the research or in cases, research about the research. for that reason dr. byron lee a cardiologist made headlines today. >> research is done by humans and they can be biased. >> when the research looks at tasers it is controversial. he looked at taser international studies. he found results come out favorably 75 percent more awn than independent studies. >> we have seen this with cigarette companies and we are seeing it again with the taser companies. dr. lee is a noted crittic - critic against the tasers. critics including the aclu are saying we told you so. >> what it makes clear, those who are trying to convince san francisco for a while now that tasers are save and a good

send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org or tweak us at twitter.com/booktv. >> "climatopolis: how our cities will thrive in the hotter future" is written in a breezy popular style and has a sort of breezy optimism to it. you right at one point, quote, the innovative capitalist culture will allow us to make a houdini style escape from climate change's most devastating impacts. what makes you so sure of that? >> my mother always told me to avoid wishful thinking and i always try to be provocative to see if folks are awake. i take climate change very seriously. now that my two minutes is up. i love good jokes. i take climate change very seriously. my optimism is really -- the core of my optimism and i don't want you to walk away thinking i may not even optimists. when we anticipate a challenge, in a world of seven billion people or perhaps nine billion people, if enough of us are scared and aware of the challenge climate change opposes the beginnings of addressing do in head on is anticipating a problem and give our best minds mark zuckerberg and a few ucla faculty, in a world where we have sev

send us an e-mail, tweet, tell us on facebook. to read your responses. >> i think there's been other cases, haven't there, when somebody has left something, i bought the house, so whatever is in the house is mine. >> the best -- we already had one spr somebody on our staff said if i found $40,000 in the attic i would turn in $20,000 and be a hero for it. >> that's terrible. keep the other half. >> we're not all as scrupulous at cnn as we would like to think. 19 minutes after the hour. let's get a check of the morning's weather headlines. >> feel free to tell us what you would do with $40,000. >> you know, the temptation is pretty great. i just couldn't live with myself if i didn't. >> karen is the kind of person who would come back to work after winning the lottery, i bet you. >> no. we've got severe weather moving across central oklahoma and texas. thought we would tell you about this because of the eruption and the potential for severe thunderstorms that could produce large-size hail, gusty winds as well as the possibility of to

3 of the nation's four largest of things have a system that allow customers to transfer money using an e-mailss or cellphone. the system will be available nationally to customers at bankamerica, chase and wells fargo. >>: five major cities in the u.s. including san francisco are getting the electric cars and charging stations that will be used by federal agents in those cities. 116 of these cars are expected to cut gas usage by 29,000 gal., $116,000 in taxpayer savings and reducing 257 metric tons of greenhouse emissions. >>: the look outside right now at the golden gate. e. as for local weather we have the clouds in the centrist isabel area as you conceal left both clubs and son of a little bit of sun on the mount m campbell. if you're in downtown san francisco you are right on the cost of sunny as well as rainy weather. light rain throughout the morning area. we have a cell that is just pushing its way in irian another little band further to the east had taken towards antioch. for the rest of the morning into the afternoon temperatures will stay at mostly in the '50s. low 60s in some areas

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host: you can call us, send us an e-mail, or send us a twitter message if you have a question or comment for representative don edwards. our time is a little bit shorter than anticipated because of the crazy washington traffic. we had a discussion about medicare. we are picking up on the debate between newt gingrich and paul ryan this week. what is the right approach to medicare with both sides saying some reform is necessary? guest: the democrats started on the task of making medicare more efficient, extending the solvency of medicare and we have seen the benefits with the obama administration really beginning to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. tightening up payments so that, for example, you are awarding preventive care coverage so you are not tapping into these systems as much. i think there is room for discussion about how you can afford medicare. the problem that i have with the ryan budget is that it effectively ends medicare and gives people vouchers to go into the marketplace to negotiate with big insurance companies. the health-care system will not give our seniors a break if

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you can call us or send us an e- mail. friday afternoon, the president traveling to cia headquarters in virginia as part of his thank- you towarur. >> make no mistake, this is not over. because we not only to cut the simple and operational leader of al qaeda and walked away with his files, the largest treasure ever seized of terrorist leaders. today, every terrorist in the al qaeda network should be watching their backs, because we are going to review every video, examine every photo, read every one of those millions of pages and pursue every lead. we will go wherever it takes to finish the job. we will defeat al qaeda. host: what is next? what does the obama administration need to do and the intelligence community need to do? guest: we need to exploit whatever intelligence we gathered from the bin laden compound. we need to uncover any current plots and track down and mob -- map out in greater detail al qaeda networks. one thing we have to be careful about is to think that al qaeda is finished with the death of osama bin

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you can send us an e-mail and also twitter us. here is a tweet.s of the united states military. they are protected under the geneva convention. if they were caught or captured, they would be recognized as a prisoner of war. host: louisville, kentucky, a republican line. caller: i was wondering about the navy seals. they are able to endure -- are they able to endure a lot of pain and suffering from being mistreated like a regular soldier for trying to get information from them? thank god for the navy seals. i am glad they went over there and did what they did. host: are you asking if they are trained to withstand torture? caller: i am sure they are, because they went through a lot of training. host: can you expand on that? guest: as you go through the basic underwater demolition training, you are put under an incredible amount of pain. if you learn how to deal with discomfort, pain, fear, you also go through other courses, where they teach you how to survive if you are ever taken as a prisoner of war. there is a tremendous amount of training to pre

send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> tomiko brown-nagin is the author of "courage to dissent. " professor, what was the importance of atlanta in the civil rights movement? >> guest: right. well, atlanta has not been discussed very often in the civil rights movement, although it was the home to several national civil rights organizations and the place that i wanted to explore because i thought that it would be a success story. it's usually considered of interest only pause it was the home -- only because it was the home of martin luther king jr. but i wanted to the explore atlanta because i knew that it was a home to a sizable african-american middle class, many black colleges, and i thought that in part because the white fathers always considered it a place of racial moderation, that it would be a good place from which to explore dynamics in the civil rights movement. >> host: what did you find? was it a success story? >> guest: well n some ways it was a success story including for many members of the black middle class who came of age after the

for democrats -- if you want to send us an e- mail, that is journal@c- span.org, and if you want to send us a tweet, cspanwj. if there are elements that from the bush administration as far as technology is concerned, what is carried over anin what the current secretary wants to employ? guest: mobile surveillance systems, fixed into granite towers that were put along the border -- fixed integrated power to report along the border, and efforts to increase the number of border patrol agents that are operating. over the last five years, the number of border patrol agents has been doubled and there is about 21,000 border patrol agents. ultimately, the big question is how much is enough? when is it going to be determined that using technology and infrastructure along the border has reached the point of enough capability? the government accountability office came out with the report a couple of months ago saying that only 15% of the southwest border is actually under effective control. the department disputes that, and they say that there is some issues in terms of how you define control. not e

you can also send us an e-mail at the address on our screen. et me ask you your position about taxes. this seems to be a group in the republican party that i think an increase in taxes is a line in the sand guest: we have to get spending under control and it has to be a bigger part of the debate. i continue to meet with people to try to find the best ways to do debt. -- to do that. we need to get spending under control. last year, we brought in $2.20 trillion, and the country spent $3.70 trillion. that is what is breaking are back. it is the spending. if you look at what is happening in greece, i told the president personally that it is just a coming attraction of what is going to happen in the united states. host: senator tom coburn of oklahoma announced this week he was taking a hiatus. he is our guest on our " newsmakers" program this week. here is one of his comments during the interview. >> tell me why it is ok for the senate not to have a budget. the majority leader does not want the votes because it is hard political vote, and the minorit

go to @cspanwj, or you can send us an e-mail.et me read eight weeks from james parker duse's -- here is an e-mail that says -- sterling, a renter in fairfax, virginia. you are on the air. caller: hi, how are you? thank you for taking my call. host: is owning a home still the american dream? caller: i do not think so. i agree with your last caller about the inflation issue. supply and demand will bring housing prices back down so i am waiting until then. host: do you think you have enough to buy a home but you are sitting out for now? caller: i think that my wife and i could buy a house of we really wanted to, but we would have to stretch ourselves then. i think that is largely because your last caller's comments about the inflation and housing market. we are going to wait. host: will be the key indicator for you? caller: from what i hear, markets are supposed to drop down because they are still above the 100-year averages. i would wait until prices came back down another 20% to 30%, but i am also waiting because the possible down

host: york telephone numbers are on the bottom of your screen and you can send us an e-mail. you conjoined the conversation on our twitter page. trenton, new jersey, good morning. you are on the air. caller: good morning. i would like to know the difference between terrorists and [unintelligible] 1 i go to my church, i believe that terrorists is if you are not democratic, you are a terrorist. [unintelligible] how would like to know the difference between terrorists and democratic and the church and state. thank you very much for your time. guest: the definition of terrorism defined by the u.n. and the u.s. is if you are againstg out violence o private citizens for political gain. al qaeda has no state of political goals accept to try to -- accept to disrupt the disrupt al qaeda would fall into that no matter which definition you would choose. host: osama bin laden cost america more than any bill in which is the way he wanted it. guest: when you think about -- they talk about this in the peace -- how little 9/11 cost to plan and carry out on the power of help -- on the part of