vernon jordan and ambassador andrew young.erica has lost a great leader, and i have lost a great friend, a partner in the freedom struggle, a role model, and a mentor. i always knew who dorothy height was and what she did. but did not get to meet and know her until i became wiley branton's deputy at the board of education project of the southern regional council. and i remember vividly the atlanta b.e.p. meetings, when martin luther king, jr., whitney m. young, jr., roy wilkins, wiley branton, leslie dunbar, and dorothy height, sat around the conference table and engaged in heated discussions about voter registration and citizenship education in the 11 states of the old confederacy. during the most hotly debated moments of the meeting, dorothy height sat with her knitting needles, knitting away, until overcome with impatience and could not take the dictum any longer. dorothy would methodically place the needles on the table, noticing it, the room would get exceedingly quiet. [laughter] >> and then the only woman in the establi

those killed in combat in afghanistan were honored as special ribbon-ending ceremony in mount vernon today. more than 1000 yellow ribbons were hung. church members have been hanging those ribbons to honor soldiers lost in the war on terror since 2003. there are nearly 4000 ribbons hanging along the church. it is the season finale we have been waiting for -- a preview of tonight's's live "celebrity apprentice." preventing stroke --warning to good look for -- should look for and how they could save your life. >> there are a few scattered showers. we'll talk about the insta- weather forecast and where we could get some sun back in the picture. inner harbor, 73. a couple of showers in the area. we will look at >> it could be a finale unlike any other donald trump has had before. $250,000 could be on the line for actress holly robinson peete or rocker. michaels -- rocker bret michaels. he suffered what doctors called a warning stroke earlier this week that led to the discovery of a hole in his heart that will eventually require surgery. he is by far the sentimental favorite, but donald tr

known not by longevity but by service and character and example, and so, to many of us, john and vernon, we were at the jail this year, 50 years ago, in greensboro, greensville and the like, all of our lives we have had over us some beam of light cast by the height of dorothy height. and so, fulfilling dreams and opening doors, she leaves the world better than when she found it. she leaves a new america, a new world, at the age of barack. she now goes to prepare a place for us like she always did, and so, sweet dorothy, rest. we will see you in the morning. [applause] ... [applause] i first came to know dr. dorothy height in the process to answer a ringing telephone. when i picked up the receiver i said whoever you are i've just broken my toe. [laughter] i heard him cicely tyson? hi said yes. this is dr. dorothy irene height. well, it was at the very beginning of my career i was an actress and i had no idea who would dr. dorothy irene height was. [laughter] and so i suggest? cicely tyson, i called to let you know the national council of the league of women has voted to give you our awar

that is the regular home right next to mount vernon a magnificent matt -- mansion still in the family the elizabeth quizenberry william lucas puts them in the wagon and goes all the way down to the river where they arrive money morning. this is the crossing at the rappahannock river. today it is a boat ramp it has since been replaced. here they meet the three confederate soldiers that take them across the rappahannock river the end of the line. they arrive monday evening and booth thinks he is home free and virginia finally but friends sleeping in bed with a good hot food. little does he know that they troop of cavalry has been on his tail since monday morning and finally catch up with him at the garrett farm. very early wednesday morning 2:00. that is richard garrick. this is the unknown unpublished photographs given by a good friend to uncover this with his research. that is old man richard garrett who owned the farm house. the troops cornered herald and booth in the tobacco barn and negotiated for a couple of hours. the troopers refusing they wanted to take him alive and the negoti

we will be selling refreshments, beer, and wide from spirit -- wine from spirits of mount vernon. >> war that it doesn't restaurants will be offering smaller portions of select menu items. >> it is a nice light, refreshing dish. we will do our famous house salad as well. >> the chef says let's each pearl street is an excellent opportunity to gain new customers. -- let's speak charles street. >> this is the quaintest blog in baltimore. i am excited that we are having music and activities and will be held to have our items out for sale. >>, hungry and thirsty. >> you can either part of st. or try the franklin street parking garage for only four dollars on saturday. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> much warmer than normal today, yesterday we beat the normal high by eight degrees and today it was 12 degrees warmer -- warmer than normal. still quite a bit off the record high of 96 that was set back in 1934, but a warm day nonetheless. no precipitation today, but that will probably change over the upcoming weekend. for now is warm and dry arou

vernon, and two neighbors that people don't go to, it's a great opportunity to get out and see them andind the neighborhoods. >> you do the tours twice a year, and they are free? >> absolutely. >> how do people find out which tour might appeal to them? >> considering the tours start in about 20 minutes -- but they go all day and all day tomorrow. probably the easiest and fastest way now, if they are riding the circulator, our brochures are on the circulator, and then you can go on the website to wwwcultural tourism.org. somebody is standing there waving a guide book, and can you easily recognize them. the guides are all in the walking town t-shirts. you cannot miss them. it's safe and an easy way to see the city. >> thousands of people participate in the tours, don't they? >> usually, 4,000 people come out over the weekend to do this. it's about 1/3 washington and then 1/3 virginia, and then out-of-towners that pop in as well. and some people have never been in that neighborhood or seen that, you know, little piece or little bit of history in the city before. so it's a great way to get

the most potent thought which a pregnant -- poignant example occurred when i first arrived in not vernonhools. i had taken the train from chicago to mount vernon and arrived at 5:30 or 6:00 after being informed that taxis when not be available -- the taxi would not be available for a few more hours. i decided to have breakfast. i found a diner and upon entering i found that the place was completely empty. i approached the proprietor and asked if he was serving breakfast. after some hesitancy, she nodded yes. i was then ushered through the restaurant to the very end of the room next to the kitchen door. i ate in silence, and no one answered the diner while i was there. it was during that time that i realized this experience might be very challenging. however, a more daunting thought occurred to meet -- was kenyon going to be like this? i am not sure what expectations i had when i arrived, but i know what i found. i found support, sensitivity, and scholarship. i was challenged academically, but always felt the faculty and staff for sensitive to my unmet needs and they never had to battle a

host: your first name is vernon? caller: yes. had two issues real quick here to the incumbent question, i would say no to the incumbents. the other is with "the beat"ing that everybody is taking out here on main street. god knows losing jobs, it's about time we saw something happen in the federal area where employment is concerned. perhaps the 30 percent reduction in pay for everyone on the federal employment payroll and maybe even cut a bill of some type to apply that to deficit reduction. i would think that would take a bit of a chunk out of it. at least pay a lot of the interest. ann from tennessee. republican line. ann? caller: well, i have told our republican alexander i'm keeping an eye on him. he's changed quite a bit lately. kind of following lindsay graham from south carolina and he found out people were not happy with that but i think we need term limits and people with courage to tack it will real problems like this out of control obama spending. this out of control government hiring and the out of control federal prog

. >> and vernon knows him. how do you think he'll react, what do you think he's thinking? >> he'll react with great calm. >> it is the great problem. >> how do you know he's calm? >> he's reflective and calm person and i knew him well as an undergraduate of course and i complaint in touch with him since, the problem of running a minority government, in these difficult economic circumstances is of course very great and it is -- it'll test all of his resources to succeed in that task i think. >> and let's join michael crick who is -- somewhere or other, i can't find him on my pictures here but he's with ed bowls or was with ed bowls, i don't know if he's with him now. michael. yes, david, i'm at the town in the outwood which is the new constituency and bulls is trying to get reelected. it is looking very quiet here. we could head for the dramatic results of the night and the conservatives need a swing of 10.5%. and there's a lot of talk about how this could go, to a recount, if you look at mr. bulls and his entourage, and they're looking nervous and grim, and -- a senior fig

host: and vernon on the democratic line. dayton, ohio. caller: this is my first time calling in. i appreciate you taking my call. my first question is concerning the hostages from desert storm, back in 1990, which i was one of. there were negotiations going on with the iraqis, not for 20 years, to reimburse us for losses that we had a. -- that we had. guest: certainly, i am not aware of that. one interesting tthing to note is that there were many more files cleaned for pow's then were actually taken by the iraqis. if you are referring to the hostages who were civilian workers taken by the saddam hussein regime in 1990, in kuwait by the time -- at the time. i do not have any information on that at this time. host: attack on the independent line. fort lauderdale. >caller: i have never heard anybody articulate this problem in afghanistan the way you have. i have to compliment you for that. the second thing i would like to discuss with you it is, i have been through the region, around pakistan, and i am shocked at the lifestyle of the pakistani men over there. they are allowed to mar

as economist veteran smith says in our -- vernon san th says in our film. in a way, we are back to where we were in 2003-e in04, when we see oh, gos4, that's great. at last, a sigh of relief, because now we are out of the worst times. the worst storm has passed and low interest rates and a lot of stimulus has helped us get past the problems. the difference this time is now we have taken on much, much more debt. no one has paid his debts after this crisis. what has happened is a bizarre ponzy scheme where the next person, the next institution with a larger pocketbook just steps in and takes on that debt. and when they can't pay it, the neche person d ones. when we had european banks and european companies ready for bankruptcy, the european states, governments, they stepped in and paid for it. now the european countries, states and governments are in a crisis because they took on so much debt. then the european union had to step in with a $1 trillion bailout package last week. we see the same thing here. fannie mae and freddie mek can take on a lot of mortgag

james vernon had a great phrases, when there is no solution there is no problem.hink this is a very powerful force, and it's a worldwide force, and people are trying to cope wh

i would be terribly remiss if i did not mention the leadership of vernon jordan who was a classmate of mine in law school, and percy lee who was a classmate of mine in high school. and willard fair who i was not a classmate with but learned from and loved through the years, as well as john jacobs who i do share fraternity membership with and good friendship. as the new leader now, mark moreal as well. although we can take great pride in the many exceptional accomplishments of the national urban league, its work is far from over. with 100 years of experience behind them, the hardworking and dedicated men and women of the national urban league are well poised to carry forth its important mission through the next century of progress. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this important resolution congratulating the national urban league for its 100th out-- 100 outstanding years of service to our great nation. i again thank the gentlelady from california for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california reserves

vernon smith says this in our film "overdosed."a way, we are back to where we were in 2003/20041 way said, that is great. at last a sigh of relief. now we are out of the worst times. the worst storm has passed a lot of stimulus has helped us. the difference this time is that now we are taking on much, much more debt. no one has paid his debt after the crisis. there is a bizarre ponzi scheme or the next institution with a larger pocket but just stepped in and takes on that debt. when they cannot pay its, the next person does. when we had european banks and european companies ready for bankruptcy, the european state government stepped in and pay for it. now the european countries and state and governments are in a crisis because they took on so much debt. then the european union had to step in with $1 trillion bailout package last week. we see the same thing here of course. fannie mae and freddie mac can take on bad debt. then the federal government can step in and take on fannie mae and freddie mac's debt. who is going to save the e

on february 18 of this year, that attack claimed the life of two vietnam veterans, vernon hunter, the shooting attack at the entrance of the peng on march 4, injured -- pentagon on march 4, injured the two pentagon guards, and was the fourth attack or scare on a federal building in 2010. these attacks saden us all, and i'm glad that -- sadden us all, and i'm glad that we are affirming our commitment to their safety and their security. i'd like to say -- i thank the gentleman from california, mr. issa, and i also like to thank the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, for -- and the staff for their work to bring us to where we are today. i urge my colleagues, you know, to join me in supporting this. on that note i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. mccotter: mr. speaker, at this point i'd like to reserve the balance of my time so we might hear from the sponsor of the resolution, the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan re

vernon smith says this in our film "overdosed." in a way, we are back to where we were in 2003/20041 way said, that is great. at last a sigh of relief. now we are out of the worst times. the worst storm has passed a lot of stimulus has helped us. the difference this time is that now we are taking on much, much more debt. no one has paid his debt after the crisis. there is a bizarre ponzi scheme or the next institution with a larger pocket but just stepped in and takes on that debt. when they cannot pay its, the next person does. when we had european banks and european companies ready for bankruptcy, the european state government stepped in and pay for it. now the european countries and state and governments are in a crisis because they took on so much debt. then the european union had to step in with $1 trillion bailout package last week. we see the same thing here of course. fannie mae and freddie mac can take on bad debt. then the federal government can step in and take on fannie mae and freddie mac's debt. who is going to save t