>> guest: walter cronkite.hotly brinkley tried to catch up with it, but that changed a lot of things and then it became this culture of the anchor getting the big interview. it used to be white house correspondent. he was livid that cronkite's first news brought past, he got cronkhite a footed and got to do that they kennedy interview. when he was covering as a correspondent on the time, there became a kind of celebrity status accorded to these journalists. but the thing about cronkite that interest me the most as i knew it, but just how he liked talking to everybody, but his real genius was that even though he lived in new york and operated as social circles, he loved talking to cab drivers and gardeners, the man on the street. he never said no to anybody and in many ways people use to laugh at the sight of him. but that is where his genius was. he'd never lost touch with the average american people. c-span: we only have a couple minutes left. how did you do this? give us insight about how you write a hundred

>> will be bringing out a book of the defensive wartime letters of walter cronkite. it will be out in about a year. could not be more pleased. in fact, i defy anyone to read the letter that walter cronkite wrote to his wife on christmas eve 1943, and not tear up. chips sister and i were looking at it in austin. we both started blubbering. that's okay, because chips old man was a blubber, too. early on, chip and i were exchanging e-mail notes over some of the classic cbs news videos that his dad had been part of. these historical recreation films. this one happened to be a dramatic recreation of events december 7, 1941. nathan, could you run a little -- >> located in the cbs newsroom here in new york. the regularly scheduled news program is now on the air. >> a so this is folks in -- >> that's the guy who used to be on i dream of jeannie. [laughter] so i immediately e-mailed chip to that effect. as soon as i hit send, god, he's a cronkite. he's going to think i'm a dweeb and i just shot my credibility with this guy. the program wasn't even on cbs. so i was sitting the

thank you, walter. .. so too did a great episode law rights movement was successful in the 1950's and the 1960's, so to the significant shift and a white movement in this country, far most of the 20th century with the exception of say the 1920s and maybe a slice of woodrow wilson's presidency, the country was increasingly moving to the left book ended by theater roosevelts politics and and and common aiding in lyndon baines johnson administration. so, the question that i have is, here is a man who is not only black, he is painted red, not as a socialist tank and its. he carries a tremendous burden of representing a kind of politics, personal empowerment wedded to social justice that costs people their lives, particularly in the south, particularly the height of the mccarthy era something that we haven't talked about in this discussion but certainly the letters that you have told together make reference to the cold war. and the stakes for this kind of politics of action that bayard rustin was committed to a

school buses rolling in here at walter johnson and bethesda.ow thanks to our sharp eyed cole healing, -- colleague, paul lester, we were able to land an interview with the first student to show up at walter johnson. he arrived at 6:15, his name is noel osmond, he is a freshman who hopes to land a college scholarship and already knows he wants to be a neurosurgeon. a very impressive student, the first to arrive here at walter johnson. a short time before that we were able too interview school superintendent joshua star. >> this year we are focused on the future right? what does it mean to be a successfully educated kid in the 20th century. we are reaching out to our families. >> speaking of families, what can parents do to ensure that their child is as successful as possible, in terms of getting a good education in the county? >> reporter: parents need to be engaged with their children. talk to your kids about their friends, what they like and don't like. set a curfew. make sure they know what they are doing. car time is some of the best time to

vince, i wanted to ask you about walter white.rable because the acting from bryan cranston is so strong and it's been a revelation to people because before the show bryan cranston was the dentist on "seinfeld" and the father on "malcolm in the middle." not roles you would think would recommend somebody to play this role we're describing. what is it you saw in bryan cranston that made you say, yeah, he could be the meth kingpin of the southwest? >> well, admittedly if i'd only known him from the dopey dad on "malcolm in the middle" i would have had a hard time picturing myself. i was fortunate to have worked with him about a year and a half before he did "malcolm in the middle." he was in an episode of the "x-files" i wrote and he played a very dark character who was kind of an anti-semite and just a general creep, all-around bad guy who was trapped in a car with agent mulder played by david duchovny for like the whole hour. and yet at the end of the hour you had to feel bad when, here comes the spoiler alert, the guy dies at the e

. >> reporter: it's lunch time at the walter farm in ottawa, illinois. but this summer, the cows are dining on hay, instead of pasture grass they normally eat this time of year. >> it's been so dry so long, it's pretty much burnt up. like right here, with the last rain, there's some grass starting to come. but it might take awhile; it might not recover this year. >> reporter: this is yet another cost the drought is dealing u.s. farmers. walter typically doesn't start feeding his cows hay until late fall, but with no grass,e had to start months earlier. and it's costing him a bundle. >> here just in central illinois, small square bails are selling for $7 to $8 a bail, when typically they're around $4 a bail. large round bails, those are over $200 a ton, corn is over $8 a bushel. >> reporter: the high cost of feed is also forcing many feed lots to liquidate herds early. while that could flood the market with beef in the short run, driving down prices, it's likely to mean less of it at a much higher price down the road. >> the market is in a very difficult

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. >>> sky 9 was over a new scare at the new walter reid military medical center complex in bethesda. building 19 was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat. walter reid put the word out that all appointments were suspended until early afternoon and the campus was put on a code black level of security. they didn't find anything. about 8500 people work over at walter reid. >>> the great falls, virginia, little league team, now just two wins away from the world series. the players face a team from georgia this evening. now this virginia team is coming off a decisive three pitcher no-hitter. against west virginia monday night. great falls takes the field in warner robyns, georgia, later on tonight. >> coming up, 12 straight days of rain in the philippines turns roads into rivers. >> also ahead, searching for questionable government salaries and bonuses. we'll show you how access to gsa's payroll records, you can have it for yourself. >> but first, vdot takes steps to remove dangerous trees near the sight of a deadly accident. we'll be back. >>> breaking news in prince georges co

here at walter johnson it will be business as usual. we are the third largest school in the county, but we have the staff to teach our kids and we are just very excited to be here and we know this year will be exciting as well for the kids. jennifer bicker the principal of walter johnson thank you so much. i know you have work to do thanks for being with us. mike and andrea, i wanted to mention again the trend we talked about this year, and that is online shopping. back in 2003, only 10% of us shopped online for back to school supplies. this year almost 40%. the numbers have quad drupe would. we are live from walter johnson. we'll see you again at 6:00 a.m. with a live interview. >>> it has been a violent 24 hours in afghanistan. first, government officials report taliban insurgents beheaded 17 civilians in a village in southern afghanistan. this happened as people were gathering for a fest value with music and dancing. an afghan soldier turn his weapon on international troops and killed two coalition force service members in eastern af

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and the director was a guy named walter gromman.would take banaca and suck it out and toss it. he was like, whoa, okay! and he looked over at me, he was like, we have to have a quarterback who takes the ball, it bounces off somebody's else, lands in steve's hands and it's a touchdown for the other team. he points to me. i did that thing, oh, me? he says, yeah. come over here. now, the scene takes place, you're in a new england town. very new england. he says, ever play football? yeah. have you quarterbacked? yes. are you any good? yeah. all lies. he says, okay, you're going to say hike, you're going to take the ball and throw the ball and we'll take care of the rest. ready? we set down, roll the cameras, i go -- takes place in new england, so, i got, 44,13 -- [ laughter ] chowder! hike! and he goes, cut, cut! he goes, what are you doing? i said, well, it takes place in new england, so i thought i'd -- authenticity. he says, just say hike! >> jimmy: kennedy's the quarterback? >> and i said, can i say hike? he goes, no, no! hike! i go

. >> you know when walter mondale made's mistake. i will raise taxes. this president wants that and answer is government. this is a fundmental divide. >> on a small percentage of people just like bill clinton . we raised it on rich people . you knows something the tax thing benefits over whelminglyy rich people. >> class warfare. >> we'll have war fare. >> you don't mean warfare. you want the country united. >> i want it unite fair and rich people don't pay their fair share. >> average new yorker pays 55 percent. >> you do. you do. >> i only keep 45 cents on a dollar. >> i don't think so. >>it yes, state, local and

says the realignment has increased personnel at walter reid by almost a third and doubled the medical center's visitors road. >>> oreo is honoring the mars curiosity rover with an open faced cookie. normally white icing dyed red has tire tracks in it. don't expect to find it at the grocery store. it was featured as oreos daily twist campaign. >>> still ahead fibbing may do more harm than good when it comes to your health. don't lie. we'll explain why. >> one airline -- [ inaudible ] >>> coming up on 4:39. kind of muggy out there from d.c. and points south. north of town drier air has hofd in -- moved into places like montgomery county. it's going to be a partly cloudy day. you will see a lot of high thin clouds today. could be a shower or rumble of thunder this afternoon. highs upper 80s to low 90s. seven-day forecast coming up in five minutes. over to beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. >>> right now around the area pulling out all the construction barrels ought of your way for your morning commute. you're headed south out of 270, clarksburg, everything looking good on 270. nice l

so you didn't have to go to peter jennings or ted koppel or barbara walters for interviews.you go anywhere. has now exploded in social media, so that political candidates go directly to their people. it's all done on twitter and it's all done in facebook, and it's all immediate. so the roll is a more challenging one i think for some of the more mainstream traditional news organizations. they have to be the curators of the. they have to go after it and correct the mistakes and really put it in context after the fact. they are not gatekeepers anymore. the people who come along and vet, often after the fact and cover what is said that is wrong. >> i want to remind our audience that you're listening to the commonwealth club of california's radio program, and our guest is david westin, former president of abc news, was discussing the inner workings of broadcast journalism. we will continue with more of our audience questions, and you certainly have sparked -- this is a card, a person sitting here in the room with you that says i was in paris, france, when 9/11 occurred. we watch

made a public records request, tried to talk to jim walter into speaking me a list. that did not work. it is so important that we have come up 500 + tenants. some people have fleets and so forth. the people do not know what is going on. it is going to fall back on the port. it is not going to fall back on any but -- anyone but the port. this does have to go to the board of supervisors eventually. i really cannot plead with you enough to come up with the way that we can communicate to the entire tennessee. i do not see how you are going to be able to make all the pieces come together between now and september. one of the issues i am pretty familiar with, you currently get your power from puc. and by california puc, at energy commission, you cannot become a utility. if you are putting meters in, they have to be put into the san francisco puc. they have not talked to ports at all. they were unaware of this going on. i am trying to say, there are so many loose ends that you cannot possibly get it by september. if you put that as a deadline, it will make it difficult for

there was not a more well-known and loved person in american news lower than walter cronkite. we love him in texas. he went to the university of texas. he grew up in houston. and then he was a foreign correspondent for united press international d have a lot of reporter experience. he wasn't just a kind of a face guy. but then when "cbs evening news" became more important all the three major in it networks have them, walter cronkite started as the anchor in the 60s for 20 years into the early '80s. and i just think that his time, he said he covered a precedence and his time covering is certainly fascinating. and he was a fascinating person as well because he was so thoughtful. i think the douglas brinkley is a wonderful historian. he is a history professor at rice university, he has always taught at the naval academy in princeton, and he also does detailed comprehensive research in his writing. the biography of cronkite that he wrote up will be the definitive biography of walter cronkite. and i think both the fact that douglas brinkley wrote it and my high regard for him, and

the nominee began his acceptance speech not before washington walter reed hospital but california's walter middle school on a stage that appeared to be giving america the middle finger. but that wasn't -- [cheers and applause] hey, america, suck on this. but that went the end of the video incongruities for the party that doesn't allow soldiers, caskets

ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming walter isaacson. [applause] [applause] grow great it is to be here at computer museum. it's a wonderful place. >> can i give a shoutout to steve wozniak and his wife joice? [applause] and they are so -- [inaudible] all of the history is here. totally intimidating me. i'll keep looking over me and they're nodding or shaking their head. no, it wasn't that way exactly. if i look over there, that's for my queues. >> this is a silicon valley crowd. they won't be that polite. [laughter] we're happy to have you here. >> thank you for having me. i appreciate it. >> let me ask you about the very first meeting with steve jobs. 1984, you describe yourself as junior editor of thymeses. he comes to new york to demonstrate the macintosh. how did it go? why you see both sides of steve, the absolutely passionate side. he is there with the original mac. almost looks like it's smiling at you. it shows you thin it is so it looks like a friendly face not a crazy face. he shows us all the icons. he's passiote about every

and she will then walter reed here in washington. her parents began to tell her what happened and she said i don't want to know. it was hard but then she went on to be a remarkable patient to make a physical exercise program the was tougher than any physical therapist could put together and one was of a beltway consultancy for the military and so it was resilient. there would be a little glimmer. she said to me would be at the store, a kmart or something and catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and i felt freakish or i went with other vets to the beach in san diego, she's from san diego, and she said the water felt so good on her body. she was wearing a little cap talk but she said i don't think i will ever wear a bathing suit again. it's very much reminded of a that i'm speaking to again who is a patient at the walter reed a bethesda naval hospital. again, two years, and that the parent's i spoke to as well said he had a beautiful body. he has lost mobility. he lost both legs, but he is revalidating with remarkable study par stat

a couple of buildings at the walter read national military center are being evacuated due to a bomb threat. there are unconfirmed reports saying someone called the hospital and made the threat. according to the website, all appointments have been suspended until 1:00 this afternoon. we will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> now a follow up to a wjz investigation an a close call at reagan national airport. the faa is taking action and it will effect bwi. wjz and mike hellgren is hive with new safety procedures already in place. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. wjz object tained the faa memorandum. it says for now at least planes will not be able to take off and land in opposite directions until more training is done. >> the federal aviation administration has temporarily banned a common practice at airports nationwide including bwi after a control tower miscommunication wjz reported at near by reagan international airport. that sent three planes too close to each other. two of them were just 12 seconds apart. planes are no longer able to flay from o

i started dating nancy cronkright walter's daughter.y first girlfriend. >> i didn't know we were going down this road. >> it's true. that's a convention memory. >> it is indeed. >> you should have seen man's nancy back in 1964. in any case in 1980 i was on the floor for nbc news at the convention. the big store was reagan was going to pick ford as his running mate. it was going to be a co convention sweeping in detroit it fell apart the reagan political director come to announce it will be george bush i got the word 45 seconds before leslie stall i was in all of e the -- that was in the papers as the big scoop. >> true or not wallace had no moves back in the 60s or there after. >> i wasn't getting pencils for walter cronkright. the most distinct memory i have in this era of conventions where the nominees are no longer decided at the convention was reagan coming in in 1976 ford beating by 117 delegates was all. when ronald reagan appeared in the hall it was on the nomination they erupted on the floor a demonstration that really was a spo

. >>> at least one building at walter reed hospital has been -- walter reid hospital has been evacuated because of a bomb threat. officials aren't giving us much information but the hospital's website says all appointments have been suspended till 1:00 p.m. a source at the hospital tells us howees are now under a cold black level of security. as a result, no one is allowed to enter or leave building 19. we're waiting to get more information from authorities. >>> area drivers are quite familiar with speed cameras and red light cameras. i know i am. well now some officials are considering putting the cameras on stop signs. delia goncalves tells us where and why. >> reporter: quiet glen echo park complete with its quaint street signs but here on university and oxford road, a problem. >> people tend not to stop at stop signs. >> reporter: in fact, it didn't take long for our cameras to stop this car seemingly slowing down for the speed bump but blowing right through the stop sign. >> that particular intersection gets more than 200,000 cars a year. >> reporter: in fact, glen echo's mayor say

live in new orleans, i'm ashleigh walters, back to you. >> a lot of tense moments in louisiana.u guys stay safe down there. >>> for a check of the forecast now, a little closer to home with us and let's see what's going on with lynette. >> all right charlie let's talk because we're still watching tropical storm isaac here and we can see as we go underneath the clouds, still lots of rain to talk about and still lots of flooding around jackson. you can see the heavier rain bands. it is moving very slowly now to the northwest at about 7 miles an hour. the winds now sustained at about 45 miles per hour and we have a new update on this and the pressure is going up. that just shows you the storm the weakening but still dropping lots of rain across the area. also what it's dropping a severe weather threat. so tornadoes are definitely happening with this system as well. now, this will begin to continue to push northwest and then take an easterly job and you can see the models indicating that and it will be heading towards us as we head through the beginning of nec week. we'll get in a g

i started dating nancy cronkright walter's daughter.rlfriend. >> i didn't know we were going down this road. >> it's true. that's a convention memory. >> it is indeed. >> you should have seen man's nancy back in 1964. in any case in 1980 i was on the floor for nbc news at the convention. the big store was reagan was going to pick ford as his running mate. it was going to be a co convention sweeping in detroit it fell apart the reagan political director come to announce it will be george bush i got the word 45 seconds before leslie stall i was in all of e the -- that was in the papers as the big scoop. >> true or not wallace had no moves back in the 60s or there after. >> i wasn't getting pencils for walter cronkright. the most distinct memory i have in this era of conventions where the nominees are no longer decided at the convention was reagan coming in in 1976 ford beating by 117 delegates was all. when ronald reagan appeared in the hall it was on the nomination they erupted on the floor a demonstration that really was a spontaneous d

i testified that he had told me about walter pincus and he said he had not. he said he learned and he had told other people. >> we are out of time. there is a lot more we could talk about. one last question. you have a book about your life? >> i have a wonderful editor who i promised years ago that i would write a book. i went on a trip and wrote a 25 page outline. i got a third of the way through. she still wants me to finish it. maybe i will. i just write all the time. you need extra time to do things like that. >> walter pincus, since 1975, with the washington post, writing columns and stories. thank you for joining us. >> thank you.

i started dating nancy cronkright walter's daughter.rlfriend. >> i didn't know we were going down this road. >> it's true. that's a convention memory. >> it is indeed. >> you should have seen man's nancy back in 1964. in any case in 1980 i was on the floor for nbc news at the convention. the big store was reagan was going to pick ford as his running mate. it was going to be a co convention sweeping in detroit it fell apart the reagan political director come to announce it will be george bush i got the word 45 seconds before leslie stall i was in all of e the -- that was in the papers as the big scoop. >> true or not wallace had no moves back in the 60s or there after. >> i wasn't getting pencils for walter cronkright. the most distinct memory i have in this era of conventions where the nominees are no longer decided at the convention was reagan coming in in 1976 ford beating by 117 delegates was all. when ronald reagan appeared in the hall it was on the nomination they erupted on the floor a demonstration that really was a spontaneous d

next, "q&a" with walter pincus. in new hampshire town hall meeting with republican presidential candidate mitt romney and a vice presidential candidate, rep paul ryan. today, live on c-span, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, hold a town hall meeting in new hampshire. you can watch itspan at 10:35 a.m. eastern. >> this week on "q&a", pulitzer prize-winning "the washington post" columnist walter pincus discusses his career as a reporter, along with current issues of national security. host: walter pincus you wrote on july 24, 2012, is congress a serious legislative body or not? what is your answer? guest: well, part of it is my terrible history in which i was in my 20's. i worked for senator fullbright, running an investigation. it is a totally different body, totally different. and it has become so polarized that it doesn't work. and something has to change. host: what did you do for senator fullbright and what committee? guest: senate foreign relations committe

is even more disgusting.76-year-old queen walters was getting ready to have shoulder surgery.went to walmart to run a quick errand.here you can see how she began to feel sick, sitting in a motorized shopping cart. apparently it was a reaction to her medication.eventually she passed out.then, a shopper sees walters passed out.. he walks way.and then returns.. this time.. to steal her pprse.. i said oh god, i just went and got $300 to pay my bills. he didn't try to see if i was dead or alive. the guy went through the check out lane... even walks right out with the purse on his arm. police are still searching for the man.but a good samaritan who saw this story on t-v....gave mrs. walters 300 dollars to replace the stolen cash. an unlikely guest checked into a new meeico resort. resort. surveillance cameras caught a bear strolling through the hotel hallways..it looks like he got in through an open back door.... but he's not the first unwelcome guest. just three weeks ago, another bear was found in someone's kitchen... and earlier this summer, a man shot a bear that he found eating

today's market panel, walter todd, and scott. good to see you. walter, what do you think? are we going to sell? rise into friday and sell off after ward? >> yes, i think the market is marking time here until friday. we're a little more cautious. we think the expectations are a little hyped. not sure about data that we have seen. we think we might get a accept off. >> scott, what do you think. is there any compelling reason to buy right now in your view? >> i don't think so. the market is just biding it's time right now. i don't think the market expected much to come out of his speech on friday. he wants to see that september -- on september 7th, he wants to see the unemployment data for august. he wants to see what ecb does on the 6th, and on the 12, we have the german court decision and the dutch election. i don't think bernanke wants to make any proportions until then. >> does the friday meeting with all of the central bankers matter? >> very much so, quantitative easing is at the back. they have jumped up quite a bill and been very active. they're waiting on bernanke as

well, the walter reed hoswill tl officials were embarrassed, and they did cancel their policy. in a ft complaints from atheist the -- the air force removed 11 were for gun from the l ameo of the rapid tempo of his office. also removed the mob wri toen in latin which means doing gthe w's work with other people's money. the new logo says d ng miracles with other people's monnot o. in february 2012 the u.s. army warned catholic chapl ins not to reing th from an letter opposine obama administration's mandate that all ecinloyers, inc movding religious hoswill ta3 a schof 23 a and colleges must pay for abortion ndugs, contracation sterilnot byations' for their employees most people found it shocking that an oe fer could be issued telling chaplains that they cannot say to members of their tesn f ith damering a religious service. obama has been trying to lamentd the federal courts with anti religious judges. his first appointment to the in 1deral judicverary was david hamilton. alas, he is typical. he worked for acorn and for indian. they s ad ou. he wash nostat for blocking progress l

a lot of walter. th -- a lot of walter. something new orleans is taking a big look at. and the storm inland. over toward portions of memphis. and nowhere near our area. hurricane warnings in effect for pensacola. areas of new orleans, florida, talking tropical storm warnings. tomorrow morning at the bus stop, as the school buses roll on by. you can see, little bit by way of shower activity. not a whole lot. make sure kids have umbrella, backpack. waking up to temperature thousands, 75. tomorrow afternoon. mix of sun, cloud. areas of rain. best chance to the east. temperatures, 83 to 87 degrees. next few days. 89 on tuesday. 85 wednesday. 87, thursday. get into heat. temperature thousands, 92 degrees on friday. not bad out there on of a monday. i think keep umbrellas handy. >> yes, does he have everything packed and ready to go. first day of kindergarten tomorrow at your household. >> he is so excited, yeah. >> thank you, doug. coming up in sports. nationals left wondering what [ male announcer ] some think obamacare is the same as free health care. but nothing is free.

. >> this week on "q&a", pulitzer prize-winning "the washington post" columnist walter pincus discusses his career as a reporter, along with current issues of national security. host: walter pincus you wrtoe on ote on july 24, 2012, is congress a serious legislative body or not? what is your answer? guest: well, part of it is my terrible history in which i was in my 20's. i worked for senator fullbright, running an investigation. it is a totally different body, totally different. and it has become so polarized that it doesn't work. and something has to change. host: what did you do for senator fullbright and what committee? guest: senate foreign relations committee. i had written on a magazine article on foreign government lobbying. he called the next year and said, you pointed out weaknesses in a foreign agent registration act. do you want to change the law? old ands 28 years fancy free and writing for th ree north carolina magazines and the idea of changing the law was attempting. host: did you get it done? guest: we held two months of hearings, and it took another few months to chang

walter, if a strike occurs, $6 gas? wow. >> we don't see it quite that high and we think it will be a short-lived spike. there's no way iran can keep the straights closed, and this is a card that can only play once. if they do play it, it's going to spike prices, but i think it's going to be a short lived event. it will be spectacular, fireworks, a shock to the economy, but we don't see it being a lasting event. >> john, do you believe these reports? they're saying israel is ready to attack iran in the fall. do you buy into this? >> i have to tell you, maria, this is the closest i feel we have been to this trigger point now in our years doing this. we know back in 2008, the bush administration was looking hard at it. he gave an intriguing insight that they're more than happy to have a delay in a nuclear program for one to three years because of all of the problems in the region, they think the government could fall in that time and it would -- i think the post election environment. they could get the run up. certainly c

but barbara walters said -- i love you, robert, but you can't be on "the view." why?e we sell toothpaste and if we get a letter from some pta lady who says, what are you doing with that accused murderer on your show? so all of that was denied me. and i said, well, the hell with them. i can't retire. i can't do it. i've got to show the cops and all those son of [ bleep ] that thought i was dead that i can get on the bull and ride him again. my goal in life is to make one more beautiful film, not write books and not do talk shows and not go out and sign autographs like all older actors and that [ bleep ] do, that there's nothing wrong with it. that would be fine. i could go on the road and spend the rest of my life with the people. but then the cops would have won. the [ bleep ] that killed me would see that i was in my grave. but if i get in the middle of that arena and ride that bull and do the best movie i ever did in my life, and harvey weinstein is out there some place and kevin costner and whoever they are. and i'll find one of them. and i'll go out the way i want

i was walter congress kite's go for. i was in the anchor booth with walter.nkite was my first girlfriend. >> i didn't know we were going down this road. >> it's true. that is a convention memory. >> it is indeed. >> you should have seen nancy back in 1964. in 1980 i was on the floor for nbc news at the convention and the big story was that reagan was going to pickford as his running mate. it was going to be a copresidency, he was sweeping the convention in detroit. the reagan political directors came out on the floor. they were going to announce george bush. i got the word 45 seconds before leslie stall and i was in the papers the next day as the big scoop. >> true or not wallace had no moves back in the 60s or there after. >> i don't know what i was doing but i wasn't getting pencils for walter cronkite i tell you that. the most distinct memory i have where the nominees are no longer decided at the convention was reagan coming in in 1976. ford beat him by 117 delegates was all and when ronald reagan appeared in the hall and his name was placed in nomination