wendell willkie or purcha ing the book.ns us from ne winston-sal winston-salem. >> i was in the mail room of the roosevelt white house. i read the incoming mail and the entry into the war was a very heavy issue at that time. the public was very much against it. we received from 7,000 up to 15,000 letters a day most of which opposed entry into the war. only pearl harbor turned the public opinion around. but also i want to go back to the selection when willkie gave his concession speech. i will never forget how tired he sounded, how heavy his voice was when he said i tried my very best to defeat franklin roosevelt and i could not do it and he apologized to the nation for not doing so. so, i just wanted to make a comment that i was an actual person involved in the issue at the time. >> wayne, you have added an important dimension to our conversation, another amazing call. >> one thing about won world, the anti-u.n. people hate it because it lays out the framework of international organizations of all kinds. but there is also a

>> wendell goler live on the north lawn tonight. wendell, thank you.doned patients during a hospital fire that reportedly killed more than 80 people. politician arresting six directors at the facility for negligence. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. india, witnesses say they rushed to the hospital to help but that security guards kept them away claiming it was only a small blaze. a man whose uncle was a patient there says it took firefighters more than an hour to get through narrow streets to respond. as you can see, people were trying to get out of the place any way they could. bun official says senior hospital staffers ran away after the flames broke out. more than half the patients in the facility died. pakistan. attackers torching more than 20 tankers in the west. the vehicles were reportedly parked, waiting for clearance to enter waiting afghanistan to supply u.s. and nato troops. we're told hundreds of trucks are waiting for pakistan to reopen two border crossings into afghanistan. mexico authorities have seized 225 tons of

david willkie, the grandson of, wendell willkie. we thank the rushville historical society for letting us conduct this program here. as we look at the life and career of wendell willkie, he passed away in the fall of 1944. here is a newsreel that reflects on his life. >> wendell willkie republican candidate for the presidency of the united states in 1940, taken suddenly at age 52. dominated by popular acclaim, wendell willkie won the admiration of all his countrymen for his energy, policy, and forthright courage. he spent the last years of his vigorous life in an effort to promote mutual understanding and good will among all nations. he talked with churchill in london and shared experiences with britain's average folks. he visited and talked with the people of russia, of the middle east, and of china, renewing his strong faith in the unity of all people. a great american and world citizen who will be sorely missed in the critical years ahead. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable

we want to know about it. >> people talked about wendell willkie. someone who comes out of nowhere who suddenly burst upon the scene. for most americans, ross perot was an unknown commodity. that was reflected in the initial polls. is this, for example, a preview of michael bloomberg? you can see parallels between at ross perot running of the debt issue in 1992 and mayor bloomberg challenging the two party system 20 years later. >> there was c-span, but no 24- hour cycle. it has changed a lot. he was on c-span in 1987. i did not see that. he said the greatest country in the world does not have the will to pass a budget. he was a compelling figure. i remember in 1992, i began hearing about ross perot -- just whispers. do you remember the movie they made "on wings of eagles?" richard krenna was of ross perot. there is a picture of the two of them. -- richard crenna. there is a picture of the two of them. i remember seeing larry king and this guy with the years, the twang, and the unfashionable short hair cut. i said who is this? someone said, that is

wendell potter, ari melber, thanks for your time tonight. >>> mitt romney is smiling in this photo.n who was caused nothing but pain when mitt romney and his buddies got real wealthy. >>> this just in. a few moments ago, we're told the situation on the ground in iowa is more fluid. this literally just came in from our reporter with the ron paul campaign. michele bachmann's state co-chair, kent sorensen, just appeared at a ron paul event in iowa and endorsed the texas congressman. stay tuned, folks. while there are only six days left, but the ground is clearly shifting. so the co-chair of the bachmann campaign has jumped ship and gone over to ron paul. >>> up next, romney made millions of dollars at bain capital by putting my next guest and his co-workers at ampad on the unemployment line. >>> don't forget to tweet us using #edshow. stay tuned. >>> well the 2012 election is going to be about the economy and jobs. i think we can agree on that. most polls show that across the country. mitt romney's history at bain capital is not going to help his image as a job creator. now, we want to

wendell goler at the white house. wendell, it's nice to see you. thanks so much. a lot of questions following the death of the leader kim jong il. who is in control now. what's up with the nuclear weapons and probably most importantly who is going to look at things now? kim jong il was probably one of the world's best at looking at things. here is the dictator looking at women's brass. looking at a radish. looking at even a butter cookie. on the phone with us now from lisbon, portugal is the founder of the blog kim jong il is looking at things. we love your blog. how are you? >> thank you investment. nice to hear. >> shepard: i have loved this thing for the long time. dear leader brought up endless entertainment. at the same time we remember starving his people to death. here he is looking at wine. how did you get this idea and pull this off? >> actually, it started about close to a year ago. i was watching an image gallery on kim jong il on the "boston globe." he was such a series of surreal images. it was like a mini version of the blog him looking at things wit

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saturday -- al smith & wendell willkie. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] they're designed to give the congressmen and women involved exposure. >> john feinstein on the intersection of sports and government. >> is a multi-multibillion- dollar business in this country and has a huge effect on the lives of country in terms of raising money, for universities, for higher education. there are some new ways but it affects our lives. the studios are -- stadiums are built with taxpayer dollars. >> john feinstein's new book, " one on one." "q&a." on the c-span's >> president obama marked the end of the war with a visit to fort bragg, north carolina. they're leaving behind a stable nation. in october, the president officially announced the withdrawal all troops from iraq by year's end. michelle obama joined him on the trip and introduces him. this is about one hour. [applause] >> hello, everyone! i get to start you off. i want to thank him for his leadersh

revised plan to extend the payroll tax cut that wendell goler spoke of a moment ago.ef congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports on the effort on both sides of aisle to get something done. >> house republican leaders are trying to find the legislative sweet spot to gain conservative support to extend the payroll tax holiday. >> speaker boehner acknowledged there is apprehension. >> concern about the payroll tax cut is this. we are taking money out of the social security trust fund. we have a trust fund that we all know is going broke. >> democrats responded producing this letter from the social security chief action ware which says a one-year extension would have a negligible effect. senate majority leader harry reid said there would be no extension beyond 2012 due to concerns about social security. many rank and file republicans believe the tax holiday hasn't helped stimulate the economy. still, the g.o.p. leaders are anxious to strip away the primary argument that president obama uses against them. today, president obama issued this warning. >> if the payroll

wendell has the news at the white house.ll, what specifically do republicans object to about the way the bureau is structured? >> they would like to change the single director replaced with a bipartisan board and transfer coal of the bureau's budget from the federal reserve to congress itself. they say it is set up now he would be another obama administration czar and they made their complaints known to the president some months ago. >> the president knew of the concerns. months ago. and he chose to dismiss them. and now he suddenly making a push to confirm his nominee because it fits into a picture he wants to paint about who the good and bad goes are here in washington, dc. >> he says if republicans want to make changes to the consumer financial protection board they should offer an amendment but it is unlikely it would be passed by the democratic-controlled senate. trace? >>trace: the democrats' response? >>reporter: they say the financial protection board as it currently is structured is the law. the democrats may not ha

wendell has the new from washington. wendell, how does the ruling change things? >>guest: well, it won't change things immediately but the 1961 law it uses to ban telephone and online betting between states, really, only, applies to sporting events such as horse racing. the decision triggered by illinois' attempt to sell lottery tickets online and some think it opens the door to online gambling. the government is struggling to close offshore gambling sites, and advocates say it should stop trying. >> we are advocating to bring this industry on shore, make it safe and secure for the consumer, and also bring in tax revenue for state and federal governments and, notwithstanding any kind of federal laws against it. >> the u.s. could get a cut of a $30 billion a year industry. >>trace: but not everyone thinks this is a good idea. what do the critics say? >>guest: the revenue they say would come at a price to community and could be very difficult, if not impossible, for states to regulate this online gambling site, and they warn that electronic gambling is the most addi

if >> and booktv interviewed wendell potter. if you like to see that you can go to booktv.org.search function in the upper left hand corner. this e-mailfu t to mr. moore, a: iranian american i am concerned about rumors that you may be-ama planning a trip to iran. then, pro-government press haspa written more than once that you been invited to come to iran and to have accepted. they would consider that a too if it happened. happens. >> i have been in invited for many years and "bowling for columbine" won the top prize at a film festival in iran and the prize was a beautiful persian rug they sent me. no. i'm not going to iran to the film festival. i don't know if it is really... you know, the thing is, with iran, i have been active in the last year or two, they've had a couple of filmmakers, essentially have been under house arrest, and i have been active with other filmmakers in the country to convince them iranian government to leave them alone and let them make their films and iranian filmmakers, they have the greatest filmmakers, if you have a chance to see an iranian film, t

oliver wendell holmes, our greatest jurists, once the find the truth as a supreme court justice, the truth as what i can't help but believe. what we believe is true to us. as any interviewer will discover, when they ask questions of a person that contradict that person's fantasies, you can get no more violent reaction then when you question a long-held fantastic believe. ronald reagan, one of his favorite stories, which never failed to make him tear up, a story of world war ii bomber flying over germany being struck by anti-aircraft fire and beginning to plummet toward the ground. reagan would tell this story time and again, always in exactly the same inflection and pacing about how all the crew bailed out of this destroyed bomber with the exception of the rear gunner. little young boy who had been so damaged by the anti-aircraft fire that he was dying strapped in his seat. he couldn't move. incapable of parachuting out. and he called to the captain leading capt. capt. stay with me. don't desert this plane. don't jump. and the captain went back and cradled him in his arms and said do

holmes, and i see a legacy of all over wendell holmes in that regard because i do believe he believes and fundamental freedoms going back to the intention of the founding fathers as the basis of government and in fact a lot of the freedom he argues precedes the constitution, the right to liberty and so on and then going from that i think he is open to a don't want to say experimentation with the society evolves and a few study dewey you know he is in the camp in the regard. i think that if he were here he would deny all of that. >> the notion of not having a hard set it seems very consistent with the way that justice stevens with his career. one thing that struck me also was on the pedagogy of john dewey when of the only school named after john paul stevens he was speaking very and he gives three which is the joy of learning, power to help friends and neighbors and success in securing the blessing of liberty that was another striking similarity. >> i want to make a point biographical. he lives across the street from the school and the whole mess still there today. the kids used to pla

>> trace: wendell goler live in washington, thank you.tening to close one of the world's busiest oil routes in the face of new sanctions. but the united states navy has a warning of its own. a live report from the pentagon coming up. plus, crocodiles have short legs and they spend a whole lot of time under water. so why would this one steal a lawn mower? that's next worried about retire he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. goals for the future... what if they were stolen from you? by alzheimer's. this cruel disease is the sixth leading cause of death, and affects more than 5 million americans. the alzheimer's association is taking action, and has been a part of every major advancement. but w

wendell goler with the news live in d.c. tonight.hat's the administration's reaction to the start of the trial? >> well, trace, the state department called on iran to release emir hekmati without delay or at least allow swiss authorities to check on him and check on his well being. the swiss tried on christmas eve. the iranians turned him away. the iranians say hekmati was trying to infiltrate their intelligence agency by offering them some bogus secrets and some genuine ones. his family says hekmati never had any intelligence training and never worked for the cia. he was arrested two weeks into a trip to iran to visit his two grandmothers there after he allegedly went to the intelligence agency three times, trace. >> trace: wendell, this isn't the first time iran has recently accused americans of espionage. >> of course not. we remember the three american hikers arrested about two and a half years ago when they strayed across the iraq border into iran. state department spokesman mark attorney said in a statement, a written statement

wendell goler is live at the white house for us.dell, let's start with what we know about the north korean military and nuclear arsenal. >> there were talks expected this week on the program. basically that might have led to a resumed u.s. food aid to north korea if international monitors had been in place to monitor the distribution of that aid. that seen as a step toward resuming the six party talks aimed at getting the north koreans to dismantle their nuclear arsenal. those preliminary talks now thought to be on hold at least until after the official mourning period ends on december 29th. the korean leader's death dominated talks today between secretary of state hillary clinton and japan's foreign minister here in washington. mrs. clinton says the u.s. has reached out to other countries concerned about stability on the korean peninsula. >> we both share a common interest in a peaceful and stable transition in north korea as well as in ensuring regional peace and stability. we have been in close touch with our partners in the six

wendell, iran would likely be in some trouble if it chooses to engage the u.s. navy. >> well, harris, the navy sets it won't let iran close the strait of who are. -- hormuz. they probably wouldn't want to any way since 80% of its own oil flow through the strait. it could attack oil tankers in the gulf of amman or iranian sea. that could drive up insurance prices and that would drive up the price of oil. anthony says the iranians will pose a number of threats for some time to come. >> we're not simply watching one kind of threat. as you have mentioned, there is a nuclear threat. when we talk about closing the strait, unfortunately this is a political slogan. the gulf is a vast body of water. >> what's prompted this latest threat from iran is the push by the u.s. to stop buying iranian oil. state department official says the sanctions are starting to pinch. the president's critics say the sanctions still aren't doing what they are supposed to do which is to get iran to end its nuclear ambitions. >> harris: hairs with all the tensions rising overall saudi arabia dr

washington, wendell goler, fox news. >> jim: not everyone in south carolina is happy to see kim jonggo. we'll tell you why later in the grapevine. up next, a new way to help veteran goes back to >> jim: the difficult economy is making a tough transition to civilian life even harder for the nation's war veterans. correspondent anita vogel reports tonight on a program in california designed to ease the pain. >> corporal aaron ariza. served in iraq for three-and-a-half months before i.e.d. attack cut short his tour in 2007. the next year, the purple heart recipient was out of the marines and facing a problem thousands of vets know all too well. >> i was trying to seek a law enforcement career. in the beginning. when i got out of the service. not realizing that i was competing against a lot of college students at the time. >> california's veteran affairs department is simplifying the transition. from combat to the classroom. after signing up, vets get an e-mail list of colleges in their zip code along with financial aid information. >> what it does, in many way become the guidance counse

wendell goler, fox news. >> job site that prohibits listing real jobs.til you hear what one group is forcing santa claus to mov >>> and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. in what national journal is causing a sign of the times, a democratic congressional candidate is attacking his republican opponent for supporting president obama. charlie wilson lost the re-election campaign in 2010 largely because republican bill johnson tied wilson to president obama and washington democrats. now it seems wilson is using the same tactic. "i am disappointed that congressman johnson supported president obama free trade agenda this year." the agreements will ship more of our jobs overseas." speaking of jobs, $230,000 contract awarded wi the energy department is going to web site designed to provide information to those interested in a green energy career. yet it prohibits the listing of actual jobs. the aesp will have a gateway to find way to enter the energy field. association says there are plenty of jobs but not enough skilled workers. the heritage

the man behind the idea former south lake basketball coach and local legend wendell bird.ave owens has his story. >> three hours from tipoff. most would consider this a pretty unusual pregame routine. game film? no. how about books? a lot of them. each week before their basketball became, south lake comes here to hunter's woods elementary to shed light on something more important than hoops. >> it is great to be popular. but if you don't have the hit that issy, you can't even do that. >> reporter: in other words, readers are leaders. but instead of teachers telling them that, these student athletes show them. >> it is like a friend. a friend brother relationship. >> cool idea. >> reporter: and this is the man who started it. if you know anything about hoops and the dmv, you know former south lakes coach wendell bird. he has won titles and coached some of the greats. it is an impressive wall of fame, filled with memories of wins and notable players people around here would know very well. but bird was working on something outside of basketball and its impact would go far be

we can house over more than 1000 getting them from that school was responsible >> the principle of wendell phillips high school could take the students from crane protest outside pablo casals grade school of grade in houbolt park neighborhood school slated for turnaround overhaul of the school private group manages often firing the existing staff three men taken into custody arrested for scrapping cards or cash >> police trying to spread the word: this operation hook them up into a month-long sting investigation and police are worried there may be other to truck heaves out there >> hidden police cameras captured video probably owned tow trucks stealing cars and vans and trucks right off of the street police say the tow truck stature to vehicles from all but the city keeps stripped the cars down a chop shops sold the parts sergeant >> 2 month investigation surveillance we did find tow trucks actually stealing cars off of city streets parking lots >> three suspects arrested and charged with possession of stolen vehicle 27 year old javier garcia cruz, 52 year old anthony mcmorries and 44 year

>> chris: wendell, thank you. oil prices climbed slightly higher today.chmark crude at 29 cents to finish at $99.65 a barrel. gasoline went up. >>> a source very close to nancy pelosi says the house minority leader would like to hang it up. that's later on the grapevine. up next, there is no vacation from a rough economy for president obama. urney across am, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> chris: wall street rebounded from wednesday's disappointing numbers. the dow gained 136 today. the s&p 500 picked up 13. nasdaq finished ahead 24. president obama received some unpleasant jobs news while vacationing today in hawaii. correspondent doug luzader looks at some of the president's economic challenges in the coming year. >> the lines are getting longer again. we just learned today that new

senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler tells us a new way to look at an old lawhe justice decided the law it uses to ban online poker site should only apply to online and spending on sporting event, horse racing. other laws to regulate the online gambling, some critics fear the decision opens a door they will have trouble closing. >> creative interpretation at the department of justice will allow online gambling to every home. i don't think that is where we should be going as a country. >> the decision was prompted by illinois attempt to sell lottery tickets online. now nevada is one of several states considering online gambling. like power ball and other multistate lottery games they say the online gammalling site will get around the state regulation. they say the offshore gambling site already do. >> we are advocating to bring the industry on shore and make it safe and secure for consumer and bring in the tax revenue. >> globally, the online gambling with a $20 billion a year industry. with budgets forcing layoff of public sector workers the potential for new r

>>trace: thank you, wendell, live from washington, dc. and now, the pulitzer prize winning journalist and fox news contributor judith miller a fellow at the manhattan institute and a contributing editor of the magazine "city journal." iran has made the threat at least twice before to shut down the straight -- strait of more must but they do not follow through because they would be shooting themselves in the foot. >>guest: right. half of iran's money it needs for the budget comes from those oil exports that move through the straight of hormuz. and if it chose to sabotage that passageway it would, in effect, be sabotaging a source of income. that does not mean it will not do it. they have done crazy things in the past. but, mostly, for the moment, analysts think it is just a lot of say better rattling. >>trace: iran says they are monitoring, and, in fact, surveillance surveillance were watching united states military. what does this tell you? next is a very persistent rival power. this is iranian regime which is really had some very tough b

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later, a look at the presidential campaigns of al smith and wendell willkie. president obama recently paid tribute to this year's kennedy center honorees at the white house reception. the annual awards were given for lifelong contributions to the performing arts. this group includes actress meryl streep. from the east room of the white house, this is about 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, barbara cook. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, and neil diamond. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, yo-yo ma. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, sonny rollins. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, meryl streep. [applause] [laughter] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michele obama. [applause] ♪ [hail to the chief] ♪ >> well, good evening, everybody. welcome to the white house. what a spectacular looking crowd here. [laughter] i want to start by thanking david rubenstein, michael kaiser, and the kennedy center trustees, and everyone who has made the kennedy center such a wonderful place for so many people for so many yea

senior white house correspondent wendell goler explain what is the real issue is. >> the motion is noteed to. >> the president's nominee to head the consumer protection bureau failed to get 60 votes he needed to overcome senate filibuster. afterwards, obama came to the white house room to throw down the gauntlet. >> we will not allow politics as usual on capitol hill to stand in the way of the american consumers protected. >> former ohio attorney general, the president's pick was not the issue according to some republicans. they pan want to change controlf the board and purse strings. >> first, replace the single director with a board of directors that would oversee the bureau. second. subject bureau to congressional appropriations process. >> democrats who had 60 votes to create the bureau last year cried foul. >> they lost. it is unprecedented. it's almost gorilla warfare to say well, then, we don't like the agency though it's in law. >> bureau would regulate nonbank lender like payday lenders who often charge interest rate of more than 100%. student loan providers and mortgage lende