or a white kid from westchester.a blessing from the high priest, whose impact will be felt in american music and culture, long after his death today. >> i hope he knew at the very end what he gave to us all because it's amazing. his contribution to african-american culture and his contribution to american culture, if it's ever forgotten, we should be ashamed. >> i'm don cornelius. and as always in party, we wish you love, peace and soul. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly for "nightline," in los angeles. >> thanks, chris. and thanks to vh1 for some of that amazing footage there. the "soul train" documentary will reair friday night. >>> coming up tomorrow on "nightline," he's the latest heartthrob for teen girls. but that baby face belongs to one of the porn industry's biggest stars. >>> we hope you check in on "good morning america." "jimmy kimmel live's" next.

dramatic reading by one of the greats of all time, henry miller, who is not only past president of the westchester bar and of the new york state bar, and a past regent of the american college of trial lawyers, and one of the most prominent lawyers in this entire region if not america. he's appeared on television and radio. he's written a book called "the art of advocacy." another called "new york practice," and most recently, "on trial, letters from a lifetime in the courtroom," which is a standing room only presentation. but for those of you who have seen henry at his finest, in addition to being in the courtroom, of course, it was a one-person play right down here a little off broadway, not too far off broadway. just a little bit off broadway. in a portrayal of clarence darrow and it brought an incomparable display of knowledge, scholarship and dramatic presentation. so we're going to hear two short dramatic presentations, readings by henry miller, as no one else can do it. one of which is very, very well known to you, of course, and the other is one written by a judge of our court about 140 yea

. >> i'm at ballet arts, the performing arts center of southern westchester, and i'm here to learn about irish step dancing, so let's step inside. [ irish music playing ] irish step dancing has become increasingly popular all across the country. if you're not doing it yourself, chances are you've met someone who is. it's easy to identify. essentially, the upper part of your body remains motionless while your legs do all the work. >> it's a very precise art form. our biggest rule in irish step dancing would be arms by your side in all solo dancing. >> at first glance, it looks pretty simple, but, like most things in life, there's more to it than meets the eye. so we came to class to find out what it takes to be good. >> irish step dancing is a pretty peppy art form, so you wants lots and lots of energy, smiles, and always remember, arms by your side. >> the origin of "arms by your side" seems to be a mystery. some say it allowed people to dance in small spaces. others say on small stages. still others say it was the result of a restrictive government or a religious doctrine. >> arms in! >

bad enough but i don't see that coming anytime soon all right professor lawrence davidson from westchester university in pennsylvania thanks for your insights my pleasure. remember you can tell us all your thoughts on the latest clashes in egypt dot com and today we're asking why do you think that calm has failed to return to the country after egypt's revolution last year so far most responses think it's because it's the same officials who are in power under mubarak that are now running the country a little less than a quarter think that continuing on arrest plays into the interests of radical groups seventeen percent say the otherwise continue because of high unemployment persis and if you were then that believe that every revolution creates its own downfall those are the figures right now you can log on cast your vote at r.t. dot com. russian diplomats refuse to accept a security council draft resolution on syria saying that it calls quote to facilitate a political transition and moscow opposes any language inside the resolution that could be seen as backing a regime change in damascus a

into syria and more fuel to the violence lawrence davidson professor of middle east history at westchesteruniversity who leaves the voice of peaceful protesters in syria has been lost amidst the bloody uprising of some activists. i think that the the people who picked up the gun in syria are largely foreign funded and some of them are in fact foreigners and some of them are in fact deserved earners from the syrian army who have no real option of going back now so i don't think that there is going to be much room for negotiation between that group and the government what the constitutional document is an attempt to do is to satisfy the really large numbers of nonviolent protesters which seem to been co-opted now who are displaced by these armed groups so the syrian government wants to essentially get those raucous streets and accepting of their of the government's scenario where the solution to this but the others are they're going to have to be hunted down and killed or captured because they're not going to surrender. measures to help the syrian opposition will be discussed at the first me

. >> calling from westchester, pennsylvania, my name's michael. and i think that the great idea, in can the fa, i would take it a step further and ask that they take a 10% pay cut when they don't -- when they fail to meet a balanced budget. i think it's ridiculous that think that they should not be penalized for doing their job properly especially when you consider that most of the time they're not even at congress. they're off on other you know, tasks outside of congress instead of focusing on their core responsibilities. >> i think that the federal workers in this area should definitely take the pay freeze without complaining because there's a lot of us in the private sector who went from making you know, in this specific case software developer such as myself going from making $120,000 a year to $90,000 a year in this economy. so i took not only a pay freeze but a pay cut of obviously, $30,000 pay cut. i don't have any recourse, i don't have anybody to complain to except for -- and i can go out and look for a different job. the fact that federa

i was surprised about hearing charges coming out of westchester county d.a.'s office. >> how do you see this case playing out? two very different versions. his side and the nurses' side. >> yeah, it's hard to tell. he has been charged with violations. those aren't crimes. he has also been charged with misdemeanor. a punishable up to a year in prison. so, this is a serious case. he had a family friend who was an e.r. doctor, there, at the same hospital, who was a witness. who said the nurses were the aggressors and not mr. kennedy. i hope this won't end up in trial. this is the case that seems to be a big misunderstanding. perhaps this will go away for the kennedys. this is supposed to be a wonderful time for a family and it's not supposed to be a time where a father ends up being charged with a crime. >> do you think this case will be dismissed? >> i hope so. i think perhaps our resources better spent in other way. >> all right, sunny, always great to have you. >> thank you. we appreciate your time this morning. >> dan? >> thank you, our favorite story of the

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this all happened back on january 7th inside northern westchester hospital. kennedy and his wife molly issued a statement, claiming it was the nurses who attacked him. it's sickening to think our simple desire to take our son outside for fresh air has been warped into a charge of child endangerment. he also faces misdemeanor counts for allegedly attacking the nurses. but the kennedys point to a doctor friend who does not work on that floor but was present, and he says, i witnessed the incident and i can state that the nurses were the only aggress aggressors. >> mr. kennedy was acting politely, calmly. the only reason anything happened here was because of the misconduct of two nurses. >> reporter: a spokesman for the westchester county district attorney declined comment except to say the criminal charges have been filed against kennedy. kennedy was arraigned on the three criminal counts, all misdemeanors. he is vowing to fight the charges while his lawyer says he expects the nurses soon to be filing a lawsuit over what took place inside the hospital and, amy,

entire parking lot, a lot of headaches, and the overflow parking lot is already spilling over into westchester boulevard. but visitors say park here at your own risk. z >> at night and weekends when it really affects us. >> for this diner, business has been tough enough. but now shoppers who can't find a parking space are driving across to the diner's lot and driving away from potential business. >> i'm sure they think we're full, that we don't have any feeding, so they leave. it is frustrating because i see people parking, and i think they're coming in here and i see them walk across the street. >> these two shoppers are part of that trend and they're not ashamed to admit it. >> we park illegally at the century theaters a lot. >> we parka cross the street and walk over. >> the parking problem got worse this month when construction wiped out what used to be a parking lot behind pasta pomadora. replacing it is an apartment complex for 323 homes and a parking garage for residents only. that means fewer parking spaces for some frustrated shoppers who say now they may not come back. >> for sure be

east side but your kid moved uptown and your grand kid went to college and got a nice place in westchestercounty and your great grandchild got mixed up with john f. kennedy jr. and the cammed pimento wacko trying to destroy the great industrial strength of the united states that enable your family to move out. that mobility is destroyed by big government. we are becoming -- there is declining social mobility in the united states which strikes at the very heart of the american idea. trans generational dependency is one of the worst examples of that. >> host: next caller's from charleston. >> thank you for another three hours of learning. >> caller: last summit talk to you was david mccullough. >> isn't this a great country? every state is so different and the earmarked talk about the differences between new hampshire and vermont, we always summer in maine which is a very independent state, former governor kean of men who is independent got me to start reading tom friedman's book and columns and mean as two women senators and the girls wonder if you can be a man and a senator. completely dif

director or chairman of emergency departments at three new york hospitals and have worked at northern westchester past 20 years. i've known douglas kennedy for over 40 years and molly kennedy since before they were married know them both to be extremely good, kind caring parents. i was a witness to the events of january 2012 and feel that douglas would not be putting his child in danger by taking him for a quick walk outside and four nurse floor nurses initially, i witnessed the incident and can state unequivocally that the nurses were the only aggressors, to charge mr. kennedy with a crime is simply incomprehensible to me. that from the doctor. from douglas kennedy and his wife molly this: these allegations were absurd. we are the parents of five delightful and well cared for children. it is sickening to think that our simple desire to take our son outside for fresh air has been warped into a charge of child endangerment. the nurse had no right to attempt to grab our child out of his father's arms and i, douglas was shocked and appalled when she did so. we sincerely pray that a closer look at th

that's in westchester county, somewhere -- somewhat north of the city.oint in time, they gave full detailed statements. no lawyer, including myself, was present. there was no attempt to arrest this man. i contacted the ceo of the hospital, who gave me lip service, who apparently did nothing. it took about six weeks before the assistant district attorney got around to the point of even looking at the video and making a decision as to whether criminal charges should be brought. >> we appreciate you coming on and speaking on behalf of the nurses. we should mention, we did invite the kennedys and their lawyers to come on, but they did decline. we'll be right back right after this. tylenol:nyquil. what are you doing? nyquil (stuffy): just reading your label. wait! you relieve nasal congestion? tylenol: sure. don't you? tylenol (another bottle): hmmm...no... nyquil (stuffy): dude! anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. until mom explained with puffs ultra soft & strong, you only need one. two time

. >> a spokesperson for the westchester county district attorney says charges have been filed against endangerment and for allegedly attacking those nurses. >>> big changes are coming at the post office. the u.s. postal service is planning to make massive cuts to try to save money, including closing some 223 mail processing centers around the country. they hope to eliminate 35,000 jobs. mostly through attrition. the plan would also end saturday and next-day deliveries. joining me now from washington is ed o'keefe who writes a blog for "the washington post." good morning. >> good to see you. >> the post office's troubles are well-told at this point. is this a plan that's going to fix that? >> they say it will save them $20 billion by 2015 and it needs to happen because virtually nobody is sending first class mail anymore, at least the volume of it is down considerably in the last five years. this would close 223 processing facilities where the mail is sorted before it's delivered. most of these places employ hundreds of people. most of those workers would depart the post office through

station in new york shows douglas kennedy attempting to take his 3 day old son, bo, on a walk at westchesterpital back in january. the nurses tried to stop him saying he was not allowed to take his newborn off the maternity ward floor. that's when things escalated with one nurse claiming he twisted her arm and the other that she was kicked and knocked to the ground. kennedy said it was the nurses being aggressive. >> mr. kennedy was acting very quietly, politely, calmly. the only reason why anything happened here was the misconduct of the two nurses. >> a doctor present says the nurses were the only aggressors. kennedy, a fox news reporter and his wife also issued a statement and called the charges sickening and say the incident was quote warped. >>> president obama is receiving some big-time support from a man who makes his living making fun of the political process. political satirist, bill maher, donated a million dollar to a super pac that supports president obama. mayer announced the donation was made to priorities usa action and announced it on yahoo. the super pac also received a $2 m

here at this gas station near westchester county, near $4 a gallon. what we're seeing across the country is an average $3.54. keep in mind for all of 2011 the average was $3.50. so we're already higher than the average price for all of last year. there's been a wide divergence in prices and that has a lot to do with where you get your gasoline and where you get your oil from. on the coast we're looking at a lot higher prices. california, new york seeing much higher prices than in the middle of the country. if you're talking about colorado, idaho, some prices may be below $3 per gallon. there is a wide divergence in prices and consumers should expect to pay a lot more than they did a year ago. >> you always see this around memorial day because demand goes up. what's driving this hike now? >> reporter: well, the high price that we're seeing globally for oil is one of the reasons we're seeing such high prices for gasoline. the other factor is, of course, that we are seeing refineries particularly here on the east coast that have lost some of their refini

janine pirro is host of "justice with janine" on fox news and the former district attorney for westchester. tough case, what strikes you first about it, savannah. >> that there is so much mystery surrounding it. it's odd that they say there was cocaine found in the stomach. that's not consistent with the way most people ingest cocaine. i think it's rather odd that authorities in uganda quickly suggest there's no foul play involved. there's a lot of oddities surrounding the case. >> the problem they said it was a cocaine overdose. they said that they both choked. and then they deny that there's any kind of a intentional crime here. i had a case where a woman died of a cocaine overdose, they ruled it as suicide. i reopened the case, got a conviction for murder, she was forced to ingest cocaine. that's why we see large amounts in the stomach. you should see trace amounts in the nasal passages. if there's an overdose, i mean this seems to be the kind of case where we need to do another autopsy. >> exactly. i feel sorry for the family, because of course this is all happening in a foreign countr

. >> a spokesperson for the westchester county district attorney says charges have been filed against douglas kennedy for child endangerment and for allegedly attacking those nurses. >>> warren buffett in the news today. in fact, as we told you, he's number two on our first five web stories and here's why. the billionaire says his company, berkshire hathaway, has identified his successor. he offered these details today in his annual letter to the berkshire shareholders. buffett is not naming names. he emphasizes he has no plans to leave. buffett says the berkshire board is enthusiastic about the person he has picked. we'll have that and more here on "weekends with alex witt." ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do business at lightning-fast speeds. we'll take all the strawberries, dave. you got it, kid. we have a winner. we're definitely gonna need another one. small businesses that want to grow use 4g lte technology from verizon. i wonder how she does it. that's why she's the boss. bec

host: westchester, n.y., a republican. i wondered if you could explain something to me.it true that under the obama health care bill, we're going to be charged 1% tax on world bank transactions? guest: on the world bank transactions? caller: on all bank transactions? guest: not that i know of. there are plenty of other new taxes on medical devices, what hospital use -- hospitals use, but i am not aware of a bank- transaction tax in the president's plan. host: we're talking about the president's 2013 budget proposal. we're here with kevin brady, vice chair of the joint economic committee. we are tracking it all on our budget hub. c-span.org/budget -- you will find everything we have been covering over the past 24 hours. the testimony and hearings will continue. guest: more and more people are interested in how their tax dollars are being spent. applications like that are hugely helpful. host: the white house yesterday released an app if you want to download the budget you're smart phone. -- budget to your smartphone. did you do that? guest: i did not. i think republicans

. >> a man was hit and killed around 2:30 on westchester boulevard.involved in the crash and interviewed the driver. investigators are now looking for a possible second vehicle which may have been involved. >> the cause of that crash is still under investigation. >> a group of occupy oakland protestors are in berkeley for a conference that they call occupy the truce. this is a three day deference and it is media transparency. >> members of the occupy movement marched peacefully to the berkeley campus. they say they marched in solidarity with the occupy cal members. some were occupying the broom. half a dozen people brought brooms and bags to help clean up the area thursday idea. that group is called the operation brooms collective. >> it is to bring attention to the overlooked part. >> there are not parts that get as much attention. >> it is a bit of a kind of a reawareness of the necessity of highlighting those things. and highlighting the good we can do. >> they said they plan to meet every week to clone up different parts of oakland. occupy protest

. >> and a tape worm the size of westchester county. -- >> you know. >> he's a rescue from hurricane katrina and wouldn't have made it out of the house today because it's rainy. >> do they put him out? >> it's like secretariate. >> our good friend -- >> in the free press, mitt romney wrote this instead of doing the right thing, obama rewarded them and contributed to millions to democrats and his campaign was granted an ownership and a major stake and two flagships of the industry. american taxpayer was asked to become a major stockholder of gm and a politically connect and challenged obama campaign. he was asked to preside over all of this as auto czar. this was crony capitalism on a grand scale. the president said things in detroit would be worse. yes, they would. without his intervention, things would be better. >> i didn't know that part. steve rattner responds. >> as he should. >> from a booming detroit. he is about to do the next clint eastwood ad. >> i will read that if i may. this was wrong on romney's part on a number of levels.

in westchester, pennsylvania, carol, you, too, are opposed to it, why? caller: thank you for taking my call. i watch c-span a lot. especially when commercials are on. i was kind of surprised when they said only 42 -- we still have 42 -- eight states to go. i am following mitt romney. i read his book and listened to it again on tape last summer. admittedly his points like 63 or 59. it's complicated. anyway, i am from pennsylvania. i would love to see a mitt romney-santorum ticket. thank you. and thank you for taking my call. host: carol thank you for watching c-span. republicans only, do you support or oppose or are you opposed to a brokered convention? (202) 737-0002 if you oppose a brokered convention. if you support, (202) 737-0001 from last night's debate here's mitt romney attacking rick santorum. >> the reason we have this is because arlen specter, [video clip] >> you endorsed in a race, he voted for obama care. if you had not supported him, we would not have obama care. so don't look at me. take a look in the mirror. >> i supported arlen specter nu

east side but your kid moved uptown, and your grandkid went to college and got a nice place in westchester county and then your great-grandchild got mixed up with robert f. kennedy, jr. and tried to destroy the great industrial strength of the united states that enabled your family to move up. that kind of mobility is destroyed by big -- i think by big government. we're becoming -- there is declining social mobile in the united states, which in a way i think strikes at the vary heart of the american ideas. >> host: next call from martha in south carolina. >> caller: hi, peter, thank you for another three hours of learning and c-span. >> host: thanks for watching good to hear from you. last time we talked to you is when david mccullough was here. >> all these great authors. isn't this a great country? every state is so different and to hear mark talk about the differences between new hampshire and vermont, we always summer in maine, and i think maine is a very independent state, former governor king of maine, who was independent, got me to start reading tom freedman's books and columns, and

in westchester, pennsylvania, carol, you, too, are opposed to it, why? caller: thank you for taking my call. i watch c-span a lot. especially when commercials are on. i was kind of surprised when they said only 42 -- we still have 42 -- eight states to go. i am following mitt romney. i read his book and listened to it again on tape last summer. admittedly his points like 63 or 59. it's complicated. anyway, i am from pennsylvania. i would love to see a mitt romney-santorum ticket. thank you. and thank you for taking my call. host: carol thank you for watching c-span. republicans only, do you support or oppose or are you opposed to a brokered convention? (202) 737-0002 if you oppose a brokered convention. if you support, (202) 737-0001 from last night's debate here's mitt romney attacking rick santorum. >> the reason we have this is because arlen specter, [video clip] >> you endorsed in a race, he voted for obama care. if you had not supported him, we would not have obama care. so don't look at me. take a look in the mirror. >> i supported arlen specter nu

in westchester, pennsylvania, carol, you, too, are opposed to it, why?caller: thank you for taking my call. i watch c-span a lot. especially when commercials are on. i was kind of surprised when they said only 42 -- we still have 42 -- eight states to go. i am following mitt romney. i read his book and listened to it again on tape last summer. admittedly his points like 63 or 59. it's complicated. anyway, i am from pennsylvania. i would love to see a mitt romney-santorum ticket. thank you. and thank you for taking my call. host: carol thank you for watching c-span. republicans only, do you support or oppose or are you opposed to a brokered convention? (202) 737-0002 if you oppose a brokered convention. if you support, (202) 737-0001 from last night's debate here's mitt romney attacking rick santorum. >> the reason we have this is because arlen specter, [video clip] >> you endorsed in a race, he voted for obama care. if you had not supported him, we would not have obama care. so don't look at me. take a look in the mirror. >> i supported arlen specter num

next up is westchester county, new york. caller: i'm a little disappointed in the republican party.hey just seem to blatantly lie the distort the policy that president may be present. i'm not affiliated with any party, but i would never be a vote for someone who deliberately starts something someone says to gain office or to make a personal look bad. even with this birth control. , this was a republican idea from 2001 that eric cantor and speaker john boehner, these guys voted for this thing and voted for it, brought up by republican -- what is her name olympia snowe from whatever state. these guys make the political decisions and make this an issue that they themselves create. how low can not the republican party go from now? please explain that to me. host: olympia snowe is the senator from maine. miami, fla., last up from open bonds. republican, you are on the air. good morning. caller: good morning. i always enjoy the show. my concern is that this is deja vu all over again. it is the buildup to the war in iraq, weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons, the same thing we're d