he customarily was seen whittling on a stick while puffing on one of the two dozen cigars he smoked daily. a new england officer watched grant closely for a time and declared he had a low, gentle, vibrant voice, not a hint of self-consciousness, impatience, or restlessness. either of mind or body. on the contrary, he was the center of a pervasive quiet which seemed to be conveyed to everyone around him. no parades or grand reviews occurred during the army build-up. grant preferred to ride casually down the lines, looking intently into the faces of the soldiers who were going to be fighting and dying for him and giving the impression to all that it was more important for him to see them than it was for them to see him. and that reaction was -- garnered respect. not necessarily enthusiasm, but respect. and that is all that grant wanted. such was a part of the subtle change in the national mood that april in the war's third year. inside the officer's corps, cavalry man charles frances adams noted the feeling about grant is peculiar. a little jealousy. a little dislike. a little envy. a littl

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that will be whittled down to ten, five men and five women. the competition is thick in here. a guy who knows all about this joining me live this mornt is david durante. you were the 2007 u.s. all-around champi. you actually clenched that title right here at hp pavilion. so it's certainly a senltmental thing to be here today. >> it is. i'm a stanford alumni so i know the bay area really well. to be back here is special. >> reporter: what's your role for the next four or five days? >> i do a lot of media for the u.s. gymnastics and doing in-house radio with shannon miller, one of the most decorated female gymnasts in history. >> sort of a play by lay? >> to give the in-house crowd an idea what to look for. to make sure they know where their eyes should be. >> can you give us a little knowledge right now as a fan? >> sure. right now we had our u.s. championships two weeks ago in st. louis, and we kind of had a great idea of what to look for this weekend. we had on the men's side so much depth, young depth which is rare this time around. we have the top three guys all in their la

if we start whittling away at these units of which are really a treasure, there really should be like landmarks that before you can take when you get away, you have to go through all kinds of hearings to do that. i think you need to think carefully. as i said, when we bought the cadillac, it was compared to a very cheap hot dog. now it is like filet mignon. everyone wants them. we're looking at a real estate crisis in the city out -- in the city. it can almost afford to have a studio if you were living -- you can afford to have a studio. i beg you, think about losing these units and how it will affect the city as a whole and let's try to figure out how we can close the loopholes. thank you. president fong: thank you. neck speakers -- netxt speakers. >> i am working for the coalition on homelessness. i am a [unintelligible] the coalition supports the commission -- seeking its original proposal to revamp to student housing. we are concerned about [unintelligible] depend on. basically, if you allow to the students to covert, we want -- will hit a lot of people, a lot of families. in san

this week more than two dozen competitive gymnasts will be whittled down to 10. five men, five women to represent the united states. others will be competing for a spot on the trampoline team, one man and one woman will be selected there. >> we just have very talented athletes with a lot of experience, and there's some of the best athletes in the world. i think what we'll see here in san jose are medal winning perform ens on both sides. it's going to be a great event. >> reporter: among some of the athletes competing this week an olympic medalist and also world champions. i'm told that most tickets are sold, there are still some left. if you do not have a chance to go all the way to london to see the summer olympic games, now is your chance to see some top notch gymnasts. kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. coming up next at 5:00, the supreme court is expected to make two major decisions this week including one on the president's health care reform. also, a winner has been declared in the presidential election in egypt. we'll show you who won and what

. >> reporter: nearly 300 spellers, whittled down to a handful. have been in the hot seat before. among them, nicholas rushlo. >> can i have the spelling? >> reporter: he was making his fifth-straight bee appearance. also new york's arvind, coming in a respectable third, just like last year. so, it came down to two. florida's stuti, whose trick is to type the word. the dreaded bell, meaning one thing. 14-year-old san diegoen snigdha nandipati could get it with one word. guetapens. g-u-e-t-a-p-e-n-s, guetapens. >> reporter: perfection, cool and collected. even as the confetti rained down, her younger brother jumps on stage for a celebratory hug. snigdha said she had seen the word before. she is a fan of sherlock holmes, plays the violin and wants to be a doctor. now that you know it's actually happening, how do you feel? >> it's a miracle. >> reporter: years of practice, paying o-f-f. kids are so s-m-a-r-t. did i spell that right? >> yeah.

. >> reporter: a field of more than two dozen will be whittled down to ten. five men and five women, who will become the u.s. olympic team. >> our athletes are literally fighting for a medal. because a place on our team almost assures you of a team medal. we're the only country in the world to have won a team medal for both men and women at the last two olympic games and we're hoping to repeat that in london. >> reporter: while tickets to the lower bowl are for the most part sold out, you can snag a ticket for the upper level with tickets starting at $30. >> where's the best i can get in the red? this is for my wife. >> reporter: mark decided to splurge on tickets, $65 a pop. >> prices are great. yeah, we've got good seats. and for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see olympics trials, they're great. >> reporter: the finals will be saturday and sunday. again, if you want tickets, you can come down to the hp pavilion or get them on ticketmaster. live in san jose, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> the atmosphere should be electric. there are several bay ar

subsequently one week -- they tried to whittle away the grim and time again. on may 17 we agreed to a compromise of the 5 foot setback. we called it the original [unintelligible] the sponsor rescinded this compromise claming it was a misunderstanding by the planner and then attempted a confusing barrage of revisions. on may 19 -- 29, they were parsing the words, removing space from the east. they started moving space from the south. pages a3 and a7 of the same plans did not agree on the dimensions. may 30 saw a lone a7 page. may 31 saw the planner receiving a3

more than two dozen gymnasts will be whittled down to ten. five men, five women who will be the u.s. olympic team. >> we have talented athletes with a lot of experience and there's some of the best athletes in the world. i think that what you're going to see in san jose are medal winning performances on both sides, so it's going to be great. >> reporter: two on the senior national team go to school in the bay area. glenn says he has to remind himself that he's close but not there yet. which motivates him to push through tough work-outs. >> thinking about it, your dream your whole life, and then you think about it your whole life. >> reporter: he says having family and friends in the stands will be both nerve-racking and inspiring. >> they are not intrusive so they don't question anything, they show up and support me. that's all i can ask for. >> reporter: for alex, making it to the olympic trials is in and of itself a dream come true and he says he will be doing everything he can to soak up every second of the experience. >> request people wa

i think that will continue to be whittled down over to the east as these thons continue to move on. we are -- thunderstorms continue to move on. we are out of the woods. we don't need to worry about going to bed with potential tornadoes or thunderstorms or anything. >> still raining at the beaches. give it another hour and hopefully this tornado watch will get dropped for you as well. come up with a full weather report i've got the latest on what may have been a tornado touchdown in hampton in the virginia beach area and we'll focus on the weekend and a more settled pattern. >> just a reminder, you can check the weather 24/7 if you download the fox 5 weather app to help you stay ahead of the weather on days like today. you can upload your pictures and video right from the app to www.myfoxdc.com. >>> three young men had to be rescued in mount rainier maryland tonight after becoming trapped under the 38th treat bridge. the men were hanging out under the bridge when the water rose quickly trapping them on an interior pillar. fortunately everyone is okay. >>> there were also some water

we're not trying to whittle down the amendments. the chairwoman and i will be meeting on monday and opened up for amendments from members. to answer your question, finally, yes. it has changed dramatically because of the budget. it has also changed dramatically because the current bill expires on september 30. you do not want the farmers asking their lenders for another loan or credit from the farm credit system without known with the farm bill is going to be. you do not want to extend the current farm bill because that was back to direct payments which is back to acres from 25 years ago. this bill is based on planted acres. that is one of the big differences. and then, as the chairwoman indicated, we look at these programs. there were four. now there is one, basically two. there is a revenue program. that was the number one issue in all of the hearings. the number one issue was all the regulations. we like to make some progress along those as well. sometimes, you have to take advantage of this situation where you need to move on a

the this week more than two dozen competitive gymnasts will be whittled down to ten, five men, five women to represent the u.s. in artistic gymnastics. most athletes have been training for this one week for more than a decade. >> it's all on line. this is where you peel back the onion, where you go out and want to perform your absolute best. you have trained 10, 11 years in order to qualify to compete in this event. and when you're here, you want your best gymnastics to come forth. >> talk about the pressure. well, some of the athletes competing this week, some world champions and an olympic medalist. two of the men on the senior national team go to school in the bay area. now, we are just 32 days away from those opening games. nbc bay area is your home for complete olympic coverage on air and online, nbcbayarea.com. >> peel back the onion. getting ready to strip it down. let's do it. >> layers. >> christina loren. yes, exactly. a beautiful day outside for layers, clouds, but some beautiful sunshine. >> yeah. we have some layers of clouds and sunshine to break through right now, especiall

subsequently one week -- they tried to whittle away the grim and time again. on may 17 we agreed to a compromise of the 5 foot setback. we called it the original [unintelligible] the sponsor rescinded this compromise claming it was a misunderstanding by the planner and then attempted a confusing barrage of revisions. on may 19 -- 29, they were parsing the words, removing space from the east. they started moving space from the south. pages a3 and a7 of the same plans did not agree on the dimensions. may 30 saw a lone a7 page. may 31 saw the planner receiving a3 showing a larger cut from the east. when asked from -- to confirm this, the designer revised it back to the smaller concession of may 30, discarding that of may 31. and submitted it on june 4. if you find this litany of revisions and kemp -- maneuvers confusing, you're certainly not alone. on thursday, they submitted the current plans. thursday and noon. -- at noon. there is a disagreement of the five-footage. we ask that you set in stone with a notice of special restrictions to avoid any future misunder

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we have worked hard to whittle those down and understand how 20 accommodate those. that's shortened the time frame it would take to incorporate those data. we will continue such efforts. the goa rightfully, we believe, points out that these plans should be better documented. that's a fair comment. we will deliver on that. they rightly point out that it's not enough just to list out a roster of things one might do. we need to take the positive steps, as your question is suggesting, to be sure we're technically ready and we'll document it appropriately. >> who is leading that? who is taking that effort up? >> our international partnership work in the overall effort is being lead by our associate administrator and as i alluded to, colleagues both in our shops and the national weather service engaged as well. i assure you i keep a close eye on it. >> and mr. powner, do you have any views on this matter? >> clearly, we'd like to see those plans documented. a couple thoughts here though. the one thing that noaa and nasa control is keeping gpps launch date where it current

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president's keynesian stimulus wouldn't work soak up a couple senate republicans let it pass after whittling it down and devoting a full third of its tax cuts that didn't stimulate the economy but did make their campaign tony donors richer but anyhow they didn't think the stimulus would work and in that they misjudged. like a turnip it president obama's injection of federal money into the economy through the stimulus slowed the hemorrhaging of jobs the private sector started to find its footing again this is this is where the stimulus kicked in right here and within months it looked like president obama had the economy back on track to begin creating jobs for the first time in years so republicans knew they had to kick it up a notch they couldn't just sit back and let democrats try to fix the economy they actually had to go on the offsets to sabotage the democrats to actually hold president obama's head economically under water what followed was obstruction after obstruction filibuster after filibuster and lie after lie sucking dick morris as fox so-called news gave republicans cover for the

one review blew the whittle so jean o tool shouted at the refs to get things under control.poke to abc news about her son's reaction. >> initially thought he's going to be grounded for fighting. and he was embar fas -- embarrassed but understood the reasoning why i went to stop it. he knows it's not something we encourage him to do. >> she later apologized for using colorful language. >> and ahead at 4:00 how a program to keep kids from going hungry in oakland is getting bigger this summer. >> from our camera looking towards mount diablo, blue skies and things are going to start warming up again, i'll have details in the accu-weather forecast. >> and in the tichen there are many sinks from which to choose but what ch is best for you? >> and there is fog coming in on the golden gate bridge. we'll be right back. >> there is breaking news in arizona a major fire is burning in the town of gilbert about a half hour east of phoenix. several explosions have been heard out there. there is no word of what started this fire. and there is owe vac waigss continue in colorado. flames cha

to peel off a few republicans and break a filibuster and mitch mcconnell senate president had to whittle down the stimulus package and make a full third of a tax cuts that had no stimulative value whatsoever the economy needed at least a two trillion dollars stimulus package which the president's own economic adviser christina romer argued for the republicans in the senate no way they were not ready to sign off on that so instead working americans got an anemic stimulus package that kept us out of a great depression but wasn't enough for a robust recovery also in those those first two years democrats in the house passed legislation to cut off tax breaks for corporate job outsourcers unfortunately republicans in the senate filibuster that too even though it could have put an end to the five fifty thousand american manufacturing jobs that are lost every single month due to outsourcing remember when republicans talk about job losses or the bad economy they're bragging and republicans took control of the house in two thousand and eleven they kicked their economy a crashing agenda into high g

the judge should a fourth indictment to be whittled down. >> the first witness said that he was abused over five years when he was a teenager in the late 1990's. trial is expected to last three weeks. live in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> as a return to vote 2012, in less than an hour the polls will open in virginia for several primaries including contests or congressional seats and alexandria city council however, the focus appears to be on the u.s. senate race. jummy olabanji is live in alexandria to explain what is at stake today. >> steve, good morning. if republican george allen wins in today's primary, which is expected to, this could really prove this will be the main focus in virginia for the november election. tim kaine right now, the latest polls, ahead of george allen by a few points. experts say this could be one of the most watched and most expensive races this november. republican george allen hopes that a victory today could be a sign of what's to come in november. yesterday he stopped by a pizza place meeting with voters one by one. >> we are taking noth

we got 500-plus nominations and we whittled it down. >> first up, the golden gate bridge.t for kids? >> it is the personification of the west, for one. such an iconic gorgeous kind of place. these places are either sort of man-made or natural on our list. this is a place that sort of spans both. it is obviously man-made but it is such a part of the panorama and the environment. there's nothing like it. it's magic. >> chicago, you guys picked the field museum. what makes that unique? >> the field museum is an enormous 20-million object museum of national history in chicago. it is the place where indiana jones allegedly did his training. among things they have there is the biggest tyrannosaurus ever found. her name is sue. >> that's right, sue. >> you want to get your kid out offis ipad or off of his computer and really see something for real? looking at that face i think will make people see the difference between something on a screen and in real life. >> new york city, the metropolitan museum of modern art. >> metropolitan of art. different. plenty of art there. >> a lot

the judge should have forced the indictment to be whittled down. >> the lead prosecutor promised eightusers would take the stand to recall details of the alleged abuse. while the former coach denies charges you can bet prosecutors will play video of the "new york times" interview where he says... >> if i say no, i'm not attracted to boys... that is not the truth because i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls. >> the defense claims all young accusers have a financial interest in the outcome that they would have a better chance of winning damages if jerry sandusky is found guilty. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 a daring driver and a risky move. >> and it's vacation season. scott wants to know how far his insurance goes. >> abc 7 news at 4:00 continues in just a moment. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, g

the olympic spirit is building as a field of more than a dozen competitors is whittled down to ten, five men and five women. the president of usa gymnastics say san jose is the ideal location for the event since the city supports and celebrates the sport of gymnastics. >> this weekend should be a great weekend. >> and while the fans are busy cheering on their favorite gymnast, restaurants and hotel managers are welcoming the crowd. some restaurants have teamed up with usa gymnastics to feature special items on the menu. >> it's always been a favorite and so we're going to feature that this weekend. >> reporter: hoping to entice new faces to become customers. the trials are estimated to generate 15 million $15 million million for the city's smi. >>> tonight east bay -- has one final chance to make the olympic swim team. it's been a disappointing swim trial for the california standout as the 11-time olympic medalist, she's already failed twice to earn a spot on this year's team. she needs to pick up her pace to qualify for tomorrow night's final. you can watch her race right here on nbc ba

emily whittled them from 13 to 10. there was talk that ryan might be headed home.was a bit rude to emily but he got a rose anyway. you always wonder about the contestants on "the bachelor" and whether they're there for the wrong reasons. even though he's still supposedly wooing emily he's hinting he might want to be the next bachelor. >> we're all here to spend time with emily, but when this whole thing is done if it doesn't work out for me i'm involved with the media back home, i'm going to say, let's do bachelor ryan. you know what i mean? emily is a very special person but whether i end up with her, you know, or not, i think that this is part of the journey i'm walking. you know, this is the path. isn't it great when you're able to use a position like this. i'm a good man. i know that, you know. i'm confident in who i am and the choices i make. if i was the bachelor i would be ready to open my heart up and it'll be neat for everybody to see. >> jimmy: you know, it would be neat for everybody to see. might even be neato for everybody to see. honestly i thought he

two last night in oklahoma city where miami jumped down to an early 17 point lead but the thunder whittled it down to single digits in the fourth quarter. in the final seconds, kevin durant misses a game tying jumper. lebron james rebounds gets fouled. he makes both free-throws to ice it. heat win 100-96. they even up the series. now here's kristen berset with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning everybody. you know tiger woods didn't finish his first round at the u.s. open on top of the leader board but he is within striking distance. in a superstar trio woods far outsteined watson -- outshined watson and mickelson. many struggled on the groans yesterday cat club but tiger just two bogeys all round and finished 1 under par. he hasn't done that in the first round of a u.s. open since 2002. now, check this out. defending at&t national champ nick watt knee with the incredible approach shot on the par 5 17th rolling, bouncing, rolling, right into the hole. a double eagle for wattney. he's tied with tiger woods at second as well. phil, tiger bubba back on the course again today. >

that's for the process of whittling down the list of contestants gets under way for more than 100 actsas we strip to the strip. make or break time. contestants survived the initial auditions and will try to earn a spot in the top 48 and the live show that starts up next week. >> they clearly have to step up their game. vegas is treacherous. >> the ones that emerge from vegas will stay in the hunt for a $1 million prize. there is some talent. the all new editions air at 9:00 on nbc bay area. the elimination show next monday night. >> coming up a tropical storm lashing across the gulf coast. we'll get a look ow eopl are bracg for the pact. to work, dance class, shopping, and more. so do something nice for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. >> the war on wild fires continues in colorado this morning. military aircraft now being brought in to try to help firefighters battle the worst wild fire outbreak in state history. right now eight fires burning across that state. the biggest one in the high park fire burning now for two weeks outside of ft. collins. this one has charred more

it later whittled the list down to 2600 voters and forwarded those names to counties. local election supervisors then sent letters to voters on the list, telling them to prove their citizenship within 30 days or be purged from the rolls. this comes in a state or nearly 12,000 eligible voters were purged from the rolls after the were wrongly identified as felons in 2000. that year's presidential election between george w. bush and al gore was decided by just 537 votes in the sunshine florida. this time, the flawed effort to clean up florida's voter rolls meant numerous u.s. citizens were caught in the purge. among them was a 91-year-old world war ii veteran bill internicola. >> i have been married to my wife for 60 plus years. >> i am disgusted and annoyed this should happen in our country. he served his country. he has been a good citizen. he has voted his whole life, and now he should have this problem coming to florida? >> similar reports have surfaced across florida. more than 350 wrongly targeted eligible voters have been identified in miami dade county. and invest

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our constitution clearly states what those are going to be and we are seeing them whittled away but america can take this country back. it is a meat of being go cussed on electing constitutional conservatives. our lot lieutenant governor here, he understands what this going to do to the to texas economy. sending people who are committed to overturning obamacare and to get and make sure that there are strict constructionist put on the supreme court in the united states senate has a lot to do with it. >>neil: governor, always good to see you. >>guest: come down. >>neil: republicans loaded for bear and today the president acting like a cuddly bear. >>guest: officials here say the president was watching a series of tv screens outside the oval office where his personal assistant sits and was sort of quizzical, and confused when he saw the initial report suggesting that his signature domestic achievement came crashing down. in a couple of minutes, though, his white house counsel got, looked at scotus blog, to sort sort all of this out and, also, got a report from the an administration lawyer who