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and booker wright had stolen the show. >> we don't have a real menu.ad to tell you what we're going to serve tonight. >> reporter: booker's description of life in the jim crow south was perhaps the first time many white americans had heard a black man speak so bluntly. >> some call me bookie. some call me john. some call me jim. some call me nigger. but you have to smile. >> my heart broke for him as i watched it and he talked about that daily humiliation. you know, part of me wanted to reach back and comfort him. >> could you recognize the jeopardy he was putting himself in? >> when i first saw it, no. because i still didn't really understand greenwood. >> reporter: yvette set out for greenwood in the company of the filmmaker, ray defilito. both were about to have a rendezvous with history. see what they uncover on their journey back to mississippi on a special "dateline" tonight called "finding booker's place." >>> we learned today that one of the greats in stage and screen has died. celeste holm won an oscar for her supporting role in the 1946 class
and booker wright had stolen the show. >> we don't have a real menu.ad to tell you what we're going to serve tonight. >> reporter: booker's description of life in the jim crow south was perhaps the first time many white americans had heard a black man speak so bluntly. >> some call me bookie. some call me john. some call me jim. some call me nigger. but you have to smile. >> my heart broke for him as i watched it and he talked about that daily humiliation. you know, part...
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i started to think that maybe it was not real. >> this is booker wright. >> reporter: it was. of the blue a film maker sent yvette a 1966 nbc documentary about race relations in mississippi. and booker wright had stolen the show. >> i will be glad to say what we are going to serve today. >> reporter: booker's description of life in the jim crow south was perhaps the first time many white americans had heard a black man speak so bluntly. >> some call me jim. >> my heart broke for him as i watched it and he talked about humiliation. part of me wanted to reach back and comfort him. >> could you recognize the jeopardy he was putting himself in? >>. when i first saw it, no. because i didn't really understand greenwood. >> reporter: yvette set out for greenwood in the company of the film maker. both wer wg. to have a rendez vi vous with history. >>> we learned today that one of the greats in stage and screen has died. celeste holm won an oscar for her supporting role in "gentleman's agreement." she soared to fame in broadway. celeste holm passed away in her apartment in new york. sh
i started to think that maybe it was not real. >> this is booker wright. >> reporter: it was. of the blue a film maker sent yvette a 1966 nbc documentary about race relations in mississippi. and booker wright had stolen the show. >> i will be glad to say what we are going to serve today. >> reporter: booker's description of life in the jim crow south was perhaps the first time many white americans had heard a black man speak so bluntly. >> some call me jim....
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times in reverend wright's home, and in every step of obama's career, he went to reverend wright for advice, council, political direction. this was a relationship that was closer than any relationship in his life with the possible exception of his relationship with his own life, michelle obama. >> does he have any contact right now with the president? >> no, there's no contact. after obama won the presidency, the rev repped wright told me that he sent him a note congratulating him on achieving his ambition as he put it. he didn't expect the note to get to him directly, so he gave it to a neighbor of obama's who wright knew to hand deliver it, and he doesn't know to this day whether the note was delivered. >> who is steve rogers who you interview in here from chicago? >> steve rogers is a professor at the kellogg school of management at northwestern university. >> what was his connection with president obama? >> like many african-american businessmen and leaders that i interviewed, he was early -- he was an early backer and sporter of obama. after obama lost a congressional primary to
times in reverend wright's home, and in every step of obama's career, he went to reverend wright for advice, council, political direction. this was a relationship that was closer than any relationship in his life with the possible exception of his relationship with his own life, michelle obama. >> does he have any contact right now with the president? >> no, there's no contact. after obama won the presidency, the rev repped wright told me that he sent him a note congratulating him...
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wright? >> what he said. >> you guys are getting good at this, you know? might invite you to come back and be our third panel today. this is one for the entire panel. and if all of you were in our shoes, what would be your first action to get this country started and on a consent-based approach toward finding a final resting place for our spent fuel? and what should congress' first step be, and is there any action that we shouldn't take that we should rule out at this stage? that would be my question. do you want to go first, mr. fettus? >> you should start by doing what you're doing precisely today with these kinds of hearings. you should start with additional hearings on the issues that are going to be very complicated. like fees. the issue of site selection process. the issue of standards. finally, i think the one mistake you could make is to commence site selection process right now, where you start down the road of an interim storage site that jumps ahead of the line in all of this. >> good. mr. wright, a somewhat longer response than you gave to our
wright? >> what he said. >> you guys are getting good at this, you know? might invite you to come back and be our third panel today. this is one for the entire panel. and if all of you were in our shoes, what would be your first action to get this country started and on a consent-based approach toward finding a final resting place for our spent fuel? and what should congress' first step be, and is there any action that we shouldn't take that we should rule out at this stage? that...
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they met for literally hundreds of times in the reverend wright's home. at every step of obama's career area you enter the reverend wright for advice, counsel, political direction, so this is a relationship that was closer than any relationship in his life, with possible exceptions of his relationship with his own wife, michelle obama. >> mr. klein, does he have any contact with the president? >> no, there is no contact. after president obama won the presidency, the reverend wright told me that he sent him a note congratulating him on achieving his ambition, as he put it. >> and that he didn't expect to know to get there, so he gave it to a neighbor to hand-deliver. he doesn't know today whether that no was ever delivered. >> who is steve rogers who you also interviewed? >> steve rogers is a professor at the kellogg school of management at northwestern university. >> what was his connection with president obama? >> like many african-american businessmen and leaders whom i interviewed, he was an early backer and supporter of obama. after obama lost a congr
they met for literally hundreds of times in the reverend wright's home. at every step of obama's career area you enter the reverend wright for advice, counsel, political direction, so this is a relationship that was closer than any relationship in his life, with possible exceptions of his relationship with his own wife, michelle obama. >> mr. klein, does he have any contact with the president? >> no, there is no contact. after president obama won the presidency, the reverend wright...
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>> wright. >> he got hemmed up? was he doing something? >> maybe. everyone knew he was a piece of trash. who knows? i never talked to this guy or been to his house. >> i will have to talk to him. >> he will tell you the same thing i am. the guy had his own circle of friends and everyone knew who he was. >> he's claiming that he was forced to hold the hooch. >> that's crap man. >> my only warning is keep your hands off these guys, okay. >> all right. appreciate it. >> i can't make a decision now. i haven't talked to the other two and just from what i know now, we have nothing on him. all we have is another inmate saying he thinks he might have calmed the shot. the other individuals are claiming he was assaulted and there was hardly any marks on him at all. now we have to take one inmate's word over another. >> coming up -- >> that's my story. >> not that i don't believe you, but you didn't go about things very smartly. >> david gets a reality check as our rare look into an investigation continues. s biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness f
>> wright. >> he got hemmed up? was he doing something? >> maybe. everyone knew he was a piece of trash. who knows? i never talked to this guy or been to his house. >> i will have to talk to him. >> he will tell you the same thing i am. the guy had his own circle of friends and everyone knew who he was. >> he's claiming that he was forced to hold the hooch. >> that's crap man. >> my only warning is keep your hands off these guys, okay. >>...
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don't forget about julie wright.he'll have a look at your traffic too. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. that is a live look outside right now on this friday the 13th. we'll say it now. still a fantastic friday because it is friday. that is the wilson bridge as we close out week here. >> it is also fantastic on this friday because you're entitle to some free starbucks. not coffee though but one of the chain's new refresher drink. >> i have to get up on this coffee lingo. i don't know anything about it. >> from noon until #:00 p.m., participating stores will give away tall sizes of refreshers. can you choose from cool lime or very berry hibiscus. the drunks are made with pieces of fruit, fruit juices and green coffee extract. what does that mean? >> i don't even know yet. something i'm assuming that doesn't have any sort of caffeine or anything in it. i guess it just refreshes you. they said actual pieces of fruit in that too. that is usually a sangria in my world. >> does a sangria have any
don't forget about julie wright.he'll have a look at your traffic too. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. that is a live look outside right now on this friday the 13th. we'll say it now. still a fantastic friday because it is friday. that is the wilson bridge as we close out week here. >> it is also fantastic on this friday because you're entitle to some free starbucks. not coffee though but one of the chain's new refresher drink. >> i have to get...
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i'm david wright for "nightline" in hollywood. >> and thanks to david wright for that.ou for watching abc news. make sure you tune into "nightline" tomorrow night, to watch my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden hang out there with coach k, lebron james and the rest of the u.s. men's olympic basketball team. that's tomorrow night on "nightline." check in for "good morning america," too, they are working while you're sleeping. we're always online at abcnews.com. jimmy kimmel is up next. we'll see you here tomorrow.
i'm david wright for "nightline" in hollywood. >> and thanks to david wright for that.ou for watching abc news. make sure you tune into "nightline" tomorrow night, to watch my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden hang out there with coach k, lebron james and the rest of the u.s. men's olympic basketball team. that's tomorrow night on "nightline." check in for "good morning america," too, they are working while you're sleeping. we're always online at...
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i'm david wright for "nightline" in hollywood. >> and thanks to david wright for that.ou for watching abc news. make sure you tune in to "nightline" tomorrow night, to watch my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden hang out there with coach k., lebron james, and the rest of the u.s. men's olympic basketball team. that's tomorrow night on "nightline." check in for "good morning america," too, they are working while you're sleeping. we're always online at abcnews.com. jimmy kimmel is up next. we'll see you here tomorrow. >>> up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> jimmy: we had an earthquake here last night. did you feel it? i slept right through it. i did. now who is dumb for living in a bouncy castle? >> lisa kudrow. >> i had to castrate 21 rats. >> jimmy: you are like bob barker's dream girl, this is incredible. >> rosemarie dewitt. >> jimmy: what filthy things can be seen at restaurants you've worked in? >> sounds sexual.
i'm david wright for "nightline" in hollywood. >> and thanks to david wright for that.ou for watching abc news. make sure you tune in to "nightline" tomorrow night, to watch my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden hang out there with coach k., lebron james, and the rest of the u.s. men's olympic basketball team. that's tomorrow night on "nightline." check in for "good morning america," too, they are working while you're sleeping. we're always online at...
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the question if the media wants to know what rubbed off on obama when he was sitting in reverend wright's church how come nobody is asking what rubbed off on romney when he was sitting with the oligarchy in el salvador colombia and guatemala. it will be it may well be that the other shoe is about to drop in the main story and that it isn't about another factory that shut down its workers and something overseas instead it may be that at its birth bain was contaminated with blood money keep an eye on the story now want to turn over to mike papen tonio attorney and host of ring of fire radio robert kennedy jr eight mike how you doing good how you doing though great so now we have a connection between romney and el salvador and death squads how much worse is this going to get. well there's a new story every day if you his mitt romney's new talking line is the reason i don't want to release anymore financial information is because every time i do the democrats get ahold of it in they spin it out of control this story that you just told i would say is one that is going to take hold and it's one
the question if the media wants to know what rubbed off on obama when he was sitting in reverend wright's church how come nobody is asking what rubbed off on romney when he was sitting with the oligarchy in el salvador colombia and guatemala. it will be it may well be that the other shoe is about to drop in the main story and that it isn't about another factory that shut down its workers and something overseas instead it may be that at its birth bain was contaminated with blood money keep an...
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. >>> time now toto talk with jul wright about the situation on he the roads. of a been pretty busy this morning. -- you have a been pretty busy this morning. is >> sky fox is en route to yet another crash. they were busy giving care that that beautiful sunshine shot. we are giving them sua few extr moments to get live over the er scene at route 50. right now, out on the beltway, you will find lanes are open between annandale and merrifield. not a bad beride from 234 heade in towards centreville. lanes are open traveling north n along i-9 5u about in separate stretches, you are slow going out of stafford leaving courthouse road to aquia harbor. again with the delay north through dale city and from lorton up towards the springfield interchange. outer loop of the beltway clearing out quickly headed around towards the exit for 270. now, the crew in orsky fox is live above the scene of the crash which occurred on the inbound stretch of route 50 as you approach 410. pr accident activity is tying up iv the right side of the road with two lanes getting by to the left.
. >>> time now toto talk with jul wright about the situation on he the roads. of a been pretty busy this morning. -- you have a been pretty busy this morning. is >> sky fox is en route to yet another crash. they were busy giving care that that beautiful sunshine shot. we are giving them sua few extr moments to get live over the er scene at route 50. right now, out on the beltway, you will find lanes are open between annandale and merrifield. not a bad beride from 234 heade in...
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>> reverend wright is to obama. >> th another thing.ight when he attacked him. >> ed klein told this whole story, they tried to buy him up and shut him down. obama met with him privately. >> reverend wright is not going to be the problem for obama. the economy is going to be the presidenproblem. >> the economy is so much better than it was four years ago. >> look at how much money we've spent, though. >> >> sean: $5 trillion in debt. >> and that 5.trillion, 4.8 trillion was automatic. when we come back ... >> joe biden said they're living through a depression. >> when did he say that? >> last week. >> oh, he did? >> yes, he did. >> his family is living through a debt depression? >> i know you're not living through a depression. i can guarantee you that. >> sean: no. i hang out with you and you buy emergencme dinner. more from the great, great, great american panel when we come back. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe
>> reverend wright is to obama. >> th another thing.ight when he attacked him. >> ed klein told this whole story, they tried to buy him up and shut him down. obama met with him privately. >> reverend wright is not going to be the problem for obama. the economy is going to be the presidenproblem. >> the economy is so much better than it was four years ago. >> look at how much money we've spent, though. >> >> sean: $5 trillion in debt. >> and...
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. >> you are used to seeing eric wright. he and his wife are founders of a new venture called the wright step mentoring program. >> it's part of the game. it's your social responsibility. >> he is defensive back for the detroit lions but his heart belongs to san francisco particular tlio bay view hunters point. >> he grew up in this community right around here. >> i had both my mother and my father in my life. they helped out tremendously throughout are the course of my life obviously. they got me in a positive direction. you still have to deal with the elements. >> his program will match teenagers at the "y" with mentors like john tanner that can help them navigated challenges. >> i know education can change opportunities, you can benefit from. >> wright will lend his name and resources to offer college tours guest speakers and other potential life changing activities. >> we want to support the youth and focus on their strengths and supported their abilities to be successful and take the right steps. >> reporter: perhaps so
. >> you are used to seeing eric wright. he and his wife are founders of a new venture called the wright step mentoring program. >> it's part of the game. it's your social responsibility. >> he is defensive back for the detroit lions but his heart belongs to san francisco particular tlio bay view hunters point. >> he grew up in this community right around here. >> i had both my mother and my father in my life. they helped out tremendously throughout are the course...
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. >>> today, the philadelphia 76ers acquired wright for a young player, eden babick from bosnia.ple years ago who was a pretty good player for golden state, no room for him now and he is gone. >>> blake griffin, five years, $95 million, he's going to be part of the olympic team. he it to leave practice today to leave la to las vegas to sign the deal. >>> drew brees apparently taking his contract demands to the limit. the deadline is july 16th. if he doesn't sign by then, he'll be a franchise tender, and then they can pay him for one season. he wants $20 million a year for four or five years. and he says, hey, if they don't want to extend the contract, i'm not coming to camp. again, playing chicken with the saints right to the end. >>> the olympics are almost here, and people in the sports cast, if you can see queen, elizabeth -- do you understand the thrill of the queen? >> it's a thrill. >> i've been trying most of my life. >> it's a body time in london. >> so when you see queen elizabeth, that does something for you? >> it's just that you expect to see the queen. >> and the tor
. >>> today, the philadelphia 76ers acquired wright for a young player, eden babick from bosnia.ple years ago who was a pretty good player for golden state, no room for him now and he is gone. >>> blake griffin, five years, $95 million, he's going to be part of the olympic team. he it to leave practice today to leave la to las vegas to sign the deal. >>> drew brees apparently taking his contract demands to the limit. the deadline is july 16th. if he doesn't sign by...
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julie wright is popping up right now. trying to make the transition a little smoother. >> i thought you were going to talk about pop tarts. >> we like pop tarts. >> yeah, they're good. those of you that can eat pop tarts, all that sugar. but hey, now he. on the roads, nothing popping up on our beltway, at least not right now. kind of quiet out here. southbound 270 for starters looks good headed out to the lane divide. on the top side of the beltway, your lanes are open between college park and bethesda. lyhill road ad glen allen, an accident and follow police direction to get by there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> new this morning, montgomery county fire officials are trying to find out what caused this town house fire that has displaced about 20 people from their homes. the fire broke out late last night at a house on killrush court in montgomery village. 65 firefighters arrived on the scene to find massive flames coming from the second floor and extending to the roof. four up to houses we
julie wright is popping up right now. trying to make the transition a little smoother. >> i thought you were going to talk about pop tarts. >> we like pop tarts. >> yeah, they're good. those of you that can eat pop tarts, all that sugar. but hey, now he. on the roads, nothing popping up on our beltway, at least not right now. kind of quiet out here. southbound 270 for starters looks good headed out to the lane divide. on the top side of the beltway, your lanes are open between...
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loch ness, fuzzy, wright? if i was always nvolves evidence that is just enoug to sort of sep all ththe coitivetiggs, ift's sols big footprint or whatever. in the case of the ivory billed woodpecker was the acoustic sound recordings of this tinhorn squid. but almost anyone can make that noise. and then you had sort of the hysria.hnedd rt r cornell, all in was to get them all on a secret mission because no one knew about when they went after. are all in this bubble, like we're on the secret mission to see this burden that we think it anteat ovewhen hy allaw n . and it took three years of outsiders led by sibley, also a three-year blogspot, completely undid all of the findof cornl. i knes ome sort of denial, but most of us now know that no one saw an ivory billed woodpecker. but it was amazing. the reason i wrote that, it was amazing to see how officials could construcanntire rtress of a new truthadh escegvat could arrive later and in this case rightfully tear it down. did you have a question? [inaudible] >> one
loch ness, fuzzy, wright? if i was always nvolves evidence that is just enoug to sort of sep all ththe coitivetiggs, ift's sols big footprint or whatever. in the case of the ivory billed woodpecker was the acoustic sound recordings of this tinhorn squid. but almost anyone can make that noise. and then you had sort of the hysria.hnedd rt r cornell, all in was to get them all on a secret mission because no one knew about when they went after. are all in this bubble, like we're on the secret...
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julie wright has your latest. >> were you dancing again? heard sarah making a comment. >> yeah, i was dancing. you don't hold back early, julie u know that. >> on beat? >> well, i'm working on that part of it. >> it does get a little tricky, doesn't it? right now on the roads, i can tell you we do have accident activity westbound along university boulevard over at arcola. the accident activity here tying up the roadway as you guys travel westbound university boulevard here at arcola. right now, it doesn't appear that anyone is able to get by but one of the pieces of equipment has just left the scene. hopefully, we'll get traffic by single file to the left westbound university boulevard as you work your way past the scene here at arrest coal a let's take this shot from sky fox. we got them up early for you this morning. they made their way over towards 270. this is the incident we've been talking about all morning long, the overturned truck loaded with beer. they traffic squeezing by along the right side. that is what jeremy is over right no
julie wright has your latest. >> were you dancing again? heard sarah making a comment. >> yeah, i was dancing. you don't hold back early, julie u know that. >> on beat? >> well, i'm working on that part of it. >> it does get a little tricky, doesn't it? right now on the roads, i can tell you we do have accident activity westbound along university boulevard over at arcola. the accident activity here tying up the roadway as you guys travel westbound university...
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do you remember the whole reverend wright, he is a christian.ause apparently you didn't get it. beaupew research just did this poll. alabama, mississippi, majority of voters thought president obama was a muslim. a majority of them. in 2008, the number was 12% thinking that he was a muslim. now after he has been a president for over three years it has moved up, not down, to 17%. now thinking that he's a muslim. that's unbelievable. why have the american people have become more ignorant of our own president? that's the american people overall. republicans? of course it's worse. that used to be 16% in 2008. now it's at 30% of republicans think he's a muslim. how did you get this much dumber? i know how you got that much dumber. literally more ignorant because you're wrong. 30% is 1 million% wrong! he is a christian! get it through your skull you ignorant--i'll spare the rest of the adjectives but you're literally ignorant. how did you get that way? fox news channel. look at this. >> we're not a christian nation. he said that america is arrogant and
do you remember the whole reverend wright, he is a christian.ause apparently you didn't get it. beaupew research just did this poll. alabama, mississippi, majority of voters thought president obama was a muslim. a majority of them. in 2008, the number was 12% thinking that he was a muslim. now after he has been a president for over three years it has moved up, not down, to 17%. now thinking that he's a muslim. that's unbelievable. why have the american people have become more ignorant of our...
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we need to put a picture up. >> julie wright, we need to see julie. can we get a shot of julie wright. >> there she is. >> this is your final question. julie's outfit today, yes or no,. >> that is colorful. it goes with the map. i like it. >> you're wrong. i'm sorry. no. >> tyler, that is why you will be sitting on the set next week and those two no-names -- >> we're just welcoming you back. we'll see you. tile are, well done. very well done. -- tyler, well done. your prize is a trip to an island with sarah. >> he had no idea what the last four questions were. >> i did not. >> you've been great. thank you very much. that's it for tile are and for this edition of ask the weather guys. with tyler's departure, our answers will bet much more spotty for the rest of the summer. >> that is you true. >> it is true. >> if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tap. our name willing changing soon. the polls have officially closed. we'll count the votes and make the big reveal of the new name of the segment. there you g
we need to put a picture up. >> julie wright, we need to see julie. can we get a shot of julie wright. >> there she is. >> this is your final question. julie's outfit today, yes or no,. >> that is colorful. it goes with the map. i like it. >> you're wrong. i'm sorry. no. >> tyler, that is why you will be sitting on the set next week and those two no-names -- >> we're just welcoming you back. we'll see you. tile are, well done. very well done. -- tyler,...
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let's do traffic and there she is, julie wright. knows all about the olympics. >> i still say if tony did the canon ball off the high dive, he would win the women's -- the men's platform. >> i am not touching that one. >> i meant to say men. [ laughter ] >> on the roads now, southbound along 270, not a bad ride this morning. it is starting to get busy to about 46 miles per hour in gaithersburg. i have an accident activity along 117 at game preserve road. outer loop of the beltway below speed, working westbound around from 95 college park to 20 miles per hour, headed over to new hampshire avenue. back up to 50 miles per hour at georgia. no problems reported now traveling northbound on i-95. traffic slow in springfield. outer loop of the beltway in the sunshine. van dorn street to telegraph road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you. including today, lawmakers on the hill have 17 working days to schedule before the november elections. they're shorter on time, but a lot of issues jockeying for attention. will me
let's do traffic and there she is, julie wright. knows all about the olympics. >> i still say if tony did the canon ball off the high dive, he would win the women's -- the men's platform. >> i am not touching that one. >> i meant to say men. [ laughter ] >> on the roads now, southbound along 270, not a bad ride this morning. it is starting to get busy to about 46 miles per hour in gaithersburg. i have an accident activity along 117 at game preserve road. outer loop of...
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. >> and it's a story of a man named booker wright.d of him in the history books but he is seen here in nbc news documentary. we'll look at how the bravery showed in that footage impacted two strangers who came together to find more about his story. >>> and then on a much lighter note, we'll go inside comic-con. i didn't know that much about it until i started reading. it's not your father's comic book convention at all. from kids to real-life characters and characters from batman and twilight, it has a little bit for everyone. was that a canine? >> canine dude. >> i guess. absolutely. >> who hasn't had fun taking pictures in a photo booth? we have. and this morning we're going to turn up the volume. you have to see it and hear it to believe it. >> ahh! >> these are all members of our staff who apparently have a lot of pinned up stuff. >> look at stephanie's reaction in the background. >> ahhh! >> you are so good. we took eight pictures there. it's for things like this where it forces some i volume to go way through the roof. >> you're
. >> and it's a story of a man named booker wright.d of him in the history books but he is seen here in nbc news documentary. we'll look at how the bravery showed in that footage impacted two strangers who came together to find more about his story. >>> and then on a much lighter note, we'll go inside comic-con. i didn't know that much about it until i started reading. it's not your father's comic book convention at all. from kids to real-life characters and characters from...
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let's see if julie wright has any good news. i expect she doesn't. >> it has been a very interesting commute so far this morning with the signal lights that are dark around the area. so if you come up to an intersection where the lutes are not working, you need to treat it as a four-way stop. authorities tell us they are checking southbound along i-95 after 216 but before 198 so heads up for accident activity. now, if you are traveling along 270, you will find they have lifted the hov restricts on 270. southbound traffic is already starting to slow here approaching 109 headed out toward the truck scales. they have also lifted the restricts in the hovs along 66 inside of the beltway so make note of that. but 95, 395, route other in maryland, your hov restrictions are still in effect. so again, allow extra time out on the roads. be careful. clean-up continues from the storm damage. a lot of tree debris still left out there in the roadways. some areas, the far right lane under a lot of tree debris and large tree limbs. allow extra
let's see if julie wright has any good news. i expect she doesn't. >> it has been a very interesting commute so far this morning with the signal lights that are dark around the area. so if you come up to an intersection where the lutes are not working, you need to treat it as a four-way stop. authorities tell us they are checking southbound along i-95 after 216 but before 198 so heads up for accident activity. now, if you are traveling along 270, you will find they have lifted the hov...
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i'll have the details on the weather and julie wright will have a look at the traffic too right after the break. homicide of young g people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix. >>> taking a live look outside at the washington monument. temperatures in the 70s. humidity a little high. we'll check in with tucker in a little bit for more on that. it is clear outside for the most part. that was not the case yesterday. we have sped up this video here. but this is what we were sewing on our tower cam as a rain storm moved into the area. this-- this is what we were seeing on our tower cam as a rain storm moved into the area. this is pretty scary looking video. >> this looks like a river but we'll see this in just a minute. some of the streets in northwest d.c. w
i'll have the details on the weather and julie wright will have a look at the traffic too right after the break. homicide of young g people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i...
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julie wright, i do mean cool. that shirt. >> is that a shirt? is fun, summery and colorful. >> and where dogy? >> and you want one, too? >> and is that a man's version? >> and that is in that movie magic mike. [ laughter ] >> and i swore i saw wisdom in that movie and to that outer loop here, that is what is contributing to the delay and good morning, spencer, and this is where we had the construction and that is why they're slow on the outer loop. and the lanes are open and there is no problems. >> and thank you. >>> d.c. taxi cabs are getting more friend limit the mayor announced that they will install new meters. they'll allow to you pay with a credit card, use wireless internet and upgrade and allows for gps tracking and there is a 50 cryptotia charge for every ride to pay for that and the mayor said he will pay for a modest installation fee and hopes it will be as early as next week. >>> a health alert to tell you about now do you sever from sinus issues? >> the key might be found in the sea, though and manny alvarez has more. >> reporter:
julie wright, i do mean cool. that shirt. >> is that a shirt? is fun, summery and colorful. >> and where dogy? >> and you want one, too? >> and is that a man's version? >> and that is in that movie magic mike. [ laughter ] >> and i swore i saw wisdom in that movie and to that outer loop here, that is what is contributing to the delay and good morning, spencer, and this is where we had the construction and that is why they're slow on the outer loop. and the...
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perfect weather for julie wright. >> it is. julie wright? >> yeah? >> isn't this perfect weather for you? >> anything that is sunny and 85 and up is perfect for me. >> is this nutty butty weather? >> of course it is. it's july. >> i think it's year round for gile. >> all of the roads now, the lanes are open traveling across the top stretch of the beltway, 395 in washington boulevard, a quiet start this morning in the express lanes and the main line. you will find the lanes are open on i-95 and no problems to report there as you work your way north of woodbridge and toward the capitol beltway. a nice, easy commute for those on 66. you will find the lanes open traveling between monasses and the beltway. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you, julie. >>> new this morning, in a massive fire broke out in northeast d.c. at a building that used to house the web elementary school. the two-alarm fire started after 11:00 p.m. in the 1300 block of mount olivette road. the web elementary school was shut down in 2008. earlier this year, offic
perfect weather for julie wright. >> it is. julie wright? >> yeah? >> isn't this perfect weather for you? >> anything that is sunny and 85 and up is perfect for me. >> is this nutty butty weather? >> of course it is. it's july. >> i think it's year round for gile. >> all of the roads now, the lanes are open traveling across the top stretch of the beltway, 395 in washington boulevard, a quiet start this morning in the express lanes and the main...
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. >> just the way julie wright likes it. >> is julie back? >> good morning, julie. >> did you miss me? >> we did. >> happy belated birthday, julie. i didn't forget. >> thank you, wisdom. i was home visiting my mama. that is all she talked about was wisdom martin. i was like but ma -- she was like but wisdom. >> tell her the check is in the mail. >> i missed you all terribly. didn't miss the traffic though. we are looking good here at bladensburg road. no problems to report as you work your way between northeast and northwest. don't forget the change in the traffic pattern outbound across the sousa bridge as you leave southeast and you want to make the left turn to go left on kenilworth avenue. used to be a double left turn and now it is only one lane able to get by. lanes are open on the top stretch of the beltway. the outer loop looks good. they are picking up the roadwork off the baltimore- washington parkway as we speak. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> to the news now, the suspected gunman some the movie massacre made his
. >> just the way julie wright likes it. >> is julie back? >> good morning, julie. >> did you miss me? >> we did. >> happy belated birthday, julie. i didn't forget. >> thank you, wisdom. i was home visiting my mama. that is all she talked about was wisdom martin. i was like but ma -- she was like but wisdom. >> tell her the check is in the mail. >> i missed you all terribly. didn't miss the traffic though. we are looking good here at...
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julie wright is in with a look at traffic. we'll do it right after the break. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. here on the thursday. temperatures in the 70s. not too bad out there right now. u.s. capitol dome we are looking at a live picture of as we continue on with the news. now, what you are looking at now are clips from the movie ice age continental drift. it is starring the voices of ray romano, dennis leery and nicky minaj. you can get in on the fun by going to myfoxdc.com to enter into a chance to win tickets for ice age, continental drift. >> two winners will be chosen by random drawing. each will receive four tick its valid monday through thursdays. you must be 18 or older to enter and a legal resident of d.c., maryland or virginia. you can see the complete rules on our web site, myfoxdc.com. >> i sought first one. it was pretty good. the first one was good. i wonder if you get popcorn. the popcorn cost as much as the ticket. >> but if you're getting in tree, can you go ahead and buy your popcorn. maybe some wa
julie wright is in with a look at traffic. we'll do it right after the break. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. here on the thursday. temperatures in the 70s. not too bad out there right now. u.s. capitol dome we are looking at a live picture of as we continue on with the news. now, what you are looking at now are clips from the movie ice age continental drift. it is starring the voices of ray romano, dennis leery and nicky minaj. you can get in on the fun by going to myfoxdc.com...
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julie wright. >> i heard pool, did i hear pool weather? >> pool and cool. >> there you go. on the roads, you will find your lanes are open with no problems reported. this happens to be eastbound 66 and westbound for that matter where they were busy doing some repaving. you will find the lanes are now open on 66 traveling between manassas and the capital beltway. overnight construction on the outer loop has cleared as well. no problems to report as you travel inbound along route 66 from 50 headed towards the capital beltway. southbound 270 still an easy drive for those traveling out of hyattstown this morning. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> getting to work if d.c. will be a little easier for thousands of commuters who take the 11th street bridge. a new on-ramp that links 295 to the bridge is now open and when the entire project is finished later this year, commute times could be cut by as much as 10 minutes. then comes development. mayor vincent gray was the first to personally drive across the new ramp. >> the fact this there are lots of peopl
julie wright. >> i heard pool, did i hear pool weather? >> pool and cool. >> there you go. on the roads, you will find your lanes are open with no problems reported. this happens to be eastbound 66 and westbound for that matter where they were busy doing some repaving. you will find the lanes are now open on 66 traveling between manassas and the capital beltway. overnight construction on the outer loop has cleared as well. no problems to report as you travel inbound along...
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what ended up happening to booker wright? how did he die?ten -- he was murdered several years later and there's some question as to whether it was linked to what he said or not. now, he had his own bar on the black side of town, his own restaurant, called booker's place, and one day a customer altercation and he was shot. the film makers have produced their own documentary about this, suggest it might have been as a result of what he said but he definitely paid a price. the film maker who did the original documentary said to him are you sure you want us to use this, because he recognized how incendiary it was, and booker said no, i want you to use it, i want people to know how i feel. >> it's an extraordinary story. greenwood, mississippi, we think of some of the legendary journalists down there who tried in the mississippi delta to do so much good during those years, and now to learn that nbc news was there and doing this kind of work and that you're expanding on it, lester. >> it's a very changed place right now. somebody asked me what was
what ended up happening to booker wright? how did he die?ten -- he was murdered several years later and there's some question as to whether it was linked to what he said or not. now, he had his own bar on the black side of town, his own restaurant, called booker's place, and one day a customer altercation and he was shot. the film makers have produced their own documentary about this, suggest it might have been as a result of what he said but he definitely paid a price. the film maker who did...
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let's do traffic and julie wright has the latest. now, if you are traveling northbound along 270, only the right lane able to squeeze by. while you were doing the weather, they had zoomed in on this particular shot. the truck has been uprighted. it's on its wheels. but still a lot of cleanup. only the right lane getting by, the right shoulder, that is. northbound on 270 before you reach 109. southbound, expect delays working in from ravanna. up to 38 miles per hour on coalsville road. inner loop, slow from 355 headed to college park. average speed 16 miles per hour, east of georgia avenue. 22miles per hour headed northbound from the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the wait is over for fans of the burgandy and gold. >> today the redskins take the practice field for the first day of training camp. everyone will be watching robert griffin iii and seeing how things gel. is the anticipation building? >> reporter: it is. guess what? bruce alan, the general manager walked behind me, and he said, hey, good to see
let's do traffic and julie wright has the latest. now, if you are traveling northbound along 270, only the right lane able to squeeze by. while you were doing the weather, they had zoomed in on this particular shot. the truck has been uprighted. it's on its wheels. but still a lot of cleanup. only the right lane getting by, the right shoulder, that is. northbound on 270 before you reach 109. southbound, expect delays working in from ravanna. up to 38 miles per hour on coalsville road. inner...
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. >>> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on our traffic. how are things working out there with all these stoplights that are still out? >> wait a minute. >> wisdom is back. we forgot to tell you. >> it is a surprise for you today, julie. >> oh, my goodness. >> welcome back, wisdom. >> thank you. >> i think i speak for lots of folks when i say hello honey. >> thank you, julie. >> here we are on the beltway at van dorn street where things are running smoothly. we still have a long laundry list of lights without power. if you come up to an intersection, you want to treat it as way four-way stop for the signal lights are not working. the whole right side from 16th street headed into downtown silver spring, you lose the right lane for tree debris. be cautious. there is a lot of clean-up that has been done but a lot of clean-up that needs to be done. where you may find two or three lanes, it may be narrowed down to just one. treat the intersections that are not working properly as four-way stops. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> t
. >>> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on our traffic. how are things working out there with all these stoplights that are still out? >> wait a minute. >> wisdom is back. we forgot to tell you. >> it is a surprise for you today, julie. >> oh, my goodness. >> welcome back, wisdom. >> thank you. >> i think i speak for lots of folks when i say hello honey. >> thank you, julie. >> here we are on the beltway at van dorn...
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wright? >> it's probably time to move the decommissioned plant site waste and get that moved to a consolidated place. >> all right. thank you. mr. fettus. >> there's an acknowledge ment that a on seconsent-based proces to be first. >> senator alexander, anything else? >> no, i hope you'll stay, i hope we'll have more of these when it's appropriate. i hope the other hearings are as usful as this one. >> i would echo that. i think our colleagues have -- how much time? two weeks. our colleagues, some of whom are not able to be here, would like to ask questions of you and i think they have two weeks to do that. we simply ask if you receive those questions that you just respond to them in proper manner. great to be with all of you. thank you for your participation today and for your help. thanks. with >>> coming up here on c-span3, at 3:00 p.m. eastern, general keith alexander, director of the national security agency, will deliver the keynote address at an american enterprise institute event look
wright? >> it's probably time to move the decommissioned plant site waste and get that moved to a consolidated place. >> all right. thank you. mr. fettus. >> there's an acknowledge ment that a on seconsent-based proces to be first. >> senator alexander, anything else? >> no, i hope you'll stay, i hope we'll have more of these when it's appropriate. i hope the other hearings are as usful as this one. >> i would echo that. i think our colleagues have -- how...
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julie wright has a look at your traffic. we'll do that all after the break. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> i know you were hoping that maybe you would wake up and things had changed, but no, it is still hot outside. we are in the mid all of a heat wave so we are doing our best to give you the most up to date information on power outages. friday's storm has also been putting a damper on fourth of july celebrations. officials in montgomery county have announced that fireworks shows in gaithersburg, rockville, kensington and germantown are canceled tomorrow night. in the district
julie wright has a look at your traffic. we'll do that all after the break. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [...
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tucker barnes is up next with a look at your forecast and julie wright has a look at your traffic.'ll be back. organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale... does your cauliffootprint? not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh... mr. gallagher. incoming!!! hahaha! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> i always love this part of the morning because this is the time where finally we are not just seeing a dark sky and we are starting to seat sun come up. >> see a couple of clouds out there. >> it always looks pretty when it is this time of the day and before things get started. >> beautiful time of day. >> it really is. unfortunately though, it will be a little humid again today. >> it will be humid. i don't think it will feel quite as bad as yesterday. cooler and drier air on the way. >> i like the idea of a breeze. >> a nice breeze too.
tucker barnes is up next with a look at your forecast and julie wright has a look at your traffic.'ll be back. organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale... does your cauliffootprint? not at all. that's great. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. uhh... mr. gallagher. incoming!!! hahaha! it's wasteful. you know jimmy. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico....
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let's get to julie wright. >> i try for the to ask anything.'m afraid of what the answer will be. >> you know what the answer will be. no! >> i meant to tell you earlier when we were talking about our waze group, waze is now on twit anterior at fox 5 wazers. we appreciate you checking in with us and keeping us connected. checking in with heavy volume along the douglass bridge. volumes increasing there as you continue up through southeast and head up towards the freeway. no incidents to report. just heavy volume out here on the roads. if you are traveling on the north side of up to, debris southbound along i-59 as you work your way south. outer loop of the beltway at van dorn street, heavy, slow and steady headed over towards the local lanes after route one. stent activity blocking the left lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> two music legends have teamed up on the concert circuit this summer and you have a chance to see them for free. we are talking about rod stewart and stevie nicks. their heart a
let's get to julie wright. >> i try for the to ask anything.'m afraid of what the answer will be. >> you know what the answer will be. no! >> i meant to tell you earlier when we were talking about our waze group, waze is now on twit anterior at fox 5 wazers. we appreciate you checking in with us and keeping us connected. checking in with heavy volume along the douglass bridge. volumes increasing there as you continue up through southeast and head up towards the freeway. no...
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i'm david wright for "nightline" in aurora, colorado. >>> so much to consider. thanks to david wright. >>> next up, what is that instinct that creates real life heros in a split second. four men who sacrificed themselves to shield their girlfriends from a shower of bullets. so what i'm saying is, people like options. when you take geico, you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. it don't matter, day or night. use your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, whatever. the point is, you have options. oh, how convenient. hey. crab cakes, what are you looking at? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking vi
i'm david wright for "nightline" in aurora, colorado. >>> so much to consider. thanks to david wright. >>> next up, what is that instinct that creates real life heros in a split second. four men who sacrificed themselves to shield their girlfriends from a shower of bullets. so what i'm saying is, people like options. when you take geico, you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. it don't matter, day or night. use your computer, your smartphone, your...
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let's do some traffic and julie wright. to get one of those red redd, white and blue rocket pops today. >> those are cool. >> those are really cool. perfect when it is hot out. >> they still sell those on the ice cream truck, i know. >> how much do they cost now? >> they are alike $3 or something. you can get a whole box for that. since you are not spend money on power, can you afford a bottle pop rocket thingy. >> i can buy you one this time too. >> lanes are open traveling eastbound along 66. no problems reported close in to the beltway as you travel in from industry enaheaded in towards 495. a fatal crash closeed a portion of the baltimore-washington parkway before you reach greenbelt road. northbound traffic is forced to exit on to the beltway. here is pictures from the scene now. if you are traveling northbound, you will be forced on to the outer loop of the beltway that would tax you in the direction of college park. coming southbound, authorities are checking for another incident near powder mill road but southbound,
let's do some traffic and julie wright. to get one of those red redd, white and blue rocket pops today. >> those are cool. >> those are really cool. perfect when it is hot out. >> they still sell those on the ice cream truck, i know. >> how much do they cost now? >> they are alike $3 or something. you can get a whole box for that. since you are not spend money on power, can you afford a bottle pop rocket thingy. >> i can buy you one this time too. >>...
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. >> time to say good morning to julie wright to see if we have a decent day on the roads. >> oh, my gosh. now, you have to predict future. well, so far, so good. i'm he anxious to hear back from people who were able to take the 295 ramp yesterday afternoon to the 11th street bridge taking you over to 695 and 395. that ramp was opened yesterday morning after our morning commute. i'm anxious to hear from you. hit me up on twitter. southbound 270 looks good. no problems to report leaving 109. you will find your lanes are open. no problems to report on the beltway between college park and bethesda. you will find 66 is still running smoothly in each direction between fair oaks and the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a violent night in the d.c. region. >> at least four people were shot in trict alone. now, one of them was killed. fox 5's sherry ly is working the story from one of those shootings in northeast. she joins us now live with the details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. those three shootings all h
. >> time to say good morning to julie wright to see if we have a decent day on the roads. >> oh, my gosh. now, you have to predict future. well, so far, so good. i'm he anxious to hear back from people who were able to take the 295 ramp yesterday afternoon to the 11th street bridge taking you over to 695 and 395. that ramp was opened yesterday morning after our morning commute. i'm anxious to hear from you. hit me up on twitter. southbound 270 looks good. no problems to report...
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tavis: frank lloyd wright, your earliest influence? >> i had trouble with his politics. i was joe social in college. it seemed elitist. i never went to hear him speak. driving across the country from college, i stopped, i had two kids, we stopped. he was there. i went to the gate. they wanted a block for each of us. i said, forget it. i regret that. he was great. there are no excuses for him. he is great. growing up architecturally on the western part of the country, you tended to be asia- centric. japan, china. my early work in college, gi's had just come back from japan. the wood technology of japan was easily assimilated here. a lot of the early stuff looks japanese. if you go to disney hall and think japan, you will see it. tavis: you spent time in the military. what were you doing? what was your assignment? >> i was in the third infantry division, third army, it was eisenhower's division. now i am doing his memorial. i was in the infantry. i had a bad leg. they put me in the typist school. they gave me the morning report. after an hour, the captain said, what else d
tavis: frank lloyd wright, your earliest influence? >> i had trouble with his politics. i was joe social in college. it seemed elitist. i never went to hear him speak. driving across the country from college, i stopped, i had two kids, we stopped. he was there. i went to the gate. they wanted a block for each of us. i said, forget it. i regret that. he was great. there are no excuses for him. he is great. growing up architecturally on the western part of the country, you tended to be...