signing that makes february 6th every year ronald reagan day. the bill signed in simi valley reagan was governor of california before he became president of the united states. governor schwarzenegger says the day will serve as a reminder of everything reagan did for the state. >> a few of any figures have had such a profound influence on me as ronald reagan. he's my hero. i have a bust of him in my office. pictures of him in my office. some of the cabinet room is named after him. the ronald reagan cabinet room and when we make decisions we think first o about what would ronnie have done. >> reagan's 100th birthday will be february 6th of next year. a second bill creates a commission to created a reagan centennial celebration. >>> tonight a controversial cocaine law signed during reagan's presidency is headed to president obama's desk with major revisions. congress passed the "fair sentencing act" today narrows the divide for possession of crack and powder cocaine. that measures alters a nearly 25-year-old law that puts a person convicted of crac

and foreign policy in the reagan years. but first the other news of the day, here is hari sreenivasan in our news room. >> sreenivasan: the international criminal court at the ag has issued an arrest warrant for the president of the sudan. this time for charges of genocide. president omar al bashir is accused of committing ethnic cleansing against three tribal groups in darfur. he already faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. al bashir was re-electd to a new term earlier this year. he has refused to turn himself in to stand trial and calls the court's allegations worthless. in northern ireland today, sectarian tensions were heightened for the annual property want orange day parades. workers cleared debris from the streets of bell fast after more than 200 irish catholics clashed with riot police overnight. 27 police officers were injured. the ryeate ons broke out in advance of today's marches that mark a 17th century protestant battlefield victory over irish catholics. the marches were mostly peaceful but

reagan's unemployment rate peaked higher. and a few simple common-sense free-market-oriented policies helped get us through that. and those policies were copied all around the world. not just reagan, not just thatcher, but all around the world. look at china, look at india, look at the emerging countries in latin america. you had tremendous movement toward market-oriented economies. nowadays, if you look at imf or oecd that were originally cost file to reagan, they have now come around to the free market point of view. i am just saying, let us not lose that in the usa. let us combined a safety net with a real pro-growth entrepreneurial policies. that is why i am worried that there is too much taxing and too much regulating in the air. how these things ultimately develop, we will see. but that is not the past -- the government cannot punish but reward people who do well. host: one last caller, nagy, a democrat in new jersey. caller: the reagan economic policy took us from being the largest lender nation in the world to being t

reagan stood for principle. this guy stands for polls. >> he's not nearly as liberal as reagan. he's never given complete amnesty. >> here's the difference between him and ronald reagan -- >> you can prove -- >> larry: ben. >> difference between him and ronald reagan -- >> -- these republicans have filibustered, have been more obstructionists that any -- >> reagan never went around the world apologizing for america. reagan was proud to be an american at every single instant of his being. and it does not say -- >> the president is a proud -- >> humility is not shame. humility is not shame. -- responsibility for something is not the same as apologizing -- >> -- president has supported is based on big government. >> larry: let me get a break and we'll be -- >> -- apologizing for george bush's america which we should apologize for. >> larry: we'll be right back. >> larry: let's touch some other bases. are the republicans going to get control of the house? >> they have a chance. i think this tea party going to be mostly a negative for them. think there will be independent candidates

i think he's following a similar parallel to reagan. i think obviously reagan rebounded. i think he's got to continue to connect with people and put his ideas forth, the ideas that people connected with originally. i think he's making progress. i think he has passed some pretty legendary reforms. some pretty historical reform over the last couple of years. he had a huge job. and i think you have this guy, you know, sitting in front of a certain kind of mountain with a very tiny spoon and everybody's mad he hasn't moved the whole thing in 18 months. >> people just -- >> larry: alfonso? >> i agree with ben. it depends on the economy. but also, he needs to prove to latinos, a major constituency, that he's honest with them. and so far they feel that he has betrayed them. >> what are the republicans doing to woo the -- >> really, honestly? >> honestly. one thing. give me one example. >> i'll give you senator -- future senator carly fiorina. these are republicans who are exciting, who are staunch -- >> wait, wait, carly fiorina's not in office. what are republicans doing right

whether you agree with fdr or not, jimmy carter and ronald reagan for eight years. the dramatic changes, though they started off with the country really in a slew -- >> there's another reason why he was so popular. he had tax breaks and those tax breaks, an economy that grew by 9.8% while he was in office. >> his ideas worked, but he inspired the country. >> he inspires people into it? he bought their confidence? >> after 3 1/2 years of ronald reagan before the great recoverytook hold. >> this gets to beth's point, whether people perceive their government as helping them or not. all this massive government intervention, americans want to say, get our free market back. get out of our way. >> as the leader we want to bring back from the 80s. i think -- >> why don't you join now? >> no, let's talk about president reagan. he was at 42% popularity. he had unemployment of 10.8%. and he managed to come out of that. it is way too early. tax cuts have been dancing on the grave of president obama. >> the metlife study, and by the way, congratulations on it, beth. the study sh

whether you agree with fdr or not, jimmy carter and ronald reagan for eight years. the dramatic changes, though they started off with the country really in a slew -- >> there's another reason why he was so popular. he had tax breaks and those tax breaks, an economy that grew by 9.8% while he was in office. >> his eas worked, but he inspired the country. >> he inspires people into it? he bought their confidence? >> after 3 1/2 years of ronald reagan before the great recoverytook hold. >> this gets to beth's point, whether people perceive their government as helping them or not. all this massive government intervention, americans want to say, get our free market back. get out of our way. >> as the leader we want to bring back from the 80s. i think -- >> why don't you join now? >> no, let's talk about president reagan. he was at 42% popularity. he had unemployment of 10.8%. and he managed to come out of that. it is way too early. tax cuts have been dancing on the grave of president obama. >> the metlife study, and by the way, congratulations on it, beth. the study show

nancy reagan joined schwarzenegger. february 6th from now on is in recognition of rondel reagan. -- ronald reagan. >>> the raiders opening training camp and naming a starting quarterback. and andris torres goes deep and that wasn't even the best highlight of the day. [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ then you've got to try the totally new subway ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. carve one up today. crank up the flavor at subway. appreciation sale for extra savings, now through saturday! save an extra 15% on all regular, sale, and clearance items -- no exclusions! save an extra 15% on all brands for her, an extra 15% on all brands for him. save an extra 15% on kids' clothes and footwear for everyone. save an extra 15% on everything for home, too. get extra savings stor

reagan would have turned 100 next year. nancy reagan is 89. schwarzenegger happened by his old ride, the motorcycle from "terminator" which was on display there at the reagan library and he couldn't resist the chance to get back in the saddle again. >> reporter: be wary of flowery letters from dictators if you get one. new documents unveiled by the national archives include a lovely letter from benito mussolini of italy to fdr congratulating him on taking office, talking about his esteem for roosevelt. that was in 1933. two years later the two were in a titanic struggle for europe and the world. >>> up next, back to the gulf and a reminder that before there was an oil disaster there was a human tragedy. the night some heroes went to work and saved a lot of lives. tragedy. the night some heroes went to work and saved a lot of lives. when our clients' needs changed we changed to meet them. through the years, when some lost their way, we led the way with new ideas for the financial challenges we knew would lie ahead. this rock has never stood sti

reagan and others. as close to a flat tax as we have ever gotten, and i wish we could go back to that. the caller is right. it's a monumental political task. but if you sat people around a table and said look, we've got to change this code and restore incentives at the margin wherever we can. we've got to make the united states competitive. my friend, fred smith, he's a good example. he's the founder. he remains the c.e.o. of fedex. the world's greatest transportation company. he has, for years, campaigned to improve manufacturing and transportation. make america competitive on tax rates. we're the highest now in the world. japan just cut its tax rate. they were tied with us. europe is around 25%. why is the united states so high? same thing with business investment expenses. allow the tax write-offs immediately. make it easier. make it more profitable after tax, and make it easier on an accounting case to invest. let's get rid of these lobbyist items. because you won't need them anymore if you have a l

>> good evening, commissioners here reagan -- commissioners. this is actually a really good example of a collaboration. it became under the jurisdiction of the department of housing, and they actually purchased the site, so the mayor's office is providing housing. we urge your approval. we have a successful project, also our plan being surplus by the city. gerd we are looking forward to do something on the side. >> i would like to open it up for public comments. is there any public comment on this item? public comment is closed. >> i am thrilled with the opportunities to enthusiastically support a second project of affordable housing, which is pretty remarkable. this is a well-designed site. i have often wondered what is going to happen with that site. it is exciting to see that 75 new units will be billed for families to continue to live in san francisco. i think it is a wonderful project and i approve. >> i also think this is a wonderful project, and it is completely the appropriate avenue to provide affordable housing in san francisco, espec

ronald reagan knew this. rember, ronald reagan had it right, and if he thought a one size fits all policy making bureaucracies that fits no one -- we have seen that with no child left behind -- is sends money to states, and we cannot do what we do best, which is to put that money in the classroom, where the parent and teacher and child are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew we can do that and it would be better served. there are other departments where we are spending federal dollars, and we need to start cutting back there. we then take back our economy, and we know how to do that by simple things like auditing the fed, liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae, ande can secure the borders, and forceful laos. -- forceful laws. -- enforce the laws. if we know what is going to take to get our economy where we needed. we know as americs that our constitution has worked and will work again. we know ronald reagan was right when he said the government is not the s

ronald reagan knew this. remember, ronald reagan had it right, and if he thought a one size fits all policy making bureaucracies that fits no one -- we have seen that with no child left behind -- is sends money to states, and we cannot do what we do best, which is to put that money in the classroom, where the parent and teacher and child are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew we can do that and it would be better served. there are other departments where we are spending federal dollars, and we need to start cutting back there. we then take back our economy, and we know how to do that by simple things like auditing the fed, liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae, and we can secure the borders, and forceful laos. -- forceful laws. -- enforce the laws. if we know what is going to take to get our economy where we needed. we know as americans that our constitution has worked and will work again. we know ronald reagan was right when he said the government is not

. >> governor schwarzenegger approves a day set aside for ronald reagan. >> then later on "nightline". >> carolyn and dan coming up next on "nightline", why gold company endorsed by glen beck being invest debited for allegedly ripping off his customers. we have the story. plus the cap is on but is oil still seeping from bp broken well? we have the latest [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ then you've got to try the totally new subway ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. carve one up today. crank up the flavor at subway. >> closed captioning brought to >>>.by mancini sleepworld >> stanford university scientist who shared a nobel peace prize with al gore died suddenly unexpectedly. snyder was leading research interclimate change and advised every president since richard nixon. he also is served on ber national research panel on global war

ronald reagan knew this. [applause] and remember, ronald reagan had it right about our economy, and if he thought the department of education are one size fits all policy-making bureaucracy that fits no one, we have seen that with no child left behind. they send us unfunded are underfunded mandates to states, and then we cannot do what we do best, which is we want to keep that money right here in the state, and we want to put it into that class or more the parents, the teacher, and the tiles are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew that we could do that, and it would be better served. there are other agencies and departments you can think of or we're spending several dollars that we do not need to be spending, and we need to start cutting back there. we then need to take back our economy, and we know how to do that, by simple things like auditing the said, a true audit of the fed. [cheers and applause] liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae. [laughter] [appl

of president reagan? >> 2006, 2008 were reputuations of conservatism. the obama people thought it was an embrace of democratic liberalism. it wasn't. 80% of the country is moderate or conservative. 20% liberal. he embraced a liberal -- he made it the party of government. when the party is antigovernment. >> he brought the economy back from the brink. how else would he have done it? >> a fair question to ask when the president has 39% approval with independent voters. isn't there a problem that goes beyond jobs? don't you think we reached a point where people are reaching a point where obama is liberal, not a uniter, not the healer that he ran as that his team still believes he is. when he gets in the suit, you know what they do? go talk. >> the transpolitical figure. i think beyond politics? >> i call them the governing. >> 39%, that's almost what? what is it, buchanan? >> exit question. what do you call a president who sticks to his own, predetermined change agenda at a time of economic crisis and at a t

former first lady nancy reagan was on hand. the law puts his birthday, february 6th as ronald reagan and sets up a commission to decide how the state will celebrate the day. >> it will be a day in which all californians can reflect on, his quick whit and charm and unwavering optimism. it will be a day where people can pause and remember him. >> reagan served as california governor and would have turned 106 on february 6th. >>> san jose and san francisco are the top five cities when it comes to consuming what product? we'll have the answer for you in a moment. woman: did you bring the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing chase quickdeposit. just photograph the front and back of your check using the chase mobile app on your iphone, and hit send. it went through. this is so cool. this is so cool. you wanna try it? yea. ok. all right. who's next? make a deposit from anywhere, anytime-- with your iphone. to mister and misses walker. why woul

i said, i knew ronald reagan. you're not ronald reagan. and i quoted the four big tax increases done by ronald reagan, seven lesser ones, and a total of $132 billion in tax increases under those eight years. and why? to make the government run. and that was his fine eight years as one of our most beloved presidents. so, with that, i will then receive mail tonight and tomorrow that i spoke again to raise taxes and put a vat on top of the income tax plus something else, i don't know what it will be, but it will be a royal hammer blow, and i thank you for listening but we want to hear from you. [applause] >> as you can see, i have no need for a joke writer any more. i just steal everything al says and it seems to work perfectly. i will tell you, al, i do know one rule of politics that you don't, and that is always be introduced by someone that you contributed to. >> that is not true. >> governor purdu has been my friend, i have been her supporter. i believe in her. she is strong, she is tough. and, by god, she gets the job done. and last nigh

the late ronald reagan. th >>> california is setting aside a day to pay tribute to the late ronald reagan. >> the former president and california governor will be honored during the projected reagan day. each year on february 6, governor schwarzenegger signed a bill yesterday that encourages schools to spend that day commemorating reagan's life. the governor also signed a bill to form a commission to plan festivities marking reagan's 100th birthday next year. both of the reagan bills received unanimous support in the legislature. >>> awww. >> cute alert. >> newborn dolphin now swimming next to her mom at the minnesota zoo. >> okay. it's cute. [ laughter ] >> she was born last weekend. the mother named alley giving birth after 2 hours of labor and 12 months of pregnancy. >> 2 hours o labor. >> the new child is 3 feet long. >> if everything goes smoothly the calf will be on exhibit in the fall. >> you know how many people were going, 2 hours of labor, that's nothing. i had 3 hours. >> 30 hours. >> then 3 feet

. >>> you can add ronald reagan day to your calendar now. former first lady nancy reagan joined governor schwarzenegger in simi valley today for a ceremonial signing of the bill making february 6th ronald reagan day in california. >> this will be a day in which our schools can teach our kids about ronald reagan's work for this state and country he loved so much. it will be a day also in which all californians can reflect on and remember with great affection his quick it wiwitt a charm. it will be a day in which generations can pause and honor the life and legacy of california's favorite son, ronald reagan. >> so now february 6, 2011 will late ronald reagan's 100 rnlg birthday. >>> ahead, condoleeza rice jamming with one of the world's great entertainers. >>> and then golf art making a splash down on the would thor front in this rocket ship. >> and cloaked in secrecy, the bride to be and wedding of the year is in hiding. the latest rumors about chelsea clinton's wedding. >>> good evening. about 10 degrees below average for many of us today fr

we don't know where to locate all these policies that will the value proposition allowed president reagan to come back really strongly obviously to get reelected it's unclear the president obama is able to articulate that value course and i feel like obama has to i mean it that way that he's an agitated it is a smart man right there at least know what kind of people to surround himself with at least to surround himself with people that know how to win over the public that know how to deal with the media because here they are looking like they got bullied looking like they well fell into a fog and faded and who was and then they moved over to the bigger question with so-called friends and allies now and then with the enemy believe it or not and i think they've got to sacrifice their own people right and i know maybe it's getting close to the consensus building path of least resistance kind of psyche but it's all i do have to at least. pay some lip service to the enemy when you're dealing with an organized enemy of his of his with with these resources fox the internet breitbart those connec

did ronald reagan was the antithesis of the tea party. he colluded, conspired, cooperated to o'neill -- with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker, to sit social security in 1983. having seen what happened with the tax cuts in 1981, he signed the largest tax increase in history because he was worried about the budget deficit. the cardinal principle of it tea party, according to stanley greenberg and this survey, is that any cooperation with the other side is viewed as treason. this is not good for democracy. this is unhealthy for democracy of any sort. >> i admire your retroactive admiration of ronald reagan. he was a guy so conservative that he opposed the return of the panama canal, for god's sake. that somehow he was a closet liberal -- he was so right wing in 1980's the even conservatives were worried about his election. to paint him as kind of a moderate is completely wrong. >> you are not addressing the point that mark made. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.

did ronald reagan was the antithesis of the tea party. he colluded, conspired, cooperated to o'neill -- with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker, to sit social security in 1983. having seen what happened with the tax cuts in 1981, he signed the largest tax increase in history because he was worried about the budget deficit. the cardinal principle of it tea party, according to stanley greenberg and this survey, is that any cooperation with the other side is viewed as treason. this is not good for democracy. this is unhealthy for democracy of any sort. >> i admire your retroactive admiration of ronald reagan. he was a guy so conservative that he opposed the return of the panama canal, for god's sake. that somehow he was a closet liberal -- he was so right wing in 1980's the even conservatives were worried about his election. to paint him as kind of a moderate is completely wrong. >> you are not addressing the point that mark made. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv. hi, i'm ric

did ronald reagan was the antithesis of the tea partrt he colluded, conspired, cooperated to o'neill -- with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker, to sit social security in 1983. having seen what happened with the tax cuts in 1981, he signed the largest tax increase in history because he was worried about the budget deficit. the cardinal principle of it tea party, according to stanley greenberg and this survey, is that any cooperation with the other side is viewed as treason. this is not good for democracy. this is unhealthy for democracy of any sort. >> i admire your retroactive admiration of ronald reagan. he was a guy so conservative that he opposed the return of the panama canal, for god's sake. that somehow he was a closet liberal -- he was so right wing in 1980's the even conservatives were worried about his election. to paint him as kind of a moderate is completely wrong. >> you are not addressing the point that mark made. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv. onstage at the champagne theatre in branson, missouri. ce

for this state and the country which he loved so much. >> now, nancy reagan was there. you can see her. february 6th of next year would have been ronald reagan's 100th birthday. >>> time now is 5:17 and sal is watching the bart delays. hi, sal. >>> right now there are 15 to 20 minute delays as you are on the bay point lane getting into san francisco. they had some earlier track side problems in concord. let's go to live pictures now, we want to show you the traffic is moving along pretty well on 880 northbound. no major problems on the coliseum. the traffic continues to look good all the way into downtown oakland and this morning's traffic is going to be okay. the westbound traffic looks good passing the toll plaza and getting to foster city and 2820 northbound and southbound, that traffic is moving along well. now to steve. >>> thank you, sal, a couple of factors today, some of the higher elevations are running significantly warmer, yet the sea breeze is picking up. if you liked the weather conditions then, you should like them. there's still a strong push on the fog.

the implementation strategy the reagan -- implementation strategy. >> as long as we do not go to a five-year storm. good >> everybody thinks they understand what that means. >> any further question? any other public comments? seeing none, i thank you. >> i will move that amendment. >> there is no issue with the amendments? >> second. >> there have been questions called. all those in favor of adopting its, say aye. ayes have it. >> i have a question. in item 13, it says beginning in 2003. >> i am told that is in the report. i think the history goes by further for some of us when we recall it being put together. it was cut, and the needs we are talking about were not so drastically different from what we were looking for in 2001, and it got cut, so your history is correct. that would have been the baseline proposal. >> it is for 1999 or 2000. it probably started 10 years before that, too. >> thank you. we receive all your checks. i want to thank the public for showing up. i think we can take this to the information stage. >> the next item is approval of the regular meetings of the meeting of j

michael reagan is chairman of the reagan group, son, of course, of the late president ronald reagan. mark lamont hill, professor at columbia university and contributor to the loop 21.com. and alicia menendez is senior adviser to the new democrat network. we'll start with you, dana. the tea party leader mark williams and his tea party express have been expelled by the national tea party federation for racially insensitive comments that he made. did you agree with that move? >> i think when i first heard about mark williams, i honestly thought mark williams who? and i don't want to get all catty. i think this dude is a legend in his own mind. why all this attention is being given to like one person? he's never represented an entire movement. he is, i think, to himself perhaps, he thought he did. but never to me. never to anybody that i know. and i just think that he says a lot of what he -- i he think says a lot of what he says for attention, honestly. >> larry: mark, was it correct to remove them and kind of expel them? >> absolutely, it was. this was one of the few responsible moves

it would have been reagan's 100th birthday. reagan died back in 2002. >>> 1200 national guards troops will begin taking up positions along the southwest border co coming from drug cartels both in mexico and in the united states. >> we have seen a building on past efforts but also an increa increase. and they will help the border patrol for smugglers and others. >>> a foster committee company cut the infection by 30%. experts say even partial protecti protection. >>> it may make you want to go to the bathroom. police discovered a hidden costu costume. police say it was hidden. >>> just how onstar was no one is looking. >> you may be a gini pig without even thoughing it. it's a plorkti-- >> you can try as many flavors as you'd like. >> a company calls. >> who will pay an dollar and who won't pay. >> it's the people, not the politicians. >> reporter: this is not the first time honest tea has put people to the test. similar stands in new jersey and wall street. >> they're honest people. >> from the ones i know, more than, like, 5

thank you very much. >> thank you. >> i will answer one question the reagan pacific northwest is where we went. -- i will answer one question. pacific northwest is where we went. >> any public comments? hearing and seeing none, we are off to the next one. >> all matters listed here are considered to be redeemed by the san francisco public utilities commission and will be acted upon by a single vote of the commission. a, ratify the declaration of energy made by the general manager. b, approve the catalog, general construction. c, accept work performed for water enterprise water system improvement for the pump station upgrade, approve modification, a decrease in the contract and increasing the contractor ration -- contract duration. d, except work performed by construction, installation for stanford heights and sunset systems, approve modification # one for the final contract, decreasing the contract and authorize final payment. c, approve the water main replacement insulation of stations for steel pipe water mains for the responsive better -- bidder. the contract of various locations fo

ronald reagan knew this. remember, ronald reagan had it right, and if he thought a one size fits all policy making bureaucracies that fits no one -- we have seen that with no child left behind -- is sends money to states, and we cannot do what we do best, which is to put that money in the classroom, where the parent and teacher and child are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew we can do that and it would be better served. there are other departments where we are spending federal dollars, and we need to start cutting back there. we then take back our economy, and we know how to do that by simple things like auditing the fed, liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae, and we can secure the borders, and forceful laos. -- forceful laws. -- enforce the laws. if we know what is going to take to get our economy where we needed. we know as americans that our constitution has worked and will work again. we know ronald reagan was right when he said the government is not

well, ronald reagan came and lowered the tax rate. i think we should go back to 50% tax rate as they were brf reagan. this entire experiment has been a dismal failure. host: les let's go to the republican line in richmond, virginia. caller: i take a whole different view of this whole thing. i tried one time to fill out my taxes, and i talked to a faction person, and i said well, how come i can't use the social security that i paid as a did he tuct ductible? >> he said, you can't do that. people only pay social security up to a certain amount of dollars. after that, people don't pay no more social security taxes. they already have somewhat of a tax break. my feeling is that, we kind of get bamboozled when you see all those figures. $200,000. anyone who makes under $90,000 should have a tax break, because the person that pays over $9,000, they already get a tax break because they don't have to pay social security. host: next caller. caller: i feel kind of ashamed of my fellow americans right now. it is not the people in the country, it

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. >> you haven't reassigned reagan's position. is that under the basis o >> yes >> they are constantly updating the poles? >> they do update the poll. they don't update it academics? >> this is an expert poll >> you know that academics tilt to the sflest yes. >> you think they are taking a swipe at nancy by putting her in the 36 position out of 37? when i wrote the book, i argued her rating was wa low are than it ought to b and it was time to reevaluate how important she had been in the reaga presidency >> you worked for rornd what did you do for him? >> i started working in his before he ran for president and worked on the 80y and your campaigns and speech writing office >> how would you describ office and what? >> domestic policy. ideas to him? >> yes. international strategy -- politica consultant >> i've been a political now. >> and you do great production work for the mclaughlin group and othert? >> correct. >> now you know nancy reagan firsthand. >> yes. of her influ accomplishments of his administration >> you think she serv

the law designates february 6 as ronald reagan day in california and the breeze six of next year would have been his 100th birthday. the legislation also plans a break in centennial event. >>> san francisco city attorney is appealing a court ruling and i'll leave a city supervisor to run for reelection. she claims that she served the two term-limit but she only served three years during her first turn and feels she should be eligible to serve a second full term. herrera says that the first three years should count for a full term. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed officially withdrew his request to place a new ballpark initiative on the november ballot. asked the mayor to hold off to another and he is still seeking a city called the resolution in support of moving oakland a's to san jose. such a move requires the approval of major league baseball but because of the territorial rights belong to the san francisco jets. >> commissioner of major league baseball has requested that we not have a ballot measure regarding baseball on november 3 and has offered to help pay for the cost of the speci

. >> you haven't reassigned reagan's position. is that under the basis o >> yes >> they are constantly updating the poles? >> they do update the poll. they don't update it academics? >> this is an expert poll >> you know that academics tilt to the sflest yes. >> you think they are taking a swipe at nancy by putting her in the 36 position out of 37? when i wrote the book, i argued her ratatg was wa low are than it ought to b and it was time to reevaluate how important she had been in the reaga presidency >> you worked for rornd what did you do for him? >> i started working in his before he ran for president and worked on the 80y and your campaigns and speech writing office >> how would you describ office and what? >> domestic policy. ideas to him? >> yes. international strategy -- politica consultant >> i've been a political now. >> and you do great production work for the mclaughlin group and othert? >> correct. >> now you know nancy reagan firsthand. >> yes. of her influ accomplishments of his administration >> you think she serv

second, this ronald reagan thing. the man sold weapons to trorists behind the backs of the american people. did you emphasize that in? your in there were 138 reagan officials indicted or forced to resign. the man was a complete fraud. but americans did? he make did -- what americans did he make feel good? white americans? guest: i salute you for being more pressed about iraq. i was leaving iraq had a nuclear program. i was inclined to believe saddam hussein had a nuclear program because he had one for the gulf war. we had not inspected there since 1998. given that there was not much of a mechanism on the ground to inspect what he was doing, i figured that he would go back to his old ways. he had a long history of wanting to be the greatest power in the middle east. on ronald reagan, i tried to make it clear, this book is not a defense of ronald reagan pose foreign-policy in general or particularly hisomestic policy, about which i would have enormous criticism. even on the foreign-policy front, i spoke about how many p

. >>> a wildfire threatened former president reagan's ranch this afternoon. it broke out a quarter mile from his west coast white house. neighbors reacted quickly and put it out before it scorches ten acres. >> got the hose and started trying to do what we could do, and so it was scary. >> alan: heavy smoke billowed over the reagan ranch is which an historical center. investigators are still trying to figure out what started the fire. nobody was hurt and the flames never threatened any structures. >>> that fire burned while the rest of southern california baked. some people still got their morning workouts in before the temperatures reached triple digits north and east of los angeles. forecasters expect the rare high humid heat wave to last until monday. southern california edison blames the heat wave for knocking out power to 3700 homes today. >>> president obama accused republicans of jeopardy daysing the economic recovery for their own political purposes. this comes after the g.o.p. started a web site that chronicles mr. obama's recreational activities und