jeff. >> glor: all right, nancy cordes in washington. nancy, thank you. jeff greenfield is our senior political correspondent. he joins frus boston tonight. jeff, how does this rally, how does glenn beck potentially affect the november midterm elections? >> with intensity. midterm elections have a much lower turnout than presidential elections, and i think for the whole last year and a half, when weather you call it the tea party movements, or folks who don't like obama, the intensity has been, broadly speaking, on the political right. and even though it's hard to get exactly what glenn beck is about-- is he about restoring morhonor, supporting the milita, leading us out of the darkness-- the people who follow him have a very strong sense of grievance, and i believe they're going to bring that to the polls in november and that is a danger for the democrats if they can't gin out the same kind of intensity. >> glor: jeff, speaking about that photographyance, glenn beck has said himself she "out to reclaim the civil rights movement." you were at the martin l

. >> when nancy first came here in 1979, she found a first living laboratory for research. the door isis one -- one villager whose dna was vital to her work. -- theodore is one villager whose dna was vital to her work. >> 10 of 14 children had huntington's. >> in 1993, her team at columbia university in new york found the genetic abnormality responsible for the disease. since then, the search for a cure has stalled. after a failed coup attempts, relations between venezuela and united states have been at an all-time low. in this visit, nancy hopes to reach an agreement with the chavez government of about her research. >> the help minister is keen to sit down with all the -- the health minister is keen to sit down with all the necessary paperwork. >> i asked the villagers what they want most, and answered about things. one, a regular source of income, i believe from the government's of hugo chavez, and szeged that nancy wexler and her team of researchers will return -- and second that nancy wexler injured team of researchers will return and work on a cure. if this deal can be

speaker nancy pelosi, mayor gavin newsom. the mayor said some mighty nice things about me, but i tell you -- this would not have happened without the speaker and the mayor. i had been navy secretary about 10 minutes when the speaker called and said, "can we do something about treasure island?" i went up and talked to her, and and i talked to the mayor, and it was a group effort, a team effort, and we stood on the work that other people have done, and a couple of those folks are here today. mayor willie brown, and my predecessor as secretary of the navy, both of whom were here when this process started, and both of whom live the groundwork for what we are able to do here today, so thank you. united states navy in association with treasure island began 70 years ago, right after the completion of world expo, 1939-1940. the navy took this over, and from these shores, tens of thousands of sailors and marines left the fight in the pacific in world war ii, and a lot of those sailors and marines who left from here, this was the last

oh, yeah, nancy. you will also be continuing your service. i apologize. we did not know you were going to make it. i'm glad you made it, nancy. thank you for extending your service with the golden gate concourse. i will remind everybody -- if you are going to disagree with me, please give me a heads up. that does not mean that things do not, in front of you that are controversial and on the fly, you might have a point of view, and you should share that point of view. on big issues, all i ask is a heads up. only on two occasions -- frank, i imagine this has happened to you periodically. i have a call at 2:00 in the morning where one of my department heads was removed by the commission. nobody gave me a heads up. i was a little concerned about that. those are the kind of things. give me a heads up. otherwise, exercise your independence. exercise your insight. that's why you're here. i just want the opportunity to have a chance to dialogue if we are on different sides. then you use your judgement and conclude as best you could what is the right path for the

nancy, in just a moment. but i want some dark matter. and dark matter are in theory of it was originated in part by you, back in the 80s, correct? when you fought the battle of, is there dark matter? because there is nothing sensory about dark matter. you can't look tat under a microscope, correct? >> right. >> how do you know it exists? >> by the affects on the motions of other objects and also because it bends light. >> you're talking about gravity? >> yes, it has gravity. >> is it a benign gravity? >> well, gravity never sleeps and it can cause terrible destruction. for example near black holes. so gravity certainly is benign for us. it's what iseepi us in our seats. but it can have very bad affects if you happen to slip at the edge of a precipice. >> what did it -- what did dark matter do that was constructive for the evolution of the universe, the evolution of the earth? the earth is about 5 billion years old? >> 4.6 billion years old. >> when did man get here? >> it depends on how you define man. >> hom nids. >> hom nids about 4-5

phillip garrido and his wife nancy appeared in court today. jonas tichenor in placerville with the details. >> reporter: this information coming out of today's pre- preliminary hearing a potential bombshell for the state, anxious to get this trial under way. but this doubt about dugard's competency to stand trial could bring the entire case to a screeching halt. >>> reporter: phillip and nancy garrido kept separated at today's hearing, though they did steal occasional glances. issue one, phone conversations the judge allowing the couple to have two five-minute phone calls, one in september, the other october. issue number 2 -- >> is whether or not phillip's lawyer susan is going to express a doubt as to his present competency to stand trial. >> reporter: if that happens, criminal proceedings stop and a court appoints an expert for evaluation. nancy garrido's attorney steve says if he is found incompetent -- >> then he goes to a state hospital, for up to three years. then they have to put him in a locked facility if he is still not -- if they d

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host: nancy pelosi talk about the november elections in general. the issue of ethics coming up in the paper this morning. after you saw and read about and heard about last week with charlie rangel and maxine waters being charged allegedly with the ethics violations, public child, those issues coming up. kentucky, a normal of the republican-led. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, norma. you are on the air. caller: good morning. host: you are on the air. we can hear you. caller: i vote for republican because republicans -- because i think the republican would be the best thing to vote for because obama is not doing a good job, he is listening to nancy pelosi, whatever her name is, and harry reid. and here he is supposed to be getting the boys out over their in afghanistan and everything else -- no, he is not a good democrat. he is not a good president. host: all right. the president is going to be talking about iraq today at a speech in georgia. that will be laid on this morning. go to c-span.org for our coverage. philadelphia, james, on independe

we had the speaker of the house nancy pelosi with us. the mayor was here, other dignitaries. at the time, we were looking at the oil drive -- doyle drive. we now have a different project for the 21st century. it is an example of what partnership and inventiveness and the full participation of the amazing community of san francisco residents can do to create a project that is really worthy of the amazing natural setting of the presidio park, the largest urban park in the park system. let me start by making some acknowledgements. we have some speakers who i will introduced in a moment, but i am very pleased to welcome to the event, dan representing the speaker's office. i would also like to have very much thank christine from senator feinstein's office, as well as mega miller, a field representative team for senator boxer. in that knowledge and then come i want to the knowledge and leadership of both senators and their vision for how important this project is from the first moment, they have been a steadfast force in washington, d.c. for us. together with the speaker, they have

what is barack obama, harry reid, and nancy pelosi want to ? they want to grow government. 16,000 irs agents -- really? for health care? really? come on. the people are not buying any more. what we saw happen in missouri proves that point. we stand for freedom, folks. we put our trust i people, not in government, folks. we trust americans to spend and save money that you -- in a way that creates a legacy of opportunity for generations to come, not for the federal government, not for the state government. [applause] >> we stand for the rescue of our economy of the chokehold be of the spend more, tax more, socialist wannabes in washington, d.c.. we stand for something bigger and greater because we stand for the american people -- we, you, me, all of loss -- we are about to embark on the next the of the selling a promise to the next generate -- of the selling a promise to the next generation. in 1775, the patriots of the second continental congress gathered in a small room, and wrote what just as easily could ve been penned today -- " honor, justi

speaker nancy pelosi and dianne feinstein have stepped up in ways that you cannot fully appreciate until you are really out there and you know the story. they have done everything to leverage this with their colleagues. they have done everything to make this happen. again, a big round of applause for those two for their work. [applause] now, it is my privilege to introduce a number of supervisors. supervisor maxwell first. no one has lived through this -- the good, the bad, every election, the naysayers. all the folks who i thought were arguing for the status quo. i always save the windshield is a lot bigger than the rearview mirror. she was always looking out, as opposed to looking back. i want to congratulate supervisor maxwell. no one is filled with more pride and more fulfillment. no one deserves to be than supervisor maxwell. [applause] supervisor maxwell: thank you. thank you. thank you. let me just say that all that belongs to the community as well. yes, this has been a long time coming, but it has been worth all the time it took to get us here. along the way, what have we done? w

>> glor: nancy cordes in washington tonight. nancy, thank you. jeff greenfield is our senior political correspondent. good evening to you. let's talk about alaska more. sarah palin the key there? >> it was a key because even though her resignation as governor hurt her standing in alaska, she is popular among republicans. there's also a family feud aspect here. palin defeated murkowski's father for governor four years ago. but there was another key. there was a proposal on the ballot to require parents to be notified if a teenage daughter of theirs sought an abortion. that brought out a lot of social conservatives who have long had problems with murkowski's abortion views. >> glor: also this fascinating case in florida, the senate race there. >> i think this is the most intriguing race in the whole country. it's a three-way contest. republican governor charlie crist, facing certain defeat in the republican primary, decided to run as an independent. he faces republican marco rubio, former speaker of the statehouse, and congressman kendrick meek the

>> couric: nancy cordes on capitol hill. nancy, thank you and welcome back. one other political note from alaska. levi johnston has reportedly filed a letter of intent to run for mayor next year in wasilla where sarah palin once held that post. johnston, the father of palin's grandson, recently signed on to do a reality show about his nascent political bid. . ♪ ♪ a flavor paradise of delicious fishes ♪ until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. i love your work. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really is having a snowball fight with pitching great randy johnson a bad idea? randy: sorry man, you all right? man: yeah, im good. yeah you just winged me. randy: think anybodys going to notice that? man: yeah, probably. maybe we should just go sledding... vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. i know wh

>> nancy cordes in washington, thank you. joining us now from austin, texas, is republican strategist dan bartlett. dan, good morning. >> good morning, harry. how are you? >> from your perspective as somebody in the political business, what do you make of the rally? >> well, i think it shows what nancy's report showed, and that is the fact that in this election cycle in november there's an enthusiasm gap between the two parties eachblt. and the tea party is demonstrating that republicans in this election cycle coming up in november have that advantage. and in particularly, harry, in midterm elections, that is a crucial difference. >> they have the passion, does this translate, though, to in the end political victory in the fall because you look at some of the candidates who benefited from tea party support as they get closer to the election itself they find themselves moving from the right closer to the center. >> well, i think there's two things going on. first, you have the tea party activist that is do a lot of the real ha

next the 1991 book about nancy reagan. and how did that go over? >> just in case the world needed another load of dirt on nancy reagan it's getting it this week in a new book. >> i'm so excited to read this trash. >> reporter: of the british royal family, kelly wrote, there's secrets of alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy, insanity, homosexuality, bi- sexuality, adultery, infidelity and illegitimacy paled alongside their relationship with the third reich. ouch! the book was banned in britain. >> i think that journalists should be as brave as marines. they should go out and tell us a story which is why i believe firmly in telling an unauthorized story. i think it would be a terrible world if we only got our information in an authorized way. >> reporter: in 2004 came her less than flattering portrait of the bush family laying out an obsession with secrecy and power and charging george w. bush with using cocaine. that angered the family so much that president george h.w.bush's brother jonathan wrote a letter to the "new york times" calling it a book

realy para la lider de la camara de representantes es mucho mas que solo salvar trabajar es senalo nancy pelossi, acerca de los consumidores y su confianza, por eso pensamos que es urgente pero cuando faltan solo semanas para el regreso a clases en la mayor parte del pais, con un panorama dudoso en la creacion de empleos, las elecciones de noviembre cerca, algunos ven esto como una actuacion necesaria para que los democratas no pierdan el apoyo de los sindicatos de maestros por lo pronto, los republicanos no estan de acuerdo, e insisten el gobierno no puede seguir gastando asi asi la gente esta gritando con todas sus fuerzas a washignton que pare de gastar, dijo el lider de la minoria republica , al programa de nbc , "meet the press"la oficina de presupuesto del congreso aseguro que el plan no va a costar un dolar en los proximos 10 anos anos {el senado aprobo los fondos la semana pasada y la mayoria de los gobernadores pidieron el apoyo economico y estan ya contando con eso. segun la casa blanco, estos fondos podrian ayudar a evitar el despido de al menos 300 mil empleosm, 100 de ellos

now in is an overwhelming joy and honor that i introduced speaker nancy pelosi, who has been a role model and inspiration for me and come was women across the country. congressman pelosi has represented the eight districts in congress since 1987. speaker pelosi is in her second term as the speaker of the house of representatives, making history in 2007 to serve as the first woman of the house. job creation has been her top priority for san francisco. she has worked to transfer treasure island from the navy, work to clean hunters point, and transformed the transbay transit center into a multi modal facility. speaker pelosi provided the first seed money to the project which allowed us to begin the planning process to get to this point, and has consistently worked tirelessly on behalf of the transbay project, culminating of the equipment -- commitment of recovery act funds. working with president obama, speaker pelosi has focused on creating american jobs and moving the economy in a new direction. under her leadership, congress passed tough wall street reform legislation to rein in big banks

he's the swamp and nancy pelosi never drained it. in applaud the congressman as well. >> what do you call this? this is draining the swamp. >> they are bringing these charges. either we'll expose these ethics issues and bring these charges and find out if he commit ad violation or we're not draining the swamp. we can all agree no party has a monopoly on unethical behavior in washington. every power out of power want s to claim the party in party is slimey. >> this committee was established in the era of nancy pelosi, a democrat. the chairwoman of the committee is a woman a democrat out of california, in fact. and they got maxine waters now, they got charlie rangel now, two other democrats. so is the point serious, how do you take that point seriously when you have democrats who controlled the house who are bringing up charges now on other democrats. isn't that want draining the swamp? >> i don't care what you call it. i want to see more it. i agree. if they made charlie rangel channel i would subscribe to it. if it was premium cable

he's the swamp and nancy pelosi never drained it. in applaud the congressman as well. >> what do you call this? this is draining the swamp. >> they are bringing these charges. either we'll expose these ethics issues and bring these charges and find out if he commit ad violation or we're not draining the swamp. we can all agree no party has a monopoly on unethical behavior in washington. every power out of power was to claim the party in party is slimey. >> this committee was established in the era of nancy pelosi, a democrat. the chairwoman of the committee is a woman a democrat out of california, in fact. and they got maxine waters now, they got charlie rangel now, two other democrats. so is the point serious, how do you take that point seriously when you have democrats who controlled the house who are bringing up charges now on other democrats. isn't that want draining the swamp? >> i don't care what you call it. i want to see more it. i agree. if they made charlie rangel channel i would subscribe to it. if it was premium cable i w

philip and nancy garrido appeared in court yesterday. his attorney didn't discuss the plan to have them mentally unfit, but nancy garrido's attorney did outside the courthouse. >> do you think he's nuts? >> everybody's nuts. >> do you think he's more nuts than the rest of us? >> probably. >> the garrido's are accused of kidnapping dugard and holding her hostage for 18 years. philip raped jaycee when she was 18 and mattered her two children. the garrido's next court appearance is october 7. >>> meanwhile, family spokesperson for dugard is blasting recent photos taken of jaycee and her daughters. someone apparently snapped the photos last weekend and has put them up for sale. her spokeswoman says i'm saddened by the photos of jaycee and her two daughters being offered to the media. they are survivors of violent crimes. it's still not clear whether those photos have been purchased. >>> 7:04. san jose is looking for a new police chief. city leaders want your opinion before they choose their next top cop. a series of community meetings are sc

house speaker nancy pelosi had a very different reaction. let's watch. >> there is no question that there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. i join those who have called for looking in to how is this opposition to the mosque being funded? >> chris: looking in to how opposition to the moss sack being funded? what is she talking about? >> this is interesting because churches actually come up against zoning laws all the time. the question of where to build a church is not a new one. there was a memo done by religious leaders a couple years ago that said don't demonize opponents when we get this these controversies which is what she is doing, trying to demonize opponents. one could argue given the level of opposition nationally, not just from new york on this, the tolerant, inclusive courteous thing would be to take governor paterson up on his offer to move the mosque some place else. that would be the way to be more inclusive and less divisive. >> chris: what do you make of nancy pelosi, kevin, talking about investiga