he certainly didn't think would be jimmy carter. no one thought it would b. carter. he looked past that is chairman of the dnc and really saw it as his tradition to keep his electric together. he didn't care who the nominee was or what they stood for. that was a criticism leveled throughout history that he was not an ideologue. all he cared about was getting democratic white house and he didn't care who was. turned out to be jimmy carter and it went on to become great friends. jimmy carter i don't think it's necessarily known for his sense of humor really the -- grew to love bob. i interviewed him and he said he grew as close as two brothers. bob could make him laugh. bob would always consult him when he introduced them because that is how he knew bob loved you. you would make fun of his pants being too short. there's a lot of weight can make fun of jimmy carter. and he used all of them. and then carter appointed him special trade representative. s. t. r. at time and currently that is the opposite of the united states trade representative. he changed the title and ro

even though he had been in the carter administration and even though he had ron carter's campaign against reagan, nancy reagan arranged for strauss and the former secretary of state, republican bill rogers, to sneak into the white house one evening. they went into the treasury building and they went through the underground tunnel. bobbitt never been through this underground tunnel before and it sort of looked like a fallout shelter and there were beds lining the walls and he couldn't believe he was there. he went out to the residence of the white house and it buys the president on what to do about the iran-contra scandal. and he advised him to get rid of chief of staff don reagan and he said you need to bring in someone like howard baker, someone who could really, who had a lot of credibility in congress on both sides of the aisle, had a lot of relationships with the press and nancy reagan took this hard. at the time strauss didn't think of the president had really been listening to him because the president disagreed with him and said i would never do that. i'm not going to fire reagan a

carter filed the action in federal court. david collins has the latest on the story he broke on wbaltv.com. >> deputy city firefighter lloyd carter is a 20 year veteran of the department. he entered the fire service as a paramedic. in a $3 million lawsuit against the department, he details the career path blocked by racial discrimination. he alleges harassment through reviews in investigations without cause. the lawsuit claims the department conduct was down with bill wood and evil purpose. carter alleges the first discrimination came out to the retirement of fire chief william goodman. former mayor sheila dixon passed over carter, choosing james claque instead. the lawsuit said carter was assured he would be groomed for promotion. corset -- he alleges he was passed over in favor of white candidates. he had no designated duties or responsibilities. he made a natural move to run the fire academy. one of the union's complaint that recruits were allowed to retake physical tests after the field -- after they failed. chief claque

lloyd carter filed an action in federal court. here's i-team reporter david collins with the details. >> deputy city fire chief lloyd carter is a 28-year veteran of the fire department. he entered the fire service as a paramedicic. in a $3 million lawsuit he describes a career path blocked by allegations of racial discrimination. reviews and investigations without just cause. the lawsuit claims the department's conduct and actions were done with ill-will and evil purpose and malice. carter alleges the first fact came after the retirement of fire chief william goodwin. sheila dixon and her national search committee passed over carter choosing james clack instead. the litigation alleged carter was frequently passed over in favor of white candidates and twice assigned a newly created position that had no designated duties or other responsibilities. carter made the lateral move to run the city academy. court papers say one of the firefighters union claim they were allowed a retake test. e-mail exchanges indicate chief clack instructed

it was during the carter years and i did important parts of the research for this book here in the carter library, it was in the carter years the book argues that things really begin to get very difficult for patco. and patco began to lurch toward the conflict that ultimately happened under reagan in 81. patco found itself caught between restricted federal collective bargaining rules, on the one hand, and the social economic and political changes that were underway in america in 1970s on the other. all this served to weaken the grip of john ladin on the leadership of the union. controllers saw their dreams of using their skills to become upwardly mobile professionals challenge in the mid '70s, inflation which nipped at the heels of federal workers. in effect federal workers as a whole were suffering a 3% wage cut in real purchasing power for their wages over the course of the middle part of the 1970s. most federal workers didn't feel that they could do much about that, but mutter under their breath. air traffic controllers, however, got the idea that they could challenge that, and they co

strauss and the congress deserve the recognition and it's important to find a reader, jimmy carter. in 1986 roughly friend straus with whom he joked easily forwarded the note from carter riding i was over this morning putting in another million dollars of "washington post" stock and i found these things quarter ended up. what did you pay him to write me this? and all kidding aside strauss was disappointed and said when i got the next morning they couldn't wait to read the marvelous story of what a wonderful we had in robert l. strauss. he's like to have cared less about the stuff and he said this in the presence of his staff. there wasn't a damn lie near i almost had a stroke. but for his work on the realm on january 16th 1981, and this was after he had run carper's feel free election bid, so he always joked he had the two divisions in life one was to be president and one was to retire to planes. they helped them achieve both. so any wage increase 16th 1981 they lost the election and he presented him the presidential medal of freedom which is the highest honor leading at the time th

i wouldn't believe. >> jimmy: who is john carter? >> john carter is a guy that -- when you meet him, his purpose, his cause, is gone. he goes to civil war to protect his family, which is, of course, back then, the only thing you had. and they're taken from him. and he gets through these events, gets transported to mars and this incredible journey that is more than character-driven happens within itself and these people that he meets, which is like a nomadic tribe, played by willem dafoe. >> jimmy: he plays the whole tribe? >> thousands of characters. he's really good. >> jimmy: congratulations on it. look forward to seeing it. it's called "john carter." it opens march 9th. it's a long way off from now. taylor kitsch, everybody. we'll be right back with music from my morning jacket. >> jimmy: this is their new album. it's called "circuital." here with the song "outta my system," my my morning jacket. ♪ they told me not to smoke drugs but i wouldn't listen never thought i'd get caughtorn. ♪ they told me not to smoke drugs but i wou

the former mayor passed over carter choosing clack instead. he says he was assured he would be groomed for promotions. he says he was passed over for promotions in favor of white canvas. he said he twice had newly created positions with no responsibilities. he made a lateral move to run the city fire academy. court papers say one of the firefighters' unions complained recruits were allowed to retake tests after they failed, a policy violation. paperwork showed clack give them another year to train to pass. another complaint resulted in a secret investigation into misuse of a city-owned computer, a conflict of interest regarding his outside teaching job in claims he misled payroll. court papers say he was not informed that the state but the academy on provisional status. he says he was misled by an instructor about cheating allegations. the civil actions as carter was removed from the academy without warning and used as a scapegoat when trading was terminated at the academy. it includes a paper trail of carter expressing concern to internal inv

he didn't think it was going to be jimmy carter. nobody thought it was going to be jimmy carter. he preferred scoop jackson or pretty much anyone over carter that he looked past that as the chairman of the dnc and he saw it as his mission to keep his electorate to get her and he didn't care who the nominee was or who they stood for and how was a criticism leveled at him for his career he was not an ideologue but all he cared about was getting a democrat in the white house and he didn't care who it was and it turned out to be jimmy carter and they went on to become great friends. jimmy carter who was don't think it's necessarily known for his sense of humor really grew to love bob and i interviewed him and he said they grew as close as his two brothers in bob would always insult him because that's how you knew bob loved you and he would make fun of them for his pains begin to shorter there's a lot of ways they could make fun of carter and he used all of them. then carter appointed him special trade representative. st are a tiny than currently that is the opposite united states tra

rutgers, carter was mr. everything against tenth ranked florida. in the third quarter, carter stops and bops with a career high 31. he gives it up to miles, the dagger from three-point land. scarlet knights shock florida in an 85-8 3 win in double overtime. >>> hockey, jagr made his return to the pittsburgh as a member of the flyers. he spent 11 years with the penguins. he scored a lot of goals in the steel city. you can add one more to the list. >>> college football, looked like the fighting i rich would run away with the bowl. manual hooks up with green for the go ahead touchdown after a few rallies to beat notre dame 18-14. >>> finally, if you like offense, you love the alamo bowl. baylor and washington combining for 123 points. heisman trophy winner, griffin accounting for two touchdowns. ganaway scores six times. >>> that's a look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> the experts say no no films at the box office this weekend means a sure-fire winner. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> bagels, could t

when the redskins switched to a 3-4 defense, carter was asked to play linebacker. while it didn't suit his talents, he still did the job. however, the redskins released him after five seasons. he thought his rear was over. that didn't happen. he revived his career in new england. on sunday carter will be back in town to face his former team. >> you know, i'm just going to go out there just like any game and just prepare for another great opponent. but at the end of the day, i mean, of course there's guys that have relationships with workwise. i'd been there for five years so it wasn't just in and out there. been through some highs and lows and overall -- >> you talk about a class act and a guy that's taken advantage of an opportunity. i've always been pulling for andre carter because he's a guy that i think you guys would say, that, hey, pretty easy to get along with. >> i came here learning a lot from him. it's going to good to see him. haven't got a chance to see him ever since he left this team. he's having a good year so far. i'm happy for him and hopefully kee

i wouldn't believe. >> jimmy: who is john carter? >> john carter is a guy that -- when you meet him, his purpose, his cause, is gone. he goes to civil war to protect his family, which is, of course, back then, the only thing you had. and they're taken from him. and he gets through these events, gets transported to mars and this incredible journey that is more than character-driven happens within itself and these people that he meets, which is like a nomadic tribe, played by willem dafoe. >> jimmy: he plays the whole tribe? >> thousands of characters. he's really good. >> jimmy: congratulations on it. look forward to seeing it. it's called "john carter." it opens march 9th. it's a long way off from now. taylor kitsch, everybody. we'll be right back with music from my morning jacket. yeah, i'm married. es it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. unds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is t it's jake om state f farm. what

>>neil: you don't think that is carter-esque? the president said she overwhelmed, the poll numbers similar. >>guest: the difference is that i'm convinced this administration is preparing to for whatever is necessary to get re-elected at all costs. and i can tell you jimmy carter wasn't which was painful for some of us trying to give him at vice l is a real difference. must -- i think the president is both tone deaf to the american people. he wants to get re-elected. his narrative is not working and the republicans can not make a counter narrative whether it is debt. we are going down the drain and we cannot solve our problem. >>neil: they are trying to say he is the guy at helm. >>guest: but they are saying we will present you the money to give you to hold up whatever it costs we will do it to the fed, the i.m.f., whatever. and i am not sure that will save europe but when someone tells the american people and asks them if they are in favor, all hell will break loss. >>neil: will the president be relative elected? >>guest: it stab

you know, carter is the thing you don't want to be. and i think that's wrong, but it's just the way it is. but obama talks about carter because i bring it up. i said, you know, carter and clinton and i suffer from what i call the policy wonks' disease. he calls it a tz. you know, sort of like, you know, we feel like we're going to win like in high school, in high school debaters points. you know? and he says, i'm getting over that. not so many words, i'm not quoting him exactly, but that's basically what he says. you know, i don't want to be legislator in chief, you know, i've got a technocratic inclination i'm working on. you know, the idea very much like kenty with his best and brightest which hall very stamm gets into all this. bring the smartest people in the room with those high i qs close the door and you're going to come up with some beautiful, glorious, creative solution, and it ain't gonna happen. doesn't happen. obama has spent two-plus years locked in the policy room, and he says it ain't enough. and then he addresses a pres

what did carter find beautiful? cards up. cards up. >> you have a beautiful palace. >> spend more time with your guests. >> he used to spend more time with his guests until executed them. you both got that wrong. that means mckellum wins by 4. >> donald trump and spongebob square pants share the stage. it's the only cold and flu brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold medicine with a heart. helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with the strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. >> donald trump is going well in the gop polls. a lot of conservatives think might be bad for the party. they compared him to what left wing figure, michael moore, howard dean, c allen grace, dal sharpton. which one did he compare him to. >> then there's trump. trump is the al sharpton of the republican party. provocateur and clown i think he will harm the party if he runs for the same reason. >> i am

what did carter find beautiful? cards up. cards up. >> you have a beautiful palace. >> spend more time with your guests. >> he used to spend more time with his guests until executed them. you both got that wrong. that means mckellum wins by 4. >> donald >> donald trump is going well in the gop polls. a lot of conservatives think might be bad for the party. they compared him to what left wing figure, michael moore, howard dean, c allen grace, dal sharpton. which one did he compare him to. >> then there's trump. trump is the al sharpton of the republican party. provocateur and clown i think he will harm the party if he runs for the same reason. >> i am going to be more frank. not easy with the doctor. little shy. >> get that right. good start. >> calm down a little bit. considering the law we required gay history to be taught in social studies curriculum. in california public schools is getting report tonight from the state senate. in a 23-14 vote we want to make it part of the social studies curriculum. oo cards up, please. th

carter. that sounds more like george wallace. it is an attempt to take a little bit of the edge of the harshness of the speech itself. it is an interesting part of that speech. it only has one line there. it becomes a constant motif, and that is the reference to communism. we do not think about that so much today in terms of anything except the cold war, spies. but for white southerners and many americans around the country, the civil rights movement was the handiwork of communists. it is hard to remember how frightened americans were and how much they believed the communist infiltration had taken place. civil rights seem to be a place they would operate. it was a useful weapon against the movement to emphasize that. >> george wallace's running mate in 1968 was air force general, curtis lemay. our next call comes from harry in oakland, maryland. good evening. >> how are you doing? >> good. >> i remember in 1972 as a college student at allegheny college in cumberland, maryland, he came to the

you said obama's closer to clinton now than he is to carter. at this point in the game, he is below both of them, but, obama is at 44 percent and carter was 50 percent. >> he was talking like likable. >> you look at the numbers on the cbs, clinton's re-election was around 48 percent, and carter was 30 percent. >> but you said approval rating and it is the lowest of any president, any, any at this stage. but --. >> he is closer to clinton than carter let me put it that way. >> obama has a few things working for him. one, he has waged a successful war against trim. can you not take that away from him and the other thing, american, american optimism. we are oddly optimistic that it will get better because it can't get any worse. so, i think his bumper sticker, it should be four more years it can't get any worse. >> that is called default optimism. okay? it cannot get worse. >> last night, they cannot help themselves with all of the polling showing the blaming bush thing does not work and after the laying of the foundation saying that our system, t

i wouldn't believe. >> jimmy: who is john carter? >> john carter is a guy that -- when you meet him, his purpose, his cause, is gone. he goes to civil war to protect his family which is of course back then, the only thickng you had. and they're taken from him. and he gets through these events gets transported to mars and this incredible journey that is more than character-driven happens within itself and these people that he meets, which is like a nomadic tribe, played by willem dafoe. >> jimmy: he plays the whole tribe? >> thousands of characters. he's really good. >> jimmy: congratulations on it. look forward to seeing it. it's called "john carter." it opens march 9th. it's a long way off from now. taylor kitsch everybody. we'll be right back with music from my morning jacket. hmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmhmh

dan carter, biographer of "george wallace -- the politics of rage." dr. carter, you describe george wallace as the most influential loser of the 20th-century. what do you mean by that? >> in the 20th century with the rise of conservativism, and i cannot think of anyone more than influential, not so much in creating ideas, but in showing there was a tremendous amount of support in the country for what was at that time the new conservatism that ultimately evolved. >> what is the new conservatism? >> it metamorphized over the years, but in the early stages it was very closely went with the activism of the federal government and, particularly, the flashpoint of the civil rights movement. that is where george wallace got his start, but it was something that was far broader than simply what was happening in the south. >> george wallace was first elected governor of alabama in 1962. where did he come from? >> barbour county, one of the most politically active counties and areas of alabama. as somebody said, there was not much to do except get involved in politic

i wouldn't believe -- leave. >> jimmy: who is john carter? >> john carter is a guy that -- when you meet him, his purpose, his cause, is gone. he goes to civil war to protect his family, which is, of course, back then, the only thing you had. and they're taken from him. and he gets through these events, gets transported to mars and this incredible journey that is more than character-driven happens within itself and these people that he meets, which is like a nomadic tribe, played by willem dafoe. >> jimmy: he plays the whole tribe? >> he's the whole tribe. like thousands of characters. he's really good. >> jimmy: he's fantastic. congratulations on it. look forward to seeing it. it's called "john carter." it opens march 9th. it's a long way off from now. almost as long as that fight. taylor kitsch, everybody. we'll be right back with music from my morning jacket. >> jimmy: this is their new album. it's called "circuital." here with the song "outta my system," my morning jacket. ♪ ♪ they told me not to smoke drugs but i wouldn't listen neve

brianne carter joins us with the hard braking loss. >> good morning. it is expected to be another emotional day in blacksburg as students take their final exams and take steps to say goodbye to a man who work every day to protect the population in blacksburg. it is expected to be an emotional day at virginia tech as thousands gathered to say a final farewell to the campus police officers killed in a line of duty. >> just a good person who would help anyone in need. >> 39-year-old officer deriek crouse if was conducting a routine traffic stop on campus last week when 22-year-old " the up and shot and killed him and then turned the gun on himself >> . i cannot understand why someone would shoot a police officer for no apparent reason. many gathered last night for a viewing for the officer, who was also a veteran, a husband, and father of five. there are still questions about why this happened. >> the only thing that would bring closure is to know why. >> the funeral service will become webcast and the link will be post of the virginia tech homepage. a bi

i wouldn't believe -- leave. >> jimmy: who is john carter? >> john carter is a guy that -- when you meet him, his purpose, his cause, is gone. he goes to civil war to protect his family, which is, of course, back then, the only thing you had. and they're taken from him. and he gets through these events, gets transported to mars and this incredible journey that is more than character-driven happens within itself and these people that he meets, which is like a nomadic tribe, played by willem dafoe. >> jimmy: he plays the whole tribe? >> he's the whole tribe. like thousands of characters. he's really good. >> jimmy: he's fantastic. congratulations on it. look forward to seeing it. it's called "john carter." it opens march 9th. it's a long way off from now. almost as long as that fight. taylor kitsch, everybody. we'll be right back with music from my morning jacket. xoxwxwxww >> jimmy: this is their new album. it's called "circuital." here with the song "outta my system," my morning jacket. ♪ ♪ they told me not to smoke drugs but i wouldn't l

i wouldn't believe -- leave. >> jimmy: who is john carter? >> john carter is a guy that -- when you meet him, his purpose, his cause, is gone. he goes to civil war to protect his family, which is, of course, back then, the only thing you had. and they're taken from him. and he gets through these events, gets transported to mars and this incredible journey that is more than character-driven happens within itself and these people that he meets, which is like a nomadic tribe, played by willem dafoe. >> jimmy: he plays the whole tribe? >> he's the whole tribe. like thousands of characters. he's really good. >> jimmy: he's fantastic. congratulations on it. look forward to seeing it. it's called "john carter." it opens march 9th. it's a long way off from now. almost as long as that fight. taylor kitsch, everybody. we'll be right back with music from my morning jacket. is that thing getting closer? look how high that thing's going. look out there, look at the debris. all right, give me the camera. no, just drive. i've got it. zoom in! zoom in! i can

carter and rogers have something else to look forward to. both will be playing in this year's playoffs. >>> once a promising running back, ryan torain is now a former redskin. the redskins cut him after a disappointing season. torain had one great game against the rams when he rushed for 135 yards. since then, he's gained only 65 yards in seven games. rookie roy helu has emerged as the team's starter. >>> nasa is about to get a closer look at the moon. two unmanned probes about the size of a washing machine are on the path to enter the moon's orbit this weekend. the plan is to have them circle the moon for two months and then start collecting data about the moon's gravitational field. by studying the moon's gravitational pull, scientists will be able to analyze what lies beneath the moon's surface. >>> we're going to take a look at weather with meteorologist veronica johnson with the reality check. >> that's right. a reality check for sure. >>> what lies beneath the cloud cover that we have overhead, some wind. that's what we're going to hav

carter everything against florida. carter stops and pops, double o.t., a career-high 31. with all eyes on ely he gives it up to the dagger from three-point land, shocked florida in double overtime. in hockey, made his return in pittsburgh asç a member of the flyers. he scored a lot of goal and add one more to the list. a successful home coming. >>> college football looked like the fighting irish were going to run away with the champs sports bowl then florida state decides to show up. manuel hooks up with rasheed greene for the go ahead touchdown, fsu rallies to beat notre dame 18-14. and if you like offense, you like the alamo bowl. robert griffin to third accounting for two touchdowns, teammate terrence gattaway scores. >>> and that's your first look at sports, i'm mario solis. >>> and for another look at the weather, here's bill karins with your weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> and i've been advertising this big cold snap that's coming to the eastern half of the country. one thing about it, doesn't look to stick around that much. all the cold purple ai

going up against andre carter. he has been a beast lately too. how much of a problem is he going to present for the redskins? >> i think it's going to be a big problem. andre carter was a very good pass rusher coming from the right and they moved him to the left side. he wasn't very effective there. now they have him in the right place. i think he's going to be a beast all day. >> and, of course, going up against tom brady, is this defense even stand a chance against brady? >> there is a little history here. tom brady has come to washington once and lost. other than that, i don't know what hope they have. the defense is solid but brady is just so good. i think they better say a lot of prayers. >> the patriots is the only game they haven't won on the road. landry listed on the day-to-day list. >> he has to get and prove he can play. if he can do it the last four games, maybe he gets him to go after him. if he stays hurt the next four weeks, it's going to be a problem for the redskins. i think he's going to have to let him go. >> time for the redsk

new carter. he knew carter would lie. and they sort of surround you with lies. and how do you take on an incumbent president that doesn't get you sucked into fighting over the lies? and they have a simple phrase, there you go again. and every time carter would say something, reagan would go there you go again, and within seconds the entire country got it. >> if reagan's line was are you better off than you were four years ago, if you get the nomination, what would your line be about obama? >> can you really stand four more years of this? >> good line. let me give you a chance to respond to some of the attacks. freddie mac, cambridge group. you had a contract that said you could not lobby and every client you told you would not lobby, is that true? >> sure. >> is it miss portrayed in the press? >> some elements of the press, largely the obama re-election team are determined to distort everything they can. and we were compact, as randy, our attorney said, we brought in outside experts on this. we i

we have brianne carter, who's standing by live right now in beltsville. she has a look at some of the lingering problems from the heavy rain. who out there took the hardest hit? >> the good news this morning cynne, is out here in beltsville, all lanes of route 1 are open, both in the northbound and the southbound side. that earlier there was still standing water from all of that rain that we got yesterday. of course, there was the concern for flooding all across the region, and we noticed this morning that there is some of that in other parts of the area. but at this point the good news is that drivers are able to get by in all lanes now in the northbound and southbound lanes. last night it was a very different story. we know that motorists were getting stuck in that standing water, so police had to shut off a section of this road. understand at least one driver was able to get out without any injury. it wasn't just the rain. even further north and west of here it was the snow that was causing problems up in the frederick and hagerstown area. it wasn't ne

reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thank you brianne. steve is going to have an updated forecast in a few minutes. when you're not by the tv, you can still find the weather any time by heading to our website wjla.com. >> federal and local officials say the d.c. area is better prepared to deal with emergencies. the office of personal management told a senate panel it will urge federal workers to stay where they are instead of having everyone leave at once. we've been there before. d.c. officials say they also plan to encourage people to stay put. the hearing was prompted by gridlock after last january's snowstorm and the august earthquake. >> at 5:03, we're following a developing story. police have arrested a 17-year-old girl, this in connection with tuesday night's stabbing at a high school basketball game. briana funes is charged with attempted homicide. police say she stabbed a 17-year-old girl several times at a game at northwood high school in silver spring. the victim, we're told, is expected to be ok. >> right now, the search conti

carter's particular intent. mr. carter is dead. and i hate him being so. not because i miss him, but because i cannot make him change his mind. harry. harry. harry, you will cease this abominable display. leave me alone. you'll only do what he tells you. harry. what has been done to you? edward: hot milk won't warm me. i need brandy. peggy: how much money is missed, and when did your superiors perceive it? peggy, do not try him with your questions. see how he trembles. i'm sure they are mistaken; you are adept with all the modern ways of keeping books. you must go to mr. buxton. he has been your benefactor, and should not hear of this from others. but he must bathe first, and ply his razor. (horses neighing) man: whoa. there is no time. it is mr. buxton, and captain brown is with him. buxton: edward cannot be located, mrs. bell. was he not to be found at his place of work, or lodgings? no, he's disappeared entirely. as well he might, for it transpires he took the cottage deeds and handed them to strangers, to guarantee a debt. but we have never been in deb

we needed someone who wasn't a moderate to go against jimmy carter. we needed a bold, disimpghtive conservative. everyone said ronald reagan was too conservative. he was exactly what we needed. also across the world, we had a margaret thatcher, the iron lady who brought about conservative policies and helped to turn around england's economy. i think we need an american margaret thatcher, an american iron lady. i am presenting myself as that candidate to be a very strong, resolute woman who will stand up for our country. i know exactly what needs to be done. i will do it. i will repeal obamacare. i will repeal dodd/frank and put in place a pro-growth tax code. as a former tax lawyer, i know exactly what to do with that. i am looking forward to being america's next, hopefully, margaret thatcher. >> monica: there are a lot of negative ads, newt hitting mitt and ron paul mitt hitting everybody, apparently. have you focused on running a very positive campaign and very strong in the debate. you have hit romny and gingrich on policy. but your whole campaign

carter: mr. speaker, 13 adults and one unborn child were killed and 31 individuals wounded in a shooting attack at fort hood, texas, on november 5, 2009. since that time, the department of defense has taken no steps toward combat -- to award combat benefits of the casualties or recognized the attack as a terrorist incident. the house and senate have included two reform measures in the mdaa which we just passed and all while additional attacks have been attempted by similar high profile radical islamic terrorists. it is past time for the government to deliver on this act. mr. speaker, here we are, almost three years later, i guess three years later, and there's been a recent report that's come out and in that report, it references this incident of this slaughter of american troops on fort hood soil in texas and it references that it shall be taken up as part of workplace violence. obama regime calls fort hood shooting workplace violence. sure it's workplace violence. it's where he works, it's viol

so he challenged carter to the debate which was unheard of. and carter agreed. and he, they came within three points. i mean, it worked from -- then ford, of course, had a problem in one of the debates where he said the soviet union didn't dominate eastern europe. that hurt him. but, basically, the debates helped him gain ground big time on, on carter. and, but more importantly, it established the fact of presidential debates. there were, you know, and no candidate now could ever, ever say, no, no, no, i'm not, i'm not going to do presidential debates. you've got to run. you've got to participate. >> host: and jim lehrer writes about all of these stories that he's telling us in "tension city." his newest book. how many books have you written? >> guest: 23. >> host: how many nonfiction, how many fiction? >> guest: three nonfiction, 20 fiction. >> host: why? >> guest: gotta stay busy, man. [laughter] no, it's just what i do. it's a natural act to me to write, and i get fidgety when i'm not writing. it's not a, it's not something that i'm -- it's just what i do. i'