boggs. she was a washington original, known to most as just lindy boggs. late in life, in her 80s, a u.s. ambassador to the vatican. earlier, much earlier, one half of something that was new to washington when she got there, during fdr's presidency. the power couple, with her husband hale boggs, an up and comer out of louisiana, headed out for leadership. tradition held one side of her heart, as she embraced motherhood. raising three kids, a future new jersey mayor. a boy destined to be a leading washington lawyer. and one, our own cokie roberts. but there was ambition in her too, and political smarts. lindy boggs ran several of her husband's campaigns. >> she worked harder on this campaign than anybody else, and lindy, this is for you from me. >> reporter: but then, in 1972, the deep loss that changed everything. >> planes were up over southern alaska, searching for the twin engine cessna that disappeared -- >> reporter: when her husband's plane went down in 1972 and was never found. in the family, it was clear who should run to fill the seat. >> i hope i

lindy boggs, truly one of a kind. replacing 1 fast-food dinner a week, saves your family of 4 over $760 a year. save money. live better. walmart. >>> getting to this resumption has also taken the courageous leadership of prime minister netanyahu and president abbas, and i salute both of them for their willingness to make difficult decisions and to advocate within their own countries an within their own leadership teams. >> senator kerry this morning heralding the long fought achievement of the six trips to the middle east getting negotiators for the israel and palestinian leaders to sit down with each other for the first time in three years. joining me now, state department correspondent for bbc news, and aaron david miller, senior advisor in the past for arab-israeli negotiations at the state department under many administrations. aaron, first to you on what you think the prospects are. we you a the appointment of martin indig, one of your friends to be a special envoy. this is not top level leaders, it is mid level

lindy boggs, congresswoman, ambassador, and mother of our cokie roberts passed away yesterday at the age of 97. heartbreaking tragedy forced the spotlight on lindy boggs. >> she worked harder than anybody else, and this is for you from me. >> when the plane carrying her husband disappeared in alaska. >> 70 planes up over southern alaska searching for the twin engine cessna. >> i hope to be the congresswoman you expect me to be. >> she had run her husband's campaign, and was carrying on his work. but it didn't take her long to make a personal mark. >> lindy boggs from the great state of louisiana. >> louisiana native who grew up on a plantation, she became a champion for civil rights and equal rights for women. >> lindy boggs. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> using her seat on the banking committee to help women get credit cards without their husband's permission. as she told cokie, her role model was another trailblazer. >> you got to washington, eleanor roosevelt was first lady. >> she was my inspiration. >> boggs served 17 years in congress. the first woman to chair a political conve

known as lindy boggs. a u.s. ambassador to the vatican, something that was new to washington during fdr's presidency, the power couple. with her husband, headed for leadership. tradition held one side of her heart with motherhood, raising three kids, a future new jersey mayor, and one, our own, cokie roberts. but there was ambition and political smarts. she ran several of her husband's campaigns. part in th campaign, and lindy, this is for you from me. >> reporter: but then in 1972, the deep loss that changed everything. >> planes were up over alaska searching for the twin engine cessna that disappeared monday -- her. >> her husband's plane was never found. it was clear who should be running for the seat. >> i want to be the congresswoman you expect me to be. >> reporter: she pushed to expand the horizons for women and the disadvantage. her connection to her constituents would be real. she was proud of the fact when she required, she was the only white member representing a majority black constituency. she knew e

lindy boggs, former congresswoman and champion of women's rights died at age 97. on a more personal note, she was the mother of abc's cokie roberts. here's abc's john donvan with more on the huge impact she made for so many. >> reporter: marie corinne morrison claiborne boggs. she was a washington original. known to most just as lindy boggs. late in life, in her 80s, a u.s. ambassador to the vatican. something that was new to washington when she got there during fdr's presidency, part of a power couple. with her husband, headed for leadership. tradition held one side of her heart while she embraced motherhood. raising three kids, a future new jersey major, and one, or own cokie roberts. but there was ambition and political smarts. she ran several of her husband's campaigns. >> she worked harder in this campaign than anybody else. and lindy, this is for you from me. >> reporter: but then in 1972, the deep loss that changed everything. >> 70 planes were up over alaska searching for the twin engine cessna that disappeared monday with congressman hale boggs. >> report

lindy boggs, the mother of our cokie roberts, has passed away. boggs was elected to congress to replace her husband when he died. she was appointed as u.s. ambassador to the vatican. lindy boggs was 97 years of age. >>> and the murder charges dropped against andrea sneiderman in the murder case of her husband. andrea sneiderman, was arrested after her husband, rusty, was shot and killed outside of his son's day-care center in dunwoody, georgia, in 2010. another man, hemy neuman, was accused of killing him. andrea sneiderman was charged originally. on friday, prosecutors said they were dropping the most serious charges against her, including murder, and aggravated assault. >>> and an amazing rescue here in new york city. a good samaritan rushing to save a toddler after she fell from a second-floor window, landing on an awning just below. the man was able to get up on the awning and save the girl. the girl was not hurt. and she is doing just fine this morning, we're happy to report. >>> and finally, a new addition at a zoo here in new york state. a

ambassador to the vatican lindy boggs has died of natural causes at her home in chevy chase, maryland. boggs who succeeded her husband in the house of representatives after his plane crashed in alaska was the first woman elected to congress in louisiana. she was also active in civil rights issues and the mother of abc news analyst coke roberts. she was 97. >>> theresa heinz kerry is on the road to recovery. she was released from a massachusetts rehab hospital today where she was treated for a seizure earlier this month. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues for this saturday evening, paying the price. what it's costing millions of us when we forget to read the fine print in those free trial offers. >>> and a dying man giving away his considerable fortune to charity. . >>> how many times have we signed up for something because it was free only to learn that we've been zapped with charges we never expected? it's happening to millions of us, and the cost is staggering. we get the story from cnbc sharon epperson. >> reporter: 27-year-old athena carp noticed a strange card on her credit ca

lindy boggs was 97. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. a renewed bid for peace in the mideast gained momentum, with israeli and palestinian negotiators meeting face-to-face tonight in washington. and pope francis said he will not try to judge priests who are gay. he spoke in a wide-ranging news conference as he flew home from brazil. >> woodruff: online, capturing america from the car window. kwame holman has more. >> holman: inspired by jack kerouac's "on the road," bob dylan folk songs, and the evolving american landscape, three artists photographed the open road. see their take on americana on art beat. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll talk with new york senator kirsten gillibrand about ending sexual assaults in the military, and we'll report on the verdict in the bradley manning trial. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the

thank you very much for your reflections and insights on the late lindy box. -- lindy boggs. the question being is america becoming a defeatist nation, based on this piece in "the daily ticker," which is part of yahoo finance. the numbers are on the screen, in addition to the other was to get involved in the program. david has been waiting from riverside, ohio on the democrats line. caller: how are you you go host: doing well, how are you? caller: doing well. this is not a defeatist country. only way we are being defeated is by the be publican party and fox news. -- by the republican party and fox news. they want to defeat the president. you want to defeat the units. -- they want to defeat the unions. the feet education. -- the feet education. -- the feet education. people are coming back and they are tired of these. that is what i have to say. "the new york times" has a story out of egypt, which we have been hearing so much about -- that is on the front page this morning. "the washington post" has this story out of libya -- we have dorothy on the line from hopkins, minnesota

congresswoman lindy boggs won the seat of her husband hale boggs after he died in a plane cash. lipide was later named ambassador to the vat van vatican. >>> the obama administration is taking steps to transfer two detainees from guantanamo bay to algier. the white house did not release the names of detainees or any personal information about them. a top republican expressed concerns about the possible move, saying "the recidivism rate for former detainees stands at 2%." dozens of the 166 detainees are protesting in a hunger strike to protest their indefinite confinement. >>> one of rock'n'roll's major songwriters has died. >> ♪[ music ] after midnight we're going to let it all hang out. >> grammy winner j.j. cale wrote "after midnight," a classic recorded by eric clapton and jerry garcia and also wrote "call me the breeze," a huge hit for lynyrd skynyrd. cale suffered a heart attack last night and died at scripps hospital in la jolla, he was 74- year-old. >>> afriends of a north bay woman are holding a benefit to help with her medical expenses. she is currently in a wheelchai

lindy boggs. they was a pioneer and trail blazer for the state of louisiana. she served louisiana's second congressional district following the death of her husband, h lambings e boggs. she was the first woman to represent the state of louisiana in congress and founder of the congresswoman's caucus. mr. scalise: in tribute to her service as a pioneer for women, the congressional women's reading room is rightfully named in her honor down the hall. she was the first woman and only louisiana ambassador to the holy see in the tenure of pope john paul ii. lindy effortlessly balanced her role as a respected leader and loving mother. she loved her city of new orleans, in fact, lived on bourbon street for many of her later years in new orleans. she loved her beloved tulane university and in fact, just recently, she and her daughter cokie participated in a benefit for tulane university in new orleans. she's somebody who will be dearly missed and somebody who we are honored to have, to be able to call a former colleague of ours here in the house. with that, i yield back

lindy boggs, wife, mother, congresswoman, ambassador, trail blazer. she was 97 years old. lindy boggs is survived by her three children, eight grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren. >> her son tommy was one of my first bosses. >> what an amazing life. up next, the "financial times" julienne tett joins the table along with ezra klein. keep it right here on "morning joe." "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stro

my mother, lindy claiborne-boggs was the most recent member of congress. >> cokie, your job here is to talk about which is your area of expertise, whether the women in the first generation are founding women. really did outside of abigail adams, we all know about her, dabble in politics, worthy influential. did they have a role? were they really founders? >> yes. they a tremendous role. akiel was talking martha and the things she gave to george. that going to camp every winter was huge. it wasn't just valley ford. it was every winter of the eight long years and she hated it. she was a prime object of hostage taking. she was key to troop morale. he felt that strongly. she would organize the other officers wives and they would have -- they would cook for the soldiers, they will sew for the soldiers and nurse the soldiers. they put on great entertainment for the soldiers. there was one dance where me danced for three hour straight with the flirty and beautiful katie green. it was good marthas was on hand. during the war, the washington genius was keeping the army together. washington woul

. >>> and nine-time lindy boggs d today. she became the first female to ever preside over the democratic national convention in 1976. she also served as u.s. ambassador to the vatican in the '90s and is the mother of abc news reporter cokie roberts. lindy boggs was 97. >>> so how big does a scandal have to be to push a politician from public life? this week we were treated to two such spec tabls. new york mayoral county anthony weiner with his wife by his side saying he is staying in the race despite new revelations about sex messages to a number of women long after he had claimed to have changed. meanwhile, san diego mayor bob filner went public after seven women accused him of sexual harassment despite pressure from democrats to resign, he announced he would begin two weeks of intensive therapy for his behavior but would not quit. malika henderson is here from the "washington post." dive weigel a mr. a. political reporter for slate.com and msnbc contributor as well and alexander burns is at politico. good to see all of you

. ♪ lindy boggs is being remembered as a crusader who blazed a trail and congress. she is described as the matriarch of a powerful washington family. she served as a louisiana democrat for 18 years. we will talk to someone who knew linda c boggs personally. died yesterday at age 97. president obama heads to capitol hill to talk with house democrats about healthcare and other issues. . from the gop side of the aisle

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former louisiana congresswoman lindy boggs died this weekend at the age of 97. a white southerner, she was a champion for civil rights representing a black majority district when she announced her retirement in 1990. she served as ambassador to the vatican during the clinton administration. if you're wondering for whom the bells toll, it's prince george alexander louis of cambridge. the newborn heir to the british throne. yesterday's chimefest was the first time the bells of london at st. paul's cathedral have rung a full peal since 1982 then marking the birth of george's proud father prince william. now to your sunday forecast, milder temperatures for most of the country today. in the week ahead, a chance of showers midweek in the northeast. umbrellas will be a any testy in the south as well with thunderstorms and scattered showers expected. and brighter days are ahead along the coastal northwest. (gulls). >> lee: ahead, a summer song from adam levine. >> chocolate and peanuts, ,,,,,, >> lee: summertime is the prime time for the pursuit of pleasure. we all expe

. >>> and number five, fond memories today for former congresswoman lindy boggs. she died yesterday at age 97. boggs served 18 years in congress, tabing the seat held by her husband after he died in ray plane crash. she was the first woman to represent louisiana in congress. she was the first woman to represent louisiana in congress. she was the first woman to represent louisiana in congress plane crash. she was the first woman to represent louisiana in congress a plane crash. she was the first woman to represent louisiana in congress. >>> in today's gfaces of faith, pope francis, his trip to brazil. the pope is planning to celebrate mass this morning in front of millions of people. there you see live pictures of him in the popemobile headed to give his remark. just a remarkable, remarkable scene. it's the culmination of a weeklong trip to rio that has seen francis put his message of serving the poor into action. he visited a favela, or slum in rio, he visited prisoners, went to a hospital for drug addicts. he also challenged the wealthy and powerful to do more fo