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bradlee. but he was -- he was such a leader. i've never -- i've certainly never worked for anybody like him. and i've never really met anybody like him. and i've worked for some really good people. but it's no exaggeration to say those of us who worked with ben or hired by ben, would walk through fire for ben. he was that amazing of a person. >> one of the things chuck todd said earlier and i was sort of reflecting on without much eloquence, was the idea that ben bradlee's legacy wasn't just about his skill as an editor. it was sort of that he sent the benchmark for bravery. not just about being brave in a foolhardy way, but by earning it. by knowing your reporters enough. by being involved enough to know what they're doing and about the they're reporting onto know whether or not to make decisions, not just as gut decisions, but as well-informed, brave decisions from a position of strength. that's how i've always viewed his legacy. is that fair from having worked with him? >> i think that's fair, but i don't think that's the way
bradlee. but he was -- he was such a leader. i've never -- i've certainly never worked for anybody like him. and i've never really met anybody like him. and i've worked for some really good people. but it's no exaggeration to say those of us who worked with ben or hired by ben, would walk through fire for ben. he was that amazing of a person. >> one of the things chuck todd said earlier and i was sort of reflecting on without much eloquence, was the idea that ben bradlee's legacy wasn't...
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we of course decided to go straight to bradlee bradlee's osprey called him on a payphone before we arrived. he said, over. when we suggested with the talk on the front lawn instead of inside dan in his jammies and his bathrobe gazed around amusedly and came out onto the front lawn and when we started to share the details of what we had learned he had one question. what do we do now? the next day he mobilized all the senior editors on the roof garden at the "post" where electronic eavesdropping would be unlikely. one of the editor suggested that things had now reached the edge of fantasy ben said he wasn't interested in the logic of it. we have seen some pretty illogical things in the last year he said. he just wanted to find out what might be true. he pulled off being bradlee because he wasn't afraid of presidents, of polio, of political correctness, of publishing the pentagon papers, of possible retribution or the likelihood that the government might strike at the newspaper with all its power, of going off to war in the pacific, of making mistakes. eight weeks ago at grey gardens on long
we of course decided to go straight to bradlee bradlee's osprey called him on a payphone before we arrived. he said, over. when we suggested with the talk on the front lawn instead of inside dan in his jammies and his bathrobe gazed around amusedly and came out onto the front lawn and when we started to share the details of what we had learned he had one question. what do we do now? the next day he mobilized all the senior editors on the roof garden at the "post" where electronic...
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remembering washington post editor ben bradlee. why more companies are giving women the option to delay motherhood by freezing their eggs. and, one author's remedies for american literature and democracy. >> woodruff: and now to politics, so much of the attention during these midterm elections has been focused on who will control the senate, but there's a story developing when it comes to governors. of the 36 gubernatorial races across the country, 12 sitting governors are at risk of losing. if that were to happen, it would be the most in half a century. here to explain it all is newshour's political editor domenico montanaro. so half a century. you're saying it's unusual to have this many seats at risk. >> it's very unusual. just like house members and members of the senate, governors really usually have very high incumbency reelection rates. when you look over the past 20 years, there's been 88% of governors who have run for reelection who are reelected. in fact, you can see three times in the past 20 years or so you've had 100%
remembering washington post editor ben bradlee. why more companies are giving women the option to delay motherhood by freezing their eggs. and, one author's remedies for american literature and democracy. >> woodruff: and now to politics, so much of the attention during these midterm elections has been focused on who will control the senate, but there's a story developing when it comes to governors. of the 36 gubernatorial races across the country, 12 sitting governors are at risk of...
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is another bradlee possible? was there something particular about the execs of the business the culture of the business in the '60s and '70s? in there certainly the years that he presided at the post were better economically. it was a more muscular period for newspapers, certainly. but, yes, i think the capacity of one do i phammic passion fat journalist to turn around the newsroom, we see that happening now. in fact, a lot of people think my friend met marty barron is doing that at the post as we speak. so, of course. >> so let's talk, mary, act his legacy. okay, we could fill up all three hours by having people come and talk to you about the extrord fare things that ben bradlee did. there could be others that say you have two generations of students going to journal imschool. maybe learned the wrong thing from woodward and bernstein and led to the very snapping turtle press core that we have in washington, d.c. right now. is that fair? >> i don't know it's fair. i think it's a good thing right now to rnl what w
is another bradlee possible? was there something particular about the execs of the business the culture of the business in the '60s and '70s? in there certainly the years that he presided at the post were better economically. it was a more muscular period for newspapers, certainly. but, yes, i think the capacity of one do i phammic passion fat journalist to turn around the newsroom, we see that happening now. in fact, a lot of people think my friend met marty barron is doing that at the post as...
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ben bradlee was iconic. plus video of new york police arresting a subway musician goes viral him we will tell you after the singer somehow got the officer to read the actual policy out loud. yeah that and much more after this. please stick around. . quickly find the season's hottest shows, with a handpicked collection all in one place. only from xfinity. >>> so earlier in the show we reflected on will legacy of washington post editor ben bradlee, tell your friends the post has one four pulitzer prizes, turg his tenure the paper would go on to when 17 more, including the public service award for its watergate coverage. time now for the cooler and louis is out. he's a little under the weather. so are you stuck with me. i was going to make jen do it. she threw a fit. police in new york are looking into the arrest of a subway musician after video of the spectacle went environment andrew cowan whereas performing at a brooklyn station because officers ordered him to leave because he didn't have a perm. he refused
ben bradlee was iconic. plus video of new york police arresting a subway musician goes viral him we will tell you after the singer somehow got the officer to read the actual policy out loud. yeah that and much more after this. please stick around. . quickly find the season's hottest shows, with a handpicked collection all in one place. only from xfinity. >>> so earlier in the show we reflected on will legacy of washington post editor ben bradlee, tell your friends the post has one four...
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bradlee became the most famous news editor in the world. the man who guided two rookie reporters through watergate, the scandal that brought down an american president. >> what he said after we told him nixon is involved, lives could be at stake, there's wire tapping, this is going the distance, the question was, what the hell do we do now? which is the question of somebody who realizes we're in totally unchartered waters. >> we asked a lot of questions and how could all of this be true. how could somebody with all that much to lose put it at risk every day. >> bradlee, woodward and bernstein had help, but they were the team that nailed the nixon coverup and ben was in charge. >> he had daring, he had -- call it by its proper name, he had [ bleep ]. he was willing to be dangerous. >> he wanted to be first with the story but he never wanted to be wrong. >> reporter: the legendary editor and his young tigers became rich and famous. on the big screen "in all the president's men." goddammit, when is somebody going to go on the record in this st
bradlee became the most famous news editor in the world. the man who guided two rookie reporters through watergate, the scandal that brought down an american president. >> what he said after we told him nixon is involved, lives could be at stake, there's wire tapping, this is going the distance, the question was, what the hell do we do now? which is the question of somebody who realizes we're in totally unchartered waters. >> we asked a lot of questions and how could all of this be...
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>> reporter: bradlee stumbled after watergate. publishing a prize winning series on an 8-year-old heroin addict, but it was a hoax. he recovered and remained fearless and yet sentimental. my last interview with him, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of his friend, john f. kennedy. do you cry about it? >> oh, sure, i remember crying that day when jackie walked in in that [ bleep ] dress -- >> and put her arms around you? >> and put her arms around me. >> do you turn away now when you see those scenes? you say i've seen it enough? i've lived it. >> i don't. >> you still watch it? >> i still watch it. >> reporter: those whose lives he touched and careers he made were under his spell for life. >> ben bradlee was not a cynical man. not cynical about politics. it was always fact-driven. as a reporter you appreciate that. in fact, i've fell in love with it. and him. >> tom brokaw tonight remembering the navy veteran, veteran journalist and generally larger than life, ben bradlee dead at the age of 93. >>> a break here and still a
>> reporter: bradlee stumbled after watergate. publishing a prize winning series on an 8-year-old heroin addict, but it was a hoax. he recovered and remained fearless and yet sentimental. my last interview with him, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of his friend, john f. kennedy. do you cry about it? >> oh, sure, i remember crying that day when jackie walked in in that [ bleep ] dress -- >> and put her arms around you? >> and put her arms around me. >> do...
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benjamin, crown and shield bradlee born in boston, graduate of harvard. worked in paris and then joined news week and eventually the washington post where he was executive editor for more than 25 years. he was a prominent figure in the kennedy administration days and was a close friend of both john and jackie kennedy. he married a young report in 1998, quinn, 20 years his junior. since he wrote a memoir and received presidential honor of freedom from mpresident obama last year. he was 93. >> quite a life he had. you worked at the post with ben bradlee in fact worked there soon after nixon resigned was he a big presence in the news room. >> yes, he was. he was bigger than life. he would bounce through the news room, chest out, arms back, not in an arrogant way, he was just so anxious to get into the news and he was always inspiring people to do something. he wnted to know what's happening. it was a spectacular time for thousands of journalists who had been through the post. >> those were heady days after watergate and you started right then. >> it is hard
benjamin, crown and shield bradlee born in boston, graduate of harvard. worked in paris and then joined news week and eventually the washington post where he was executive editor for more than 25 years. he was a prominent figure in the kennedy administration days and was a close friend of both john and jackie kennedy. he married a young report in 1998, quinn, 20 years his junior. since he wrote a memoir and received presidential honor of freedom from mpresident obama last year. he was 93....
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now, ben bradlee passed away last week. he was 93 years old. he had alzheimer's disease. bradlee is remembered most of course for leading "the washington post" in the pulitzer prize winning coverage of the watergate scandal along with bob woodward. he helped bring the paper to national recognition and really changed journalism as a whole. security is tight here. politicians, journalists, vice president biden, secretary of state john kerry, all arrived here about an hour ago, all who knew and respected bradlee. >> first of all he was a friend but the fact that so many people from the world that we live in, journal eu678 and political -- journalism and political figures are here because of what he meant to both sides for integrity, for getting the story, for a sense of thmission of journalism. >> he had a passion to get it right, and if you've read the articles on ben and some of his own writings over the last few days, you know he wanted to be first always, but he also wanted to be right. and i think the tension that he felt so many times was -- i know virtually this is ok
now, ben bradlee passed away last week. he was 93 years old. he had alzheimer's disease. bradlee is remembered most of course for leading "the washington post" in the pulitzer prize winning coverage of the watergate scandal along with bob woodward. he helped bring the paper to national recognition and really changed journalism as a whole. security is tight here. politicians, journalists, vice president biden, secretary of state john kerry, all arrived here about an hour ago, all who...
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sincerely, ben bradlee. >> and bradlee's funeral will be this wednesday at national cathedral. the service starts at 11:00 in the morning and is open to the public. still ahead here on "washington weekly," metro wants to replace hundreds of rail cars but it's not going to come cheap. details on the price tag, plus a virginia girl's response to bullying. >> and after an absolutely spectacular last weekend of october with above-average temperatures, they're going to stick around but just for a bit. active >> taking a look at the week ahead, on tuesday, firefighters in fairfax county will hand out winter coats to children. it's an annual thank but for the first time firefighters will also distribute more than 2,000 new pairs of sneakers. it will be at the penn fire and rescue station in alexandra. also, d.c. mayors past and present will commemorate the 409 anniversary of home rule in the district. a celebration will take place at 5:30 at the wilson building. organizers say the event will push for full voting rights in congress and state hood for d.c. a scheduled hearing on thursda
sincerely, ben bradlee. >> and bradlee's funeral will be this wednesday at national cathedral. the service starts at 11:00 in the morning and is open to the public. still ahead here on "washington weekly," metro wants to replace hundreds of rail cars but it's not going to come cheap. details on the price tag, plus a virginia girl's response to bullying. >> and after an absolutely spectacular last weekend of october with above-average temperatures, they're going to stick...
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. >>> legendary newspaper editor ben bradlee has died. he transform it into 81 u one of the influential dailies. the paper says he died of natural causes at his home. in the early '70s, he was at the way for watergate. >> an american original, harvard pan, heavy action during world war ii. he "newsweek" and hang around with jfk. bradlee became the famous newspaper editor in the world. he guided two rookie reporters through watergate. the scandal that brought down an american president. >> what he said after we told him. 96 isn't involved. lives are at stake. there is wiretapping. this is going the distance. his question was, what the hell do we do now? which is the question of somebody who realizings we' in totally uncharted water. >> we asked ourselves questions, how could this be true, how could somebody put it to risk every day? >> reporter: they had help, but they were the team that nailed nixon coverup and ben was in charge. >> he had daring. he had let's call it by its proper fame, he had balls. he was will be to be dangerous. >> he
. >>> legendary newspaper editor ben bradlee has died. he transform it into 81 u one of the influential dailies. the paper says he died of natural causes at his home. in the early '70s, he was at the way for watergate. >> an american original, harvard pan, heavy action during world war ii. he "newsweek" and hang around with jfk. bradlee became the famous newspaper editor in the world. he guided two rookie reporters through watergate. the scandal that brought down an...
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bradlee. we got a glimpse of ben bradlee the family man. >> reporter: a capacity crowd including vice president biden filled the washington national cathedral for ben bradlee's funeral. the famous "washington post" editor who with is personality put his stamp on newspapers and journalism during the controversy of watergate in the early 1970s. >> my name is frank bradlee and the son of ben bradlee and sally quentin. >> reporter: there were personal moments from family members who lost a husband and father. >> a lot of people have been talking about my father as a legend and giant. i have to agree. i grew up with him telling me my happiness made him happy. >> reporter: former "post" owner, donald graham. >> take my word for it, he was our hero. benjamin c. bradlee. and he will be always. >> graham spoke to news4 just before the service. >> in this town, where there's so many people with big reputations who don't quite live up to him, he was better than his reputation. you know it as as well as a
bradlee. we got a glimpse of ben bradlee the family man. >> reporter: a capacity crowd including vice president biden filled the washington national cathedral for ben bradlee's funeral. the famous "washington post" editor who with is personality put his stamp on newspapers and journalism during the controversy of watergate in the early 1970s. >> my name is frank bradlee and the son of ben bradlee and sally quentin. >> reporter: there were personal moments from family...
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the former "the washington post" editor ben bradlee, next. about 55. where you headed at such an appropriate speed? across the country to enhance the nation's most reliable 4g lte network. how's it working for ya? better than ever. how'd you do it? added cell sites. increased capacity. and your point is... so you can download music, games, and directions for the road when you need them. who's this guy? oh that's charlie. you ever put pepper spray on your burrito? i like it spicy but not like uggggh spicy. he always like this? you have no idea. at&t. the nation's most reliable 4g lte network. a wake-up call. but it's not happening out there. it's happening in here. [ sirens wailing ] inside of you. even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. learn more about the role damaging inflammation may be playing in your symptoms with the expert advice tool at crohnsandcolitis.com. and then speak with your gastroenterologist. with the expert advice tool at crohnsandcolitis.com. yo
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ben bradlee was offended by lying? >> yeah. and as he went on in his career, he wants more accountability. you mention head was the top editor of "the post." 26 years, that's unimaginable these days. but it goes to speak to the moment in time that he was a part of, that he was at the top of the journalism world when newspapers were at the top of the journalism world. with his passing we also see the passing of an idea. that's why bob woodward said his spags the somewhat the passing of journalism. >> but the accountability asking government questions? >> it was inspiration. it was his paper that published the pentagon papers and "the new york times." and most famously, his leadership, on the watergate scandal. and that continues even today to inspire new young journalists. that's why so many of the obituaries that we've seen in the last 12 hours or so have come from people who worked for him low on who were low on the totem pole who now are editors. >> number one, to me, he put "washington post" on the map. i think historically
ben bradlee was offended by lying? >> yeah. and as he went on in his career, he wants more accountability. you mention head was the top editor of "the post." 26 years, that's unimaginable these days. but it goes to speak to the moment in time that he was a part of, that he was at the top of the journalism world when newspapers were at the top of the journalism world. with his passing we also see the passing of an idea. that's why bob woodward said his spags the somewhat the...
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. >> bradlee and his wife, at his side as his life declined. when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year, he was called a titan of journalism. >> that's when a newspaperman can get on with a job he was born to do. >> a journalistic giant. our thanks to david muir for that report. ben bradlee is a man who not soon be forgotten. thank you for watching abc news tomorrow. "gma" first thing in the morning and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night. hi, dears. isn't this wonderful weather we're having? it's so crisp and d clear. quiet, marie. i can't hear the punches. so, raymond... are you going to the hall of baseballs tomorrow? what? the hall of fame, marie! you ignorant.... [muttering] raymond, your brother was talking abouout some sort of a ceremony? it sounded like a lot of f to me. and since you are a sportswriter and have such important connections... oh, just say it, marie. the hall of fame is honoring the 1969 mets. your brother asked your mother to ask you to take him. which one of youdo i say no? would mean to your br
. >> bradlee and his wife, at his side as his life declined. when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year, he was called a titan of journalism. >> that's when a newspaperman can get on with a job he was born to do. >> a journalistic giant. our thanks to david muir for that report. ben bradlee is a man who not soon be forgotten. thank you for watching abc news tomorrow. "gma" first thing in the morning and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night....
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we'll look back at ben bradlee's life. >>> first, the battle against ebola. >> the freelance cameraman who was infected while working in liberia is now free of the virus. ashoka mukpo will be able to leave a nebraska hospital in a matter of hours. on twitter he said he feels blessed and truly happy to be alive. >>> in spain, the latest tests show a nurse's aide is free of ebola. teresa ramos helped treat infected patients in madrid. she may remain in the hospital, though, for several more days to recover from her symptoms. >>> and one of the infected u.s. nurses is improving. nina pham is being treated at the national institutes of health. her condition has now been upgraded from fair to good. she became ill after treating thomas duncan, who later died at a texas hospital where she worked. >>> and travelers from the hardest hit countries in west africa will soon be limited on where they can arrive here in the united states. >> yeah, you want the pay close attention to this. they'll have to take flights that land at a handful of american airports. elizabeth cohen has more on the latest
we'll look back at ben bradlee's life. >>> first, the battle against ebola. >> the freelance cameraman who was infected while working in liberia is now free of the virus. ashoka mukpo will be able to leave a nebraska hospital in a matter of hours. on twitter he said he feels blessed and truly happy to be alive. >>> in spain, the latest tests show a nurse's aide is free of ebola. teresa ramos helped treat infected patients in madrid. she may remain in the hospital,...
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. >> bradlee and his wife, at his side as his life declined. when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year, he was called a titan of journalism. >> that's when a newspaperman can get on with a job he was born to do. >> a journalistic giant. our thanks to david muir for that report. ben bradlee is a man who not soon be forgotten. thank you for watching abc news tomorrow. "gma" first thing in the morning and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night.
. >> bradlee and his wife, at his side as his life declined. when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year, he was called a titan of journalism. >> that's when a newspaperman can get on with a job he was born to do. >> a journalistic giant. our thanks to david muir for that report. ben bradlee is a man who not soon be forgotten. thank you for watching abc news tomorrow. "gma" first thing in the morning and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night.
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i don't believe it. >> bradlee was far from perfect, too close to john f. kennedy using their friend to get scoops but brother a boom that prompted jackie kennedy never to speak to him. bradlee and graham took on the nixon by publishing the pentagon papers but he will be remembered mostly for water watergate. when i sat down with him at the georgetown home it seemed like a place to start. >> when you and carl were deep into watergate and the nixon administration was putting so much pressure on the paper and the media was ignoring the stories what role does he play? >> he was the general. we said he had the courage of the whole army and the idea was, get to the bottom of this, a great believer in the truth, no sense of...he didn't approach journalism as a way of making moral judgments. it was a way of finding out what happened. >> given the stakes and you were young pups we can now say, does you worry about keeping his confidence and what was three like to deal with personally on the difficult stories? >> he never suggested he would take us off the story. he
i don't believe it. >> bradlee was far from perfect, too close to john f. kennedy using their friend to get scoops but brother a boom that prompted jackie kennedy never to speak to him. bradlee and graham took on the nixon by publishing the pentagon papers but he will be remembered mostly for water watergate. when i sat down with him at the georgetown home it seemed like a place to start. >> when you and carl were deep into watergate and the nixon administration was putting so much...
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sincerely ben bradlee. gordon peterson, abc7 news. >> and that leaves colleagues at "the post" featured this memorial to him outside the building tonight. >> we will have complete coverage of his legacy tomorrow here on abc news. >> and now happening in the district tonight. police are taking a close look at these surveillance pictures. the men you see here are accused of exposing themselves on metro trains. in fact, it has happened four times so far. and police want to find them before they strike again. we are live in washington with the latest. jay. >> allison, we'd like to show your viewers where thesiness dens took place, which stops. one on the green line, three at the red line. glennmon at the top. rhode island island avenue and the last place here at the gallery place chinatown. >> the way to get around metro can be a frantic one but four men visually made miserable for four women. >> it's really offensive. and as a woman you shouldn't have to be subjected to that. >> authorities say in the last sev
sincerely ben bradlee. gordon peterson, abc7 news. >> and that leaves colleagues at "the post" featured this memorial to him outside the building tonight. >> we will have complete coverage of his legacy tomorrow here on abc news. >> and now happening in the district tonight. police are taking a close look at these surveillance pictures. the men you see here are accused of exposing themselves on metro trains. in fact, it has happened four times so far. and police want...
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ben bradlee died at the age of 93. almost 50 years ago, the navy veteran and harvard grad became the deputies managing editor after famously telling publisher katherine graham, it was, quote, one he'd give his left one for. as bradlee fearlessly took on the us government and published the pentagon papers during the vietnam war and also put two rookie reporters on an obscure break-in at the democratic national headquarters, and backed carl woodward and bernstein to the hill when that story grew into watergate. >> he had the touch. he had the ability to encourage people, stimulate people, but not run over them. >> bradlee arrived in washington in 1957, where he also had the good fortune to meet a neighbor. then a little known senator from massachusetts, john f. kennedy. >> he had moved into the same block, ended up in his backyard, his garden, and talking and actually had to go to a party that night together, and we ended up as friends. >> reporter: bradlee would remain friends with kennedy throughout his short presidenc
ben bradlee died at the age of 93. almost 50 years ago, the navy veteran and harvard grad became the deputies managing editor after famously telling publisher katherine graham, it was, quote, one he'd give his left one for. as bradlee fearlessly took on the us government and published the pentagon papers during the vietnam war and also put two rookie reporters on an obscure break-in at the democratic national headquarters, and backed carl woodward and bernstein to the hill when that story grew...
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i remember the first time i met been bradlee ben bradlee who wanted to teach a class on newspapers. i think he's such a great man, a great journalist. >> not only woodward and bernstein but with kaye graham. >> our thoughts are with sally. >> ben bradlee will talk. we'll talk with bob woodward and carl bernstein on "cbs this morning." >>> they're high lighting what congress and federal agencies are doing. one program spent $199,000 to study compost digested by worms. another $856,000 went to train mountain lions to walk on treadmills. nancy cordes is here with several more examples of what the senator calls waste. good morning. >> good morning. this senate is on course to be called the least productive in all of history. $10,000 for an oregon children's theater production of "zombie in love." $46,000 for a snowmobile competition michigan. and $414,000 to update an army video game meant to spur recruitment, a project already $25 million overbudget. all this plus rabbit massages at ohio state university. butterfly farms on oklahoma tribal lands and an iron man suit under development a
i remember the first time i met been bradlee ben bradlee who wanted to teach a class on newspapers. i think he's such a great man, a great journalist. >> not only woodward and bernstein but with kaye graham. >> our thoughts are with sally. >> ben bradlee will talk. we'll talk with bob woodward and carl bernstein on "cbs this morning." >>> they're high lighting what congress and federal agencies are doing. one program spent $199,000 to study compost digested...
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bradlee sailed. the first of two, in 1975. >> one thing he always said think of objectivity, think of fairness. >> in june of 1991, 7,000 pages of classified documents. when the "washington post" and other newspapers began posting their own selections to ---in a landmark ruling t u.s. supreme court allowed the presses to start back up making bradley and post publisher catherine -- and the post a national pub kraig. >> if you transformed that newspaper into one of the finest in the world. >> in june 1972, five -- were arrested while wiretapping democratic national headquarters over -- two young post reporters called bernstein and bob woodward helped expose the crimes that triggered the president's resignation. their collaboration, was overseen by bradlee. >> there were 400 and something stories involving the watergate and we made one major factual mistake. >> i simply went to them regularly to discuss how we knew and zitd we know we were all right and he said that when woodward was worried, he had the
bradlee sailed. the first of two, in 1975. >> one thing he always said think of objectivity, think of fairness. >> in june of 1991, 7,000 pages of classified documents. when the "washington post" and other newspapers began posting their own selections to ---in a landmark ruling t u.s. supreme court allowed the presses to start back up making bradley and post publisher catherine -- and the post a national pub kraig. >> if you transformed that newspaper into one of the...
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bradlee until the day she said goodbye. and then she left for new york, so it was a difficult beginning it's no more difficult in a newspaper than it is in what you could call real life. c-span: when was the first time you met jack kennedy? >> guest: pushing baby carriages in georgetown on a sunday afternoon. i think it was probably '58. and... c-span: both of you pushing baby carriages? >> guest: well, i mean both families. i think i was pushing, i don't know; i can't remember whether he was. and we had young children together, and he had moved on the same block as i was. and we ended up in his backyard and in his garden and we were talking and then we actually happened to go to a party that night together and we ended up as friends. c-span: you say in the book that jacqueline kennedy never quite got over the fact that you were a newsman and a friend at the same time. >> guest: i think she had trouble with that. i had trouble with it for a while. everybody had trouble with it until it became natural. i never dissembled and
bradlee until the day she said goodbye. and then she left for new york, so it was a difficult beginning it's no more difficult in a newspaper than it is in what you could call real life. c-span: when was the first time you met jack kennedy? >> guest: pushing baby carriages in georgetown on a sunday afternoon. i think it was probably '58. and... c-span: both of you pushing baby carriages? >> guest: well, i mean both families. i think i was pushing, i don't know; i can't remember...
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. >> bradlee and his wife, at his side as his life declined. when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year, he was called a titan of journalism. >> that's when a newspaperman can get on with a job he was born to do. >> a journalistic giant. our thanks to david muir for that report. ben bradlee is a man who not soon be forgotten. thank you for watching abc news tomorrow. "gma" first thing in the morning and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night. [dramatic music] ♪ >> yeah! ho-ho! oh! hello, and welcome to millionaire. i'm terry crews. some of you might know me from brooklyn nine-nine... [cheers and applause] but today it's all about millionaire! [applause] our returning contestant has been married for 46 years, is the mother of four, and the grandmother of two, so she's got a lot of reasons to win big today. from new york, new york, it's sherry greenspan! [cheers and applause] >> terry! >> oh, come over here. how you doing? >> oh, great. i love those shoes. >> oh, thank you. i like your shoes too. >> thank you. >> wow, how
. >> bradlee and his wife, at his side as his life declined. when bradlee received the medal of freedom last year, he was called a titan of journalism. >> that's when a newspaperman can get on with a job he was born to do. >> a journalistic giant. our thanks to david muir for that report. ben bradlee is a man who not soon be forgotten. thank you for watching abc news tomorrow. "gma" first thing in the morning and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night....
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benjamin crowningshield bradlee died this week. he's the editor of "the washington post," and the man most famous for shepherding the watergate coverage that drove richard nixon from office. journalism des in he was tough and a keen eye and nose for anything that shall we say didn't smell right. and john, you knew ben bradlee but your dad was an editor at the post who was one of his deputies and we worked with him. >> exactly. i've known ben bradlee since i was a little kid because my dad worked for him for a long time. and i remember taking a trip with my dad, his son dino to the redskins training camp. and little kid thing. the one professional setting that i had a memorable experience was the night that richard nixon gave his speech announcing that he would resign as president. i was a copy boy that summer at the washington star. and as i was getting off work, my dad called and said i think you're going to remember it for a long time if you come to the post tonight. he had a sense that maybe i was going into this business. and i
benjamin crowningshield bradlee died this week. he's the editor of "the washington post," and the man most famous for shepherding the watergate coverage that drove richard nixon from office. journalism des in he was tough and a keen eye and nose for anything that shall we say didn't smell right. and john, you knew ben bradlee but your dad was an editor at the post who was one of his deputies and we worked with him. >> exactly. i've known ben bradlee since i was a little kid...
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sincerely, ben bradlee. gordon peterson, abc 7 news. >> how fitting of gordon to i think -- give that, i think. as you might expect, reaction started to pour in. founder ted turner tweeted journalism was never invigorating than when ben bradlee was at the helm. he will truly be missed. tweeted, missing ben bradlee, america's editor in post.at the washington legend, remarkable person, and sally.all thinking of >> and currently columnist mike rainy wednesday. the heavens weep for ben bradlee. thatmeone tried putting line in the paper, bradlee would have fired them. we'll get reaction from the former post editor, coming up at 5:00. >> but in the meantime, let's go ourd and get a check on traffic situation at this hour. bob in the traffic center with details. hi, bob. >> hello, alison. avery rainy afternoon as result. a slow afternoon. quite slow getting up to 270. and from old georgetown road to silver spring. triangle, veryhe slow. county, macarthur boulevard is closed for the crash. that's running pretty well
sincerely, ben bradlee. gordon peterson, abc 7 news. >> how fitting of gordon to i think -- give that, i think. as you might expect, reaction started to pour in. founder ted turner tweeted journalism was never invigorating than when ben bradlee was at the helm. he will truly be missed. tweeted, missing ben bradlee, america's editor in post.at the washington legend, remarkable person, and sally.all thinking of >> and currently columnist mike rainy wednesday. the heavens weep for ben...
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bradlee joined "the post" in 1965. under his leadership, the paper class published a classified government study about a war in indochina in 1971 known as the pentagon papers. a risk ratified by a supreme court decision. >> five men were arrested -- >> reporter: but it was "the post's" coverage of the watergate scandal which led to president's nixon's resignation that made bradlee a public figure. he was portrayed by jason robards in "all the president's men." >> i can't do the reporting for my reporters, which means i have to trust them. and i hate trusting anybody. >> reporter: bradlee kept two rookie reporters, bob woodward and carl bernstein, on the story, rather than replace them with more experienced staffers. reporter bob woodward. >> he had the touch, ability to encourage people, stimulate them but not run over them. >> reporter: bradlee was one of the few who knew that woodward and bernstein's main source known for years only as deep throat was actually fbi associate director mark feldt. >> there was always th
bradlee joined "the post" in 1965. under his leadership, the paper class published a classified government study about a war in indochina in 1971 known as the pentagon papers. a risk ratified by a supreme court decision. >> five men were arrested -- >> reporter: but it was "the post's" coverage of the watergate scandal which led to president's nixon's resignation that made bradlee a public figure. he was portrayed by jason robards in "all the president's...
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the bradlee may have somehow missed a beat off their line. f might have come off as scott fitzgerald, but that would have been inappropriate. there was nothing fictional about then. personality, his accomplishments, his instincts, and his love for everything in life. there are so many stories about then and we have been hearing about them this morning. was in the late 60's or early 70's, he joined a softball team. he immediately had a sharp hit to right field. he noticed the right fielder was not hustling, so, stretching a si
the bradlee may have somehow missed a beat off their line. f might have come off as scott fitzgerald, but that would have been inappropriate. there was nothing fictional about then. personality, his accomplishments, his instincts, and his love for everything in life. there are so many stories about then and we have been hearing about them this morning. was in the late 60's or early 70's, he joined a softball team. he immediately had a sharp hit to right field. he noticed the right fielder was...
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there have been a number of tributes to ben bradlee. he was a very serious man who knew how to smile and how to laugh. a guy that had a passion for truth. >> ben bradlee is survived by his four children and his wife. after the funeral, there will be a private burial. >> thank you. you can tell, a little bit of wind whipping up around the area. we are certainly in for a cool down. is hereerace -- jeras with a look at the cooldown. >> temperatures are beginning to plummet. despite the sunshine, it is breezy in d.c. the rain showers are coming down to our west. the rain is on the backside of the cold front. we will zoom in and show you the rain showers. wet down toward fredericksburg as well. this is such a slow-moving system that we are still talking probably another two hours before the rain arrives in d.c. this satellite shows a snapshot of the clouds and white. what is dark is black and those are the clear skies. things are going to be changing shortly in d.c. we are down to 67. we will continue to take a bit of a plunge through the re
there have been a number of tributes to ben bradlee. he was a very serious man who knew how to smile and how to laugh. a guy that had a passion for truth. >> ben bradlee is survived by his four children and his wife. after the funeral, there will be a private burial. >> thank you. you can tell, a little bit of wind whipping up around the area. we are certainly in for a cool down. is hereerace -- jeras with a look at the cooldown. >> temperatures are beginning to plummet....
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a short time ago we got word that ben bradlee has died. the 93-year-old guided "the washington post" through the watergate scandal and was one of the few who knew the identity of deep throat early on. tonight bob woodward and carl bernstein say ben bradlee had the courage of an army and they loved him deeply. james rosen joins us by phone. james, ben bradlee was watergate, you've written a book about watergate but he was about so much more than watergate as well. >> that's right. ben bradlee helped bring newspaper reporting to a kind of zenith in the 20th century before watergate with the publication of the pentagon papers. they were at the tip of the spear in that fight to publish this massive archive of the history of our involvement in vietnam, and they were backed up by the u.s. supreme court in a big way, then, of course, with the watergate scandal, ben bradlee really was a unique journalism figure in journalism. he was close to power. he'd been a confidant of president kennedy. but he was someone who challenged power and someone who
a short time ago we got word that ben bradlee has died. the 93-year-old guided "the washington post" through the watergate scandal and was one of the few who knew the identity of deep throat early on. tonight bob woodward and carl bernstein say ben bradlee had the courage of an army and they loved him deeply. james rosen joins us by phone. james, ben bradlee was watergate, you've written a book about watergate but he was about so much more than watergate as well. >> that's...
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second, ben bradlee, the great editor. tonight, we look back at their conversations. >> you know, you have to have a very clear vision of who your consumer is and, obviously, over the years i have been in fashion, the consumer has changed a great deal because today the most important consumer is the professional woman. i expect the woman who will come buy clothes and in that sense, fashion has changed a great deal since i first started in the '60s because it's no longer a lady of leisure, a lady who lounges as the most important consumer. >> charlie: it's those who work outside the home. >> absolutely. and at the same time because they form an active part of the world and what happens, you know, they know more about fashion than any woman in history before because they are a true consumer in the sense that what they buy is a real need, you know. then even the formula of dress has so much changed because a woman today doesn't have the luxury of dressing, you know, during the day and then going home and changing to go out at
second, ben bradlee, the great editor. tonight, we look back at their conversations. >> you know, you have to have a very clear vision of who your consumer is and, obviously, over the years i have been in fashion, the consumer has changed a great deal because today the most important consumer is the professional woman. i expect the woman who will come buy clothes and in that sense, fashion has changed a great deal since i first started in the '60s because it's no longer a lady of leisure,...
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calls katharine graham and passes this note to ben bradlee and ben bradlee says put this in your baby book because this is like a badge of honor here. and stood by him. you hopior journalistic, your institution and newsrooms will support you against these huge titans. >> a lot of people argue that's not the case a lot of places anymore. we're all kind of in bed together. some will even accuse -- because you want access all the time but that's old school stuff, man. and -- wow. change the game. a lot of people can't say they absolutely changed the game. so we'll have more an that on abc throughout the day. >>> we need to turn to the man, speaking of the white house. the man accused of just bursting into the front door, jumped the fence? he's been declared unfit to stand trial. at least for now. initials sayment of omar gonzalez came after a one-our screening. a judge ordered him to have a more in-depth competency evaluation. gonzalez is accused of carrying a knife into the white house and assaulting two secret service officers. >>> three of the victims of a confessed serial killer in n
calls katharine graham and passes this note to ben bradlee and ben bradlee says put this in your baby book because this is like a badge of honor here. and stood by him. you hopior journalistic, your institution and newsrooms will support you against these huge titans. >> a lot of people argue that's not the case a lot of places anymore. we're all kind of in bed together. some will even accuse -- because you want access all the time but that's old school stuff, man. and -- wow. change the...
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ben bradlee was 93 years old and a little later we'll speak to an author who wrote a biography on bradlee. jeff himelman will join us around 5:45 and we'll be digging into our own archives for of? our own interviews with bradlee. >>> we are just getting started on ne at 5:00, focusing on education, the maryland candidates for governor talk about how they will improve school for your children at 5:30. >> and will rg3 play monday? an update after the break. >> plus topper is tracking the showers and strong winds moving through the area, an update on today's yellow alert next. >>> please join us on wusa9 as we work to bring home every missing child in the washington d.c. area. have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being
ben bradlee was 93 years old and a little later we'll speak to an author who wrote a biography on bradlee. jeff himelman will join us around 5:45 and we'll be digging into our own archives for of? our own interviews with bradlee. >>> we are just getting started on ne at 5:00, focusing on education, the maryland candidates for governor talk about how they will improve school for your children at 5:30. >> and will rg3 play monday? an update after the break. >> plus topper is...
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sunday toke place talk about bradlee's historic roles. a memorial service for bradlee will be held wednesday morning 11:00 at the national cathedral. >> early voting kicked off in maryland. and one of the candidates for governor made a stop in landover. however, anthony brown didn't vote. accompanied his daughter, hercca, who is casting ballot. >> i'm still working on my mother and my wife. we'll be all voting on november 4. i've still got a few days to convince them to do the right thing. against competing republican larry hogan for maryland governor. early voting runs through next 30.sday, october >> and the weather on october 30 will be? >> it should be okay. >> okay. >> i'm -- it's a week. yeah. i mean, it should be. we'll have some showers probably the wednesday time frame but it should clear out. out all across the area as we get into early next week. >> not a bad day today. >> no. windy out there and a little chilly tonight. the weather we have the next few days will be nothing short of spectacular around here. still plagued with t
sunday toke place talk about bradlee's historic roles. a memorial service for bradlee will be held wednesday morning 11:00 at the national cathedral. >> early voting kicked off in maryland. and one of the candidates for governor made a stop in landover. however, anthony brown didn't vote. accompanied his daughter, hercca, who is casting ballot. >> i'm still working on my mother and my wife. we'll be all voting on november 4. i've still got a few days to convince them to do the right...
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ben bradlee received the medal of freedom by president obama just last year. back to you. >> delia, thank you, reporting live from outside "the washington post." >>> there are new warning bells being sounded by apple's icloud storage system. >> you want to save the battery on your mobile device? there's an app for that. wusa9 is back right after this. ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it. >>> 6:09 on this wet wednesday morning. here's doppler 9000. our temperatures
ben bradlee received the medal of freedom by president obama just last year. back to you. >> delia, thank you, reporting live from outside "the washington post." >>> there are new warning bells being sounded by apple's icloud storage system. >> you want to save the battery on your mobile device? there's an app for that. wusa9 is back right after this. ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the...
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the bradlee may have somehow missed a beat off their line. f might have come off as scott fitzgerald, but that would have been inappropriate. there was nothing fictional about then. personality, his accomplishments, his instincts, and his love for everything in life. there are so many stories about then and we have been hearing about them this morning. was in the late 60's or early 70's, he joined a softball team. he immediately had a sharp hit to right field. he noticed the right fielder was not hustling, so, stretching a single into a double, and sliding in. ben with a killer smile on his face as he raised a fist in triumph. i watched all of this and thought, maybe i should have gone. because i possible was being raised at a time and a wase when we thought ramen able in the rodeo. there was no crown and shield. the end of his life and the end of the days we spent together, for me, it was just enough to know him and to love him. to his family, i want to say, we share your solid -- your sorrow and your pride. a common source of all that was,
the bradlee may have somehow missed a beat off their line. f might have come off as scott fitzgerald, but that would have been inappropriate. there was nothing fictional about then. personality, his accomplishments, his instincts, and his love for everything in life. there are so many stories about then and we have been hearing about them this morning. was in the late 60's or early 70's, he joined a softball team. he immediately had a sharp hit to right field. he noticed the right fielder was...
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remembering ben bradlee. plus the ray rice saga continues in baltimore. details on his latest challenge against the ravens. >> no easy way to say this. it's an ugly day out there today. there is some sunshine and a slight warm- >> new ebola scares to tell you about this noon as travelers in new jersey and chicago were gaurn teened with ebola-like symptoms as a precaution. passengers from countries in west africa affected by the epidemic are now following through five u.s. airports to enter the country. they are new york's kennedy, chicago's o'hare, newark, and heartfield in atlanta, as well as dulles. that's where we find jeanette reyes with more on these new measures. >> additional precautions are being taken right now to prevent ebola from entering the country. this comes after several scares. one right here at dulles international airport. the federal government is closing all air travel when it comes to ebola screening. you may remember last week an extra level of screening was implemented at a handful of airports around the country. passengers arrivi
remembering ben bradlee. plus the ray rice saga continues in baltimore. details on his latest challenge against the ravens. >> no easy way to say this. it's an ugly day out there today. there is some sunshine and a slight warm- >> new ebola scares to tell you about this noon as travelers in new jersey and chicago were gaurn teened with ebola-like symptoms as a precaution. passengers from countries in west africa affected by the epidemic are now following through five u.s. airports...
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we'll look back at the life of ben bradlee, the former "washington post" editor who led the way on watergate. >>> and from fiction to reality, designers show off a flying skateboard. until now only seen in a movie about the future. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 22nd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning millions of drivers are wondering if a feature designed to keep them safe in their cars is actually putting them in danger, and they're not getting much help from the government agency whose job it is to protect them. last night the national highway traffic safety administration or nhtsa is warnin inwarning. but drivers are not getting their questions answered. >>> the new warning covers more than 6 million vehicles in the united states. the problem for many is finding out if their car is affected. at last check a website set up to check your vehicle information is not working. last night the agency updated its list of affected vehicles, however, on its website that still appears to contain mista
we'll look back at the life of ben bradlee, the former "washington post" editor who led the way on watergate. >>> and from fiction to reality, designers show off a flying skateboard. until now only seen in a movie about the future. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 22nd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning millions of drivers are wondering if a feature designed to...
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great ben bradlee moment as told by him in his memoir, click on that link and you've got ben bradlee died at 93. led the post as it transformed beyond a small local newspaper and the "washington post" with this. ben bradlee embodied a much more confident time in american journalism and also 12 great ben bradlee moments. those are some of the tweets this morning put out by the "washington post." "washington post" also noting this in one of their piece this is morning, that many in the post newsroom have been reflected on bradlee's legacy for the past couple weeks, particularly after his wife revealed that bradlee's health was declining and he entered home hospice care after years of suffering from dementia. i'll show you that part of the interview. >> he does know who i am, yes. we actually have called in hospice care this week. and you know, it's interesting because i thought oh well this is going to be not so hard because ben is going to be, you know, he'll gradually lose his memory and he'll ask me to repeat things and it will just be ... but it has been the most horrible experienc
great ben bradlee moment as told by him in his memoir, click on that link and you've got ben bradlee died at 93. led the post as it transformed beyond a small local newspaper and the "washington post" with this. ben bradlee embodied a much more confident time in american journalism and also 12 great ben bradlee moments. those are some of the tweets this morning put out by the "washington post." "washington post" also noting this in one of their piece this is...