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Oct 21, 2012

and grateful heart. >> jeff: former presidential candidate and leading liberal democrat george mcgovern dies at the average 90. bob orr has a look back. and fighting back, tony guida shows us a boxer's return to the ring doctors said he would never fight again. >> they told me i could never box. they tolted me i wouldn't walk proper. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor, for the second time in less than three months there's been a deadly mass shooting in southern wisconsin. it happened at a spa in the milwaukee suburb of brookfield. at least four people are dead, including the shooter. an improvised bomb has been discovered on the site. this follows the sikh temple shooting less than 20 miles away in august that took seven lives. here's anna werner. >> reporter: all afternoon police searched for the man who entered the azana spa in brookfield around 11 a.m. and shot 7 women inside then turned the gun on himself. >> i saw a girl coming out from the salon and she was bleeding in the neck. >> reporter: police identified the suspect

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's move to other news of the day. george mcgovern, a presidential candidate in 1982, has died. he vehemently opposed the war in vietnam. he entered hospice care last week near his home in south dakota. here's a look back at mcgovern's life and his legacy. george mcgovern lived a fascinating life. america's leading liberal came from republican parents. an out spoken critic of war who was a world war ii hero. he earned a phd in history and then went on to make history. mcgovern first went to washington in 1957, representing south dakota in the house and then later in the senate where he served 18 years. he was among the first to challenge america's involvement in vietnam. >> i resent the president rubbing this war on his election timetable. i don't think you ought to be playing a numbers game with human lives. and that's what this administration has done. >> his opposition to the war would become a trademark. lesser known, his work helping to reform the democratic nomination party process, scaling back the role of processors and insiders and increasing the role of delegates. it's a

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Oct 21, 2012

george mcgovern. also today... the san jose earthquakes are about to brk ground on a new stadium, and . >>> we're looking back at the career of george mcgovern. >> also today, the san jose earthquakes are about to break ground in the new knew stadium and hope to break the guinness world book record. >>> we're beginning with mostly cloudy skies around the north. the clouds spreading south and guess what happens tomorrow. yeah, we'll have the details in a minute. first, let's so what happened. >> we have a lot of news to cover in the next hour. we're coming into the final stretch of the presidential of the state and of local elections. so we have everything from debate coverage coming up and we have your look at proposition 30. >> yes, governor jerry brown was in town yesterday. >> and you visited him. >> and we might be sitting and talking with republicans. >> yeah. >> a rare thing to happen in the bay area. >> we have a lot coming up. if you're making your way around the bay today, the reminder the san mateo bridge was closed and a 5.3 earthquake that a lot of people are talking

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senator george mcgovern has died. his family made the announcement saying mcgovern died before dawn at a hospice in south dakota. a decorated bomber pilot in world war ii, he was elected to the house in the '50s and then to the senate in the '60s. he was a 1972 democratic nominee for president. he lost to richard nixon. george mcgovern was 90. >>> a newly released picture of fidel castro may put an end to rumors that he is near death. the photo shows castro with the former venezuelan vice president that he said was taken the day before. speculation has been surging in recent weeks about the former cuban leader's health. mops of it came after castro failed to publicly congratulate his closest ally, hugo chavez, on his election victory. >>> violent protests erupted in beirut after the funeral of lebanon's assassinated intelligence chief. general what seem al asan was killed in broad daylight in a car bombing on friday. he was a critic of syria's regime. some protesters are blaming syria are for the assassination around pointing fingers at the government. lebanon's prime minister, syri

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Oct 21, 2012

donald trump. who else do we have? >> our condolences to the family of senator mcgovern and his friends and family in south dakota, a ledge bed i legend in. >> check out the bret baier special. >>> fox news alert, everybody. former u.s. senator and three time presidential candidate george mcgovern has died. his family releasing a statement saying he did die peacefully this morning at a hospice in sioux falls, south dakota. he's best known for his landslide defeat against richard nixon in the neant 7 1972 presil election. he is also remembered as a tireless advocate for the poor and all of those in need. also a progressive voice that helped shape the democratic party and inspire a generation of democrats. mcgovern was a world war ii b-24 bomber pilot and served in the internet as wel senate fromr 18 years. george mcgovern was 90 years old. >>> but first, here we are. it is the final countdown and the final presidential debate upcoming. it may be the most critical night of the entire 2012 election. looming over it, of course, is the new fallout from the deadly terrorist attack in

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Oct 21, 2012

died. how the late george mcgovern figured into american history. >> the san jose earthquakes are about to break ground on a new stadium. and they hope to break a guiness world record at the same time. >> the first winter storm warning of the year. first let's see what happened over night. >> it's 7:30. sunday the 21st of act. october. >> he was dumping for prop 40. everything is heating up. two weeks to the election. we're going to talk about the presidential debate. the final one tomorrow and the one we saw last week. >> we'll sit down with willie brown. and i did a sit down with senator. >> there was a small earthquake over night. you may have felt it if you live in the south bay. but our top story this morning the 1972 democratic presidential nominee george mcgovern has died. >> his family says he died of a combination of medical conditions. he served in congress for more than 20 years. he lost the 1972 presidential election tory chard nixon in one of the biggest landslides in american history. mcgovern was 90 years old. we're going to take a closer look back at his career. >> with

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Oct 21, 2012

this morning from the world of politics. former senator george mcgovern has died. the former senator from south dakota, his family announcing that the former presidential candidate died at a hospice in south dakota. former democratic presidential nominee, 1972. a this from the family we're getting this morning. at approximately 5:15 our wonderful father george mcgovern pass aid way peacefully surrounded by family and lifelong friends. he was 90 years old, and here's a look back at his life. >> george mcgovern led a fascinating life, he was an outspoken. he earned a ph.d. in history and then went on to make history. mcgovern first went to washington in 1957 representing sds in the house and later h the senate where he served 178 years. he was among the first to challenge america's involvement in vietnam i present the president the. i don't think you ought to be playing a numbers game with human lies. >> lesser note, his work helping to reform the democratic party nomination process, significantly scaling back the party of roles and insiders an increasing the roles of caucuses primaries and deleg

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Oct 21, 2012

with breaking news. george mcgovern, the three-team democratic senator who sought his nomination twice died. he entered hospice care earlier this week. state of the union's candy crowley talks more about this. good morning. a big loss for the political world no doubt. what are your memories of george mcgovern? >> he was a democratic candidate in 1972, ran against richard nixon, against the war. as you would call it at that time, the vietnam war drove all the politics, and george mcgovern, although he was an army fighter pilot during world war ii and won the distinguished cross, was an unabashed dove. he wanted the war ended right away, and he ran on that platform, and he got smoked by richard nixon. i was amazed looking back at the numbers in that 1972 race. 60.7% went to richard nixon. 37.5% went to george mcgovern, so it was -- that was quite a race, and quite a landslide for richard nixon, and the rest is history, as we say. george mcgovern was an unabashed liberal voice m u.s. senate. he was a gentleman -- i know that sounds a little strange in the harshness of politics, but personally i al

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Oct 21, 2012

birthday. >>> some sad breaking news. former senator george mcgovern has died at the age of 90. mcgovern was a liberal icon. he ran for president in 1972. he lost in a landslide to richard nixon. we're going to take a look back at his long career in politics this morning. >>> also, we are just 16 days until the election. one day until the third and final presidential debate. this morning, so many questions. how will this big headline about iran play in the debate? and can this face-off shift the dynamic in what appears to be an extremely tight race? >> the timing so interesting on that one. we'll get to that in just a few minutes. >>> we'll begin, though, with that breaking news. the former senator and presidential candidate george mcgovern die d today at the age of 90. family and lifelong friends and >> he was surrounded by relatives and lifelong friends and george stephanopoulos looks back at his life dedicated to public service. >> i will haunt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. >> he was the first senator to oppose the vietnam war. calling it a policy of moral debac

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Oct 21, 2012

. >>> mad rush, mid-october and half of holiday shoppers have already started. and george mcgovern, tonight remembering a giant of american politics, liberal icon who ran against nixon, a towering voice against a vietnam war. >>> good evening, from the university of tampa where in this key battleground state on the eve of tomorrow night's final presidential debate, we're also unveiling our brand-new national poll numbers. we'll get to that. but first there is late breaking news to report. >>> another mass shooting has rocked an american community. this time at a day spa outside of milwaukee, leaving at least three people dead, four people wounded. a day-long search for the killer is now over. it's all unfolding near a mall in brookfield, wisconsin. kevin tibbles is there. >> reporter: lester, we now know that the man suspected of bursting into the day spa and opening fire earlier today has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police have just finished the news conference, they say the investigation is ongoing. hours after the shooting at the azana salon and spa, the suspect ha

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Oct 21, 2012

word yet on what may have motivated him or if he knew any of the victims. >>> george mcgovern's family will hold his funeral this coming friday. the former u.s. senator died early this morning at a hospice facility at his home state in south dakota. mcgovern's spent more than 20 years in washington before losing the 1972 presidential election to richard nixon. his family announced last week that he was suffering from several health problems. george mcgovern was 90 years old. >>> we checked the amtrak website and train service between chicago and detroit and it is still disrupted. this after several cars jumped the tracks this morning. in this video you can see the cars, they're leaning, but luckily none of them tipped over. 12 people were hurt but none seriously. >>> that is brand new video of syrian students protesting and starting fires in the streets of damascus. at least 135 people were killed in syria today including six children and eight women. the u.n. arab league envoy met with syrian president bashar al assad today. the enjoy is trying to broker a cease-fire in syria before a

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Oct 21, 2012

as the man who never gave up. long time senator george mcgovern has died. why he was against the vietnam war even though he was a decorated war hero. >> the presidential candidates preparing for tomorrow's final debate. women voters speak out about who they think have the better plans for women. how does it brew such great coffee? well, inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. george mcgovern -- who was e -- who was the democratic candidate for president in 2 -- has died. a decorated world war two h, mcgovern was a fierce oppont of the vietnam war, becausee nd what war could >>> former governor mcgovern has died. he was a fierce opponent of the vietnam war because he knew firsthand what war could be. he tried to make the watergate scandal his campaign issue against nixon but the liberal could not escape mistakes in his own campaign and wraeupbg wrangling in the democratic party. he was 90. >>> with two weeks left in the campaign, danielle knottingham shows us the focus of the debate. >> reporter: mitt romney

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Oct 21, 2012

farewell to governor mcgovern. >>> hello again. early this morning, we learned that george mcgovern, the first senator to oppose the vietnam war, democratic nominee for president in 1972, has passed away at the age of 90. we'll remember him later in the show. >>> but we begin with the race to the white house. just 16 days to go and more signs this morning that romney's first debate bounce has staying power. let's get the headliners. mayor rahm emanuel. you're down in florida this morning. polls now show mitt romney ahead. even the race in ohio has tightened dramatically. i want to show you this politics electoral map, mitt romney has gone ahead for the first time right now. are you worried that this race is slipping away? >> no, i think that it's a very tight race, it's a competitive race, in the sense that it's coming down to a few states and a few votes and it's a clear choice between the candidates. one candidates who wants to take us back to the policies that led us to the near-collapse of the great recession and the president who believes by investing in the american people and

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Oct 21, 2012

. i want to get to that. but first i want to get just your remembrances of senator george mcgovern who died today at the age of 90. in some ways he played a pivotal role in the democratic candidate in '72 in the midst of a war. >> he was a great statesman. i knew him quite well and i'm very saddened. i think he will be remembered obviously for his stance in the war in vietnam, for his bomber missions, but also for his christians on agriculture, on hunger. and then the democratic party, he transformed the party, the primary system, getting minorities involved. he was a giant figure and a classy, good, good guy. >> you probably had nothing in common with senator mcgovern politically. >> george was a complicated person. he served as a bomber pilot in world war ii. he was not a pass vis. i remember being with him at the u.s. embassy in rome for dinner one night and talking about he and goldwater. he said one thing about losing so badly is you don't have regrets. he ran a small business, bed and breakfast and wrote a great a that he heaped up on small business through the regulations he spo

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Oct 21, 2012

this evening. george mcgovern. he was a man of connions and conviction and he was a presidential candidate at a time when this nation was divided by war. here's abc's john donvan now. >> reporter: when george mcgovern was running for the white house in 1972, at a campaign stop in arkansas, the kid who met him at the airport, that's right, bill clinton, a good enough way to show how that '72 campaign, and the legacy of george mcgovern, impacts the democratic party even today. the son of a south dakota minister, a decorated pilot in world war ii, he was a liberal. he was the first u.s. senator to oppose the war in vietnam. >> i will halt the senseless bombings of indochina on inaugural day. >> reporter: though he ran in '72, it was the '60s he was channeling. the youth-powered, rule breaking, establish-blaming assault on the status quo. >> we're wasting money on the war that we ought to use on building up our own country. >> reporter: liberal was in fashion. but his campaign was a mess. his pick for vice president, tom eagleton, was dropped once it came out he had been hospitalized for menta

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Oct 21, 2012

to get to that, but i first want to get just your remembrances of senator george mcgovern who died today at the age of 90, because in some ways he played a pivotal role as the democratic candidate in 1972 in the midst of a war. >> he was a great statesman. i knew him quite well, and i'm very saddened. i think he will be remembered, obviously, for his stance on the war in vietnam, for his bomber missions, but also for his contributions on agriculture, on hunger, and then the democratic party. he transformed the party. the primary system, getting minorities involved. he was a gigantic figure and a classy, good, good guy. >> he probably had nothing many common with senator mcgovern politically. >> george actually was a very complicated person. he was not a pacifist. he was a citizen. i remember being with him in rome for dinner one night talking about he and goldwater, and he said one of the nice things about losing badly enough was he don't have lots of regrets about what one thing might you have changed, and he had a very good sense of humor, and he was a very down to earth guy who later

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Oct 21, 2012

throughout the show. three-term senator and one-time nominee for the presidency, george mcgovern has died today at his home in south dacoat a. he was surrounded by family and friends. we take a look at the life and legacy of george mcgovern. >> i love the united states, but i love it enough to see some changes made. the american people want to believe in their government. they want to believe in their country, iing would like to be one of those who provides the leadership that would help restore that. >> reporter: gorge mcgallon ofr gallon will be remembered an as orator for peace and a nominee for president who lost in a landslide. but he made massive improvements for rural americans in farming and world hunger. >> if you grow up out of the great plains, have you to live with the philosophy that next year's going to be better. you can't survive any other way. >> reporter: hailing from south dakota, he was a quiet kid who found his voice in the high school debate team. his award-winning speeches would serve him well as a united states representative in 1957. after a failed bid for the u.s

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Oct 21, 2012

. 2012] >> former south dakota democratic senator george mcgovern died today at the age of 90. he was a decorated world war ii bomber pilot who said he learned to hate war by waging it and became a fervent opponent of the vietnam war and an advocate for feeding the hungry around the world. in 2009, former senator mcgovern was the recipient of the freedom award, presented by the u.s. capitol historical society. here are his remarks. >> thank you so much. frank, that wise serpent business is why i asked you to introduce me tonight. i knew you'd come through. if you've been in public life any length of time, you learn it's very wise to select the person who introduces you carefully. i'll never forget the first peach, public speech i had to make when i arrived here as a brand new congressman in 1956. i'd only been in that office about a week and i got a call from hubert humphrey, senior senator and nationally known figure, and he said, george, i wonder if you'd do me a big favor. i'm supposed to speak at a big political rally in mankato, minnesota, tonight and lyndon has scheduled a v

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Oct 17, 2012

't and then they haven't done it. >> up next, steve kornacki's tribute to george mcgovern. for the younger guy, steve will explain why you should know this guy. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. >>> that thing douglas macarthur said about old soldiers can be true about old politicians. one day they're in the thick of the action, exit the stage, then we forget they're still around until we're thumbing through the newspaper we upon an obituary and we say, oh him or her. not every politician is automatically a giant of history. the script doesn't always go that way and sometimes it shouldn't. george mcgovern is 90 y

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Oct 21, 2012

begins monday night at 7:00 eastern on cnn. >>> former united states senator george mcgovern has died. his family made the announcement saying mac govern died before dawn at a who is spice in south dakota. a decorated bomber in world war ii, mcgovern was elected who the outside in the 1950s, to the senate in the 19 skis. he was the 1972 democratic nominee for president. he lost to richard nixon. george mcgovern was 90. >>> lance armstrong, still a rock star to people who support the livestrong organization. he spoke to these charity psych lists today in texas, calling the past few weeks interesting and at times very difficult. a growing doping scandal forced armstrong to give up chairmanship of livestrong and a bunch of sponsors gave him up too. >>> police or a manhunt west of milwaukee looking for a willer. brookfield, wisconsin. witnesses say a man walked into a nail and hair salon and started shooting. this is an active investigation right now. susan candiotti is on it. fast-moving developments. what do we know about the suspect? >> reporter: a special tragedy this morning. we know

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Oct 21, 2012

democratic presidential nominee george mcgovern who died earlier today, this morning, in fact, in his home state of south dakota. he was 90 years old. he was a senator who lost the 1972 presidential race to richard nixon by a huge landslide, but he remained a liberal firebrand and an icon to many in his party. peter doocy now with a look back at his life. >> reporter: harris, george mcgovern lost the 1972 presidential election to richard nixon by more than 500 electoral votes but former president clinton said in 2006 in the storied history of american politics, i believe no other presidential candidate ever had such an enduring impact in defeat. a bomber pilot in world war ii, mcgovern was elected to the senate in south dakota in 1962 and became the democratic party's noom kneparty's nomineea decade later. >> they want to believe in their country. >> reporter: mcgovern dropped his running mate, thomas eagle ton, when it was revealed he received electro shock therapy for depression years earlier. he was replaced on the secretary oticket bysargent shriver and tn a platform that pushed for wi

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Oct 16, 2012

mcgovern, the one-time presidential candidate has been placed in hospice care. he is 90 years old and his daughter says he is nearing the end of his life. mcgovern lost the 1972 race to richard nixon. >>> the families of those killed in the colorado theater shooting massacre will receive about 70% of the money from a $5 million donation fund. the rest of the money will go to those injured if they were hospitalized overnight. >>> hey, look, the sun is out. all four of them. amateur astronomers have stumbled on to a distant planet about the size of neptune that orbits around a pair of stars and even crazier, another pair of stars revolves around the planet. this is the craziest. incredible video from norway. it's painful to watch. the bar holding a base jumper gives way and flengs the man over the side of a 4,000-foot cliff. he was able to open his parachute, amazingly and he did survive. unreal. >>> last night on the "rachel maddow show," robert gibbs says the tax cut just doesn't add up. >> there's a $4.8 trillion tax cut that no study that actually looks at the real numbers can c

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Oct 16, 2012

to have hopes for a good recovery. >>> george mcgovern, the one-time democratic presidential candidate, has been placed in hospice care. he's 90 years old and his daughter says he is nearing the end of his life. mcgovern lost the 1972 race to richard nixon. >>> the families of those killed in the colorado theater shooting massacre will receive about 70% of the money from a $5 million donation fund. the rest of the money will go to those injured if they were hospitalized overnight. >>> hey, look out. the sun is out. all four of them. amateur astronomers using data from a nasa telescope have stumbled on to a distant planet about the size of neptune that orbits around a pair of stars and even crazier, another pair of stars revolves around the planet. >>> and incredible video out of norway. watch this, the bar holding a base jumper gives way and it flings the man over the side of a 4,000 foot cliff. well, if you can believe it, he was able to open his parachute and he survived. >>> one of the top health stories on nbcnews.com, the government is investigating two more drugs made by that mas

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Oct 18, 2012

a suspect. >>> the family of george mcgovern says the former presidential candidate is, "no longer responsive in hospice care." earlier this week, mcgovern's daughter said the 90-year-old was nearing the end of his life. >>> well, it's not exactly the perfect graduation gift. a new report finds two-thirds of the class of 2011 finished college already owing an average of $26,000 in student loans. that's about 5%. >>> and pop quiz time. can you name the world's top tourist destination? no, it's not florence, italy. that came in third. cape town, south africa, did very well in that survey but still only reached number two. the winner? ah, right here at home. charleston, south carolina. it also earned bragging rights for the second year in a row as the top city in the u.s. it is a spectacular city. >>> well, a new study shows that taking a daily multivitamin might reduce a man's risk of getting cancer. middle-aged men who took multivitamins for a decade had cut their cancer rate by 8% up. the findings suggest that low doses of a wide range of vitamins might be better than loading up on

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Oct 21, 2012

's high noon in the east, 9:00 in the west. the life and legacy of former presidential candidate george mcgovern. a brand-new nbc poll shows that the race is fighter than ever. nuclear talks between the u.s. and iran and a spoof of the last showdown on "saturday night live." 16 days until election day and first to front page politics at a blond new nbc poll today show that president obama and mitt romney are tied among likely voters. president obama lea-- with juste day to go before the third and final presidential debate both sides are weighing in. >> we feel good about where we are, we're even ahead in this battleground states, and if you look at the early voting that's going on around the country, it's very robust and it's ve very --? it's a trend in our direction, and i have been all over the state in the last six weeks. the enthusiasm energy is on our side this year, i mean it's not like 2008 at all. we make three times more phone calls in all of 2008 with our volunteers. 25 more door knocks all of 2008. so something's different on the ground. >> we're getting our very first look inside the

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Oct 21, 2012

george mcgovern. >> a change in construction plans for the sap mateo bridge that is sure to be a big relief >> president obama is calling george mcgovern a hero of war who became a champion of peace. the former south dakota senator died this morning. he was a decorated world war ii bomber pilot by saying he hated war by waging it. he ran against nixon and lost in a landslide. he spent his later years writing books and worked on ending world hunger. >> a fire at an historic church in berkeley is not preventing members from gathering for services. they're attending services as building the church owns. the fire broke out inside the church just after 10:00 last night and flames spread quickly through the building that dates back to 1878. investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. >>> a double dose of good news for drivers trying to get across the bay. the repairs to the san mateo bridge will be finished by 5 topping morning, just in time for the monday morning commute. two, caltrans won't need to close the bridge again next week as it planned. they're replacing a seis

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Oct 17, 2012

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Oct 17, 2012

of former senator george mcgovern says he is near death in a hospice in south dakota. mcgovern, who is 90, is best known for his ill-fated run for president. he captured the democratic nomination in 1972 but because of squabbling at the convention, he couldn't give his acceptance speech until 3:00 in the morning. he abandoned his first running mate and then lost in a landslide to president nixon. mcgovern ran as an anti-vietnam war candidate rarely mentioning his own military heroism as a bomber pilot in world war ii. he worked to fight world hunger. ands awarded the presidential medal of honor. sheriff's deputies are going door to door in california telling people to get out as a wildfire closes in. about 100 homes are threatened by the fire. it started this morning and has already burned 25 acres. air tankers have been called in to bombard the flames. if the weather is right this weekend, we could see a spectacular sky show, a meteor shower caused by debris that broke off from haley's comet. this is what it looked like when it happened in years passed. the best time to see this will be

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Oct 21, 2012

>>> good morning. remembering george mcgovern, a former presidential candidate known for his outspoken opposition to the vietnam war dies at the age of 90. this morning a look back at his life and legacy. >>> battleground: florida. president obama and mitt romney getting set to face off here in the sunshine state tomorrow in their final debate. the polls show a razor tight race with voters here potentially holding the key to the white house. we're live in tampa on the front lines. >>> and too young -- a startling new documentary shines a light on how young girls are influenced sexually by pop culture and social media. why you may want to keep a closer eye on what your kids are watching. "today," sunday, october 21st, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" decision 2012. battleground: florida with lester holt live from tampa, florida, and jenna wolfe, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to a special edition of "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt reporting from the university of tampa, our first

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and a veteran of the second world war. his contributions to his country. >> george mcgovern lost the 1972 presidential election to richard nixon by more than 500 electoral votes but clinton said i believe no other presidential candidate had such an en doctoring impact in defeat. mcgovern was elected in 1962 and became the democratic party's nominee for president a decade later. >> american people want to believe in their government. they want to believe in their country. >> 'mechanical govern dropped his running mate when it was revealed the missouri senate received electroshock therapy for depression years earlier. they pushed for a withdrawal of vietnam. >> my son was then nine years old. she now 19. and faced with the draft. it never occurred to me when i started speaking out against the war it would some times catch my son ten years later. >> he says barack obama' election would be a victory for moderate liberalism. he said george was a statesman of great conscious and conviction. the mcgovern family says he continued giving speeches and advising past his 90th boyfriend. the family sa

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can help a foster child. >>shepard: we have word the former democratic nominee george mcgovern is no longer responsive in hospice care. the now 90-year-old is nearing the end of his life. he appears peaceful and rested. the former south dakota senator is in hospice care in his home state. senator mcgovern known for running against president nixon in 1972. nixon won in a landslide. senator mcgovern served a term in the house of representatives before spending decades in the senate. he was a leader of the democrats' liberal wing and dedicated recent years to fighting world hunger. he now is said to be unresponsive in hospice care at 90 years old. we will keep you updated. >> the public downfall, crash, of the seven time tour de france winner, lance armstrong, continued today. minutes after he said he resigned from the cancer charity called "live strong," knee key -- nike is cutting ties after the evidence that he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. he denied he ever doped but decided not to fight the accusations by the antidoping agency. as a result, he may ve

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of the nation's most prominent public servants, former dptic presidential nominee, george mcgovern, he died at the age of 90 in his home state of south dakota this morning. a proud progressive and vocal critic of the vietnam war, lost the 1972 presidential race boy a landslide, but it didn't deter him from continuing as a liberal fire brand. peter doocy has more in washington. >> reporter: senator mcgovern was surrounded by family and life-long friend when is he passed away, peacefully at 5:15 this morning. his familiarly said, we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life, advocating for the hungry, being a progressive voice for millions and fighting for peace. he continued to give peaches, writing and advising, up to and past his 90th birthday, which he celebrated this summer. he was elected to the u.s. senate from south dakota by 597 votes. that was in 1962. a decade later in 1972, he was the democratic party's nominee for president. >> i love the united states. but i love it enough so i want to see some changes made. the american people want to beli

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the alleged incident. the school district is conducting their own investigation. >> george mcgovern remembering. when we come back. a beautiful look outside we are going to be back. the new this morning. this senator has died. he ran for president in 1972. he lost to nixon. senator mcgovern passed away at hospice in south dakota. he was surrounded by family and friends. he was also a bomber pilot in world war ii and critical pivotal in the worl and vietnam war. despite watergate he also was beaten by nixon. he lived until 90 years old. the third and final debate on monday in florida. they are both getting rea at that will focus on foreign policy. this is one of the last major chances for both candidates to reach undecided voters. they are probing the debate at camp david and men from the is also getting ready with his advisers. >> you are going to be able to watch go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest news, weather and traffic updates and to watch all the presidential speeches. uninterrupted. and on digital 4.2. >> we can take a look at the bay bridge. >> some high cloud

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bearer, george mcgovern, the loser of the presidential campaign in 1979. he was best known for his opposition to the vietnam war, he also was a bomber pilot in world war ii and he was decorated for that and he also changed the way we choose approximatal candidates. the family released a statement, in part, we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and product instinctive live. he continued giving speeches writing and advising all the way up past his 90th birthday. and this mornin >> he was a great statesman, i knew him very well and i'm very saddened. i think he'll be remembered for his bomber missions in world war 2, and his opposition to the vietnam war. he was a gigantic figure. >> he had served as a bomber pilot in world war ii, he was not a pacifist, and his argument over vietnam was about that particular war. he was a citizen and i remember him being at theist embassy. he talked about he and goldwater. he said one of the nice things about losing bad enough is that you don't have an idea of what might have changed and he had a very good sense of humor. >>

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that demographic. >> last couple minutes, i wanted to save a little time to talk about george mcgovern, he's in hospice care. his family put out a statement that he is no longer responsive, at the end stages of his life. the statement, mark, your sthouts. >> i should acknowledge that i was an add mirer of george mcgovern and i worked in his 1972 campaign. but i think what's misunderstood about george mcgovern, and to define him by that loss is to really be unfair. he went off to war as a 22-year-old from south dakota. he blew the-- flew the b-24 which say big lumbering four engine craft t was vulnerable to german aircraft. de 35 combat missions. steven ambrose, the poet laureate of military heroes said george mcgovern was as great a patriot as he ever knew. he had the trust, confidence and love of his crew. and his acts of courage were just enormous. and i think that we owe him an enormous debt, steven ambrose said i just want to show you that don't have to be a hawk to be a great patriots. and george mc2k3w06 earn was that he was a great patriot. he devoted his energy to feeding the hungr

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to share with the sub breaking news. it was 40 years ago that george mcgovern became the democratic nominee. this morning he passed away at the age of 90. a family spokesman from south dakota confirmed that he passed away. he is followed by his wife eleanor. from 2009 the oral history, george mcgovern talking about his 1972 campaign and his career in politics. [video clip] >> how did you defeat him? >> i outwork him for one thing. i went back and forth across this country without ceasing for almost two years. i announced in january of 1972, which up until that time had been the accepted time to announce, i knew coming from a little state like south dakota with three electoral votes, i had to halt work him to win the nomination. i announced in early 1971. it was regarded as a freakish thing to do. the press paid much -- no attention to me for the first eight or nine months. always in the past candidates had announced in the election year. it enabled me to organize grass- roots organizations all across this country. just to do it quietly without much press attention. i remember working the st

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-time senator and former presidential candidate george mcgovern has died. officials say mcgovern died this morning at a hospice facility in sioux falls, south south dakota at the age of 90. mcgovern was elected to the first of three senate terrains in 1962s and became an outspoken critic of the vietnam war. he ran for president three times, losing to richard nixon in 1972, and one of the most crushing defeats in modern presidential history. >>> a big jolt woke some people up after a 5.3 earthquake struck near the central coast. that quake hit just before midnight. the epicenter was 17 miles northeast of king city and felt as far away as santa cruz and san jose. the u.s.g.s. says that quake struck along the san andreas fault and was followed by several after shocks. the u.s.g.s. says a magnitude 5 quake is capable of causing cracks in walls and foundations but so far there have been no reports of any serious damage. >>> all lanes have been reopened on highway 101 in san jose following a collision involving multiple vehicles overnight. the c.h.p. issued an alert around 12:45 this mornin

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, 2012. a family spokesman says former senator george mcgovern, the democrat who suffered a crushing defeat to president richard nixon in 1972 dieded this morning in sioux falls south dakota. he was 90. we'll have a look back from nancy cordes. >> reporter: three-time democratic presidential candidate george mcgovern won his party's nomination in 1972. >> i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: mcgovern, 9nbñrÑ)Ñi for anÑiçó immedipnqhq >> you, richard milhous nixon reporter: but he lost in a landslide to then president richard nixon. winning just one state massachusetts. >> we're not going to shed any tears tonight about the great joys that this campaign has brought to us >> reporter: he married his collegy sweetheart, eleanor, they had five children togetheri eleanor passed away in 2008. >> i believe we are going to prevail. >> reporter: mcgovern represented his home state of south dakota for more than 20 senate wherew3m$jçó championedçi reforms. >> we wa' front awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 2000 and the

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mcgovern, a former south dakota representative and senator and 1962 presidential candidate died. here is experts -- excerpts of him discussing his presidential candidacies and what it was like running against president nixon. >> in 1968, were you surprised when johnson decided not to run for reelection? >> i was. johnson was one politician who was determined to stay in high office all of his days. i think that was his plan. >> he saw that war turned sour. he was booed all over the country, by young people. he was sick to his hear that the liberal part of the democratic party turned against them because of the war in vietnam. here is janet mccarthy, a progressive young senator from minnesota running against him for the presidential nomination. mccarthy had not been heavily involved in the anit-war movement. he announced formally he would run for president. johnson saw him began to gather strength and force. he was threatening to win the wisconsin primary. i think he just cannot stand it. my god, what have i done? i have this whole country with me in 1964. i won that election in a lands

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presidential nominee, george mcgovern, has entered hospice care. and his daughter says he is coming to the end of his life. the senator who is now 90, lost to richard nixon in a landslide in 1972. he served in the senate since 1981 and has fought to end world hunger. >>> a stunningly close call to show you here this morning. thanks to some american youngsters. they're riding a train. and the young woman is encouraged to stick her head, right there, out of the window. luckily, she ducks back inside, just before -- just a second before being hit by that train that was coming from the opposite direction. don't try that one on your next train trip. look at that. >> just don't hang your head out the window, period. >> that could have been beyond bad. >> close your eyes and go to sleep on the train. >>> time, now, for the weather across the nation. a rainy day in the northwest, around seattle, portland, billings and jackson, wyoming. scattered showers from grand rapids to chicago. much warmer than normal in the nation's midsection. >> kansas city and omaha hover near 80 degrees. 60s in the northwest

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and touch it. >>> former south dakota senator george mcgovern has entered hospice care, approaching what his family says is the end of his life. the decorated world war ii veteran, long-time liberal lion is 90 years old. he's been in failing health in recent years. >>> some big names are missing from the walls at a dutch art museum. picasso, monet, matisse, taken in the middle of the night by thieves, with good taste and a stealth approach. police say they have it all on security video. they just don't have the paintings. >>> an airfare analyst in "usa today" is out with a list of the four best days of the year to fly. they are thanksgiving day this year, because fares go down from preholiday levels. december 18th, the last day before the christmas flying week price hikes. march 20th, because flights to europe go up in price 20% the next day. and june 3rd, for the best fares from the west coast to tokyo on singapore airlines super jumbo airbus 380. we've posted the entire list for you on the web. >>> up next here tonight, an american woman who has lived long enough to see it all. >>> hbo is

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. >>> well, the family of george mcgovern says the former presidential candidate is "no longer responsive" in hospice care. earlier his daughter said the 90-year-old was nearing the end of his life. >>> well, it's not exactly the perfect graduation gift. a new report finds two-thirds of the class of 2011 finished college already owing an average of 26,000 bucks in student loan, up about 5%. >>> and pop quiz time, can you name the world's top tourist destination? may be hard to guess. not florence, italy. that came in number three. cape town, south africa did well on the survey but still reached only number two. the winner, hey, right here at home, charleston, south carolina. it is gorgeous there. it also earned bragging rights for the second year in a row as top city in the u.s. great restaurants too. >>> now here's your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. after mitt romney's binder full of women remark at tuesday's debate, a coalition of women's groups in massachusetts said romney did not ask for resumes for women cabinet candidates. they went to him and romney's son

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george mcgovern passed away while in hospice in sioux falls, south dakota. he was 90 years old. an early opponent of the vietnam war he was, the nominee for president in 1972 for democrats. he lost in a landslide election to republican richard nixon. in a statement, the mcgovern family said "we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life. advocating for the hungry, fighting for peace." mcgovern long will be remembered for his unwavering opposition to war and war is where we begin this morning. today we're taking you back to june 28th, 1914. yes. june 28, 1914. that was the day that a foreign emissary was assassinated while on a diplomatic mission in sarajevo. that set off a chain of events that led to the largest global conflict the world had ever seen. on that fateful day, a 19-year-old took the life of arch duke franz ferdinand. knowing the dead to the austrian hungarian empire would not go unanswered, serbia appealed to their russian neighbors for help. believing this crisis wab on excuse for war in the balance kins, russian readied its army. hunga

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campaign against richard nixon but the liberal could not escape mistakes in his own campaign. mcgovern was 90 years old. >>> well, the san mateo bridge is closed this weekend for seismic updates and repairs. it is expected to open up tomorrow in time for the morning commute. and there is good news for drivers, crews have been so efficient they will not need to close the bridge again next weekend as they planned. they are replacing 60 feet of deck. but, with this weekend's closure we have seen a lot of traffic on the bay bridge. here is a live look right now at the plaza ts it is still backed up as it has been most of the weekend. >>> if you need to try to avoid the traffic messes getting around the closure this weekend head to our web site, and click on current traffic conditions on the front page. >>> all righty. another must win for the giants with game 6 of the national championship series against the card nals already under way. we are at the ballpark with a look at pitcher's secret recipe for winning that is an interest net trend, don? >> reporter: -- internet trend, don? >> repo

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. a world war ii hero, mcgovern became an outspoken critic of the vietnam war. he went to washington representing south dakota in the house and then in the senate where he served 18 years. he ran for president in 1972 against incumbent richard nixon. nixon won by a landslide. but still his white house bid attract add new breed of democrat, including gary heart and bill clinton. senator george mcgovern, dead at age 90. >>> the confusion and lack of phone numbers equal 11 digit dialing starting in the south bay. and the red and goal are giving back to the community. i moved to new york to work in fashion. i came here with just a suitcase, maybe two. and luckily i found an apartment just three blocks away from t.j.maxx, which was perfect because i needed everything and i still needed to make rent. t.j.maxx is such a great place cause i know when i go in there i'm gonna score. they've got such great deals on all my favorite brands. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. this maxxinista can make it anywhere. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. >>> if your phone n

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. >> former sonoran mcgovern has died, served three terms in the senate. his most lasting impact may have come in the 1972 democratic presidential nominee. he lost 49 of 50 states to president nixon. many next-generation democrats, including president clinton say his anti-war, pro civil rights campaign inspired their interest in public service. former democratic senator george mcgovern, dead at 90. >>> now to the white house, it is denying a "new york times" report about one-on-one talks with iran over its controversial nuclear program. it comes at a crucial time in the election. tomorrow is the final presidential debate focused on foreign policy. senator rob portman accused the administration of a leak. >> it's another example of a national security leak from the white house. they've done a lot of that. the other thing that gets interesting about the story, is if it's accurate, it sounds like the u.s. is taking a position that we're likely to jettison our allies. >> there are ongoing mul multilateral talks and potential separate bilateral efforts as described in the article that would short-c

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. welcome in. >>> good morning from new york. i'm chris hayes. former south dakota senator, george mcgovern died this morning in sioux falls. he was an influential leader for americans. losing to richard nixon in '72, he was 90 years old. voice for peace, decorated war hero and we acknowledge his passing. >>> iran and the united states agreed to one-on-one nuclear talks. joining me, we have alli a blogger and marie slaughter, professor of politics and affairs at princeton and the former policy planner for obama state department. joe sestak from pennsylvania, three star admiral for the clinton national security council and former speech writer for condoleezza rice. the defining moment of tuesday night's presidential debate came between president obama and mitt romney on last month's attack in benghazi, libya. the issue was seen as a slam dunk for romney, but quickly turned into a political disaster. >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror.

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.org. >> remarks came in today for mcgovern. he died this morning. service willcy of live on at the leadership program crated in his name and in the hearts of all those who took courage and inspiration on his public life. harry reid also mentioned the former senator's passing st. "he dedicated his life to fighting the skirt property. he will be sorely missed." george mcgovern and died this morning. he was 90. president obama and mitt romney gave a keynote address last week at the 67th alfred smith memorial foundation dinner in new york city. it is a fund-raiser for each candidate to joke about themselves and the 2012 campaign this is president obama plus the second time attending. he appeared with senator john mccain of could 2008. this has been a fixture at the campaign dating back to the 1960's. this is about 40 minutes. veblen' >> i would like to say that dr. kissinger. . he told me it is his favorite dinner. we have many distinguished guests tonight. the governor is working and some material for his 2006 dinner speech. he gets closer and closer to the putnam every year. chuck schumer is he

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tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. george mcgovern, former south dakota rep and senator, in 1972 presidential candidate died this morning. he was in world war two and was later a local critic of the vietnam war. he served three terms in the united states senate. after being first elected in 1962. ran for president three times and was defeated by richard nixon in 1972. mr. mcgovern was united states ambassador to united nations food and agricultural agencies from 1998 to 2001. he won the presidential medal of freedom in 2000. and was the global ambassador in 2001. george mcgovern was 90. and our c-span cameras are live this morning in boca raton, florida. where operations are under way for the third and final three presidential debates. look at media outlets setting up there. sunday morning in boca raton, florida. watch and engaged with c-span as the presidential candidates meet for their last debate. as live tomorrow from florida. our live debate previous starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. at 9:00 p.m., cbs news chief and a moderator bobb schieffer moderates the debate. after the debat

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