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November 5, 2009 02:40 PM EST

Philly

We are in Philly about to do an interview you will see tonight ( - if all goes as planned.) As soon as the interview is 'in the can' we jump back on the train for DC. We are a bit weary from the travel but Philly is much easier than last week's trip to Pakistan. ... read more


November 5, 2009 01:07 PM EST

the quiet car ...

We are on AMTRAK ...and in the quiet car...and? Well, you guessed it! A loud passenger! But this woman tops everything in that not only is she very loud (even if we were not in quiet car) but is working two cell phones. Sooner or later some other passenger is going to tell her to shut up since she is driving entire cars nuts. No, I can't and won't since I don't want to read about it tomorrow but ... read more


November 3, 2009 01:19 PM EST

President and Mrs. Bush

What is always fun about interviewing President Bush 41 is that Mrs. Bush is there.  She is fun -- she has a very sharp wit.  In these pics you see where we interviewed President Bush and the set we created for the interview (and you can see where Mrs. Bush is in the background.) These pics were taken in Berlin, Germany (the interview of President Bush 41 we aired last night ON THE RECORD at ... read more


November 2, 2009 12:02 AM EST

home

We are now back home - or will be in thirty minutes. It is always great to be home. These short trips to far away locations are exhausting but fascinating. I am sorry I stopped posting videos in the green oval but I had phone issues that had to do with my data program. I hope that is now resolved - I do know that it worked this afternoon from Berlin so I am sure the problems posting are behind me. ... read more


October 31, 2009 09:19 PM EDT

Islamabad, Pakistan market

FNC's Scott Heidler took us to a market in Islamabad, Pakistan. ... read more


October 31, 2009 05:32 PM EDT

Check out this video: Islamabad with FNC Heidler

This video will give you more of an idea of Pakistan than any other you will find. This video (posted below) is long ....but is comprehensive.  It gives you the inside story. On last night's ON THE RECORD, we showed you, with the help of my colleague Scott Heidler, a glimpse of life in Islamabad, Pakistan. You only saw a few minutes but we shot so much more footage - so here is our full ... read more


October 31, 2009 05:09 PM EDT

Walking with FNC's Scott Heidler/Pakistan

The best way to learn about a place is to find someone who has lived there for a long time and walk around.  We did exactly that with FNC's Scott Heidler -- who may know more about Pakistan than anyone else! After we did our interview with Secretary of State Clinton, we grabbed Scott and walked around Islamabad market.  Of course we made sure that it was a safe area -- Scott picked the area -- ... read more


October 31, 2009 01:12 PM EDT

the Berlin Wall / Brandenburg Gate

Below is a picture I lifted from the internet of where the Berlin Wall was vis-a-vis the Brandenburg Gate: Below are pictures I took a few hours ago in front of the Brandenburg gate.  The brick line in the road is where the Berlin Wall was. ... read more


October 31, 2009 10:33 AM EDT

Behind the scenes: Sec Clinton

Yesterday in Islamabad, Pakistan, we interviewed Secretary of State Clinton.  You will see the interview Monday night, ON THE RECORD at 10pm.  What you won't see - and what I love to use GretaWire for - is the behind the scenes.  The short video below is the behind the scenes.  You can see where all the media who travels with the Secretary set up to do interviews and you can also see our OTR ... read more


October 31, 2009 07:05 AM EDT

More pics from Pakistan

Here are some more pics -- random -- taken while driving around in Islamabad. ... read more


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