Thank you for having me. I spent, oh, months at the Truman Library about five or six years ago. I think the last time i stayed in kansas city was in 2000 for the Carnahan Ashcroft election. [laughter] one of the strangest events in the history of american politics. [laughter] glad to be back here again. I know that this is talking about truman and israel is like talking about the last time that the Kansas City Royals won the world series. [laughter] and i have to warn you that i may disappoint you, because im going to go around this in a kind of circuitous way. Well get to the truman at the end, but were going to start much further back, about 70 years before. Let me say first something about how i came to write this book, because i kept having to ask myself as i was doing it why i was writing it. [laughter] i wanted to write a book about the arabisraeli conflict. I was concerned that i hadnt been a reporter and done the daily work, but i also worried that in writing about that conflic
we re used to the snow, just a little earlier than most years, not that big of an adjustment, wearing a heavier cloak. it is awesome. snow in october is a good thing? absolutely, absolutely. don t have to me the grass anymore, get to go play outside, good stuff! eric: and there s a live look. the sun is out in manhattan, outside of our studios here at the fox news channel. quite a change from last night. millions digging out this morning, and, dan bowen from wmiw, channel 5, fox 5 is here, in new jersey. what does it looks like over there? reporter: good morning, west milford is 45 miles northwest of new york city, and, if there is an area that typically gets bragging rights when there is a snowstorm it is this area known that s heart of the holidayighl because of the mountainous terrain and recorded 19 inches overnight, 19 inches would be about this much, right here, and, if it was next to me on the ground it would be halfway up to my knee and where we are, close