the second situation is going on, and mountainsides near asuza, california, about 45 minutes east of where i m standing right now in griffith park. and that s a mountainside that burned just a month ago. now, as the fire comes through, it rips out all the vegetation and root systems and everything that would basilically hold a mountain together. so these folks in these neighborhoods you re looking at are living underneath a mountain that is just about to come ap t apart, because it takes in so much water. and then the soil gets saturated. it s not just soil, but it s ash that gets mixed with water into the sludge that pours down into their neighborhood. and as that sludge pours out, alex, rocks come out underneath that. rocks the size of volkswagens. they can push homes off their foundation. they can justin undate the homes. so there is this much room between the floor and the ceiling. it s a veryittion
images that tell us something personal about the man in the oval office, and those are usually the unforgettable ones. this is one of those. chief white house photographer peter suza said this. as a photographer, you know when you have a unique moment, but i didn t realize the extent to which this one would take on a life of its own. that one became an instant favorite of the staff. i think people are struck by the fact that the president of the united states was willing to bend down and let a little boy feel his head. the photo inspired jonathan capehart to recently write this. obama gets a bum wrap for not talking more openly about race. some critics think he ignores the issue, either out of fear or lack of real concern, but what they don t get and what the suza
didn t realize the extent to which this one would take on a life of its own. that one became an instant favorite of the staff. i think people are struck by the fact that the president of the united states was willing to bend down and let a little boy feel his head. the photo inspired jonathan capehart to recently write this. obama gets a bum wrap for not talking more openly about race. some critics think he ignores the issue, either out of fear or lack of real concern, but what they don t get and what the suza photo perfectly illustrates is that the president addresses so much about race without ever opening his mouth. joining me now, the young man in that photograph, jacob philadelphia. he s joined by his parents carlton and rosanne and his brother isaac. jacob, what did you say that
and there? noso you ll hear this moment when the president says, pete, do you remember when that was? suza says no. there is debate because general mullen says it couldn t have been when the chopper went down because i, admiral mullen, was out of the room on the telephone with an aspect of this mission. i came back in the room, the chopper was already down. and mullen is in the picture. so it s an interesting debate. i suppose pete suza would have to look at his digital camera, check the time code, against the audio presentation that they were watching in the big screen. we also show what they were watching in that small room. we pan around to show the electronics and depict as best we can, including pictures of that night that have never been published. this is an hour we re enormously proud of, and really not to sound too lofty, it adds to the public record of what is known