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Word of the Day: Cerulean
And now, for our first truly colorful Word of the Day.
If it sounds familiar, it's because Katie used this word several times last night to describe the sky over Ground Zero.
The word derives from the Latin term meaning "heaven."
cerulean (suh roo'le uhn) adj. Sky-blue; azure.
(CBS/AP)
The word derives from the Latin term meaning "heaven."
Hanging from Cliffs in Rhode Island
Our colleague Gloria Borger is watching a cliffhanger primary election up in Rhode Island. Tomorrow, there could be big news in the smallest state. Here's her preview. Ed.
It's a gorgeous day here in the Ocean State, and the buzz in the air is that no one yet has any idea who will win this Republican primary. Senator Lincoln Chafee, the most liberal Republican in the Senate, is being challenged by Steve Laffey — a conservative. But get this: the White House, and the entire GOP party establishment, is supporting Chafee. Not because they really like his politics, but because they think he's the guy who can win in this largely Democratic state. In fact, if Chafee loses here today, the national Republicans say they'll throw in the towel, handing a seat that has been occupied by the GOP for the past 30 years to the Democrats.
But they're not giving up easily. At Chafee headquarters today, teams of door-knockers, drivers and assorted other Chafee supporters set out to do what the GOP does best — get out the vote. This primary will hinge on whom gets his voters to the polls because it's kind of quirky in Rhode Island: independents are allowed to vote in the GOP primary. And since Republican officials know that Chafee is waaaayyyy too liberal for most Republicans, they're working to get out the independents to vote for their man.
None of this sits well with the GOP challenger, Steve Laffey. In fact, when we caught up with him this morning as he had an iced-tea, his anger towards the Washington GOP establishment was not exactly hidden. He called the ads that Chafee and the GOP party are running against him "vicious, vicious," and then told the national GOP to "leave the state, go back to Washington, just stay there until November 7" if he wins.
Right now, what will happen is anyone's guess. We'll be following the story as it happens for CBS. This is a real cliffhanger and I'll be following it here in Rhode Island with my colleagues, producers Steve Chaggaris and Ward Sloane.
It's a gorgeous day here in the Ocean State, and the buzz in the air is that no one yet has any idea who will win this Republican primary. Senator Lincoln Chafee, the most liberal Republican in the Senate, is being challenged by Steve Laffey — a conservative. But get this: the White House, and the entire GOP party establishment, is supporting Chafee. Not because they really like his politics, but because they think he's the guy who can win in this largely Democratic state. In fact, if Chafee loses here today, the national Republicans say they'll throw in the towel, handing a seat that has been occupied by the GOP for the past 30 years to the Democrats.
But they're not giving up easily. At Chafee headquarters today, teams of door-knockers, drivers and assorted other Chafee supporters set out to do what the GOP does best — get out the vote. This primary will hinge on whom gets his voters to the polls because it's kind of quirky in Rhode Island: independents are allowed to vote in the GOP primary. And since Republican officials know that Chafee is waaaayyyy too liberal for most Republicans, they're working to get out the independents to vote for their man.
None of this sits well with the GOP challenger, Steve Laffey. In fact, when we caught up with him this morning as he had an iced-tea, his anger towards the Washington GOP establishment was not exactly hidden. He called the ads that Chafee and the GOP party are running against him "vicious, vicious," and then told the national GOP to "leave the state, go back to Washington, just stay there until November 7" if he wins.
Right now, what will happen is anyone's guess. We'll be following the story as it happens for CBS. This is a real cliffhanger and I'll be following it here in Rhode Island with my colleagues, producers Steve Chaggaris and Ward Sloane.
Katie Couric's Notebook: The U.N.
The United Nations is back in business today, with the opening of the General Assembly.
Video: And that's the subject of Katie's Notebook.
Only 56 Shopping Days Left...
56 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY, that is....and today is primary day in 9 states (Arizona, Delware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin) and Washington, DC. We hear so often that people are sick and tired of partisan politics and bickering, and it seems like the election coming up in November is turning out to be a chance for people to send that message to Washington. One race in particular today is a great example of that: in an ironic twist, incumbent Republican Senator, Lincoln Chafee from Rhode Island (who didnt even vote for President Bush in 2004) is the Republican party's only hope to keep his Senate seat in GOP hands. It's an extremely tight race there, and we're watching to see whether voters in Rhode Island will again put their faith in Chafee - or whether they'll take this chance to send a message that they want a change.
Stay tuned!
Molly Levinson
Political Director
CBS News
Stay tuned!
Molly Levinson
Political Director
CBS News
First Look: Early Admission
Our own version of early admission: a First Look at tonight's Evening News. A lot of the big news of the day happened overseas, but there are a lot of other things on plate -- including a big change in college admissions. Click the picture to have a preview.
Anchor Bracelet?
Sally Quinn, who knows a thing or two about being a television anchorwoman, has weighed in on some of the chatter of the last week.
The gist: been there, done that, bought the hacksaw.
The gist: been there, done that, bought the hacksaw.
Giving Paws
We get a lot of emails. I counted over 3,000 as of Friday, most dealing with Katie's hair, makeup, wardrobe or sign-off.
But this one really caught my eye.
But this one really caught my eye.
Katie, The dogs in my neighborhood are very upset as their owners now wait until CBS News is over at 7:00 PM for their evening walk! Their eyes are turning yellow! Dogs (and owners) who used to do the evening "duty" an hour earlier, are now clogging these suburban streets...until after sign-off. It now takes an exra 20 minutes or so to meet, greet and sniff everyone ...It's all part of our effort to get a leg up on the competition.
Quote for the Day
We seem to be in an Emersonian mood this week.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Word of the Day: Threnody
(AP)
threnody. (thren'uh dee) n. A song of lamentation; funeral song.You might also consider a threnody a kind of requiem.
It also serves as the title of one of Ralph Waldo Emerson'smost celebrated poems, about the tragic death of a child:
On that shaded day,
Dark with more clouds than tempests are,
When thou didst yield thy innocent breath
In birdlike heavings unto death,
Night came, and Nature had not thee;
I said, "We are mates in misery."
First Look: From Ground Zero
First Look is up.
Katie and Executive Producer Rome Hartman are at Ground Zero with a look ahead at tonight's CBS Evening News.
Click the picture for more...
