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a new book. "things that matter" is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kiss-and-tell. it's a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prize-winning columnist. or maybe it's more than that. >> are you decoding my book? >> i am decoding it right now. >> like it's entirely about me. >> [ laughs ] >> but it's all written in hieroglyphics. >> well, it's not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. let's start with part one of your book, and it is titled "personal." and in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. marcel krauthammer died of cancer. he was 59. charles writes this about his older brother. "he taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. he taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise."
the publicity campaign for, yes, a new book. "things that matter" is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kiss-and-tell. it's a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prize-winning columnist. or maybe it's more than that. >> are you decoding my book? >> i am decoding it right now. >> like it's entirely about me. >> [ laughs ] >> but it's all written in hieroglyphics. >> well, it's not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. let's start with part one of your book, and it is titled "personal." and in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. marcel krauthammer died of cancer. he was 59. charles writes this about his older brother. "he taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. he taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind.
a new book. "things that matter" is not a confessional memoir or scandalous kiss-and-tell. it's a collection of newspaper and magazine pieces from the pulitzer prize-winning columnist. or maybe it's more than that. >> are you decoding my book? >> i am decoding it right now. >> like it's entirely about me. >> [ laughs ] >> but it's all written in hieroglyphics. >> well, it's not quite as impenetrable as hieroglyphics. let's start with part one of your book, and it is titled "personal." and in there, the first column is really an incredibly moving piece about your brother. marcel krauthammer died of cancer. he was 59. charles writes this about his older brother. "he taught me most everything i ever learned about every sport i ever played. he taught me how to throw a football, hit a backhand, grip a nine iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind. and how we played.
9 iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in a tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise. tell me about that. >> it was a paradise childhood. my brother and i were inseparable. he was four years older, which is why this is a priceless gift. he insisted i always be included, so i got used to being around the big boys. that's how you get toughened up. my parents were from europe. he was born in brazil, but that's a long story. but american. and he made me an american. >> that long story short. krauthammer's mother is from belgium. his father was a real estate developer, from what is now a province of the ukraine. both jews who left world war ii europe. they left havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950.
grounder, dock a sailboat in a tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise. tell me about that. >> my brother and i were inseparable. he was four years older which is why this is a priceless gift. he always insisted i was included. so i got used to being around the big boys, taking slings and arrows. that's how you get toughened up. my parents were from europe. he was american, my brother. born in brazil. that's a long story. but american. he made me an american. >> reporter: that long story, short. krauthammer's mother thea is from belgium. his father was a real estate developer from what is now a province of ukraine. both jews who left world war ii europe. they met in havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950.
grounder, dock a sailboat in a tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise. tell me about that. >> my brother and i were inseparable. he was four years older which is why this is a priceless gift. he always insisted i was included. so i got used to being around the big boys, taking slings and arrows. that's how you get toughened up. my parents were from europe. he was american, my brother. born in brazil. that's a long story. but american. he made me an american. >> reporter: that long story, short. krauthammer's mother thea is from belgium. his father was a real estate developer from what is now a province of ukraine. both jews who left world war ii europe. they met in havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950.
nine-iron, field a grounder, dock a sailboat in the tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise. >> tell me about that. >> it was a musical childhood. my brother was inseperable. he was 4 years older. he always insisted i be included. i got used to being around the big boys and taking the slings and arrows. that's how you get tough ined up. my parents were from europe. he was american, my brother. born in brazil but that's a long story. american. he made me an american. >> that long story short. krauthammer's mother thea is from belgium. his father was a real estate developer from what is now a providence of ukraine. both jews who left world war ii europe. they met in havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950.
grounder, dock a sailboat in a tailing wind. and how we played. it was paradise. tell me about that. >> my brother and i were inseparable. he was four years older which is why this is a priceless gift. he always insisted i was included. so i got used to being around the big boys, taking slings and arrows. that's how you get toughened up. my parents were from europe. he was american, my brother. born in brazil. that's a long story. but american. he made me an american. >> reporter: that long story, short. krauthammer's mother thea is from belgium. his father was a real estate developer from what is now a province of ukraine. both jews who left world war ii europe. they met in havana, moved to rio and eventually new york city where charles was born in 1950.
the biggest threat is the -- just to the east of the outer banks, there could be a serious double hit in terms of water coming ashore as the eye approaches at that direction, you could first have water coming from the atlantic on the eastern shoreline pushed by the southeast winds from the eye and then there's the eye that pushes into the sound to our west to get stack water up there, then as the eye passes. the northwest wind, the tailing wind could slam that water back on to the western shoreline. you could almost have a sandwich like effect of the water coming together. that could knock out roads, cut even put cuts in the island like that, like happened before in 2003. it could take out the pylons under homes. that's why managers are watching it closely. it's also why they've asked people to leave the island
is not as bad taas it was befor. officials say we'll have gale force winds through the night and hurricane force winds picking up in the morning. there also have been a tornado watch called here for -- until 5:00 in the morning. there was a tornado warning. got a lot of foul weather here tonight. only going to get worse. the biggest problem here, though, for the local managers is the threat of storm surge. any talk of the storm moving east, which there has been a little bit of, their concern is if the eye comes to the east of the outer banks, there could be a serious double hit in terms of water coming ashore. if the eye approaches at that direction, you could first have water coming from the atlantic on the eastern shoreline pushed by the southeast winds from the eye and as the eye pushes into the sounds, to our west, stack water up there and as the eye passes, the northwest wind, the tailing wind could slam all that water back to the western