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we are watching the streets in the city of brotherly love tonight. reactions poring in, positive and negative to a controversial decision by president obama that we learned about just a few hours ago. the white house is released a statement announcing president obama will make a recess appointment so 15 of his nominees can bypass nomination by the full senate. the nominations have been hung up for various reasons. republicans say many face bipartisan opposition. democrats accuse republicans of playing politics. has a top white house advisers told our candy crowley in an interview for cnn's "state of the he is a union plant, if you will. think she bad for this board. yet the first thing it's president did, of course, go ahead and do that recess appointment. was that necessary? >> he made a series of recess

appointments, because, candy, we are in a position where the republican party has take an position where they're going to try and slow and block progress on all fronts, whether it's legislation or appointments, just to make the comparison at this point in the bush administration there were five appointees who on -- on the floor of the senate not approved. when that president bush made 15 recessed apoints. we have 77 appointees who have not got an vote, because they've been held up by the republican party. some of them are in vi sensitive positions in treasury and department of homeland security and on boards like the labor relations board where there are a huge number of vacancies. >> the "state of the union." mitch mcconnell blasting the appointment. in his word, the president previously held appointing an individual in this manner meant that the nominee would have less

credibility and that assessment certainly fits this nomination. the strong views stirred by issues like reezed appointments that helped fueled tea party movement. this weekend tea party activists traveled to a tiny desert town. not just any town. the hometown of senate majority leader harry reid in respect to protest washington and reid's role in advancing president obama's agenda and to hear former alaska governor sarah palin take down liberals and all things big government. our national correspondent jessica yellin is covering the rally. jessica? >> reporter: john, thousands of people came here to rural nevada, many from out of state to kick off a nationwide cross-country bus tour by the tea party express. they delivered their message, smaller government, repeal of the health care law and here in nevada the defeat of the state's senior senator harry reid. the day's big attraction was none other than sarah palin.

she is the movement's rock start and delivered her message with force. >> what is going on in our country? what's going on in d.c.? washington has broken faith with the people that they are to be serving. that's why here in searchlight and across country we're sending a message to washington. it's loud and it's clear, and in these upcoming elections, we're saying that the big government, big debt, obama/pelosi spending free is over, you're fired. >> reporter: sarah palin also accused the media of mischaracterizing her remarks. specifically she said, when she ed kanted it's time for the movement to reload, she meant go out and vote, not commit violence. this evens is taking place in harry reid's birthplace, searchlight, nevada. in a statement to cnn reid actually thanks the tea party activists to coming to his town, spending money, stimulating the local economy. he says the election in nevada will be decided by nevadans, not

by folks from out of state. frp here the tea party express rolls on across the kun and plans to end with a bg rally on april 15th, tax day in washington, d.c. >> thank you very much. from nevada to philadelphia a city dealing with a rash of violent flash mobs. a flash mob is when a group of people, twitter, facebooks and instant texting to converge on place in a large group. susan candiotti is in philadelphia tonight where police are hoping to stop this next flash mob before it turns ugly. good evening, susan. so do police have any clue that another flash mob might be imminent? >> reporter: john, police have not told us they have any inkling if or whether there will be another flash mob event. neither do young people we talked to tonight. we are in downtown philly. show you around. a popular place for tourists, if you've been here before you know that. stores, bars, all kinds of

restaurants. lots of things to do here during the day at at night. a popular place. that's why the mayor has come out here tonight to take a stroll around town to show it is safe for families, safe for tour its. that is because last saturday night they had trouble and there were three our incidents with the last year that happened here where kids got together in these flash mobs you described. came down here not necessarily looking for trouble but in fact trouble did break out. so this weekend the police are setting up patrols and trying to head things off before trouble does arrive. we've talked to the mayor earlier today. >> i think we've sent the right message. which is a combination of trying to demonstrate to young people that they have alternatives. reminding parents of their commitment and obligation to their children. and we certain prepared the city from a law enforcement standpoint. >> reporter: and you know, we

also, don, talked with a student activist. she is a young lady that belongs to a group that gets together every saturday, and they try to come up with positive activities for young people. turns out she was here last saturday night. she said she was not part of any of the problems that went on, but she said there's something else attish u here. there just isn't enough for us to do. here's part of what she had to say. >> we always go in with the kids and like, cut the things that we did for fun. like they try to close swimming pools and libraries. >> reporter: there's not much to do? >> no. there's really nothing, that much. no. >> the fact that kids have nothing to do is their fault. not theirs. because we haven't developed the programming. of course it is our fault if they're not being adequately parented, either. . >> reporter: and don, a lot of budget cuts, from state money here. the economy is tough.

parents are working two jobs. you know, the mayor says it comes down to this -- there's no excuse for stupidity and we won't put up with bad behavior. don? >> susan standing by. i know that neighborhood very well. my first home, two blocks from there. you're in abbott square, second and lumbard, and mayor michael nutter behind you. check back later tonight. appreciate it. >> reporter: a great town. >> certainly is. now that the president's signature is dry on health care reform on that bill we'll meet a family who says it wasn't a moment too soon. plus this nba star won't have to play pickup games in a prison yard, but did he get off too easy on gun charges? also be a part of our conversation tonight. coming up on the language being used in the health care debate. we want you to weigh in. >> the question is -- what can you tell me about shell nitrogen enriched gasoline?

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care reform. some will affect families sooner than years from now and kate bolduan tells us how fast it will happen. >> sugar? >> reporter: robin and stuart say they felt the impact of the new health care law almost immediately. >> there's a big difference. i can imagine it's a big deal for a lot of family the. >> reporter: why? start back 11 years ago. >> jake slipped and fell off a high dive at a local pool and landed on the pool deck, on the concrete pull deck and sustained a skull fracture and severe traumatic brain injury. >> i cannot -- >> reporter: despite great progress, jake still needs assistance. visits with doctors four times a month with physical therapy twice a week. his younger sister haley, a college student, also suffers from a significant medical condition, fibromyalgia. >> which means i have chronic aches and pains especially in my

joints. >> reporter: so far, both jake and haley have been covered under their father's insurance with the environmental protection agency in washington. >> i would feel very fortunate that i did have good insurance and we haven't sat back and thought about if we suddenly to pay for it tomorrow, how much would it cost, if we did it would be devastating. >> reporter: devastating might have been right around the corner because jake, now 21, was going to be dropped from his parents' coverage next year. as it the case in many states. their coverage extends only until age 22. the family estimates that would likely double their out of pocket expenses to close to $30,000 a year, but this provision of the health care law changed that, extending the age for dependent coverage to at least 26 years old nationwide. president obama in iowa this week trying to win more support for health care reform said this extension is one of the first benefits to kick in.

>> because if you start your lives and your career, the last thing you should worry about is whether you go broke just because you get sick. >> it does -- i don't want you bouncing off the wall. >> reporter: the family knows they face many challenges ahead but noi, they say, there's a little a little more time to figure it all out. what does, then, four extra years mean for you guys? >> just a huge relief. not laying awake at night thinking, oh, my gosh, how are we going to do this? it's breathing room. >> reporter: employee benefits experts say this is one of the most significant and immediate changes in the new law. experts saying with so many young adults falling with that gap between parents' coverage and having their own insurance, the result could mean higher premiums for employees. kate bolduan, cnn, washington. and another key change to health care goes into affect in september. it prevents insurance companies

from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, but that's something one texas family could use right now. doug and kim tracy's son is less than two weeks old and already rejected from insurance. he was born with a serious heart defect. blue cross and blue shield both refused to pay for corrective surgery. >> they kept saying that it's pre-existing. pre-existing, but i don't know how it can be pre-existing on a baby that was just born. >> they are fighting blue cross and blue shield over this. the company says it can't comment on the situation and tune into the "cnn newsroom" on monday morning. my former colleague kyra phillips welcomes our guest. city skylines going dark and millions are hitting the globe switch tonight. why are they doing that? celebrating in baghdad of a new iraqi government.

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a major setback fon the obama administration. the kred's secretary pick to lead the security administration has withdrawn his name. no one filled the position in more than a year. general harding pulled out of less than three weeks after being nominated. he fears his work would be a distraction in the position. and iraq's results in. new leadership in the country. allawi took the most seats in the parliamentary election. allawi says he's open to direct talks with all parties as he

forms a new government for iraq. current prime minister nuri al maliki wants a recount. the u.n. says the election results ever credible. hundreds of people turned out in los angeles today for what people say was a peaceful march and rally for immigration reform. organizers say they want the obama administration to make immigration reform its next priority. the president says he will seek bipartisan support for legislation that would create a pass for citizenship for some of the 11 million illegals in the united states. we're just a little over an hour away from earth hour. earth hour. right here on the east coast. an hour of darkness, meant to enlighten the world about climate change. businesses, city, states, counties, and individuals, like you, will turn off the lights in solidarity. organizers say last year more than 1 billion people took part all over the world. city after city, landnarc after landmark went dark at 8:30 p.m. local. joining me now to explain more

about earth hour, the president and ceo of the world wildlife fund. i should say cities and countries all over the world. >> looks like hundreds of millions of people. 126 countries. we've got about 6,000 cities. 3,000 businesses in the u.s. every state in the u.s., and as you said, there's just a spectacular array of the world's biggest landmarks from the acropolis to the forbidden city, to the eiffel tower to mount rushmore in the united states. >> so, listen, some of your global colleague was clev are and offbeat about getting the message out. look at this spot from hong kong. [ moaning ]

[ speaking in foreign language ] >> that sounds more like a -- looks more like a nightmare than something fun. so, listen, so the message, then, seems to be, i don't know. use of energy -- use less energy i should say but i understand your focus is climate change. so what exactly are you trying to say about this mass switchoff here? >> first of all, it knits together the world. it gives people an opportunity to give voice to the fact that climate change is real. they're committed to do something about it and want to ask others to do something about it. so if you go to earthhour.org, there's a whole array of tips. different things to do in everyday life. windows, commuting. it gives the moment to say, this is a problem, we're all in this together and we need to solve

this problem. >> if you admit even yourself that you -- you say it's a stunt, because, listen i don't know but i've heard -- just doing research here saying that, you actually use more electricity when everybody flicks the lights back on than if you kept them on the whole hour. it's mostly about awareness, right? >> look, there are moments in time when the world comes together and make as statement. we saw it with the march on washington. the civil rights movement. we've seen it in other cases. symbolism is important, but more than anything else, this gives the world a moment in time to say, look, this is a problem. we've got to act. and we're seeing people in this hour make commitments that last throughout the rest of the year. >> and carter roberts, president and ceo of the world wildlife fund, that's going to have to be it. thanks a lot. if you want to participate in earth hour, turn off your

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okay. i know everyone's going to be talking about this conversation, law, people will be upset by it, but it's really just to sort of get to you pay attention to what's going on. maybe it will help educate you a little bit. maybe it will educate me. right now, our panel. the biggest debate over health care reform stirred up emotions across the country. in the aftermath of the historic vote in congress, some of those emotions spike resulting in ugly words, threats and actions directed at both sides of the aisle.

>> i know many americans are angry over this health care bill, and angry at democrats here in washington for not listening. but as i said before, violence and threats are unacceptable. they have no place in a political debates. >> -- threw a brick in the window of my office in the dark of night. >> organizer protests in front of my house. we're getting death threats. >> a bullet was shot into my office and i've received threatening e-mails. >> this morning with the regular mail there was a threatening letter with some white powder in it. >> okay. so let's take a closer look at, really what can be called reckless even dangerous rhetoric and how a few key words can push all the wrong buttons and inspire people to do really crazy things. our guests tonight, author of "colour blind," "new york times"

columnist and from columbia university. you'll always smiles. tim, start with you. you believe it's not just the angry words used by health care opponents and people on the right? some people on the right, but you said the obama administration is also choosing the wrong language when it came to the health care bill? >> well what i think the obama administration overlooked, and i wrat about this in my upcoming book. back in the summer of last year using the phraseology of a public option i think they were naive in the sense for the past 40 years whenever we talk about public anything in this country, public transportation, public housing, public schools, an awful lot of people hear, whether meant or not, hear beneficiaries of color. told this health care bill is reparations for slavery end up having that reinforced by the

somewhat naive post racial rhetoric of the administration's they played right into that. >> tim, i see mark shaking his head. why are you shaking your head? >> because i think there's ban very consistent strategy from the right to racialize public policies that poor white people often most vulnerable nor need of those policies will vote against it to align themselves with a certain whiteness. so the poor white guy in mississippi votes against welfare because he thinks he's voting against a poor black woman in harlem. >> you're right about language, ben, in the "new york times," sunday magazine every sunday, words matter, and when you look at -- you've written a little bit about it. how are you seeing the words being played out? because they can move and motivate people. >> they sure can, and very often there's this kind of a flashpoint and certainly the health care reform debate has been that kind of flashpoint. with last summer from the town hall meetings and rising of the tea party movement we've seen an

increasing polarization of the rhetoric, and that has led to some real rancor and we can see that when times are really tense like this, that words really do matter and especially when there are threats to public officials. that means that everyone has to be cognizant of the kind of tone they strike, and the kinds of metaphors and figures of speech that are being used may sometimes be inappropriate and sometimes can really be a cause of concern. >> here's a question. should lawmakers be held responsible for the rhetoric they're putting out there? we're going to place some of it in a little bit. do people realize they're being motivated and talking points are coming from lawmakers? a whole lot to talk about here, including sarah palin out today talking about reloading. so, guy, stick around. right back with more on this important discussion right after a short break. inside.

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let's continue our discussion now about the rhetoric taking place, overheated across america. listen to sarah palin out today talking about reloading. >> when i talk about, it's not a time to retreat. it's a time to reload -- when i'm talking about -- what i'm talking about -- now, media, try to get this right. okay? that's not inciting violence. what that's doing is trying to inspire people to get involved in their local elections and this upcoming federal elections. it's telling people that their arms are think votes. it's not inciting violence.

it's telling people, don't ever let anybody tell you to sit down and shut up, americans. >> all right, tim, ben and mark are back. mark, listen, freedom of speech. i always say that. people have the right to say whatever they want. i will fight tooth and nail for that, but is it responsible for someone to say that? especially a leader, considering the anger that's going on right now? >> this is holy irresponsible for anyone who prize him or herself as a political leader. i mean, you have cross hairs on map, gun language, militaristic language and inciting towards violence is problematic thing. we live in a country where six years ago people were shot down for public policy progress. shis another major public policy moment. the same thing could happen again. 30 years ago when he a president shot. we live in a moment where people are constantly threatening and intimidated through gun violence, a country with more gun violence than any other nation combined. it's very irresponsible to throw rocks and suggest you're only using metaphors as to possibly

motivating the extreme of your party. >> if we could show the board. tim said, unbelieve al. all three panelists working from the assumption it's race, the diversity of. and there are people getting things saying when we do discussions like this, don't talk about race. you're dividing people when you talk about race. so that, to that you say? >> to blame the conversation about race for racism is like blaming the speedometer on the car for the ticket you just got. it doesn't make any sense. when you have mobs of people surrounding john lewis, ones this neegs's preeminent here os in the civil rights struggle and using the n word with him. showing up at rallies with signs with the president with a nose ring, wouldn't talk about it, we wouldn't say that about any other problem. think about world hunger. ho would say, world hunger, if

we don't talk about it maybe food will appear on the plates of hungry? no other place on earth do we say that. don, historically white america has never wanted to talk about race. we didn't want to talk tab in 196 when two of three white americans said civil rights was too much and one of the most divisive people was told not to go to a funeral. always been wrong. >> ben, this isn't just -- you talked about whites and blacks what have you. this is -- this isn't a republican -- or is it a republican or democrat thing? because language has been used on both sides to sort of stir people and to rowel them up and get them motivated. is it a republican and democrat thing? >> well, i mean, i think that no party, no side has a monopoly on inflammatory rhetoric. very often it's the party that is out of power that will have

the most inflamed rhetoric, let's say. very much kind of raging against the machine. sometimes you might be able to look at it through the racial prism, as has been suggested, but a lot of times what we see is that just a kind of a polarization of both sides, and we can see that this happened through the kind of echo chambers that happen on both the right and the left through partis partisan glogs and the use of social media has a way of hardening both sides of the debate. >> reading the comments. i'm going to wrap it up. mark zimmer, thank you, quick, what's the solution? where do we go from here? really quickly. >> we need to change the language. in addition to changing the language we also need to change our practice and address this in the country. >> same thing, tim. five seconds. >> mark's right.

we have to bring me back and i'll tell you more. >> thanks to all of you. ben zimmer, mark and tim. we appreciate the conversation and appreciate our viewers weighing in as well. coming up, we have seen the suffering and damage from several earthquakes abroad, but did you know that an equally powerful quake could hit the southern u.s.? we'll take you to the say that was hit by the strongest earthquake east of the mississippi river.

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you've seen the headlines. devastating earthquakes all over the world dominated the news for several mosnths. while we know the threat is real for the u.s., you might be surprised where the next big one might happen. jacqui jeras joins us. it's not just california. you've been doing investigating on this, and what you found out was interesting. >> it's going to surprise a lot of people, unless you live in that spot, some people know. most of them do happen in

california, but some of the largest earthquakes in u.s. history actually happened in the midwest and southeast. >> chicago had that little tremor a couple months ago. >> they did. a lot of people are familiar with the new madrid fault, but about charleston, south carolina? we'll take thru. they could experience an earthquake as powerful as the one that happened in haiti in january. >> reporter: it was the most catastrophic earthquake ever to hit anyplace east of the mississippi in all of u.s. history struck charleston with a ferocious roar. >> reporter: author and researcher describes the horror that filled the steamy charleston air on august 31, 1886. an estimated 7.3 earthquake devastated the city. >> two-thirds of all the bricks in charleston were either destroyed or severely damaged. >> reporter: and it was felt from mont ramontreal and then t

cuba. >> one of the most mag any of sent magnificent churches. >> reporter: amazingly the church was put back together with earthquake bolts and were many other building in town. >> reporter: these of the earthquake bolts? >> charleston's legendary earthquake bolts. what you see not actually the earthquake bolts itself. that's the long iron rod that runs all the way through the building. >> when will we see the support? >> reporter: this retired geology professor spent decades researching the 1886 quake and says the faults zone is just as deep and runs right through his tore irk's west chest perp the earth wake was at least one of serv

seven to happen here. >> every 500 years on average. >> reporter: it's not a matter of if another powerful quake will rattle charleston but when, and is the city prepared? charleston mayor joseph riley says earthquakes are fused into charleston's history and future. >> we've made our building stronger. so they would -- more well withstand an earthquake than they did 144 years ago, and then we are placed and ready to get through it, and to recover. >> reporter: the south carolina emergency management division released the results of a study that outline what's could happen today, if a 7.3 magnitude earthquake were to strike the same area. the report estimates that 900 people would be killed. 800 bridges damped beyond use. 36 million tons of debris generated and total economic losses would reach $0 billion. -- $20 billion.

>> incredible numbers to look at. the statistics. the mayor says they've been doing things to help prepare for earthquake, they just retrofitted the hall as well as the community theater with steel with the buildings to help protect them if an earthquake were to happen to prevent it from crumbling but said with hurricane hugo, for example, mayor during that time, days to get ready. with an earthquake, you never know when it's coming. >> jacqui, any idea? do we know where another one will come and in maybe one of the places we don't think could happen? >> we know where the risk area, but not when they will happen. the professor says it happens every 500 year. that's an average. you know, it could happen tomorrow. could happen next year. could be another 200 years and bh maybe we'll see something in 700 years. we don't know. the red, can you look at. it's in california up the west coast and there you can see the big bullet into the charleston

area and you and i were talking early about the new madrid fault zone. we'll talk than in two week s when i travel to memphis. >> just the first parts. thank you, jacqui, appreciate it. other news now. nba star gilbert arenas could have gotten up to five years for taking a gun into the wizards' locker room. instead, 30 days, a halfway house and probation. but he got a fine and community service. is it another example of special treatment for the rich and famous? or did the judge get it right? talking with "incision" host, from our sister network true tv. >> still true tv. >> i thought the network was -- did the judge get it right? >> i think a lot of people think this was a very light sentence. he had a prior gun conviction. he was looking at anywhere from six months to two years but the judge could have just gone with probation. what the judge did, saw

community service. he saw he seems to be remorseful and said, let me give him 30 days in a halfway house. >> some say he should have been made an example. another example of an athlete because of money and pro-file getting away with something. if tu were you and or or anybody else, we'd be in jail? >> i think that. he had a prior gun conviction. this is his second. for a lot of people, seemed real to get six months, even long e, and be that example. here i think it is the case of his lawyer's involved. he has a great legal team. they got involved and got him on the right track. originally he started seemed to have know remorse. >> pictures at the 76ers game and apparently pan mi lly pantot suspended. >> speeging of people that made it easy to paint him as a bad guy, any inconsistencies with

the prosecution about what exactly happened? because i think his attorney said he never picked up a gun. just had them in the locker room. >> there was -- the thought was he came into the locker room with the guns, pus them down and said to his teammate, involved in this pick one, and that he wasn't the one that was the aggressor. the problem, don, you really couldn't bring those guns in the locker room in the first place. they haute there was 0 could -- >> he should come out of this, if he really wants to show remorse, come out of it and make an xamplg of himself and help kids. i understand he wants to do that, but come on. that has to stop. >> i think you're right. he's got community service as part of this. he has to go out and do real community service and show he's remorseful. >> flipping back and forth. 1:00 to 3:00 you're on? >> 12 and 3:00. flipping between you and cnn. my former executive producer is now your boss. you're in good hands.

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we were talking to mr. garland and he's in the process of making arrangements of talking to mr. rothenberger and all of the individuals that were with him at the party at the night of incident. >> we are so happy to be talking with howard stern show co-host robin quivers and now it's onto big ben roethlisberger. we're going to get her reaction to this latest scandal. the steelers' quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old girl.

now nat georgia bureau of investigation reportedly says that they no longer need a dna sample from ben, what's happening with this case? so to get the facts we're bringing back the fabulous lisa guerrero. lisa, what's the latest on this? >> good to see both of you. you're looking awfully stealth and thin. so tell us how much weight you've lost the both of you and then give us the grand total for the group. >> well, i've lost 76 pounds in the program. >> i've lost 32. altogether we have lost 13 pounds. >> it hasn't been easy, has it? it's not easy at all. >> listen, representative or state senator carmichael, why did you do it?

why did you decide to do this? well, i got involved because they were going to donate money to our local districts and i wanted to take the money back home fortunate children. in the midst of that i had blessed by being one of the largest losers of weight. it was a real opportunity to say that i cared about my community and in return somebody cared about me. >> what about you representative hines, why did you decide do it? >> okay. inaugura [ inaudible ] so i was overweight. lazy and eating habits were terrible. this is a good way to join my colleagues and in a friendly competition. to show the state and the nation that we're not just fab, we're friendly and we're trying to do

something right. >> you guys -- the first question was meant for you and then you answered his question so we will move on. but listen, is this really -- you know we've been hearing so much about bipartisanship not able to work together, this is really an example of bipartisanship, don't you think, in a different way? >> well, yeah in a different way. we're not in this. we're friends. we see each other on the other side of the halls together. did a great job of being the leader. our team leader on our side was terry burton. he had -- he was a great captain for the city. it was fun. it was hard work but when you are -- together you have a purpose for that. >> what are you going to do, mr. hines, to celebrate once you're done? >> well, i think i'm going to go back with collins and run around the weight room with a huge --

[ inaudible ] i gave it up. i am extremely happy that i had an opportunity to lose some weight. i want to spend a lot of time with paul. trying to help him promote his program. spending time talking to children about making quality choices, about their lifestyle. i want to really invest in african-american males because we really don't understand the importance of being in shape and having a healthy lifestyle. it is my dream that we can push mississippi on a whole new pedestal that will not allow us to be -- but celebrated. >> mr. carmichael, wa will you do to celebrate? >> well, i've already started celebrating. last week. yesterday i reached my own personal goal. i wanted to lose between 25 and 30 and i exceeded that. so i started celebrating by eating quickly last night. it's a good job to cook on the grill and some great southern vegetables.

[ inaudible ] the facilities were fantastic. getting the student program. i'm going to continue celebrating -- >> i'm going to say this to you -- we have to run, i am going to say you better watch it with those pork chops because we don't want that weight creeping up, we know that they taste good but listen -- listen i want to tell you guy, listen it's very important what you said and especially you talked about african-american and diets and what have you, it is important for all of us to be healthier. good luck to you, guys. it is great that you can work together as republicans and democrats and we'll check to see if you gain that weight back. we hope that you don't. >> thank you. >> look forward to seeing you again. >> you know what, every weekend here on cnn, we bring you interesting news items that you might have missed and i want you to take look at this amazing video. this is from iceland. volcano erupted underneath a glacier, right. scientists are concerned that the intense heat will melt the