gas. the president announces steps to regulate illegal moves that could be causing the recent spike? gas prices. >> none of these steps by themselves will bring gas prices down overnight. but it will prevent market manipulation and make sure we're looking out for american consumers. >> with the cost of gas being re hot, politics republican leaders are trying to slam the brakes on the president's call for congress to put an end to market manipulation. >> so instead of just another political gimmick, why doesn't he put his administration to work to get to the bottom of it? >> a day after pleading the fifth, multiple times, the head of the government agency now in hot water after a lavish conference in vegas is a no-show at a hearing where members of congress are pounding the issue for the second day. and more secrets uncovered. more details of what allegedly happened behind the doors of this hotel in colombia with members of the secret service.

plus, we know people rave about her arms but this picture of the first lady has her commenting on something else. >> i wouldn't let my kids go out with a split that high. >> hay, everyone. the president taking aim at high gas prices, an issue that could threaten his re-election. the president called on congress for more funding to increase criminal penalties for market manipulation. >> we can't afford a situation where speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage and driving prices higher, only to flip the oil for a quick profit. we can't afford a situation where some speculators can reap millions, while millions of american families got the shortened of the stick. >> but even before the president's remarks, house speaker john boehner had this to

say. >> the president has all the tools available to him if he believes that the oil market is being manipulated. where is his federal trade commission? where is the s.e.c.? he has agencies there. so instead of just another political gimmick, why doesn't he put his administration to work to get to the bottom of it? >> joining me now, columnist and contributor zachary, let's start with the concept of market manipulation. when we talk about gas prices, people go to the idea that speculators are causing the issues we're seeing at the pump. true or false. >> i think largely false. and it is very rare. i semi agree with john boehner. the idea that adding more regulators will create a solution to a problem that may itself not be a problem. there are plenty of laws on the books against illegal market manipulation, cornering the market, creating a price distortions and a whole lot of

arcane ways that they can do that. the president is right to highlight that. but in a lot of ways, while that's the right direction and it is important to remind, i do think this is small ball politics. it is not, there is very little evidence that oil markets per se are manipulatable on a global scale. that doesn't mean that a lot of people don't believe that. >> the president says we cannot afford a situation where some speculators can reap millions where millions of families, american families get the shortened. we live in a world where delta airlines is at buying its own refinery because of the price of fuel. the rest us can't go buy a refinery. >> that's an important point. delta is doing that so they don't have to raise prices on air fares. >> because of the volatility of the oil market. >> a factor that has been with us or 45 or 50 years. long before all these derivatives and all this electronic trading allowed more participants as the president talked about to be involved in speculation. you've had volatility in energy

prices. it is a global market. there are supply disruptions. one day nigeria is producing oil. the next day there is a civil conflict in nigeria and they're not producing oil. one day we're worried about an israeli strike on iran and future oil prices spike because everyone says, oh, my god, if that happens, that's a bad thing. that's a function of the world we're living in. and i think that going after speculators as a source of rising prices rather than saying, americans have an appetite for oil. we like to drive big cars. the president did get that into the speech a little bit. but the reality is if we all drove electric cars or had different forms of transport, the price of oil would go down a lot more. >> but the president pointed out none of these would bring down the prices overnight but isn't it a situation where you have to notch away at the problem. we know this is part of the political climate. gas prices, newt gingrich promised he could bring it down to $2 i believe it was. he knew it wasn't true when he said it. nevertheless, this is an immediate issue that has an impact on the general election but most importantly has had an

impact on whether people can pay their bills. >> incumbent on the president of the united states to be accurate about where the problems reside and honest about where the solutions exist. and he is usually very request on that. but to point the finger at a kabul of secretive trade here's are manipulating oil prices, which yes, is a factor in short term volatility. as delta shows, it is also a factor in bringing them down or bringing them up. to make that the target, i think, is not where we ought to be going in our political dialogue. going toward energy conservation. going toward efficiencies. toward our dependence on this resource. the price is volatile. >> thank you so much. appreciate you joining me. other big story, new information on the sex scandal rocking the secret service. in fact just moments ago, the white house expressed confidence in the agency's director despite call for mark sullivan to step down. >> director sullivan acted quickly in response to this

incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. >> joining me now, national syndicated talk show most michael smerconish. i believe we have this from peter king on the "today" show this morning. he presented the worst-case scenario. what could have happened if these allegations are true. >> this could have been disastrous. first as you said, agents have access to the president's schedule. even if they didn't, just haven't, if they were working for a narco terrorist group or al qaeda for that matter. >> so i have to tell you, a lot of people have been writing in saying this is an overinflated issue. others see it as congressman king. whether you're a republican or a democrat, you have to be concerned about the president's safety. what are you hearing from people? >> i just had john adler on my radio program. he is the president of the

federal law enforcement officers association. it is a professional group like a union to which all the secret service members are, they all belong. he was cautioning against a rush to judgment. in fact, he went so far as to say that he thinks that the investigative reporter who put a lot of this out there, mr. ronald kessler has an axe to grind with the secret service generally and with the director in particular. he doesn't take lightly the charges but he is cautioning everybody go slowly. because there are a lot of wild accusations floating around that may not have merit. >> did he point to who is rushing here? i mean, you have the president obviously promising a thorough investigation. right now there are reports that up to 20 including military personnel are being questioned. who does adler say is rushing to judgment here? >> i guess i've been consumed with the story for the last couple of days and i note that there are wide varieties of so-called facts being presented. was there $47 in dispute? or was it $170?

>> does it matter? >> yeah, i think it does matter. it matters. i'll give you a great example. $47, the lawyer in me says, who wouldn't just pay the $47 and make the problem go away? if it were a dispute over $47, could it be that the agent said to himself, if i pay this amount of money, it is an admission that this was a hooker as opposed to consensual sex between adults. it can be more complicated than it might appear at first blush. >> what we're, at least that's being reported, mike isikoff, the investigative reporter from nbc, that security from that hotel along with police in colombia went to the door. they attempted to get in. they saw this argument or conflict with the secret service member and this woman in the hotel room who was supposed to be out by 7:00 a.m. which has been widely reported as well. i guess i'm kind of caught up. i don't know if it matters if he paid her a dollar or $10.

the issue is were there people in that hotel with secret service personnel who which michael isikoff points out, had the minute to minute schedule of the president of the united states. >> nor do i seek to minimize it. i would like to know, are we talking about one agent? or were there a dozen agent? one guy with a hooker in a compromising position? why have 11 of them been suspended temporarily. that's what i'm inquiring about. >> that's the excellent point. is it one guy who was away and misbehaving? or if you're looking at 20 individuals in a time when we have peer pressure, we certainly don't want our secret service vulnerable to that. if someone in the secret service of all places doesn't speak up, that is a serious problem when you're looking at that number of people possibly. >> and peter king is right to raise the specter of a potential for blackmail given the serious nature of the work they do. even though it is legal in

cartagena. to decision 2012. mitt romney's message to obama. seven months before the general election. take a listen to what he said. >> as it begins toward november, what would each you say to president and mrs. obama? >> well, start packing. >> before you start telling people to pack, romney cannot claim victory unless he gets some support from two key voting blocs. of course, polls show that women and latinos are not running, if you will, to home run with mr. romney who is there as you can see, hanging out at the baseball game yesterday. our first read team writes this. romney has the potential to fix his problem with female voters. after all, it's not really his problem but rather the gop's. but when it comes to immigration, this is an issue where he's been consistent over the past five years as a way to

prove his conservatives bonafides. >> your team at first read pointed out, with ann romney, with some of the things that have happened. mitt romney may be able to pick up some traction with women but it is the consistent message. even a message he pounded over the head of rick perry that could get him in trouble with latino voters. even he noted the significant number of voters that are in key swing states. easy difference between the issue with women and the issue with hispanic voters, are his own words. a lot of what the obama campaign is trying to do with women and tag romney for the gop. for things done with the house republicans. with laws around the country. with birth control. and as the controversy on birth control dies down a bit, you could see that gap start to narrow. especially if the economic numbers continue to remain stagnant or just slightly

improved. in those same polls, you see mitt romney gets pretty good grades for his handling of the economy. when it come to latino voters, in that primary, he had to tack to the right and on immigration in particular, when it came to the arizona law, he embraced it. he called it a model. the architect of that law for all intents and purposes endorsed romney and those will be positions that will be very difficult for him to then have to make a pivot on. he says that republicans have to have a version of a republican dream act like one that marco rubio has put out there. but it will remain to be seen if they're going to be able to pull back some of those latino voters who might have been open to that message and you can't necessarily just do it with an economic mention. >> and something that people have been discussing in the last few hours, michelle obama's comments on the hillary rosen scandal. she was on with michelle martin on npr. the interview happened yesterday and aired today. i want to play what the first

lady is saying now about this controversy over women voters. let's play it, please. >> let me tell you, the one thing i believe is that families are off limits. i think my husband said it and he was clear on that. and i totally agree with him. i also, my comment that i tweeted which was we need to respect all women in whatever positions and roles they play in this society. that's where we need to be. i think that's all i have to say on the issue. >> that's all she has to say but she certainly that a lot there. >> well, michelle obama and ann romney have both said they think families really shouldn't be an issue. when ann romney was asked whether or not michelle obama and president obama believe the stuff that hillary rosen had said, that moms shouldn't be respected, she said, no, i don't believe that they believe that. that's not even really what

rosen had said. but you know, i think that there is a little bit of a deattendant that we might be seeing. they would probably both agree they would like families to be off limits. >> absolutely. thank you very much. i appreciate you joining me. coming up on "news natio nation" -- >> there will be a disproportionate amount of street crimes committed on african-americans as long as 7 out of 10 are being born out of wedlock. >> explosive comments today on racial profiling. this happening on capitol hill. >> i share your disappointment in gsa's conduct. >> whistle blower who first raised the big questions about the agency that was supposed to crack down on waitful spending. it is day two. and a corporate sponsor

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the trayvon martin case has sparked new discussions about racial profiling. but months before, the racial profiling act was introduced and was the subject of the senate

hearing. it happened today. it was the first racial profiling hearing since 9/11. lawmakers asked a panel about profiling. not only in police work but immigration, as well as anti-terror efforts. in fact one police chief from east palo alto said that race should never be used as an investigative tool. >> the circumstances of which i think profiling could work would be probably under the category of criminal profiling, when you're looking at behavioral aspects. i cannot think of any context when race is appropriate other than when you're describing someone who has committed a crime. >> and joining me, senator from maryland, co-sponsoring the racial profiling act. thank you for your time. as i mentioned, this was an issue for you and on the forefront of conversation before the trayvon martin case. but in a letter you send out as well, the trayvon martin case has really pushed this forward and it is on the minds of so many people right now.

>> no question about it, the trayvon martin case puts a face on the issue. there is a clear evidence that race played a role in the initial identification of trayvon by mr. zimmerman. and then secondly, how the police responded afterwards, that race may have very well played a role. i think americans now understand that we have a national problem. this is not an isolated example. i've heard more and more accounts of people who have been victimized by racial profiling. so it's time for us to have a clear national policy that says racial profiling is wrong. it is unamerican and it has to end. >> in your remarks as well, you point out that it is not only an issue that minorities should be focused. on it hampers police work. it affects communities as well. we're not looking at individuals or black or latino or even someone who is muslim. >> you're absolutely right. it is against good policing. you're taking very limited resources and using them in a way that is not the most

efficient use of limited resources. secondly, it is very important for a communicate to work with local law enforcement. if there's a mistrust because of profiling you don't get community support. so for both reasons, this counterproductive to keeping a community safe. >> i want to play what the president for the center for equal opportunity, let me play what he said regarding african-americans having children out of wedlock. let me play the controversial comments. >> i think we have to recognize that it will be tempting for the police and individuals to profile so long as a disproportionate amount of street crime is committed by african-americans. and there will be a disproportionate amount of street crime committed by african-americans for so long as more than 7 out of 10 african-americans are being born out of wedlock. >> now, clegg prefaced this by

saying he is against racial profiling. what do you make of those remarks? >> i find those remarks offensive, quite frankly. stereo typing individuals. that's exactly what racial profiling does. it says because of the color of your skin, that you will be treated differently. that's against the 14th aeld of the constitution. that says that all of us are entitled to due process under the law. that's against the values of america that say we'll judge people in the content of their character, not the color of their skin. so i just disagree completely with the premise of his comments. and i think most americans do. we want to make sure that we keep communities safe. if we continue to say, look, because you're different. because your religion is different, your ethnic background is different, your race is different, you're not entitled to the same protections of law. that's not what america is meant to be. >> i greatly appreciate it today. let me bring in michael eric dyson from georgetown

university. let me get to you respond to roger clegg's comments. that a disproportionate number of crimes are committed by african-americans. and 7 out of 10 are born out of wedlock and this plays a role in the police being tempted to profile. >> why not address issues of poverty? structural imthat he had i ams and obstacles to correlate being born out of wedlock to street crime it seems is to engage in the very act that the law is trying to address. could we profile white men with buzz cuts thinking they will blow up a building? did we target them as terrorists? a report came out of duke university that said that white people admitted by self-study, suddened that they do far more drugs than african-american people do. but we're not profiling the average white person thinking they're going to be consuming drugs and therefore the rates at which white people would be arrested would escalate greatly. so this is a perfect example of a rationale given to justify

racial profiling. >> i'm sure you just heard the senator talk about the impact it has on police work. he points out in arizona, after a three-year investigation, the department of justice found that the very famous sheriff there repeatly arrested latinos on unreasonable traffic stops, raided businesses where latinos had gathered outside, but failed to investigate more than 400 cases of sexual assault and child molestation because he was focused on these busts are so well known in his state. >> absolutely. the obsession with latinos, with brown people, black people, with people who are seen to somehow naturally commit crime, obscures and object fist indicates the real issue before you. a lot of people are getting away with a lot of heinous crimes and a lot of those people happen to be in the majority community along with the minority communicate. why not begin to associate yourself the law enforcement that tracks the real criminals

and not goes after people that you suspect of being a criminal. that is what resulted in trayvon martin's death. somebody profiling him. not even a cop. profiling him thinking he looks suspicious, that he was up to no good because he fit a kind of preexisting characteristics that are little more than a rationalization. >> the first lady has just done this interview with npr and excerpts. i have them here. one of the things she was asked about, the trayvon martin case. and she said in this radio interview, i think we all need as a country to continue to talk about these issues. to understand our communities and the challenge that's we face. she goes on to say because this country is so diverse, our challenges are complex. those are the first lady's words today on npr regarding the trayvon martin case. this is certainly complex. you have some people, for example, congressman peter king, and even here in new york city where there is a task force that has tried to infiltrate possible extremists. they say, listen. this isn't racial profiling.

we are protecting the country's security. >> i think when the first lady was talking about complex, what she was trying to be very diplomatic about is the fact that we are dealing with a diverse community and we need to respect people from across the spectrum. but at the same time, we have to address specific manifestations of injustice. peter king's witch hunt for muslims is little more than giving the cloak of political legitimacy to a stereotypical representation of muslims. we need to call it for what it is. and i think we have to be honest about that. that doesn't mean we don't take into account certain characteristics of other people and if they happen to be muslims who are committing crimes, then go after them. but let's talk about the way in which we have to be fair and just and balanced in dealing with the issues of criminal justice. >> you're so right to point out. i was not blending the first lady's comments on the complexity of the country with peter king with the hearings that he's called for in the past. thank you so much. always a pleasure to have you on. >> thank you, miss hall. coming up, a disoriented

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case recuses herself. and the space shuttle "discovery" takes one last flight before retiring. and edie falco is an award winning actress who knocks it out in her role as nurse jackie. she is also working to improve the lives of breast cancer survivors. she joins me live. first we begin with congress investigating the spending scandal involving the general services administration which is supposed to prevent wasteful spending. the current and former gsa officials were grilled again. the main focus, a lavish conference in vague back in 2010. cost taxpayers nearly $1 million. committee members of both parties have been expressing, as you can imagine, plenty of frustration. >> where crimes have been committed. people will go to jail. >> and to be honest with you, it actually make me sick to my stomach.

>> $44 for breakfast? i'm a big man. i can't spend $44 for breakfast. somebody had to say that. are you kidding me? every single employee and every single agency is corrupt and not doing what they're supposed to. >> so we're now getting new pictures of this lavish affair. we're hearing about big bonus money. as this goes on, more is being revealed. >> one of the thing we heard today was that as the investigation began, there was kind of an a tonightishment among those into this. that every stone, that's the word they used, that they turnl over, unearthed more examples of things they found so distressing about the misuse of taxpayer money and what is apparently rampant misjudgment about what should be done. what is appropriate. we also learned today through some of the testimony, including that of former gsa officials as well as the main person, if you wondered where was he, the main figure in this. he has asserted his right against self-incrimination. his fifth amendm appear today.

that rankled some of the feelings on this committee. through bfs one of the so call whistle blowers who was here today. and in addition, what we're learning is there was an atmosphere of allegations of intimidation. if someone within the organization raised questions about how money was being spent or what was being done, that there was a real fear of reprisal. of being somehow punished. not get a bonus. being sent to another area relocated for their job. so there was an atmosphere that did not help to bring this to light. part of the allegations talked about today, included this man jeff neely who has again asserted his right not to testify. is that there were some electronic prizes, things in the nature of the ipods and so forth that were made available for sort of bonuses for employees. in some cases, those ended up in family members. also some discussion of trips that he took to scout for conferences, including long trips to hawaii. one a 17-day excursion that was, according to e-mail that they

put together, from neely and his wife. sort of hinted that it was a birthday present. so there is a lot being discussed by both parties. a lot more digging to do. they're concern about a culture of terrible misconduct. >> and it was republican congressman who said jeff neely was not there. that he took the fifth. maybe the only way they could see him, he said, is in video in a hot tub. >> they did take a lot of pictures during these conferences. >> they sure did, and posted them. a pilot's mistake. when 16 people on board an air canada flight from toronto to zurich were hurt last year with a boeing 767 suddenly went into a nosedive. an official report on this incident indicates the pilot had just woken up from an approved nap. he mistook the planet venus for

an oncoming cargo plane. investigators stay incident underscored the need for managing fatigue on flight decks. and no apologies from a georgia police chief who handcuffed this little 6-year-old girl. apparently threw a tantrum in school them handcuffed her. police in the town say they tried to calm the child but she was allegedly throwing furniture and other items around the classroom. they say they cuffed her for her own safety. a juvenile complaint accuses the girl of simple battery and damage to property. the girl's family is demanding the police change its policy so that other children are not cuffed for similar incidents in the future. to the latest on the trayvon martin case. we're awaiting a decision over whether george zimmerman will be assigned a new judge. zimmerman's attorney has filed papers asking the judge to step down because of a potential conflict of interest. n nbc's kerrey sanders joins me

live. >> reporter: first of all, it is jessica recolleksiedler has sai there may be a conflict of interest. we thought there might be something as early as today or tomorrow morning. but they send out a note saying the judge may not decide on this issue until friday. as you know, the defense attorney representing george zimmerman has already requested that she step down because he had to say that he did it because all the records associated with this are hidden from public view. if convicted of second-degree murder, 28-year-old george zimmerman could spend the rest of his life in prison. with so much at stake, defense attorney mark o'mara wants to vent any conflict of interest in the case. >> there is the potential of a conflict. get a judge that can be with us the entiry of the case.

>> what is the conflict? the judge's husband is also a lawyer. jason works mostly civil litigation at one of the largest law firms in central florida. a law firm where mark nejame is a partner. zimmerman had asked him if he would represent him. but when nejame declined, he recommended o'mara adding that he is an expert on contract to cnn and hln to comment on this case. another twist? nejame and o'mara are friends. both were legal analysts on wkmg tv during the casey anthony trial. >> in a high profile case where everything is magnified, even small conflict can become big number to take a judge off the case. >> if judge recksiedler recuses herself, the case will be assign randomly to another judge.

it is up to the judge to decide whether the investigation records should remain sealed or be released to the public. a consortium of news organizations including the new york time, mcclatchee and nbc news has file for the release of all documents. that could include photos of george zimmerman the night of the shooting. a video tamed interview with police. trayvon martin's autopsy report and detailed investigative narratives by detectives. >> our public records law says if the information is information the defense should get, then the whole public should get it. it is part of the whole way of at how our justice process should work. open, trans parent, available to anyone. >> reporter: now a hearing is scheduled for friday. that's a bond hearing on whether george zimmerman can get the ability to leave jail. but for right now, all of these issues are sort of up in the air. it is up to the judge to either decide whether she is going

forward or whether she is going to recuse herself. so friday is not necessarily set in stone, although indications are, if she recuses herself, things could fall into place. another judge picks it up and they go right into the bond hearing. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up on "news nation" -- >> the first time you had your hair longer in what? 15 years? >> he hurt my feelings. so now i'm going to feel stuff? >> the golden globe award winning actress plays a nurse on the hit show, nurse jackie. first she will talk about her personal battle to overcome breast cancer and how she is certainly reaching out to other women fighting the disease. first, some things we thought you should know. there's a special election in arizona today to pick a republican who will run for congresswoman gabriel giffords' congressional seat.

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plus, romney supporter ted nugent's dangerous rant about the president. and the candidate dangerously silent. >> we're back with the results of a new survey showing how beneficial it may be for breast cancer survivors and patients to hear an empathetic voice. the study was done for an organization, why me, that provides 24-hour hotline support for those affected by the disease. breast cancer survivor and actress edie falco, you remember her for her role as a sparano and most recently, she knocks it out as nurse jackie. >> the first time you've had your hair longer in 15 years. >> coop hurt my feelings. now i'm going to feel stuff? you like my hair, right? >> yes. very much. >> edie falco is we me now.

are you more carmela? or nurse jackie? >> more in the middle. >> that's safe. you take work seriously, family seriously but you also take helping others. that point that we all should, particularly as a breast cancer survivor. >> yeah. personally i know how important it is to have on the other end of a line, someone who knows exactly what you're going through. knows the right thing to say. knows the specifics of how things are going to feel. the certain treatments and what it's like to lose your hair. stuff that you can't really ask your doctor about because they haven't been through it. they can give you the textbook version. unless they themselves have gone through it, you won't get that kind of support. >> when you were going through it, did you feel alone? did you feel that you had the support system? >> i did feel very much alone. i needed to kind of go through it quietly. i didn't want it to be a public thing. i wanted to continue my work quietly and get through the dangerous part of the treatment was that a survival mechanism?

>> for me it was. it's not for everybody. for me, that's how i've always been. however, had i known there was an anonymous hotline i could call 24 hours a derrek seven days a week, 365, many different languages and knew there was someone i could talk to in the middle of the night when my head was going nuts, i would have taken advantage of it. >> i went in for a biopsy. i remember seeing the other women there who were all wondering if they had breast cancer. and they look like ghosts. as if they felt they were the only person. even though we have psas, we have celebrities like yourself and every day people who walk, run, and try to educate all of us about breast cancer awareness. and our future, if you have breast cancer. that you can survive and have a wonderful life. there was this sense of loss that i felt from the other patients who were there with me that didn't know. >> it's funny how many of us ded to go on our own. there is a sense of not wanting to burden the people around me.

i wanted support but i also didn't want to paige people in my life like my family. they can't help but let their own feelings get involved like what's happening to my friend or my sister or whatever. i needed to go through a lot of this alone. if i was to make a phone call to someone who doesn't know me but who has been through this, it seems like a miraculous idea. and the fact that very few people know about it is kind of ridiculous. >> we're very proud of the work that you're doing with why me. it will affect many people in a positive way and we're look balancely proud of you as a strong female actor who is up awards and we look more of seeing you more on nurse jackie. up next, a spectacular show. are you into space? >> no. i'm right here. >> i didn't write that line for you. we have a spectacular sight for you. the space shuttle discovery's final flight into retirement. we've got the details after the break. ndering economic growth. it's time for some common sense -- people in congress who'll come together

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an amazing homecoming for the legendary shuttle program. the "discovery" is on the ground outside of d.c. at dulles after landing there earlier today. what a majestic sight it was, buzzing the capital. the final destination, the smithsonian air and space museum. and live from florida, jay, what a sight today. >> it sure was. it took off this morning just a little after sunrise, flew over the launch pad, over the space coast. then headed for dulles. took it about two and a half hours to get up there and then it flew over, as you said, over the capital. that was the final thought for the "discovery." "discovery" being the champion, of course, 39 flights, 39 of those 135 flights flown by the shuttle fleet. now it will be spending its retirement in the smithsonian

and that's where the champ should be. >> it is the oldest and most traveled space shuttle. we know the enterprise is headed to new york city next week, april 23rd. if you're in new york. in area, you may be in for a treat. we only have a short am of time left for you. i'll have to talk to these producers. they should never only give jay one minute. i don't know what they were thinking. >> one last thing. [ laughter ] >> all right, jay. i'm going to call after we get off air. the thing we talk about are not appropriate for tv. thank you so much, jay, i'll see you soon. tell your lovely wife and daughter hello. let me give it up for martin bashir. he's up next. great shot.

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