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>> and to realize because you don't know where your wreckage is. >> you can't find your home to go flew the wreckage. >> people know which block is theirs and everybody's been pitcng and everywhere you look people were saying how can i help? >> well, one of the nba players and oklahoma city thunder's kevin durant, they make a lot of money, those guys and they put it toward great, great causes and he pledged $1 million. that's a hero. good for him. >> a lot of the guys from the basketball team stopped by the hospitals. >> they go to the hospitals and visit people, yeah. >> i think it's really great. these athletes can brighten up a kid's day. you look at the little boy with with an athlete there. you're giving them hope and that's the whole story. give them hope to keep going and it's going to get better. >> when it's your home it's obviously a thousand times more devastating and for toby keith, his family is from oklahoma. >> his sister lived in moore. >> i don't know what happened to her, and son-in-law. is it son-in-law or
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brother-in-law is also very involved in the rescue. his sister lived there and it might be his brother-in-law. >> anyway, it is his son-in-law? >> he's got a daughter? wow! >> he's a really great guy and there is talk that he may do a benefit concert and he walked with matt through his town and it's one of those things that you cat imagine what it would be like if that was your home and you're walking through and walking through the wreckage. >> our hairdresser said unless you're there and no television coverage gives it its due, what it really -- the devastion of it. so if you want to help text the word red cross to 90999 to send $10 to disaster relief for those fine folks and we can all afford that. >> absolutely. >> last night a lot of folks were watching tv and the "the voice" had their eliminations and this is one of the nail biter shows and you know two people will be cut. >> and they're all so talented. >> to do it in such a dramatic
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way and the last two were cut in the last 1:30 of the show. you're down to the last minute. they eliminated the last two and those were josiah holly from team usher. >> no! >> yes. and kris thomas from team shakira. let's take a look at it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> wow! i like both of them very much. >> yeah. so when those get eliminated you know who's left -- >> you watch that and i've been
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in the music business since i was a child and what i do know is that those guys will work. whether they're eliminated or not, they're going to work. they're talented and they're comfortable and -- you're right. >> this just wasn't their moment. >> it will be a great finish. >> whose team looks best to you? >> i like -- i love blake, but i think adam's team might be better. >> really? >> but i want blake because, you know. >> of course, you do. you want blake in every way. >> stop it. >> brad pitt -- >> i've never heard of this disorder. try to say the name of it -- don't make me say it. you're saying it. "esquire" magazine, he has a rare medical condition that prevents him from remembering people's faces. it is called prosopagnosia. >> close, but nowhere near a cigar. >> proso -- what? >> it's blindness, pagnosia.
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what the huh is wrong with you. >> i can't say it. prosopagnosia. >> when he looks at somebody he can't remember their face. he also talks about the fact that there was a period in his life where he smoked so much marijuana that -- i don't think he recognized anybody's face even his own in the mirror and the wa he describes it he was gone. lost. in page 6 there's an article that came from "parade" magazine and there may be something in the "esquire" magazine and he did talk how he and his then wife jennifer aniston and how he would sit on the couch and smoke pot. i started getting sick of myself sitting on the couch and holding a joint, hiding out. it started feeling pathetic. i think my marriage had something to do with it, trying to pretend the marriage was something it wasn't.
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>> in fairness to him, he's been in a bad marriage and i've been in a bad marriage, there is a face you put on for the public because especially when you're trying to make sense of it, you know? so that part i get. i just don't get that pagnoshiagosha stuff. that's highly unusual. but the putting on a brave face, i didn't tell my parents for a long time that things -- you always -- hope springs eternal that it's just if you hang in there. >> it's funny. in my life i feel that i'm an optimist a optimism works in almost everything and if you're in a relationship and it's not working and you say maybe he's just tired or maybe we're having a bad week because you think it's going to work. >> chronic behavior. >> and you're trying to be optimistic about it or the thing is cratering. >> or if you can't remember their face it can create some problems. that's -- that's -- that seems like a million years away now.
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think about how angelina jolie, the perception of her has changed so -- maybe never so much as any human being that i can remember in my lifetime. we all first came to know her as this sort of gothic chick and the vial of blood around her neck and brilliant actress, but cuckoo. >> and crazy pda with billy bob thornton. putting her tongue where tongue s usually tongues don't go, all of a sudden and now she -- good for her. she got out of her own neurosis and started caring about the world around her and i think that's what totally transformed her. >> i do, too. >> and s had a purse in her life and she realized she could change the world to the very celebrity that she was so uncomfortable with. when she found a way to use that to better the world and i have such respect for what she does. >> that attracted him, too because it sounded like he wanted something bigger, something more meaningful in his
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life. although we want everybody to be happy. yes, we do. >> especially people who can't recognize anybody, that's bad. >> what do they have? >> a baby white rhino was born and this is one of those pieces of video you should look that. >> only a mother could love it! >> it was born in australia last week. i wonder if he could recognize his mother's face. >> look at his big feet. they don't even look real, do they? he's going to grow into those feet. cody hadeet like that and he grew into them. >> that's the cutest thing -- that's the cutest thing i have ever seen. he's looking for his mommy's you know what? he's going to take a pooh-pooh. >> they always go in a circle before they do that. >> is that what he's doing? >> yeah. i think so. does he have a name? have they named him? >> i don't know. please don't ask for diarrhea.
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>> he's better. diarrhea is better because all of america -- when he starts to make circles in that pen. >> he's so cute! >> oh! >> hoda has some fans in chicago. check out this sign. >> what? what does it -- is over there? paws. thank you, hoda for rescuing blake. paws chicago. >> that was so nice. i lo, love, love that dog and and i love the guys from paws. >> what about -- >> oh, yeah. was cinnamon from paws? >> yes. >> they must have forgotten -- >> with enough assurance, who will question it? >> yes, yes, he was, hoda. >> i want to wish a happy birthday to the american cancer society. >> how old are they today? >> 100 years old. >> they look good for their age, don't they? >> they sure do. >> think about how much money has been raise individual those years and we still haven't found the cure.
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hoda is doing her part. this is hoda's ad, actually in a window at rock center here, and the space is donated every month to a different charity at rock center and you're their spokesperson this nth. >> yeah. so the american cancer society asks different people who have had canc to lend their face and name, but they're a great organization. they raise a lot of money fighting for a cure, so i just want to say thank you. happy birthday and come by rock center because they do donate that window space for everyone to take a peek at. >> there's a friend of mine in new york diana feldman, hats off to her. year after year after year after year, she works for the american cancer society no matter what. >> great. awesome. >> okay. sara, isn't it time for hot dad? >> who doesn't love a hot dad? it's that time of year when we host a hot dad contest and the prize is a one-week vacation for two in the exclusive scrub island resort in the british virgin islands. there are nine different categories from military dads, single dads, hairy dads and it's
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not called hairy dads and e winner will be announced the week before father's day and you have until may 27th to submit so get on ivillage.com. >> okay, miss sarah, if that's your real name. have you ever thought a coincidence had to be so much more. wait until you hear this family's story. it will definitely give you goosebumps. >> after this. >> unbelievable. i alwaysanted to design a bike that honored those who serve our country. and geico gave me that opportunity. now naturally, we wanted it to be powerful, innovative and we built this bike as a tribute to those who are serving, those who have served and their families. and i think we nailed it. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years.
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even if you do not believe in miracles or divine intervention, everybody one in a while a story comes along that sending chims down your spine. >> this is one of these stories. >> in 1980, a 17-year-old girl found that that she was pregnant. >> i was scared, fright bed. i was immature. i didn't know what i was going to do. >> in november of that year, she delivered a baby boy. >> i really want to see my son. i want to see what he looks like. i want to tell him i love him.
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i can't provide for him, this is the best thing for him. >> she asked the nurse on duty, a if she could hold her son to say good-bye. >> i did it because you broke my heart. reached over and handed her the baby. i held her while she held her baby, and edited whole time she cried, i cried. and she kissed him and his forehead and handed it to him and i took him out of the room. >> 20 years later she brought home a young man she had been dating, chad. >> chad had said he was adopgtsed. my mother had saw aicture of chad when he was a new born, and she just looked at him. and she said you're that child. >> after months of searching, chad finally tracked down his birth mother. i see my mom for the first time and i give her this great big
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hug. i lay my head down on her shoulder for the first time. not wanting to let go. tiers coming to my eyes. at that point there was just a smile on my face all the time. >> when we met, it was like nobody was there. it was just -- it was magical. >> the two families now haven unbreakable connection. and to this day, they remain close friends. >> i always call her my angel. she brought my son to me the first time and she brought him back to me. >> wow. >> oh my god. >> and their story is just one of the many incredible stories told in squire rushnell's book. and it's chalked full of stories like this. >> incredible. you think this is just random, but you think it's maybe one of those coincidences, but it isn't.
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>> you call them g wings. >> and they're god winks, yes. >> how do you come to find these people. >> very often they find me. they are absolutely divinely aligned to these stories. they write to me every day but very often i am devinely aligned to the stories for the book that i'm to write. >> you're in the right place to receive it. >> yeah. >> are all of these things happening around us all the time, we just don't have the eyes to see them? >> here's how divine alignment works. we go through life and everything is unfolding. but we are in fact being divinely alined by a built in gps. and what i talk about in this book are the seven steps to help you navigate through life with divine alignment. and it's god's positioning
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system. >> and when you come in contact with someone, some people do and say wow, and then they move on with their life. you should do more than say, here we are. >> you need to acknowledge them. i encourage people to make a list of the god winks and divine alignments. put it on a piece of paper on the refrigerator door. >> my father and i were on a hiking trip we were just out of college and we were in kids. we were in belgium in a tiny farm town. we were walking because we missed our bus. i'm walking down the stairs and i see a camp counselor from so many years ago. we're in the middle of nowhere. i go, what are you doing there? i remember thinking to myself, how did this happen in the middle of nowhere? i'm sure everyone has a story like that. >> different as night and day. but enough about that. >> everybody has a story. >> that's right.
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so how many stories are in this book? i remember reading it when it first came out. but there's at least ten. >> there's a lot. >> there's a lot. >> just amazing stories. and the thing about these stories is that they give us encouragement. >> they give us hope, which is what we need. >> and i really believe if we start understanding the god winks and divine alignment that is happening. >> and being open to it. >> you don't know they're there unless you accept it. >> and we're not talking about religion here, are we? >> no. once you understand this, you will realize that you're on a pathway to more joy -- >> it's an adventure. >> the uncertainty turns into certainty and you'll have much more happiness in your life. >> and believe me, he is telling -- >> way back. and you would never even recognize the man you were and the man you are today. >> really?
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>> yeah. >> there's a little silver. >> you've earned every one of them. >> and he's married to the funniest woman on the planet. >> a game of who knew is going to make your memorial day. you've got to go across the street and i get to stay here. fe every week without a second thought. 5-hour energy has less caffeine than some starbucks coffees, plus it has vitamins and nutrients. it's simple... caffeine with vitamins and nutrients. it's the combination that makes it so great. before you make a decision, get the facts. try a sip and find out why so many people love 5-hour energy.
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all right. we're getting so excited for the holidayweekend. with the memorial day edition of who new. >> what could be more exciting than seeing all the hilarious photos for what the what? >> and we're going to help you get rid of the nasty feet. >> then from your grill to your patio furniture, the accidental housewife gets y clean. >> after your local news.
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♪ ♪ all right. we're back on this wines-y
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wednesday. look who is outside. one is happy and one is not. we're ready to play "who knew?" . kathie lee is across the street at the sweet shop ready to handout a 00 bucks to those who get the question right and those who don't get kathie lee's cd. and here to help me out a andrew. are you ready? >> i'm really. >> lookt this beautiful family from illinois. and a mom who looks like a teenager with her four beautiful children. finish the lyrics to this patriot song. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> what so proudly we hail --
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who's broad striped and bright stars. >> well you, you know that was in four different keys, but the lyrics were -- >> i don't mean to be correcting or anything. and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air. >> that is our national an them. we should know it. what's interesting about that song it's actually an okaytive and a half which is why nobody can actually sing it. it started as a poem and the original star spankled banner you can see at theational historical museum in washington. >> how fascinating. you are from rochester? that in new york. what atracks vacationers the most, the ocean, countryside, national parks or lakes?
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>> it's a guess. >> iknow. the first one. ach. ocean. >> i would have guessed that one too. >> and it is the ocean, actually. and 51% of the americans choz the ocean. and 13% of the ones go to national parks. and working for national geographic. >> true or false, observing a moment of silence at 3:00 p.m. on memorial day is the law. >> i'm going to go with false. >> and you would be wron but you're lauky. >> it's a law? >> it's true. it was an act of congress. so you won't go to jail for breaking it. it was passed in 2000. and everyone pauses to remember our men and women who died in the servi was this country. >> this girl is from party city, austin, texas. which famous cemetery has the
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tomb of the unknown soldier. >> arlington cemetery. >> she got it right. she should have asked who is buried there. unknown from world war i, world war ii, and the korean war. >> this is mrs. austin's mom. memorial day is the most popular holiday for grilling? think it through. >> false. >> yes. see what happens when you think it through. >> yes, she's a winner. was she write? >> fourth of july is number one. 71% of americans grill on fourth of july verses only 57% on memorial d. >> how do you know that information. >> we actually have a barbecue corporation in america. >> of course you do. >> and afternoon burgers, steak
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is more popular than hamburgers. >> this past lady was so up set that she lost because she wanted my cd so much that i gave it to her. how many stripes are there on the american flag. think it through colonies and things. >> 13. >> you have very smart viewers. but at the time of the star spankled banner, there were 15 stripes. i'm glad we stopped. >> andrew, thank you so much for joining us. kathie is going to come back from across t street. coming up right after this the makers of one a day believe, as i do,
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how many times have you kramed your feet into heels that are too high or shoes too
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narrow. >> and then ran all day long while balancing the extra weight of a heavy handbag? >> how can you undo the damage to your feet? amy instyle magazine's beauty director. >> hello. >> you're going to tak us thugh the decades of when we're in our 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond. >> your feet are actually pretty resilient in your 20s. you need to dust off the could be webs a little bit. we suggest givin yourself a little foot facial. soak your feet in epsom salt, use a little pumice, and of course sunscreen. always have to wear sunscreen at the beach. >> on your feet? >> yes. and this is a great one from knew tro jena because it's not sticky. socks on before bed after you
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get the lotion on. >> now we're in our 30s, now shou we have done? >> there's a reason why your heels are hurting more. you're world the fat cushions on your feet. >> that's the only place you're world the fat. >> careful. >> my feet are getting wider, though, how is that possible? >> wider, they say to only wear heels for two for three hours. if you can't give them up, you can try these foot pedals. it keeps your feet from sliding around and prevents that horrible toe crunch. >> which can lead to hammer toes. this is fun. >> let's go to our 40s. >> in your 40s, years of wearing colored polish can cause discoloration. the great thing is this is reversible. all you need to do is gently file the top of your toes, not
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the tips, and then apply a nourishing nail polish and tea tree oil. >> someone told me to put like a lemon wedge on your toenail. >> it does. and for calluses, look for something with urea. >> with what? >> give it up if your feet are this bad. >> everyone has bad feet. i'm not into feet. >> in your 50s this is when you're really starting to see the aging. >> what do you do? >> this is when you pull out the big guns. >> that would be hoda's feet, the big guns. >> 1/2, not 10. only one pair. >> at this age you want to be using the same ingredients that you are using on your face. >> you want me to use the same cream on my face?
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>> where do you put the serum, all over it? >> on the sun spots on your feet. if you invest in one gadget, this is life changing. it is basically like a microdetermine brags for your feet. and it will take the most hardened calluses and turn -- >> off your heels. they get crackly. and then what? >> you've got to be religious about putting on the heaviest cream you can find. look for something with shea butter. >> i want to kill her. >> and get those socks on. >> amy, thank you. >> if that's your real name. >> now we're getting ready for your outdoor face. >> the accidental housewife for a picture perfect yard. >> okay. after this.
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>> alaska is a very extreme environment. 30 foot seas, hurricane force winds. >> we go in some really bad situations and we always pull it off. >> easy down. >> i hit the water, game on. >> go. go. >> under water, go. >> the reason why we all do this job is to save lives. >> a lot of the times the coast guard comes before the family. when he's out flying, i do pray.
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>> i love you, dadd >> everything they throw at us, we do. >> fall is finally here. >> and for every season, there's a reason to watch "wake up with al." weekend mornings on the weather channel. >> it's just right. >> this front is going to move through and change the temperature. >> you just can't beat this kind of weather. >> everything you need to know first thing. we're kind of like a killer app in the morning. >> tap into us. >> "wake up with al" with stephanie bramz and al roker. ohm on theeather channel.
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are you expecting a crowd at
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your house for memorial day barbecue? is it stressing you out. you can put all of those worries away. >> from your grill, to the patio pillows the, accidental housewife is here to help with easy clean cleanup tips. >> how easy are they, julie? >> 1, 2, 3, rise and shine. wood furniture gets dry. you can use vegetable shortening or use good old cking spray. you just put a little bit on like this. actually i put some on before, because look what happens. >> how long does that last, julie, the finish? >> until the next time you feel like putting more on. it depends on the weather. and plu you can use this stuff on your face. >> and your feet. >> and anyplace else you would like. year not going there right now. >> no. >> we're going to pvc fences and
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plastic furniture. use shaving crea compressed soap. all you do is put it on like so. you scrub it off. would you like to do the honors? >> hoda likes to clean. >> i know that. and then turtle wax actually is great to apply. it helps for the dirt to come off as well as protect it from yellowing. >> you haven't used baking soda or vinegar yet. >> wax on, wax of >> barbecue. your honey do, but he don't clean the grill. coca cola. >> it is in our tummy. >> the acid in it is what does it. >> this? >> any kind you like. >> i'm not doing it >> i know. you're fired. >> i'm worn out. >> vinegar, my favorite. >> i knew it.
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>> all winter mildew, spray it, all your cushions and kid's toys, because they've been hanging in the garage. you have to leave it on for a while. >> don't wash it off right away. >> and leave them in their kinds of bags so they dry and don't mildew. >> we'll do that and dance in a minute. mineral deposits around your pool tile. >> hate that. >> i know you hate that. that's why you use lemon. the acid in it will break it down. and baking soda, you mix these together, one part lemon, three parts baking soda. it will have a chemical reaction by the way. pour some in. >> you do it. i want to see? it's like a science experiment. >> i know you all were commenting you thought i looked
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like christmas. going to hawaii. >> that is that great -- that's that hose i want. >> this hose, it's called a flexible. >> and haven't you seen the commercial. >> it extends -- you can talk into it. hello. hello. >> this goes forever. >> and it goes on and on. >> i want to see how long it goes. >> but it does it without pulling it. it does it on its own. >> if i let go, this could be a problem. >> don't do it. >> wait. go all the way. >> why is everyone so excited? it's a hose. >> it's not just any hose. and it's a great gift. >> great at christmas. >> and god gives you lemons, you make let me aid. >> sara is here with her photos. >> will they have the same affect on us >> probably not.
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♪ ♪ oh yes, wines-day wednesday. you know what that means? it's time to check out the
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photos. >> sara is here with what she thinks are the topics. >>irst wup up wife got the winner from last week's caption contest. and the winning caption from katie freeman, is what -- >> i knew you would like that. >> i do. >> first moving on to jennifer miller's entry. >> that's not my jennifer miller, is it. >> she's in a port that potty in her prom dress. >> but look at the cleavage is she is high school? >> that's a whole another segment. >> such the day, rum and coke. can i get both? next up we have a photo from john boil of washington, d.c. not haunted, this house is not haunted. >> no matter what you've heard. >> and next up, we've got a
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photo from kathie from stt petersburg florida. >> that is terrible. >> that could go beautifully with the first photo. >> we've got to reveal our caption contest next week. and now send in your best caption at klgandhoda.com. >> and look at her, she's not even noticing. i'm texting. >> i thought she was playing cards. >> no. >> what? >> we're getting this and we're not talking about that hose we just had. by the way, that hose, can i just for a moment tell you that i have dreams about that hose. ever since i saw the commercial -- >> this is going south fast. >> from the previous segment, you know i watched this video, an he chchlt he is on tomorrow. she's in a new series thank you
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lord that looks like it's a fantastic show. save me. >> save her. >> it's called save me. >> hoda is hoping it will save her. >> i'm not going to say that the prompter says save her. >> ambush makeovers are just in time for the holiday weekend. >> what we're trying to say is have a great -- what? >> there's your hose. i'm in love with the hose. >> bye. somewhere. i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now! >> hey, i'm amer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, my job is not to entertain you. i'm trying to teach.
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call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. which came first? ben bernanke or the bull market? that's what was on my mind when the markets soared on positive remarks from ben bernanke this morning. dow up 150 points only to sell off violently from-month-old negative comments released by the fed later this afternoon. the dow closing down 80 points. s&p falling .83%. no, nasdaq diving 1.11%. >> the house of pain! >> yeah, it was one confusing day as bernanke's fresh comments in front of congress, he continues to keep interest rates low. the economy is still in a nk. we are then trumped by the release of old fed minutes that questioned the need for the bond buying program. the confusion over what the fed will ultimately do granted a lot of selling.

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