christie's had expected it would fetch upwards of $70 million, but in the end, it was an unidentified telephone buyer who clinched the prize, setting a new world record for an art piece. sold at $106 million, our dealers are hoping that the worst of the global financial crisis is over. >> we have seeing it for a little while, and i think it is rather strong and index. >> all eyes will now be on the sale of another picasso portrait next month. expected to sell for half the price of this masterpiece, it is not for the faint hearted. >> briefly, preparations for the cannes film festival have been thrown into turmoil by waves up to 6 feet high which have battered the french riviera. the industry's big stars have been damaged. cleanup has begun. the hope is everything will be ready in time for the film world's biggest annual binge. it starts in a week and runs for 12 days, bringing in some 10,000 movie types at about $4,000 per head. latest headlines for you -- three people have been killed in a firebombed bank in athens. an opinion polls in the u.k. are keeping everyone guessing. britain'

christie says he has been the victim of a lot of angry stuff. they basically were saying he should die. so for somebody to ask him about decorum he is like, screw you. i like the way he did it. when obama gets mad, he scolds. when this guy -- he talked to you like a bartender, pay up your bill. >> i think it was in the manor in which he said -- he was gruff and rude and i think he dressed down the reporter and made him the scapegoat of all the anger toward the teacher. >> i think he was not angry. i think he was having fun. >> he was smug. >> what was the question? >> i didn't ask a question. i would like to ask one. what do you make of christie? what do you make of the reporter? >> i am making you a little drink, something a little sweet. i love the fact you describe him as hulky, bow he myth. we are by far the most beautifully written show. >> i think this is awesome. i do like what he said. i have to give it up for the columnists. he took a boring story and he put that bad boy on page one by merely asking the right question. well done to him.

christi?k criticizes the appearance on "dancing with the stars" what is she saying and did she cross the line, some are asking. >>> first though, one pastor has a different idea of how to help the homeless in his town. he wants to put their lives back on track through a tv career as we find out in this week's "leaders with heart." >> pastor louis ava ranga is teaching homeless people how to be tv producers. he's created a show called "voices of change," that's produced by the homeless and focuses on their issues. >> the ultimate goal is the person who come from the homeless community can be able to achieve a skill so that they can, then, in the future, be able to be producers. >> reporter: luis a former reporter/turned minister, provides training to help the homeless learn to help themselves. >> i hope is that they can in the future use it for support in self and for empowering their own communities. >> reporter: ron became homeless shortly after being released from prison and he says become a

i think that was a big, a big count for him. >> larry: pete, has girlfriend christie gibson, she tooks to the hospital. how is she doing? >> you know, she's shown incredibly -- an incredible amount of strength through all of this. you've got to attribute her to saving his life because of her calmness during the event probably kept him calm. she was the one that said let's not panic and let's get you to the hospital right away. and even -- even at the hospital -- bret is a -- i mean you can't believe how much of i guess you'd say just a man bret is and growing up on the east coast, you know, that he didn't even -- once they were at the hospital, he still didn't want to get out of the car, and he was like well, maybe this will just go away, and it was christie that was able to tell him that you've got to go to the hospital and do this and so she stayed strong and had to take care of the children through this and there was a lot of, i would imagine, there was a lot of turmoil in her head. do i take care of my daughters? do i take care of bret because they weren't in the same places? and

republican new jersey governor christie just did.r asked him about his confrontational tone and -- >> you must be the thinnest skinned guy in america. you think that's a confrontational tone. you should really see me when i'm pissed. [ laughing ] >> you know, that's not confrontational, all right. so you know, you know, i love when people say they don't wanna have argument. that's what we were sent here for. they believe in certain things. they believe in bigger government, higher taxes and more spending. here it is. bigger government, higher taxes, more spending. i believe in less government, lower taxes and an empowering local officials who are elected by their citizen to be able to fix their problems. that may lead to a disagreement or two. now, i could say it really nicely. i could say it in the way that you might be more comfortable with maybe we can go back to the last administration where i could say it in a way where you wouldn't understand it. the fact of the matter is, this is who i am. this is who the people elected. >> gr

. $106.5million at christies' last night. the most paid for any work of the art. previous record was $2 million less. >>> coming up on good morning america, our expert has advise for parents on the recalled medicines. that's your money news report. i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> good morning, 6:24. what a beautiful day today. starting off nice and cool and crisp. 50s across the area. aiming for 83. mostly sunny sky. low breeze. tonight upper 50s to low 60s. tomorrow there may be a brief shower when the wind picks up. most of tomorrow will be dry. same story on friday. easy thunder shower threat. the better chance of rain on friday night, and the first half of saturday. saturday afternoon should see an improvement at least west of the way. to the beaches, mid-67 -- 70s. mother's day will be in the 60s unfortunately. at least it's dry. >>> one crash in parkville at hillerdale road and one in westminster closed with a crash involving a motorcycle. as we peek at the cameras, the outer loop will slow down in a hurry here making your way down to the beltway or on the beltway d

christie's expected upward of $75 million. at the end it was an unidentified telephone buyer who set in new world record for an art piece. $106 million, and the hope that the worst of the global financial crisis is over. >> [unintelligible] it really confirms it. >> all eyes will now be on the sales of another picasso portrait next month. is expected to sell for half the price of this masterpiece. it is not for the faint hearted. bbc news. >> just briefly, preparations for the film festival have been thrown into turmoil by giant waves that have battered the french riviera. the french marquees for the industry's big stars have been damaged. this starts may 12 and runs for 12 days. there will be 10,000 media types and about 4000 press. the latest headlines for you on "bbc world news." 3 people have been killed by a firebomb in a bank in athens during a protest over a sharp cuts in government spending. opinion polls are still keeping everyone guessing. britain's main party leaders and campaigning across the uk in the most unpredi

it went for $1.56 million, at christie's last night, the most paid for any work of art.vious record was about $2 million less and was set back in february. >> he created that painting in just one day. >> it's all by an anonymous bidder. it was quite a race to get it. >> wealthy, anonymous bidder. >> yes. >>> next on the wednesday, the latest from the gulf coast. >>> plus, a warning for parents. why you shouldn't be using several name brands of children's medicine. >>> and on on-the-field infraction in philadelphia. a man tasered. now, his parents weigh in on the punishment. while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol, it raises good. crestor is also proven to slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. crestor isn't for everyone, like people with liver disease, or women who are nursing, p

it went for $1.56 million, at christie's last night, the most paid for any work of art. the previous record was about $2 million less and was set back in february. >> he created that painting in just one day. >> it's all by an anonymous bidder. it was quite a race to get it. >> wealthy, anonymous bidder. >> yes. >>> next on the wednesday, the latest from the gulf coast. >>> plus, a warning for parents. why you shouldn't be using several name brands of children's medicine. >>> and on on-the-field infraction in philadelphia. a man tasered. >>> really dramatic video out of georgia this morning. three people trapped by rushing water in rain-swollen georgia creek are safe and back on dry land. they were precariously perched at the edge of the dam. life crews tossed out life preservers and pulled them to safety with a tether line. >> amazing rescue there in georgia. >>> now, for a look at morning road conditions today. i-95 in florida could be wet. there could be icy patches on i-15, from montana to utah. and slippery conditions along i-75, from detroit to chicago. also on i-5

a new world record set at christie's, picasso's most famous paintings. is ultra-luxury making a comeback? >>> the next hour of "power lunch" starts right now. >>> and welcome to the second hour of "power lunch." i'm sue herera. about an hour after basically a 100-point swing up from the lows, the dow's given back a little bit. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. lloyd blankfein holding a conference call right now with wealth management clients. we'll bring you any relevant headlines. >> i'm dennis neal. we're still monitoring the bear stearns hearing in washington. we'll bring you any of the sexy stuff as it happens. >> there's still no answer. you're not answering. >> i'm tyler matheson in washington. at the annual meeting here in washington, d.c. president boemg talked abo-- ob with ceo of caterpillar. annual revenue in sales of $32 billion. let's get his take now on how business has been impacted by the big events around the globe. let's start, if we might, mr. owens -- welcome, first of all. >> thank you. nice to be here. >> an interesting couple of days

. >> reporter: christy heffer if had something of a ringside seat at the sexual revolution, thanks inart to her father's playboy empire. >> i guess i'm ununusual my generation in that when i went to get a birth control pill iwent with my mother. >> do you remember the conversation you had with your mom? >> only in the sense that it was so nontraumatic. >> reporter: but five decades later, the pill remains a deeply uncomfortable subject for many. >> the double standard is alive and well, my dear. it did not -- it was not eradicated by the oral contraceptive. >> we always have this tension between the way people actually live their lives and, you know, where our societal attitudes and our laws are. >> reporter: in the debate over birth control, science moved somewhat faster than society. but without those changing attitu attitudes, the pill would have been, well, just another pill. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, chicago. >> and when nancy continues her reporting on this topic tomorrow night, what is the next generation of contraception going to look like? and all these years later, will

new green leaves and bust sold for more than $106 million at christy's auction house in new york. the painting showed the reclining figure was an image of picasso in the background. >> all right. >> just out of your price range. >> i was going to say, if you have to ask the price, you cannot afford it. and in this case, that's for sure. >>> broken water main breaks. how they just may translate into higher water bills for those of you on city water. >>> a group of iraqi kids is learning the game they love here in maryland. opportunities they don't have at home. i'm andrea fujii. that's coming up on eyewitness news. >>> our above-average temperatures continue. get your updated first warning forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stores on -- stories on wjz.com, click on wjz.com. >>> all right, bernadette. what a day outside. in fact, mary says it's perfect for her. >> i think my mind is somewhere else, bernadette. not quite at work. >> we had a cinco de mayo party here. >> i might point out that bernadette led this. >> i just sent out the e-mails. a lot of people did a lot o

christie's auction house turns this into $1.68 million, a word record. nude, green leaves and bust. and the winning bidder is called anonymous. >> that's amazing. it took him just a day to paint it? >>> up next from altar boy to al qaeda? how does it happen? one american's disturbing journey. the result of a year-long investigation by cnn. >>> later, was it a hate crime? white supremacist murdered in the south. the suspect is african-american. the details, though, may surprise you. sfx: coin drop want to hear how more families are saving money, saving time and saving for the future? it's regions lifegreen checking and savings. these accounts come with a personal savings review, up to a $250 annual savings account bonus, and free online and mobile banking for simple and safe banking anytime, anywhere. just drop by or visit regions.com/open to open your accounts, and get into the rhythm of saving. reons it's time to expect more. >>> as we touched on earlier, according to the court documents, the suspect in the times square bombing told investigators he rec

he married eddie drake, the daughter of lucy christie drake who was considered two of the best taste of anyone in kansas city and they were a star-studded couple in the city for many years. this is kitty harvey and her later years. kitty harvey was quite a character. she was one of the most openly women in the city, probably one of the most openly in the society. it's part of the reason she alternately was not allowed to take over the fred harvey company because she was a fascinating woman involved in many aspects of the cultural life of kansas city and also one of the great collectors of native american arts and the time she was nine years old she started buying art in santa fe. and byron harvey, who for kansas city is the one you should do because byron harvey was the youngest one of the five children a fred harvey and he's the one who took the company away from kansas city. what is revealed in this book are the first time, most people assume the fred harvey company went down over time because of the depression, because of the railroads going down. in reality, family businesses as

i've been talking to some of my colleagues at the hart research institute in corpus christi, and theyust the spill, but the use of the disbursements. and i think, perhaps most of all, the complacency that so many people seem to have about what is happening in the ocean itself. the ocean, of course, is where the action is. it is why there is life in the sea. the fact that there is that big body of blue water, the blue heart of the planet is the ocean itself. >> woodruff: give us an understanding of what some of that marine life is under water that is so vital, you were saying to us earlierñr today, for human life, whether you live on the sea shore or anywhere. >> we're allñrçó dependent on the sea. with every breath we take, every drop of water we drink, we're connected to the ocean. it doesn't matter whether you ever see the ocean or not. you're affected by it. you're life depends on it. it is that critical area, from the surface down to about 300 feet, where most of the action takes place, in terms of small organisms in the sea that take sunlight and generate oxygen, grab carbon diox

kyle or the union hack in new jersey who wrote the internet joke going around about god, governor christieite governor, it's a joke! have a sense of humor. when did the left become a bunch of humorless stooges? you're no fun anymore. >> no, we're plenty of fun. the president did a great job the other night, and you folks were taking him apart for his routine. by the way, i don't smoke pot and i never have smoked pot. that is a fact. i'm just a boring guy, i like to hunt and fish and i drink cold beer every senator and then. stan stein, is senator kyle over the top on this? >> how do i interject in this debate? i don't think so. i mean, humor is humor. i have to say. we should all line up a little bit. the president made a joke during a speech about drone attacks on the jonas brothers. i thought it was poor taste, but whatever, it's funny. i can't get myself worked up. >> let's talk about some good law enforcement. it didn't take very long for the obama terrorism team, mike, to get it done. how about a pat on the back tonight? can you do that? >> okay. i want you to look in the camera and t

we got a guy in new jersey, governor christie who is cutting budgets, that's in fun. but i think above all ego, there is some real service ethic there. >> i agree with david in most cases. that the spending $70 million which meg whitman has now done this week, and to discuss it's one thing to run and sayogue, this is what is important. this is what i really want to do for the children of our state. but when you are talking about who's more against immigration, and that's what shall did -- that debate has devolved to in california. and it's ugly-- ugly. it is not only that, it is going to be counterproductive for them because whoever wins that is going to have alienated 35% of the electorate of the state by so doing. >> a woman in the house once said to me, you don't win, you don't serve. that is the character challenge. you got to win to serve. they do what you have to do. >> you have to deserve to win too. >> lehrer: a few seconds left. you weren't surprised on the house vote by don't ask don't tell, do you. >> no, it is a remarkable store he where the country has co

the primary helped chris christie prepare for what john corzine wanted to do with him in the fall.ost: and does this help you in any way down the florida gubernatorial race? guest: it does. i note nick does not want to take the gop were too seriously, but it is a serious threat to his party -- the gop war too seriously, but it is a serious threat to his party. there is a former congressman who has lost two statewide races. there is a sharp lack of enthusiasm for him in florida. just a couple of weeks ago, a conservative businessman got into the race, rick scott. he is going to tap into the two- party momentum -- the tea party momentum and that will be problems for the other candidates. i understand in an off year midterm election, republicans feel that they need to focus their efforts. but it leaves this huge space in the middle. host: who is running on the democratic side? guest: alec cink, unopposed. host: we want to take some phone calls, but we want to first show and add that the republican governors association is putting out. and that we want to get the leader of the dga to r

but the bottom line is that chris christy is making a lot of decisions that are unpopular that need to be done the state's fiscal situation is dire. and anyone that pretends otherwise and what chris cristty isn't at least serious about addressing the problem in that very few politicians in this country are, is being unfair to christy. his policies may not work out in the end but i do think his commitment here is sincere. because he's clearly not trying to be pop lor. host: are other governors keeping an eye on him? guest: i'm sure they are. because a lot of tough decisions have to be made. decisions like peeling back union expenditures and pension, these don't have to be republican versus liberal issues. these are special interest policy issues. host: bob in virginia, go ahead. caller: yes. you know, i would like to hear your opinion on this long-term effect sitting here, you know, the oil spill. i know this much. the oil companies, people look [inaudible] they might think that's an indicator of what the oil companies make. but it's not. the oil prices ever since two or three years ago

first call this morning, corpus christi, texas.ill on the line for democrats, what you make of the idea of this new culture war, as arthur brooks seized it? -- as arthur burks sees it? caller: well, in the first place, let's realize one thing. free enterprise -- no industrialized nation can withstand the onslaught of unlimited third world labor. it is just not possible. free enterprise is what we have got now -- no regulation of free enterprise is exactly what happened in the gulf. exactly. they do not apply to the regulations -- they do not abide by the regulations, and the authorities have no regrets. he had been a union member, he could not have stopped the job for the active in. host: we go to mary from buffalo, new york, on the republican line. what do you think? caller: i just wanted to say thank you. this is the first time i have called in to the program. what i wanted to say is that socialism as a whole has failed in our world view, and i think that if we depend on a government that is more -- is less free market and more g

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. >> picasso took a single day to paint it and christie's sold it for $1.68 million, called a newlied the winning bidder is called, anonymous. >> that's amazing. it took him just a day to paint it? >>> up next from altar boy to al qaeda? how does it happen? one american's disturbing journey. the result of a year-long investigation by cnn. >>> later, was it a hate crime? white supremacist murdered in the south. the suspect is african-american. the details may surprise you. [ male announcer ] how can the oil industry in the north sea impact fishing markets in japan, marine legislation in the u.s., and food consumption in italy? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, and other information to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> as we touched on earlier, according to court documents, the suspect in the time square bombings s

the primary helped chris christie prepare for what john corzine wanted to do with him in the fall. host: and does this help youn any way down the florida gubernatorial race? guest: it does. i note nick does not want to take the gop were too seriously, but it is a serious threat to his party -- the gop war too seriously, but it is a serious threat to his party. there is a former congressman who has lost two statewide races. there is a sharp lack of enthusiasm for him in florida. just a couple of weeks ago, a conservative businessman got into the race, rick scott. he is going to tap into the two- party momentum -- the tea party momentum andhat will be problems for the other candidates. i understand in an off year midterm election, republicans feel that they need to focus their efforts. but it leaves this huge space in the middle. host: who is running on the democratic side? est: alec cink, unopposed. host: we want to take some phone calls, but we want to first show and add that the republican governors association is putting out. and tt we want to get the leader of the dga to respond

christie grove, fort myers beach, about to fly to chattanooga, tennessee, when airport security screeners found the weapon in her carry-on bag. the investigators say grove told police she simply forgot the gun was in her bag and she is charged with carrying a concealed firearm. hour's long standoff in washington state ended with the death of a sheriff deputy suspected of killing his in-laws. police say alan myron shot his wife's parents last night and barricaded himself with the children. the children escaped early on in the siege. it's unclear what sparked the violence. >>> parts of british air space they have to close again tomorrow because of the ash from the volcano. the flights have been disrupted since it first erupted in mid-april. the closures could remain in effect tuesday. germany will send up a test flight tomorrow and consider detours of its own. >>> heavy rain is hitting texas right now and the midwest may get more rain. meteorologist domenica davis is at the fox weather center. hi, domenica davis. >> we have low pressure working its way up from the gulf. and a lot of moistur

. >> rain, georgia and christy were so amazing, because i knew something bad had happened.e first thought i had after the pain is i thought i don't want to wake up and be -- i don't want my daughters to see me unconscious on the floor. i didn't want them to wake up in the morning and i'm just laying there. that was my absolute motivation. >> doctors have said to you they don't see any connection between the accident at the emmys, and the hemorrhage and the stroke. is it frustrating? would it be easier if they were connected? >> absolutely. here is the scary part for me. i had the emergency appendectomy and thought that's a lot of pain but it's an appendectomy. you move on. the 40 years of diabetes, wear and tear on the body, internal organs and maybe it's just a domino effect. all of a sudden it's one thing, a weak vessel in the base stem of the brain and all of a sudden the -- who knew? i went in for what i thought was a mini stroke because my mouth and my left hand went numb. when i went into the hospital again this last week, the strangest thing, the last test they did w

there are 513,000 elected officials, and we are trying to find a program, and what did christie gunwell do, and steve goldwell do in indianapolis, and you can find a new best ideas across the government. host: newt gingrich is our guest, and "to save america: stopping obama's secular socialist medicine" is his new book. caller: mr. gingrich, it's an honor to talk to you and thank you for what you are doing to help our country in these troubled times. i want to ask you and i know you probably won't say, but i hope you will consider running for office in 2012. we need your experience and your ideas and your face. guest: thank you for that call, and my wife and i are looking seriously trying to get our businesses in order, so that next february or march we can make a decision. i am totally focused this year on the november elections. i believe these are the most consequential elections. and it's important that we have a huge turn-out and have a successful election. and i don't want to think beyond this year. host: what kind of work do you have to get your businesses in order? guest: we hav

first call this morning, corpus christi, texas. bill on the line for democrats, what you make of the idea of this new culture war, as arthur brooks seized it? -- as arthur burks sees it? caller: well, in the first place, let's realize one thing. free enterprise -- no industrialized nation can withstand the onslaught of unlimited third world labor. it is just not possible. free enterprise is what we have got now -- no regulation of free enterprise is exactly what happened in the gulf. exactly. they do not apply to the regulations -- they do not abide by the regulations, and the authorities have no regrets. he had been a union member, he could not have stopped the job for the active in. host: we go to mary from buffalo, new york, on the republican line. what do you think? caller: i just wanted to say thank you. this is the first time i have called in to the program. what i wanted to say is that socialism as a whole has failed in our world view, and i think that if we depend on a government that is more -- is less free market and more

legislature and we are trying to develop a program where you could find what has governor chris christie done well, what did steve goldsmith do as mayor o indianapolis. you could come to sort of a central point to learn n best ideas across the range of government. host: newt gingrich is our guest. to save america is his newest book. the first call is from illinois. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. mr. gingrich, first of all it san honor to talk to you. i want to thank you for all that you are doing with american solutions to try to help our country in these troubled times. i wanted to ask you -- and i know you probably won't say but i'm hopinghat you will cons running for office in 2012. we need somebody with your ideas, your experience and your faith. guest: first of all, thank you for that call. and my wife and i are looking very seriously and trying to get our businesses in order. we run for businesses and we ar trying to organize everything so next february or march we could make a decision. but i'm focused totally this year on the november elections. i believe the

. >> and you look at the backlash that republican governor chris christie is getting in new jersey. new sheriff in town, trying to say, look at these jackpot deals that the pensioners in the teachers union and the police and fire and everybody else, we got to pull it back. and the unions are really pushing back. >> that's going to be the headline of the future. what will unions do when -- municipal workers union, what are they going to do when faced with serious cuts? either layoffs or reducing in their pensions and benefits. i'll tell you what they're going to do, they'll go to the federal government for a bailout. >> i'll tell you what they're going to do, they'll go on strike. >> there will be some of that, yeah. >> there is word that through the imf, the u.s. somehow will be bailing out greece which is an outrage. >> america contributes to the funds available to the international monetary fund. the imf is going to be part of the bailout of greece. therefore, some american taxpayer dollars, i don't know how much. i'm told it's in the region of $6 to $7 billion will go via the imf

christie the court has become so political that it is unbelievable. i believe in the three branches of government. the way government is being rammed non now -- the supreme cs become so political. all you have to do is look at the citizens united case it went away outside the argument and decided that corporations are individuals. i am just one person. to answer your questions about the doors being open and closed, i do not think a really matters. unless you have conservative justices -- just so you know, i am in law enforcement. these guys, they will rule conservative no matter what. host: the latest on the oil spill on the front page of "the houston chronicle" this morning. "bp explorers five options for stopping oil spill." "bp says the first of two boxes could be installed as early as this weekend. a second could be installed a few days later." some reports say the containment could take up to one week. that is "the houston chronicle" this morning. here is "the times picayune" this morning. this is their story on the oil spill in the gulf coast. s

we need a chris christie or somebody who will say enough is enough. host: tom, missouri.ler: good morning. i would like to talk about the oil spill. i do not believe the american taxpayer should bailout british petroleum. it is not bp, but british petroleum. look at their history -- a blasted pipeline. they put no money into maintenance or of keep. it was spilling oil in alaska. the refinery fire and explosion in houston that british petroleum owned, killing many workers there and injuring many others. now this spill in the gulf. the american taxpayer should not pay for this. the british petroleum assets should be frozen, and they should be made to pay. tourism is a big income for the gulf coastline. the fishing industries, all of them. just last week i heard it come now that exxonmobil -- 38% profit margin this last quarter. they did not give billions -- but 30%? in the business in the u.s. would love to make a 38% profit every quarter. -- but 38% you're lucky to make 10%. but exxonmobil makes 38%? oil of nearly $4 per gallon? they're making obscene profits. they are gou

spectrum, a picasso painting not seen in public for 50 years sold for a record $106 million at christie's last night. it was bought by an anonymous buyer and was the top seller. it wasn't too long ago we were talking about pp -- remember the blonz bronze statue, the walking man. >> yes. >> this was a record for any piece of art. >> really? >> i thought the walking man went for more. >> i liked the walking man. >> you did. >> it was skinny and weird and you could put i anywhere. if someone walked in your house, they might notice the picasso, but i think i could have done the walk man. >> i think it was modelled after you. >> you know, i think the camera -- >> it adds ten pounds. because you're not that fat. >> 195 can't by that -- >> stand up. there you go. >> mac -- >> actually, show them the rear. that's the best. because us really don't have a rear. there you go. >> i am not that fat. am i fat? no. no answer. people love -- and i always say, please send me a picture of you, you know? >> no, you're not. you look great, really. >> you don't need to say that. >> no, i'm serious. all right.

legislature and we are trying to develop a program where you could find what has governor chris christie done well, what did steve goldsmith do as mayor of indianapolis. you could come to sort of a central point to learn new best ideas across the range of government. host: newt gingrich is our guest. to save america is his newest book. the first call is from illinois. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. mr. gingrich, first of all it san honor to talk to you. i want to thank you for all that you are doing with american solutions to try to help our country in these troubled times. i wanted to ask you -- and i know you probably won't say but i'm hoping that you will consider running for office in 2012. we need somebody with your ideas, your experience and your faith. guest: first of all, thank you for that call. and my wife and i are looking very seriously and trying to get our businesses in order. we run for businesses and we are trying to organize everything so next february or march we could make a decision. but i'm focused totally this year on the november elections. i b

lieutenant stewart alexander from the corpus christi police department. he was killed by vehicle lar assault on march 11, 2009. sergeant randy white of the bridgeport p.d. was killed by vehicle pursuit on april 2, 2009. houston police officer henry kanalis was killed by gunfire on june 23, 2009 and jesse hamilton was killed on august 25 by gunfire and he was a member of the pasadena -- pasadena police department of the state of texas. 2009 was particularly difficult year for peace officer families. on the 21st day of march, 2009, four members of the oakland, california, police department were shot and killed in the line of duty. sergeants mark dun began, irvin romans, dan sack aye and officer john haguey gave their lives in service to their fellow americans and we honor them in their service today. on november 29, 2009, four members of the lakewood police department in washington were brutally ambushed as they sat in a coffee shop catching up on paperwork and planning for their upcoming shift. sergeant mark ren ger and tina griswold, ronald owens, gregg r

the heart research institute at texas a&m at corpus christi has put a figure of known economic consequences at about $1.6 billion. that does not take intoccount the free services of -- that are being affected but for which compensation is not being proposed but perhaps by suggesting that there be protected areas in the gulf of mexico as a way to restore and enable the oan itself and life the ocean to recover unimpeded by other impacts would be a gooplace to, in a sense, compensate the ocean for the problems that have occurred. surely we must make substantial investments in the development of technologies that can help solve the problems and assess the problems. investments in human occupied, robotic and autonomous systems that go in the water, under the ocean, not just at the surface. there must be sensors and stations for explotion research, monitoring and safeguardi the living ean. you think about it the u.s. coast guard, noaa, the epa, the navy, they all have aircraft. they all have ships. but what is -- what is in the national fleet that willake us unde the sea? we've already this year

the heart research institute at texas a&m at corpus christi has put a figure of known economic consequences at about $1.6 billion. that does not take into account the free services of -- that are being affected but for which compensation is not being proposed but perhaps by suggesting that there be protected areas in the gulf of mexico as a way to restore and enable the ocean itself and life in the ocean to recover unimpeded by other impacts would be a good place to, in a sense, compensate the ocean for the problems that have occurred. surely we must make substantial investments in the development of technologies that can help solve the problems and assess the problems. investments in human occupied, robotic and autonomous systems that gon the water, under the ocean, not just at the surface. there must be sensors and stations for exploration research, monitoring and safeguarding the living ocean. you think about it. the u.s. coast guard, noaa, the epa, the navy, they all have aircraft. they all have ships. but what is -- what is in the national fleet that will take us under the sea? we've a

legislature and we are trying to develop a program where you could find what has governor chris christie done well, what did steve goldsmith do as mayor of indianapolis. you could come to sort of a central point to learn new best ideas across the range of government. host: newt gingrich is our guest. to save america is his newest book. the first call is from illinois. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. mr. gingrich, first of all it san honor to talk to you. i want to thank you for all that you are doing with american solutions to try to help our country in these troubled times. i wanted to ask you -- and i know you probably won't say but i'm hoping that you will consider running for office in 2012. we need somebody with your ids, your experience and your faith. guest: first of all, thank you for that call. and my wif and i are looking very seriously and trying to get our businesses in order. we run for businesses and we are trying to organize everything so next february or march we could make a decision. but i'm focused totally this year on the november elections. i beli