barney frank was responsible for passing financial reform.eople don't trust the government to reform the banks. they are mad about t.a.r.p., they're mad about everything. barney frank gets no credit for all the work he's done on that. >> they don't think the government has reformed the banks is the problem. they don't see it. they don't believe it. we should put this in perspective. matt said something really important before as he usually does. that is that obama can say -- make 61 speeches in the next few weeks and it isn't going to turn this. what the president has to be thinking about now is the future of his presidency. his presidency is at risk. he has to really rethink what he has been doing. you know, another way to put this in perspective is at 42%, he's sitting exactly where ronald reagan was at this point in his presidency. he's sitting higher than bill clinton was. >> that's a great point. i was talking to a republican pollster who says maybe 55 or 60 seats the republicans will pick up. what does this mean for obama. he says zip.

. >> cheryl: barney frank about to repeat history?hat the massachusetts democrat is pushing fannie and freddie to do now that some say will make the last crisis look like a picnic. hey, lawrence, my parents want to talk to you. oh. about what? uh, they don't really think you're an exchange student. what? they think you're a businessman, using our house to meet new clients in china. for reals, player? [ woman saks chinese ] they overheard a phone call. speaks chinese ] something about shipping with fedex to shanghai. and then you opened a bottle of champagne. that was for a science project. [ man and woman speaking chinese ] i'm late for..occer... rehearsal. [ man speaks chinese ] you and i are cool? i'll be home by curfew. [ male announcer ] we understand.® you need a partner who can help you go global. fedex. >> cheryl: coming up, barney frank at it again to call for fannie and freddie to back more home loans. didn't that get us in the mess in >>> hello, everybody. i'm uma pemmaraju in washington. lisa murkowski has now re-entered th

barney frank.... >> gregg: jimmy carter? >> you know that barney frank.... >> calvin coolidge's fault. >> it stopped the down economy with fannie mae and freddie mac people couldn't afford the buy houses and the market collapsed and housing market is going down as fast as the democratic party. >> gregg: rick and rich, good to see you both. >> julie: well, before making a final ballot decisions, many voters are waiting to see what congress does about expiring tax cuts. president obama and many democrats want to end the bush era cuts for wealthiest americans but many recipes says raising taxes on anyone isn't the answer to our financial crisis. julie, we got some answers on the timing of the tax cut vote. what is the word. >> reporter: the number two democrat in the house appeared, steny hoyer he doubts there be vote on tax cuts meaning that americans are going to have to wait until after the november elections to find out what their tax rates are going to be, on income, dividends and capital gains. hoyer says it's republicans

there's no such thing as a safe slam dunk election. >> reporter: even 30-year congressman barney frank. >> we can do better. >> reporter: who crushed his last opponent 2 to 1. be democrats are on the offensive, with a war room using republicans personal history from tax records to divorce filings in harsh attack ads. >> got rich while his construction company overcharged taxpayers. he's a predator real estate speculator. he snatched up nearly 300 foreclosed homes. >> he's been sued over 400 times for fraud, discrimination and more. >> reporter: messages only likely to grow harsher as november nears. president obama suspect on the sidelines. he'll be campaigning this week in four states. and another even more popular white house resident is hitting the trail. in the coming weeks, michelle obama plans to hit five states. dan? >> john hendren, thank you. a lot to talk about here, so we want to call in our senior washington editor rick klein. rick, is it really so dire for the democrats right now that even longer serving democrats e barney frank are in trouble? >> reporter: this is such a

now, barney frank delivers for his district.m delivering for the country, not just for you? >> that's absolutely right. if you look at what barney has delivered to the district, first, it's the damage that he's caused to the country. the high unemployment here in the district, the loss of value in homes. i think people will -- most people will realize it's not even a close to even trade. so it's much more important that we get representatives into washington who are going to be good for national policy and in this way, take care of the constituents. >> sean, exactly what was your estimation barney frank's role, what did he do exactly that helped get us to where we are today? >> well, again, you go back to fannie and freddie. he pushed repeatedly and pushed at length on many different occasions the testimonies out there, the public statements, the tv clips of him pushing to prevent anybody from bringing in fannie and freddie's lending practices. he really wanted to extend home ownership. he believes there should be universal home

president clinton. >> i don't want to think about barney frank shaking in his pants. leave his pants out of it. >> sean: ouch! you are going back to the -- >> i don't want to get personal with barney frank. >> sean: the tax foundation is running numbers, the tax hikes coming down the road, they say are eye-popping. for example, somebody with as<)é combined income $122,000, two kids income going up nearly $5,000. family of four, $45,000 a year their income going up over $2,000 if they don't move. i think was one of the greatest acts of cowardice in our lifetime, leaving town not telling us before the election where they stand. >> absolutely. people are making real life decisions, as you said they are putting off marriage, putting off kids. getting rid of their second car, they are downsizing. the reality is, they are making tough decisions. congress is cheapening that. calling them angry and racist and stupid. >> sean: listen, they are doing all these things and having surrogates do these things. chris matthews advanced this bizarre theory are businesses skewing the wh

i was in chairman barney frank's office just a few weeks ago. barney frank deserves as much credit as anyone on this planet. for keeping this consumer financial protection dure yo and making it strong. -- bureau and making it strong. so chairman frank and i we talking about some details about the bureau and what might happen and not in conference. and we got to the end. and barney looked up in that way he does. you know, over the top of his glasses. and he growls because that's the only way i know to describe a conversation with barney. he's like, you know, elizabeth, a year ago this idea wouldn't have even qualified as a pipe dream. and here we are. [applause] and here's the best part of it. when you're thinking about what we can do. we're not here today because the banks gave it to us. the banks did not, a year ago, say, well, we're really sorry we broke the economy. and we really appreciate that you put $700 billion and a few trillion in guarantees on the table to help bail us out. and, therefore,e're going to support some regulation for ordi

including congressman barney frank.ved into a closely watched race in another state. coming up next. and speaking of former presidents, remember this, these two made history together. a look back on the 50th anniversary of the nixon, kennedy, presidential debate, plus some things you may not know about what happened behind the scenes, that story coming up. [ male announcer ] gladys has always loved the scent of gain aundry detergent. and the moment she set eyes on gain fabric softener.. she found herself overwhelmed with desire. ♪ ahhhhh, the things we do for love. the amazing scent of gain indetergent, fabric softener, and now in a dish soap too. wow. sniff sniff hooray! we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. >> i'm julie banderas, this is the fox report hd. bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news now and a georgia mega church pastor speaking out after four men accused him

"barney" also was shot in dallas. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there might be a riot here.> they both fought crime, but separately. they did not fight crime together. >> jimmy: that's true. >> "barney" and "walker, texas ranger." >> jimmy: well, that's an honor. i remember seeing one "walker, texas ranger" where he kicked -- this dude wanted to fight him. and then he kicked the dude -- but he kicked the dude through a glass window. the dude fell out of the glass window on to a kerosene -- oh, he's on fire. i forgot to mention that. [ laughter ] landed on a kerosene tank and the tank exploded. i was like, "that is the way to kill someone on television." [ light laughter ] >> i saw barney do the exact same thing. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i wanted to tell you -- because i know you're on the twitter. >> yes. >> jimmy: you tweet out a lot of fun stuff. >> i tweet. >> jimmy: yeah, and i know that you got lasik. >> i did. i call it laser eyes. >> jimmy: you have the same side effect i got. >> i got the same side effect. >> jimmy: i can shoot lasers out of my eyeballs. >> they shot a

thelma lou was barney's girlfriend.the pinhead now. check your facts old man, because we are holding your feet to the fire! [ applause ] i expect a full retraction, on air, otherwise i might never trust fox again. >> bill: well the problem is that shortly after i made the thelma lou mistake, i corrected it on the the air! somehow jon didn't mention that. so who is the pinhead now? by the way, stewart will be on the factor next wednesday. that should be interesting. i'm trying to get thelma lou. that is it for us tonight check out the fox news fact for website. different from billoreilly.com. we would like to you spout off about the factor from anywhere if the world. oreilly@foxnews.com. name a town if you wish to opine. when writing the factor do not be sniffy. nothing to do with sneezing. great word, look it up. i'm bill o'reilly please remember the spin stops s s s s >> top of the morning to you on a thursday, september 16, 2010. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time today. president obama wants a tax hik

barney frank has been in congress 30 years. this year republicans are threatening to take back control. >> people have a right to be disappointed, but they still have to make a choice. an election is not a referendum on anger, it is a choice between two candidates. >> bill clinton stumped in two states. this week president its four states he won in the past. >> there's no such thing as a slave state for democrats this year. >> both parties are faced on the economy and who voters trust to fix it. >> they have to change congress and that will happen in november. >> this is a prescription for surrender. we cannot do that. >> when president obama appears in wisconsin, if russ feingold will not be there. he's going to appear with the more popular michelle obama next month. emily smith, abc news. >>> turning to sports, redskins fans, what a way to start the week. the skins are one and two. after that lustily rams on sunday, the picture seems a lot worse -- after the loss to the rams. steven jackson ran. we will have much more on this

barney horner, who is the great grandson of chief john grass from standing rock reservation in south dakota. one of the songs he gave me before he passed on, on indigenous people's day in 1995, was a song that he called the blue horse special. the blue horse special is the song that i have been fortunate enough to be able to play in a lot of different performance contexts. it's a song that was made by a man named matthew too bold, a very well respected elder whose wife, ellie, just recently passed on. both of them were very well respected for their singing skills. when i thought about doing an arrangement for today, the blue horse special came to mind. i thought i wonder if i can bring a cedar flute into an air, i thought, i wonder if i can take a pala song and turn it into a reel. what i will do is sing you the original pala song, so you can hear that, then we will go into an arrangement that also includes a little something at the end for my grandparents. (singing)

barney frank is an incumbent. his visit, is it necessary? will it help?ing congressman and national figure as well. president clinton's visit shows they are campaigning hard. that's the argument they make when they are criticized by the competitor. it's a young candidate in his 30s, former marine and businessman that says bill clinton's visit here shows that the barney frank, campaign is a little vulnerable right now. we are talking about massachusetts. this is a place where republican scott brown scored upset victory win over democrat cokely in january. it hasn't changed a once democratic stronghold of massachusetts, a little bit red. we spoke with the professor of communications who said he believes that democrats are not taking anything for granted with the new political landscape. here is toby berkowitz. >> the question is could it happen to a barney frank? there is a possibility. so you bring in bill clinton to reduce odds that you will be the big story and be a long-term congressman beaten by a rookie. >> reporter: taking the charismatic figure bill

barney wilson. here to do the same thing for this generation. >> they are hopeful he is the right leader to turn this school around. >> the mayor of baltimore will be there a bit later -- a bit later. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories. baltimore city police are searching for the suspects responsible for at least seven armed robberies at mondawmin mall this year. while police have issued some arrest warrants, they continue to search for suspects in other robberies. a spokesperson says expect to see more plainclothes officers in the area. they are adjusting surveillance cameras in an effort to capture suspects in action. baltimore police need your help finding a 24-year-old wanted for the 2007 murder of richard lawson. police say he is known to frequent the liberty and garrison area. if you have any information, you are asked to call baltimore city police. >> it is being called a case of corruption on steroids in bell, california. eight current and former officials spent the night in

barney frank remains an extremely powerful force within finance. one person that is not on the list that was not on the list then that clearly put himself on a list is al franken. he is a comedian who is now a senator. he brought up the importance of sorting the rating agencies. it cannot be overstated. >> why should we pay any attention to rating agencies? >> you need rating agencies in the system because people need to have a guide post where the risk lies. i know i am going to get paid this, but i know that i will assume that risk for it. rating agencies are fine in principle, they just have to rham right and be done well. why would anyone pay for any type of ratings? you protect people and you make people money. every business should be that same way. the rating agencies have been a duopoly for 20, 30, 40 or 50 years. >> found the list. >> that looks ok. >> where are you on elizabeth warren and somebody else? >> it looks like elizabeth warren, as of late august, she is pulling together her lobbying power to get this job. she is well respected.

barney frank remains an extremely powerful force within finance. i would say one person that is not on the list that put himself on the list is al franken. who would have thought? the importance of sorting the rating agencies out, you cannot overstate it. >> why should we pay any attention to the rating after what we found out? >> you need rating agencies in the system. people need to have a guide post on where the risk lice. there are individual investors who need standardization of i know i am going to get paid this and assume risk for it. rating agencies are fine in principle, they just have to run right and be done well. why would anyone pay for any type of ratings? you protect people and you make people money. every business should be that same way. the rating agencies have been a duopoly for 20, 30, 40 or 50 years. >> i found the list. still the same? where do you in this, by the time this runs, they may have made the decision on the head of the consumer agency. where are you on elizabeth warren. >> i think elizabeth warren, she is pulling to

he had to campaign even for 30-year congressman barney frank, once so safe that he trounced his opponentast time 2-1 and three times before that, no republican ran against him. now, he's on the endangered list. >> nobody, but nobody in the house has done more to help build back the american dream than barney frank. you ought to be there for him on election day. >> reporter: democrats are also on the offensive, however, with a war room that uses republicans' personal histories, from tax records to divorce filings, in unusually early and harsh attack ads. those messages are only likely to grow harsher as november nears. >> hannah got rich while his construction company overcharged taxpayers thousands. >> he's a predatory real estate speculator. schweikert snatched up nearly 300 foreclosed homes. >> ganley's been sued over 400 times for fraud, discrimination, and more. >> it means there is no such thing as a safe state for democrats this year. there's no such thing as a dark blue state. there's no such thing as a safe slam dunk election. >> reporter: president obama isn't on the sidelines.

barney frank has been in congress 30 years.ublicans are threatening to take action. >> when we don't have people trying to make things worse, we are able to provide the economy this country deserves. >> people have a right to be angry and disappointed, but they still have to make a choice. an election is a choice between two candidates. >> bill clinton stumped in two states this weekend. president obama hit three states that anyone in the past. >> there's no such thing as a dark blue states or slam dunk election. >> both parties are focused on who voters' trust to fix the economy. >> they know they have to change congress. >> if this is a prescription for surrender. we cannot do that. president obama appeared in wisconsin this week, democratic senator russ feingold for will not be there. he's going to have an appearance with the more popular michelle obama next month. >>> michelle rhee menon and other high-profile national television appearance on sunday on "meet the press." she was asked a question that everyone is asking. >>

fred and wilma flint stone, barney and betty rubble, and all their neolithic neighbors. >> hi, neighborster: the original steers ran for six years, but it lives on to this day in reruns on cable. >> they dealt with the kinds of issues that-- that everyday suburban couples still deal with-- financial problems, marital woes, embarrassing situations. >> reporter: and in the process, fred created one of the most enduring expressions in the english language... >> yabba-dabb-do! >> reporter: the thing, is heave never supposed to say that. the script just said yahoo, but the actor doing fred's voice remembered that his mother liked to quote that old brill cream commercial, a little dap' l do yeah, yahho plus a little dab' l will do you equals yabba-dabbahelp do. >> it's built a record of success that can only be described as rock solid, of course. richard schlessinger, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. i'm see you tomorrow. good night. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto tec

we have finalized barney's. it didn't want to move and was going to cause trouble. the central subway team did a very good job of negotiating their way through that with the tenant and owner. caltrans, we are negotiating agreements with them for encroachment as well as lay-down for construction, staging leases and a coop agreement. and then forecast, we have nuisance hearings and encroachments can go up for two locations. we expect those to be beginning in september. financial capacity assessment. staff has completed a state of good repair analysis in april. they have completed a state of good repair training, made a submission to the f.t.a. and an interim report. the f.t.a. is very pleased in the direction we are moving with the agency to focus the plan towards a state of good repair and less enhancements. the county transportation authority has revised their modeling, and with the new numbers, that ridership will be used in our numbers this year. we started a mind the gap committee. the mind the gap committee was established to add

you know, the reason barney frank said this is a pipe dream is he said the lobbyists always win. that's what happens in this town. i was told that over and over and over. all the money is on one side, and in my view all the hurting was on the other side. i think that the consumer agency is about our trying to change that around and actually having some success doing it. >> when you first proposed this consumer watchdog agency 2007, you tied the exorbitant fees middle class americans are paying to their credit cards, you tied that to the health of the economy. it's a substantial amount of money and it's money you explain americans are not spending on clothes and cars and groceries and stuff that stimulates the economy. do you see the creation of the cfpb as important not just in terms of fairness but for the overall health of the economy? >> oh, absolutely in multiple ways. so let's just talk about a couple. the first one is, whatever is the right metaphor you want to use, when you think about families out there, their own boats trying to make it, trying to make it from here to th

president and democratic heavyweight bill clinton rallied supporters on behalf of congressman barney frank, seeking a 16th term in office. he won his last election by a 2-to-1 margin. his sheet should be considered a safe one. but, in this year's anti-incumbent climate, nothing is certain for democrats. >> nobody, but nobody in the house, has done more to help build back the american dream than barney frank. you ought to be there for him election day. >> reporter: clinton joining a growing list of political stars campaigning on both sides. michelle obama will stump for five democratic candidates in october, both the first lady and the former president enjoy higher favorability ratings than the current president. on the republican side, former alaska governor sarah palin is hitting the campaign trail. along with possible presidential hopeful, mitt romney. the latest politico/g with battle ground poll show americans believe a republican-led congress would do a better job than the president handling job creation, a key issue in the campaign. >> voters, be ware. >> reporter: and with tim

barney frank has been in for 30 years but they are threatening to take back control of the hill. >> when we don't have people trying to make things worse and trying 0 obstruct we can provide the economy this country deserve. >> people have a right to be angry, disappointed but they still have to make a choice. an election is not a referendum on anger but a choice gene two candidates. >> reporter: bill clinton stumped in two states. this week president obama hits four states. he won in the past. >> it means there is no such thing as a safe state for democrats in the past. there is no such as a safe slam dunk election. >> reporter: both parties are focused on the economy and who voters trust to fix it. >> they know if they want to save america they've got to change the congress and that's going to happen on heavy 2nd. >> this isn't a prescription for economic growth but for surrender. we can't do that. >> reporter: when president obama campaigns in wisconsin this week, democratic senator russ feingold won't be there. the senator is opting for a appearance with the more popular michelle oba

democrat barney frank has been in congress for 30 years, but this year republicans are threatening to take back control of the hill. >> when we don't have people trying to make things worse and trying to obstruct, we can provide the economy that this country deserves. >> people have a right to be angry. they have a right to be disappointed, but they still have to make a choice. an election is not a referendum on their anger, it's a choice between two candidates. >> reporter: bill clinton stumped in two states over the weekend. this week president obama hits four states. states he won in the past. >> it means there is no such thing as a safe state for democrats this year. there is no such thing as a dark blue state. there is no such thing as a safe slam dunk election. >> reporter: both parties are focused on the economy and who voters trust to fix it. >> they know if they want to save america, they've got to change the congress and that's going to happen on november 2nd. >> this isn't a prescription for economic growth. this is a prescription for surrender. we can't do that. >> reporte

so barney, i think you're probably right. i think we're going with the times.ma blgs has been clear on how they view the tea parties. now it's whether or not it will help them. radical fringe element. very, very dangerous, that's what obama believes the tea parties are. let's start here. start with the definition of "radical." we're not tredging old ground. i know it seems this way but it is actually going some place. marked by considerable departure from the usual or tradition traditional, extreme. to make extreme changes in existing views. habits, conditions or institutions. hmm. knew which one is the radical group? i mean the one that says let's go with the constitution, or the one saying you know, really, i don't have to go through the senate. which one? you saw the clip of the 8-268 party. what about these people? what do these people believe? isn't it interesting that we are talking about radicals in the tea party but not talking about these actual 1960s radicals. the tree of revolution. this is actual revolution air let's change america through revolutio

he's a busboy at barney's beanery here in los angeles.ba legend charles barkley, who he beat. he even took the great kobe bryant down. now, adam saw all this, tweeted me, said, do you still do the thingy with the bball machine? so, i tweeted back, are you an accomplished pop a shotter? to which adam replied, i'm rain man. so -- tonight, we're going to see if adam can make it rain. it's time now for the pop a shot challenge. gentlemen? wow. look at this. adam, how are you? ricardo, how are you? now, say this right off the bat, this is very brave. i noticed your hands are much sweatier than ricardos which is a bad sign for you. >> i am regretting everything that we talked about the other day. but i -- >> jimmy: you do this? >> i'm good. but you, my friend, i mean -- could we just do this? >> let's see what happens. >> you're a legend. >> jimmy: giving up already? we have to make a show. >> i'm going to win. >> jimmy: okay, good. we start this with -- bring out cousin sal. he's going to have a jump ball. here we go. gentlemen -- >> adam's ba

homer which i heard from cass sunstein represents you, the average american person -- dope i and barney the drunk does nothing but drink all daily gets a slice of pie. where is quinnby who should have a bigger piece of pie. he should have more. this is mo, the small business person. i will give it to mr. burns. bebut showed take it from mr. burns because he is the richest but he is in with quinnby. got it? looking good so far, right? a lot of people in our government, now, are teaching our children this is the way our system should be. the rest of us know the free market system says we are all bakers. we are all bakers. we don't have to keep dividing the pie because when you get a new person in they are like, well, i hate this guy. and this guy has to have his pie here and the next selection and this guy, this guy should have his pie over here and some of this guy's pie should go to him and this piece? this piece goes over here and this piece goes over here but i take this piece and i put this piece back here. yummy. isn't it? instead, i will diet but i have to lick it off my fingers. i

she married barney and together they opened fetzer vineyard. she and her children operated the vine yard until they sold it in 1995. she was 88 years old. >>> 6:19 is the time. one hero of the disaster in san bruno is telling his story. >> right where that light post is right there in my neighbor's yard is where i saw him walking at me begging for help. >> he describes how he came to the rescue of a man dealing with a truly horrific situation. >>> a poor report card for some of the levees. we'll tell you where the problems are and what could cause one of them to break. >>> we'll tell you more about morning commute and the bay weather. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honk our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> a rosary service will be held for the mother and daughter killed in the fire explosion in san bruno. the vigil begins at 7 p.m. tomorrow the funeral will be held at that same church. the memorial for jessica morales will be held at the church of the highlands. last

as you come up from minnesota toward the bridge, barney circle, or the southeast/southwest freeway andt building a little bit, travel lanes are open. south capital street, douglas bridge, 295 to the 11th doing very well. wilson bridge, outer loop as you come down from route 1 in alexandria, few folks out and about. all in all looking good. hey, we're doing fine out there this morning. metro, mark, reporting no early delays. >> jerry, thank yo >>> 5:22. comingup, more legal troubles for randy quaid. why he is accused of sqtting. >>> when the world's tallest man and shortest woman >>> actor rndy quaid and his wife are in troubl again, this time for squatting in their former home. thecouple claimed they owned the property but the current owner has the proper papers proving otherwise. the quaids were arrested and charged with burglary. earlier this year they served time in jail for not paying a $10,000 hotel bill. >>> today pop singer lady gaga will rally to repeal the military ban on gays an lesbians. they want olympia snowee and collins to vote for a repeal of the don't ask, don't tell p

president clinton stumped in two states for two candidates on the weekend, including for congressman barney frank. frank has won elections every time around for the past 30 years. this year democrats are not taking anything for granted. abc news political director walters says there's no sign of state for democrats. president obama will be in four states that anyone in 2008. if those states are considered much more of a tossup this year. when he campaigned in wisconsin, wisconsin senator russ feingold, running for reelection, will not be there. the senator has opted to appear with first lady michelle obama scheduled for later next month. abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:07, 64 degrees. still ahead, an expensive new cancer drug highlights the growing cost to treat the deadly disease. >>> michelle rhee back in the national spotlight once again, her lips were sealed again. >>> how long will the rain last? >>> heavy rain and the levee failure caused flooding along the wisconsin river. people in that area had to leave their houses as a precaution. in south dakota the people of sandba

. >> there was a big sale at barney's. everyone knows. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: you know how to find the sales, yeah. well, at least we know that. well, thank you. hey -- "promises, promises." congratulations on this. >> thank you. >> jimmy: sold out shows every night. [ cheers and applause ] >> i love it. >> jimmy: you and sean hayes -- sean hayes was over here, and he did a number. and gosh, he's a talented guy. >> okay, you were hilarious, too, during that number. and tony and sean came back when they did an appearance on the fallon show. what was it -- last -- two weeks ago? >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i thought it was so funny and -- sometimes, out of context, broadway numbers can be real -- i'm taking off my shoes. >> jimmy: oh, there you go. [ laughter ] >> there we go. >> jimmy: yeah, oh, yeah, perfect. that's so much better. yeah, enjoy yourself, get comfy. >> it's so distracting. >> jimmy: it's fine, it's fine. yeah. >> usually, sales have my full attention. but, anyway -- they loved it, and you were great

the president had praise for chris dodd and barney frank.hink a lot of people blame them for not pushing for oversight. this is president obama moments ago. people were quote, deceived in taking out mortgages they couldn't afford. people were deceived into doing that. now under elizabeth warren we will have no more abuse, abuse by unskrup pew lust -- unscrupulous mortgage lenders. so it's all the evil mortgage giants that made us take out loans we couldn't afford. >> reporter: it was never your fault. it was never you who failed to understand what you were getting into. you were always bamboozled. that's why we are in the mess. we are going to straighten it out. you can't do that. a mortgage is of complex understanding. a credit card in the future a complex thing. you can't reduce it to a couple of sentences on a plain sheet of paper, you cannot do that. and if you try to do that the lawyers will come along and pick holes in you, the bank or broker responsible for any loss incurred by any client. that's why wall street hates this thing. you'

in the tight senate race down there and bill clinton going to get some help in the northeast for barneyht house race in massachusetts and richard blumenthal in trouble in connecticut. >> two potential presidential candidates on the campaign trail and barney frank somebody you thought would be safe has bill clinton coming to town. ali. >> all right, guys. thank you to all of you. let alex mooney know this is actually cnn and he's on tv so if he's going to be on tv he could put the phone down and join us next time. >> i'll let him know that. he's kind of a rude character but we'll work on it. >> you guys are hard working. all business with you guys. have a good one. we'll give you another update in an hour. >>> poking fun at serious issues. a living for guys like jon stewart and stephen colbert and also our "wordplay" on the other side. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with fire in its veins. bold. daring. capable of moving your soul. ♪ and that's even before you drop your foot on the pedal. ♪ the new 2011 cts coupe from cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> we wanted to play off t