now with kinect you can say x-box, bing, "star trek," "harry potter." >> which generation of "star trek"? >> guest: whatever you say it will go find them. it will literally bring back all of them so instead of a lot of voice command it will be the interface. >> guest: part of the interface is working with the technology that makes the most sense to them breaking down the barriers between you and technology. maybe just gesture, maybe it's touch on a phone or maybe it's a voice. we want to make it as easy as possible. >> that's great. after move on because i have to go find the next microsoft, the guy who came here in his car with a fold up booth and i want to see who is going to be you guys and in another 20 years. >> guest: let us know. thank you so much. >> host: chairman nye so you have a unique perspective on the consumer electronics show. tell us about your dual role as a policymaker as well as -- >> important thing is i have a love for this industry. the connected world is something that i had a small role in but i continue to try to stay in touch with it. this is my 30th return to

now with connect you can say "star trek," harry potter. it goes across -- >> which generation star trek though? >> whatever you say, we'll go find it. it literally will go bring back all of them. >> so a lot of voice command is in that interface. >> that's right. part of natural user interface is working with the technology that makes the most sense to you and breaking down those barriers between you and technology. maybe it's gesture, maybe it's touch on a phone or maybe it's voice in just talking to your television. we want to make it as easy as possible. >> i have to tell you, i have to move on because i've got to go find the next microsoft, the guy who came here this his car with a fold-up booth, and i want to see who's going to be you guys in 20 years. >> well, when you meet that guy, let us know. >> i sure will. >> host: chairman issa, you have kind of a unique perspective on the consumer electronics show. tell us about your dual role as a policymaker as well as a tech guy. >> guest: well, the important thing is i have a love for thi

. >> that is why they use lasers on star trek and star wars. >> why mess with the guns. there you go. >> all right. we hope we answered your question, john. yes, excellent question. we answer any question you want answered here. >> there you go. >> go to myfoxdc.com. >> the final province fear. >> click on the weather tab. we try to answer any question you send us. >> i have a good question about star trek. how is it that every they went to, they were able to walk around without helmets. every planet had air. >> maybe they were aliens. maybe they really were. >> spock was an alien. >> he was a vulcan, right? >> yeah. >> all right. >> we got to go to julie. >> not an alien, julie wright. >> i don't know about that. >> i tried to be on your team. >> i was sitting there thinking that tony perkins is the only person who would wonder about that question. it is make believe. does it matter? >> they're walking around in t- shirts and no special gear. >> that is you and tucker every day on the weather set. southbound rock creek parkway at p street, got an accident for you. right

i tried to name star trek characters that i could think of. it was absolutely horrifying. i would have rather they take me out and beat me every day. >> reporter: matthew had no idea libya was about to fall. >> they came down the hall and bust the lock out of my cell and i'm prepared to die. >> were you begging for your life? >> i was not going to let gadhafi and the satisfaction of hearing that the american was crying or something when he killed him. the guy who opened it said gadhafi is finished, gadhafi is finished. i said that's impossible. i think all of us were pretty much in shock. you could hear gunfire. you know it was still a dangerous situation. >> reporter: but then matthew makes a decision many still question. despite the work by his mother, girlfriend, congressmen to win his freedom he stays in libya. >> at the moment you got out, you were released. why not come home? what made you decide to stay? >> i was prepared to kill for freedom. i think what is in question is, why am i the only one that went to libya to help. it's not to me strange that i went, it's st

this is volume 5,470, star trek yeoman rangd through yeoman smith, b. folks, while i am no fan of internet censorship, we must put an end to all of this copyright infringement. con tetd providers like me are getting robbed by people posting pirate bootleg videos like this. [laughter] i was not paid for any of that footage. as far as i'm concerned, that dog should get the chair, or possibly the couch. i will not stand for these sites going on strike. i say the internet has too much control over what's on the web. that ends tonight. i can provide anything that the internet gives you. for instance, you miss read it today. no problem. got that covered. here is a picture of a cat playing xbox against richard dawkins wearing yoda ears. karma points, please. and for those who like boing-boing, no problem. here is the new domino's stuffed cheesy bread commercial set to the imperial march from star wars. [imperial march playing] >> i find your lack of cheese disturbing. [applause] >> stephen: finally, for ipad users, i have something for you, too. [laughter and

you have to remember games like pong and breakout and star trek had to be so simple that a freshman could figure them out. the instructions were in sort quarter, avoid calling guns - l --klingo --klingons. that simplicity that embedded in him. one of the few copies at the history museum of the blue box which was started, i think, when esquire magazine wrote about the phone for readers who could replicate the bell system's town and make free phone calls so wozniak and steve jobs that we have to do this. they went to a linear accelerator laboratory, found the bell system manual and made an analog version of that that didn't quite work. wozniak goes to berkeley but he is able to make the first digital version of it and you see the partnership. i can't see whether he is shaking his head or not but woz comes up with this amazing circuit board but loves to show it off. we can package it and we can sell it and make money. they start going door to door in rooms at berkeley selling this thing. at one point testing it out by calling the vatican and woz pretended to be henry kissinger saying he was

it's the pasadena star trek convention all over again. anyone want to play dungeond dragons for the next quadrillion years? yes, please. sure. i guess so. pawn to rook eight. i'm a tenth level vice-president. that story was preposterous. stephen hawking in a pizzeria. this thing isn't worth the gold it's made of. anyway, the fing-longer seems to be a rousing success. good work. congratulations. amy: right on, professor. so that's what things would be like if i'd invented the fing-longer. oh, a man can dream, though... a man can dream. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> january 11, 2012. from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show with jon stewart." captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: hey, everybody. welcome to "the daily show." my name is jon stewartment we have a good one for you tonight. our guest tonight, united states senator jim demint, author of a new book "now or never." i'm going to get he falls on the now side. tomorrow night our guest will be the internet.

now you could just say kinect, star trek. harry potter. it will go find them. part of natural user interface is working with the technology that makes the most sense to you and breaking down the barriers between you and technology. maybe it is gesture. maybe it is touched. maybe it is voice. we want to make it as easy as possible. >> i have to move on because i have to go find the next microsoft, the guy who came here in his car with a fold of beers. i want to see who is going to be ooth.uys -- fold up busines i want to see who is going to be you guys in 20 years. >> when you find him, let us know. >> tell us about your dual role as a policy maker and a tech guide. >> i came out of the consumer electronics industry. the electronics world is something i have had a small role in but continue to stay in touch with. this is my 30th return to the show. the first time i came to the consumer electronics show i came in a dodge with a fold up booth in the back. the guy said, you cannot part here. i said, i am unloading. the company grew because of the ability to reach b

shows like star trek and space nine hundred ninety nine and robert heinlein isaac asimov i would love to put a base on the moon that would be terrific and i really think that's something that as a national goal for the united states is a priority you should be a priority and certainly with international partners however to suddenly declare that we're going to do this in eight years without any real foundation for where this money is going to come from or where the engineering the technology is going to come from strikes me perhaps is being based more on the fact that it's a political campaign and he was talking to a crowd in florida which has seen nasa cut off the space shuttle lose the rocket program the constellation rocket program and that sort of thing so it's strikes me as being a campaign promise more than a real life goal and you know we heard a lot about this at the last republican debate in florida there was of course a question about nasa about space exploration and it seems like all these republican candidates that are constantly calling for less government spending right t

the superman from star trek remember the superman that we're part of. yeah whatever ok let's move on from that actual president to the race to be one take a look at what happened when a ron paul supporter tried to defend the g.o.p. hopefuls foreign policy platform last night. well i think it would be even more dangerous to start nitpicking wars with other countries someone like iran israel is more than capable of. car we just lost our turn to them forcefully with. one that was a little too convenient that when someone is out there supporting the alternative platform saying that iran is not a threat all of a sudden that the connection goes out skying that see this soldier i was living see this is the beginning of skyscraper with markets here and there was a guy i know you right now started from the herd and then he heard as though he was a kind of cut off automatically cut the satellite alex jones is going to love you right now and we think. i think honestly the satellite just dropped i don't think anybody saw it dropping it's just it's what happens when

he's a big "star trek" fan. years ago, decided to turn his entire apartment into this, replica of the ship from the enterprise. anyway, he has a computerized desk. he has flashing lights. the doorbell plays a sample of patrick stewart voice. here's the twist. he's divorced. his wife still owns the apartment. she's selling it. ron, over to you. >> remember how yogi bear in the old cartoons used to walk around like a human being upright like that. well, michelle martinez took a video in seoul, south korea. this is a bear upright walking around. >> wow. >> kind of weird, isn't it? >> wow. >> we're watching evolution happening live before us. >> breaking news. over to bianna. >> speaking of walking there's a traffic cop who did a little more than just walking and give directions in the philippines, he did a little dance. apparently he's a big michael jackson fan. look at this. he has some good moves. >> he's actually directing. >> yes. he does it to keep the area happy, the folks happy. he's clearly happy. big smile

that find a movie say x box bing star trek or harry potter. >> great.even colbert running for president again this time as write in candidate for upcoming republican presidential primary in home state of south carolin carolina. at the taping of the show tonight he said i'm proud to announce i plan to form annex employer asian committee to lay the ground walk for candidacy of the united states of south carry lichbility he then publicly handed over control of his super political action committee to fellow comedian jon stewart. new poll out of south carolina actually shows colbert ahead of john huntsman who finished third in the new hampshire primary. there's a hitch. south carolina does not permit write in votes in primaries for president. that's where the laugh to him. >> when we come back tonight. outrageous excuses people give >> when we come back tonight. outrageous excuses people give for being late eople chatting] >> when we come back tonight. outrageous excuses people give for being late everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone inst

is that the one where they have the "star trek" spinning chairs?spin it around. and they come around. and they spin around. and then, they judge. [ laughter ] be honest. that spinning thing, you guys could have used that. >> hey. you know what i think we should do? >> jimmy: what? >> we should call spock and see if we can get some of the ears. >> jimmy: why not? >> i can't hear you. with ears on, now, we can hear you. >> jimmy: you're getting a little catty with "the choice." >> it doesn't. it's a great show. all those guys on there are supertalented. >> jimmy: yes. >> it's a good show. they found some great talent, too. >> jimmy: are they dear friends? >> honestly, honestly. c-lo is. he's my boy. he's my boy. >> jimmy: and that's it? >> no, no. i know the others. i know -- you know. we're not like this. but you know. c-lo and i are like this. >> jimmy: it's great to see you. and congratulations on the continuing success of the show. [ cheers and applause ] >> this is now -- a jimmy kimmel tradition. >> jimmy: next time, i want you to come dressed

> when you get to the point where you have replicators you have to watch out for -- >> any other star treknowledge? >> there's too much to share with you. just wanted to make sure we knew about >> mike is making sure that we know about the cold conditions we have today. >> it is chilly this morning. let's show what is going on, clear sky, new air mass, winter is back. it is almost as cold as -- outer space i was going to say, i'm not going there. 5:17. good morning a look from sutro tower towards east a hills. 28 napa, 24 fairfield, 27 livermore, 31 concord mountain view with los gatos everybody else above freezing 41 san francisco and oakland 40 antioch and 44 half moon bay there is a windchill this morning a lot of these temperatures feel 5 to 10° cooler around the monterey bay 32 santa cruz inland gilroy 30 frosty spots, watsonville, salinas and monterey mid to upper 30s. a lot of changes coming our way sunshine this afternoon, chilly northwest breezes around 8 to 18 miles per hour making it feel cooler than it is. clear, calm and freezing cold just about everywhere tonight. coldest nig

>> i'm waiting for a transporter, though, "star trek" style. boom, boom. don't have to drive anywhere. >> solve all our traffic problems. >>> a 12-year-old girl set up a web cam trying to catch her sisters going through her room. >> instead she videotaped a real estate agent stealing her stuff. hally pritchard said she put her lap tap on the bed under pillows. she thought she would see her sister in the room. the computer-savvy tween didn't know her parents scheduled an open house with a realtor. what happened next caught everybody by surprise. >> i saw my chair move, and i was like, what was that? so i kind of fast forwarded back, and i saw him come through our hallway and came into my room looking through my drawers. >> yikes. >> police arreste [ cheers

the science fiction themed brothel in nevada that caters to "star wars" and "star trek" fans. [ lightaughter ] yeah, for $200, you get an hour with a girl, and for $300, someone tells you what to do with her. it's just -- it's an interesting deal. [ laughter ] >> steve: you can boldly go -- you can boldly go where every man has gone before. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's true. yeah, yeah. >> steve: i'm going. i'm doing it as fast as i can, captain. [ laughter ] i'm giving it all i got! >> jimmy: i'm giving it all i got, captain. captain's log. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: make your own jokes. >> steve: yeah, yeah. you got it. >> jimmy: make your own jokes. [ as yoda ] hump you i will, yes. [ laughter ] >> steve: that's your yoda? >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: you know -- >> jimmy: that's right, a brothel for "star wars" fans. it will be good. i mean, most of the guys are used to doing it hans solo. >> steve: whoa! [ audience oohs ] [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: so, that's why we watch -- >> steve: da na na na na na -- ♪ [ clapping with music ] ♪ da na na na na na na na na. >> jimmy: and fi

. >> what we would like to be able to do in the future is a little like star trek where a patient goesinto a pharmacy and they say here is my molecular profile of my cancer and the pharmacist give them a pill that's designed specifically for their cancer. >> reporter: even with all the progress against incurable cancers advocates are still worried about the future because federal funding for important research has been drying up. but for people like jane coyne, who 40 years ago would have had no future, they're grateful for what they've got. >> suarez: as the economy climbs back from one of the country's deepest recessions, it's now clear that a dragging housing market remains a pivotal part of the problem. but back in 2006, many economists did not see big risks in a growing housing bubble or the potential body blow housing could give the economy. yesterday, we learned the extent of that thinking at the federal reserve in 2006, on the cusp of the crisis. the insights come from newly released transcripts, detailing conversations between federal reserve chairman ben bernanke and his coll

star trek herschel's the bulk of the wet weather situated over eureka searching closer to ukiah. as these them into the bay area most of the rainfall is sitting offshore. right now we are dry although we are contending with clotted conditions. this is expected to be pretty juicy storm. heavier rain will stay in the north bay. santa rosa, almost 3 in. of rain. as the advanced closer to saturday check out san jose. over an inch of rainfall. a lot of rain fall bay area wife. that also means snow for this year. check out these temperatures. wet weather is the big story over the next stream of days. cloudy and dry conditions as we head into tuesday and wednesday. >>justine: rick perry has ended his campaign for the gop nomination and says he is headed back to texas. he is endorsing it gingrich for president. >>justine: there is also a new winner in iowa. i will talk about that coming out. >>darya: the rise of mercury in me says she plans to fight a protective order to keep for has the away from her family fifth told a spanish radio station that the richest people in california are att

shatner found fame as captain kirk on star trek.e's had a 14 year run as their spokesman. >>> drinking beer goes hand-in-hand with sports fans. where a beer battle is brewing in a nation as they prepare to host one of the biggest sporting events in the world. >>> plus, south carolina voters sound off on a candidates faith. that's just ahead. >>> religion plays a big part in many people's personal lives. what is its place in politics? like we did in new hampshire, we opened up the mics to let voters sound off. here is what they said. >> we may fix the economy in the short term. unless america turns back to god, our economy repairs will be wasted. >> i think faith in politics is something that used to be huge. it's just not anymore. some schools are taking the pledge of allegiance out. not praying. taking the word god out of the pledge. religion should be a big thing but it's not anymore. >> a person's belief in god is not a big issue of me from a standpoint of who i would support. they all need to compromise. >> faith is an important

strokes." 1976, betty ford played herself on "the mary tyler moore show." 1969, pat nixon played on "star treksit your local -- >> we should say though that today is michelle obama's birthday. happy 48th birthday to the first lady. it's 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> and i'm charlie rose. in italy, the drama continues this morning. five more body have been recovered from the crippled cruise ship. earlier, rescuers blasted holes in the hull to open up access to blocked off areas where people might be. >> survivors say the evacuation of the ship was so chaotic, so we wanted to find out how crew members are trained for this. mark is in fort lauderdale with some of the answers. we heard the crew let a lot of people down that day. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. that's absolutely right, which is why of course there are now suddenly sweeping calls for safety reform in an industry where disasters on this scale are actually quite rare. but no single authority polices the world's cruise ships, which critics say carry risk but sail right past any real accountability. >> m

. >> he's appealing to the "star trek" convention. >> guys, thank you. great to see you, as always. >> good to see you, ashleigh. >>> wolf blitzer is once tough cookie. he's decided he is beginning to moderate the gop debate at the university of north florida, jacksonville, despite what happened to john king. it all happens at 8:00 on cnn. don it the miss it. >> it will be fun to watch. >>> 5:38 on the east. more coming up, more on the elite command doughs who saved the two aide workers two were taken hostage in somalia. we'll talk to a former navy s.e.a.l. who knows what it takes to pull off that daring mission. you're watching "early start." and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. can you enjoy vegetables with sauce and still r

i mean, you walk into the bridge and it's like right out of star trek, right?nds of gadgets and gizmos and seasonar and radar that should have told them there's a pebble beneath you, much less a jagged rock, right? >> it is absolutely inexplicable, they have a combination of redundant equipment that should keep them on course. what happened in that -- on that bridge is going to be closely examined. and you know, there's likely, besides having multiple data recorders, there's likely to be video recordings as well. so they're going to find out, and boy, gregg, this salvage is going to take years. gregg: yeah, an they're going to try to patch the hole, upright it and so forth, but look, peter, the athens convention and international treaty limits passengers to recovery for damages of $75,000 for injury or death, unlesso this is the caveat -- unless you can prove recklessness, which is a much higher level beyond negligence. a real possibility here in your judgment? >> it is seldom reached in accidents, but in this case, given the comments of the company, given the

second is a tractor beam straight out of star trek, and third, get this, third is a nuclear deflectorw the asteroid out of the way. bill: am i right to say that the russians are pushing that idea? >> you guessed it. be elle belle the russians -- bill: the russians want the nuke the asteroid. if you have, you believe, an asteroid that's a mile across, that could wipe out the entire planet? >> that's right. that's called a planet buster, something a mile or more across could literally change the atmosphere of the earth, an object six miles across wiped out the dinosaurs, and that's why we're talking about it. bill: yes, we are. how long do you believe it would take before something like this could be a reality? >> ten years before, for example, the gravity tractor beam device is operational. and, remember, the dinosaurs didn't have a shield, and that's why they're not here. they didn't have a chance -- bill: well, the shield might be the first step. the space shuttle program's been retired, there is the international space station's going to come down a little bit in the orbit -- >> the

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