so, cynthia -- forgive me for calling you cynthia -- that was my last guest, forgive me london, for doing powerful work, but what is important thing you want young people to take away from the video in the. >> the most important thing is success is not a mystery. it is a mast eerie of skills. there are concrete steps you can take to realize your dreams. one of the things you will see when you watch the interviews of all the role models, there are three things that come to the forefront. someone that they are doing what they are passionate about. >> yes. >> they never take no for an answer, and they stand up for themselves. >> the power of persistence. thank you so much, linda calhoun. go to careergirls.org for more information. it is absolutely important that we support our girls. if you are ready to support yourselfers, in creating more love and more money in your life, i have a free gift for you. it is a 90-minute tetele seminar where i will give you the road map to love and money. now we want to pay tribute to the brilliantly talented, fabulously successful, though troubled whitney hou

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cynthia tucker and marjorie dannenfelser joins us. cynthia, you go first. what is wrong with this legislation requiring an ultrasound before an abortion? >> everything, chris. you know, republicans have been bludgeoning the obama administration with government intrusiveness. the affordable care act is supposed to be so intrusive, requiring contraception from insurers is so intrusive. what is more intrusive than mandating a medical procedure for a woman, one that is not medically necessary? what is more intrusive of government than getting in the relationship between a woman and her doctor? i can't imagine an episode of greater government overreach than that. >> okay, marjorie, your thoughts about why it would be important for the legislature in any state to require this ultrasound before an abortion? >> really, this is a matter of giving a woman more information that she needs to make a decision that's fully informed. listen, these ultrasounds are standard procedure. planned parenthood's hotline in virginia says that as well. all that is involved here is sa

cynthia fong. due to the sake of time, and to the fact that this is the first preview before the committee, i will freeze by this slides pretty fast. i will take part of the first presentation, in the authority executive director will walk you through the authority annual work program. i should also note you typically see the budget in april of each fiscal year, but this year i will take maternity leave time in april and bring you before -- bring the budget before you this month in anticipation of approval. commissioner wiener: congratulations. >> thank you. i would like to let you know this item starts on -- in your packet. you have attached ment, which is year 2013 annual budget. you have attached it bhment b, e budget plan. and the analysis of how we came to the numbers. of the nexn the next slide is ae chart. it is about 83% here. on the next slide, i would like to bring to your attention the sales tax revenue and how it has recovered. there is an all-time high in fiscal year 2007-2008. we're s

i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with the business of sex and the question of whether more women are now paying for -- well, what exactly? the ultimate boyfriend? well, tonight, we visit a company in las vegas that caters exclusively to a female clientele. the women pay for dates. they say, they're just out for fun. and the men insist whatever money is exchanged violates no law. here's abc's juju chang for our series "modern sex in america." >> reporter: meet shawn. he's getting ready for work. >> i put a little vaseline lotion. make my skin nice and soft. >> reporter: his is not your average day job. his line of work, fulfilling women's fantasies for a price. $500 for a night. or $1,000 for a night. how much of that do you see? >> 80%. >> reporter: $800, just another night for a gigolo. ♪ ♪ call me >> reporter: richard gere may have immortalized the concept in "american gigolo," but male escorts catering exclusively to whippen have always been an urban legend. >> are you taking this to a sexual place? >> i

i'm cynthia mcfadden. it's friday. we begin, tonight, with problem pets. and a controversial but increasingly popular method for getting them to behave. psychiatric drugs, meant for humans. last year, pet owners spent a combined $7 billion on drugs like prozac and zoloft for their pets. now, that number is up, 35% in the last four years. but is that money worth it? and is it even ethically correct? here's abc's chris bury. >> reporter: this otherwise lovable mutt, frisbee, is cursed, with an obvious and serious affliction. 10 or 12 times a day, something, no one knows exactly what, sets frisbee off. turning this family pet into a tasmanian devil. so desperate for a fix -- erin riley hauled frisbee to a psychiatric clinic for pets, where they treat animals for mental conditions usually only diagnosed in humans. this used to be the state's mental hospital? >> it did. >> reporter: its founder is fully aware of the irony. he is a pioneer in treating the mental health of animals. from circling shepherds. to shad low-chasing terriers. to dachshunds that chase li

and cynthia tucker is a political columnist and now a professor at the university of georgia. thank you for joining us. it's been a turbulent week. but today president obama announced he's changing that hhs rule on contraceptive coverage. let's listen. >> under the rule, women will still have access to free, preventive care that includes contraceptive services, no matter where they work. so that core principle remains. but if a woman's employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital or the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge without co-pays and without hassles. >> without hassles. the archbishop timothy dolan said his organization, that's the church, the organization of catholic bishops, sees initial opportunities in preserving the principle of religious freedom after president obama's announcement today. so that was a positive note. the archbishop added while there may be an openness to respond to

cynthia bowers talks to one of the favorites to win a spot on the first u.s. women's olympic boxing team. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> quijano: good evening. i'm elaine quijano. the violence in syria ratcheted up another notch today, and for the first time a high-ranking military officer was among the fatalities. charlie d'agata in london has more on today's deadly round of attack and counter-attack. >> reporter: a resident in the besieged city of homs told cbs news tonight syrian forces are intensifying their relentless bombardment. >> reporter: kamal blames president bashar al-assad for ordering the offensive that has flattened homs and killed hundreds of people in the city in the past week alone. >> reporter: the u.s. state department released these satellite images that appeared to show the deployment of heavy residents surrounding residential neighborhoods and homes. the violence is not only getting worse, it's spreading. fighting has been reported in several other cities, including idlib, and syria's largest city aleppo.

and as cynthia mcfadden found out, she's serious about making a difference in the world. here's our series "oscar confidential." >> aibileen, can you come in here, please? >> reporter: the decision to play aibileen, a maid in 1960s jim crow era mississippi, was not an easy one for viola davis. >> lord from mercy. >> reporter: her new film, "the help," resonates deeply. playing the part of a domestic brings with it a complex history. >> there's no "sophie's choice" crypt floating around there for me. if you look at what has been out there in the last few years, even this past year, for women of color, this is basically it. >> reporter: too often playing a domestic has been all that's been available for black actresses. >> my path is completely different from a meryl streep or michelle williams, or even a remini maura, or glenn close. and not that they've had it easy because they're women. but i do not sit with 10, 15 scripts in front of me, all lead roles. and i just kind of say eenie, meanie, minie, mo. that's not been my options. >> reporter: the option she took, her sen

i'm cynthia mcfadden. it's valentine's day. hope you had a good one. we begin tonight with a whole, new look at sex and several religious leaders who have strong opinions on the subject. these pastors say, not only is sex not a sin. if you're married, it's an important way to glorify god. and according to them, it's there in the bible. here's abc's dan harris for our series, "faith matters." >> reporter: why is a bed being loaded on to the top of this church in grapevine, texas? because the devout evangelical congregation is mounting an elaborate bed-in, modeled after the first one in 1969, by the culture icons, john lennon and yoko ono. the stars of this redux, ed young and his wife, lisa. >> we should be bold and audacious talking about it. >> reporter: they're up there for 24 hours talking about one of their favorite topics, sex. >> god is pro-sex. sex began in heaven. >> the first place to have that talk is the home. the second place is the church. >> right here. >> reporter: a few hours in, they invited me to put on a harness. this isn't part of t

and as cynthia said, and i think this is so important.his reduces the abortion rate, that should be the ultimate win. >> politically, i think the president put it together. e he wanted to reassemble his coalition. he was bringing it back together and he did so today as a political issue. put aside values and religion, pure politics. he did his job today. melinda hennenburg and cynthia tucker, thank you. >>> rick santorum was a hero today. santorum giving the old-time religion and he loved it. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc.ç [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. ♪ ♪ it's nice to see you... [ male announcer ] this is your moment. this is zales, the diamond store. take an extra 10 percent off storewide now through sunday. >>> we have new poll terms on the presidential race. let's check the "hardball" score board. in north carolina, it's neck and neck in the pre

i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we begin with a riveting trial taking place in atlanta. a young father, gunned down as he dropped his 2-year-old son off in the morning at preschool. the victim, 36-year-old rusty snyderman. and the man on trial for his murder, is pleading insanity. claiming an angel who looked like olivia newton-john, told him to do it. we examine his unusual defense tonight for our series "crime and punishment." it was a horrible omen. november 10th, 2010. rusty snyderman had a terrifying run-in with his soon-to-be killer. he was home alone with his 2-year-old son. >> there's a man who was sleeping in his backyard. he's running. i think he has a gun in his back pocket. now, he's running away. i don't know who the hell is he. and i don't want him near my house. >> reporter: snyderman pauses to comfort his young boy. eight days later, he was not just killed. he was excused by the same man. >> a father, shot and killed minutes after dropping off his children at preschool. >> reporter: shot three times in the chest. and then, at point-blank range in the neck

cynthia mcfadden, terry moran, and bill weir in new york city.his is a special edition of "nightline," "one moment in time: whitney remembered." >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. almost no one had what whitney houston had. a talent so big that fans in the millions gave their hearts not only to her songs but to the woman herself. this weekend, she was preparing for music's biggest night of the year, the grammys, where she had won so many times before, but it wasn't to be. tonight, her journey, in her own words and through the eyes of some of those who knew her best. ♪ and i will >> reporter: it's as if the world lost its voice, one fan said. and what a voice it was. ♪ i will always whitney houston. a sweet and soaring melting pot of gospel and soul silenced at 48. >> thank you so much. >> last night, alongside the celebration of adele's big win at the grammys -- >> heavenly father, we thank you for sharing our sister whitney with us. >> reporter: the industry mourned the loss of the woman with the golden voice. >> amen. ♪ no matter what they

and as cynthia said, and i think this is so important. we can't say it enough.his reduces the abortion rate, that should be the ultimate win. >> certainly. politically, i think the president put it together. he wanted to reassemble his coalition. he was bringing it back together and he did so today as a political issue. put aside values and religion, and everything else. pure politics. he did his job today. melinda henneberger and cynthia tucker, thank you. >>> coming up, mitt romney tries to win over skeptical conservatives at cpac. boy, does he have a lot to sell and not much to offer. and rick santorum was a hero today. santorum giving the old-time religion and he loved it. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. [ coughs ] what is this shorty? uh, tissues sir, i'm sick. you don't cough, you don't show defeat. give me your war face! raaah! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. one golden crown. come on frank how long have we known each other? go to e-trade. they got killer tools man. they'll help you nail a retirement plan that's fierce. two golden

i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, the verdict in a much-anticipated murder trial. university of virginia lacrosse player, george huguely v was found guilty of murder in the second degree. it took just nine hours for the jury to reach a verdict. formal sentencing will take place april 16th. but jurors tonight recommended he receive 26 years in prison. "good morning america" will have more in the morning. >>> we turn, now, to americans in debt. and a new report from the federal reserve showing that consumer debt rose 7.5% at the end of last year. much of that was wracked up on credit cards. well, tonight, we meet a woman at the extreme, who says she can't stop charging. even things she doesn't need. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> i want it. i want it now. >> reporter: clothes. shoes. housewares. >> i think i'll get these. these are really cute. >> $80, just by itself. >> i'll take it. >> reporter: you name it. ronnie haring wants to buy it. for most people, a trip to the mall is, well, just a trip to the mall. for ronnie, it's a universe of dangerous temptations becau

we're looking at the issues of long-term debt to support the capital program, and that will keep cynthia quite busy as well. that is a very brief bird's-eye view of the activities that are involved in this year's budget. i would be happy to answer any questions. this is an information item this time. >>commissioner chiu: this is the prof and sa preliminary look ate budget, but when you anticipate to come back before us? >> hopefully next month. i also wanted to take a minute to point out to your question on the cost of the line of credit and so on. that is actually included in the budget discussion. 2.5 million now. we're hoping to reduce that radically with the new line of credit. probably to half. close to that anyway. commissioner wiener: any additional questions or comments? we will open it up to public comments. seeing none, public comment is closed. no action is needed. item 11. >> internal accounting report an investor report for the six months ended december 31, 2011. >> cynthia fond. -- fong. this is here for you to read at your leisure. i am more than happy to answer any of you

it was so perfect, cynthia, we had launched on our brothers. we stayed there for the next 3 hours, and closed the cafe. sara said this brother sister thing is huge and no one writes about it, no one talks about it, the affect our brothers and sisters has on us. this is your next book, this is what you need to write. are you kidding me, i could never write anything so personal, never. that is how it started. when you >> when you were working on this, friends, you would talk about my relationship with my difficult older brother, what happened? what doors opened up, what did you learn about what people carry around about their siblings? >> it is huge. so many share this. it is like the asian flu. the first year of trying to work on this, i couldn't do it, so i approached it like a reporter. i was dancing around what it was really about, which is the red hot emotions between the 2 of us and where it had come from. i spent a year reporting, interviewing every expert, i flew the london, and the importance of relationships and psychoanalysis. >> did y

cynthia fong. what i have before you is a request to substitute the to several million dollar commercial line of credit for the commercial paper program back in 2004 the authority initiated $150,000 of commercial paper. the commercial paper is to fund all of the ongoing projects, prop k program supplies. the reason i bring this item before you today is with the recent fiscal problems in greece, italy, france, in germany, two of the three rating agencies, moody's and standard and poor's have notified as they may be downgraded our credit rating based on the line of credit agreement we have with a german banks. with this information we took opportunity to issue an rfp and received six responses from various american and japanese banks. japanese banks partnered with american banks. each of these offered a three- year term with fees which are currently half of what the authority is paying now. the authority is praying -- paying approximately $200 million for a $200,000 line of credit. banks are offering

cynthia, neo, linda, and danielle. cynthia williams, you are up. ms. williams, please. >> [inaudible] supervisor cohen: ms. williams, your turn. >> good afternoon. four years ago, i went to the bayview child health center to interview for a job. i am an american family therapist, and i went there to interview for a job of case manager. not knowing whether i would be hired or not, i was so impressed by the work that was it described in what they were doing. i was hired. i spent almost 17 years working with the city and county of the san francisco human service agency as a child welfare worker and then a supervisor. what i became aware of when i went to the bayview clinic to work is we are all serving the same children. what that clinic was doing for the children in that area was phenomenal. in that they were addressing issues that are not addressed in most most pediatric clinics. most pediatric clinics would not have mental health or any of those services that have been described to you. i agree with what ms. albright and the doctor were saying to you.