ann thompson, thank you so much. and we want to wish a very happy 70th birthday to secretary of state john kerry today.hocolate covered cranberries, both from the boston bakery that kerry opened and later sold back in the '80s. stealing the show at today's celebration, the kerry's new puppy, ben. he's named after ben franklin, the father of the foreign service, and he is a yellow lab. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours. first, you've got john kerry on the hill and still arguing against new sanctions on iran and before he goes back to the middle east, he's heading back there tonight, rather tomorrow night -- tonight -- is today wednesday? heading back there tonight. he