you said they trashed adele. she said she might be the, quote, bravest, craziest, most downright wonderful star in the history of pop. >> that old poll. >> lauren, you said at the rate adele is going she may have to go on the government dole for healthcare. but then again she may die and not need as much help as others do. >> what a terrible thing to say, andy. she is a true talent. >> i agree. but her life span might be shorter because of her habits. >> you can say that about all smokers then. >> good point. exactly. >> sorry i jumped on you. >>- q. sorry it wasn't metaphor cal. >> two guys need a woman. >> paul, are you an idiot and here is y. well, you know what? you are just an idiot. the reason why adele just realized now why the system sucks is when she was growing up, she wasn't paying taxes and she probably thought, oh this stuff is free because that's what lefty loons like you portray it in the media. when you grow up and realize you have to pay for it you realize, wait a minute. i don't want to do this.

she's feeling better so adele will be at the greek theater on august 14 and the theater says all of theickets from the canceled june 4th performances at the warfield and the greek theater will be honored. showtime is 7:00 p.m. coming up, made in china. the 5300-ton delivery for the bay bridge. plus -- >> ♪ she's back >> a new wine hitting high notes. >> traffic has that wine going on for traffic, sometimes right now the green means you're going close to the limit. this is through the caldecott. we'll give you a warning as you approach the bay bridge. >> welcome back to you as we look at san jose and the shark tank. 4:52. if you are heading to the shores of lake tahoe, there might not be a shore to stand on because the unusually snowy winter has caused the lake to rise, shrinking the beaches. the tahoe daily tribune says the recent measurement has lake tahoe five feet above its natural rim. the level is still rising and may not peak until the end of the month. more than 61 feet of snow fell in the sierra this season, that is second most on record. >> caltrans's officials want you to watc

. >> then you turn into adele. >> screw the poor! >> but you are taking me on the private jet. >> we will talk. >> how come we don't have a private jet? >> we can't afford nice things because of your upitty nature. this show is going terribly. >> nobody has a right question anyway. brooke, does obama not know difference between somebody who makes like $250,000 and somebody who owns a private jet and makes between 20 and 30 million? >> you hit the nail on the head. the only difference between a corporate jet and the fleet of private governmental aircraft is the latter is funded by the taxpayers. the irony is who introduced the corporate jet tax break? obama did. the whole point was to aide cities like kansas who was affected by the aviation industry. he has done an about face on his own logic on what helps the economy. >> bill, you were saying in the green room this is probably that will get obama impeached. >> it has to be something. i i can't believe he is still in office. enough already. >> i don't hate the rich. i want to be rich.

hello. >> i am adele fasick. i have been appointed by the league of women voters. i have work with them for 10 or 12 years. naturally, we are eager to encourage voting. professionally, i am in library educator. i specialize in children's and young adult materials. i am familiar with reading levels and what kind of matter is accessible. i enjoy working on the committee because i think it is important. we have a confusing ballot, year after year. it is important to have this as clear as possible for voters. chairperson kim: thank you. are there any questions? thank you very much. at this time, i will open up for public comment on this item. if you have any public comment, please step up to the microphone. seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. colleagues, we have three applicants for exactly three seats. do we have a motion to move this forward? commissioner farrell: i would just like to say thank you for your service and things were coming before us today. i am happy to move this with recommendation. chairperson kim: thank you. i believe we can do t

adele had to cancel a lot of concerts because she was sick. now they are all back on. will be at berkeley's greek theater on august 14, all tickets from the canceled june 4th performance at the warfield and the greek theater will be honored. show time is at 7:00 p.m. >> countdown to the final harry potter movie is on. you can get scoop on the "today" show this morning. two of the stars will talk about the new film. both harry potter loyal friends will be there. emma watson makes an appearance and rupert grant will be on later at 10:00. boy, the kids grew up. want to check the markets. >> we've got movie stars on wall street, too. chris evans, the captain america there, opening the bell. it is not a good day and it's not americans that are the problem, it's the italians, worry about the debt in italy, pulling down the euros. we have our own debt to worry about. dow industrials down 105 points now, nasdaq down 21, a rough day on wall street. >> maybe the super hero will help. what about slurpee. one of the biggest convenient stores in america celebrating by giving back t

adele will be at berkeley's greek theater august 14.ickets frontal the june fourth performance will be honored. show time is at 7:00 p.m. my nephew changed that to my ring tone so i hear it all the time. it's 5:11. how a summer trip to lake tahoe may be different this year compared to years past. and a major milestone in the efforts to rebuild the bay bridge. the free slurpeprore ised by b 7-11 may not be free after all. we'll explain. freshening breath? that's easy. keeping teeth strong? that's tough. so our dentist recommended act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle. >>> welcome back to you. a good monday morning, taking a live look outside. bay bridge there. looks like a morning commute, folks are up and about getting going on this monday morning. it's 5:13. the final pieces to the eastern span of the bay bridge will soon make the journey to the bay area. crews are loading the final pieces of the steel girders and tower on a t

as the founder of the media rush limbaugh group fair corey right policy council of free press and adele stan washington bureau chief at alter net dot org jeff corey thank you all for joining us tonight thank you let me start with if i may with you jeff you're right here next to me. that your take on what happened to murder over the last what has been happening is kind of a slow motion train wreck that reached a crescendo right the most powerful media executive in the world the with the first real global mogul in media i guess i think he's been hurt by having to close down news of the world but that's a gambit he's doing that to say look i'm reading myself of that now let me take over full control of b. sky b. the the powerful satellite network murdoch sometimes stumbles but he's never found one and i guess i'm not optimistic that the politicians in democracies will be able to stand up to a person that powerful he's been able to use politicians from england to the u.s. to china so he had his way started with oh yeah originator i guess i'm not optimistic one of these events the the court

problem is they're always yes there's always the victims adele thanks so much. thank you for having on and sharing it with us the media blogosphere were a buzz today with speculation that a push comes to shove rupert murdoch will give up the newspaper business in great britain completely and even step down as the head of news corp to satisfy his critics and the british parliament so they'll allow the b. sky b. media to go through after all he doesn't really need his name on the door to enjoy the billions of dollars of profit the news corp remake from acquiring british sky broadcasting the people being named as his potential successors are all individuals who've been closely groomed by murdoch and who have been calling the shots behind the scenes for so many years so as outraged as british lawmakers and the public may be over the scandal right now any soon have to face the grim reality to a very little has changed the media landscape as long as corporate profits from journalistic integrity.

her career soared and her influence on other singers, including british performer, adele, and lady gagaost immediate. >> there were elements of jazz, of motown, soul, all mixed up in something that was almost unearthly. >> by winehouse found herself powerless over her struggle with drugs and alcohol. she acknowledged her addiction in the song rehab. last month appearing to be high on something, winehouse was booed by an audience in belgrade, serbia, as she stumbled across the stage, unable to remember the lyrics of her songs, forcing her to cancel the tour. tonight fans gathered outside winehouse's north london home, stunned by her sudden death. >> we all saw her become destructive and eventually fall. so it's really sad. >> reporter: now with her sudden death, winehouse joins what many rock fans call the 27 club. jimi hendrix, janice joplin, kurt cobain. and now amy winehouse, all died when they were just 27 years old. and in a recent interview, amy winehouse's father said she'd been going through some rough stuff of late, but he said in the last few weeks, she was absolutely fantastic

so adele performs. what would your reaction be? >> she's ridiculous. she's so good.uld win in two seconds. i'm not sure i could win, by the way. you know, that's another thing too, is this was a very humbling experience because i'm a fine singer. you know, i have a decent voice. and i think i have i have a distinct voice, but i don't have one of these belty voices like javier. my own confidence in myself to win is i don't think i would be a ringer, but adele would be. she would be -- >> justin bieber? >> great singer. that kid could sing, man. >> could he win "the voice"? >> he could. i mean, it really depends. another thing that i learned about the show is it's so hard to say -- a guy like javier is almost supernatural in his ability. i mean, that is just not normal. you know what i'm saying. physical abilitywise, you know, he's probably one of the best singers i've heard in my life. >> really? >> yeah. >> you see, for all those who criticize these talent shows -- we found a girl last year, jackie evancho who david foster sat in the studio a while ago and said he'd

top selling album was adel's 21. lady gaga's "born this way" came in second. >> i'm surprised lady gaga came in second. ashley morrison in new york, thank you, ashley. >>> libya is accusing nato of escalating its bombing campaign to help rebel fighters but on the ground it is tough going for the rebels. wednesday 18 rebels were killed and 30 more wounded as they tried to advance on the capital tripoli. in benghazi the rebels staged a rally, demanding that moammar gadhafi give up power and leave libya. >>> israeli soldiers fired on the pro-palestinian crowd in may killing seven and wounding over 100. a u.n. report also criticizes protesters for throwing stones and fire bombs. >>> in malaysia this morning, police stormed a kindergarten and subdued a man with a machete who took 30 children and teachers hostage. it happened at a school in southern malaysia. police disarmed the man after a seven-hour standoff and all the hostages are safe. >>> straight ahead your thursday morning weather and in sports, extra inning thrill

the top boys names asher for the girls mila and any names starting with ad, like adele and aida and luna the beckhams' new baby girl. >> grace came in san francisco. >> really. >> lawrence you're 538. [ laughter ] >> beautiful. perfect. >> and i came in 365th. [ laughter ] >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com

adele fatah unis was libya's minister before he defected, but he had been summoned for questioning. >>> police have called off searches for the bodies of massacre victims on the island of norway but the search continues for waters around the island where 68 people died a week ago. it's feared some may have drowned while trying to escape the shooting rampage by anders breivik. >>> the two remaining american hikers held in iran on spy charges are due for a final court hearing this sunday, two years to the day of their arrest. shane bauer and josh fattal say they accidentally strayed into iran. >>> the intensive search continues for selena cass, the 11-year-old missing new hampshire girl, neighbors are still distributing selena cass's picture. she was last seen monday night. >> we are looking at computers. we are looking at phones. we are working with the united states attorney's office in new hampshire. we continue to work with the new hampshire state police, the vermont authorities, fish and game. this is an all-out search for her. >> they also alerted canadian authorities across the b

knocked out roger federer in the previous stage was on able to continue his heroics against the person adelwas speaking about a moment ago novak djokovic the serb taking you think couple of sets before dropping the third order though restored in the decider seven six six two six seven six three the final score. motions i was really happy. this is one of those moments where. where you can't describe it with the words and you remember all your career all your childhood everything you worked for you know . it comes true now. the fight boxing fans have been waiting years for is almost upon its flooding their klitschko and david haye is set to go toe to toe later on saturday night in a clash that brings together four world heavyweight titles friday's weigh in turning up the heat on additional knocks britain hey what's the leiderman coming in at ninety seven and a half to the grounds a full thirteen and a half katie is lighter than his ukrainian opponent no love lost between the pair with most of the growing steadily done the years since the fight was first talked about will enter the hamburg cla

. >> and i love adele, but they kept playing adele over and over again.is this adele? i wouldn't mind this at all. >> you would mind it at 1:00 in the morning. >> no. >> you would. >> there is something with music and match making, if you are listening to adele you are more likely to get matched up with an adult-minded person. >> let's hear some metallica. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i could never get on this. i love all kinds of music. i just couldn't get on it. i tried. no, i tried. oh, my god! come o let's say happy birthday. >> mondavi. 150 years old and we're forgetting to wish mondavi a happy birthday. the good news about mondavi and everyone else that makes red wine. apparently, everybody, this is -- >> red wine is supposed to be on. >> exercise. >> in a glass. >> or a bottle. >> they fed red wine to rats and they found their body mass, they stayed strong. they didn't lose weight, but they stayed strong and the good cholesterol is maintained without risking a mouse finger they stayed the same, right? >> uh-huh. yes, and it helps with bone density. and insulin resista

even though the contract adele's might say one thing which isn't always such a good thing because if you work such long hours it's going to affect your performance while europe and the u.s. spend their money on fighting wars and their time on trying to figure out a way to get out of economic slump india is busy getting things done the indian way or garnishes probably the most popular god in the entire hindu pantheon in india is supposed to bring prosperity and success to those who worship him but the success of indian businessmen should not be a trip to the divine help alone nine to five working hours just don't cut it here in the long hours of hard labor but at the end all of that hard work pays off in. new delhi. and for a more exciting stories and videos check out r t v dot com here's some of what you'll find on our website. a ukrainian man goes truly wild planning to spend over a month a living with a family of lions while blocking about his experience. also online of more than half a ton of radioactive blueberries have been found in moscow stores find out more on the story and s

even though the contract adele's might say one thing which isn't always such a good thing because if you work such long hours it's going to affect your performance while europe and the u.s. spend their money on fighting wars and their time on trying to figure out a way to get out of economic slump india is busy getting things done the indian way lord garnishes probably the most popular god in the entire hindu pantheon in india he is supposed to bring prosperity and success to those who worship him but the success of indian businessmen should not be a trip to the divine help alone nine to five working hours just don't cut it here indians put in hours of hard labor but at the end all of that hard work pays off in . new delhi. to some other international news in brief we're covering today in our world update the syrian opposition members have been holding meetings in damascus in istanbul to discuss ways of president assad this comes after a massive nationwide protest rocked the country on friday leaving at least thirty two people dead hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrato

sales up 8.5% in the first half of the year increased by albums such as adele's "21."o, it's not just singles that are selling. album sales rose for the first time in seven years. >>> and there is a new thriller over part of michael jackson's estate. "star" magazine reports the singer left behind a secret art collection recently valued at almost a billion dollars. te says it belongs to his children and mother. but an artist friend claims it was given to him, and he's now sold it for a mere 88 million. as you might imagine, it's heading for court. 88 million, a bit of a bargain. >> they're saying that this collection could be worth all of his other assets combined. >> combined. >> incredible. >>> all right. when we come back this morning, the shocking location authorities believe that terrorists are now hiding explosives. >>> and the pta committee that was cooking the books instead of baking the cookies. ♪ [ female announcer ] find yourself sometimes cleaning up after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can help. it's super durable, and in this lab test bounty extra soft

is loaded with adele a lot of debt and they're going to economically rape grace they're going to take the gold they're going to securitizing monetize and trade all the security so how is this different and why should they were why why not why respect this memorandum this memorandum is was cooked up by papyrus and and under we could only describe it as treasonous i do you know i would never expect them around to be fine i had the choice of not respecting and it is quite one thing to say i do not to respect i do not accept the debts that you have imposed upon me it's quite another to go to germany and to go into stay here in london for this for that you need it quite might be on me and i don't think that there is any sense in having this this conversation on this on this matter but let me let me let me try to imprint my view regarding the i.m.f. specific and the european union's position reserve agrees i wish that i could agree with you that this is a conspiracy by which to loot greeks it is not and i said we. because if it were conspiracy it would mean that it would be somewhere i am a

is loaded with adele a lot of debt and they're going to economically rape greece they're going to take the gold they're going to securitize and monetize and trade all the security so how is this different and why should they were why why not why respect this memorandum this memorandum is was cooked up by papyrus and and under the we can only describe it as treasonous i do you know i would never expect them around to be i had the choice of not respecting and that is quite one thing to say i do not respect i cannot accept the debts that you have imposed upon me it's quite another to go to germany and to go into staking one for this with that you need quite my beyond and i don't think he's in sense and he dismissed conversation on this on this matter but let me let me try to improve my view regarding the ins position and the european union's position we should be greece i wish that i would agree with you to this is a conspiracy to loot greeks it is not and i say i wish because if it were conspiracies mean that it would be some ryan and some reasons and some logic behind what a european to

so, i got adele going, nice, romantic, barry white. but it's on shuffle. so, my exercises come on.ur mouth wide. my hand to god. >> jimmy: really? >> stick your tongue all the way out. this is my vocal couch. >> jimmy: you were rounding third. >> i swear to god. true story. >> jimmy: how did she react to that? >> well, you know, if you don't know this, i'm with the wrong guy. i don't know, i don't remember. it was bad. >> jimmy: i'm sure you rebounded, though. >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. i'm glad to hear you're -- i'm glad to hear you're -- hey, have you -- you have seen the great don rickles, who, i know is a friend of yours, a friend of mine, as well. >> he's on tweeter, as he calls it. >> jimmy: he is tweeting now. >> i called him. i asked him, is that you tweeting? he said, yes, you idiot. i said, why aren't you following me? he said, i don't follow anyone. follow your friend jimmy, follow me, saget. >> jimmy: he's not a follower. he's a leader. we follow him. >> so, follow don. i told him i would talk about it. he tweets his own stuff. >> jimmy: why is he doing this? >> i don't k

the top boy's name, the biblical inspired asher, mila and any name starting with the letters ad like adelea and luna is apparently big because of the beckhams. you by the way came in 15 or 16, great. >> i thought it was 6. >> no. that was the top 20. >> okay. >> i'm trying to boost up my name. >> lawrence and i are in the hundreds. we're in tough shape. old names. >>> 5:49. cell phones are they bad for you? well, new research to tell you about saying how the health risk is shaping up for kids. >> and it can't stay up there forever. the watery grave planned for the international space station once it's retired and comes back to earth. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, according to the national institutes of health. this s >>> welcome back. a universal flu vaccine could be here within the next five years. that's according to the national institutes of health. this comes as washington debates whether to slash the agency's budget. experts say about 200,000 people are hospitalized with the flu every year and thousands die from the virus each year, as well. >>> this morning a possible solution to that age-old

her career soared and her influence on other singers, including british performer adelle and lady gaga almost immediate. >> there were elements of jazz. there were elements of motown, soul, everything mixed up in something that was almost unearthly and out of timeness. >> reporter: winehouse with her powerful voice found herself powerless over drugs and alcohol. ♪ ♪ i said no no no >> reporter: she acknowledged her struggle with addiction in the song "rehab ", making her american debut on "late show with david letterman." last month appearing to be high on something -- winehouse was booed by an audience in belgrade, serbia, as she stumble add cross the stage unable to remember the lyrics of her songs, forcing her to cancel her european tour. winehouse's self-destruction later seen by millions on youtube. last night fans gathered outside her home, stunned by her sudden death. >> we all watched her become self-destructive and eventually fall. it's really sad. >> reporter: now winehouse joins what many rock fans call the 27 club. jimi hendrix, janis joplin, jim morrison, kurt cobain. and

the a's mapped an 11 game winning streak for you career homer number 501. 34-year-old adele evans istate away from winning his first ever tour de france. he and his yesterday's time trial with a 942nd lead. finally, the senior british open mark the lead after a triple bogey on 13. he regroups and birdies 18th took it back to seven under where he is tied for the lead. that's a look at sports. see you tonight at 5:30. >> all right. this week we saw the end of nasa's shuttle program. >> next, we show you a bay. icon honoring another piece of history. >> and a new bill inspired by casey anthony are you a fremont assemblyman joining us in the next half hour explaining how will protect children. we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we al

you think had she not died so young she might have faded into the background with the sur against of adeleones? >> i don't think anyone can deny -- she's only had two records -- but the second one were absolutely great artistic statements. i'm going to say it's one of the great records of all time. every track was sheer perfection, emotional rawness. it's impossible to -- i interviewed perez hilton, who knew her, the blogger, and he said no matter what she goes on to do with her life, she made that album and she has that album. no matter what happens, no one can beat that. >> ian drew, good to see you. >>> american student amanda knox back in court tomorrow for a hearing on the appeal of her conviction for the murder of her roommate in 2007. a new report on dna evidence could help win her relief. nbc's keith miller in italy with the latest. good morning to you, keith. >> reporter: good morning, alex. this is crunch time for amanda knox in the appeal of her murder convection and her defense team in these closing days of testimony are convinced they'll get their client to be set free. despit

. >> well, bringing back the retro soul with the '60s and '70s vibe opened the door for adele and even door for her to be herself. >> she will be remembered. thank you, matt pinfeld, and watch mtv 2 this weekend. thank you. thomas. >>> you can become a fan of the scoop on facebook. >>> up next a mom could go to jail for three years for the death of her 4-year-old son, but she didn't kill her child, and the man who did only served six months. today's "newsnation" gut check is next. my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... 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. >>> welcome back. it is time for the "newsnation" gut check. a tragic story today of a 4-year-old that is killed by a hi

>> guest: it's a wonderful thing put together by adelle hatfield taylor which has conferences every year and gets design experts in different fields and mayors from different cities for a long weekend, and each gives presentations, the mayors on their cities and the experts on different issues affecting america, so that they can learn from each other about all the issues including transportation or parking or just urban beautification or whatever of urban design. c-span: your book is endorsed by at least four people. andrew tobias, who is he? >> guest: he is a columnist for time magazine and also an author in his own right. i don't know him. c-span: so you had nothing to do with that endorsement? >> guest: no. c-span: endorsed by andrew heiskell, former publisher of time. do you know him? >> guest: i'm acquainted with him. i know him to occasionally have dinner with him. c-span: "the death of common sense is a wildly important book which should change the direction of public debate in this country." do you think it has? >> guest: not yet, but it's striking a chord. i've just gone down to

and she's the one who opened the door for adele who's number one all over the world now, and made it again and not use all these effects. and you know, remember that picture of her, one of the saddest pictures i ever saw was a picture of her running down the street in only her bra, crying with her arms out, looking so desperate for help. it broke my heart when i saw that picture because the paparazzi had taken that picture of he this person in this incredible deep struggle of addiction. and i mean, it just -- it was a telltale sign. >> where was her family in all this, her parents? >> oh, they tried to help her. you know, it's got to be an inside job, they say. it's got to come from within to get well, to get the strength. there are people out there that do want to help and did want to help her that loved her very much. her parents included. but you know, you're an adult. and as they say, you've got -- it's up to you to do it. >> absolutely. well, matt pinfield, thanks for joining us. good luck with your mtv2 show next week. >> thank you very much, alex. >> thanks for coming in. >>>

you heard adell crediting her for the trend these days.ownward cycle for amy winehouse had been going on for a long time. talking about a woman famous for a song rehab. ultimately her last appearance in belgrade. she was so erratic, booed off the stage there. that was supposed to be the start of her comeback tour. >> that's the video we're looking at. >> it really was the last time we saw her. it's sad to me this is the video footage that will archive the last moment. count me as those saddened by her death. i would like to say i'm surprised but sadly i am not. that's what a loot of people were saying about this immense talent. i rooted for her. i imagined the day she would grow into her old soul sound and artistry. >> talk about an amazing voice a.j. hammer, it's sad all the way around. a.j., thank you. i know you guys are putting together a special "showbiz tonight" on hln. you will ask will amy winehouse be a wakeup call? excellent point. will it be a wakeup call to troubled stars like lindsay lohan. >>> coming up here a horrific end to

. >> reporter: adele barbato says the program benefits the worker and the company as employees get healthier>> we have less claims cost, we have less sick time, higher productivity, more engaged employees because they're feeling good about taking control of their wellness. >> reporter: and it really works, for every dollar a company spends on a corporate wellness program, there is a $3 to $6 return on investment. at this company the path to wellness starts with a few simple steps literally. >> here's my pedometer. >> reporter: every step is counted. the more you walk, the more money you get. >> in the beginning i was lucky if i could walk for five minutes straight on the treadmill when i first started coming up here. i stuck with it and each day tried to add a little more time and increased as much as i could. >> reporter: keeping track of your progress is simple, plug the pedometer into your pc. >> today, 4,313,000 steps. >> reporter: employees can earn credit for being active in other ways like this cardioclass at the on site gym, in the middle of the work day. and the focus on wellness ex

she's obsessed with adele. >> no one's stopped playing it.>>> finally as impossible as it seeps rob and i screw up on the air, it happens here and there. the trick is to stay cool and calm and blame it on -- it was him. >> sometimes the mix-up is a little too big and there just is nowhere to hide. >> happens to everyone. >> yes. abc's nick watt reports. >> reporter: the story is the roger clemens trial and a live guest is ben walker, baseball writer. >> ben, i know you've been covering roger clemens's career for the best part of the last 23 years. just remind us how big a name he is in the sport of basebeball. >> reporter: between you and me, that's not ben walker. it's michael wolff, expecting to talk about rupert murdoch. >> i beg your pardon, ben, can you hear me in new york? >> it's even a worse situation than that. because i am not ben walker. and i know nothing about baseball. >> reporter: fabulous. live tv, stuff happens. >> what's gone wrong in your offer? >> i'm afraid this is not what i'm talking about. >> i'm afraid we obviously ha

adel show penalty. >> for you all proposing -- are you proposing of a settlement be used for principal reduction? >> mr. chairman, i would be happy to discourage the analysis that over pence the document that is helping in the public domain. >> it would be a meaningful attitude to happen. on page six, and pr m what mandate 3 million permanent modifications. do you want a program to be in addition to a camp program, is that right? >> this would be a component of the voluntary settlement. you're right. i am proposing components of a settlement, is that right? the notion unjust to ground what is here is that it's helpful because there are different means by which to think about the penalty with this principle we does is it tries to say the analogy would be on stole a car and you're going to punish me for stealing that karkh i don't know the right way for punish me is but you should take the car away. >> see you suppose taking the 20 billion that they saved, plus the penalty? >> that would be a way in which -- >> i'm not arguing with you about the merits. i'm just saying that you proposed

people are not adel in different. in fact, our largest office by far is in the gulf of mexico. and so they feel acutely every day through their neighbors and their families the economic impact that you are talking about. it's not people here in washington, d.c. who are making these decisions and to the additional safety checks over and above what used to be required. it's people who live in the gulf and so it's their neighbors it is affecting. as to suggest that there is any inference is completely in my judgment inaccurate. >> i would point you to your testimony and the section immediately in front of 2,012th on the discussions your hiring scientists to work in fields including environmental studies, review and environmental compliance all of which are critical to the development offshore resources. we receive more than 2,000 applications during and six deacons since the chairmanship. i didn't read anything in this about anybody to study economic analysis, financial impact, impact to the taxpayer, the treasury, i saw nothing about that. i saw the regulations compliance an

please say yes, adel. please say yes.tionally and physically equipped for the job. if the stylist looks at my hair, gasps under her breath and grabs for a flat paddle brush, i am gone. my fear always of going to prison is that hair. i'm often asked, what is kathie lee really like. kathie lee is not a diva. she is always on time and she comes to play. she asks everyone about their family and friends and keeps up with all the happenings. >> we love you hoda, we wish you the best year of your life. look, there are very few people on this planet who are recognizable by their first name. kathie lee is one of those people. still, when i look across the table some mornings and i think to myself, like -- is this my life? >> he's in the process of feeding. >> a stranger sitting in the seat next to me said hello. we made some small talk about our lives. then he asked me what was on my arm. i was wearing a medical sleeve to prevent blood clots on the plane. i'll tell you, i have breast cancer. but i hope when you get off this plane,

make spectacular efforts, as they did the other day in kabul, on the attack on the intercontinental adele. however, just as that attack was defeated, so will others we encounter. at the same time, the enemy is experiencing the benefits of self governance. they're becoming part of the transition process. i want to emphasize how important our coalition important -- our coalition partners are in afghanistan. these partner nations have made significant contributions and sacrifices. madam chair, i want to close by thanking you and your colleagues for your support. thank you again for allowing me to appear before you today. >> mr. denver? >> madam chair, thank you for the opportunity to speak before you today. i will request that my full written statement be entered into the record. the u.s. army has had puts on the ground in afghanistan for nearly a decade. when our army deploy is, they have to have support from contractors. currently over 90,000 contractors are supporting our troops. the ratio is just under 1%. we have the largest contract oversight mission the united states has ever managed.