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but is alec baldwin ready to move from 30 rock to city hall?, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. you're in "the situation room." >>> a major new crisis for republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich. his campaign manager and other senior advisors suddenly resigned today. one of those aides saying they realize the direction of the campaign they sought was, quote, incompatible with gingrich's vision. and i'm quoting now, i am, i am committed to running the substantive solutions or yepted campaign. i set out to run earlier this spring. but now, yet another major blow, yet this, gingrich's cam main, co-chairman, the former congressman from his home state has announced he's jumping from the pawlenty campaign. gloria borger is here working on the story. he stumbled right out of the gate on several issues and all of a sudden he go on a two-week cruise on a mediterranean vacation. >> on the first day of this campaign, whenever that was, because it had a couple of starts. you and i had a discussion here. and the main question was

remark is this is just to get for being a smart alec because you are in plano implemented over before that where you. put enough about me this segment is supposed to be good how brilliant our viewers are so from jay larson he said to a local police officer do you know why i pulled you over today me because fighting crime is real hard anyways also from facebook scott how would writes my i.v. w. shirt came in the mail today it's iraq veterans against the war i wore to the grocery store i was proud of all the weird stares i received a six foot four two hundred eighty pound dude with a message for peace on this fest kind of draws a lot of attention and nice and now over to the tubes where like the waiter writes security is a propaganda word for control and in response to a take back independence day campaign asked people to join us in wearing black instead of celebrating caleb glover comments on facebook susan you have the right to pay taxes if you give up that right you'll be put in prison and any taxes will be used against you and you will also it will also be used to bombs out of other

with him out of the race, out of contention, alec baldwin has stoked some reaction. he put out a tweet saying it is a long way until 2013. it could be jack donahy or alec baldwin. >>> you can always go to our website, 24/7, cnn politics.com. >>> a u.s. military mission you probably don't know about. "the new york times" is reporting that a covert war against al qaeda is intensifying in yemen. the u.s. allies a hot bed of terrorism and growing instability. rebels badly wounded its president. he is now recovering in saudi arabia. the u.s. is taking advantage of the power vacuum by ratcheting up the air strikes. according to "the new york times." >> the newspaper goes on to say. >>> still ahead, we are going to talk to the "new york times" reporter who wrote the story, mark masetti jouns me live in a few minutes. >>> americans are bitterly divided on a lot of issues but this ain't one of them. >> it is unforgivable that delta couldn't make an exception and cut these boys some slack. >> pr nightmare for delta airlines over its treatment of our u.s. soldiers. tells you wh

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or "3" or alec baldwin for next mayor. winning story airs later this hour.heerios cereal. kissed with real honey. and the 100% natural whole grain oats can help lower your cholesterol. you are so sweet to me. bee happy. bee healthy. >>> cnn "in-depth" is on a listening tour to hear about your concerns about the economy and how those concerns are shaping your views on the presidential race. our correspondents across the country and cnn's don lemon has been talking to new hampshire students ahead of cnn's debate monday night. >> are you guys ready for the debate? >> yes! >> yes. the most important issue you want to hear from them. >> unemployment. >> unemployment. what about you? >> keeping the arts in school programs. >> really? >> yeah. >> and you? >> the troops' future. when they coming home. >> yeah. no one said social issues. social issues not important? >> they are. >> so is social security. >> no. why do you say that? >> because we're not going to have it when we get older. so -- and we're paying into it but we're not going to get it. >> that concerns y

. >>> alec baldwin, taking time off from 30 rock, baldwin is shooting rock of ages, a movie about anging rocker. don't you love it that russell brand does not need to do any wardrobe change to look like a rocker? >> and you think he's in character. >> and this comes to us from joplin, missouri the recent devastating tornado didn't stop the circus's biggest performer from putting on a show of strength. last week's tornado caused the picadelli circus to capsel performances, but the elephant removed debris and cleared cars from the area. the unique cleanup effort had one young joplin girl saying, i haven't smiled like this in a long time. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one artist's work popped with audiences during a demonstration in china. this bubble artist is able to blow clusters of bubbles filled with smoke, control where they float and can even make them erupt like volcanos. he's won 17 world records for his skills and recreated the stunt by putting up to 150 people inside one single bubble. >>> althoug

celebridad en un puesto de gobierno..si hemos tenido a arnold swachteneger como gobernador porque no alecbueno esto es solo un rumor..supuestamente el actor esta considerando postulare para este puesto en el 2 mil 13..pero el no lo ha confirmado.. solo ha dicho que para el 2 mil 13 falta muchhhhhooo o tiempo..y a la diva de la banda le sigue lloviendo sobre mojado ....segun el diari reforma...fue la unica que no recibio un reconocimiento que se les da a los presentes de una famosa feria mexicana en el palenque de abasolo guanajuato.. y es que el pasado 20 de mayo segun medios , el hermano de jenni rivera se agarro a golpes con uno de los asistentes por hacerle consignias a su hermana y la diva de la banda despues se puso al tu por tu con el publico al ser abucheada..segun voceros de ese municipio.. no es seguro que la vuelan a invitar. cu / cesar y blanca hoy a las 11 ---y para hoy a las once?.... blanca ---estaremos hablando sobre la sorpresa que se llevaron las autoridades mexicanas al descubrir a dos hombres heridos en un lugar fuera de lo comun... ---ademas: encuentran nuevas fosas cl

in the wake of anthony weiner's twitter scandal, is alec baldwin considering a run for new york city mayor? a friend told "the daily" he's thinking about it now that weiner's presumably out. baldwin's rep said he wouldn't rule it out. >>> how big is justin bieber right now? country purists were shaking their heads last night after bieber picked up a cmt award for best collaborative video along with rascal flatts. i'm not going to fight that. >>> zach tells "rolling stone" in "hangover 3" his character will end up in a mental hospital with the other guys trying to break him out. >>> e-news reports kim kardashian is finalizing a prenup to her marriage. this after in touch magazine reports she cheated on her fiancee with nfl player brett lockett. he says he has the pictures and text to prove it but she is threatening to sue. >>> finally, actress edie falco summed it up when asked about kim kardashian by saying, who are these people? why are they famous? >> i love edie, but that was the question we were asking like three years ago. >> welcome to the world of reality tv stars. being on ev

political fallout from the scandal involving anthony weiner is putting the spotlight on, of all people, alecdwin. he's considering a run for new york city mayor because representative weiner may not run. baldwin will have time for politics. he said in the past that next season of "30 rock" will be his last, and he might leave acting entirely. >>> drug company pfizer is pulling a product that it manufactures for chicken feed, of all things, off the market because of arsenic concerns. that announcement comes after an fda study shows chicken meat may contain small amounts of the chemical arsenic. it was found in chicken feed made by pfizer and experts say it may make its way into parts of the bird that are eaten. the fda is stressing the amount is tiny and really not dangerous to people who eat it but it's been banned anyway. >>> we all know dogs can become a part of our families, and that's what makes this next story so bothersome. experts say a new strain of heart worm is making some medicines less effective and putting your dog's life at risk. heart worms can grow up to 14 inches and invade

like a good thing and i decided the best course of action for the united states to set up hearing alec calling a ship holiday a polling station lock up some other costs etc but let's look at the stumbling block and the bad in fact that the fact. that. the japanese conscripted over forty one hundred korean slave laborers to build up a show's defenses as well as a small airstrip. they sent in over twenty six hundred cracked japanese imperial marines to defender. massive fortifications were both including giant pillboxes some over seven hundred feet in height ten large eight inch gun emplacements field artillery and anti-aircraft guns. the war in the pacific was commanded by two key figures general douglas macarthur and admiral nimitz. after the japanese lost the battle for a broader canal in the south pacific macarthur and his troops focused on recapturing new guinea nimitz handled the central pacific region and plans were drawn up to send forces against the japanese strongholds in the gilbert and marshall islands groups mark no one is and u.p.s. part of the world war two military histor

okay, as i said, my name is alec, i'm on truck 11. let's go into some light search and rescue. before you start, what do you do? stop, look, listen and think. any time you pull up to an incident or you see something, you take a breath, assess the situation, use all your senses and think about what you are going to do. those are all components of what we call the size-up. there are many components to size up. what's one of the components to size up? gathering

six six three win over alex risk played by the russian elena vesnina next while conducting its that alec was not so very struggling against dying from china because when he was the only safe he threw off a sweeping left and landing rather than fast improving russian and associate probably changed about exeunt lecia to the anchor. on ukraine's. golf now in northern ireland's rory mcilroy has won the u.s. open is the first major for the twenty two year old who won by a whopping eight shots to. in the youngest winner since bobby jones in one thousand nine hundred twenty three michael roy had led from the very first round and was eight shots clear at the beginning of the final day and he started it with a birdie and never looks like crumbling under the pressure of topping the leaderboard as he famously did on the final day of the masters two months ago. and to prove the point he almost hold to this tee shot on the tenth the ball rolling back to within inches of the cup and from that point no one got close australia's jason day finished second producing a lovely bunker shot on the eighteenth

vows to close all its reactors by two thousand and twenty two but it's already created a shortfall in alec tricity in germany which in turn is pushing up prices germany's now importing power from france and the czech republic and it's the crisis hit poorest who will pay higher electricity because. quite understand. you know project prices and of course. industrial goods you know already paying more for the electricity will be the. people. around thirty percent of the e.u.'s electricity comes from nuclear generation so ironically the electricity germany ends up buying will be generated nuclear power plants the majority of european countries aren't giving up their nuclear programs switzerland is phasing it out but france which has a long and successful history of nuclear power generation sees it as a solution for the future britain sweden spain and belgium are just some of the over a you countries that have nuclear capacity and on planning to get rid of it so closing down its own reactors will stop germany suffering from nuclear fallout in the event of an accident elsewhere in europe but the

best to progress the still development of new nickel to discuss the issue i'm joined now by discovery alec senior metals analyst at treaty a financial corp thank you dennis for joining us on r.t. what sort of impact is this ongoing shell dispute having on the development of this company. well basically i would say that of course the shareholders dispute is negative for the company and say you are a normal speed particular so this is a drag on the share price especially for the investors are not happy with with with this shareholder. and following this a.g.m. do you think autonomy now has more control. yes definitely basically yes because you mentioned in an interview couple of months ago humorist you state that thirty percent and now together with his alice three hundred who are. the management of the company they control close to forty five percent of the company so it was a logical step but. he has got more seats on on the board there so you're saying he has more states on the ball but isn't down a position to impose his will on the company and if so what would that be. sorry can you rep

to produce almost seventy billion cubic meters of bio gas a year that's enough to cover the annual alec for city needs of countries such as indonesia or egypt. now let's have a look at how the markets are performing oil was sharply down early on monday but has since made a comeback brant is trading at one hundred twelve dollars a barrel while light sweet is down around ninety three dollars a barrel despite the lower european and asian markets u.s. markets have opened slightly in the black monday though speculation that they will fall throughout trading is high due to continuing concerns over the debt crisis in greece. european stocks are also lower with investors avoiding risks on fear that e.u. finance ministers were unable to reach a solution to the greek crisis that's despite meeting over the weekend and bearish sentiment dominated the russian markets monday both the r.t.s. and the my sex closed more than one percent in the red last heading the markets towards the longest losing streak since two thousand and eight now looking at some individual share moves on the my six ordinary shar

mission has failed to reduce corruption among afghan officials a couple based journalist has i mean alec has he's i says the ongoing nato occupation is infuriating many of the afghan people. who have why did the actions and the good thing was done but again if there was an inspiration to do it is denied to announce a bit of bonding and villages and also some public and so she said minister it doesn't end people to join some incidences groups and again is this excluding government. outside the capital kabul and can decide you know all living intentions in the night and you cannot. do this because of this. men because of this not because of this ongoing fick the bulls was but i did look at this intelligence and someone says that there are some people. do the delavan don't we do not have this tension. again do not attempt internet that is due out this fall at night. to walk and go to some of the. local so if an apprentice but those good old men go they can go to the men under the supposed to feel some achievement and i shouldn't say we shouldn't try that we have some achievement we have som

is a devastating fact he has built his own hydro power plants that provide him and his family with alec tricity but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy. if the idea was born i have a ten years ago but it took me several years to build it from scratch i used everything i could possibly find i call my bench in a freeflow wheel but what i see now is that people are leaving half of our village left in less than ten years. believes the only thing that can reverse the situation is the creation of the necessary infrastructure new roads new jobs and new opportunities to stop people leaving young people may be attracted to the bright lights of the c.t.'s but locals the they're leaving behind a truly unique part of russia the land up north that's here if they're rounded by mountain fairy tales and while driving along with no bill bethel want to confirm run into a turret or if wal-mart landing into the thin area father daughter gay who left his secular life to live hand says that this monastery the highest situated in. russia connects the past and the present the church was only build some

discuss the fate of the euro here at the st petersburg international economic forum i'm joined by alec since he's a professor of economics at yale university and roland nash is a senior partner in chief investment strategist at verne zero capital all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want roland i want to go to you first the euro is having another very bad few days here markets are still. bankers are who i want to ask you the big question. we've seen the end days of the euro and if not what can they do you know a greek tragedy generally speaking has many twists and turns and i don't think we're at the end of that process yet the markets are beginning to price but i think we're we're still a little bit of distance from from about how much has more has this more hesitation now and then another support equal bailout remember the first one wasn't called the bailout where you know greek tragedies what do they always end and they always ended in tragedy and i think that that is going to be the endgame here unfortunately markets right now are beg

we will talk hockey finals, at full strength game no. 2, vancouver connects, alec has not been suspendeding a finger. as you can see burrows chomping down on his finger. they believe he did not intentionally by his finger. that is in the press release. he did not do it intentionally. [laughter] >> you know what to do with kids that do that in school? >> exactly. >> now we have a fun interacting parts, the audience in tracks. but are you one of the people that do not want to communicate verbally so you send them a message? >> you are the only one that does not do it. >> exactly, because i want to talk to them directly. >> hey gary, full-time in the outfield, and nate has earned it? >> i would agree with you, he knows his baseball, but i bet you for a couple of weeks it will be cody at left, because we have the best defensive outfielder to catch against the dodgers. morgan should see met his spot in there. this was a good call by the man with the shade on his head. >> what do you think, bop era and toast? >> , see the interaction? i would say if the a's do not make the playoffs, bob airing

that might not be possible given the latest scandal he is just going through, but now actor alec baldwinto that race. he, though, would not be the first celebrity to run for mayor. in the case, let's continue now of the celebrities turned mayors. cincinnati mayor turned talk show host this time, yes, jerry springer, a prostitution scandal that forced him out of office and he became the kingman of tabloid tv. a hollywood icon, actor and director clint eastwood left his "dirty harry" days behind when he became mayor of the beautiful seaside town of caramel by the sea in california. on the list, may have won over our hearts as one half of sonny and cher and then became the mayor of palm springs california, and became a congressman. sonny bono. >>> well, let's turn to politics where it has been a tough week for newt gingrich. the republican presidential candidate lost key staffers and lost some of them to somebody else, but as cnn reporter paul steinhauser reports, gingrich isn't letting this get in his way. >> reporter: hey, good morning, t.j. newt gingrich says he'll be in california tomor

other defendants include billionaire alec gores, being sued for $445,000.ector nick cassavetes, for $73,000. his attorney says he engaged in no wrongdoing and may try to settle the case for a reduced amount or fight it. the suit alleges the defendants improperly received funds in clandestine, high-stakes games that were operated without any licenses or permits. using a professional-type poker table and hired dealers. there is no comment from the hotels allegedly involved including the peninsula, the four seasons, and the beverly hills hotel. this is miriam hernandez reporting for abc news. >> ruderman, the big loser, seeks $4 million from his poker competitors. while there have been no arrests the fbi is investigating. >>> and the home of the kentucky derby is now littered with debris after a powerful line of storms spawned tornadoes. about five barns at churchill downs were badly damaged and the horses were running loose. powerful winds hit the famed track but no races were going on at the time and no horses or people were hurt. but you can imagine those h

"30 rock" star alec baldwin may take over for anthony weiner.ner was the favorite to replace michael bloomberg. baldwin is going to leave "30 rock" but he says 2013 is awhile away. he certainly has political views. >>> giants have new secrets. see the new waylay di-s can show their team spirit or keep it covered up. >>> bay area day cares could lose their licenses. we'll tell you why. >>> a live look outside. hoping for the june bloom to make way for sunshine. it's 6:44 now. [ male announcer ] yiayia may not approve of an unmarried couple living together. you are going to hell. [ male announcer ] but yiayia approves of them eating athenos greek yogurt. mmmmmm! because athenos is made the greek way, never using preservatives or artificial flavors. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. >>> welcome back, everyone. a good thursday morning to you. a live look outside the beautiful golden gate bridge. foggy to start the day. it's 6:47 now. it is a youtube video turning into a public relations nightmare for delta airlines. u.s. soldiers ret

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things were much, and says and alec where carlos zambrano's apologize for single out closer, smoke inry. his message today let's move on and carlos zambrano's wasn't the only one to see it that way. . >> i does look at things the comments made totally out of frustration, at the level like a completely appreciate the frustration he and everybody else is going through. his comments in no way reflect how he feels about hit by his club and his teammates. they're taking care of it between themselves. good for them. . >> i'm not insisted apologize to the clobber in 1 oz. as a man's game. people get upset. in people born out of proportion. . >> so with these words have an impact in this game against the red. ? he starts out by striking out stub's but stubs would get even and the third. one-one game and he text garza for this solo shot. reds were hit the state. they broke it open in the fifth. but johnny comes with two men on off jeff sam r. d. dick pierce 7-2 reds. the on to win it 8-2 the seventh straight loss for the cubs and they're now 7- 5-17 versus the reds. the last two years. . >> af

alec baldwin. all kinds of rich people. they are giving -- >> bill: they are pinheads.lmet won't fit. i confronted the politicians i said but it's to make people safer. >> bill: but they are giving them away. you ride your dopey bike all over town, don't you? do you have a free helmet or do you buy it? >> i would have gotten in line but the line went around the block. what about the legitimate bike stores they are losing business to these people. >> bill: why are they giving them away for what reason? >> to encourage safety. the job of government. let's remember, medical dwarfs all this stuff. >> bill: we all know that got to get everything under control. >> medicare is what is going to kill them. >> bill: all right, stossel. when we come right back is, it legal whether congressman weiner used his office. whether jennifer lopez is block an embarrassing tape from becoming public. legal is next. >> bill: is it legal segment tonight. busy day for the ladies. four controversial stories bin beginning with anthony weiner allegedly using his office to pursue internet activitie

any time you have questions, offensively you should go to alec. >> he's not on the roster. >> smith wasbut yet to sign it he refused to talk to the media but a lot of accomplished. >> get guys involved early and so we don't miss too much. we are missing a lot with the lock out. >> the imagines - players are frustrated they are locked out and don't have a collective bargaining agreement. >> really tough right now and don't know what is going on. but i am doing like everybody else. just one day at a time and learn working out. >> really frustrating. you miss your teammates . you miss the game of football. you know, activities that we had. otas and minicamp and all of those things don't have that right now. >> you feel like there will be a season? >> i strongly believe there will be a season. >> how about them a's. they sent kevin to triple a and reinstated adam gonzalez from the dl. tonight in baltimore okay looking to snap the six-game slide. gonzalez knocked off early in . mark is signals to left. orioles out to a four-nothing lead. welcome back adam first game off of the dl blasts a ho

americans have been shut out in the last four majors so why not alec rocha? par. but the man of the hour is rory mcilroy. you remember him from the masters? he had announcers looking up low score records for the open. his iron play was flawless. 6-under par 65. >> wow. >> mcilroy's three shot lead is the most after one round of the open in 35 years! masters champion charles schwartzel is tied with yang for second. of course this is painful. we have a lot of work to do over the next 54 holes. none are under par another first for interim >>> for the first time in three weeks the as had a chance to win a series. another first for bob melvin his first ejection with the as. already leading the royals 1-0 in the 2nd, the rookie slugs one to deep left center. sizemore scores. the first base runner tried to also. he boles over the catcher. barton safe. as score four in the inning. two more hits for weeks. his average now .344. then in the third hideki matsui goes yard, 499th career home run for godzilla. as win 8-4 winning two of three. >> right to sit down and take

. >> did you play with your troop leader, alec baldwin? >> jimmy: no, just my scout master.audience groans ] no, i did not. but, no. there is a game called, like -- what is it? johnny and -- johnny and the pony. >> one, two, three. one, two, three. johnny on a pony. one, two, three. one, two, three. >> jimmy: yeah. so, it is a game. >> it's like a version of leapfrog. >> jimmy: it is, right? >> kind of. >> jimmy: so, that's a game. >> also, leapfrog a little -- a little questionable. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> really? >> jimmy: i don't know. >> get in position. you want to play? [ laughter ] [ cheers ] ♪ >> jimmy: let's talk about this. [ laughter ] because i saw you -- [ laughter ] >> that's a good segue. >> jimmy: yeah. because, i saw this -- what was it -- two weeks ago? >> it only seems like two weeks ago. >> jimmy: yesterday. it does. gosh, you're amazing in this play. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you play doctor. you're in a wheelchair. >> i am. >> jimmy: you're in an electric wheelchair. tell everyone what happened last night, because i -- >> last night, the w

christopher reeve, harrison ford, alec baldwin or kevin costner? no yelling out. and here is the third question from this section. what city is the outsiders sit in? omaha, tulsa, amarillo or topeka? i will give you the answer at the end. the second chapter and i will go through three chapters of this and we will have a discussion. how the 1980s deifies the individual. this is obviously an important issue. we are in chicago and our am sure there are a lot of jordan fans out there. this chapter focuses on michael jordan but that image becomes this in the 1980s which is basically e race from this context and becomes this. this is one of the most famous images out of the 1980s in branding history. to use michael jordan as an example of how we deify the individual in a way we never deified the individual before, this is what was said about jordan the 1980s. he has gone in disguise with michael jordan. chinese kids listed jordan and joe and law as the greatest men in history. washington post called him the most famous man on earth. fellow nba players referring to jorda

the stars are penelope cruz, alec baldwin, and woody allen himself. >> if you're in one of his movies>> we should do it. >> let's do it. let's get on that. >> i saw "midnight in paris." it's pretty good stuff. >> you loveddki it. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. prices are likely by the fourth of july weekend. that's because the u-s and other nati lion >>> good morning, 8:25 is your time. let's get you caught up on some of the headlines. lower gas prices by the 4th of july weekend. that's good news. it's all because the u.s. and other nations are releasing 60 million barrels from the emergency stocks. the decision is aimed at balancing oil supplies and helping struggling economies. >>> google is now the t

alec baldwin friend says baldwin thinks without weiner running for mayor the dynamics of the race with> other americans buy and sell goods made and manufactured in other countries. some people are surprised where it's happening, including some places that seem to represent america. michelle miller found out. >> good morning, erica. tourists come from all over the world to visit museums, national parks and zoos. finding an american made souvenir to take home is proven to be difficult. lawmakers are fighting to get more american made products back in souvenir shops and for some small business owners and manufacturers alike, that's very welcome news. >> they all start with one star. >> reporter: for nearly a decade mary bucksbaum sold her hand crafted wares made in her connecticut home to one of the most iconic constitutions in america. >> twice a month i was shipping just to the history museum. >> the gift shop at the smithsonian history museum. her americana collection was among the museum's best sellers. >> one day the buyer came in with the spreadsheet and said you sell more work as a

one person defending weiner, alec baldwin. my thought on weiner is he is a very busy man.ds something to take the edge off. robert, whatever happened to a martini? >> you know, when i first heard about this essay, i snickered like everybody else. i read alex's essay on huffington post. i read with great compassion. did not excuse his behavior but great sadness. i recommend having a martini, not run for public office if you have those issues. >> errol -- >> i expect there's a martini or two involved in the behavior that got him in trouble. i suspect, his bare chest. he looks like he's been working out. that will take the edge off. also shake some hands. go out and meet voters. >> what happened to a nice jog in the evenings, if you want to have facebook chat was people. why not his wife? i'm sure she had access to a computer. i don't understand the defense that anyone can defend him. >> that's one thing we've all been talking about. our hearts definitely go out to the mrs., it's got to be tough. >> second question, sarah palin, and the e-mail trove that's going to be release

al pacino coming with alec baldwin, a dream duet. >> he may run for mayor of new york city. >> i heardublic appearance. we know how to get them here at the tony's. harry connick jr., he's great. this guy. >> hugh jackman. >> never heard of him. >> just don't like him, do you? >> not so much. >> he said he might heckel you a little bit. >> really? is that right? what, does he think he's going to outhost me? run up on stage? >> one never knows. you know how he likes the spotlight, too. >> that's true. >> what do you have special planned? you said it's tough to do a big opening number because of the limited space, but now that they're playing your song -- >> reporter: this is neil patrick harris's second time hosting the tonies. he has been called the natural, the go-to guy. ♪ the tony's were tonight >> it's is not something you go to school for. baby steps that happen. >> but you do have to do -- >> it went well, and then cbs had the emmys, i think. ♪ put down the remote >> i love doing it. you know. i love game nights at my house with 15 people. and i do the same thing as i do here. i s

we haven't heard back, wolf, but morgan's co-star, alec baldwin, he did tweet, oh, that tracy, in responsentroversy. wolf? >> thanks very much. >>> and to our viewers, you're in "the situation room." happening now, new signs nato may be trying to take out libya's leader. why some see moammar gadhafi as a legitimate target for allied aircraft. i'll ask the former nato commander, wesley clark, if the goal in libya has gone from protecting civilians, to regime change and political assassination. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is half way around the world dealing with rumors she wants to become head of the world bank. what she's saying about her future. >>> and 24,000 pages of sarah palin e-mail. the alaska authorities now releasing records from her time as governor. we're digging deeper. should palin be worried? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as nato steps up its attacks on the libyan regime, there are now indications i

from the majority committee staff, i'd like to thank tim peterson, sue, siri and tracy as well as alec and evan. from the chairman's personal office. i'd also like to thank mr. dicks, ranking member, and mr. rogers who set the standard for the committee and for the subcommittees in their collegial relationship and they've worked together and their effort to make sure that we move these appropriations bills through regular order. i appreciate that very much and i reserve the balance of my time, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. culberson: mr. speaker, it's my privilege to yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished chairman of the full committee. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding this time. i want to at the outset congratulate him on a great job on this bill. he and his terrific staff have worked long and hard along with the subcommittee members to produce, i think, a star of a bill. so on your maiden voyage,

alec for to hearing from our panel of witnesses about the successes and challenges they have faced. the subcommittee is ready to work with the department in anyo way possible to be we appreciatd you beinger here today but in understand the frustration of this committee in not being a ye will to do its work because you are unable to do your work in giving us the documents weo he deserve and need to have said that we can do our job. like i would like to recognize theio distinguished ranking member ofm the national security -- nasa >> t security subcommittee, mr. john tierney. >> thank you for being here.ilir we are all familiar with thetio, 2020 -- 2010 comprehensived around sanctions act. we also understand that theng secretary has made a finding that gasoline sales have beentht made in contravention of that c law. the question really does come down, as the chairman said, to what are we going to do and what should we do. i think we have to have a cleart understanding of the current gtm sanctions regime -- regime, which i hope the gentleman will be able to share with us, a fuls apprec