look -- there's amy. [ laughter ] there's amy poehler right there on tv right now. hi, amy. just great. you happened to be coming up. >> i was very excited. >> jimmy: what were you doing? >> i was just heading up to "snl" to do some stuff. and it opened up while you guys were filming. it was fun. >> jimmy: how's it all going? you're doing update again now. this is the -- >> yep. >> jimmy: this is the weekend -- "saturday night live weekend update thursdays." >> thursdays, yes. >> jimmy: three days of the week in that title. >> that's right, yeah. >> jimmy: fantastic. >> and it's great. you know, it's always great to come back and do it. and you get a little bit nervous when you first walk in the building, like i get that panic that i used to have, and then it goes away. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: when i go up -- yeah, i go in there and feel like i'm going back to high school almost. >> yes. >> jimmy: because you feel like you graduated two years, three years ago, and you're like, "what's up, you guys?" and everyone's like, "we work here, buddy. we're going to go to class."

amy? >>> bill, thank you. it has been one year since galveston, texas, took a direct hit from hurricane ike. it was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the united states causing more than 100 deaths and nearly $13 billion in damage. and for galveston, it's been a tough year of trying to get back to normal. nbc's janet chambleeian has a progress report. >> reporter: when hurricane ike stormed ston a year ago today, it tore up the town but couldn't break its spirit. >> right now it feels like it's about five years. it just seems like it's been forever to recover. >> reporter: if anyone had reason to give up, it was tom. photographed by "the houston chronicle" outside his restaurant after the storm surge turned it into a filthy pool. and this week in the same spot, his business born anew. >> it's coming back, and i'm convinced it's going to be better than it was. >> reporter: a philosophy shared by joe and kathleen dinky. they returned to find their home in pieces. as they told al roker

. >> reporter: rich and amy have their hands full with three young children. but besides the normal challenges that go with being parents, all of their children have an array of food allergies. >> i had to change our whole way of eating. >> reporter: finding food with no gluten, no dairy, no eggs, soy or nuts wasn't easy so amy cooked up her own solution. >> everything out there tasted bad or it had 35 ingredients that, you know, weren't healthy to me, to what i wanted to put in my children's bodies. >> reporter: amy did some research and started experimenting in the kitchen. her secret to success for people on a restricted diet might surprise you. good old home cooking. >> really simple, good, healthy, you know, ingredients. they're often gluten free and it lends itself to that type of cooking. >> reporter: amy's specialties include gluten free chicken nuggets, gluten free rice pasta with homemade tomato sauce and turkey meatballs. check out this dish. >> i think our chicken dish is finished. >> reporter: free range chicken sauteed with fresh spinach and sun

i had a chance to sit down with a former "saturday night live" star amy poehler. we'll go behind the scene of her new sitcom "parks and recreation." >>> what may be some of the most adorable visitors we have had in the studio for a long time. >> got the diaper on. >> one of our many monkey friends here today. >> do your joke from earlier. it's a given. they were so funny. >> it made an impression on me. >> i thought it was funny. we'll get to news. we go live to the white house for the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: iran says overnight that it launched two missiles including a first-time launch of a multiple missile launcher. this comes just two days after president obama appeared with close allies, great britain and france, at that g-20 summit in pittsburgh and revealed to the world the existence of that secret nuclear facility. it also comes four days before iran is set to sit down for the first time with major world powers including america, china, russia, germany, france and britain to talk about its nuclear program. the united states has insisted t

>> amy poehler and seth myers, everybody. and that is the "mashup." >>> we are on top of this hour's breaking news for you. a source telling cnn the man at the center of an alleged terror plot targeting new york admits he has ties to al qaeda. jeanne meserve is talking to her sources and is going to bring us up to speed in a live update coming up. and cnn's "state of the union" anchor has wrapped up a one-on-one interview with the president. what does he think of his critics? >> the things that were said about fdr are pretty similar to the things that are said about me, he was a communist, a socialist. we can do the small things, the big things, just about everything... right inside your gm dealership. find out more at goodwrench.com. now your card comes with a way to plan for what matters to you. introducing blueprint. blueprint is free and only for chase customers. it lets you choose what purchases you want to pay in full to avoid interest...with full pay. and those you split... you decide how to pay over time. if having a

amy? >> mike viqueira, thank you. >>> a quick program note, the big questions in the health care debate are the focus of tomorrow morning's "meet the press." among guests senators durbin and cornyn and howard dean and newt gingrich. >>> and now to the desperate search for a missing bride-to-be. annually le a ph.d. candidate at yale in new haven, connecticut, was supposed to get married tomorrow. now there's no wedding, but there is no evidence that norts say may be connected to her disappearance. nbc's mike taibbi has the latest. >> reporter: while the fbi was cautious today saying it's still not known what happened to her, a police source in new harch has told nbc news that bloody clothes and other evidence were recovered today at the building where annie le was last seen. evidence that points to the strong possibility of foul play. the search for evidence and witnesses has been intense. the fbi working with dozens of cities, state, and yale university police to determine what kind of mis

here's amy. >>> lester, thank you. the president's new strategy includes deploying a potentially powerful resource -- first lady michelle obama. nbc white house correspondent savannah guthrie has more. >> this current situation is unacceptable. it is unacceptable. >> reporter: for the first time engaining in the health care debate, first lady michelle obama went to the heart of the matter. >> we were terrified. they said get to emergency room right away. >> reporter: show teld us the time daughter sasha became ill as an infant. >> but it is that moment in our lives that flashes through my head every time we engage in this health insurance conversation. it's that moment in my life, because i think about what on earth would we have done if we had not had insurance? >> reporter: trying to turn the tide of public opinion and get a health care bill across the finish line, the white house is deploying a not-so-credit weapon. >> we can build a better future and maybe affect the world. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, miche

healthy to me to what i wanted to put in my children's bodies. >> amy did research and experimentedn the kitchen, and her secret to success for people on a restricted diet might surprise you. good old home cooking. her specialties, include gluten free rice pasta with home run tomato sauce, and check out this dish. >> i think our chicken dish is finished. >> chicken sauteed with fresh spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. it's so good. >> to go with the chicken, amy prepared a salad. >> they call it super greens, and so it's filled with protein. >> delicious and perfect for somebody on a glooten-free diet. >> on the sweet side, who could resist the chocolate cup takes, topped with chocolate chips, vegan chocolate chips. >> you don't cook foods that are this good that are allergy free that don't get around. can you find her dishes at the good food market that opens up at the chest hill neighborhood next week. >> i did not know anything. if i can help one person not to have to do that, i would love to do it. >> if you are wondering about the costs, amy says buying local fresh healthy ingredi

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. >> reporter: good morning, amy. after a summer of raucous tow halls, congressional infighting and sinking poll number, president obama is hopg that after that b wednesday speech the tide h turned on his heth care plan even after some two dozen speeches -- >> the cost of our health re

amy? >> bill, thank you. >>> we are learning more this morning about the mysterious case of a census bureau worker found dead this month in rural kentucky. authorities are still piecing together what happened to him while census bureau officials are reinforcing safety measures all across the country. nbc's ron mott has more. >> reporter: the local headline echos with gruesome details leaked about the death of part-time u.s. census worker bill sparkman. hands and feet bound, the word "fed" scrawled or carved into his chest, reports the sentinel. but law enforcement officials have announced few details saying the 51-year-old either died accidentally, by suicide, or was murdered. >> we can confirm the fact he was found with a rope around his neck and that rope was looped over a tree, his feet were on the ground, so he did die of asphyxiation. we do know that. how that came about we're not sure. >> reporter: friday the census director explained why door to door data collecting is is being susp

amy? >> thank you. >>> firefighters from around the nation poure into dodger stadium in los angeles to remember and honor what of their own. both were killed fightin that massive wildfire that is still among ose payin tribute today was vice president biden. our report tonight from nbc's lee cowan. >> reporter: under a blue sky, they came in their dresslues to honor and remember. >> this is how we cope. this is how we mour >> reporter: somewhere in the smoke and the flames of l.a. coun's biggest wildfire, captain ted hall and specialist arnie quai nons slied off a mountain road. the fire they died fighting had been the work of an arsonist. >> f those responsible for starting this re, we will find you. reporter: it was one of the largest memorials for firefighters since those somber days after/11. california governo arnold schwarzenegger called the two giants. >> we are humble by their courage, by their dedication a by their manity. >> reporter: captain hall was a veteran with a wife and two

haven't heard much about amy winehouse lately. then perhaps, just perhaps, you thought she'd calmed her life down lately, right? wrong. earlier this week, winehouse allegedly stormed into a london school to confront a girl who bullied her god daughter. she reportedly screamed at and spit on the girl. then rg not kidding her, she signed a few autographs and went home. jude law is a father again but this time only financially. his former flame gave birth to a daughter sophia. grey's anatomy star gave birth to a daughter she named stella lieu that. britney spears's ex is joining vh-1's celebrity fit club. renee zellweger won't be gaining weight. it took her so long to drop the pounds after the second film. for this one she says she's going to wearing a so-called fat suit. >> no need to load up on all the milkshakes like the the last movie. >> at least she could say she was preparing for a worthy cause. >> well, this comes to us from wrc tv nbc 4 in washington, d.c. where the world's largest blue diamond is taking center stage in the

amy wolf is off an historic medical mission.bout to become one of the very first pregnant women ever to receive the new h1n1 flu vaccine. >> my first gut reaction was, oh, no, what's she up to now? >> reporter: amy's husband isn't the only one with veser vagss about the experimental vaccine. eight months into her pregnancy, amy isn't 100% sure either. she makes her way to the study at vanderbilt university. >> arm pain. feel achy. >> you feel like you're signing your life away. maybe a little nervous. >> reporter: amy signs forms and gets the shots. why did she to it? >> we're in the middle of babies "r" us and he said you're not doing this vaccine because you get paid for it? i don't know if i get paid for it. >> reporter: the $300 she received for joining the study isn't why she did it. she wanted to get the shot because she's scared of swine flu and on sunday she found her neighbor's son got h1n1 and now he's in the hospital. >> i was scared to death. i started to cry. >> reporter: amy wants to protect herself and her unborn

yeah, so -- this is crazy. [ laughter ] there's amy -- there's amy poehler, right there.wel put our hands on the walls, all right -- and chris, you'll count us down from three. on the count of three, everyone runs and grabs a dodge ball and then has to go back and touch the wall. and that's when the game begins. >> go back and touch the wall? >> jimmy: yeah, we'll go back. >> all right. >> jimmy: yeah. so, start touching t wall. then wll -- >> seth: so, you can't just pick it up and throw it at me? >> jimmy: yeah, you can't just pick it up and just nail seth. well, you can do that, too, if you want to. but, here's the deal. we're in the elevator bank of nbc. so, it is working. so, if anyone comes up, you have to pause the game. okay? [ laughter ] that's what we're -- any -- yeah. >> seth: so if amy poehler comes back. >> jimmy: yeah. if any -- if any elevator comes on, you pause the game. and most likely it will because i'm going to press one right now. [ laughter ] go chris, whenever you're ready. >> three, two, one, go! >> oh! >> jimmy: yes! [ cheers and applause ] oh!

what about you, amy, how are you holding up? this has to be a nightmare for you, as well. >> it's a complete nightmare for me. i oscillate between feeling hopeful and then wondering what the future holds for the both of us. and i worry about isaac and rebecca, actually. i worry about the media coverage and i just don't -- i don't know how this is is going to end. and it's hard. i've received, though, a lot of phone calls from people who are extremely supportive of me and of christopher. and i've heard from a lot of other families this has happened to. >> well, hopefully, this type of media coverage will get you that support, amy. can you stay with us, amy, just a bit longer? >> yes. >> we'd like to talk to you a bit further. we'll take your calls if you have questions, 1-877-tell-hln. as we continue to cover this heart-breaking story. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. fallout from the digital age? people being careless, both? we've talked about this, people texting while driving. study after study shows how

amy, you know, maybe we should eat somewhere else.re's plenty of other restaurants where robert's ex-girlfriends don't work. no, no, no, she took my boyfriend. now she can take my order. yeah, but i just don't get -- oh, my god. how is this so good? this is just a bread stick! you got to taste this. no, no, i'm not going to eat. i want to be thin when i see her. listen, relax. i've seen stefania. she's nothing. you are beautiful. yeah? hello, debra! oh, hello. i am stefania. see? nothing. you're stefania? si. and you are? i'm amy, robert's other ex-girlfriend. or as i'll be known from now on -- the plain one. you were also roberto's girlfriend? as a matter of fact, pretty much at the same time you were. i was looking at your red wines. which chianti would arrive the soonest? but roberto did not ever speak of you. yeah, he was good like that. if i had known... [ speaking italian ] bastardo! i'm not sure what you said, but i like how it ended. i am so, so sorry to you. you must hate me forever. oh, no, there's no need to apologize. i'm

thanks very much, amy. appreciate it. >> thanks, jane. >>> an outrageous twist in the case against the cop who killed a woman while allegedly driving drunk. could he get away with it because other cops dragged their feet? new reports claim nypd officer andrew kelly refused to take a breathalyzer test at the scene. it then allegedly took law enforcement more than seven hours before they finally drew the officer's blood. when the officer smashed his car into her, killing her, he allegedly had been drinkinging for hours. "the newlyio daily news" reports as his victim lie diag, refused to cooperate with a breathalyzer test. shouting "i will not let that happen. you will have to tie me down." yesterday lere on "issues" i predicted that something was fishy when we could not find out the officer's blood-alcohol level. listen. this was just yesterday. >> it's interesting that we do not have anymore in published reports today his blood-alcohol level which we usually would have the day after in a story like this. as

amy, a big speech from the president. what is the one thing you need to hear from him to convince you that he has the momentum and initiative back? >> i believe after spending many days at the minnesota state fair, i'm convinced that people want to see a focus on affordability and cost. that seems to me what brings people together across party lines, an emphasis on how we can make this more affordable. they've realized and i think times have changed over august, things have calmed a teeny bit, and people have started to step back and say, you know what? i know that my premiums have doubled in the last ten years and i have every reason to believe they'll double again and that's what the numbers show. if you're a senior, going to be a senior by 2017, medicare is going in the red so the focus on cost, accountability, on doing something, getting something done, that's what i'd like him to talk about. >> senator nelson, the white house says the president will be more specific. you know the flashpoints in the debate. what is th

[inaudible] >> con that conference call was amy cramer. she is now the national coordinator of tea party patriots. amy cramer. >> i am so blessed to be here with all much you today and stand before you. you see, i'm no one special. i am your average everyday mom like the rest of you who is tired of seeing what's going on at my government, tired of yelling at my radio and tv and decided to get off my couch and get >> there were about 22 of us that came together. we planned to have a round of tea parties. we didn't know it would grow into what it is today. that first round, we had 50 tea parties across the country. now because of all of you that was your tea party. today is america's tea party. this is the biggest tea party of all. i congratulate each and every one of you. >> when our elected official $were on recess, they were not very hos pit al at these town halls. we are not sure where many of them where. you see in the south, hospitality is everything. we decided to bring the hospital at and the tea party to the capitol. they have no ot

her name is amy wolf.ause i want my baby to get immunity to swine flu. so, probably, when amy gets this shot, she'll be immune and the baby inside her will become immune. what's interesting is that once this baby, the one she's sort of saying hi to right there, once this baby is born, the baby cannot get a swine flu shot until he is 6 months old. so, that was the decision that amy wanted to do. she wanted it so much that she actually joined a study. she's one of the first 120 women to ever get a swine flu vaccine. >> ha la lot of women may be hesitan hesitant, in fact, we've got a phone call from a viewer. i want to take a listen to that. >> caller: hi, i'm erin. i understand the h1n1 vaccine testing is being done on pregnant women. but what kind of testing is being done to what happens to the unborn baby after berth? >> that's a great question. >> it is. and the folks doing the studies, they are following up with the moms after they give birth and they are also following up with the babies. in fact, when

. >>> i'm amy l. brooking. we continue to help you in these tough economic times by inviting to our web site, abc2news.com, our "financial survival guide." on there today, a new way to sell stuff you no longer need. i'm talking no garage, no sale, no worries. so check out this new way to sell baby and children's clothes, toys and furniture. plus, money tips for college students. pass the story along to your college-age children and their friends. how to survive college without piling up the debt. all these interesting stories and more can be found. "financial survival guide," clicking on to abc2news.com. i'm amy l. -- jamie costello. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder. before taking it on, one must study it first. rushing in unprepared may prove overwhelming... with all that juicy, 100% angus beef. there! you found a point of entry! the bacon beckons like a springboard to paradise. one small bite for man... etcetera, etcetera. angus axiom number 11: bring on the bacon. the astonishing new a

. >>> amy doesn't have extra hours in the day. but she found time to step into a world beyond her family. >> if you think it is tough enough raising four kids and one on the way, consider that amy is part of a growing trend across the country. she is a mom in business. >> reporter: moms in business work. >> depends on the day, sometimes i'll have like six or seven orders, sometimes one order. >> reporter: her company is called modest middle. she sells undershirts, helping moms cover their extra baby weight while still wearing extra clothing. >> you put this on right here. >> reporter: folding, packaging, filling orders. >> so a lot of the initial work, i had to do late at night because the kids were sleeping. >> reporter: big family, small business. >> having my own business i think is a great example for my kids. >> to be a mom in business, it is a dream, you get to have your home life with your kids. >> we play cards. it is a family business. >> reporter: this is a free business, the website showing companies across the country

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let's go to amy in florida. amy. >> caller: hey, jim. and a great big boo-yah. >> look at that sunshine boo-yah. you know how to play. you start right at the top of the show with high energy. i say hallelujah. ♪ hallelujah okay. hit me. >> caller: i'm relatively new to stock investing and chart analysis, and you guys have helped me out extremely there at cnbc. i'd like to thank you. >> thank you. the whole network dz a very good job. very good job. >> caller: my question is on outdoor corporation. the stock has had a 20-point run-up since september 8th and appears to be extremely overbought. thinking about taking a short position on deckers. is it a good move or -- >> amy, you're a new investor so, immediately i have to tell you short selling, remember the dynamic of short selling. stocks can go up to infinity but they can only stop at zero. i think you're playing with fire. we had cress crowd on recently, the excellent ceo of jones, jny. what did he say was strong sne said boots are strong. i have sources saying boots are strong. i unde

i -- i don't think that was me. [ laughter ] i think that was amy poehler. >> jimmy: oh, it was amy poehler chance of meatballs" opens everywhere this friday. anna faris, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] you got to come back, all right? alan cumming next, there he is in the bud light lime greenroom. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my next guest is an award-winning star of stage and screen, whether he's on broadway in "cabaret" or in head to toe blue makeup in "x-men 2." he does it all. his new record "i bought a blue car today" is out next tuesday. say hello to alan cumming, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: good man. thanks for coming on, buddy. >> my pleasure. it's nice to see you. >> jimmy: you look great. congratulations. you've been honored by the queen of england. >> yeah, i have. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's cool. >> yeah, i became an obe. >> jimmy: and what does that mean? >> it stands for officer of the british empire. >> jimmy: really? >> it was crazy. i can't believe it happened. >> jimmy: wow. i mean, officer -- what does that mean?

>> i look just like amy! that's crazy! >> it's punky brewster!ank you, ann. >> aww, i love all the hair. '90s. >> looks like you haven't aged. like you're anchoring the news. >> that was my sweater with the unibrow. >> here's the tease. if you want to see what lester looked like, you're going to have to tune in this weekend on "today." >> actually, lester looked exactly the same. >> he probably looked just the same, right? who are we kidding? >> we also have a story this hour about triumph over tragedy? >> yeah, it's rachel barton pine's story. she started playing the violin at age 3. leading her to perform with the world's most acclaimed orchestras and to win so many awards, but it was that violin that nearly caused her death and we're going to hear her incredible story, but one of inspiration, too. >> wow. >> it's amazing. yeah. >> and it's time for another meeting of "al's book club for kids," and this morning, members of the club get to meet the author of "39 clues: the black circle." >> ooh. >> we also have a moving story this morning about

. >> amy writes the resourceful mommy blog.he makes it clear her advice and reviews are free. >> i have offered many products every day. i'm offered money to review those products. i don't accept any payment. blogers are the new vessels for word of mouth marketing. obscurity to over the top. and the ftc believes transparency is important. >> if you are receiving compensation either in terms of money or products from a sponsoring advertiser, the public has a right to know that you are pitching a product. >> why now? blogers like amy are indated with products that companies want to get on store shelves. >> these are games that we tried out. >> and the ftc says its 30- year-old marketing guidelines don't hold up anymore. it wants to keep bloggers and other advertisers honest. >> we think that consumers, if they knew that information, it might affect how they view what you are telling them. >> we are really making sure we are holding ourself to a high standard and i believe that we really just would like the ftc to understand that.

and also amy's a new mom. she might want to stay tuned.e've got not one, not two, not three, but five of the top parenting challenges and some of the solutions. >> how many? >> five! >> i had three of them just yesterday. >> i bet. >> one of those trying afternoons. i can't wait to hear about that. >>> first, let's go inside. ann is on assignment. natalie's at the news desk. take it away. >> thank you, matt, meredith and al. good morning, everyone. investigators are looking for dna evidence from a man they named a person of interest in the case of murdered yale student annie le. last night police took 24-year-old raymond clark into custody. he's an animal research technician who worked at the same university lab as le. more than 20 police officers and fbi agents seized evidence from his apartment during the night. >>> police in california are once again searching the home of phillip and nancy garrido, the couple accused of holding jaycee dugard appear tif for 18 years. they're looking for possible evidence linking them to two unsolved kidn

in london, amy kellogg, fox news. bret: an advisor to candidate obama says it's time his own boss stopped the talking, and democrats say criticism of the president's speech to the nation's students is unfounded, but what exactly was said about a similar speech 18 years ago?o@5 bret: and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. president obama's speech to schoolchildren today has received a lot of attention. as we have reported, president george h.w. bush delivered a similar speech to students back in 1991, but the washington examiner reports the complaints leading up to mr. obama's speech were relatively muted compared to the outrage 18 years ago. back then some democrats not only denounced bush's speech to students and asked the government accountability office to ses great several funds used for the speech. the g.a.o. eventually said the bush administration did nothing wrong, but at the time, the national education association said he could not, quote, endorse a president who spends $26,000 of taxpayer

what about you, amy?f you happen to find a surprise, you end up being concerned after you look at the text, what are you going to do about it? >> i've already made my decision, that my children are going to view this speech. i feel like, you know, i trust the leader of our country and if, you know, there are things that he does that i don't agree with, you know, i don't completely agree with some of the health reforms that are being discussed, you know i feel like i have the capability, you know, that evening to talk with my children and educate them and discuss our political views. >> is there anything in there that earth of you are looking for with regard to issues. you mentioned health care reform you, want your children to hear from the president? bill? >> actually i don't want them to hear anything from the president in kindergartner. i'd be against it just at his age. >> understood. amy you mentioned health care reform. to the three of you, we certainly appreciate it. we are waiting for the text of

and so, look, i agree with amy.let's move on with trying to focus on legislation that is pragmatic, will stand the test of time. let's don't let an incident or a speech be the deciding factor in this. let's focus on the substance. let's make sure we get it right and make sure we do know harm to the best health care delivery system in the world. >> woodruff: senator corker, senator klobuchar, representative woolsey, representative boustany, thank you all." >> lehrer: there's more reaction to the president's speech on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. there are links to local coverage from our pbs colleagues, a rundown on how bloggers have reacted. and you can get some historical perspective from "newshour" regular richard norton smith. next tonight: dangerous reporting and the aftermath of a british rescue attempt of two journalists held by the taliban in afghanistan. we begin with this report from andrew thomas of independent television news. >> reporter: initially it seemed heroic and necessary but questions are bein

now you can see what's happening amy.ied the bin from the dirt in that competing vacuum cleaner, it still lost it's suction power. because the fine dirt particles are stuck inside the filter and inside the vacuum cleaner. so it lost it's suction power. right. not the navigator. no. but you know what? i think i can suck up even more dirt. ok. would you mind helping me out with that? yes, let me get this out of the way. now here you see i've got the 4 cups of flour still inside the navigator. and even after all that fine dirt the navigator can handle even more. watch this. here's a tray of fun. alright here we go, watch how fast this works. ready? ready. go! wow look at it go. look at this. as fast as i can move it. wow. there's no loss of suction power there. none at all. unbelievable. amazing. but, wait. can you still pick all 8 metal balls? whoa, i think so, let's see. ok let's try it. alright here we go. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7and 8. amazing. look at that! 8 metal balls no loss of suction power there. yes. now i understand why pe

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amy wolf is off on a historic medical mission.n ever to receive the new h1n1 flu vaccine. >> my first gut reaction was oh, no, what's she up to now? >> reporter: amy's husband isn't the only one that has reservations about the experimental vaccine. eight months into her pregnancy, amy's not 100% sure either. but still she makes her way to the study at vanderbilt university. >> arm pain, tenderness, fever, feeling achy. >> going through the waivers and all the medical things you have to sign, you almost feel like you are signing your life away. i will say that makes me nervous. not just me. you know, i have a baby. >> reporter: amy, that works at vanderbilt, signs the forms and gets the h1n1 shot. so why did she do it? >> all of a sudden we are in the middle of babies "r" us, you are not doing it because you may get paid for it. i go i don't know if i'm getting paid for it. >> reporter: she says the $300 she received for joining the study isn't why she did it. she wanted to get the shot because she is scared of swine flu. and what

. >> amy savoie is christopher savoie's current wife. good morning to you, amy.ning us. good morning. >> i don't know if you've had a chance to talk to christopher since he's been arrested. have you had that opportunity and do you know h he's doing? >> i have not been able to speak to him since he told me they were coming with the handcuffs and they were telling him "turn off the phone, turn off the phone, turn off the phone." someone from the consulate told me he was taken to the hospital that night for low blood pressure concerns. >> he had had concerns for a while that his ex-wife was going to take the children back to japan, where she is from. he even tried to get a restraining order to stop her from doing that last march, and eventually, the judge overturned that, but did you have indications or warning signs at all along the way, amy, or did chris, that this was indeed going to happen? >> the warning signs were fair -- were extremely consistent, meredith. we were always treated as if our love for the children was valueless, was unimportant. we have e-mails

amy robach reports. >> reporter: meet shannon and paul. they still have a hard time believing what happened. >> it's overwhelming. it is. now that the birth is close -- it's almost too many to fathom. >> reporter: after four years of trying to conceive naturally, they turned to in vitro infertilization. they were thrilled to give birth to two twin girls. they had their extra embryos frozen for future use. >> they were hoping for a third child? >> sure. we have two cute girls that are adorable and fun and have blessed us. we always thought about those six embryos. >> reporter: then they received news from their ivf doctor that would thing their life forever. >> he said your embryos were implanted into another woman. i fell back in the couch. >> we just stared at each other. >> and she's? and they said pregnant. and i thought, oh, my. >> reporter: the savages met the morells. they described that meeting on monday. >> soon as she started with the thank you. >> she was so grateful for what we had done. >> it broke my heart. i said this has bee

joining us now on this friday, amy and roxanne. amy, you broke the news about bo. fill us in. >> everyone wants to know where the first family is going to get their hair cut, who the stylists are going to be. we found out who is styling bo. it is the old town school for dogs grooming the portuguese water dog. he goes down there every so often and gets snipped. >> there is a special cut for this breed of dogs so they don't look like a poodle. you have to get it just right. >> they feel great, too. they are so soft. great breed. >> he is a huge hit. he's becoming a bigger star. pretty soon we'll go, what's his name is president? bo's owner. >> try been so much talk about who is the rudest out there. we've got kanye west, congressman wilson, serena williams at the open. who do your people say is the rudest on your chat these days? >> it is terribly rude to say that. we are not going to go there. >> we are trying to set an example. one of the thing you might wonder is which of these outbursts was calculated? in all these cases, people had to know this was on camera. se

good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> amy, let me begin with you.why your husband did what he did? had he exhausted all other options to try to get his kids back? >> he must have just been desperate. because we're sitting there in a house with all of these memories of our children together and his children who love him so much. i know those children love their father. i know those children love their father so much that they must miss their father and she was not letting us speak to them on the phone. they were hanging up on him, not letting him speak to his children. and when he called the grandparents' house, he could hear isaac crying in the background. he was crying i promised my daddy, i promised my daddy. and he was too sad to talk. he said he didn't know how they were doing. >> so he decides to take matters into his own hands. patrick, these kids are american citizens as is your daughter melissa. were you surprised that the embassy didn't help? >> i'm not surprised. the embassy makes it a policy to tell american parents of children kidnapped

bret: amy? >> i agree. the more typically that you campaign on these issues and speak on these issues the more the poll numbers go down, not up. i think if he is very firm tonight with -- we know he will be firm with his critics on the right. if he is firm with his supporters on the left and he says to them we must stop this all or nothing, all this threatening, we must get a bill, we must come together and unite behind something that protects consumers, something that might not be perfect, something without a public option, let's proceed and do that i think that he will end up with a bill. but he has to pressure the left as much as he pressures the right. bret: house speaker nancy pelosi just calling the joint session in order. steve, your thoughts? >> i think the white house believes that the president needs to bring clarity to the issue, that he needs to explain it and he needs to sort of clear away any confusion about what's actually going to be in his proposal whenever we see it. i think his task is qu