nato in a couple of minutes time to get his take on it which is come out for a meeting we think with anders fogh rasmussen the nato chief so does that happen soon as he comes to the arts studio in brussels will try and speak to him and we will keep you updated of course throughout the day on developments in the middle east and north africa on this also the latest developments as well and analysis online on our home page r.t. dot com. well those behind the arab uprisings really no trouble finding friends in the west but of course that's an abrupt change of heart for those countries who've been supporting the previous regimes for decades his policy reports next on suspicion in the middle east that the u.s. and its allies are tailoring democracies to fit their interests. demonstrations for regime change across the arab world have spread like wildfire western powers of cannot backing a protester mourning regime change dramatically changing the colors and supporting the al sting of authoritarian rulers they backed only weeks ago as demonstrations sweep across the arab world with the government's

public health at berkeley and had the pleasure of cochairing the blue ribbon commission with bishop anders. i am pleased to be in front of you again and speaking in support of the plan. it is the kind of integrated system of care that this city needs and that this country needs, particularly in this time, in the challenges we face. there has been considerable community input. i think what you have heard tonight is right on target. the citizens have spoken in terms of the need for charity care. hopefully, health reform holds up and we will have more citizens in this city have some health insurance coverage, and can get the care they need from st. luke's. i follow cpmc's response to the blue ribbon committee's recommendations. i am pleased to say that they have largely been responsive. they are putting two and $50 million into the facility and they are going to do it with a -- $250 million into the facility and they're going to do it as part of an integrated system. i personally have worked with the president in reforming our nation's health care system and creating the integrated delivery s

he made a secret recording in which he claims greg ander son can be heard talking about the steroids he was providing bonds. >> one million dollars a day, that is the fine pg&e could be facing for missing gas pipeline records. today the puc may decide whether to impose the fine which would be the biggest ever issued against the utility company. pg&e spent months digging records up to meet the march 15th deadline but state regulators say some documents are still missing. this was promised after last september's pipeline rupture. pg&e will have a chance to respond at a hearing on monday. today pg&e is at the cpuc for another reason, how customers can opt out of the smart meter program. opponents say opting out is not good enough and want a moratorium. thousands of consumers complain that smart meters cause inaccurate spikes in the utility bills and they also claim they are health risk. >> the latest conditions on two japanese workers that stepped in contaminated water. what the golden state warriors are doing this week to raise money for japan earthquake relief. >> and nation's top avi

he made a secret recording in which he claims greg ander son can be heard talking about the steroids he was providing bonds. >> one million dollars a day, that is the fine pg&e could be facing for missing gas pipeline records. today the puc may decide whether to impose the fine which would be the biggest ever issued against the utility company. pg&e spent months digging records up to meet the march 15th deadline but state regulators say some documents are still missing. this was promised after last september's pipeline rupture. pg&e will have a chance to respond at a hearing on monday. today pg&e is at the cpuc for another reason, how customers can opt out of the smart meter program. opponents say opting out is not good enough and want a moratorium. thousands of consumers complain that smart meters cause inaccurate spikes in the utility bills and they also claim they are health risk. >> the latest conditions on two japanese workers that stepped in contaminated water. what the golden state warriors are doing this week to raise money for japan earthquake relief. >> and nation's top avi

and on the right is trainer greg ander soften. they are the three muse cay tiers. the outfits that pretend only to sell vitamin supplements, late today jeff told the jr. he found that photo in a dumpster outside balco and he found a treasure-trove of drugs and other evidence that eventually blossomed into one of the biggest scandals in sports history. >> bonds hit one hard. >> at the heart of this perjury trial is one question. did bonds ever lie about taking steroids? when asked in front of a grand jury in 2003, he said nobody but his doctor injected him with anything he did take a substance. his defense attorneys insisted today that bonds did not knowingly ever take steroids. >> the prosecutor called that, quote, utterly ridiculous. we will hear from jim hopkins. bonds was injecting himself with steroids. joe vas questioned, cbs 5. >> this may be just the beginning. >> silenced because of safety concerns. now possibly brought back by popular demand. the moon to save the rain. >> we've been there for 10,000 years. what archaeologists uncovered in monterey county.

. >> nato secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen spoke to reporters on monday. rasmussen said the alliance is working out contingency plans for no-fly zones and other possible operations. he stressed that nato's job was to plan for any event. but he also cautioned the alliance has no intention of intervening in libya and it will act in line with decisions made by the u.n. security council. >>> the united nations says about 1 million people in libya and neighboring areas would need emergency aid because of the ongoing violence in the country. u.n. aid officials and emergency relief coordinator valerie amos made an appeal at a news conference in geneva on monday. they asked the international community for $160 million in humanitarian aid. they said so far some 210,000 people have fled libya since fighting erupted last month. the officials also noted that those still in the country are suffering from shortages of food and medicine. the libyan government agreed on sunday to let a u.n. team of experts in the country to monitor the situation and carry out aid activiti

within the half-hour, nato associated -- associated press reporting that general anders says nato will enforce the no-fly zone over libya. he said that 28 member nages will attempt to prevent attacks from the forces of muammar gaddafi. that decision, writes the associated press, came after six days of negotiations and a breakthrough today when turkey, nato's only muslim member, agreed to enforce the plan. nbc's andrea mitchell is tweeting that nato reaches a split decision so far. they will take the lead on a no-fly zone, but they won't take the rest of the u.n. mandate. her comments to come. waiting to hear from secretary clinton. we know secretary clinton will be headed to london next week as part of the conference on lib -- libya there. she will also speak to members of congress in a classified briefing expected to happen on the house floor next wednesday along with defense secretary gates, the national intelligence director, james clapper, and michael mullen. when congress reconvenes next week. we are expecting shortly hillary clinton on the latest on libya. >> we are expecting to

next martin anders explores the love affair between moscow and paris taking in the sights of the french. hello i welcome to one of the most loved and visit cities in the world powers basically great fellow look at the culture and architecture here and throughout the centuries as many russians emigrated to france the cultural links between the sea countries became stronger and stronger today paris is part of russian history and culture and that's what i'll be exploring on the six program paris is always held a special attraction for russians many have believed for centuries this is the cultural center. and with breathtaking architecture. a perfume one in style to keep thinking maybe some truth in that. but let's not include tacky seaven is. it is the emperor piece the great streets of france seven hundred seventy eight in the front gates want to see spain a constant stream of russian immigrants. moving inside this is the to me of costs and. taking the rooms magnificent chandeliers and models the one decent is often used to locations. a museum i'm an educational institutes. welcome it's o

the new york daily news reports greg ander son is expected in court today to reaffirm his refusal to testify against bonds. >> it's 4:36. sfo is getting ready to tell panhandle ares to take off. the commission is set to vote on a regulation to ban religious groups, charities and any organization asking for money on airport property. several officials say they've received 125 formal complaints by passengers about being harassed by solicitors in recent years but think it's much higher because most trafficers are too rough to report abuse. they would like to be able to distribute literature in designated areas. >> the third snow pack measurement near lake tahoe. electronic readings indicate the water content is at 99% at the april 1st seasonal average. that's a significant improvement since last month. february storms delivered another 5 inches of water content after an unusually dry january and a wet december. at this point state water managers say they expect to deliver 60% of the water requested by california farms and cities this year. looks pretty good hopefully as we start march.

up next martin anders explores the influence of russian culture in the french capital stay with us. well i welcome it's one of the most loves and this is cities in the world powers basically great celebrate the culture and architecture here and throughout the centuries as many russians and the great it's across the cultural links between the super countries became stronger and stronger today paris is part of russian history and culture and that's what i'll be exploring on the space program paris has always held a special attraction for russians many have believed for centuries it is the cultural center. and with breathtaking architecture. a perfumed wine in style because she's thinking maybe some truth in that. but let's not include tacky souvenirs. because the emperor piece the great streets of france the seven hundred seventy two in the front gates was the since been a constant stream of russian immigrants. moving inside this is the same style and. she can be raised magnificent shanley's a model who weighs no wonder these interviews often use the locations. museum i'm an education

dating back three or four years, those raises have in most cases been pushed and pushed and pushed anders still on the books. -- have been pushed and pushed and pushed and are still on the books. slide #8, in terms of open contracts, to the district attorney investigators and then committee on interns and residents. we are at the bargaining table now scheduling our introductory sessions. we also have the annual unrepresented ordinance which deals with the compensation for a very small number of folks not represented by unions. you will be hearing more about that as the charter deadlines approach. we have almost every contract open except police and fire. next year will be a very big year for -- from the labor negotiating perspective. we will be consulting with the board as we go along toward that project. page nine is a little bit of history about our police salaries. you can see that in the early 2000's, they had been allowed to fall fairly far behind the market, as far below its 12% below market. starting in about 2006, we put them on a salary-based schedule to bring them back up to mar

but next our very own martin anders takes you around the russian capital showing you some of the glitz and glam that moscow has to offer. hello and welcome to the shire of our cities above all types of georgia centuries so join me as we take a look at the ground that exquisite slices of the sols to local workshops and the latest from to decide just how we begin this week's program one of the oldest working chili factories in russia. it's easy to see why russians love jewelry a cross when shipping goes back and for thousands of years with precious stone or metal mines scattered throughout the vastness of russia a number of cities and drive from this highly profitable industry this company is one of the most famous in the capital from wedding bands and bracelets and necklaces and earrings it has a rich tradition of making high quality pieces a very small raids and sound it's. going to with various incomes. it's not a v.a.p. store or a boutique it's a place to shop for any customer at christmas time in less than a thousand roubles and there is no upper limit. i feel like to create a ring

anders fogh rasmussen says that nato is ready to act finally is the most explicit comments so far from nato the is ready to send troops into libya but the fact is it's backed into a corner because of course he keeps making ever more explicit as i say a commitment to send troops into libya at the same time there is a growing international backlash which the head of nato has been forced to recognize the secretary general says that he understands the concerns here did that there must be proof and the most trouble commitment from the rebels that they want to see with nato troops backing them because of course the fear of the rebels is that once nato comes in the libyan population will turn against them let's listen to what reza aslan had to say exactly. it has been decided to increase their presence of. nature maritime assets in the central mediterranean these ships will improve nato she to ation or awareness our message today is. nato is united nato is vigilant nature is ready to act or there was a meeting between president sarkozy's office of france and the libyan rebel national council

magazine photo with barry bonds on the left, up top is victor conte and on the ride is trainer greg ander son on the right. prosecutors told the jury they are the three musketeers of balance coast, the burlingame- based outfit that were tended to sell supplements but was really supplying performance- enhancing drugs to some of the most elite athletes in the world. did bonds ever take steroids when asked in front of a grand jury in 2003 he said nobody but his doctor had ever injected him with anything. and he said, he did take a substance from greg anderson that he believed was flaxseed oil and arthritis cream. his defense attorneys insisted today in front of the jury that bonds did not knowingly ever take steroids. the prosecutor said that is, quote, utterly ridiculous. and in fact, there was an objection from the defense attorney and the judge sustained it. she told the prosecutor to stick to the facts. late today, the prosecutor and the defense attorney had a chance at jeff nowitzki the main investigator worked for the irs at the time, he dug through the garbage outside balco and discov

up next martin anders that takes you around the russian capital showing you some of the glitz and glamour moscow has to offer. hello and welcome to the shire or worse is above all types of jewelry for centuries so join me as we take a look at the ground that exquisite slicing is often saw as two local workshops and the latest in time decide as we begin this week's program one of the oldest working jewelry factories in russia. it's easy to see why russians love jewelry the cross in shipping goes back and four thousand years and with precious stone a metal mind scattered throughout the vastness of russia a number of cities have dried from this highly profitable industry this company's one of the most famous in the capital from wedding bands and bracelets necklaces and earrings it has a rich should or should of making high quality pieces of various grades i'm standards. with various incomes this is it's not a v.i.p. store or a boutique it's a place to shop for any customer the process time from listener thousand roubles and there is no upper limit. i feel like to create a ring from scratch t

command of the libyan no fly zone but stopped short of accepting full military control alliance chief anders rasmussen said the u.s. will hand over operational responsibility to nato within days meanwhile fresh air strikes are being reported in the libyan capital tripoli i suppose our correspondents on the ground in the region paul sr and you go to school oh it's kind of for the latest. there were large explosions that came from the east in the way it's a capital city we know that the government has the military air fields and military bases there so we suspect that this was the target as these strikes almost simultaneously happen with rounds of anti aircraft gunfire now today of course is friday. security incredibly intense in the downtown part of the city here's what we're being told is the massive demonstrations being planned after those periods we've also seen reports and indeed i have noticed of massmart of over the past few days that several of the pictures stations here are running low on fuel and we are hearing that the city could almost wind to a halt within the next few days now as

that wraps our wraps up our main news this hour coming your way later martin anders explores russia's jewels in the latest episode of moscow out but first dimitri medvedev go joins us with a business update. thanks very much matt hello and welcome to business this week the russian business community anticipated a resolution on the issue of participation in arctic exploration together with p.p.m. draws near but if you shareholders are decided to postpone their decision so their next meeting in paris on march twelfth meanwhile prime minister putin said he was quote unaware that b.p. could lay claim to participating in the project this is the first time the russian prime minister has commented on this widely discussed conflict between the russian british joint venture and me he but he added that he had every right to join such projects. but of the ones we have a lot according to which all shelf exploration has been intrusted to rosneft and gazprom if chuen g.d.p. suitable conditions of corporation to either of these two companies why not use them using the rubble. was given to others and

another family member told us there was confusion, the airmen thought theville anders were gadhafi forces. but they weren't. they gave the crew member feud and juice and helped him get back to benghazi, where he was eventually picked up by american forces. the family kept his helmet. alex marquardt, abc news, got sultan in eastern libya. >>> and it is hard to imagine, or, to underestimate or overestimate what it took in those heart-pounding moments when the pilots had to eject. the incredible velocity of that. our own martha raddatz knows first hand what it's like to go up in one of those f-15s. she even trained for what you do in an emergency just like the one that unfolded in the skies over libya. and we ask her to tell us about it. here's martha again. >> reporter: the f-15 strike eagle that crashed is identical to the one i flew in for combat missions over afghanistan last year. our aircraft also laden with thousands of pounds of bombs, which we could see as we passed under our wingman. like the crew over libya last night, all crews train for whatever emergency might force them to dit

command of the libyan no fly zone but stopped short of accepting full military control alliance chief anders fogh rasmussen said the u.s. will hurt over operational responsibility to nato within days meanwhile fresh air strikes of rock the libyan capital with reports of more civilian casualties are she's policy or reports. well if we look specifically at the question of how many civilians have been killed or injured was certainly hearing from coalition partners that they are not targeting civilians but here on the ground a very different story being painted state television and indeed the libyan government says more than a hundred civilians have so far been killed now i did attend a mass funeral for more than thirty people the graves were laid out the coffins were laid out the mood there was essentially one of anger they were easily three four five hundred people and they were shouting names and so cozy a bomber for the international community to stay out of internal libyan affairs of the mood there a lot more angry than there are a funeral procession a different group of journalists were ta

command of the libyan no fly zone but stop short of except in full military control alliance chief anders fogh rasmussen said the u.s. will hand over operational responsibility to nato within days meanwhile fresh air strikes are being reported in the libyan capital tripoli our correspondent polis there is there for us and now joins us live although the coalition operation has been to go. going on for almost a week now one of the consequences been so far for libya. well if we look specifically at the question of how many civilians have been killed and injured with circuit hearing from coalition partners that they are not targeting civilians but here on the ground a very different story being painted state television and indeed the libyan government says more than a hundred civilians have so far been killed now i did attend a mass funeral for more than thirty people the graves were laid out the coffins were laid out the mood they though was essentially one of anger they were easily three four five hundred people and they were shouting names cozy of dharma for the international community to

brett ander sewn was better. he struck out five in three shutout frames. although belt does get him here. barton grabs the belt who throws out the runner at the plate. the a's win 6-0. >> to golf. rory sabbatini switched to a new putter and it's paying off. after three rounds of the honda classic he has a commanding five streak lead. another windy day at the pga championship in florida. matt kuchar is out of contention bud opportunity in one of the best shots of the day. goes in for birdie. jerry kelly, in a tie for second with y.e. yang. going to run it in. 68 today puts him at 4-under for the tournament. one day after shooting a 64 sabbatini fired a 66. he made four birdie putts over ten feet today. sabbatini is at 9-under, and has a five-stroke lead entering tomorrow's final round. and tonight at 11:00 we have highlights wcc tournament highlights usf and santa clara and the shacks in action. >> alan: coming up next, san francisco's night >> alan: tonight, a mob of snuggies will descend on san san francisco. hundreds or bar hoppers will be sporting blank

and the european markets are still open for trading right now ander and they are all still down, some as much as 1%. >>> the large hospital chain did better than expected with the initial public offering. they raised nearly $3.8 billion and beat records set earlier this year. they own san jose's good samaritan hospital and regional medical center. >>> reaching a whole lot of trouble star charlie sheen lately, well now there's a web blocker. the so-called tinted sheen will block his name and his face from the internet whenever you're on the computer. almost impossible to avoid seeing charlie sheen since he was fired from two and a half men. >> seems to be one of those stories, you don't want to see, but can't help yourself. >> train wreck. >>> the san francisco police misconduct scandal continues to grow. how it is now impacting the city's efforts to hire a new police chief. >>> and why facebook ceo's dog right there is making people angry, pam in china. >>> good morning. mostly clear skies right now, but clouds are on the increase and rain will move into the north bay mid- to late mor

secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen said nato also will send more ships to the region. and, he said a no-fly zone was discussed. but in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton told a congressional hearing there needs to be an international consensus before any action. >> i am one of those who believes that absent international authorization the u.s. acting alone would be stepping into a situation whose consequences are unforeseeable. and i know that is the way our military feels. it's easy for people to say do this do that, and then they turn and say ok u.s. go do it. another top member of the administration caused a stir today over libya. the director of national intelligence james clapper told a senate hearing: "we believe that qaddafi is in this for the long haul." he went on to say that libya's large arsenal means that the regime will prevail. asked about the comments later, national security advisor tom donilon said, "that's a one- dimensional view." police in saudi arabia opened fire today on a rally in the eastern city of qatif. several hundred shiite prot

and it is absolutely cynical for the bahrainies and the saudis anders to call this somehow an iranian plot. would iran take advantage of it? yes, of course. but i mentioned the sermon. he will fight to the last iran. he will encourage the bahrainies to die if they can't win. but you're not going to see a single iranian soldiers. you'll see iranian intelligence agents. there is a very big divide between the iran shia and the persian shia. people should understand that this is an ethnic clash that goes back centuries and if you've ever met arabs in iran and ask them about their treatment, do you know there are no sunni mosques in iran? it's not allowed. if you talk to the shia arabs in iran, if you talk to the ethnic irans, they are treated very poorly. so if this is -- this is not a relationship that is made in heaven by any chance, even though there may be some shia who follows some ayotollah -- most bahrainy shias follow the runs from iraq. >> and we'll take one more question. if there is one from the audience. and let me close with this final question. the administration is wrestlin

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alex ander youshock set off the bombs at hillsdale high school in august of 2009. the jury found him guilty including the attempted murder of his former chemistry teacher. the jury deadlocked on the other two. they will continue deliberations on those today. a second phase of the trial still has to be helled to determine youshock's sanity. >>> 8:48. well, investors are closely watching other important economic reports that just came out, that includes home prices which continue to follow in most major u.s. cities. now, the latest case schiller index shows houses sold for 1% less in january than that he did in december. this is the sixth straight that home values fell. the news is bad in atlanta, las vegas, detroit, cleveland. the homes are now worth less than they were 11 years ago. california cities are faring lower than most with prices declining a little bit. and we found out that consumer confidence is down. the interdecks fell from 72 last month to -- the index fell from 72 last month to 64. a reading of 90 is an indication of a healthy economy. the consumer c

. >>> in just about 20 minutes from now, opening states begin in the trial of aches el ander youshock. the 18-year-old was accused of bringing pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a sword to hillsdale high school on august 4ing, 2009. police say youshock planned to kill fellow paint -- fellow students and staff members. everything stopped because he was tackled by a teacher. >>> a danville police officer is out on bond. his arrest is part of the expanding investigation following the arrest of a contra costa county drug task force chief as well as the high- profile private investigator. >>> governor jerry brown says he's willing to cut ties with redevelopment agencies and the raiders stadium could be the reason why. now, "the chronicle" reports that oakland and alameda county pay money for a stadium that's no longer usable. this could affect stadiums for the raiders and the 49. governor brown, who used to be oakland's mayor, said the team should use the stadiums at either berkeley or stanford instead of paying redevelopment agencies. >>> ferrets are legal pes in every state -- pets in every stat

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barbour perhaps you and i should have -- so we can understand my brooklyn anders -- x.and i can understand yours. i just want to ask a couple of questions. i didn't hear your response, the governors respond about the question about tort reform. you want federal law to proceed tort law do you? >> it is very beneficial. >> would you agree and i send seem you would that they that you would want state law to supersede federal law. you don't want a tort law do you? >> i think in federal cases there are to be a federal law if it is about federal law. >> as you know there's a federal tort right now. >> if you go into the federal court in mississippi state law prevails. >> medical malpractice is a state law. are you a rare that? you to want federal law to supersede state medical malpractice tort law. can i ask you this question? from the commerce addition we are having here do you think you have any additional cost before 2007? are you aware you have no additional cost for the year 2017. >> that is what i said sir. when i was trying to say what the costs were, they were so back

the budget committee, of which i am the ranking member now, the testimony yesterday of allen simpson ander skin -- and erskine bowles, president clinton's chief of staff and a well-known business and democratic leader. this is what they told us yesterday in their written statement, both of them put this in to us. "we believe that if we do not take decisive action, our nation faces the most predictable economic crisis in history." close quote. they have spent months wrestling with these numbers. they reached a majority of the members voted for the reforms they proposed, and they gave a lot of time and effort to it. i didn't think they went far enough in some of the areas, but i would say they made a real significant attempt to deal with the crisis we face. and in their testimony yesterday, they went even further. why do we mean a crisis? we had a crisis in 2007 that put us in the deepest recession we've had in decades. greece has had a crisis. that's the kind of thing they're talking about. 40% of every dollar we spend is borrowed, and senator conrad, our chairman, our distinguished democra

call on the government, we call on all government and international organizations to provide support ander gent aid to libyan people who have been exposed to unprecedented war crimes at the hands of muammar gadhafi, his children, his cronies and his mercenaries. we call on the american government, the canadian government, libya's neighboring countries, the international community, and all the international organizations to take steps to minimize the legal and procedural obstacles that hinder relief organizations so that they may provide urgent humanitarian aid to the libyan people. long live libya. free, sovereign and democratic. united under its capital, tripoli. washington, d.c., united states of america, march 11, 2011. [applause] >> we welcome our other panelists. and we will give each one of them five minutes to address us and after that, we will open the question and answer session. >> thank you very much. i'm very happy to be here today and i have to thank libyan community for supporting us since i came to this country. it is my pleasure to serve you and to know you and to cooperate

the budget committee, of which i am the ranking member now, the testimony yesterday of allen simpson ander skin -- and erskine bowles, president clinton's chief of staff and a well-known business and democratic leader. this is what they told us yesterday in their written statement, both of them put this in to us. "we believe that if we do not take decisive action, our nation faces the most predictable economic crisis in history." close quote. they have spent months wrestling with these numbers. they reached a majority of the members voted for the reforms they proposed, and they gave a lot of time and effort to it. i didn't think they went far enough in some of the areas, but i would say they made a real significant attempt to deal with the crisis we face. and in their testimony yesterday, they went even further. why do we mean a crisis? we had a crisis in 2007 that put us in the deepest recession we've had in decades. greece has had a crisis. that's the kind of thing they're talking about. 40% of every dollar we spend is borrowed, and senator conrad, our chairman, our distinguished democra

bottom of the screen, zoom into northbound 880, very slow from san lee ander where we had earlier problems coliseum, traffic is moving better. it will be slow approaching 98th past the coliseum. and here, the glacier cam. the reason the chains are required is because of snow and ice like on the camera. >> there you see it. glad we're in a warm studio. >>> another local update in about a half hour. "today" show is back next. >>> i believe you were looking for this. >> jesse, those pills are dangerous. >> yeah? so's geometry. >> you told me you would stop taking them. >> i need them to stay awake and study, okay? >> it's not okay. i'm worried about you. give me the pills. >> mind your own business. >> actress elizabeth berkeley and a young mario lopez in her earliest role on "saved by the bell." she's all grown up and reaching out to give teen girls advice on boys to body image, love and life. she's here to talk about her handbook for building self-esteem. a lot of us grew up watching her. interesting that she's reaching out to that generation of women. >> she's embraced the cause and has sp