na monday night, ane tyler, andeticia julia tyoler. is like the madonna of first ladies. she posed as a model at a time when that was frowned upon. she was known as the rows of long island, by all accounts was bewitching spirit-- rose of long island. she bewitched 57-year-old john tyler, who married her. she loved being first lady. she had a job for less than a year. it was julia tyler who ordered the marine band to play "hail to the chief" whenever the president appears. she greeted guests while sitting on a throne on a raised platform with purple plums in her hairbru. -- hair. that marthale washington had rejected. >> tonight live a 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. reduce ouruester will grants by about 5%, which equates to about $22 million or so, which will be distributed among the various licensees and stations that i have described. about awe have taken 13% cut in our overall federal funding over the last two years. if the entire federal government had sustained the cuts that we have sustained, the budget would be in the $500

he said that gourmet burrito is an oxymoron. tyler? >> i like their burritos. i think they're pretty good. >> we will be right back after this short break. ♪ ♪ here we are, me and you ♪ on the road ♪ and we know that it goes on and on ♪ [ female announcer ] you're the boss of your life. in charge of making memories and keeping promises. ask your financial professional how lincoln financial can help you take charge of your future. ♪ ♪ oh, oh, all the way ♪ oh, oh >> once again, it doesn't hurt to look at the screen. >> another day, another high? >> what's interesting is you look at the volume there. 340 million shares, that's on the floor volume and that's just about average i don't think that necessarily is a bad thing. a lot of people are saying gee, now that we're at new highs, why aren't we getting more investment enthusiasm? a lot of people are concerned about that. remember, the very simple rule here. that's the definition of a broad market rally. everything is sort of advancing at this point. here is some of the pc makers that are weak. the refiners as we

he is also an expert on the area where the tylers hail from. give us a sense of what kind of characteristics of a person of public life would bring from the office from having been there. >> i think when you are talking about virginia, you are getting over the american revolution, not letting go of thomas jefferson and the kind of revolutionary principles but are supposed to inform public conduct and public virtue, but by the time you get to john career, thoser -- things start to coalesce into notions about states' rights, notions about what is the proper use of the constitution, notions about the extent of authority. you hear them talk a great deal about the principles of 1798, about the kentucky resolution and the ability of the states to override a unconstitutional actions, so these principles of the american revolution are being fought over, but also the kinds of things that come from the expectation of a public leader. they need to be virtuous. that is the only way you can make a good public policy. >> stephanie johnson wants to know where

what was john tyler's post white house role in that omentous period of time? >> well, in 1861 there was an attempt to stay succession and john tyler was very instrumental in that articular, that last-ditch effort to do that. there was a peace conference held in washington and he was very much -- in february of 1861. and he was very much a part of that. once that failed he decided to back the confederacy, to back succession and so when he died, he had been elected to the confederate congress. he was very much a secessionist. and when he died, his coffin was covered with the confederate flag. and the north, the union, did not acknowledge his having passed. >> so we have a former president of the united states, who gets elected to the con fed rid congress. put that into perspective for us. >> it's really extraordinary. and john tyler, previous caller suggested that he really just tried to stem succession. i think not really sure how uch his heart was in the washington peace conference that met in the old willard hotel, especially after there was a meeting in the middle of the conference with

. >>> fold by "the croods" and and tyler perry's late e, "temptation." >>> google played an april fool's that they would shut the down on april 1st. >>> well, paid roe quezada may be one of the most generous winners. he's offered to pay the rent for everyone on his block for the next month or two to thank them for shopping at his store. this may be a p.r. move after we learned that he owed back child support. he took the lump sum payout. a mere $152 million after taxes.

utility, midstream pipeline, which hopefully they convert to an mlp, tyler. and in addition to that, they own that acreage in marcellus. that's a very prolific fine. it's good for the united states and our balance of payments, good for our deficit, and good for creating jobs in the united states. so we like national fuel and we like weatherford as a play on a -- once day get past this foreign practices dynamic and some other minor issues, not necessarily minor, the company could be 50% to 100% up in the next 12 months to 18 months, after they get past the fcpl. >> i would like to get your thoughts on the broader market, and put it this way, who's going to state hotter longer, your beloved new york knicks or equities? >> that's a great yes. they've positioned themselves. but msg was a spin-off, part of financial engineering, a deal that maria started me, and financial engineering, they split up cablevision and amcx. last time i was down on the floor, i talked about "the walking dead," and somebody smirked, but the stock is up 50%. amcx is 54, madison square ga

what was john tyler's post white house role in that momentous period of time? > well, in 1861 there was an attempt to stay succession and john tyler was very instrumental in that particular, that last-ditch effort to do that. there was a peace conference held in washington and he was very much -- in february of 1861. and he was very much a part of that. once that failed he decided to back the confederacy, to back succession and so when he died, he had been elected to the confederate congress. he was very much a successist. and when he died, his coffin was covered with the confederate flag. and the north, the union, did not acknowledge his having passed. >> so we have a former president of the united states, who gets elected to the con fed rid congress. put that into perspective for us. >> it's really extraordinary. and john tyler, previous caller suggested that he really just tried to stem succession. i think not really sure how much his heart was in the washington peace conference that met in the old willard hotel, especially after there was a meeting in the middle of the conference with

tyl tyler dunn had just left the finish line, and jumped into the action helping everybody he could, including a young woman named victoria. from her hospital bed she put out an appeal asking to get in touch so she could thank him. tyler joins me exclusively now. tyler, you're a real hero. i want to take you back to before the explosions went off. why did you go to the marathon, and how had your day been until that point? >> good to see you tonight, piers. actually, i was just at a meeting, kind of -- i've been in boston for about a year. i had the opportunity to go to the marathon. went to the finish line. i had some circumstances come up. i decided to walk to back bay, and i was about halfway to the station when i heard the first explosion go off. i kind of knew it was a bad thing right from the get-go. when i heard the second one, i knew. something bad had happened. >> the most people in that situation would run for their lives. but instead you ran into what is no more than a battle zone. what made you do that? >> i honestly can't tell you where i drew the power from to do that. i live by a set of principles that i kind of wake up in the morning and kind o

after an adventure at drive through zoo. >> tyler and his daughter had been feeding a camel but whenran out of food the camel

>> reporter: tyler, facebook home is more than an ordinary app. it gives you the option of replacing the phone's home screen with facebook updates and photos. mark zuckerberg saying he wants to reorient phones so they're about people and not apps. >> we don't want to build some kind of phone or operating system that only some people are going to be able to use. we want to build the best experience for every person on every phone. >> facebook's home app, which will be available for download on certainly htc and samsung phones on april 12th features a new tool called chatheads which allows you to chat with friends when you're on other apps so you can continue conversations across instagram or even fandango. a new htc hand set going on sale for $99 on april 12th is tailored to work with facebook home. it will be sold exclusively by at&t. to make sure there this runs smoothly, facebook is partnering with qualcomm. >> what is really important with this kind of app is the bat ray life not being impacted and you have all the stuff scroll really smoothly

yesterday the fierce five played by actresses mary tyler moore, valerie harper, cloris leechman, betty white and georgia engel were together again to film an episode of "hot in cleveland"

tyler moore show" cast. mary, betts, valerie harper, cloris leachman and georgia engel are together for an episode of "hot in cleveland" and supporting valerie while she battling cancer. katie couric asked if they're till in touch with their male co-stars. >> do you guys ever talk to gavin or to ed, murray -- >> yes. >> do you all stay in touch? >> yes. >> i saw him on broadway in "grace" and he did such a wonderful job with paul ruud and michael -- >> ed, he's great and gavin i talked to last week. >> they're precious. i love lou and murray but catch more of the reunion on monday. "hot in cleveland" returns with a live episode in june and "the mary tyler moore show" reunion episode all on tv land. >>> finally the big breaker in "pop news." fried chicken. you guys better -- fried chicken lovers beware because kfc if you

after an adventure at drive through zoo. >> tyler and his daughter had been feeding a camel but when they ran out of food the camel came nuzzling up to the toddle toddler. a little girl. giggle. >> until the camel put the mouth all the way around her head. dad hit the gas. you could seat camel running beside them. >> camel didn't want -- everybody fine covered in a little slobber. >> a lot of slobber i think. you are right. >> that's our report. thanks for watching. >> "jimmy kimmel live", is next with martin short. >> appreciate your time. morn ñfñprpryfit "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- martin short, leah remini, and music from zac brown band with cleto and the cletones. and now, no doubt about it, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome. very nice. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. it is great to have you

after an adventure at drive through zoo. >> tyler and his daughter had been feeding a camel but when they ran out of food the camel came nuzzling up to the toddle toddler. a little girl. giggle. >> until the camel put the mouth all the way around her head. dad hit the gas. you could seat camel running beside them. >> camel didn't want -- everybody fine covered in a little slobber. >> a lot of slobber i think. you are right. >> that's our report. thanks for watching. >> "jimmy kimmel live", is next with martin short. >> appreciate your time. morn study begins as wrigley puts a new caffeinated gum on the market this week. researchers want to know about caffeine's impact on children and adolescents. the last time the fda approved adding caffeine to food or drink was in the 1950s when it was introduced to colas. we're talking about an incredible amount of caffeine, if you think about it. one stick of the wrigley gum, equivalent to a cup of coffee. >> imagine. pop five, bouncing off the walls. >> half a cup of coffee. i apologize. >> wouldn't mind. don't have a chance to get a cup ef coff

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tyler moore show" cast. mary, betty white, valerie harper, cloris leachman and georgia engel are all together again for an episode of "hot in cleveland" and supporting valerie as she battles cancer. abc's katie couric sat down with the ladies and asked if they're still in touch with their male co-stars. >> do you guys ever talk to gavin or to ed, murray and lou? >> yes. >> mr. grant! >> do you all stay in touch? >> yes. >> i saw him on broadway in "grace," and he's doing such a wonderful job with paul ruud. >> ed, he's great, and gavin i talked to last week. >> they're precious. i love lou and murray, but catch more of their reunion monday on "katie." "hot in cleveland" returns with a live episode in june and "the mary tyler moore show" reunion episode airs in september all on tv land. >>> and finally the big breaker in "pop news." fried chicken. you guys better -- fried chicken

a miserable march for jobs and tyler, what a nerve-racking day for investors. >> it was way worse earlier and ended on a bit of an up note. a huge disappointment. that's how one investment strategist characterized the surprisingly weak job report. it was less than half as many as economists expected and less than third the pace in february. the up employment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 7.6%, but only because so many people stopped looking for work. the bleak report calls into question the health of the recovery, but investors didn't wait for answers. they sold stocks and bought treasuries. the dow did finish down 41 points at 14,565 and change. the s&p gave up roughly seven points, 1553 the close there and the nasdaq was off 21 points. the yield on the ten-year treasury closed at 1.71%. that's its lowest close this year. hampton pearson has our report. >> reporter: the down turn in the retail sector was one of the biggest drags on job growth. in march, 24,000 jobs were lost and in an industry that had seen job growth average 32,000 per month for the past six months. leading economists point to the payroll

. >>> fold by "the croods" and and tyler perry's late e, "temptation." >>> google played an april fool's that they would shut the down on april 1st. >>> well, paid roe quezada may be one of the most generous winners. he's offered to pay the rent for everyone on his block for the next month or two to thank them for shopping at his store. this may be a p.r. move after we learned that he owed back child support. he took the lump sum payout. a mere $152 million after taxes. >> paying people's rent? >> why not? >> how about a free easter bunny for everybody and get out of the neighborhood. >> as fa as you can. >>> ahead on this morning morn, imagine spending nearly a week lost on a snowy mountain. >>> outraged dental patients speaking out about being put at risk by someone they trusted. if you're looking to go to school, you deserve more than just flexibility and convenience. so here's a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our average class size is only 14 students. our financial tools help you make smart choices about how to pay for school. our faculty have, on average, over 16 year

>>> this is "nightly business repo" with tyler matheson, brought to you by the street.com. interactive, multimedia tools for an ever-changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and generates income during a period of low interest rates, real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade by trade strategies. online, mobile social media. we are the street.com. >>> korean concern. the defense secretary says the u.s. sees a real and clear danger from north korea and stocks suffer a triple digit sell-off. >> housing blueprint. is there a plan afoot to make home loans more available to customers with weaker credit. the pros and cons for such a move. the refund fraud, the $5 billion problem that targetious and why it's getting worse. all that and more coming up tonight. >>> good evening, everybody. welcome. i'm tyler math son. i'm sue herera, i'm filling in for susie guerra. she has the evening off. politics rattled investors today. >> absolutely they did. stocks retreated broadly today in the worst day for

tyler moore show. they want to monitor every person after an increase in crime but is it at the expense of people's privacy rights. at 5:00, you know not to use your cellphone while driving but what about gps, asking for directions may be the way to go from now on. >> eric: today is the day that many rolling stones' fans have been waiting for. >> tickets to see the stones were on sale for the general public about 90 minutes ago. they are probably already sold out. >> they will perform at oracle arena in may. the stones is part of the 50th anniversary tour. tickets are still available on several sites. prices range from $170 to more than $600. you better get the tickets fast because time is not on your [cheers and applause] >> hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. today's first contestant has one of the most unique jobs i've ever seen here at the show. she buys and sells storage units. from metairie, louisiana, please welcome rebecca fox. >> hi! >> nice to see you, rebecca. how did you get into that line of business? >> we started watching tv. it looked interesting. so we went to an auction, and it'

>>> this is "nightly business report" with tyler mathisen and susie gharib, brought to you by -- >> thestreet.com. interactive financial multimedia tools for an ever changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during a period of low interest rates. real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade-by-trade strategies, online, mobile, social media. we are thestreet.com. >> feeling blue. ibm weighs heavily on the dow. and although stocks finish higher on the day, it turns out to be the worst week of the year. and that mood permeated seemingly everyone as a massive manhunt in boston played out in front of o very eyes like some television drama. this is "nightly business report" for friday, april 19th. good evening, everyone. i'm susie gharib. my colleague tyler is off tonight. while the big story today boston, all around the country, everyone was consumed by the massive manhunt in and around boston for the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings. americans at work, at home, and even on the trading fl

tyler moore show. they want to monitor every person after an increase in crime but is it at the expense of people's privacyights. at 5:00, you know not to use your cellphone while driving but what about gps, asking for directions may be the way to go from now on. >> eric: today is the day that many rolling stones' fans have been waiting for. >> tickets to see the stones were on sale for the general public about 90 minutes ago. they are probably already sold out. >> they will perform at oracle arena in may. the stones is part of the 50th anniversary tour. tickets are still available on several sites. prices range from $170 to more than $600. you better get the tickets fast because time is not on your side. copd makes it hard to breathe... but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-a

an extramarital affair. >>> and we have more from the reunion of the legendary "mary tyler moore show" cast. cloris leachman and georgia engel are together for an episode of "hot in cleveland" and supporting valerie while she battling cancer. katie couric asked if they're till in touch with their male co-stars. >> do you guys ever talk to gavin or to ed, murray -- >> yes. >> do you all stay in touch? >> yes. >> i saw him on broadway in "grace" and he did such a wonderful job with paul ruud and michael -- >> ed, he's great and gavin i talked to last week. >> they're precious. i love lou and murray but catch more of the reunion on monday. "hot in cleveland" returns with a live episode in june and "the mary tyler moore show" reunion episode all on tv land. >>> finally the big breaker in "pop news." fried chicken. you guys better -- fried chicken lovers beware because kfc if you haven't heard is going boneless and, of course, naturally we've got some samples to test out here. >> ev&6uoh. >> this when is you miss ron claiborne. >> basically this is the original recipe boneless -- this is the new t

tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you by -- the street.com. interactive multimedia tools for an ever-changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during the period of low interest rates. real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade by trade strategies. online, mobile, social media. we are the street.com. >>> calling a time-out. stocks take a breath tore begin the second quarter. are dividend payers still the best pbet now? in rising tensions, what does he want, how big of an economic threat is he? >>> baseball is back, but you can't guess what's helping boost the value of major league franchises big time. all that and more on "nightly business report." well, good evening. susie, maybe it was the manufacturing data today. maybe it was just time, but either way stocks took a bit of a day off. >> on this april fool's. it was no joke, stocks starts the first day of a new month on a down month. investors turned cautious in reaction to the disap

tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you by -- >> thestreet.com. interactive financial multimedia tools for an ever changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during a period of low interest rates. real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade by trade strategies, online, mobile, social media. we are thestreet.com. >>> bonding with investors. apple grabs wall street's attention by doing something it hasn't done before, borrowing money, lots of it. >>> housing bubble? home prices are climbing. inventory is falling. but is the fear of an overheating housing market overblown? >>> and smart cookies. what the girl scout leaders are doing to teach the young leaders of tomorrow the art of money management. on the "nightly business report" for april 30th. another milestone day in a month full of them. >> you know, tyler, they say on wall street that ril is the best month for the dow, and this april stuck to that tradition, not just for dow, but all the major av

tyler matheson and susie geling. >> brought to you by the street.com. for an ever-changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during a period of low greinter rates. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade by trade strategies. online, mobile, social media. we are the street.com. >>> no upon setting the applecart. apple earnings better than expected, for the most part and the market responds after hours. >> and midwest flooding, rain and snow soaked the country's midsection and the worst may be yet to come for businesses and farmers. >> and hollywood's new courtship. why the movie industry is seducing aging baby boomers. all of that and more on "nightly business report" for tuesday april 23rd. good evening, everyone. tyler, what a day. a lot of drama, a lot of suspensisu spen suspense. there was that surprising sell-off on wall street and the apple earnings after the market closed and. >> and yet when all was said and done the markets gaining for the third straight day, despite a mid-session sell-off on a fake tweet that

tyler an first ladies who becomes first lady as john tyler assumes the presidency but she passes away year later and julia tyler his second wife. >> i think her her as the madonna of second ladies. she posed as a model at a time when that was fround upon. she was known as the rose of long island. by all accounts was bewitching. she certainly bewitched john tyler who married her. and she loved being first lady. she had the job for less than a year but it was julia tyler who ordered the marine band to play hail to the chief whenever the president appears. it was also her who greeted her guests sitting on a thrown with purple plumes in her hair which role that to that martha washington rejected. >> tonight live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span 36789 orgorg c-span radio and -- cspan.org. >> and the conversation about tonight's first ladies have already started on c-span radio and online at cspan.org. >> first lady michelle obama hosted thousands today as the took place. nt the president's basketball court is open for play along with obstacle course. died han 14,000 eggs were r the hun

as you pointed out earlier, tyler, you have a brand-new leader, an older man, but new leader this time around in japan, and new leader in china. so it's a time for a caution, because new leaders are more prone to make mistakes than older once. >>> the president is just back from the middle east. i'd like to get your thoughts on where things stand with respect specifically to iran and syria, and how do you assess the possibility that the u.s. might have to use force in either of those nations? >> i think it's unlikely in syria. it remains possible if they continue to drive toward a nuclear weapon, the president has been pretty clear and firm in his statements that it will be unacceptable for a whole variety of reasons, some of which touch on asia which we have just been covering. in syria, i think it's unlikely the u.s. will intervene directly. we finished one 12-year war, trying to end a 14-year war. the last thing we want to do is start another decade-long conflict. i believe assad can survive. how long it will take before he leaves i don't know for sure, neither does anyone else. his

tyler mathisen and suzy gharib. brought to you by -- >> the street.com. interactive tools foor an ever-changing world. our dividend stock adviser helps guide income at a period of low-interest rates. we help you invest and trade stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade by trade strategies. online, mobile, social media, we are the street.com. >> finding growth. the economy expands, but some say it's not fast enough. what it all means for you. >> big mac. how mcdonald's sees the broadest economy. >> social investing. why using social media to get a competitive edge in the market could be dangerous to your wealth. all this and more on "nightly business report" good evening, everybody. s susie, any growth is good news. >> good, but not great. u.s. economy grew by 2.5%. that was less than the robust 3% most experts were predicting. much of the gains in the gross domestic product came from strong consumer spending. businesses and government spend less, raising concerns that growth may grind to a halt in the months ahead, unless big changes are made. american consumers g

you know what we have good news, that worked, it worked out and it turns out the man's name is tyler tko*z annd he remembers her well. >> it was chaos, complete chaos, i just saw the terror in her eyes. she was obviously in extreme pain. i just knew that i had to talk to her, if there was nothing else i could do i could talk to her. i asked her to look at me. i think i asked her what her name was and she kind of looked at me funny, like why is this guy asking my name? she said victor yeas my name. i said my name is tie legs, it's going to be okay. she asked me not to leave her. she was holding my hand. some kind of connection on a spiritual level i would have to say. when i told her it was going to be okay she believed me. i can't describe how calm she was at that point and she said yeah, just very selfless telling me to go other people i. continued throughout the time that i was in the tent to walk back and forth to help her, and to do whatever they needed me to do. >> would you like to meet her? >> absolutely, i'd love to meet her. >> they are working on that. victoria is still in the hospi

tyler mathisen and suzy geling. brought to you by -- >> thestreet.com. multimedia tools for an ever-changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during a period of low interest rates. real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a charitable trust portfolio that provides trade-by-trade strategies. online, mobile, social media. we are thestreet.com. >> tech trifecta. a big night for technology as google, microsoft and ibm report earnings. we'll look at the winners and the losers. >>> stocks slide again. mixed earnings and a batch of economic numbers that missed projections drag down the major indexes. >> china's chief labor -- well, at least that was the case -- but as costs rise, are some u.s. manufacturers thinking about pulling out? all that and more tonight on the "nightly business report" for this thursday, april the 18th. good evening, everybody, and welcome. i'm bill griffeth in this week for tyler mathisen. suzy, it's clear that technology is going to set the tone for tomorrow, don't you think? >> three big te

tyler mathisen and susie gharib. brought to you by the street.com. interactive financial multimedia tools for an ever changing financial world. our dividend stock adviser guides and helps generate income during the periods of low interest rates. real money helps you think through ideas for investing and trading stocks. action alerts plus is a trust portfolio. online, mobile social media. we are thestreet.com. >> the resilient consumer. americans keep spending. is the consumer and the economy stronger than many think? >>> golden opportunity. is gold still the precious metal to own despite all that recent volatility. >>> and restore the shores. six months after superstorm sandy hit the coasts. allinothat and more on "nightly business report," monday april 29th. good evening, everyone. we had a nice start to the week for investors. stocks opened up and kept on going. >> yeah, a little bit of a surprise, but it was one of those days. it has been a few weeks indeed since we said this, but it was another record-setting day on wall street with stocks getting a big boost. pending home sales, contracts t