. >> i am old enough to remember when mcdonalds introduced apple pie. >> isn't that great? >> that's awesome. >> when it first was introduced. >> that's how you serve an apple, apple pie. >> but now they have grown, developed, matured. >> they are going backwards. apple pies and spiked apple cry der. >> you need a doctor for your angioplasty after you eat mcdonalds. >> i don't even know what that means. bill, you don't even eat solid foods, so this means little to you. >> for all of you first time vires out there, you might not know this, but our host recently lost 350 pounds. i have to ask you something, greg, did you lose that weight by eating more mcdonalds or more of the kind of food that michelle obama -- >> that's actually an excellent question. i don't eat at mcdonalds. mcdonalds to me i look at as a treat. i have a minute to say this. i eat nothing but meat and bacon. that's all i eat. >> and your vegetable is sadness. >> my vegetable is sadness. wait, that's not true. why did i repeat that? i have to move on. >> coming up, why do old men smell? brooke goldstein disc

maybe eat some apple pie too, who knows. >> big crowds are giving businesses a welcomed boost. >> how's business. >> business is going great today. the biggest day of the year. giants game, fireworks, lots of people, tourists. >> media is running special shuttles tonight for the fireworks. it is set to start at 9:30 and last about 20 minutes. there will be a special tribute to all branches of the u.s. military. >> san francisco is the biggest but other fireworks shows include the fair and at great american park. san francisco firefighters knock out a brush fire late in afternoon. a firefighter told our camera man that four to five acres burned. the fire was behind early durado elementary. a parking enforcement officer today helped alert residents to a fire in their apartment building. this happened just before 6:00 this morning. police say while fire alarms were sounding in the building, the parking enforcement officer spotted smoke and started ringing doorbells and pounding on doors. >> you couldn't even see the fire building. smoke was rolling out into the street. so it was a tough fi

it's apple pie. >> jimmy: yeah. he should've have had apple pie. >> steve: yeah.ight laughter ] >> jimmy: here's another. this is from obama's meeting with former california governor, arnold schwarzenegger. this is the "dad?" [ laughter ] this expression is one of my favorites. i call it the, "ha ha ha ha, tase her." [ laughter ] here's another expression from a couple months ago, when obama met the queen of england. this is the "i loved you in 'titanic.'" [ laughter ] >> steve: [ as an old lady ] "and then my jewel fell off the boat. [ laughter ] and i saved a naked picture of myself." >> jimmy: "here's a naked picture of myself when i was --" >> steve: [ as bill paxton ] "oh, lady, i don't want to see that." that was bill paxton. >> jimmy: that's a pretty good bill paxton. "oh lady, get those away from me. i don't want to see that." [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: here's another lesser-known facial expression. [ laughter ] this is called the "oh my god, please don't eat my face. [ laughter ] please! ah!" here's another lesser-known expression. take a look at this o

as american as apple pie. >>> now, here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. as often as it happens in summer movie season, this weekend's new blockbuster should be the box office champ, but will it be interesting to see if this champ has legs to make a long run? you bet. much awaited by its loyal fan base the $200 million almost two and a half hour long "transformers dark of the moon" has notched the year's biggest opening day. almost $38 million on wednesday. it's also being watched as a big test for 3-d. as the largest 3-d release ever, prints of the film will be brighter to counter past complaints 3-d films are too dim. most experts expect this transformers to earn about $100 million over the weekend. sfwlirchlgts older audiences not excited by giant robot fights will be drawn to the comedy "larry crown" with tom hanks and julia roberts. and finally, young teen and tween girls will fill the comedy "monte carlo" to finish as high as $10 million. probably not going to be on my list, but -- >> transformers is -- the reviews are all over the board. i saw someo

for "teen kid news" i'm laura ingles, fox news channel in the >>> fast food -- it's as american as apple pie. but that doesn't mean it's good for us. to make healthy choices, we need more information. felipe tells us one place to find it. >> reporter: take your favorite fast food burger. according to nutritiondata.com, a whopper and a big mac each have more than half the amount of fat you're supposed to eat in an entire day. >> you've got to educate yourself about food, and a lot of what my book is about is just trying to tell you the difference between this industrial food and real food. >> reporter: eric schlosser spent two years researching the fast food industry. he wrote a book just for kids called "chew on this -- everything you don't want to know about fast food." it includes one surprising fact about those mcdonald's french fries many of us love. >> they're salty, and mcdonald's puts a little extra something in them. and when i was doing research for the book, i discovered that little extra thing is beef flavor. so the fries have beef in them, and if you're a vegetarian, you shouldn'

looks like apple pie with ice cream on top. >>> norway held a moment of silence for the 93 people killed a youth camp and an explosion in oslo. meantime, a judge decided to hold the arraignment for the suspect in the twin attacks behind closed doors. he wanted an open hearing for his first appearance so he can explain it to the public. they are examining a manifesto to acquire firearms and attack those that betrayed europe. norwegians in the bair had a sunday service here in san francisco. >>> after two days of shock and disbelief for many local norwegians there was one place to go on sunday morning. >> it was a horror and we needed to be here. >> friday's attack in oslo and a shooting spree left more than 90 people dead, nearly 100 wounded and this country rocked with a level of violence not seen since world war ii. as norway's king and queen mourned at special memorial service and thousands more took to the streets, the bay area's norwegian community grieved, too. outside the flag flew at half-staff. mourners left messages of hope for their homeland and tried to comprehend the gunman's

i'm sure you could find some apple pie, and fireworks after another wild ending in front of the home fans. cubs were in town today. top of the fourth, nats were up 2-1. 2 on, 2 out, no problem. here comes jason worth, roger bernadinna. communication, people. here comes another run, and he is safe at the plate. 3-2 kubz. at that point, davy johnson. what in the world of wild, wild sports is going on. cubs make it 4-2 and jason worth comes up throwing, and pudge rodriguez and he meet at the dish. they tie it up at the 4th. watch the quick hands of danny espinosa. jason worth, still a tie game, going to steal third in the bottom of the 10th. so you say that's a good move because there's only one out. carlos getting wild in the wild pitch but worth comes in with the winning run. nats win again at home 5-4. about that come-back. >> the thing i like the most is we gave it two runs back to back and that should never happen. it should have gone to nine, and guys bounced back and we won the ball game so it was a big team victory. >> meanwhile, good news tonight on the farm, we've got movement

it's as american as apple pie and one of the most absurd american traditions, the nathan's hot dog eating contest. who can stuff the most processed meat in their mouths in ten minutes. and joey chestnut, american hero wins the face jam 62 dogs consumed. he is officially a one-man dynasty and i think he is sponsored by pepto. certainly a promotional opportunity for them. >> do they even know what's in those dogs? if they even knew what was in those hot dogs, would they really eat that many? >> there are two things you never want to see made, sausage and television. you don't want to know what's inside either one of them. >> keeping our eyes on the skies obviously. >> showers and thunderstorms possible tonight. severe weather. >> that's it for us. take it easy out there. the cbs evening is next. matt will see you at 7:00.

on the 4th of july, we need mom, apple pie, some hot dogs. anything to make us feel good.all in the bay area monday could not go the way we wanted it to. giants and the padres, tim lincecum in early trouble in this one. already, 1-0 in san diego. that scores jason bartlett, 2-0 padres, lincecum four innings. pablo sandoval, a two-run shot. and panda extends his hitting streak to 15 games. top of the ninth, padres get some insurance. marin county's venable takes guillermo. giants just 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. >> i don't know, things weren't going right. i don't -- i used this all the time as an excuse. i didn't feel like i had a good rhythm, good energy. so i just felt like i was battling through every pitch, instead of just cruising. >> a's hosting the mariners, brandon mccarthy making his first start since may 18th for the athletics, he got some early help from kurt suzuki. bottom of the second his two-out single scores. the a's lead it by a score of 1-0. move to the top of the 7th, we're tied at 1. and justin smoke doubles, right field corner. brendan ry

tell me that apple pie is low-fat and i'll believe it and eat it and be happy. >> think the calories are higher than what they're saying unfortunately. >> i know. >> ashley morrison here in new york, thanks so much for that. we do appreciate it. >>> straight ahead your wednesday morning weather. >>> and in sports with bases loaded the pirates try to get out of a jam against the reds. out of a jam against the reds. good morning! ♪ [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ with real fruit, more of the whole grains your body needs, and a good source of fiber. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. >>here >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, partly cloudy, 92. miami, thunderstorms 91. chicago, partly cloudy 99. dallas, partly cloudy, 101, and l.a. a sunny 81 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over much of the west coast while the great lakes are seeing heavy thunderstorms. later today the blistering heat stretches from colorad

it's as american as apple pie stuffing your face with hot dogs. amonth great tradition, the nathan's hot dog eating contest at coney island. alan tells us the crazy contest is about a lot more than just fun at the beach. take a look. >> reporter: you are watching all american marketing madness. nathan's hot dog eating contest is is a bonanza. as the eaters expanded the gastric capabilities, the popularity soared and so have sales of nathan's hot dogs. piling up 7 years in a row to 453 million last year. >> this is one of the greatest marketing stunts ever put forth in the united states. >> reporter: it's a natural for nathan's which opened first at the fun filled amusement park 96years ago. in the late 1970s, the contest was just another coney island side show. thought up by pr stuntman max rosie. >> his proteges are the marketing men that brought competitive eating into the modern era and created a phenomenon like introducing the mustard yellow championshipbell. espn covers the event and proploating -- promoting the eaters as professional athlete

for dessert the astronauts will enjoy apple pie of course. nasa is posting the recipe or it calls the formulations for the meal on its website so people on earth can have some of the same foods. >>> 4:53 is the time. sal, i'll be interested to see the recipe because i know they don't have a barbecue up there. >> yeah. we'll see what happens. it's very interesting. they can do all kinds of things in space. >> yes, they can. >> i want to mention developing news we've had in daly city along northbound 280. still have 19th avenue exit ramp closed. and you can see that cars are basically just being asked to stay on 280 northbound. the next exit after this one would be the ocean geneva exit but 19th avenue not available. it's that left exit on the way up to 19th avenue and san francisco state. one of the things you can do is get off at west lake and then go down john daily make a right onto lake more said boulevard and get to that area that way or stay on 280 northbound exit the ocean geneva exit and take ocean avenue to that part of town. but obvi

>> well, a lot sponsors continue to commit to baseball because it is american as apple pie, the old chevrolet commercial, ta could -- taco bell sponsors this. obviously less eyeballs on the television set, less value and therefore less of a long-term commitment. people need to turn it around, and baseball clearly is enter than an era of very competitive divisional races, we'll see if that impacts september and october. >> tom: let's talk about in for shareholders of companies that do a lot business with baseball, because you compiled a list of top sports business power players, the highest ranking major league baseball player on the list is derek jeter, and of course the big hit he had over the weekend, number 3,000, but on your power list, he's number 26. highest ranked major league baseball endorser at 26. is from not much return on investment for baseball endorsements for shareholders? >> well, tom, he gets a lot of stroke because of his 3,000 hits and he's nonsteroid laden, which is also very important. and there are 13 other baseball players in the power 100. but that's less than footbal

. >>> as american as 4th of july and appel pie the hot -- apple pie, the hot dog eating contest and theyhave to weigh in. four time champ and son yo the black widow thomas were on hand in ceremony with the mayor michael bloomburg and they say they are hungry for more wins and they better get their appetite up they will have to take down dozens of dogs to win the title. >>> so, o's took on the braves in atlanta hoping to recover after the cardinals sweep the o's this week. they didn't have -- swept the o's this week. they didn't have much luck. a 1-hitter for the first career shutout. jones wass one -- was the one player to hit the ball. braves won 4-zip. >>> coming, controversy over a new picture of princess diana showing what she could look -- could have looked like today if she were alive but first terry has a look at what's up after abc2 news at 11. terry. >> coming up on night lipe, dominique strauss-kahn freed from house arrest after news his accuser lied about a prior sexual attack. >>> plus, beyonce unplugged. she has a new album and tonight she opened up in exclusive footage on l

even though i hadn't grownup in it and i was as american as apple pie in so many ways that i started to learn more about the culture and i thought, i'm more japanese than chinese in many ways. this book gave that to me. that was the greatest gift of the samurai's garden. that and the fact that somehow people kept reading it. it was the book i was worried about and i had sent it to my editor and she called. i'm telling you the gossip stuff now. i think in a way that's more interesting. i was very nervous because i didn't know how she would receive this book. she called and said to me, well, it's very different. [laughter] and then nobody said anything. i didn't say anything and she didn't i didn't know what to say different good or bad so just with quiet. she said, i think this about part of -- she talked to me about story lines. i realized wow, they are going to publish it. and we talked about it as we would talk about a man script that would be accepted. i'm thinking, i can't believe they are going to accept this book. it was a crazy writing experience because of all the books i had

important it was to build things not to just give create things that you know you could ask do you want apple pie with that and you had a great segment on that on the american way but you know it even goes beyond it's the militia mentality that's pushed forth by the n.r.a. that calls you know government officials jack booted thugs and makes the of government the enemy obama is the enemy the government is the enemy you know on a new response and i think that's damaging the country and yes i do think that the extremes of this behavior you know the question that it never gets asked is if the government is the enemy who's the front. so great question who's a friend of those guys well i mean you know it's seems there are very what they're saying basically is ok if you don't want the government to provide your health insurance then you're going to have to go to a big corporation and there are friends and their friends seem to be some some idol they all have in their bedrooms maybe a poster above their bed of and ran that they all city worship i mean i don't know i don't know who their friend is but tha

course. >> apple pie with a spin. >> she is a three-time grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, "new york times" best-selling poet. critically-acclaimed actress, philanthropist, and mom. >> and she's here. >> jill scott has just released her fourth cd, "the light of the sun" the first to debut number one on the charts. congratulations, girl. >> we're so happy for you. >> i love the process here. you said you hit a little bit of a roadblock in your head with writing. so you brought people into a room to let the creative juices flow. >> i had a bunch of great guys come in and emcees and muszicians and play and sometimes we get so caught up in the work of it all, that it becomes a chore. instead of just breathing and having fun and being silly and going deep as we were saying. you know, just -- >> what are you going to sing for us today? >> i want to sing a song called "shame." >> well, girl, we want to hear o it. >> you got nothing to be ashamed of. >> thanks for being here. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm the one you really w

. >>> yes, it's become as american as apple pie. today is nathan's famous fourth of july hot dog eating contest. senior correspondent allan chernoff joining us from the festivities. we understand you're actually going to show us the dunk, right? this is the secret to the hot dog eating supremacy? >> reporter: absolutely, kyra. i'll tell you the mystery of exactly how joey chestnut was able to consume 68 of these in only ten minutes two years ago to set a world championship record. that secret may never be unraveled. it's beyond man's comprehension. i can tell you the secret to competitive eating of hot dogs. it's dry, right? the bun is really dry. that's the problem. how do you resolve that? dunk it in water. and then it goes right down. it's very, very easy. you'll see these competitors dunking their buns, eating the buns separately from the hot dogs in many cases. in some cases, dunking them all together. it's all in the dunk. that's the secret. >> allan, nothing like seeing you dunk your bun. big thing to talk about, of course, t

. >> as american as apple pie. >> i look forward to mine, though it hasn't happened. remi, what do you think happened in that hotel? you are going to defend him, aren't you? >> no. >> you hate the victim. >> no, i do not hate the victim. none of us were in that hotel room -- >> bill was! >> actually -- >> under the bed? >> i was hired for that reason. >> exactly. >> it is highly suspicious that he was on a plane within an hour without his cell phone, who leaves home without their cell phone? but it is highly suspicious that this woman's story is changing so rapidly. and if a sexual assault victim's credibility is impeached, whether or not the assault took place, won't even matter because she will not be believed. it's he said/she said. if she is not believed, it's over. >> but he's so powerful, he probably had so many people working on this case. >> yeah, but he's powerful in france. >> he has stolen three table reservations from me. >> french. >> yeah. if we're talking about his past, which is undeniably scummy, we also have to talk about her past. there are a lot of

. >> then at 11:00 here on abc 7 a hot dog may be as american as apple pie but eating too many has aside. latest warning from doctors coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and we're talking about not playing football and now, all of a sudden there is a football. >> now alex smith has a deal, looks like. >> pretty much. it will be official friday. but full speed ahead. 49ers opening their doors bright and early. alex smith can't resign with niners until friday but that is expected to be more of a formality. according to a report smith will get a one year deal for $5 million. former number one pick in the draft will be getting one final shot with the niners. and the head coach feeling smith can lead this team. now one intriguing story involves veteran quarterback matt hasslebeck, supposedly in conversation with 49ers and titans. and we'll see what happens. and jim harbaugh getting a look at a bunch of players he has seen only on videotape thint. mike shumann with more from santa clara. >> 49er players streaming in 7:00 this morning, looking forward to getting back to work. >> i'm very happy.

. >>> the fourth of july makes us think of american flags, apple pie and boy scouts.ing has been around since 1910. so what happens to young scouts when they grow up? judging by the numbers, many of them continue their devotion to service in congress. fox's jennifer davis reports. >> reports. >> reporter: virginia's cub scouts 7 and 8 teaches fun and learning. >> it teaches you to have a good reputation. >> reporter: these little ones say when they grow up, they'd like to be lawyers, engineeres and inventors. >> what do you want to invent? >> a flying car. >> reporter: politics? >> do you have any desire to be a politician? >> no. >> reporter: the most senior republican in the senate wasn't focused on politics either as a boy scout during world war ii, but earn merpit badges from public speaking to scholarship, he has many mementos hanging in his senate office. >> reporter: i believe scouting does bring about a degree of majority and heightening of ambition. i'm very proud to have been a boy scout. >> reporter: he's one of 31 eagle scouts who are members of the congre

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the american way, apple pie, ice cream. >> lance butterfieldo seems to do his time well. he's an older guy in a jail full of younger inmates. >> he seems to get along with them. >> i try to tell them how it is to be in your cell for 22 hours, coming out here and sitting for two hours. no one listens to me. kind of like being married. >> he's a giddy guy. >> you swim. you walk around and do this. >> for me it's a big long bible study paid for by the state of california. kind of nice of them, actually. >> other inmates may not know the level of charges that clarence has. if they did, they probably would stay away from him. at the same time, inmates here tend to not ask, don't tell. >> butterfield might not have to answer to other inmates but with his trial only days away, he will have to answer to a judge and jury. sews been getting ready and not only by trimming his beard. >> i played basketball today outside. i got some sun. working on my tan. i'm going to court. a tan is very important. >> butterfield says he never murdered his daughter but he

. >>> what's more american that parades, apple pie and hot dogs? try campaigning. rallied in pennsylvania, and of course shook hands in new hampshire, where the first of what could be many intriguing accidental run-ins between rivals took place. >>> how straight are the candidates being with us today? the truth index this morning, it's tuesday, july 5th, 2011. i'm chuck todd. let's get to my first in the morning. we're going to begin with the reason why members of the house and senate are back on capitol hill. the headlines like this. but with two and a half weeks to make a deal on the debt before the july 22nd white house imposed deadline, a grand bargain is looking very elusive. senior administration officials will be passing around this ad as i say. this is the mother of although brainers, but we can have no confidence that the republicans will seize this opportunity, that's because the republican party may no longer be a normal party. over the past few years, it's been infected by a faction, a psychological protest than a practical governing alternative. republ

. >>> baseball, apple pie, "playboy" love it or hate it, it's a slice of americana.ho better to sound off on american business than hugh hefner? he tells piers morgan we have to stay global to stay competitive. >> i think it's the wrong attitude. i think the reality is we live in a very small world and i think that we need to deal with reality. i think there are a certain amount of delusion going on here in terms of the notion, we're no longer in first place. and we're falling further behind if we don't start taking care of real business. >> by the way, "playboy" publishes 23 international editions. speaking of international stuff, big breaking news this morning. we have news that reck beck beks has resigned, she has quit news international under the cloud of accusation that she's been under. she is one of three senior executives who have been called to testify before the british parliament. she is a british citizen and had agreed to testify, but she has now resigned from the company. we'll have more on that with zain verjee who's standing by in london after this bre

it's like mom, apple pie and made in the usa.increase, a 44 point increase in favorability on made in america folks who feel very strongly about it. so clearly, people are desperate for american made products for an american made manufacturing policy. >> how come it's not annish knew 2012? >> it's going to be. you saw mitt romney hitting president obama on china yesterday. mitt romney doesn't have much ground to stand on on china. but you'll see it become an issue, especially in the battleground states that president has to compete in. places plik ohio, michigan, pennsylvania. you can't go there and not talk about factories. >> scott paul, alliance for american manufacturing. thank yous for your time tonight. very interesting numbers. tonight, i asked will the tea party republicans force a

they're as american as baseball and apple pie. but what makes a hot dog more than just a hot dog?cing the happy hot dog man. it brings ordinary hot dogs to life, making lunchtime more fun. just put your hot dog into the happy hot dog man and close the lid. the happy hot dog man makes an imprnt on your hot dog. now, you're ready to cook it into a figure that can be decorated and eaten. >> it's like a toy you can eat. >> make your dinner a wiener. the happy hot dog man. >> jimmy: you understand, it's like a toy you can eat! right? they'll be hearing from gloria allred, no doubt. in happier news, natalie portman has given birth to a baby boy. supposedly. her body double is claiming that she actually did most of the labor, so -- you know, her first son was luke skywalker, so -- this new one has a lot to live up to. here's an interesting fact. did you know that when a celebrity's water breaks, they have the option of evian or sparkling pellegrino. there's been no announcement yet on the baby's name. she's a vegan actress and her fiance is a french choreographer. let's assume it's going

to savor the historic experience and eat barbecue grilled chicken, beef brisket, baked beans and apple pien reportedly will launch a tablet in october to compete with the ipad. it will have a nine-inch screen and use google's android operating system. >>> wall street is putting washington on notice over deadlocked debt talks. moody's and standard and poor's are warning the united states is risking its sterling credit rating if there's no agreement to raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd. melissa francis is here with that. you have all these republican politicians like michele bachmann, steve israel, joe walsh, who argue the u.s. wouldn't default on its loan so what's the real impact here? >> you know, s & p and moody's are saying not so fast, we won't let you escape on a technicality. they are basically saying you may pay your debt, you may pay bond holders but if you get out there and don't make payments like social security or anything else that we may not pay instead of paying bond holders, they will downgrade the debt anyway. it basically means it would be harder for the u.s. to borrow

. >> hot dog may be as american as apple pie but eating too many has a down side.rom doctors. those stories and more coming up in an hour on 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. we should tell that to joe chest nut the hot dog eating champion. >> he's impervious to any pain from a hot dog. unbelievable. >> yes. >> sickening any way. 49 ers. they open the doors bright and early this morning. smith was ready and waiting. free agent can't rae sign with the niners until friday the new recalls but expected to be a mere formality at this point. smith will get a 1 year deal for 5 million dollars. former number win pick in the draft has one final shot with the niners with quarterback gaw rue harbaugh new head coach feeling smith can effectively lead this team to the play offs. intriguing story though out there today. involving receipt van quarterback hasselbeck. not returning to the seahawks. supposedly in conversation with the 49 ers and tennessee titan titans. hard to imagine the niners signing beth smith and hasselbeck but see how it shakes out on friday. this we do know.

nasa sent along some barbecued chicken, baked babies, southwestern corn, cheese, crackers and apple piee crew, just for this thursday -- thursday's dinner. the recipes are on the website just in case you want to join in the party and serve exactly what astronauts are eating. >>> allie rasmus is live with more on why pg&e says they shouldn't have to pay damages to the people affected. >> reporter: eventually -- essentially, this outlines all of the different ways pg&e plans to defend itself against the dozens of lawsuit it cases, is what this document says. here to tell us more is an attorney representing about 40 people who were impacted -- impacted in this. what were the surprising things? >> well, there were ma finings. one is -- were two things. one is that pg&e is not responsible for the injuries because we filed too late. that does not make sense because it has not been a year. more surprising is pg&e is blaming the victims for their own injuries. the answer says that pg&e's duty to compensate the victim should be released -- should be reduced because the victims themselves caused

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president ought to be the president for next 12 or 13 months, i thought the governor's appearance was apple piet tone, regret, disappointment, not questioning the president's motives or patriotism or his, you know, commitment to the country, but, saying, his policies failed. gregg: you also argue republicans cannot play it safe. they have to set forth their own governing agenda. haven't they really done that? is the agenda laid out by many republican leaders is reduce taxes and the burdensome regulations and reverse obamacare and create the condition to grow jobs and the economy. isn't that their agenda? >>> yes. the broad brush strokes of the agenda are there but each candidate has to have a -- has to find a way to talk about the specific things they'll do, plenty of time to do it, 16 months until the presidential election and defend them in the face of negative attacks by president obama, for example, in january, president obama went to the house republican retreat, and referred to congressman paul ryan's suggestion about medicare premium support as a serious suggestion and then got into the

world of fashion, when it comes to modeling and advertising, air brushing is about as american as apple piein because of too much air brushing. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer has this report from london. >> reporter: beautiful in real life, but on the page, perfect. thanks to a bit of air brushing. these ads for loreal feature julia roberts and chris tirks turlington. they say whatever the before, loreal's makeup could never feature an after like this. >> it was prying to pretend the product would do something it wouldn't. >> reporter: air brushing and enhancement is key to advertising, almost every photo, especially for fashion and cosmetics, is retouched somehow. occasionally there's an uproar, like this cover of kate winslet, back in 2003, that digitally paired away a few pounds and most of her curves. winslet is an unspoke critic of unrealistic public images of women. >> young women in the world today who think that to be successful and to be loved and to be beautiful you have to be thin. now, that's just absurd. >> reporter: but the issue for advertising watchdogs has always b

let's say it, about as american as baseball and, you know, apple pie.of those republican candidates were still out there hard at work especially in two key early states. >> one, two, three, four, who are you going to vote for? ♪ romney that's who ♪ >> reporter: it was mitt romney headlining the parade and sounding every bit the front-runner. >> our president has failed us. the recession is deeper because of our president. >> reporter: romney leads the current field with solid poll numbers and impressive fund-raising dollars. in the past three months his campaign estimates he raked in $20 million. sharing the spotlight in amherst was former utah governor jon huntsman, the most moderate of the candidates vying for the anti-romney vote. huntsman has already ruled out competing in iowa and understands new hampshire is a must-win state. >> it is absolutely central to victory. this is a state you must win. >> reporter: in iowa, which votes first in a presidential contest, candidates were fighting for the social conservative vote. there were long shots newt gi

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the juice of a thousand cherries in this bobole and tastes like apple pie in a glass. healthy for you? is it good for you. >> i just want to mention this smoked bourbon salt. >> excuse me, sugar. sugar. >> no, sugar. >> sugar. >> delicious. it's bourbon. bourbon with -- >> good. >> in a barbecue sauce. ♪ when the weather is high ♪ when the weather's fine you got women on your [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable, and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. want to save even more? call now and we'll add over 60 premium channels, including showtime, starz, epix, and more for 12 months. fios is a 100% fiber optic network. it delivers superior picture quality, the best channel lineup, more hd, plus america's fastest, most consistent and reliable internet. and there's no annual contract required. why keep paying for cable? move up to the best. get fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year, plus over 60 premium channels for 12 m

pie. apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil or cream? cream!uncer) some use hydrogenated oil. reddi wip uses real dairy cream. nothing's more real than reddi wip. ♪ >>> well, it's time for our weekly segment, "fixation" where we share the stories, music and videos that captured our attention this week. ron, you're starting us off. >> i'll kick it off with a video i've within watchchg day and night. this is a little kid listening to a song by pantera, banging his head there. grooving bigtime. over and over. his name is jonah, his mother shot this. and he's having a great old time. >> my niece sometimes dances. not quite like that. and not to heavy metal. >> look at him. go, jonah, go! >> maybe he's reacting to some of the letters jackie is about to tell us. >> thanks for the segway. from rock 'n' roll to mother-in-laws. we have mother-in-laws and we love them, literally. my fixation is when a future mother-in-law wrote to a daughter-in-law after a visit to the home. it's so nasty. it's gone viral. now it's exploded. let's read a couple of quote,

apple pie for dessert. crew also have argued brisket as its entrÉe. >> i'm telling you, i've done a lot of these interviews, a few from space, that technology now is amazing. the picture, guys, you look like you're in a studio may be in omaha, nebraska, or something. the shot is so clear. is this a hoax? are you really in space? >> yes. i don't know, we'll have to do something for you. >> the hair? >> i want to do it. spent i can do that. watch this. >> and everybody float around? that was really cool. look at her. >> that is so cool. >> i think sandy's hair is pretty much a dead giveaway. >> that is. there is a pose for you right there. ♪ good day sunshine may not. >> good morning, guys. wake up. this, your last mission. well done. >> houston, thank you for that message. everyone around the world loves paul mccartney's music. spent atlantis, please stand by for the white house. >> hello? >> hello, this is the international space station. >> this as president obama. who am i talking to? >> hello, mr. presid