jennifer ashton tells us about plans to screen newborns for a silent killer. and chip reid is at the opening of a national monument to a king. >> with this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. fast-moving developments tonight in a war backed by american firepower. libyan rebels are pressing their attack after surging into the capital city, tripoli. forces loyal to the dictator moammar qaddafi have been cornered in small pockets of the city. one of those pockets is qaddafi's presidential compound, which has not yet fallen. qaddafi, who ruled libya for 42 years, has not been found yet, but at least two of his sons reportedly have been arrested. correspondent barry peterson is with the rebel forces. >> reporter: the question tonight: where is qaddafi? his country has gladly abandoned him and most of the capital city is now in the hands of rebels. you can sum up the mood in rebel-held areas in one word: joyful. families bro

various reports say in the season's opener starring sheen's replacement, ashton kutcher, the character sheen played on the show is not only dead, but the episode will revolve around the funeral being held for him. >>> talk of a beatles reunion, or at least paul mccarty at the opening ceremony of next year's olympics in london has been premature at best. a rep for sir paul says there have been discussions, but no deal. >>> the 4,700 square foot five bedroom, five and a half bathroom studio city mansion that was home base for the anna nicole show can be yours for $1.75 million. then, finally, following cher on twitter is anything but boring. she let look with a nasty tweet stream after receiving a fundraising letter from michelle bachmann making it painfully clear that she will not be helping bachmann run for the presidency. >>> speaking of twitter, bill, you know i tweet every morning. >> oh. you do. fantastic. >> lots of people are asking when you are going to get in the game, sir. >> sooner or later. >> is that all you're going to give us? if the central park peacock is tweeting, i th

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is just as curious as everyone else to see the new version of the show next month, and he thinks ashton kutcher will do well, saying, quote, i think ashton's going to kill it. >> have you noticed in the last few weeks sheen is doing everything right. do you think it's him or a pr person saying this is what you're saying, this is what you're doing? >> he likes to keep people surprised. it works. >> that's right. he's an angel now. >> i don't know about that. don't take it too far. >>> this comes to us from khq, local news in spokane, washington, where one homecoming soldier was given a pass for breaking one of baseball's cardinal rules. tom hanks once famously said, there's no crying in baseball. but sergeant chris whiteman's emotions got the best of him when he surprised his family during a minor league game. his wife and twin daughters rushed to embrace the returning afghanistan vet back from his third tour of duty. win or lose, the middle of the game surprise gave fans plenty to cheer for. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today" just the first stop of your day on your nbc station. >

and he thinks ashton kutcher will do a good job. saying, quote, i think ashton's going to kill it.he has a change of heart. >> i think a lot of us are curio curious. if you're a man of the show, and i was. i want to see how they're going to do it. >>> the federal reserve announced it would keep interest rates near zero for the next two years at least. the question is, after the sugar high of yesterday wears off, what will the united states and president obama do to relive the american economy and get people working? >>> meanwhile, jarring images out of great britain, as the country burns for another night. and 10,000 more police officers fan out across london to stop the riots that have lasted, now, for four days. the question is, if the violence spreads outside london, are the police outmatched and overrun by

ashton kutcher all set to take over. the details how they got rid of charlie's character. apparently he will have suffered a brutal death by falling off a paris subway platform and getting hit by a train, and get this, apparently he's pushed by a lady. >> how much fun do you think the creator of this series had coming up with that scene? >> i think he probably imagined a bazillion ways of getting rid of his character. as you know, his epic rant against the show's creator is one of the reasons he's no longer on the show. ashton kutcher is playing walden schmidt, a broken-hearted internet billionaire. so a lot of people are raving about him. for that show with ashton gs do kutcher. i'm not totally convinced he's going to be able to keep it going. anyway. let's move on to ryan reynolds and scarlett johansson. you know, previously, earlier in the summer we talked about how these two had split up. now there are rumors according to radaronline they are going to be getting back together. >> you're kidding. >> maybe ryan reynold

ashton.n the busy summer travel season? >> hello, dr. ashton. the two of us will be traveling to london in a few weeks, what is the best way to overcome jet lag? >> take their doctor with them, absent that -- >> you could be their doctor. >> i'll volunteer. most people complain if they're traveling three or more time zones. tends to be worse going in the easterly direction so there are a couple of things that you can do that can lessen the effects of jet lag. to begin with, you really want to set your time to, set your watch to the new time zone as early as possible. if you go east, set it earlier. in travel, avoid large meals, alcohol or caffeine. take a rest on the plane, that dehydrates you. when you arrive at your destination, fight that urge to go to bed immediately. be out in the natural sunlight and try to adjust to the time in that location as quickly as possible. >> stay awake. >> have a coffee when you land? >> you can have a coffee but the most important thing is natural sunlight.

i did mention the wine. [ laughter ] >>> many people loath going to the dmv, credit but thanks to ashtonn watch their pain on reality tv show. it's called dmv california field offices. he will produce the show. they will focus on the folks that issue drivers language and investigate complaints. >> field offices at dmv. >> ashton kutcher has a lot of good ideas. [ laughter ] >> i can't wait. >> in sports, now for the debut for the new 49ers and new and improved alex smith. >> same old, same old. how do i get my kids to fight cavities? i make it delicious and fun. [ male announcer ] act for kids with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities. act. stronger teeth and fewer cavities in every bottle. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. video camera for lectures. game pad. have you considered this ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. android powered. playstation certified. the xperia play by sony ericsson. only $99.99. [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of poi

jennifer ashton is here to explain. great news. good morning. >> good to see you. this is a study that's been two decades in the making. the big question, how can a patient's own cells kill tumors? >> first, why it's so significant. this is really the trend in cancer therapy personalized targeted therapy. and leukemia is a type of blood cancer because we know that things like chemotherapy and radiation, very effective in killing a tumor, but they also do a lot of damage to the healthy tissue. so at university of pennsylvania researchers have done in this case, they've actually taken something called a t-cell which is a naturally infection-fighting cell that kills things like bacteria out of the patients with leukemia, genetically programmed and modified it to recognize that patient's own tumor, put it back inside the patient where it then went on a seek-and-destroy mission and actually destroyed that patient's own leukemia or blood cancer. what's significant about this case, these things have been done before. this genetic modifica

to kill it. >> did charlie and ashton have a secret meeting after the first episode taping?o watch a new show? >> who's not going to watch? >> everyone is bracing again for a rough day. >> hollywood and the debt crisis. oprah, angelina jolie, justin timberlake, just a few names that could be losing millions. >> is late night crossing the line on this family disaster. >> the president took his family to the olive garden and his credit card got declined. >> travolta's scientology interview.

foreign policy chief kathryn ashton said the organization could take further steps in the syrian leadership persists on its current path. she called on the government to stop its oppression of civilians. >>> a free trade pact between india and japan came into effect on monday. their economic partnership agreement aims to expand business between the two countries. india became japan's 12th epa partner. japan's first was singapore and took effect nine years ago. others include mexico and switzerland. india's creating a major global market. japan will eliminate tariffs on most indian goods including curry and tea. within ten years, the agreement will remove tariffs on 94% of bilateral trade in valued terms. last november the japanese government formulated a free trade. it put agreements on the fast track and started talks. but the march 11 disaster and crisis brought those efforts to a stand still. in may, japan decided to start negotiations with the european union. japan is behind korea in the push for global trade zones. south korea started in july. a south korea-u.s. free trade agreement wa

. >>> finally, tv guide reports ashton kutcher taking over for charlie sheen on "two and a half men" is the highest paid actor. tmz says it's $800,000 to $900,000. regardless, that's still behind sheen's former salary of $1.2 million an episode. and they're all making peanuts compared to simon cowell who owns and appears on "the x factor." he's laughing all the way to the bank. >> it all kind of makes sense to me. better and ernie did share a room together. >>> this comes to us from news center 1 in rapid city, south dakota. where at mount rushmore a few locals took part in patriotic patchwork. a momento from one of america's darkest days recently arrived at the mount rushmore national memorial. the damaged flag is on a nationwide restoration tour. volunteers sfich together a selection of the flag adding their contribution to a symbolic repair job. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a group of actors in hungary are really dedicated to their craft. preparing for an upcoming show, they're practicing horseback archery sk

. >> ashton kutcher not only taking over charlie sheen's show but taking the title of the highest paidit com star making $700,000 per episode as sheen's replacement. that is about $15.5 million per season, making more than his co-st co-stars. sheen was paid $1.2 million per episode. one of the funny things is working this shift have i never seen that show. i have never seen dancing with stars. i have never seen pretty much anything, there is one called minute to win it but it looks like a gong show. >> you have seen a good night's sleep, though. >> i get a good night's sleep. >> that minute to win it hosted by a chef, yeah, the guy whose camaro got stolen. >> commute relief when work could start on the south bay b.a.r.t. connector. spectacular findings that could offer new hope to people with certain types of cancer. for your news and weather and traffic check us out on facebook. >> reporter: good morning. i'm christie smith live in san francisco where b.a.r.t. riders are being advised they should be aware of a possible service disruption in san francisco. exactly when and where, thoug

. >>> and tv guide reports that ashton kucher taking over for charlie sheen on "two and a half men" ishighest-paid actor, earning $ 700,000 an episode. although tmz said it's $800,000. regardless, that's still behind sheen's former salary. they're making peanuts compared to simon cowell who is making $75 million for "the x factor." >> bert and ernie -- rubber ducky? the whole thing is getting a little -- >> let's wrap this up now. i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the dow's wild pendulum swings back into red as the average drops 520 points with asia moving lower this morning as well. the markets concerned about the health of u.s. and european economies. the question is -- what can and should president barack obama and congress do now to stop this slide? >>> meanwhile the united states strikes back against the taliban fighters believed to have downed the american helicopter last weekend. that killed 30 u.s. service members. the question is, a lot of people have it right now -- what were 17 navy s.e.a.l.s doing on that

eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton said the organization could take further steps if the syrian leadership persists on its current path. she called on the government to stop its oppression of civilians. >>> china is blaming a group led by militants trained in pakistan for a weekend attack that had deadly consequences. it happened sunday in kashga their the shenzhen, uighur autonomous region. the attackers stabbed people in the streets killing six and injuring 15. police shot five suspects to death. security in the city has now been tightened. the local government released an online statement saying a suspect detained after the attack told police the leaders of his group belong to separatist organization called the east turk stan islamic movement. they reportedly learned how to make explosives in pakistan before carrying out the attack. the local government called the attack organized terrorism. it released photos of two men who got away and offered a reward of more than $15,000 for information on their whereabouts. it said the suspects are uighurs. china's shenzhen uighur autono

. >> susanna ashton, how did you select the narratives you included in your work? >> we were looking for out of print narrative. mayors which were not largely known at all for other reasons. and also narratives which might be no, but were not known as south carolinians. boston kings one the 18th 18th century slaves, he is known in british abolition circles. is been identified in transatlantic connections. but he was from south carolina and affected to british lunch in the american revolution. then went to canada, to nova scotia and into africa when he ended up his memoir. so including them as a south carolinians was a new way to conceive of his history. people like that. when a collection of seven people that were not well known or were known in other contexts. for the first time ever we could bring them back into print and put them together and see the connections between the moral coherent narrative of what the store in south drive slavery was like. >> what were the major themes included in the recollections. >> well, there were both small and big themes. there w

jennifer ashton.so how does this extreme heat impact the body? >> well, first of all, a little science review here. what happens when it's really, really hot outside is that our body temperature, which normally hovers at a core temperature around 98.6 degrees really wants to balance out with our surroundings. so we can actually absorb heat from the surroundings. the second thing that happens is our best cooling system, which is perspiration, becomes significantly impaired. the sweat that forms on the outer surface of our body cannot evaporate. that's when you can really get behind the eight ball and get into some real trouble. everyone needs to know the signs of heat exhaustion, because this is a true medical emergency. so this is really when someone's core temperature is above 103 degrees. you can see someone with dry, hot or red skin. they lose the ability to perspire, and sweat. they can have a rapid, thready pulse. nausea, confusion, ultimately suffer loss of consciousness. you want to call 911, g

for max trance eleven ashton throughout the wind was a fast pass rise ashen as well as continue in touch with in the this and in aviation who. hands on. approach. shaping the future slight try hard to taste to the max their show. a dutch energy giant shell has been forced to admit that more than two hundred tonnes of crude oil has leaked into the north sea it's said to be the worst waters in more than a decade and began last wednesday it was only acknowledged by the company two days later and ramsay from the u.k. based people and planted seeds organization think shell and the government are complicit in the wind industry coverup strategies. i think people who are used to dealing with shell wouldn't be surprised at all about the lack of communication it's worth remembering that it was only a few days ago that the years of lawyers in cover up their role in the enormous spills across nigeria this company has never let the truth or in fact people's lives or the environment kashmir way of getting the way of the profit margin so so i think we certainly don't know for sure how bad it is but we

ashton kutcher nearly escaping an f c c got involved that he was a potential problem for the actor.ls magazine has tht fcc has no plans to investigate him. lindsey lohan is suing 'pitbull'as a song lyric. she is seeking unspecified damages. >> a third movie with sarah jessica parker that there is a story line in the works that it is a small story but it could be told. as for right now there's no word on the cast wore a filming schedule. >> a final look at the weather? >> cloudy, cool more extended fog and drizzle along the coast. even fog away from the coast with well below average temperatures. less fog extended with warmer temperatures on tuesday. nearly 90 degrees inland. >>pam: thank you for joining us we will see you at 11:00 p.m.

. >> i believe the cardinal ashton to resign that position as well. >> says, he did. he had already finished campaigning by that time. >> all right. >> he will, if pushed to the limit, abate. as long as he has any energy he will fight you, and he is a very, very stubborn man. >> most recent he just pennies of rather substantial lows recently house. and he'd talk about of a high above the earth? >> it is not too complicated. the cardinal decided how. apparently he had an elimination. he thought we could get him out by appointing him as president of leo high-school which is a small all black high-school. he thought that would be good. he can stay in the neighborhood, and he could then take over. unfortunately he announce that without telling the current president and principal that he was doing that. so when the reporters ran over to see what the reaction was they said, we didn't know anything about this. so that wasn't good. that wasn't good. the cardinal said he wanted to go. he said, i don't want to go. i'm not an educator in that sense. i am not -- and i don't want

it's unclear how his replacement ashton kutcher is going to be written into the show.ly uncle charlie is dead as this new season gets started. so that's how the producers are dealing with it. >> not going to be reincarnated. i hope. >> no, no. >>> moving on, katy perry is on fire. she's all set to make billboard history. her latest number one -- her latest single, number one "last friday night" from her platinum-selling "teenage dream." if "last friday night" hits the top spot on the top 100 chart, it's currently number two, it would be only the second album to achieve that ranking. the other one, you know what it was? michael jackson's "bad." >> she is in good company. she's had an incredible career. she's one of those pop tune machines. everything she cranks out is catchy and soaoa to the top of the charts. a lot of people think fiber can do one thing and one thing only, and those people are what i like to call wrong. take metamucil. sure it helps you keep regular, but it doesn't stop there. metamucil is the only leading fiber supplement with psyllium, which gels to

also ashton kutcher, all the news about "two and a half men." >> got good halloween costume ideas oute. >> a lot of good stuff. >>> just when you thought it was over between j. lo and marc anthony, think again. >> and two of your favorite "sesame street" characters reveal something personal. bert and ernie coming up next in "the skinny." wo ♪ skinny so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. time for the friday "skinny." >> yes, indeed. >> some of you may have seen this yesterday but we felt we needed to give it enough time. really some funny stuff so we wanted to give you a fuller taste of it today. apparerely john stamos and bob saget have teamed up for this extremely funny college humor video. john is teaching bob his cuddle techniques and things to do in bed to keep your special lady happy. take a listen. >> nothing brings you closer to your lady. if you sleep with your eyes open the stamos way you get to stare at her face all night long. you can caress her leg with your foot. you can nuzzle noses, butterfly kiki, blow on or gently nibble her ear. >> i will never look at "full house"

he has an amazing argument for putting ashton kutcher up for human sacrifice. and he quotes the great, great gutfeld in it at great length. >> thank you. >> excellent. >> greg, i have about 12 seconds or so. anything you want to get off your chest? anything you want to talk about or ask me or say to our people watching at home or maybe the other guests or maybe we should just end the show? >> i don't know. i mean we could just stair at each other. >> sure.

. >>> the long arm of the law may reach out to ashton toucher.the new york times" first pointed out the actor edited the online edition of "details" magazine and kept paradesing heads of companies he's invested in or pushing tech services where he's got money on the line. now the federal trade commission says it could investigate the case and the sec rules could apply here. "details accounts says there was disclosure that toucher puts his money where his mouth is back money of the companies he champions here. >>> i surrender to the wedding hubbub. in case you've been living in a cave and haven't heard, kim kardashian's getting married tomorrow. i'm not sure why everyone is such a advertisy. it might be the $10 million reported spent on the wedding. it might be the rock on her left hand that could substitute for free weights at the gym. or maybe that she's marrying a guy with the same first name as her mom, whatever. the girl with probably the world's most famous booty is now accepting all kind of boot by from her wedding registry. who couldn't us

ashton kutcher and hugh laurie tie. mariska hargitay will earn $350,000 an episode. can tell you i'm not an actor but for that money i'll fake it. >> you should get paid for saying mariska hargitay so easily. >> nice work if you can get it. >> absolutely. the time now is 5:56. still to come on today in the bay, will the america's cup set sail or get stuck at the docks? >> a half hour from the opening bell, how will markets respond to yesterday's dow dive? updates all morning long. >> we've got dense fog this morning. we'll tell you where it's the thickest and we've got that weekend forecast. that's coming up. >> i'm tracking two big rigs. we'll haorrigs. we'll have more coming up. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. and safeway's 10% back to schools program, now there are two ways to earn cash for your kids

i came ahead of ashton kutcher and even mario lopez.onan's hair, that mess of cotton candy that haunts my dreams. so i ended up writing this on twitter. damn you, koe nan, your ginger wave is number one. i'll take number two, i guess. and he actually answered, sorry, as long as there's blood in my scalp, my hair shall defeat yours. what have we here? it seems the crimson tide has turned a shiny silver. look who is number one. that would be one anderson cooper. conan o'brien is number two. sorry, king coco. if you want to jump ship to team cuckoo, jump ship. read it and weep, read it and weep. anderson cooper -- wait a minute, 24 votes? fabio, 14 votes? 70 votes total for the entire survey? it isn't some huge gallup poll. is the victory any less sweet from voters on a facebook page? i think not. it's about who wins, and i won fair and square, which is what i like to call my hairstyle, the fair and

there's some talk they might replace him with ashton kutcher, but -- tiger finished tied for 18th todayy. he just fired his long-time caddy. tiger said the new caddy is only temporary. look at this. >> great tee shot here on the par 3. this birdie attempt. >> had a chance to go 1 under. stayed at even par. after a par at 2, this to save par from 17 feet at 3. always good to drop those early. third shot out of the bunker. and maybe this is the part of the game that will take a little bit more work. >> i was really -- >> oh, come to momma. >> to the 9th hole, he's got 20 feet. we talked about the par saving putttt they are great for momentuoment even for one of the former number one ranked players in the world. >> jimmy: they seem like a very good fit to me. maybe he'll reconsider. [ applause ] this is interesting. what's that round thing, the -- at night? the moon. [ laughter ] scientists at uc-santa cruz are now saying that the planet earth may at one time have had two moons. they think the smaller of the moons may have smashed into the other, leaving us with a single bulked up moon, wh

in the poll i came in way, way ahead of fabio, ashton kutcher and even mario lopez., but it's that tousled mess of orange cotton candy that haunts my dreams so i wrote this on twitter. damn you, your ginger wave is number one. conan said, sorry but as long as there is blood in my skal scalp my hair shall defeat yours. not so fast. guess what? we checked the poll again today and, oh! oh! what do we have here? it seems the crimson tide has turned a shiny silver. check out number one. that would be one anderson cooper. conan o'brien is number two. sorry team coco. if you want to jump ship to team cuckoo you will be welcomed with open arms. i hope team cuckoo doesn't stick. let's look at the results again. read it and weep, conan. anderson cooper, number one -- oh, wait a minute. 24 votes? is that right? to nanne with 22. fabio with 14? why is he on the list? 70 votes for the entire survey? whatever. so it isn't a huge gallup poll. is the victory any less swee

the ashton kutcher era of "two and a half men" has begun.episode of next season friday night. rumor was, they would kill charlie sheen's character off. and apparently they did. he gets hit by a train. someone threw a hooker on the tracks and he went after her. i was thinking, this is an unusual event in television. i don't know a sitcom has ever murdered their main character before. not since joanie strangled cha-cha has this happened anyway. we went out on to the street to get reactions from the fans of the show. here's what they thought. >> i never seen it but i think trains are really dangerous. i've never taken a train myself. and i only take buses. i'm not a big fan of public -- >> jimmy: that is unfortunate. and ironic too i guess. good news for you single guys out there. kate gosselin of "jon and kate plus 8" told ann curry this morning on the "today" show she's ready to start dating again. she said there are a number of obstacles to dating again. specifically eight obstacles. nine if you count her mullet. kate said she's looking for

pelosi and pl guard voting yes and spear thompson and ashton. >> i voted yes for the big major reason and that is that i don't believe that the united states of america could ever go into default. >>reporter: bruce cane. >> now there's one big overriding wish which is uncertain and that is wt is the affect of these cuts in terms of the economy? >>reporter: if the economy ti tips to struggle because of government spending cuts, the president could find his reelection chances he van at ateing. harley is an expert on labor in the economy at uc berkeley. >> i think longer term this measure could derail the economy. essentially by slas slashing government we are cutting jobs at a point where the economy will likely remain fragile even several years down the road when most of this clicks in. >>reporter: but the chair of the democratic party in california says the president will not be discouraged what will happen but energize >> >> next year they have seen a taste of what republicans can do to the government and to the country and they will work harder. >>reporter: tomorrow the senate will

i came ahead of ashton kutcher and even mario lopez. hair, that to usled mess of cotton candy that haunts my dreams. so i ended up writing this on twitter. damn you, conan o'brien, your ginger wave is number one. i'll take number two, i guess. and he actually answered, sorry, as long as there's blood in my scalp, my hair shall defeat yours. maniacal laughter. not so fast, mr. o'brien, not so fast because guess what, oh, yeah, we checked the poll again today and, oh, oh what do we have here? it seems the crimson tide has turned a shiny silver. that's right. check out who is number one. that would be one anderson cooper. conan o'brien is number two. bam! sorry, team coco. if you want to jump ship to team cuckoo, you'll be welcomed with open arms. god, i hope that team cuckoo doesn't stick. read it and weep, read it and weep. anderson cooper, number one. wait a minute. 24 votes. is that right? fabio, 14 votes? why is fabio even on this list? 70 votes total for the entire survey? whatever, so it isn't some huge gallup poll. is the victory a

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. >> jimmy: ashton kutcher?: ew! >> jimmy: isn't that right? oh my god, look at the picture of tom cruise. >> ew, isn't he like, in his 30s? >> jimmy: ew! grandpa alert! [ ringing and buzzing ] [ laughter ] ew? ew. ew. [ laughter ] ew! >> ew, who is it? >> jimmy: ew. it's jenny codloski. >> ew, i love jenny. what is she saying? >> she says she wants to go see a movie and i'm like "no, let's go see the new one." she's like, "cause, you see, that's one's lame." and i'm like, "ew." >> ew. ll put her on speakerphone and let's figure this out. >> jimmy: ew! >> ew! >> ew! >> ew! >> jimmy: ew! ew! ew! ew! >> ew! ew! >> jimmy: ew! >> ew! >> ew! >> ew! >> ew! >> jimmy: ew! ew! ew! ew! ew! ew! ew! ew! ew! >> ew! >> jimmy: eww! >> eww! >> jimmy: so we'll go see a movie tonight at 7:15 and jenny will drive. >> ew, i can't wait. >> jimmy: uh, okay, now it's time for the "ew" speed round. ready? >> jimmy: pickle. >> ew! snakes. >> jimmy: ew! [ inaudible ] >> eh -- eh-- ew! [ inaudible ] >> jimmy: goes without saying but ew! r

foreign minister catherine ashton says the e.u.s talking about offering aid, medical splice and fuel where it's needed. >> we all recognize that there have been dramatic events that are unfolding currently in tripoli. i've just spoken to chairman jaleel who tells me that 8% of tripoli is controlled by the national transitional council. but that he anticipates it will take a little while for that to move further forward. >> now, after the turmoil in libya dice down there will be a new government. but as joe doherty reports, the details are far from settled. >> reporter: when a jubilant saif gadhafi suddenly appeared after the national transitional council claimed he'd been captured, it blew a hole in the credibility of the rebels' political leadership wing. but u.s. officials are sticking by the ntc. clearly in a situation as fluid as this, it's evolving rapidly. there's going to be confusion, there's going to be misinformation. >> reporter: since it was established at the beginning of march, setting up headquarters in the rebel str

>> he's a new character. >> that premieres in mid-september. >> ashton kutcher is a great pick.. so here's a study that came out from britain and it said, this is interesting -- one in five -- can you roll back for a second because i can't read that. >> one in five married couples. >> one i five married couples kiss just once a week. >> one time a week. >> the kiss lasts no more than five seconds and it's a peck once a week, that's what they said. the younger lovebirds spend more time kissing. >> you guys still kiss. i've seen it. >> that's really none of your business. >> i would say we don't kiss enough. >> guys don't really like kissing in general. >> frank does. he does. i think some men love it. >> some men do love it. >> do you think most men love it? >> i don't know most men, hoda. i've only been with one man my entire life. that's my story and i'm sticking to it. >> they like it. >> i'm not going to say another word because i don't talk about your sex life. >> once again, you and i did not make the international best dressed list. >> "vanity fair" came out and it's a gre

and ashton kutcher is in for a big pay day.being paid $700,000 per episode for each episode of "two and a half men." more than any of the other stars on the show right now. kutcher famously replaced charlie sheen who was making nearly $2 million per episode. >> santa clara, california, an area with rising retirement costs and unemployment over 10%. so what did local housing officials do with $16 million in federal funds? well, they padded their pensions, of course, instead of helping struggling families put roofs over their heads, santa clara's housing authority apparently used their allocated cash on themselves doubling the value of their own retirement benefits. joining us with more about this is dan palisir, president of california pension reform. good morning, dan. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. >> happy to have you on. fill us in on this. there's $16 million in federal funds. and apparently, the santa clara housing authority decided to set up a pension fund for their workers instead of bringing housing benefits

united states is the huffington post. 80% of the twitter accounts are women and barack obama and ashton cloture our role in the -- the only males to break the top-10. between 2008 and 2009 the women using the mobile web increased 43% compared to 20% increase in the number of men. we are proud that we are making strides. we are honored to be here and hope to enjoy your presentation. we will be around after the session if you like to chat with us. thanks mary much. >> cindy miller, aauw, thank you. speaking of twitter our hats tag is media and our handle -- someday i will absorb or coaching and get the hatchback and handled straight. we have the women in black or the men in black. good morning, judy woodruff. i am going to have this panel silver introduce leading up to the climactic moment when someone who knows what they're doing takes over but we would like the panelists to self introduce because it is livelier, more accurate. where are you from? >> born in tulsa, oklahoma, race as an army brat stalin lived there five years, back to missouri and new jersey and oklahoma and taiwan, north

jennifer ashton, what is gout and let's talk more about the study as well. >> this is an inflammatorych acid in the blood, heavily tied to our diet and typically affects the great toe, gives you a red, hot painful joint that gets your attention. researchers at boston university recently looked at federal surveys of gout diagnoses, looked at it in the '90s, revisited in 2007. over that two-decade time period the prevalence of this disease increased by 44%. that's significant because it's often misdiagnosed and affecting younger and younger people. >> what did they attribute this increase to? >> largely diet, obesity, hypertension. think of this as the equivalent to the diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. you can't see those diseases. this one you can see and you can feel and really is related to those factors. >> what are the main symptoms of it? >> typically if you speak to people who have gout, i have some patients with this they say the primary symptom that brings people in, pain. this typically can be pain in a joint, usually the big toe, it can give y

jennifer ashton is here with all the answers.ing to start with a question about the heat this morning. here's what charles is wondering -- >> what precautions do i need to take to avoid catching an asthma attack in this very hot weather? >> this is so important. a lot of people only think of asthma when they think of cold weather. any change or any extreme in temperature can trigger asthma exacerbations for people who suffer with asthma. the heat in the summer can be just as dangerous. there's an ozone alert or respiratory precautions for anyone with asthma. there are a couple of tips that people with asthma or any kind of pulmonary issues can follow. try to stay indoors as much as possible in cooler temps. stay well-hydrated. that goes for everyone in this kind of heat and heat wave. also, you want to have an asthma action plan and really follow it. you want to know what you're going to do if you get an asthma attack, when and how you're going to take the medications before you get into trouble. and lastly keep your medications

jeff ashton will write a book called "imperfect justice -- prosecuting casey anthony." it's due to hit source in late november. anthony was aquited of all murder charges right now she's serving a year of probation for check fraud. >>> the united nations is warning the bird flu could become an international threat again. the latest strain is spreading in china and vietnam. and it is resistant to earlier vaccines. last week, the u.n. reported a 6-year-old girl from cambodia died of the flu. she's the -- she's the eighth person to die from the thru this year -- from the flu this year. >>> colin powell says he's not happenly about the way he's -- happy about the way he's protrayed in a book by dick cheney. >> they are cheap shots. he takes great credit for my resignation at the end of 2004. well, probandi always agreed that i would -- well, president bush and i always agreed that i would leave at the end of -- end of 2004. powell calls the claims in the book nonsense. the book is set to be released tomorrow written by dick cheney. >>> let's check in with sal. >> good mornin

. >>> plus the lead prosecutor in the casey anthony trial, writing a book now, jeff ashton's book will be the first insider account. anthony was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old caylee last month. jenna: as you just heard, president obama today nominating princeton university's alan krueger to be chair of the council of economic advisers. joining us is simon cran stabel. when you heard this name, what did you think? >> first thing, this has got to be the worst job in america. it's got to be awful. >> why? >> the economy is so bad. it's weak and it's slowing down so he's part of a group of people who are going to advise the president on how to get the economy going. jenna: he could be a hero though, right? >> he could be but it's going to be uphill all the way. this isn't the mit '90 where it was a matter of keeping this momentum going. this is basically you've got to turn around the slowing momentum. it's a big job. jenna: they've been playing up, and i say they, maybe the press in general, us, we've been playing up the fact that he's a labor economist. what exactly does that me

. >> and ashton. >> ashton kucher is going to teen he got an award, acc1: choice award. well on the set. >> the rumors are that he's doing well on the set. the premiere is coming up. as luck would have it, charlie sheen is doing his comedy central role on the same night. >> they're going to kill him spectacularly, is what i heard. he's going to get his. >> chuck laurie and his just desserts. >> we're going to have to come back later for nicolette. >> all right. >> up next, she shed 152 pounds, now she compete in triathlons. can i get a -- you go girl -- out of that. you'll find out how this iron woman changed her life. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes

. >> this from ashton -- and this from benny -- very lively discussion on facebook.com/americanmorningers, all these millions of people who have run out of unemployment benefits and no one fights for them for that last reason. because they don't have lobbyists. they don't have clout. >> 99ers meaning the 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. >> they've run out of unemployment benefits. >> going to run out soon because that's not included in the debt ceiling. >> when you run out of benefits you don't have money to be hiring lobbyists. >> you will hear people say now that they're off the job, they need to get a job. the point is we don't have enough jobs. >> that's true. >> we'll take a break and please continue the conversation, though. facebook.com/americanmorning. we'll be right back. what do you got? restrained driver... sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also human. and i believe in stacking the deck. >>> america's credit downgrade testing world markets, a sell-off und

huffingtonpost.com. 80% of the tauter accounts with the fastest following are wind and barack obama and ashtonhe only males to break the top ten. [laughter] cash between 2008 and 2009 the number of women using the web increased by 43% compared with a 26% increase in the number of men. so we are proud we are making strides. we are honored as an organization to be here and we hope you enjoy your presentation. we will be around after the session if you would like to chat and we are raffling off some books say you may see some staffers in between. thank you. >> cindy miller, aauw. thank you. >> speaking of twitter, our cash tag is biznowmedia -- no, sorry, the hash tag is biznnowwomen. i will get the hashed halgand the handle street. we have the women in black, you've heard of the men in black. good morning, judy woodruff. >> good morning. >> i'm going to have the panel introduce leading up to the moment when someone who knows what they're doing takeover but we would like the panelists to self-interest because we find that it's lively, accurate. where are you from? >> born in tulsa oklahoma, raise

. >>> ashton kutcher the highest sitcom actor on tv.een made while he was on the show "two and a half men." "american morning" is back in 60 seconds. ♪ >>> welcome back. your turn to talk back at the big story of the day. hollywood is working on the movie about the raid that killed osama bin laden. congressman peter king, a republican, wants a congressional investigation into whether the white house gave filmmakers access to confidential information. so we ask you this question. here are some of your responses. this from david. no! there no sno reason to waste the money. if congress wants to cut the debt they should start with politically motivated investigations. jay says it depends on whether or not hollywood is using classified information that can put americans lives in danger. debbie do we need a bin laden movie? probably not but don't need an investigation of it either. if representative king wants to investigate something maybe he can find out where all of the jobs went. that's a good one! most people responding this morning sayi

when you have ashton kutcher, for example, and demi moore among others saying enough is enough with thethers, i think at some point it's kind of been an exhausted topic. michele bachmann's benefited from it. the caveat for a lot of conservatives they shouldn't rally around someone because the media may be perceived to attacking that person. michele bachmann can stand on her own record. >> back quickly to one thing you saidp you said, you know, that the difference between president bush and president obama had a downgrade. a lot of people would point out that president bush had a financial crisis first. you really blame the president for the downgrade? this has been a long, ugly process that got us here. >> yeah. it's been a very long and ugly process. i was kind of shocked the president's advisors said s&p made a $2 trillion math error and on the other hand it was the tea party to blame. when barack obama and the democrats controlled congress and the white house for two straight years, saw the warning signs and decided to go with health care and call it entitlement reform. >> s&p didn't