ashton. ashton have a last name? no, but he had a nk. he's a specialist like amanda. he serve in iraq with her? he did, but he's out now. amanda arranged for us to meet him here. and then he drove us to the city. oh, my god! where did you go, trish? a club in midtown-- verve. amanda said that she needed to cut loose. she have a thing witashton? no... somehow, i ended up with ashton. i only had two cosmos, but i got wasted. he took me to a motel. when we left the club, amanda was dancing with some guys. that's all i remember. this would've been good for us to hear the first time we talked to you. i figured she hooked up. i never thought that-- if anybody could take care of themselves, it would've been amanda. (goren) yeah, it's, uh, the verve. it's a club. it's got two different crowds. it's got a bridge and tunnel and the military. look, i still got a buddy in cid. i'll find out if he can give me a list of guys in her unit who live in that area. bobby... bobby... we'll find this ashton guy. bobby, bobby... i--i don't trust these people! loo you got the head radiation

ashton met with iran's president on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. >> we talked about a number of important issues, but focused on the nuclear issue. we had a good and constructive discussion. >> ashton said zarif will sit down on thursday with delegates from the five permanent u.n. security council members and germany. she said zarif also agreed to join negotiations with the six powers next month in geneva. zarif told iran's state-run media that he and ashton made a good start. negotiations with the major powers broke down in april. but iran has a new government under president hassan rouhani and he suggested he's willing to resolve the nuclear issue. >>> kenyan officials say security troops have rescued many of the hostages held by militants in a shopping mall in nairobi. militants stormed the mall over the weekend and then holed up inside. they killed 62 people and wounded more than 170. wealthy kenyans and foreigners packed into the mall on saturday when the shooting began and the militants killed at least 15 people from outside

ashton met with iran yes, sir jarif on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. >> we talked about a number of important issues, but focused on the nuclear issue. we had a good and constructive discussion. >> ashton said zarif will sit down on thursday with delegates from the five permanent u.n. security council members and germany. she said zarif also agreed to join negotiations with the six powers next month in geneva. zarif told iran's state-run media that he and ashton made a good start. negotiations with the major powers broke down in april. but iran has a new government under president hassan rowhani. and he suggested he is willing to resolve the nuclear issue. >>> time now for the latest in business news, apple executives are putting up their feet after a weekend without much rest. they sold a record number of iphones on opening weekend. aye uchida joins us now. what's so special about these new models? >> well, it could be the way they were sold, catherine. more operators carried them, and also more -- in more countries, that is. let me

. >> some time ago i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. it's a terrific speech. [laughter] >> jon: you're [bleep] with us, right? i tweeted a speech by ashton kutcher. it was so good, i only needed 140 characters of it. how would that like in the senator's originality? head cruz! senator! you're one of the great minds of our time, says you. who says? we are facing one of the great perils of our age. and yet you outsourced your argument and wisdom to a dude who cannot find his car? [laughter] perhaps there was even more eloquent and soaring speech making to come. >> i want to point out just a few words of wisdom from "duck dynasty." there was a movie "jason versus freddy." i forgot what happened in that movie. eight white castle restaurants here. i like their little burgers. in my mind, i heard the music from the shining. not shining. psycho. and just like the words from "star wars", mike lee, i am your father! >> jon: you're losing them! come on, senator ted cruz. this even a filibuster. you had 20 hours to make your case. you're double ivy league. surely you can

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cathy ashton, representing the european union, called it a substantial meeting, and said it was a good atmosphere. we have not heard anything yet from the iranian delegation. things are underway. here is our middle east editor. >> iran has a new president, hassan ronny -- hassan rouhani. he has come to try to change skeptical minds about iran. he has been calling for a deal on the nuclear program in the next three to six months, insisting iran wants to generate electricity, not make a bomb. he also returned to the un's general assembly to call for a nuclear-free middle east, which would mean israel giving up its nuclear weapons. he said israel should join the nonproliferation treaty, aimed at promoting disarmament. after four decades of international efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east have are greatly failed, urgent practical steps toward the establishment of such a zone are necessary. israel, the only nonparty to the npt in this region, should therefore join without delay. in tehran, the economy has been hit badly by international sanctions. a deal wil

fax green eggs and ham and ashton kutcher have been memorialized thanks to senator ted cruz. all this takes place as the government is set to hit its debt limit a few weeks later. we have the latest from capitol hill. >> all eyes have turned to washington, and ec senator ted cruz completed his talk after spending 21 hours trying to delay the senate from proceeding with the bill. >> this fight is not about any member of this body. it's not about personalities. most americans couldn't give a flying flip about a bunch of all editions in washington. -- a bunch of politicians from washington. who cares? >> you might be asking what were they talking about, and what did he accomplish? at noon they started forcing him to yield control of the floor. this was in technically a filibuster since he wasn't able to delay the vote, but this was to raise awareness for the negative impact obamacare would cause the economy. he was trending on twitter. why did he want to delay? he wanted to stop harry reid from having the opportunity to amend the bill and review the revision that these funds oba

captain ashton has condemned the killing of a u.s. customs officer in kosovo -- catherine ashton. >> the shooting happened at a checkpoint on the border with serbia. two vehicles came under fire from unknown attackers during a shift change. the checkpoint is part of an eu monitoring program to ensure the rule of law in kosovo. the former serbian province declared independence three years ago, but it is not recognized by serbia or by serbs living in kosovo. >> germany's largest airline has been on its biggest ever shopping spree. >> left onto -- left anza -- lufthansa is splashing out nearly 50 million euros upgrading its new fleet with delivery set for 2016. the company said the new planes will make its fleet more fuel efficient and quieter and improve passenger comfort. >> to mexico now where hurricane man u well has made landfall in the pacific coast state -- hurricane manuel has made landfall days after causing devastation in acapulco. >> 15 people are missing after heavy rain overwhelmed a remote village north of acapulco. the cha

cathy ashton, representing the european union, called it a substantial meeting, and said it was a good atmosphere. we have not heard anything yet from the iranian delegation. things are underway. here is our middle east editor. >> iran has a new president, hassan ronny -- hassan rouhani. he has come to try to change skeptical minds about iran. he has been calling for a deal on the nuclear program in the next three to six months, insisting iran wants to generate electricity, not make a bomb. he also returned to the un's general assembly to call for a nuclear-free middle east, which would mean israel giving up its nuclear weapons. he said israel should join the nonproliferation treaty, aimed at promoting disarmament. after four decades of international efforts to establish a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east have are greatly failed, urgent practical steps toward the establishment of such a zone are necessary. israel, the only nonparty to the npt in this region, should therefore join without delay. in tehran, the economy has been hit badly by international sanctions. a deal wil

jen ashton is here this morning. we appreciate you coming in. this is not a new issue. are people not getting the message? >> you're right, this is not a new issue. the problem is, both patients or the public, consumer, as well as the medical community, the message is not getting through, we're talking about preventable deaths here. this is in hundreds of medications. both over the counter and prescription. people need to know the number, the maximum daily dose, which is 4,000 milligrams in a day, and if necessary, they need to get out a calculator, add up what they're taking or ask their pharmacist or physician, because this can kill. only a small amount over that 4,000 milligrams can cause liver failure or be deadly. >> such a popular and prevalent drug. what happens if you do overdose? >> the liver is the major metabolic organ in the body. you could have no symptoms for a while as the abnormalities kick in. it could lead to coma. this is something that needs to be taken seriously. you need to look for this ingredient, acetaminophen, and do the math and add it up. i t

european union's foreign policy chief katherine ashton described the talks at substantive. >> having the foreign minister of iran come and openly talk changed the dynamic. all had an opportunity to put their point of view and the atmosphere was a very positive one. >> reporter: the group discussed an ambitious timetable to reach an agreement over iran's controversial nuclear program. ashton said she would like to see proof that iran is not working toward a nuclear weapon within a year. the iranians said they would like to move even faster and he eliminate the sanctions that have crippled their economy. >> we believe that sanctions are counselor productivcounter prodn to not being founded in international law, as we move forward there has to be removal the sanctions in the end game there has to be a total lifting of al all sanctions. u.n. sanctions and all sanctions whole to move in that direction within a short santiago span of immaterial. >> reporter: they both describe the meeting as positive, did you kerry remained cautious. >> we have agreed to try to continue the process that wi

"star wars," ashton kutcher. wanted attention and he got it. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a wonderful friday and a great weekend. igail abbey >>> time winding down before a possible government shut down. what both sides are asking for in negotiations and how the shut down could effect you. >>> happy purple friday. a live look at the inner harbor. it is morning but the moon is out. we're going to talk about the weekend shaping up to be a fantastic one weather wise. >>> we are in purple as it is purple friday. you might want to dress heavier, maybe a purple windbreaker. >> not really. we're going to be deal ing with temperatures that are coming in on the milder side this morning. we are going to be dealing with temperatures with 59 in dc, 59 in easton right now. in terms of temperatures right now, we're at 56 degrees. >>> [no audio] >>> 83 here in hunt valley going to be nice and clear. as we check in and take a live look at schwan road, not

we had a good and constructive discussion. >> ashton will sit down on thursday with delegates from thefive permanent members of the security council and germany. she said negotiators will meet again next month in geneva. britain's foreign secretary held another meeting a the u.n. william hague said he welcomes recent statements by iran's leaders about improving relations with the west but hague says the iranians must back up their words with action. >> the time is now right for those statements to be matched by concrete steps by iran to address the international community's concerns about iran's intentions. >> negotiations over iran's nuclear program broke down in april. he's indicated more openness to discussing nuclear issues. >>> many leaders taking part in the general assembly have called for tougher action against north korea. now, chinese authorities have taken a step to prevent the north koreans from developing weapons of mass destruction. they've released a list of goods and technologies banned for export to the country. officials at china's commerce ministry say the items coul

apparently the people union foreign policy baronnes katherine ashton said the eu 28-member body agrees it looks like it was assad who purpose traded those attacks on the 21st of august which precipitated this crisis. so at least some form of consensus coming out of the vism lneus but the question remains: what's the response? richele? >> exactly. now, if this, then what? absolutely. but france, who almost from the beginning was one of the staunchest allies for the united states, while it will seems that other people are starting to get on board, france seems to be dialling it back a little bit. >> yeah. the french are now saying they will wait for not only congress but a u.s. report, and that is a step back from their hawkish posture that we have heard in the past. but it is interesting to note, also, that we are hearing from the germans that they are asking the u.n. report is sped up, that it won't take weeks to get some sort of result from those reports, but the u.n. is saying that they won't be looking into who was behind these attacks, simply whether or not sarin gas was used. if y

"star wars," ashton kutcher. wanted attention and he go. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a wonderful friday and a great weekend. >> our government could face the battle of the shutdown and it's getting more heated than ever. >> they're following a hunt for a suspect after a shooting. >> "good morning, washington," friday, september 27th, i'm jummy olabanji. >> and i'm autria godfrey. scott has the day off. started with meteorologist eileen whelan. good morning, happy friday to you, eileen. >> same to you, both of you look so colorful, unfortunately i'm here in drab and black, i'm so glad to see that you two are bright-eyed and bushy tailed this morning. clouds rolling in, temperatures comfortably cool this time of year, outside of belfort furniture weather center and at reagan national 59 degrees, dew point 54 degrees, may be patchy fog out there, relatively light

. >>> sometime ago, i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. >> eight white castle restaurants. i like their burgers. >> what senator ted cruise is hoping to accomplish talking all night long on a variety of topics. >>> a chilly start to the morning. a light jacket for a coat? lynette has a check of the forecast for you on this wednesday morning. good morning maryland. i'm charley krauseen. let's get over to lynette for a check of the forecast. because as the day started tuesday, pretty similar to what we're seeing right now. >> exactly right, charley. we have the clear skies out there and that's why temperatures are so chilly once again. but we will start to see a few more clouds moving in throughout the day. plenty of sunshine to be had but not as much sunshine as we saw yesterday. and the temperatures coming in around adegrees and you hear me talk about the clouds this morning, patchy fog across that area and the dew point is the same and the humidity at about 100% right now and the winds will pick up today out of the northeast at 5-10 miles an hour and our own temperature is

ashton, thank you.hanks so much for coming in. >> appreciate it. >>> well, we're going to turn now overseas, there's a new baby, you have heard of him, prince george. >> yeah, i think i have heard of him. >> the fanfare around him isn't over quite yet. the world's most famous baby -- well, britain is busily preparing for the newest royal's christening. it's important in the church of england and we're learning more details this morning about the event being called an intimate affair. abc's lama hassan is in london with the details. everyone wants to get a peek of his face, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, bianna, mark your diary, synchronize your watches, because we finally have a date for that long-awaited christening of little prince george. all the details chosen by william and kate. showing yet again how unique that are as a royal couple. the date, october 23rd. the place, the chapel royal at st. james's palace. the event, the royal christening of prince george alexander louis. third in line

we are talking ant the 40s and 40--ashton the 40s and--about the 40s and 50s.n. >>> all right, join us in another 30 min minutes. --30 minutes. >>> i'm going to solve. >> all right. >> corner curo cabinet. >> so close for paul atkinson. his tongue got twisted up there on "wheel of fortune." it cost him $1 million. we're going to have the whole story coming up. he's going to be set pretty well. >> he was probably nervous. >>> also ahead, we're going to turn to the dramatic twist in the case of that seattle husband on trial for killing his wife. what so many women are saying in the courtroom, now, contradicting him. >>> and here's a fascinating one. chris the birdman anderson, if you watch the nba, you know who he is. heavily tattooed and mohawked and a standout for the miami heat this past season. incredibly recognizable. how did he have his identity stolen and by a woman, no less. it's a fascinating story. >> he's so recognizable. >>> athletes are talking about how to get better performance. what if there was a surgery that would let a young female athlete pote

ashton said she'd like to see proof that iran is not working toward a nuclear weapon wan year. teheran kwras said they would like to do even master and eliminate the sanctions that have cripple there had economy. >> we believe that sanctions are counter productive in addition to being not founded. as we move forward, it has to be the sanks and in tend game, there has to be a total lifting the world sanks and both the sanctions they are lateral sanctions and we hope to move in that direction in the short span of time. >> reporter: the american counterparts both describe the meeting as cause zho as cautiou. >>> we will make concrete and find a way to answer the questions that people have about iran's nuclear program. needles to say, one meeting and the a change in tone which was welcomed doesn't answer those questions yet and there's a lot of work to be done. >> the group met again in geneva on october 15th. the last they offered iran remains on the table scaling back enrichment activities. they say it's now up to oh the new iranian government to respond. kristin, al jazeera, the

all thnonsensical highlights. >> sometime ago i tweeted a speech that ashton kucher gave. >> all the bad impressions. >> mike lee, i am your father. >> and inside info you won't get anywhere else. >> i am a big fan of eating white castle. burgers. >> cruzapalooza, followed by the senate's 50 greatest gavel bangs. only on the c. >> jimmy: all right. unlike senator cruz i am going to take a break. when we come back, we are going to find out who is more attractive me or justin timberlake. the results may surprise you or may likely they may not surprise you. but, plus john hamm, dave salmoni and music from sons of the sea. so come on back. >> jimmy: hello, welcome back. >> jimmy: tonight on the program,dave salmoni is here with wild animals. and they have a meal, between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. you can imagine who they're targeting with this. but the munchy meal is two tacos, french fries, curly fries, and one of four new entrays, the stacked grilled cheeseburger, a hamburger topped with a grilled cheese sandwich. take a good look, for a lot of people this may be the last thing you ever

catherine ashton / european union high representative "i have worked i think very hard to try and find a way in which we can address this issue of great concern and that i will take every opportunity to try and do that, and i hope this will be one." and while there has been some forward progress on resuming talks with world leaders, some officials say more must be done. william hague / uk foreign minister: "the time is now right for those statements to be matched by concrete steps by iran to address the international community's concerns about iran's intentions. and if such steps are taken, then i believe a more constructive relationshican be created between us." (anchor tag) no meeting between president obama and president rouhani has been scheduled. but representatives from the two countries will hold talks... secretary of state john kerry is slated to meet his iranian counterpart this week. in new york, ainsley earhardt, fox news. straight ahead... everyone is everyone is asking... but hillary clinton's not telling. how she's responding to supporters... who want her to mount another

he talked about ashton kutcher, he was reading dr. seuss.o interjecting pop culture and it was about star wars. >> i will confess that phrase, rebellion rebelled up to me the rebel alliance fighting against the empire, the empire being the washington, d.c., establishment and indeed immediately on hearing that phrase i wondered if at some point we were going to see a tall gentleman in a mechanical breathing apparatus come forward and say in a deep voice, mike lee, i am your father. this is a fight to restore freedom to the people. this is a fight to get the washington establishment the empire to listen to the people. >> reporter: and now, of course, there's a lot of theater here. there's kind of the whole point of ted cruz standing and talking and getting a help of a handful of his colleagues throughout the night. but what's he doing? what's the purpose of this? what he has been doing and what this is all about is he has tied defunding obama care to a must pass spending bill. the government will run out of money and shut down on monday night

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he brought up both "star wars" and ashton kucher during the speech and read "green eggs and ham" aloud it now replaced jumping on oprah's couch as the weirdest thing done by a cruz on television. in the end after 21 hours of railing against obamacare, cruz ended up vote sg ting the same all other senators. his speech didn't accomplish anything. but was a big event for c-span, so big that they're planning to run it again as a special over the weekend this weekend. >> tomorrow on c-span. 21 hours of uninterrupted ted. cruzapalooza. all the nonsensical highlights. >> sometime ago i tweeted a speech that ashton kucher gave. >> all the bad impressions. >> mike lee, i am your father. >> and inside info you won't get anywhere else. >> i am a big fan of eating white castle. burgers. >> cruzapalooza, followed by the senate's 50 greatest gavel bangs. only on the c. >> jimmy: all right. unlike senator cruz i am going to take a break. when we come back, we are going to find out who is more attractive me or justin timberlake. the results may surprise you or may likely they may not surprise you. but

ashton kutcher, justin bieber, leonardo dicaprio are among the celebrities and rich people who have paid quarter of a million for one seat. >> reporter: who would spend up to a quarter million dollars just for minutes in space? >> seeing the spaceship here is absolutely mindblowing. >> it's about the journey. >> reporter: these people, more than 600, have signed on. >> how much to charter one of these puppies? >> $1.2 million. >> and i hear you're going on leave two seats empty? so it is just the family. >> there are two angels coming with us. >> reporter: passengers won't just check in and hop on board. the whole experience will mean three days of training and health checks. then a few hours in the air and three minutes weightless in space. the mother ship will carry spaceship two up. then release it to glide back, unlike nasa's rockets, it won't orbit the earth. it is sir richard branson who is determined to take them there. >> is this the new space race? >> i think it is the start of it. a new space race. it has not been easy. it has taken us five years more than we thought it would t

some time ago i tweetd a speech that ashton kutcher gave me. number one, as a consumer, i'm a big fan of eating white castle burgers. >> stephen: inspiring, just like the seen in "mr. smith goes to washington" where jimmy stewart gets some bad acid and talks to a coat rack for 12 hours. but, folks, cruz didn't just criticize obamacare. he offered a practical alternative. >> so i want to point out just a few words of wisdom from dwuk dynasty. you put five red necks on a mower it's going to be epic. redneck rule number one-- most things can be fixed with duct tape and extension cords. >> stephen: see, america, you don't need health care. if you have a medical emergency, just go to home depot. this courageous man is fighting to defund obamacare by filibustering a bill that defunds obamacare. and what makes it truly courageous, the bill was his idea. and it's not really a filibuster. cruz knew in advance he'd have to yield the floor by noon today. i believe the room was booked for danny goldstein's bar mitzvah. mazel tov, danny. but if it's not a f

. >> with a name like -- >> ashton. you know you are pretty much a bad ass off the bat. he is a rapper from queens new york. i listened to some of his stuff. ♪ i actually kind of like him. jake liked him too. this is at a show in bloomington, indiana. thiss at the blue bird cafe. do you see this dude in the tap-out shirt. apparently, this dude flicked his cigarette on to the stage. >> that's rude. >> that's a big no-no. >> he stops the show, gets in this guy's face and tells him he shouldn't have thrown the cigarette. you have been a bad boy. >> you shouldn't have thrown the cigarette. you understand that. you've been a bad boy. >> scolding this grown man. >> the punishment is, he is not allowed to dance. >> way worse. >> he gets kicked out? >> watch. >> get out. get out. take that. >> makes this guy face the wall like he is in time-out and goes back to the show. >> that is really humiliating. >> you can't throw your cigarette on the stage. >> so, kick him out. public shaming and humiliation is much better. >> he did get to go on stage with the guy he was there to see. >

katherine ashton said that a clear and strong response is crucial in syria, and kerry is headed to france where he will meet with the french foreign minister. >>> president obama has returned to russia and will convince congress the need of syrian strike. has the president gained any more support since returning froreturningfrom europe? >> tough sliding for the president in russia. we heard a lot of push back from vladimir putin. right away recorded the weekly address where he addressed syria again. let's hear a little bit of that. >> we are the united states of america. we cannot turn a blind eye to images we've seen out of syria. failing to response would increase the risk that chemical weapons could be use again. that they would fall into the hans of terrorists who would use them against us, and sending a signal to other nations that there would be no consequences to their use of these weapons. all of which would pose a threat to our national security. >> the president ended that address for a call of congress to come together, rally hyped him on action against syria. uncertain whether

ranging topics not only defunding obama care but talked about green eggs and ham and a speech by ashton to college grads about getting a job and also white castle. >> guys, it happens. i intend to speak in support of defunding obama care. until i am no longer able to stand. on a saturday or sunday morning, when your dad is making pancakes and it is very cool when he can flip them and take them do a flip high in the air and catch them. i will credit my father, he invented, it wasn't for the restaurant but he invented green eggs and ham. >> one of the things that senator cruise spoke about relative to his father was his immigration from cuba. a prisoner of war during the revolution and talked about the time his father came to america and how hard it was to struggle getting started and he ended up being successful achieving what he called the american dream. senator cruise is not even close to the longest speech in senate history. strom thurmond spoke for 24 hours against the civil rights act of 1957. the next closest senator alfonse diamante23 hours for a stall on a military bill in 1986.

. >> catherine ashton confirmed that european union member states had found a united is action over thevents in syria, and said there should be no intervention before the inspectors released a report on the chemical attack from last month. but evidence shows that bashar al-assad's forces are to blame. >> the international community cannot remain idle. a clear and strong response is crucial to make clear that such crimes are unacceptable and that there can be no impunity. >> the agreement convinced germany to sign a global statement drafted at the meeting in st. petersburg, calling for a response to the syrian government. sources say that john kerry refused to give insurance -- assurances that the u.s. would hold off on a military strike but says that the statement was a step forward. >> we are grateful for the statement that came out of the meeting today, with respect to syria. about the need for accountability, and i am particularly grateful for the comments of the president this morning, and the support of the foreign minister to the efforts to hold the asad regime accountable for wha

they've already confirmed that kerry and ashton -- sorry, zarif and ashton are going to be at that meetingthe u.n. foreign minister. and then kerry was asked if he's going to be, he said, we'll see. i imagine that hays going to go to this. >> that's going to be the next step. so we have today, for the first time in 34 years, some actual top-level, face-to-face diplomacy before these two nations that have not been talking to each other. that's a big deal. >> that's a huge deal. >> will be on the front page tomorrow morning. >> nbc news contributor -- you got it first, nbc news contributor, hooman majd, and ann curry, great thank you to both of you. we'll be right back with click three. >>> there's this teeny little one line inside the house gop list of demands that would wreak havoc on anyone with a bank account and that republicans thought they could sneak past us. but i noticed it and i'm going to tell you about it. and remember the case of the florida woman who got 20 years in prison for trying to defend herself against her abusive husband? there's a great development tonight for marissa

some time ago i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. such a terrific speech. i like their little burgers. i'm a big fan of eating white castle burgers. for many years, when i was in private practice when i was solicitor general, i wore a particular pair of boots, my argument boots. they're black ostrich boots. i'll embarrassingly admit that i took the coward's way out and purchased some black tennis shoes. actually, i think they're the same model that the senior senator from utah wears on a regular basis. so i'm not in my argument boots. i'll confess, i really do feel embarrassed by that. i want to point out just a few words of wisdom from "duck dynasty" that are probably good for all of us to hear. willie observed, you put five red necks on a mower, it's going to be epic. >> seconds ago, senator ted cruz wrapped up his marathon session of self-service and is now expected to leave the floor of the united states senate. joining me today, former rnc chair michael steele, washington bureau chief of mother joenlz, david corn, and special kompbt for the daily beast

both are blind. 25-year-old, tanner robinson and 17-year-old max ashton will be the first blind teamcompete in the annual alcatraz invitational in san francisco bay. it happens sunday. the two have been spending hours in the pool. they want to show people they can achieve something that most people would say they could not. >> it's kind of, adds uncertainty. how far do i have left to go? how far haven gone? honestly, it's bragging rights. >> keeping a straight line. i'm always excited to take on something new. >> very cool. each swimmer swims alongside a team of sighted guides. >>> a's a step closer to the second seed in the playoffs and the giants not quite in a state tonight. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> he went through the entire golf season without winning a major and guess who the pga player of the year is? tiger woods. on to the minute. baseball, a's hadn't been with team felix all year. tonight is the night. a three-run shot in the 1st. into the seattle night. make it 3-0 athletics. derek norris off the bench. a little insurance. and the a's go on to win it. final of 8-2. two more reg

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jeff ashton was on the prosecution team in charge of the forensic evidence. >> so what we have here... >> bergman: twenty years ago, ashton was the first prosecutor in the united states to get a conviction based on dna. now he wanted to use a new forensic method to convince the jury that the smell in the trunk of that car was the "smell of death." >> you can actually kind of detect it a little bit still, to this day. >> explain to us the introduction of the smell of death. >> the odor analysis. >> right. >> we had the trunk of a car, which was described by a number of lay witnesses as having an odor that was distinctly identifiable as human decomposition. i smelled it myself. and i can tell you, having smelled it over my career many, many times, it's very recognizable. i noticed it. this sort of sat in the middle of the trunk... there was a stained area on the carpet that appeared to be the source of the odor, and that piece of carpet was sent in a sealed condition to dr. vass. >> bergman: dr. arpad vass is a forensic anthropologist at oak ridge national laboratory. he has been studyi

katherine ashton who is head of the eu delegation which has been leading talks between the permanent five members of the security council and germany with iran on their nuclear program, did meet with iran's foreign minister earlier today. she announced there would be a meeting of foreign ministers from those countries later this week and iranian foreign minister hassan zarif will take part in those talks along with john kerry. i can't stress how significant that is, for countries who haven't had relations for over 35 years to have diplomats as high as john kerry and minister zarif. will president obama and president rouhani actually meet and shake hands on the sidelines. there is speculation on that as well, nothing confirmed at this point. >> so much hanging on a handshake. kristin, so many people felt that syria would be the main topic, is there a fear that that will be overshadowed by this meeting between the united states and the iranian delegation? >> expect syria to still figure very highly in president obama's speech here on tuesday. the president is expected to push for a res

. >> ashton said they met at the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly.he meeting thursday will be the first since april and comes amid signs of a thaw in relations. >> we'll be back after the break and we'll be returning to our top story and have a look at the european view on what they think about germany's election. >> you bet we will. >> don't go away. >> welcome back. as promsd we'll return to our top story. this time germany's chancellor angela merkel has won a third term in the top job but she'll have a new coalition. >> what will a new german government mean for the eurozone and the e.u.? >> reports of the reaction from across the continent. >> on the streets of paris, many say they're impressed by chancellor merkel's strong showing at the polls. they see germany's stable government as a model for france. >> we should do things more like the germens. they're a lot more disciplined than we are. >> german sconcety is inspiring. it's good to to have a certain stability in p in the percentage geels capital lisbon, the reaction is mixed. . >> i d, defi