i think that is what he was having me do, also he asked me to watch a lot of lauren bacall films for her voice. >> yes nowadays we speak very fast because we are afraid someone is going to cut us off and lauren bacall, like she just took her time and there was this even tone to the way she spoke and i have learned, you know, she had a great vocal coach that taught her that. but there was a very direct very easy way of speaking. >> rose: are you a student of film? >> oh, yes. i love movies so much. i have always been, you know, so fascinated by film makers and actors and stories. i knew i wanted to do this when i was seven years old and i had to wait before i became an adult to really be able to do it. that's a lot of time to read and watch movies. and i remember we changed schools when i was in fifth grade and they asked me like what is the last book you read and i said like a carol burnett's biography, and the counselor looked at me like that is very strange, i read carol burnett, i read barbra streisand, you know. >> rose: but was there ever an instinct after you got out of high sc

years to of very significant presence to where we're going to do about 90-100 workshops in 2013 to bacallyervice members, those are ng back and looking to reintegrate into the work force back in a meaningful job. absolutely. gerri: so important. operation enduring care, not enduring freedom, but endring care. tell us about that. >> our largest campaign ever to take care of our wounded, el, and injured. three components of our campaign . the first one is to hhelp build two centers that will be co-located with the hospita, the new hospital at the fort and the new hospital at the bethesda we will have to facilities that are there to take care the needs of the wounded. as you can imagine, awfully difficult to be in a hospital room for possibly a two years while he recovered. one of r major projects is within the entering care campaign to build these two centers to take care of their needs. in addtion, we are rasing funds to develop programming that will help the loan did, al, and injured recently transition of away from the battlefield going to the civilian sector. we worked hard to identify t

>> you fly american airlines or united come you can bacally book a ski trip.ery four nights, every third airline ticket is free. you have to book by december 1. so you have to make a quick decision on that one. gerri: that is pretty darn good. and free flights to the promise? >> yes, with the bahamas, this is an interesting deal. once you get to nassau, once you get ere, you can get free airfare. these are places that, you know, are very touristy. some people haven't even heard of them. the catch is you have to book a four night stay. gerri: i love that warm weather this time of year. now, this is very smart. >> the national park deal is wonderful. this year you can find free admission on holidays like martin luther king day, special designated weeks or days. this could save a lot of money for the family. you could go to yellowstone which is normally 25-doar entrance fee and some charge similar tes. this is a wonderful deal. gerri: okay, what is the venture in puerto rico? >> it depends on what you want. there are a few things you can do. you can book a vacati

bacally, this is a t that will hit the medical industry, and it doesn't hit profits, it hits their sales products that keep us alive and help us, by the way, when u say there is not going to be attacks a tax on the middle class, this taxes every person that may ever have to go to a hospital and meet one of thesedevices. >> yes, that's right. 43,000 js cut possibly in this industry. this is an industry that spends $10 billion annually. this is a 3 billion-dollar annual tax. they are projecting essentially that r&d will go overseas. we are seeing manufacturing jobs lost in this country and these guys are getting hurt. 800 ceos and medical groups sent a letter to the senate saying that saying that we want the repeal of this tax refund the fiscal cliff. it is a tax rate that is increasingly seen as unfair. it is willy-nilly. they say that they are increasing the number of people are insured. and they say wait a second, that's not how it works. charles: the same argument that they use, by the same token, it is so odd that they singled out medical device makers and tanning salons are it is lik

bacally, cuts in training, programs will deferred, it would have an impact in terms of our war on terror of being able to fund these properly. wheneverou talk about budget cuts, usually, you have a premise that what are the threats that face us. what's a strategy we have to combat those threats? what is the revenue necessary to fund the execution of the strategy? now we have a situation where just take it across the board, and deal with it. i think it's going to be very dangerous for us. it's not that the defense budget can't be cut. we already mandated 500 billion in cuts over ten years. this is another 500 billion meing roughly, next year, starting in january, another 58 billion in 2013 comes out. that means we're going to have a major impact on our readiness, and that's always considered to be the third rail. you touch readiness, our ability to fight, the morale of the troops, weapons, systems, ammunition, and capability of carrying out the mission. it's not that defense can't be cut. it's not how much you spend, but how you spend it. you start taking across the board cuts, that's dec

if they see you as calm they bacall am.e have to be role models for our children. >> today turn off the television if your children are around. we never give that recommendation. if kids are around you put the newspapers aside, you put the radii off you put the tv off and you try to be as compassionate with them as possible. >> answer their questions. they are going to ask you about this today. answer them. don't dtry to shy away from it but don't immerse them in it. it's not going to happen to them. >> we will be checking with you throughout the show. >> is there anything you can do to prepare your child for something like this? are there survival skills we should be teaching them somehow and what age? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-nz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 glk350 for $399 a mo

bacally they want to find out what your bank is. if you're an affluent investor i would definitely safeguard that ki of inrmation. so then they can put two and two together if they mirror the website they can possibly get your data. melissa: real quick, how do i protect myself? >> basically you need to check your bank balances on daily basis. there are other ways to do this. there are technical ways you can mirror your p system. work best for pcs, not apple computers. where you have a mirror type system basically a linux-based system that turns your computer into linux bas system. but that is a little bit cumbersome to do. so the best way to do this, first of all take a look at youu bank balances on a daily basis. if there are any anomalie, even small anomalies. what these guys are doing, taking $10 here, $50 here. do those kinds of things. making it work in such a way they can accumulate a large sum of money. my personal estimate they could steal as much as 50 to $100 million by just, by ones and twos from very rich people who migh

police have not released his identity bacalled for a translator because the -- but called for a translatorecause the victim's family is asian. >>> and then a woman was wounded in west oakland. she's listed in stable condition. >>> and in north oakland, a man was found in the 400 block of 60th street. police say the victim has been uncop rative. no -- uncooperative. no arrests in any of these cases. >>> a fire started inside a four-unit building on kenwall road around 10:30, the -- 10:30. everybody made it out safely no with no -- with no injuries. >>> a controversy in concord where neighbors are fighting neighbors. the city is closer to banning some outdoor marijuana growing operations. brian flores is in concord right now with the details about what happened last night. brian? >> reporter: well, dave, the issue of people outdoor marijuana growths has been a contentious one. but the issue may be -- the city may be banning them very soon. >> i will declare you out of cord if you continue. you've had your -- order, if you continue. you've had your time. >> i don't think i have had my time. >