>> this year's star power is okay, the tipping point is barbara streisand.he started the celebrity trend of coming to dinners in 1993 when she came the first time in the clinton era, she's back again. it is a big deal. she turned 71 this week. to have barbara streisand in the house, to have steven spielberg there, it is a big game changer. >> here is something else that obviously all of this is going to be against the backdrop of, the investigation into the boston bombings, the arrest today in mississippi. the arrest with regards to the ricin laced letter. a lot of questions have been asked about the tone of tonight's festivities. this is what eric holder said on the red carpet when we caught up with him. take a listen. >> i think over the event in a way didn't happen last year, but one of the things we have to do is not let the terrorists stop what it is we do, and this is one of the annual things we get together and enjoy. >> you know, bill clinton and george w. bush as well, they decided to pass on the humor in the wake of tragedy. what will this presiden

really barbara streisand as a small jewish boy? why is that not saleable?he recalled she had to be in a scene where she was in love with a man, but she was not attracted to the actor so she placed a piece of chocolate cake nearby so she could stair at it during the scene. >> didn't you have to pretend you liked boys -- >> stephanie: no, i had to wear a dominatrix outfit -- >> some people would say that was a romantic encounter. by the way when is your movie coming out that you just filmed? >> stephanie: which one? oh, i don't know. >> all right. >> stephanie: seventeen minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." >> announcer: for a good time call now, 1-800-steph-1-2. ♪ (vo) next, compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are rea

barbara streisand was there, and it is not often you have the president of the nra and barbara in one room. so things go on there, deals happen. i think there's a line that's crossed. >> my understanding they raised a considerable amount compared to last year, but definitely it is ops, by the way, we have scholarships to hand out. >> been to the dinner a number of times. when they give out the awards, that's when everyone heads to the bathroom. >> yeah. >> dean, one of the things most intriguing about mr. brokaw's comments, he didn't rail against the celebrities in general, he raid against they get c and d list celebrities. guys like george clooney and some of the other legitimate a listers, you're bringing in lindsay lohan, the kardashians, thought that was an interesting point. >> i thought it was interesting. in the past, you had ozzy osbourne, justin beiber. all you need is honey boo boo, that's a sign of the apocalypse i am pretty sure. where else do you get different groups, eclectic group together with people in the media. it is not to me, i am not a journalist, don't disrespec

he's a legend in the business who has worked with giants like billy joel, paul simon, barbara streisand charles. >>> i'm betty nguyen. "way too early" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm bill karins and this is "way too early." thanks for being up with us on this monday, april fool's day. we have a lot to cover today including new signs that even background checks are dead on arrival in the senate. now some republican lawmakers are threatening a filibuster calling it a bridge too far. for what's left. overseas, a man who's being dogged egypt's jon stewart thrown in jail after speaking out against the government of president muhammad morsi. not a good sign for the government there. >>> finally, a

it's a big week for singer barbara streisand. she's celebrating her 71 birthday wednesday and last night received a huge honor. a lifetime achievement award from film society of lincoln center. streisand now joins ranks of actors clik clint eastwood and jane fonda. premier of the body building crime comedy, plark wahlberg is ripped in this movie chatting about the weight he had to gain to get there. >> so getting to eat whaifr was a blast until reality sets n then, it becomes a task but in order to play the part and with believable that, is what i did. for updates throughout the day like on the red carpet in facebook. >> he looked large. >> yes. >> still head we're felling the affects of the spending cuts especially at the airport what. a top senator needs to do. >> and the fight over a new school ground breaking that has some neighbors unhappy. >> and one >>> boston bombings raising concerns about immigration reform. >> abc 7 news mark matthews is here now with reaction from a task force on immigration reform that met today in m

and i'm pretty down the middle kind of guy, but i was pretty excited -- barbara streisand, steven spielberg day lewis were all there. those are pretty big names that we on the east coast don't get to see every day. michael douglas. >> michael: it certainly sounds better than senator marie hinrichs was there. i understand what you are saying. i really appreciate you taking the time. someone is always right here in our "war room." please check us out online at current.com/thewarroom. that is also where you can hook up to our twitter and facebook page. "the young turks" are next. have a really great night. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. ç] you and then speaking of screwi

it's not often you get the reality show of "duck dynasty" and barbara streisand and michael bloomberghat me and chris matthews are an odd couple. not everyone was in on the fun. sarah palin tweeted, "the white house correspondents' dinner was pathetic." that's an interesting take on the dinner especially since todd palin went in 2009. and look at this. the governor's daughter bristol was there two years ago and palin herself attended the msnbc after-party in 2011. if only we had a video to prove it. oh, wait. >> my daughter went to the dinner so i'll hear the scoop from her. >> and, you know, is this your first time at a white house correspondents' event? >> yes. todd's been here a couple years ago. bristol has been here. >> the palins had a nice time when they went to the dinner and everybody did this year, too. come on, sarah, lighten up. we missed you. i know you would have found the president funny. >> i get it. these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist that i used to be. i understand second term, need a burst of new energy,

, had a good conversation with barbara streisand, whom i knew from my california days and there were other celebrities scattered about. >> my geekout home was when i got up to use the restroom and patrick stewart, sir patrick stewart in star trek but professor x was coming up and sir ewen mckown who played the bad guys were coming up statement. i have to get a picture with you 2. i got a picture with the two of them next to each other. >> bill: all about scholarships. we bring money for scholarships as well. but it's a chance to schmooze, if you will, for the media to schmooze one night of the year. do you think it's getting too buddy buddy? do you think it's too cozy? 866-55-press. i would love to hear how the dinner appears to all of our good friends and neighbors who live outside the beltway. we did have good times. the entertainment was first-class class with the president of the sglunths with a very good self-deprecating mirror about what he sees when he looks in the mirror. >> that look i am mott this strapping young guy i used to be. >> bill: a funny line coming. he took some

whether it's whitney houston, or barbara stis and-- streisand or frank sinatra.different levels of band appreciation watch. do they have? and where does it come from? >> that's describing, they have incredible natural gifts, streisand when you see her from that first show, i can get it through you wholesale. when you hear her doing people, when you see videos of her from the beginning,, it's incredible. for me i didn't discover by any mean as rhetta franklin but there are some artists that you say their career should not end with their error of great songs. it should go on for decades, so occasionally it was dion warwick or aretha franklin, i signed them because they are genius is in their voice. can you picture and not picture and here dion warwick's voice? >> did, but are they born with did or is it simply that early on aretha was in the church and she was singing in the church early on? >> i think most of it is natural, most of it is a gord-given voice. >> somebody noises and encourages it and the better you do the more you want to do and the more you want to