first up is barbra garcia. i first became aquainted with barbra and her work when she was the director of a health clinic that provided services to folks in the watsonville area. she was creative in administering needs to the farming community. this was a group that wouldn't initially qualify for a lot of main stream programs. so we were able to provide assistance to them. after the earthquake barbra continued to be involved in the process of rebuilding the watsonville community, particularly focusing on the health and well being of the community. the red cross and other clinics throughout rural california. as the public health director and previous health director she is conducting a -- an intense -- and housing. barbra will work with the needs and services and the aftermath of the earthquake and beyond. barbra? >> good morning. the loma prieta earthquake was probably a redefining of my career in 1989. i learned through crisis, it can create opportunity and conflict can bring collaboration and even friendship.

streisand. >> do i have to tell you who barbra streisand is?iles would he accompany her? no way, he said. she got up and sang anyway, and she was very good. >> last year streisand repaid that debt by performing again at the vanguard, something she talked about in a recently released dvd. >> after everything i've done and everywhere i've been, i'm back to where i started. life is a circle, right? >> you're surround by the faces of jazz greats. i mean, the history is thick. you can almost, you know, breathe it in. >> in 1989 max gordon died, and lorraine gordon says she was completely unprepared to take over. >> i really was not trained in any way. i wasn't encouraged, you know, hey, lorraine, would you maybe like to take over? nothing. i close it had that night and i wrote a little sign closed and opened it the next night. now i learned what to do or what not to do, and i learned on the job, as they say. >> lorraine takes a very hands-on approach to the village vanguard, and i think it's because she cared so much about it. >> i didn't think this

singer barbra cook and neil diamond, and composure, and actress, meryl streep among the honorees. >>for washington, d.c., this is as hollywood as it gets. where the popular meets the powerful. paying tribute to those special artists of our time among the five kennedy center honorees, meryl streep. >> i'm continually struck by how perfectly she inhabits, and portrays such a wide range of characters. >> song writer and performer, neil diamond. >> when it comes to neil diamond, i am a believer. we are all believers. >> cellist. >> we celebrate the cellist. he doesn't just play the cello, he rocks it. >> jazz great, sonny rollins. >> sonny tonight, welcome home. >> and theater legend, barbra cook. who made her broadway debut in 1951. >> barbra cook at the cafe carlyle belongs on that short list of beloved new york treasures. >> the annual award ceremony brings together the greats in music, stage, and screen. recognizing their distinguished careers and commitment to their craft. earlier in the day, president obama praised them for sharing their gift. >> by expressing themselves, they help

barbra streisand, almost had to sue jill zarin. jill went to a private show of barbara's.outube. and lawyers said take that down or i will sue. don't mess with barbra streisand. she will come after you. >> yes, she will. >> yes, indeed. i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp p medicare supplement insuranc. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicare. the prices are competitive. i can keep my own doctor. and i don't need a referral o see a specialist

it's a barbra streisand sun by sarah palin on a clear day i see russia. on a clear day i said russia so i know world affairs. don't say no way, though i know elites mock. it's osmosis that does it, well, that and our prayers. a ando biden see the state. it's me who knows the score, on a clear day i see russia, fred you can hum along if you want and the others. then i thought i would do a timely piece tonight. i'm not usually that timely. this is called crystal ball. this is a section of the book called criminal justice criminals justices but probably no criminal justices. and the quote is, i'm an absolutist on the first amendment except for people who show slides of their trip to europe. they should be arrested. [laughter] >> if they can't be held, they can at least be knocked about a bit at the station house. how many dead on predictions does a person have to make to get a little credit around here? in a book i published in 2006 called a heck of a job, more of the bush administration in our time, here's what i said in one of the nonrhyming passages about

dustin hoffman and barbra streisand give her father one because they say he's half jewish. >> woef timene more. >> where you from, honey? >> auburn. >> okay. here we go. which mariah carey jingle plays a pivotal role in the movie "love actually"? >> "a." >> yeah! now you appreciate your mother. >> congrats. a terrific scene from the movie "love actually." if you want to rent one fun christmas movie this may be the one. >> my favorite. is it yours? >> i love it. ♪ there's just one thing i need, i don't care about the presents underneath the christmas tree ♪ >> all right. so, anyway, it's a great, great movie. >> justin bieber and mariah carey just redid that song. >> we heard a lot about that. happy holidays. merry christmas. >>> we deliver the best mail order food of the holidays right after this. and mary higgins clark is in the house with us. we're excited. right after this. man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. g

barbra streisand did a movie version of it back around some time 1970.tor, is directing us. i'm surrounded by -- the only way i can put it is super freak talent. i've got this beautiful young woman named jessie mueller, who's from chicago, who she will be a tremendous star after this. she's an incredible talent. and this incredible young man named david turner. and i'm just -- you know, i play a psychiatrist who hypnotizes a young man and his former incarnation of himself is a woman from 20 years ago, and i fall in love with her. and the only way to get to her is to hypnotize him. so it's this interesting love triangle. it's got some of the greatest songs ever written. >> i'm assuming there'll be some hot tickets for me here, harry? >> absolutely. it's called s.r.o. are you familiar with that? >> what's that? >> standing room only. >> i didn't expect you to sing for your supper tonight, but i've just seen, this was produced by one of my researches, which is one of my favorite movies of all time. one of my favorite sound tracks. and i just thought it woul

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host: our guest is barbra sla vin. she is a regular commentator on e p r -- and pr and has written extensively about the middle east. she has a new book as well. caller: i would like to think washington journal" for educating the american public about these issues. i go to this web site of former bush administration official and a former cia analyst, race for iran. i encourage others to go there as well. there was an article that in the most recent iaea report about iran that the new head of the iaea led a lot of information in that report that was unsubstantiated some of the information was about them looking for the nuclear weapons programs. they have already signed the n pt. robert kelly, a former weapons inspector. if you could talk about that. we heard ahmadinejad threaten israel but he never did say white israel off the map. he said something about this, he said that the zionism will disappear from the faces of history. israel persistently as well as of bobby said that there was -- say inflammatory things about i

in that show barbra streisand plays two characters, a modern woman and a woman that is a regression ofst who regresses a young man and his former life as a woman, and i fall in love with the woman. the only way i can get to her is to keep hypnotizing this young man. so it's kind of an impossible love triangle. it's really, really interesting the way it's presented, i think. >> it sounds like a huge challenge to take on. it sounds like it's almost a struggle to take on that kind of a role. >> it is. >> so why did you decide to do this? and what is it that you're getting out of it? >> oh, i get so much out of it. the thing i get out of it the most is the honor of being with the people i'm with on stage. i mean every night, really that's what this show for me boils down to is sharing the stage with david turner, who plays daisy, and this young woman i'm dancing with there on screen, jesse mueller, i try to be eloquent about it but she's a super freak. i mean she's just a crazy talent from chicago. and i get to spend my time, eight times a week with these people on stage, among the other c

why don't they you'd barbra streisand?o, they use somebody that people hate to say they are getting away with murder. >> exactly. people largely dislike and dismiss ms. kardashian owe they put her up as the poster child of who should be paying more on taxes trying to get the crowd on their size. >> is this orchestrated by the white house? >> don't know that. >> simply because the whole class warfare thing is picking up steam. >> they have done the name in new york city. president obama wants to do it nationally, and california fits right in. politics as usual. >> what would the total tax burden be on someone who makes over a million dollars? >> if this tax went in, my calculation is kim kardashian would owe an extra $530,000 a year. so you is the question why doesn't she move? maybe she would. >> she moved to new york for a little while. that didn't work out. and we will be watching stuart varney on our network exactly three hours from now. >> thank you, steve. >> and this woman was sentenced to death but stoning but knew

dustin hoffman and barbra streisand give her father one because they say he's half jewish. >> where you the movie "love actually." if you want to rent one fun christmas movie this may be the one. >> my favorite. is it yours? >> i love it. ♪ there's just one thing i need, i don't care about the presents underneath the christmas tree ♪ >> all right. so, anyway, it's a great, great movie. >> boojustin bieber and mariah carey just redid that song. >> we heard a lot about that. happy holidays. merry christmas. >>> we deliver the best mail order food of the holidays right after this. and mary higgins clark is in the house with us. we're excited. right after this. then picked up a few extra things for the baby. oh boy... i used our slate card with blueprint. we can design our own plan to avoid interest by paying off diapers and things each month. and for the bigger stuff, we can pay downalance faster to save money on interest. bigger? bigger. chase slate with blueprint helps you save money on life's little surprises. trip...lets... start your path to saving today, call 855-get-slate. ♪ it ride

we still know barbra streisand. they were people who were anti- vietnam war. college students are emphatic about mccarthy. gene mccarthy does surprisingly well in new hampshire. it legitimizes the idea that johnson is vulnerable. that is after mccarthy's success, is when you start to see robert kennedy willing to jump in. people are questioning why he is jumping in to block mccarthy's momentum. that sets the table. even as hubert humphrey is thinking that he is trying to pull back on the war, he is pressured by the fact that he is loyal to the man who gave him the vice presidency, lyndon johnson. it is one of those wonderful political stories. hubert humphrey is a good guy. he is not going to put lyndon johnson in a position where johnson feels that he is being undercut by his number two. but at the same time, and as you discussed earlier, johnson is totally dismissive of humphrey. especially his contribution or desire -- this war is not the right war. >> let's get to another call. this is larry in sherman oaks, california. >> i am a big fan of humphrey. for m