. >> barney frank. nathan myhrvold. >> it's like, i don't even know you an >> jimmy: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- jessica alba. barney frank. chef nathan myhrvold. and music from the tower of power horns. with cleto and the cletones. and now, once more, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. hello. and thank you for watching. thank you for coming out tonight. [ cheers and applause ] i am jimmy. you can call me james, if you want to be formal. today is ash wednesday. as some of you probably know. and it is also because god has a weird sense of humor. national margarita day today. that's a real dilemma for you, guillermo, right? do you get ashed or smashed? [ laughter ] what did you choose? did you go to church today? >> yeah. 12:00. >> jimmy: you did? >> yeah. >> jimmy: at 12:00. why don't you have ash on your forehead? >> because of the show. >> jimmy: guillermo usually gets it in his mustache, so it doesn't show up. if your co-w

. >> barney frank. nathan myhrvold. >> it's like, i don't even know you anymore, man.h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h

congressman barney frank. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow, robert shapiro of the u.s. economy and tony perkins talks about a role of social conservatives in the 2012 campaign. making the carter, a senior washington correspondent looks at the cuts for the federal air marshal's service -- mickey mccarter a senior washington correspondent. that is monday beginning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> this president's day on c- span former new york governor eliot spitzer joins a debate about whether to prosecute banks for wall street fraud. >> i almost hate to bring up occupy wall street but they had a sign down there that was actually very accurate. it said we will know corporations who are different from people when texas executes one. the problem we have right now is that we have given corporations all of the upside but none of the down side. we have given them all of the rights and privileges that we extend to individuals, and y

a newly redistricted seat that was held for many years by congressman barney frank. he announced his retirement earlier this year. he joined us this morning on "washington journal" and the issue of joe kennedy's run for congress came up. >> joseph kennedy iii is set to announce for his seat. >> yes, i have met with joe. i am very impressed with him. he's a very thoughtful guy. he's not by any means assuming because he comes from this family of people with a record of distinguished service, he's working hard. he has an openness i found refreshing. he worked as a prosecutor in the largest county in massachusetts some of which is in this district. i'm very enthused about him. >> the comments of barney frank who is stepping down at the end of this year. his seat as the campaign begins in massachusetts, one of those candidates is joseph kennedy. at the white house today, a surprise visitor for those who were on a tour. >> how are you? you guys have got a big group. it's exciting. >> for the fourth time since moving to the white house, michelle obama surprising visitors at

kennedy will announce his bid for the house seat being vacated by congressman barney frank. mr. frank supports kennedy's campaign. kennedy is a harvard law school grad served in the peace corpss in the dominican republican. three other democrats and two other republicans are seeking the state held for so long by barney frank. >>> still ahead on "way too early" lin-sanity rolls on as the point guard who went from near anonymity leads the knicks to the seventh straight win. highlight in sports. >>> there are two endorsements every republican candidate covets, jeb bush and the other from lead singer of mega-death. we're waiting for jeb, but we have an answer on the mega-death enforcement. we'll bring it to you and check weather when way too early comes back. >>> i ensure we will always keep the because we know the feeling of our people the mind of our people, and we are trying to do the things well and agree with their feelings. ahh, one. two. three. one. two. and, three. [ male announcer ] with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, earn more cash back for the things you buy

a chance to call in with questions for congressman barney frank. and the ranking member former chair of the financial houses committee. and two coauthors of a book called "the tea party patriot: the second american revolution." we'll take your calls about the tea party and its role in politics. tune in tomorrow. thanks for joining us on this wednesday. i hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. ♪ >>> in a few moments, more about the administration's 2013 budget request in a hearing with treasury secretary tim geithner. in a little less than two and a half hours, defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey justify about the pentagon's 2013 budget request. then another view of the 2013 budget from the acting director of the white house budget office testifying on capitol hill. >>> on washington journal tomorrow morning, barney frank of massachusetts will take your calls about the president's 2013 budget request. we'll be joins by mark meckler and jenny beth martin. and we'll discuss u.s./china relations and the chinese visit to washingt

and i -- that has to be repudiated. >> congressman barney frank.now we asked you on at the last minute to talk about these things, thank you for coming on. we appreciate it. >>> and the colbert report will be dark again today. comedy central would only say it was due to "unforeseen circumstances," but there are widespread reports that there is perhaps a medical emergency in colbert's family. the show could be back on the air as early as next week, and of course, we wish the best to him and his family. >>> who is the "your business" entrepreneur of the week? when a pigly wigglyna, she decit but instead of opening one restaurant, she opened three. they share the same kitchen, so she saved money on resources. for more, watch your business sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. ogresso. it fits! fantastic! [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. when i got my medicare card, i realized i need

barney frank has gone too far to the right of politics.al government spending is more than half of the nation's individual income. given that fact, i think that is a really hard argument to make, but when it comes to tax reform and the history of significant tax reform, i do not know if the american people know that every time going back to coolidge in tehhe 20's after kennedy cut taxes, we had significant growth and increase in revenues and job creation. in 1983-1984 nearly 7 million jobs were created at an average of 6% quarterly growth figures. even after bush's tax cuts -- guest: i think what you're talking about specifically is the size and scope of government. and really the way we define that is a single question, and the question is always, who decides? what we believe is in the devolution of power from centralize power in the federal government down to the local level, and when you do that you will end up with different solutions. san francisco will operate differently than dallas, texas. those solutions will be more creative than

i think barney frank nailed it on the head, he's out of the mainstream on a number of social issues, and that's something that's really coming to light as people start to pay attention in the race. >> and i want ask you both about how romney's camp can capitalize on this. showing the sound bite, romney talking about the trees, the height of the trees, he likes cars, he was talking about girlfriends in the audience the other day. he's trying to come off as a normal, approachable guy. are republicans worried about him seeming continually robotic and out of touch? >> you know, so far there's some of that. it's hard to escape it, thomas. you know, he needs to find his voice and connect with voters in a way that every candidate running for office, every presidential candidate has been able to find that voice. if he can't find it, he's going to have a tough road over the next month heading into super tuesday to capture those voters as the number of contestants in this race get smaller. but he has to do it. and he's trying to find it. hopefully he can find it for his sake, he can find it in

barney frank will become the first member of congress to have a legal game merits. barney frank telling "usa today that he and his longtime partner have set a july wedding day. the wedding will take place in massachusetts. >> the numbers are in from the first allied stream of the super bowl. >> is it true 2.5 million viewers. is the most watched sports event on line. the webcast did not feature commercials or the halftime show. the feed was about 30 seconds behind the actual broadcast. >> what do you got? i got a ring. they got a ring. >> we got a ring! we got a ring! >> oh, my. maybe the giants should stick to playing football. they broke out in song yesterday during a ceremony following their victory parade. victor cruz showed off his famous salsa dance. they they deserve some celebrations. in today's attack bites, the apps industry created have the million jobs. >> online dating is more popular than ever. >> chrome on th emove. google released a mobile version of its browser. it is available on devices operating the ice-cream sandwich mobile device system. nearly

. >>> congressman barney frank is the first sitting congressman to have a legal same-sex marriage.nk who served 16 years in the house has already announced he will not seek reelection. he has decided to tie the knot with his partner. the wedding will take place in massachusetts. >>> police say a woman led them to where she left their still born baby and what authorities are telling them about the investigation. governor martin o'malley and the comptroller get into it over the gas tax proposal. how their comments turn presidential. [ man ] launch sequence initiated. -[ beep ] -15 seconds and counting. [ male announcer ] at kfc we have one mission: and t-10... serve the world's best tasting chicken. 9...8... that's why our whole chicken is delivered fresh. 7... and prepared fresh by real cooks t-5. all systems go. 4... with kfc's world famous secret recipes. preparation complete... 3... 2...1... taste for yourself why fresh is better. mission accomplished. and now pick up an 8 piece meal with 2 sides and 4 biscuits, just $15.99 at kfc. >>> congress is putting $63 billion on the table

. >> barney frank is known as the first openly gay member of congress. he is about to make history again. >> i do not stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney. i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> rick santorum delivered a huge blow to the front runner mitt romney. rick santorum swept all three presidential contests last night. >> of the trial began and that the you be a murder trial today. >> "good morning washington" at 5 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington." on your side. abc 7 newcaptioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it is wednesday, february 8. i am cynee simpson. >> we begin with their traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we will check in with lisa baden in a minute. first off, a storm watch. >> we have a little bit of snow moving our way. the morning commute will be ok but the evening commute will be heavy with areas of snow falling. minor accumulations. the roads have been warm enough with the sunlight and warmer temperatur

joining me now is congressman barney frank, democrat from massachusetts. he's also the top democrat on the financial services committee. mr. chairman, thank you for joining me this evening. >> you're welcome, al. >> let me ask you, mr. chairman, how can romney say that the safety net helps poor people when he supports things like the ryan plan that would shred the safety net? >> i thought the most revealing thing about that was when romney, who claims to be very well informed and, in fact if you talk about the tax code. if you talk about corporate tax breaks. if you talk about things that will help wealthier people. if you talk about foreign policy, he prides himself on how well informed he is. listen to what he said about the safety net. if it's broken, i'll repair it. we've repeated that twice. in other words, he has no idea. he knows there's one out there. i thought it's very revealing. he cares so little about this issue, as he's acknowledged, that he tells us, yes, there's a safety net and if it's broken, i'll repair it. by this time, after having bee

joseph kennedy iii is launching his campaign for the seat of barney frank. he's is son of joe ken did i ii and is the late bobby kennedy's grandson. >>> iran stirring up new concerns. saying they're dramatically closer to being able to produce nuclear fuel. they've resumed talks with powers. a government official tells us that the u.s. believes this is still time and space for a diplomatic solution. >>> and families in honduras are demanding justice after more than 350 prisoners were killed in a fire. inmates said guards refused to let screaming prisoners out as flames swept through the prison. firefighters said they were kept outside for half an hour. >>> the so-called underwear bomber could be hit with five life sentences when he's in court today. he confessed to trying to blow up an airliner with a bomb hidden in his underwear. he was the only person hurt in the 2009 christmas day plot. >>> and new details in the whitney houston investigation. her death certificate has been released. it does not list a cause of death. >> meanwhile, family members have all

barney frank talk about michele bachmann. he also called out newt gingrich and said he held him responsible for the demonization of opponents that has contributed to the atmosphere we live in today. i do think he came into the house. he slashed all of the caucasus and civility. we are seeing this. this is a man who a few days ago talked about education reform in the context of firing the janitors in schools and putting the kids to work. a lot of the media called that unconventional. [laughter] let's repeal child labor laws that we fought hard for in this country. bring in dickens to chronicle it. i do think there is the cruelty amidst the reality show debates we have been subjected to. who is running this, entertainment or news? there is a cruelty when people cheer that someone dies without health care or bbo a soldier that dies in iraq. >> i am joking about herman cain. he is a guy who cannot hide the truth well. that makes me more comfortable with the idea that i know who he is about so i can make a decision. >> are you tal

. >> barney frank has taken a hike. >> that is worth talking about. you see in this congress michele bachmann and michele bachmann one of these -- wannabe's. there are fights about redistricting. >> use of the one strength the president obama, his rhetorical skill, is not sufficient. >> it has not been used at the scale necessary in this time of crisis. america is in a crossroads. this is a moment comparable to coming out of the great depression. this was a moment coming out of the financial crisis when tectonic shifts are under way in this country. hope is not a policy. policy is a wonky word. hope needs a story, a narrative. here is what is going on in this country. president obama now is speaking more forcefully about what he wants to do it and against smoking out those who are obstructing. this is really wonky. anyway, i think one of the most exciting things are the movements of our times. i closed this book out before occupy. i wrote about wisconsin. our correspondent was there for 57 days. that was about occupying the state house. occupy has bec

the seat becomes vacant upon the retirement of congressman barney frank at the end of his term next january>>> happy birthday to actor and rapper ice-t, who turns 54. all day long, you can stay on top of the latest developments of those stories and others as they break on nbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and here's a look at what's coming up later on the "today" show. dr. oz will be live in studio with tips on how to eat healthy while saving money. >>> and singer-songwriter jason mraz performs live with songs from his new album "love is a four-letter word." >>> keep it on this station for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thank you for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

joseph kennedy iii will announce he's running for congress, looking to fill the seat held by barney frank. he is the son of former congressman joe kennedy and grandson of robert kennedy. this congress is the first one without a kennedy in 63 years. >>> another pleasant evening out there tonight, but we could get wet tomorrow, huh, doug? >> i think everybody will get on the wet side. that is why you need to take those larger umbrellas, we have rain moving our way right now. you can see on the radar looks like the rain just down to the south and west, atmosphere too dry, most of this not hitting the ground yet. we're going do wait for this activity back toward the west, right now making through the cincinnatti area to make our way. as it does so we will see clouds thicken, rain start by early tomorrow morning, i'll break it down to show you exactly when i think the rain will start, when it will move out, plus what is the latest on our coastal storm this weekend, what will we see? i'll show you my forecast coming up. >>> thank you, doug. >>> the defense is now presenting its case in the tria

he's running for the seat held by barney frank who's retiring this year. he's the son of former congressman joe kennedy. this is the first congress without a kennedy in more than six decades. >>> 4:37 is our time. ahead of "news 4 today," concern about their equipment. kwhie a local fire department is working without a key safety device right now. >>> stopping those annoying calls at dinner time. the changes that will make it harder for tell marketers to reach out do you. >>> you'll want to grab an umbrella before you head out the door this morning. we have your sog time for weather and traffic early on this thursday morning. tom kierein in "storm center 4." right now raid dar showing a front that's triggering rain that's moving from west to east and heading into the mountains. ahead of that we've had a few sprinkles locally. light green in the district and montgomery, prince george's. anne arundel is getting a few sprinkles. there are some sprinkles to the south. elsewhere much farther to the west is where much of the rain is tag right now. and that will

call in to talk to datic massachusetts, barney frank. and two co-authors of a book called "the tea party patriots." the second american revolution. they will be joining us to take your calls and comments about the tea party and its role in 2012 politics. tune in tomorrow morning on the washington journal. thanks for joining us on this wednesday. i hope you enjoy the rest of your evening. >>> in a few moments, defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs of staff chairman, general martin december si dempsey talk about the pentagon's 2013 budget request, in a little more than three hours, c-span's "washington today" program and more about the administration's budget request in a hearing with trej a cr

barney frank was called a faggot and cleaver was spat upon. >> walking into the house of representatives by tea party ralliers outside of the congress. totally unacceptable in american politics. i mean, again, john lewis is an icon. let's face it, i believe. and what he has done, he should get the respect of all americans. that doesn't mean you have to worship the ground he walks on. that doesn't mean you have to agree with everything he says. but you should certainly treat him with respect. i'm friends with a lot of these republicans on the hill. i did crossfire for six years. you name it. john boehner, john mccain, all of them, i'm on good terms with all of them. and they know i disagree with their policies. but i treat them with respect, and they treat me with respect. and that's the way it ought to be. and i think some of these people in the political system today just think that anything goes. as one who has been around politics a long time, i don't think anything goes. >> wayne is joining us, shelby township, michigan, with bill press, good morning. republican line. >> caller: yeah

he's running to fill the seat of barney frank. he's the grandson of robert kennedy and son of former senator joe kennedy. he's the first in more than six decades. >>> you should soon be getting fewer of those robocalls. federal communications passed tougher rules. requiring written consents before accepting the auto dial. it will apply even if the consumer hasn't listed their order. it does not impact political campaigns, nonprofit or informational messages such as school closings. they already prohibit robocalls to cell phones without consent. >>> in from overnight. they burn theed my ninety oil to hammer out the details of the payroll tax extension. we have more now on the deal. kayla, good morning. >> thanks so much joe. it was last night when they finally came to an agreement on the payroll tax renow. they announced the deal which will renew payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for more than 100 million americans. the measure is a top priority for president obama in this election year but has been a sticking point for congres

he is hoping to win representative barney frank's mass mass seat.kennedy is the grandson of the late robert kennedy and the nephew of robert kennedy. he plans to run as a democrat. >>> face to face. a strange coincidence helps a woman who helped a man rob her at knife point. >> reporter: perhaps the arrest of malic was part dumb luck. >> that's new on me. >> reporter: esther rios didn't want her face shown as she described the guy who put a knife to her face saturday night. >> he said i need to give my purse or he will kill me. and if i say anything or scream, he will kill me. >> reporter: an unheard rio says the purse he ran off with contained a grand total of 17 cents but all of her credit cards and ids. so monday morning, rionos went to re -- rios went to replace her id. and guess who she spotted? >> apparently had eye contact with him. he comes over and bums cigarette from her. >> i don't want him to notice i'm scared or anything like that. i gotta pretend like i don't know him. >> reporter: matos apparently didn't recognize her as the pair puff

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this morning joe kennedy iii released an online video launching his campaign for barney frank's congressional seat in massachusetts. kennedy is the son of former congressman joseph kennedy and a grandson of the late robert f. kennedy. he recently moved from cambridge to the boston suburb of brookline. part of the state's newly redrawn forth district. the family has deep ties to brook line. it's the birth place of joe kennedy's great uncle, the late president john f. kennedy. >>> there has not been a kennedy in congress since senator ted kennedy died in 2009. >>> some scary moments at the site of the world trade center this morning after a crane dropped its load of metal beams. it happened inside the construction zone at 4 world trade center. earlier reports indicate the crane was moving the beams when a cable snapped. the metal beams came down on to a construction vehicle. luckily, no one was inside the vehicle at the time. the new york fire department says they evaluated one person at the scene but there were no serious injuries. >>> the nigerian man who tried to blow up a flight bound for d

barney frank saying gotcha this, gotcha that, gotcha journalism and gotcha politics. as for the other complaint of a double standard that reporters sat there and said nothing, unquote, about obama's former controversial pastor, judge for yourself. >> a new on the campaign trail. a new one, at issue, barack obama's pastor, and the fiery remarks he's made. >> now barack obama is being questioned about questionable remarks once made by his pastor. >> barack obama on the offensive, explaining his views on the race. >> if you knew, why would it take you more an year to disassociate yourself. >> do you think reverend wright lovesmeric as well as you do. >> have you heard the comments? >> no, i didn't. >> how many times did you go to church a month. >> most people would be saying, why not just leave the church. >> you said black people shouldn't say god bless america why have you been listening to the pastor and close to him for nearly 20 years? >> that's a small sampling of a lot of coverage. according to the nonpartisan pew research center said the wright obama story made

barney frank telling savannah guthrie that it's got cha this, gotcha that, and gotcha politics and santorum'ser quote about a double standard when -- >> we begin with a new controversy on the campaign trail. at issue, barack obama's pastor, this man and the fiery marks he's made. >> now barack obama is being questioned about racially charged remarks once made by his past pastor. >> tonight barack obama on the defense explaining his views on race and his former pastor. >> if you knew that he got rough in sermons, why did it take you more than a year to separate yourself from him? >> i haven't heard those comments. >> how many times did you go to church a month? >> most people would be saying, why not just leave the church of reverend wright. >> he said that black people shouldn't sing god bless of america but should sing god damn america. and i want to ask you why have you been listening to him for more than 20 years? >> according to the nonpartisan pugh resear pew research center said that the obama story made up 87%. let's bring in mary malin. and ron brown stein. ron, to you first. senator

. >> barney frank is about to retire and guess who is shaking in their boots. too big to fail banks and financial institutions and all of wall street because maxine waters is going to be the next chair of the financial services committee. >> see, that is just it. the democrats would then have to win the majority in the house and i haven't heard many professional prognosticators say that there's really good possibility that it's going to happen. meanwhile, here's another entertaining excerpt from maxine waters. she was in ethics trial, her buddies on the ethics committee hid that under the rug. here she is taking a shot at republicans. notice what she refers to republicans as. >> we have got to take back the house. i saw pictures of boehner and cantor on our screen. don't ever let me see again in life those republicans in our hall on our screen talking about anything. these are demons! >> you didn't see the pictures -- they had little devil heads -- >> there's something easy to do here. maxine waters never wants to see cantor and boehner on her screens, her tv s

stonestreet, "sports illustrated" cover model kate upton, former "sports illustrated" cover model, barney frankbe here. we'll have a cooking demo from a bona fide genius, nathan myhrvold. and we'll enjoy music from tower of power and die antwoord. they will not be performing together. and i have an exciting announcement to make. make sure to watch us after your late local news on oscar sunday for our seventh annual "jimmy kimmel live: after the academy awards" special. we'll have music from coldplay, a huge, new all-star celebrity comedy video, featuring george clooney, tom hanks, helen mirren, meryl streep and many more names that i can't believe agreed to do this. and our guest that night? the great and powerful oprah winfrey. [ cheers and applause ] at long last, we meet. i can't figure it out, either. maybe i'm being punk'd. i don't know. but we'll find out next sunday night. when he isn't making movies, or first guest enjoys skeet shooting, the beach and exploring strange, new worlds in his starship. starting tomorrow, you can see him co-star alongside reese witherspoon and tom hardy in th

they became a way for a group of people -- barney frank and chris dodd -- all the people pressuring the organizations. what happened was it created a bubble. and the bubble burst. a lot of folks bought at the wrong time ended up holding the wrong -- holding the bag. we need to get the politics out of the housing industry. let the private sector deal with it without the politicians. [applause] dodd-frank, and another when, -- another one, i do not believe in bailout. when i was in high school, we'll look back on the glory days in pittsburgh of the pittsburgh steelers in the 1970's. that is all we had to hang onto. the steel industry was collapsing. we were very proud of our pittsburgh steelers, but we will not -- were not producing a lot of steel. we lost huge icons. all the more gone, no longer around. we struggled and we suffered, but we bounced back. there are still a few steel companies around. not anything like what it was before. i used to represent the district in congress. there are a lot of shopping malls and other high-technology businesses where they were in the past. but pitt

joseph kennedy iii launched his campaign today for massachusetts suit currently held by democrat barney franke end of his term. >>> keeping america safe from killer hair driers? that's next in the grapevine. and should new jersey lower its flags for whitney houston? [ female announcer ] investing for yourself is a necessity. i find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists and use pre-defined screeners to work smarter. not harder. i depend on myself to take charge of my financial future. [ bell dinging ] the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually se 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 ma

throwing his political hat in the ring, joe kennedy iii announced today he is running to replace barney franks held at least one seat in congress for 64 years. until the string ended two years ago. >>> now to syria. watch this with me. this happened just today. that is a building, was a building. exploded from the strain of repeated shelling by the syrian armed forces. this is day 13 of the syrian army's onslaught against its own people in the city of homs. >> opposition sources tell cnn at least 70 people have died today in fighting between the army and the insurgents. cnn's ivan watson has just now slipped into syria and has witnessed a growing revolt against the rule of president bashar al assad. listen to this. >> the countryside here in northern syria is in open revolt. and this is a rebellion of farmers, of carpenters, of high school teachers. entire communities, vils and towns and stretches of northern syria that tell us they have not seen presence of central syrian government authority in months. they have effectively been governing themselves and they have clearly established militia

the story goes congressman barney frank asked the fed chairman ben bernanke if he had $80 billion to aig. bernanke replied, well, we have $800 billion. for all the criticism heaped on our central bank here in america by the tea party and others, it is instructive to look back and see how the fed's prompt and massive action prevented our crisis from turning into a great depression. and it's happening once again in europe and in an even trickier situation. the moral of the story, don't bet against a central bank and we'll be right back. up next, the man expected to become china's next leader visits washington. we have a smart panel to examine relations between the world's two biggest economies. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> this past week the man expected to be china

stage. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, we'll be joined by jessica alba, representative barney frankre. we're going to cook with chef/genius, nathan myhrvold. and we'll have music from the tower of power horns, sitting in with cleto and the boys. and of course, on oscar sunday, make sure to stay up after the academy awards and your late local news for the seventh annual "jimmy kimmel live: after the academy awards" special we have a new all-star comedy video to debut, starring george clooney, tom hanks, meryl streep, the list goes on. 34 big stars. the list is ridiculous, to be honest with you. our first guest is a straight man who plays a gay man and co-stars alongside a gay man who sometimes acts as his straight man. it all makes sense when you watch the multi-emmy awarded "modern family," new episodes air wednesdays at 9:00 here on abc. please say hello to eric stonestreet. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] how's it going? >> hello. >> jimmy: how are you? >> how are you doing? >> jimmy: i'm doing very well. >> long time, no see. >> jimmy: it h