i know ben won't be home for christmas.too but he's just trying to cheer me up. has mr. talbot been gone long? six months. i have prayed he would give up this crazy search of his but its gone on too long. i'm sure he's afraid to return home a failure. him want gold that bad? oh i'm not blaming him, really. after all he's doing it for me and for robby. but it's become so important to him. i sometimes wonder if he's forgotten the things he left behind? gold fever does strange things to a man, mrs. talbot. do you hear from him at all? well the letters don't come very often. he moves from camp to camp ya know. he tries so hard to be cheerful but i know how it must be for him. at this moment i have no idea where he is. has he given up his business completely? yes. ben's always had the idea that unless he was rich, robby and i wouldn't be happy. oh he's so wrong. all we ever wanted was to be together and to be a family. boy say him saddle maker? there are plenty need for men like him. i know. if only he would realize that we love

ben, i'll get back to you. >> i'm a little miffed. we want to see more people living in homes and these aren't the best mortgages to take on, but the risks are measured in multiple ways and seen in most cases a willingness and ability on the part of the lender to be able to pay their mortgage. now, their house may be underwater, but it's more portant to have someone living if thatome, have a mortgage paid on that home than that home be vacant because it devalues those around it and hopefully designedo help us get past just being on solid ground and back to a more robust market. >> todd, may we're never going to get back to the heights that we were at one point. >> we're so jad and the recent data is positive. only a fool would go out and buy a home. 's better burning the cash, you're not going to have any equity in one year from now. secondly you need the government involved. >> the government isinvolved. >> guys. >> we own the-- >> and ancillary problems that go along with this poisoned housing market right now, i'm sick and tired of

and she says, it's ben. he died. i just didn't have any of the information. >> i finally said, how did this happen? and she said he went to sleep the night before and he just never woke up. >> he was always smiling, every picture he was smiling. >> for days, ben gupta's family was desperate for answers. what killed him? he was only 28 years old. he had recently been given a clean bill of health. how could he just not wake up? >> and then the thoughts went through my mind that maybe it was some sort of a brain aneurism or something must have happened. >> but his father was in for a shock after a conversation with the doctor who performed ben's autopsy. >> and he called me and said, yes, you know, they found oxycodone in his system. >> he tells you he believes that your son died of a -- an overdose of narcotics? >> yeah, right. >> what do you think at that point? >> i was just shocked at that time. >> did you think it was possible, what you knew of your son? >> no. no. >> he worked for the state department and he, you

and she says, "it's ben. he died." didn't have any information. >> i finally said, "how did this happen?" and she said he went to sleep the night before, and he just never woke up. >> he's always smiling, you know, in every picture. >> for days, ben gupta's family was desperate for answers. what killed him? he was only 28 years old. he had recently been given a clean bill of health. how could he just not wake up? >> and then the thought went through my mind that maybe it was some sort of brain aneurysm or something must have happened. >> but his father was in for a shock after a conversation with a doctor who performed ben's autopsy. >> he called me and he says, yes, you know, they found oxycodone in his system. >> he tells you, he believes that your son died of an overdose of narcotics. >> yeah, right. >> did you think it was possible? what you knew of your son? >> no. no. >> he worked for the state department and he was going to graduate in a year with a dual law and mba degree, the type of person where it just doesn

i can see you have ben on set, he's now 7 years old. you adopted him when he was 13 months. you're a living example of how important it is for american parents to get involved in the kids' lives. talk about that, if you will. >> go ahead. >> when we decided to adopt ben, we weren't trying to rescue a child. we were trying to become parents. we wanted to be a family. and from the moment we met ben, outside of st. petersburg, russia, we fell in love. and we became family and now we don't know what our life would be without him. we're just like so many of the majority of the families who adopt from russia. we're regular people. he goes to school, plays sports. we're a family and we decided about a year ago we wanted to add another child to our family, so it was a national inclination to go back to russia and try to adopt again. >> i know that you want to adopt again from russia.

>> and ben makes the great point.he unions feel like their back has been against the walls and have for a number of years. in michigan, this is the way we can be competitive. liste everyone talks about the great comeback in detroit in the auto sector, that's a mirage. michigan's in trouble, detroit is in trouble and this is how they compete on the national scale, ultimately, a global scale. >> neil: dagen? >> versignificant that this is happening and by the way, this is just the right to not have toay union dues i you don't want to belong to a union first and foremost. >> neil: and you got that. >> very significant that it's happening in the birthplace of the u.a.w. it could spread across the midwest if this gains momentum and if you look back. >> by the way those are not sunglass. >> i'm sorry. >> and what is he doing? > and i think he's a union buster. >> he's not nothing, not shouting. >> not him. >> and exactly. >>ut if you look back on the last decade at right to work states, you have faster economic growth, fast

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fed chairman ben bernanke and other policy makers said they will keep their key interest rate near zero until the unemployment rate falls below 6.5% or inflation rises to 2.5%. now, this is the first time the fed has set a clear economic target for how long interest rates will stay at record lows. the surprise decision means the central bank will continue stimulating the economy by buying bonds. darren gersh explains the dramatic move. >> reporter: ben bernanke and his colleagues will no longer mark a date on the calendar for when they expect to begin raising interest rates. from now on, they'll make that call based on a target for the unemployment rate and inflation. >> it'll act to some extent as an automatic stabilizer. so if the outlook worsens and that leads markets to think that the increase in rates is further out in the future, that will tend to lower longer term rates, and that will tend to be supportive of the economy. so that has an automatic stabilizer-type effect. it offsets adverse shocks. >> reporter: as it turns out, the fed expects the unemployment rate to fall below 6.

he didn't like ben berne -- he didn't like ben benjamin netanyahu, and benjamin netanyahu didn't like him. the question is how? he's no longer the president of the united states. even if he was the high profile negotiator for this president, it's only the president and his administration that are pushing for some resolution, and i think it would be hard for bill clinton to go into that process as effectively as we remember him in he was president undertaking the same efforts in the last days of his administration. it would certainly help him a lot. it might be more i efficacious f they brought in bush, who is still missing a legacy in his life, and have that bipartisan cast to it, might be an interesting way to approach it, but hard to go against benjamin netanyahu, if he comes out of the election with a lant -- landslide mandate and tougher, harder cabinet, but that's what makes me think it'll be pushed back to this -- to the end of the second term. >> tat trick, -- patrick, any sense of israel if they hit obama too much, that this is his second tab? >> doesn't seem to be any penalty

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and ben stein, final word on this subject?> do you really think that families are happier when they're cramd together? have you ever been with a family on thanksgiving dinner? >> you're right. we're at each other's throats and love each other, right? are you goi to tel me you don't love each other. >> yes, we love each other, but we're all-- >> all right, all right, well, thank you, adam for that, we needed that to laugh at that. and then, we come back-- >> you're welcome. >> talk about hope. the united nations using the tragedy of superstorm sandy, tragedy of superstorm sandy, trying to get c c c c c [beep] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, musiclaying louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out w it can help frontline health workers bring hope to llions of children at everybeatmatters.org. ♪ remember when ♪ ♪ 30 seemed so old ♪ now lo

and ben stein, final word on this subject?> do you really think that families are happier when they're crammed together? have you ever been with a family on thanksgiving dinner? >> you're right. we're at each other's throats and love each other, right? are you going to tell me you don't love each other. >> yes, we love each other, but we're all-- >> all right, all right, well, thank you, adam for that, we needed that to laugh at that. and then, we come back-- >> you're welcome. >> talk about hope. the united nations using the tragedy of superstorm sandy, ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >> welcome back, plang the sandy card for the green agenda? it's true, the united nations pow wowing this week and using super storm sandy the reason why. and countries could pay up to 100 billion do

we are minutes away from fed chairman's ben bernanke's news conference. there is a specific employment rate along with inflation target, there is a lot to talk about. let us bring in steve with more and the fed's outlook, steve? >> i think the story here today is federal reserve despite saying it will spend something like a trillion dollars in additional qe this year or next year is lowering its economic forecast. if you look at the outlook for 2012 through 2015, it actually lowered the outlook from its september forecast. take a look here. tenth off of 2012. tenth off of 13. 15 bases points out of 2014 and 2015. look at what the federal reserve did with unemployment rate.

>> ben stein, are you okay with this. >> i'm very much okay with it. i love southwest i wish they would reregulate airlines together and not have the bargain air fares, the airplanes are too full. >> more rules. >> neil: you could dispense nickel and diming for more regulating. >> i'd like the way it was when jimmy carter was president. a fixed fee, and guarantee the profit. >> so wrong. >> and there were airlines-- they reregulate it. >> you've got a deck of cards, cologne, and you've got price-- >> you've got the wings, fantastic. >> and where were you when you were getting cologne. >> as a little kid. >> and it must have been right around the '70s. >> and a slice of roast beef. >> neil: anyway. >> it's true. >> neil: we tried to suffer this process along. but anyway we tried. and the run over the health care law, the of forbes gang has a new holy war. and the bailout and taxpayers are ready to crash and burn. are ready to crash and burn. how bad do you think ththththth nfc, afc, offensive lineman, defensive tackles, quarterbacks and cornerbacks are

new year, to ben stein, charles payne, todd schoenberger and sarah, charles, you first. >> let the flood gates open. listen, dagen, obviously, we know-- actually we don't know, but it's to nancy pelosi's point we're going to find out and i hope we like it. a lot of taxes associated with obamacare. you mentioned the medical device issue, a lot of these companies, by the way, medical device companies have been laying off workers right now. and that is, if this impacts, by the way, everyone, takes away from research and development, which will take away from life saving innovation and it's just, again, the very tip of the iceberg. ultimately, there's going to be a whole lot of taxes that just opens the gate for. this is just the beginning. >> ben, even if you look at action taken by the medical device makers, there's already damage that's been done by the tax increases built into this health care law, has it got? >> well, the damage is built in, but on the other hand good built into, too. there are people who are very

and ben stein, final word on this subject?do you really think that families are happier when they're crammed together? have you ever been with a family on thanksgiving dinner? >> you're right. we're at each other's throats and love each other, right? are you going to tell me you don't love each other. >> yes, we love each other, but we're all-- >> all right, all right, well, thank you, adam for that, we needed that to laugh at that. and then, we come back-- >> you're welcome. >> talk about hope. the united nations using the tragedy of superstorm sandy, trying to get countries to pony up more green agenda. time for u.s. taxpayers to finally pull the plug on this? having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant wo

i'm embarrassed for the union movement. >> i agree with dagen and ben. their own members. who wants that. who wants to work under that? they did the biggest disservice this week. it probably one or two guys that physical aspect but it is part of that feeling with physical intimidation. it used to work. >> neil: 24 states that are right to work states. the argument is push is on to make them all 50 states. it will be a uphill battle in new york but where is this going? >> as someone -- my father was an iron worker. i've been to strikes. i could tell you that when i was kid, they would say violence for the scabs. they would not be beating up the porters. this new low. my father is probably turning over his grave. i will point out this, though, it's minority i believe. i believe a lot of this stuff is unions themselves being desperate and shipping people in. i know a lot of union people. the last person they are going to take their ire out is fox news correspondent. >> at that point union leadership has to be nervous about michigan is the birthplace of the

. >> fed chief ben bernanke, he should have quit at hello. the market lost all of their games plus a point. 6.5%, that is the point say unemployment rate at which ben bernanke says any future rate moves will now be tied. a news conference in washington, he emphasized his top priority now shoring up the job market. the decision to live up the printing presses in january. the fed investors said they will not stop buying bonds until they drop. 85 alien dollars and we created money each and every month, 45 billion of that put in longer dated treasuries. by mortgage-backed securities. dow jones industrials really straddling the flat line. up more than 81 points after the announcement of markets like this announcement and started to take a second look. the nasdaq has been down most of the day. investors gave the plan a thumbs-up and saw stocks at their best levels since october but giving up the games as you see, what went on. big intraday swings around 12:30 p.m. eastern when the fed made the decisions known. take a look at the financials, giving

ben kadish can do anything.ause he said if i survived that, i can do anything. >> and are they still fearful? he was talking about, you know, how it was in the immediate aftermath. they're grown up now. do they still seem fearful at all? >> they do. they will say that themselves. you know, when they were thinking about where to go to college, they're both 19. they thought about going out of state but they decided to stay right in los angeles because they said they have moments that are tough. and when they have a tough moment, they want to be a five-minute drive home. they don't want to have to be a plane ride home. that's their safety zone. >> it's interesting. i'm sure you thought about this as well with your kids. people most exposed, like the two men in the piece, they obviously -- they were injured are the most at risk. but then people who witness it, people close by it. but then there is a whole bunch of kids all over the world or farther away. how much of an impact do you think it makes on your kids and m

i'm embarrassed for the union movement. >> i agree with dagen and ben.his is violent intimidation, what they would i will pose on their own members. who wants that. who wants to work under that? they did the biggest disservice this week. it probably one or two guys that physical aspect but it is part of that feeling with physical intimidation. it used to work. >> neil: 24 states that are right to work states. the argument is push is on to make them all 50 states. it will be a uphill battle in new york but where is this going? >> as someone -- my father was an iron worker. i've been to strikes. i could tell you that when i was kid, they would say violence for the scabs. they would not be beating up the porters. this new low. my father is probably turning over his grave. i will point out this, though, it's minority i believe. i believe a lot of this stuff is unions themselves being desperate and shipping people in. i know a lot of union people. the last person they are going to take their ire out is fox news correspondent. >> at that point union leadership

that's ben bernanke and toy story. very famous role for ben bernanke. the minute they heard, we will keep going and going and going, the stock market froze. we are now up, mandy, six days in a row. seven-week highs. expansion of new highs at the new york stock exchange. predictably, dollar concerns. inflationary concerns. dollar weakness. there's the dollar index moving to the down side. that helps commodity, copper moving up. material stocks one of the big movers on this announcement. you see the material index moving up. and s&p index is at 52-week high. there it is, 329. i want to note that bond market is freaking out a little bit because of obvious inflationary implications of what the federal reserve is doing. there's your battle. inflation hawks. >> i want to throw a question at you. and it something that steve said a moment ago. that means we are getting less bang for qe buck. will the same go for what kind of impact it will have on the stock market as well? >> i think studies indicate we have less bang as qe programs are announced. bottom line t

>> ben bernanke address that in his report.e of these numeric thresholds are an absolute trigger. he said if we get below 6.5% but inflation is still low, they may think raising rates could still be inappropriate for he was very clear the fed still have a lot of wiggle room but at least you don't have to worry about raising interest rates until we get those markers. liz: what was your second biggest surprise? >> the shift in the threshold was a little bit of a surprise. is that what you're referring to? it is a little bit of inside baseball, if you will. they did kind of shorts and a maturity of the treacheries they are buying. only marginally, but it spooked the long end of the market. liz: it did. >> they have been buying a lot of support out for 30-year maturities, just about the only buyers of that sector anymore and the fact the fed will be buying only a small amount less. to some extent unsettled the market, so that's a very long end of the market we saw a little upward pressure on yields. it is mostly 30s. for most of th

ben smith is leaving us from buzz feed.com.oining us today my friend stew thanks for having me. >> after the break, what the frack. the united states has the potential to surpass saudi arabia by oil production in 2020 but as oil companies find new ways to strike black gold they may create small earthquakes along the way. energy potential with chris hayes next on "now." ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. if you're eligible for medicare, you might know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement

if we look at -- you know ben bernanke. this is it.meeting unless there is an emergency. what do you say? >> there are a couple things to watch here. this is all about getting housing going again. this is why they are buying mortgage bonds. they talked about it in several statements. the economy -- you are starting to see a cat that housing recovery. we are going into the slow season, winter is usually the slow season for housing. if they do more than expected will be in mortgage bonds. dennis: which would you rather have the fed buy more of? mortgage-backed securities for u.s. treasurys? >> for much there same reason constance said, mortgage-backed securities. treasury rates are low and housing is where you get the multiplier effect in this economy. if you get more housing sales whether it is new or existing homes you will see more transportation of raw materials. >> the fed watches a new round of bond buying. a new bond buying program, a new round of quantitative easing as expected. $45 billion a month in treasury security and for th

oh, i like that ben affleck guy. he's a good filmmaker. come on, kenny. i guess i owe the kids at school an apology. did you see argo, kenny? it's a pretty good movie. ben affleck has a lot going for him. not everything, but a lot. whoopee! news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show with jon stewart." [cheering and applause] [theme music playing] >> jon: welcome to "the daily show." my name is jon stewart. we have a good one for you tonight. newark mayor cory booker will be joining us, but let's begin tonight as i really should begin almost every night, with an apology. we've had a bit of fun here over the years concerning what is commonly referred to this time of year as the war on christmas where a small band of 70% of the country have fought tirelessly for the right to openly celebrate the feast day of their lord's birth, to have a mass on that day honoring their christ, a mass christ, if you will. [laughter] now, we have poked fun at this, saying such things as, there is no war on christmas or you're [bleeped] crazy. [laughter] classic wit

ben pace joins me along with chris heize and rick santelli. ben, let's talk fed policy. you think the fed announces qe-4 next week? >> i think it's the fact the twist operation is ending at the ends of the year, and they don't feel compelled to incrementally tighten that. that means it has to be replaced. that's the qe-4, the fact they'll continue to buy to continue to be just as easy as they've been since the september 16th qe- 3 announcement. >> so you think it's a continuation. what's the impact on the market, do you think? is it priced in? are we expecting that? what do you think? >> i think it's generally priced in. the thing that concerns me the most is the effectiveness of monetary policy here is starting to get less and less as time goes on. the shock and awe impact we haven't really seen. it's more of a fiscal problem right now. the monetary authorities have done pretty much what they can. the fiscal authorities have to get together and find a solution. >> chris, what do you think? how are you navigating this anticipation of the fiscal cliff and beyond? >> i thi

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ben would have been sitting right here on this carpet with me. so when the kids bring it up that my friend ben died, i had to do the attendance, we have attendance sign in pages for the parents. they have to sign them in and out. as i was putting them in the box last night, the first grade page had ben's name on it. i thought, this is going to be hanging on the hall wall with his name on it, and he wouldn't be signed in. so i printed it with his name off. and when i talked to the pastor about it, it really hit me, i erased his name. >> this one says charlotte is safe. >> yes. that was for charlotte who went here. >> charlotte was 6 years old. another card reads in part you're not alone. vogelman says she felt pride, a strength she saw in her sunday school children. >> i've been working with kids my whole adult life. they're my kids, they're my kids. people on facebook are like, i'm so glad your kids are okay. i'm offyously very kids that my kids are not okay, but my kids are not okay, my kids died, that's how everyone feels in newtown. sorry. the

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the weather is nice and joining me is ranger ben and his charming companion. i'm used to seeing you in a uniform but not this uniform. what is going on? >> a civil war promoting the historical society tonight. maryland's historical society is open for free tonight. you can see the 1812 exhibit and free food and santa claus and stuff for the kids. go be here for the lighting and go back and forth. >> it only a block and a half away right? >> it is. you can come and see the lighting and have fun at the historical society. >> how are you staying warm? >> we're walking about and greeting people and that is helping? >> long johns? if they are she's not telling. if monument lighting tonight join us live at 7:00. it is going to be a beautiful thing. the lighting begins at 7:45 but we go live at 7:00. back to you. >> from the beautiful things to some of the not so beautiful things. we have to tell you about the street closures to avoid. and there is more information on our website and it starts also 7:00. >> john hopkins is a world-class institution. >> up next how th

is capitol hill really calling on ben f. lacked -- ben af fleck? >> >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i am jennifer franciotti. >> i am sarah caldwell. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it looks like the wintry mix is already building in. you could start to see some light snow flakes around baltimore. 37 degrees downtown. 33 in the white marsh. light snow flakes could begin to fall at any moment. rain into the afternoon. some minor accumulation is possible in baltimore. highest today near 40 degrees. >> thank you. police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in glen bernie. >> kim dacey is live in the studio with details. >> police say this happened when an intruder broke into a business. that intruder was confronted by the store owner and was shot christmas morning. police are investigating the death of byron philip of chester. he was found shot to death. police say on tuesday morning he broke into the store not knowing that somebody was inside. that so

we got ben jealous and heather higgins here. ben jealous, do you think i got that about right?er's going to make a pitch. cantor's going to make a pitch and mccarthy make a pitch and the fact they're are in there. >> paul ryan. >> the fact they're in there says they're in trouble. >> yes. the fact that they're there says they are in trouble, and speaking of somebody who was once a page way back when, you know, they will turn to paul ryan to look to him to give encouragement to the troops. the only one who can speak to the kind of crazy folks who right now are not with their speaker. >> a great point. go to paul ryan. i wonder if they're go to grover norquist and do it on a telephone loud speaker? grover backed it. >> to get the flavor about this. when you had boehner disciplining certain house members and taking them off committees. particularly the three who were conservatives, even though he replaced them with conservatives, that started a fund-raising opportunity for a lot of groups that felt he wasn't being conservative and felt part of the reason the election was lost was

joining me by phone is journalist ben farmer. ben, this attack involves suicide bombs and gunmen. can you tell us exactly how things unfolded? >> yes, it seems to have been a very complex attack. it began soon after dawn around 6:00 here local time. it began with two suicide car bombs. these were vehicles packed with explosives, driven at the gates of the airfield base, and they detona detonated. soon after that, a wave of attackers with rifles and suicide vests stormed the gates. this prompted a two-hour gun battle. it was all over in about two hours. nato says none of the attackers, none of the militants managed to breach the defenses. all of them were killed. however, we have reports that four or five afghan security guards were killed and two civilians, two medical students who were on their way to their studies were caught in the cross fire and also killed. >> just a few months ago, ben, nato said insurgent attacks were on the decline. is there some concern this might inspire copy cats? >> i think to some extent there's a battle of statistics going on here. while nato have sa

for most you, we'll be back with our interview with actor, direct, activist, ben affleck. as well as our political roundtable. stay with us. >> schieffer: we welcome now ben affleck, film star and director whose new movie "argo" is being mentioned as a strong oscar contender and he is a political activist and founder of eastern congo initiative. he made a sobering appearance before the house armed services committee and told them horrifying statistics about what's happening there, not the least of which is, literally, millions of people have died there since 1998. congo is now the deadliest place, the site of deadliest conflict since world war ii. thank you very much for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> schieffer: how did you get interested in congo? >> you know, i got interested because someone years ago-- 2005 or something-- asked me to participate in some philanthropic thing around africa to the except i would hold a kid's hand at the hospital and have a picture taken and i didn't want to be a-- and with the reading i read there is no tragedy like the one in congo wh

the next secretary of state or at least nominated for that, some people have actually written maybe ben affleck ought to run for that seat. >> well, for one thing, the state of massachusetts currently has two extraordinary senatores, so there's no-- there is no vacancy. >> schieffer: there might be, though. >> well, one never knows. i'm not one to get into conjecture. i do have a great fondness and admiration for the political process in this country, a big deal for me to come down here and be on your show that i've watch so much but i'm not going to get into speculation about my political future. i like to be involved. right now i'm really happy being involved from the outside in government, advocating for congo, taking the movie "argo" which has become a springboard for dialogue as our relationship with iran, as hillary which the said the most pressing foreign policy issue today. so i have a lot on my plate. >> schieffer: let's talk a little bit about this movie. i covered the washington end of that when it was all going on, and i must say, tbawfsz sort of overcome by events, later, g