carter traveled to california and delivered a eulogy for betty ford following her death in july. sitting in the front row was michelle obama, nancy reagan and former president george w. bush. >> betty ford was my friend and i'm honored to be here today to help celebrate the life of this truly remarkable woman. i never imagined when we first met 40 years ago that we would develop such a close personal friendship. at that time betty was the wife of the vice president of the united states. she had danced with the dance company and performed in carnegie hall. she was the leader in the fight for women's rights and she had come to georgia request the michigan art train, taking cars filled with art to rural communities across the country. jimmy was the governor and we invited her to stay at the governor's mansion. i was nervous. she was so warm and friendly when she arrived that she immediately put me at ease and we had a good time together. of course, did i not tell her -- i did not tell her then that my husband was thinking of running for president. the next time i met betty was at th

. >> former first lady betty ford and rose lynn carter became friends and partners after leaving the white house as did their husbands, ford and carter. last summer rose lynn carter travelled to california and delivered a eulogy for betty ford following her death in july. sitting in the front row pew, michel michelle obama, nancy reagan and former president george w. bush. >> betty ford was my friend and i'm honored to be here today to help celebrate the life of this truly remarkable woman. i never imagined when we first met 40 years ago that we would develop such a close personal friendship. at that time, betty was the wife of the vice president of the united states. she had danced with the martha graham dance company and performed in carnegie hall. she was the leader in the fight for women's rights and she had come to georgia with a michigan art train, a project taking six costs fueled with great art to rural communities across the country. jimmy was governor and we invited betty to stay at governor's mansion. i was nervous. she was the most distinguished guest we had ever had but w

tmz reporting that girard butler checked himself into the betty ford center in southern california about three weeks ago after realizing that he was becoming too dependent on prescription pain meds. he was taking the pills for injuries he received in a surfing accident while filming the movie "of men and mavericks" near half moon bay about two months ago. his drug issues reportedly date back to 2006 when he began taking pain killers when shooting the film "300." >>> billy crystal is twittering up a storm in the days leading up to the academy awards. today the 63-year-old tweeted this. added excitement for the oscars, one envelope will contain a live scorpion. and he'll probably tweet during the show. industry experts say the oscars could be the biggest high yet for social media, possibly surpassing the super bowl. style experts will tweet from the red carpet and twitter has hired eva longoria and randy jackson to tweet during the show. >> reminds us, we will be tweeting during commercial break that. >> we'vew. g that. >> we'veot g a good job for you with great perks next. >>> this just i

elizabeth taylor was made to clean the toilets at the betty ford clinic. >>this here is a work that one of our clients did, he's very creative. >>but he doesn't look that happy, does he? (vo)now it's about seducing them into treatment, and the boundaries are more blurred. >>do you, em, ever become friends with patients? >>um, yes, but after, ah, after about a year, you know, i can get closer to them, ah, after a period of time. >>but do you not think that's inappropriate. >>ah, right away it would be but after a year or two, no. trix of hollywood services, feather-bedding celebrities by allowing them to come and go, and even take their prescription anti-depressants. forty thousand dollars for the thirty day stay, and they're not really addicted to anything. wouldn't you have paid forty grand to see michael jackson spill his guts every day for thirty days. >>yeah, because then you can come out and sell your story. >>which they did, often. and, ah, aa meetings in, in hollywood, i know of two meetings where i believe 30% of the crowd, and a packed crowd at ce

that's when we went to betty ford and they did some psychological testing and found that he had some cognitive impairment at the time. could have been a dementia brought on by alcoholism. >> shep: after leaving the mayo clinic, glenn and kim returned home to california. >> we just kept on with life. >> kept on with life and, you know, knocked a little bit of sense in my head. >> he quit drink. >> quit drink, yeah. yes, i quit cussing and the whole (bleep (. >> shep: they've had to make adjustments to their lives since the diagnosis. kim took on the role of glenn's primary caretaker. >> we leave little things, like i'll leave the bathroom light on to make sure he can find it in the middle of the night. >> i was wondering where you had that. >> i'm a micro manager. i tell my kids what to do all the time, too. just a natural thing for me to be a care taker. >> whatever it is, it's amazing. it's like she can read my mind. so that's when i really understood how -- she's a genius. >> shep: kim is by her husband's side almost every moment of each day. >> i make all the doctor appointments a

>> his wife was a fashion model, betty ford. >> i'm 2 for 0? 0 for 2?hich president was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast on washington street? >> horse. >> andrew johnson, ulysses s. grant, thomas jefferson -- >> i'm going with jefferson. >> ulysses s. grant. did they give him a ticket? >> i don't know. we don't know. another question. play along at home. there are eight left-handed presidents. name them. >> bill clinton. >> yes. >> barack obama. >> yes. two. >> the only two i know. >> okay. we only like multiple choice. don't ever do that again. >> james garfield. >> herbert hoover. >> harry s. truman. ronald reagan. george h.w. bush, bill clinton and barack obama. >> next one. >> you're not doing so well. which president was known for his early morning dips nude? john quincy adams, franklin delano roosevelt -- i don't want to see any of these guys naked -- calvin coolidge or lyndon b. johnson. franklin had physical problems. >> i'm going with john quincy adams. >> coolidge because he was a whack job. >> go. john quincy adams!

in our everyday life, betty ford because of the betty ford clinic.anor roosevelt, because of the way she has influenced a lot of people and a lot of women. host: do you consider the spouses of candidates when they run for president? caller: not really. host: dennis, democratic caller. florence ky. caller: with all the talk on birth control and contraception i would like to hear what betty ford has to say. host: let's talk a little bit about some other stories in the news right now. the presidential race. still getting a lot of attention, even though it is a recess week in congress. in the caucus section of "the new york times" -- host: looking ahead of the article, it says -- "focus on health care, look presidential, rattle romney, be authentic, and avoid gingrich and paul." are question for you is, who was the most influential first lady to serve? we'll talk more about presidential politics in a few minutes. we are looking at first ladies in history, either from one and her -- there from modern times -- we've heard michelle obama and hillary clinton

. >>> according to tmz butler into the betty ford center because he became to reliant on pain medication. the problem started in 2006 when he suffered severe pain shooting the movie 300. the problems became worse in december remember when he was badly hurt in a surfing accident in half-moon bay. it happened while filming the movie about the maverick surf competition. >>> a palo alto lawmaker will introduce to expand the redistribution of unused prescription drugs. supporters say it will help californias uninsured population. a third of which goes without medicine because of the cost. some $9 billion in unused medicine and supplies are wasted every year in the u.s.. according to the supporters of that bill. >>> it is now 18 minutes after 6:00. sal, where are you taking us? >> we are going to milpitas. we are following a crash on 880 south at 237. this crash is on the shoulder. it's not causing a major backup but it is an injury crash. the police and fire department are there. chp is there along with the fire crews. 237 not effected westbound as i look at a camera i have on 237 you can see

according to tmz butler entered the betty ford center three weeks ago because he had become too reliant on pain medication. the website reports the problems began in 2006, when he suffered severe pain while shooting the movie, 300. the problems allegedly became worse in december, after butler was badly hurt in a surfing accident while filming a movie about the mavericks competition in half moon bay. >>> time is 7:21. you've been loving the bay area weather lately. >> i have. >> it's been beautiful! but as we look out the window, it's a great shot of the golden gate bridge, steve is telling us things are changing. steve will come back and tell you about the difference you will notice. and more than 20 stolen bikes recovered in san francisco. the online sting operation that led police to them. >> good morning. bay bridge, you can see a little crowd, it's a crowded but once you get on the span it looks good. [ man ] i loved my first car... sometimes the door gets stuck... oh sure. ooh! [ man ] ...and then, i didn't. um... [ sighs ] [ man ] so, i got a car i can love a really, really long t

that's when we went to betty ford and they did some psychological testing and found that he had sometive impairment at the time. could have been a dementia brought on by alcoholism. >> shep: after leaving the mayo clinic, glenn and kim returned home to california. >> we just kept on with life. >> kept on with life and, you know, knocked a little bit of sense in my head. >> he quit drink. >> quit drink, yeah. yes, i quit cussing and the whole (bleep (. >> shep: they've had to make adjustments to their lives since the diagnosis. kim took on the role of glenn's primary caretaker. >> we leave little things, like i'll leave the bathroom light on to make sure he can find it in the middle of the night. >> i was wondering where you had that. >> i'm a micro manager. i tell my kids what to do all the time, too. just a natural thing for me to be a care taker. >> whatever it is, it's amazing. it's like she can read my mind. so that's when i really understood how -- she's a genius. >> shep: kim is by her husband's side almost every moment of each day. >> i make all the doctor appointments and i d

he checked into the betty ford center to deal with a growing dependence on pain medication. he was expected to check out of rehab sometime today. >>> clearing the air in one bay area city has an unintended consequence. some sidewalks are dirtier than ever. patrick sedillo shows us the trash that san francisco's smoking ban has left behind. >> it's quite common to throw it on the ground. >> it's definitely not cool. >> reporter: on this north beach corner smokers are everywhere and so is the evidence they have been there. >> cigarette butts are the number one small litter item we see as part of the surveying of the city. >> reporter: on grant street in san francisco this has to be one of the more smoky streets in the cities with all the bars and night life and this is the only ashtray for all the smokers to use. otherwise, these butts hit the street. take a look as this smoker does that and walks by it. >> i'm helping our businesses comply with the san francisco health code. >> reporter: the department of health is handing out fines to businesses who warn smokers to stay 15 f

david rubinstein was the chair of the gala in which i presented an award posthumously to betty ford.. 26 senators, most of them democrat, 26 united states senators calling for susan g. komen to reverse this decision. two of them, patty murray and robert boxer on our show, directly to her. and she is not backing down. they say that the reason is because, as you just showed, they have changed their procedures for grants. but the bottom line is, it's only planned parenthood. out of 2,000 grantees being targeted this way. the suspicion among critics is this relates directly to the hiring of this woman from georgia who ran on an anti-planned parenthood, anti-abortion platform for governor and has been very outspoken on this. >> the resignations now are coming in at the komen foundation. >> yes. >> molly williams resigned of this decision was made. she was in charge of helping dispense those funds throughout the country. today, debra anthony, the executive director of the l.a. branch of the komen foundation, resigning. i could see how painful it was for you today, andrea, doing this interv

tmz is reporting actor girard butler has just been released from the betty ford center after spending three weeks being treated for substance abuse. his problems are believed to have been triggered by the physical demands of shooting the movie "300" back in 2006 when his struggle with pain apparently began. sources tell tmz butler began relying heavily on prescription meds back then. >>> justin bieber has sent a cease and desist letter to a company that made a game called joustin bieber. it stars an animal with bieber's popular hair cut. players try to get the beaver to sign as many of the so-called otter-graphs as possible. bieber's lawyers say the game uses his likeness without permission and are demanding it be pulled from i-tunes and other app stores and want the company to reveal just how much money it's made from the game so far. >>> big headliners will take over the stage for this year's wmzq fest at jiffy lube live. the big show takes place june 3rd. >> we now know the names. >> miranda lambert, chris young who is pretty much there. he's becoming the big-time act in country mu

tmz is starting that gerard butler checked himself into the betty ford center in southern california three weeks ago after realizing that he was becoming dependent on prescription pain meds. gerard was taking the pills for injuries he received in the surfing accident while filming of "men and mavericks" near half moon bay. his drug issues reportedly date back to 2006 when he began taking pain killers when shooting the film "300." >>> it seems like we're in a july weather pattern. >> i know. jessica, your outfit is matching the weather perfectly. if you could only see the boots. >> whoa, whoa. >> well, it's looking good. she's like move on. clear out here in san francisco. a little bit of cloud cover. we'll have more on this big winter chill in just a few minutes and our next best chance of showers. >>> it's officially full steam ahead for the giants in arizona as position pleasure reported and held their first full squad workout at scottsdale stadium. >>> plus, coming up we'll have a full report of day one from the desert and find out who's making an impression right out of the gate.

tmz reports that butler will leave the betty ford center today.mz he started taking painkillers during the filming back in 2006 and the problem got worse after he nearly drowned last december while shooting another film. >> does anybody in the bay area where the talent to make it on a national show? they could find out. america's got talent shooting a live audition at the bill graham civic auditorium in san francisco today and tomorrow. hopefuls hope to avoid getting the red x from the judges. the new season of "america's got talent" will air starting this spring. >> jeremy lin says he's leaving with a learning experience. the miami heat trounced the knickses. he finished with eight points and the same number of turnovers. nba now take as break for the all-star game. lin will play 18 game featuring rising stars tonight in orlando. >> tgif. that means scott mcgrew has gadg gadgets. >> i planned to never ever show you another dock or ipad again. this was so clever i think i earned an exception from a company i have a hard time pronouncing. it's a sc

gerald ford was president, he had tip o'neill in the house to dinner at the white house which he and betty fordble, tip o'neill related the story to me, he said, tip, do you have any idea what the boost in pay in this job is going to do for my pension? >> it's a working guy. >> yeah. yeah. >> you know, though, rick stengel, joe in washington here. i always talk about my parents and how they were very poor from the south from rome, georgia, and how they revered fdr. and there's that great story about fdr that's an extraordinarily wealthy new yorker and he died and somebody in washington was crying and they were asked, did you know fdr? and the answer allegedly was, no, but he knew me. >> i know the story well, joe. >> yeah. >> but he -- in analyzing that. i'd be curious to see what you think about this. a lot of people think because of fdr's polio that somehow made him more like a regular guy than he would've otherwise been. do you agree with that? >> you know, i think that's part of it. but i also -- i don't think my mom and my family were looking at him because of his polio. it's because well,