and proud to support pbs's "to the contrary" with bonnie erbe. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation the charles a. frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" the debate over gun control heats up. then, the declining abortion rate hits a plateau. behind the headlines: michelle bachelet, former president of chile, discusses her new role as head of un women. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the tucson massacre and gun control: the tragedy in tucson has renewed efforts to tighten gun control laws. house democrat carolyn mccarthy wants to reinstate a ban on high-capacity magazines. police say this is the type of clip the gunman allegedly used to kill six people and injure 14 others including congresswomen gabrielle giffords. high-capacity ammunition clips which can hold more than 30 bullets were outlawed 16 years ago under the federal assault weapons ban. but that law expired in 2004. gun

>> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: justice scalia's controversial comments does supreme court justice antonin scalia deny women's rights? some women's groups think so. in a recent interview published in "california lawyer," justice scalia said the 14th amendment which grants equal protection to citizens under the law does not protect women from gender discrimination. neither does he believe it protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation. scalia explained, "if the current society wants to outlaw discrimination by sex, we have things called legislatures, and they enact things called laws." while the 14th amendment does not explicitly mention gender, some legal scholars argue the amendment grants women protection from discrimination. this isn't the first time the 24-year supreme court veteran has stirred up controversy regarding women's rights. in 1996, scalia was the only justice to vote against allow

and proud to support pbs's "to the contrary" with bonnie be. additional funding provided by: the colcom foundation the charles a. frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary:" up first, men, women and competition in the workplace. then, eastern versus western parenting, a new twist in the raging debate. behind the headlines, reality tv bites for women says one author. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: women and workplace competition competition is good on the playing field. but is it holding back women in the workplace? a new study finds while men thrive in competitive situations, women prefer team play at work, something researchers say could explain the pay gap. a university of chicago study released this week interviewed nearly 7,000 big-city job seekers. it finds men are 94% more likely than women to seek jobs where pay is awarded competitively. most women, on the other hand, opt for jobs where pe

and proud to support pbs's to the contrary with bonnie erbe. >> additional funding provided by... >> the first woman speaker of the house sits down for a one-on-one interview and takeses us on a behind the scenes tour of the speaker's offices that is next on to the contrary. >> hello i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to this special edition of to the contrary. the midterm elections cost the democrats control of the house of representatives and with them, an historic figure in american politics as well. house speaker nancy pelosi. as the architect of the 2006 democratic take back of the house from the g.o.p., and as the most powfu female elected official in politics, speaker pelosi cast a long and impressive shadow. a look at speaker pelosi's brief but historic tenure. despite the conventional wisdom, nancy pelosi remains confident that democrats will retain control of the house after all the votes are counted on election day. for pelosi who is being called the most powerful woman in american politics, it's the same confidence and strength that brought her to the pinnacle of power. >> now my p

what there's been a car accident he said there's there's some sort of problem here bonnie shot herself as far as we now she had a bag packed that was in her bedroom she had another bag packed that was in her car our assumption is she told him that she was leaving him he shot her and then wiped the fingerprints off the gun obviously money did not choose. who and did in camera called nine one one said that his wife each other's. voices in the back or. she was not. and she was calling from want to help and as far as a losing a child that's devastating but to even more so was to see my parents. lose a granddaughter. that. i watched the most. every day that he had been arrested he was subsequently released. and was not charged with murder da said they didn't have enough evidence to indict him the judge said it's in my court. so we did get him and when we first found out about the fact that she was abused and had been abused for three years we were stamped because domestic violence doesn't happen to people like us people college educations and this happens to poor people. this doesn't happen

we have over 30 blocks, that's a lot of bonni blairings starting neighborhood watch. thank god for safe and una because that organization is really helping us kick started. that's a great way to build communality. what's a neighborhood watch a block by block level not on a territory. you have to go get to know your neighbors. how many of you know your immediate neighbors or people that live 2 doors down from you. you would be surprised how many in your neighborhood don't. through a neighborhood watch program we are making neighbors get to meet each other it's a great way to build communality. our news letter we have a yahoo group over 600 people. we make it easy to join. we have a website where you type in your e mail address to the website and you sign yourself up. i don't have to sign you up you can do it quickly and easily through the website. we also just launched a wiky. how many of you guys know wik pedia? not that many of you. wiky is i'm excited about this tool. it's an imagine a website that everybody in your community could contribute to. that's a wiky. i we

bonnie sultan, a sociologist with the center for crime prevention and control at the john jay college of criminal justice in new york. and brian stettin, policy director for the treatment advocacy center, a non-profit that lobbies to remove legal barriers for mental health treatment. doctor, did the system fail? >> well, i think we have to say it has, unfortunately at least what we've heard so far about this man, all too familiar story. i understand he began having problems as early as high school, dropped out of high school, was identified as someone who was having problems and then proceeded in some history that we heard about with involvement with the police and problems in college. but never received, i guess as best we know, any mental health treatment. we also heard the unfortunate comments of his family, his parents who seemed to be confused about what was going on. and that part of this story here is all too familiar about the failures of mental health systems to respond to young people with serious mental illness, what of course is not typil iso result in this kind of violenc

over the course ranged from pollution to signal in the beginning of the end bonnie based that story is told r.t. and it's happened before the three best occasions needed. it's impossible to see for sure what's happened to the birds and fish until proper investigations are held in fact i don't believe that these events are interlinked they followed one after another and that attracted universal attention it's not the first time that the world is observing such phenomena it's happened in other countries to the moment the investigation in arkansas claims or not topsy has revealed the bird suffered from internal bleeding but the research has yet to be completed so we could also be dealing with some new virus so you believe it's another possible explanation but i repeat that full investigation is needed to establish the cause of what's happened and find a scientific explanation for it. security is being tightened britain's major transport hubs is the latest in a series of measures with european nations increasing fearing imminent terror attacks authorities say they've boiled several serious

here's bonnie before. all right, bonnie. let's see the new you. >> give us a look. yes, please!> it is time to look. >> turn right around. >> unbelievable. >> you look hot. >> hot mama. >> that hair is hot. >> that is -- this is her natural color. maybe a little pushed up. right? >> well probably a few years earlier. >> yes. exactly. she was always frightened. she never colored her hair because people are afraid once they start, they can't stop. if you never color it again, this will fade and blend away. it is a perfect color for you and brings your skin color right out. again lena gave her this great -- she had a very long back, she brought it up, made the layers so she could wear it either curly or straight. girls, what do you guys think? >> wow. >> jill, this leather -- hello! >> hello, wisconsin. no one is going to recognize her. we wanted to give her something she can actually wear. this leather jacket is from talbot's, mix and match with jeans. great pencil skill from talbot's. boots from payless. everything can be used with things you already have in your closet. n alaex

whereas back then, as i say, riding in a bus with bonnie raitt and tom waits and john prine all hanging out and goofing around... >> hinojosa: don't drop any names or anything like that! >> ...and getting high. and i think diana ross was in there, too... >> hinojosa: really? >> no. but you couldn't help but really get to see them. they're there, they are really human beings just hanging out, and critiquing each other, and making fun of each other, and deciding to do a song spur of the moment, and you're there watching it. it's... it is like almost famous. it was how it was with that band for that kid. >> hinojosa: one of the things that i find so interesting about you as an american journalist is the fact that you have also shared your own story. you wrote a memoire. it's called the rice room: from number two son to rock n' roll and within t asian community-- asian journalist association-- you are, again, an iconic figure, because you are an asian journalist who has "made it" to the big time. but there was a lot of time when you were a kid growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in this count

i hadn't known that bonnie raitt, as a young girl growing up, was fascinated by joan baez because they're both quakers, and they came out of that tradition-- (crosby) antiwar stuff was, you know, served with breakfast for them. something we learned in doing the stand and be counted and something you'll see in the documentary, that these are the stories of where people come from. where did--what sparked them to do this? it didn't happen for the same reasons for everybody, but everyone has a story to tell, and we learned a lot in doing this project. (paulson) and as you point out in the book, it's not about your career per se, but when you talk about the kind of music that's a big part of the book, you're in the middle of it, and i wanted to ask you about, in particular, one song and one period of time. crosby, stills, nash, and young, top of the world, teach your children is riding the charts, and then we have the horrible shooting at kent state, and neil young walks in with a song. and today, you'd have a meeting of the marketing department, and say, "no, teach your children "has got to r

. >> bonnie is visiting convalescent homes. >> she will sit in bed with the patients. >> they'll be joinedy 2,000 dogs at cow palace. >> and the 11-month-old great dane is a little too young to show. the show is saturday and sunday. >> there is nothing like having an animal. >> elsewhere there are dogs of a different standard. contestants in petaluma's ugly dog contest. they were screened during the independent film festival which begins next week at the roxie theater. two distinct looks. don sanchez, www.abc7.com. >> let's check with the weather forecast. >> hazy sun out there but looks what is on way. cold front and lots of fog and cloud. plenty of 50s, hazy sun, don't look for much clearing in the peninsula. in the north bay, but off in morgan hill. weak front pushes through late tonight and showers through the overnight hours and possibility of a thunderstorm. cooler weather for the rest of sunday and monday but drier and warmer throughout the middle of next week which we could see more rain. >> so bring the umbrellas out for the weekend. thanks for joining us. next newscast is at 5:00

>> well, i disagree with bonnie. you said his job. his job is called host. there to make you feel comfortable, a host is there to make the guests really have the great moments. and in past golden globe, we've seen a lot of really crazy moments from the guests because there's alcohol, there's a lot of fun there. we didn't see that this year. we're talking about the host. and i think we should be talking about the nominees and the winners instead. >> but let me ask you this. this is a different kind of awards show. this is the golden globes, they serve alcohol openly to everybody and it's a lighter virn wa environment. so when it comes to crossing the line with these hollywood star, where do you draw the line, where is the line in your estimation? >> the line in my estimate nation is the comfort level of the stars. the whole reason is to bring together tv and film star which is no other awards show really does to that degree. as soon as reps like me start saying i'm not sure i feel comfortable putting my clients in that position, they're in a lot of trouble. a

bonnie franklin, your mother from "one day at a time." mother, the cop that i'm dating. and she doesn't like me. it's been great to see her. it's been over 20 years since we worked together. i see her off and on. and i think, there he is, bonnie. too young to be my mother in reality. i was 15. she was 31 when we did the show. >> a little bit. >> yeah. oh, my goodness. wow. >> that's why we're so excited for you because it seems like we grew up with you. and you have been so wonderful about sharing your transformation. and how you have kept it. and was it more difficult losing the weight? or keeping the weight off? >> definitely losing it. i don't want to gain that weight back again. but maintaining it is a whole different animal. i have good days. i have bad days. when i have a bad day, i call my consultant, kathy. this program, jenny craig has worked for me because of the consultant. and i always thought i could do it on my own. and i didn't do it on my own very well. that was the key, having kathy as my consultant. >> and you have maint

. >> jimmy: bonnie tyler, i don't know i'm thinking. >> yeah. >> jimmy: best friends through out theg. >> what's new. >> jimmy: it's from the new season of "big love," the great ginny goodwin. >> you were sent to us to marjean and i chose you. >> no, you can't -- don't do that to me. you're putting your eggs in a leaky basket. i'm sinking, bill. look at me. my mom is dead, my business is gone, i have three kids, and i'm sorry, i don't see a fourth on the horizon. i'm three credits short of my high school diploma, and my marriage is really, really complicated. i need a big time-out. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: come on. >> i did, i need a big time-out. >> jimmy: you're so good. congratulations on the engagement, you are the greatest. >> thank you. you're the greatest. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "big love" -- hbo this sunday at 9:00 p.m. ginnifer goodwin everybody! up next comedian colin jost. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ how it feels to chew 5 gum. ( wind blowing ) a wintermint flavor that warms... and cools as you chew. 5 gum. stimulate your senses. the morning

julie holland a psychiatrist and author of "weekends at belleview" and bonnie ford, author of hollywoodlife.comdid tweet, today is the first day of my life and the london mirror has pictures of her first photo shoot since being in rehab. they are calling it the comeback shoot. is this the comeback or is it overzealous to think she's on the road to recovery so quickly? >> i think she's done the exact opposite of what she should be doing if she wants a comeback. she should be laying low. we don't need to hear from lindsay on twitter. the last thing we want to see is more sexy photos of her. she needs to prove that she is sober, working on her sobriety and sober about her career and taking that seriously. >> dr. holland, lindsay and her mother and siblings are expected to leave the clinic and go to a secluded place by themselves away from hollywood, away from her old haunts. is that the best thing she can do and why is it important? >> it is a good start. one of the initial strategies when trying to maintain sobriety and recovery is avoidance. avoid the people you did drugs with, party with, the p

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let me tell you about bonnie's version first. who is looking to his life over with regret. dustin hoffman. many driver, it is hard to fathom why they would ever hook up with is self- centered obnoxious guy. to that have passed. its point to be released to dvd. king speech was made, an inside job, during an event. here is my interview, deeper to give us the king's speech. gen or 23rd to our night. i'm going to interview him on stage. all lot going on and it is as at sketch best that we're talking about. it is a fabulous, fabulous, i am so happy were doing it. we need comedy. do not like comedy? you're exercising and laughing at the same time. as a about when to show you a triple whether shot. beautiful shots around the bay. left-hand side is up it cloud cover but we know that is lifting. san francisco from the roof can at the upper right side and down political heat. sunshine through. >> we want to take a look at the seven day forecast. plenty of sunshine trip a week into next week. highs reaching into the mid '60s, it is going to

host: next phone call from bonnie. caller: the u.s. chamber of commerce is very good at creating jobs in china, india, so if this system is working so terribly, why have we seen seven quarters of record profits? these multinational businesses are sitting on trillions of dollars. where are the jobs? you are right, the solution can be taxes, in the way of tariffs. if it is produced here or comes here, we will put a tariff on it, the way it used to be when we were a growing economy. we were not bleeding's 700,000 jobs a month. guest: two points to that. on a slap in taxes on anything coming from overseas, just be aware there is tremendous consumer benefit to things coming from overseas. things at the store are less expensive because they have been manufactured somewhere less expensive. so you would have to be ok with goods being much more expensive for the consumers, including the average working man and woman. with regard to the trillions in profit, you have to understand companies have this money but they are only going to invest where

host: here is an e-mail from bonnie in texas.st: no way the disabilit formula is, it is based on the retirement formula. general, you get the benefit you would have received had you claim that the fl retirement age. if we raise the retirement age or increase in early eligibility, that is not going to harm disabled people. they will still that the full benefits they have coming to them. at the same time, it is not true to say that disability will pay more than retirement. people who are disabled 10 to short work careers, often people with lower income. but the disability program, you would not want to be on disability benefits, if you could avoid it. host: stephen writes -- guest: that is one reason why we could see a natural increase in the number of people who retire. we have already seen that in the past couple of decades. we hav people leaving the work force rapidly and businesses need to fill tse spots. we are not seeing that today because of the unusual levels of unemployment we have, but going over the next 20 years, we wil

host: here is an e-mail from bonnie in texas.uest: no way the disability formula is, it is based on the retirement formula. in general, you get the benefit you would have received had you claim that the full retirement age. if we raise the retirement age or increase in early eligibility, that is not going to harm disabled people. they will still that the full benefits they have coming to them. at the same time, it is not true to say that disability will pay more than retirement. people who are disabled 10 to short work careers, often people with lower income. but the disability program, you would not want to be on disability benefits, if you could avoid it. host: stephen writes -- guest: that is one reason why we could see a natural increase in the number of people who retire. we have already seen that in the past couple of decades. we have people leaving the work force rapidly and businesses need to fill those spots. we are not seeing that today because of the unusual levels of unemployment we have, but going over the next 20 ye

bonnie fuller, the editor in chief of hollywoodlife.com.ng rumblings, but it's one i would love to see happen. >> me, too. >> she has a vacation home in jackson hole. they spent a few weekends together and they were together on new year's eve. spent that time together. >> the thing you have to be careful of in a situation like that is you don't just lick wounds together. they have been through stuff. it seems soon for both of them to be in a serious relationship, but i hope they are having fun and are nice to one another. >> they are. other good news, zac efron and vanessa hudgens are back together, hugging and kissing at a club. >> thank god. i feel like i should be out there playing the field but it's not in my heart, he said. >> they split in december. who knew they would be back together this quickly? >> she made him jealous. >> maybe she did. we heard they were still best friends, weren't over each other and friends expected them to reunite, but not this soon. and also ryan phillippe. >> he worries me. she better be careful. >> he's a

so when we were little you probably got your first bonnie belle lipsmackers at, what, 12 years old?mackers at 4, america's top model at 9 and keeping up with the kardashians at 10. you know, it starts to be a lot of pressure to be sexy. i don't think you want your 4-year-old thinking about being sexy on any level. >> is there evidence or reason to believe that this kind of exposure to the princess pink factor actually encourages or causes girls to sexualize earlier or be more sexualized? you're making a big leap here. is there evidence for it? >> this is new, so there isn't a lot of evidence or backup. here's what i can tell you. good parents make good kids and parents are our greatest role models. it's not just what you say about barbie or princess pink, iet tes way you live your life. if you are a good parent and diligent and your kids aren't going to be sexualized too early and they will grow up to be independent. >> in terms of the sexualization issue we also have what can i be issue which is what you talk about in the book. amid the plethora of pink there is a dirth of capes. t

cities, the director of the office of community oriented policing services at the justice department, bonnie malekian. --barney malekian. i will tell you about the conference of mayors is committed to seeing the cops program adequately funded so all the season-ticket venice of the vital help it provides. director malekian was the police chief for the city of pasadena for more than 13 years before assuming leadership of the cops program and serve with distinction in the santa monica police department for 23 years. he has also served as the acting fire chief an interim city manager for the city of pasadena. i am -- i met the director shortly after taking office last year. to discuss the fact that the city of houston was skipped over in the first round of cops funding. we had a great meeting. he asked me how things are going and i said i had some challenges. i had to get rid of my police chief. he had a funny look on his face. he knew my police chief. he was a very good friend of his. we want to have a good and productive conversation and i am pleased to say that the city of houston received co