>>brian: yes. >>steve: time for a new one. guys, open it up. all right, brian. >>brian: let's go. transition. >>steve: ready. >> where are we shipping it? >>steve: away. close it up. thank you very much. folks, if you're just tuning in to "fox & friends," you don't know what's going on, it's a new day. hash tag better friend is what we're calling it on the internet and what not. we've got a new set, got a new graphic. >>brian: we're in every newspaper across the country. >>steve: one thing we're missing? elisabeth hasselbeck is here. >>elisabeth: good morning, guys. [applause] >>brian: the coffee mugs are empty. >>elisabeth: i can't do everything right. >>brian: how was it waking up? >>elisabeth: a little more difficult than i thought. i thought i'd get a call from you guys. wake up! thanks for meeting me here. >>brian: thanks for being part of the show. the bigger news is the new set. >>steve: you were here on the last day of the old set. as a matter of fact, a little later on you will see us blow up the old set and what happens. behind that door is the new set. all we have to do

>>brian: been scotch guarded. >>steve: brian suggested we put the plastic -- >>brian: like grandma. >>steve: exactly. i mentioned the fancy furniture because later today, remember scenes like this? >>elisabeth: i loved this show. i always wanted to wear knee pads and goggles. this is like a dream of mine. >>steve: there is a new book out that talks about the history of nickelodeon. >>brian: a tell-all. >>steve: we brought in the slime machine. >>elisabeth: a dream come true. >>steve: elisabeth hasselbeck tried to kill us in her first week. at the conclusion of her second week, looks like she's going to slime us. >>elisabeth: go back to the 90's. >>brian: the behind-the-scenes look you've never seen before. they bare all. >>steve: in the meantime, a senate showdown on capitol hill today. >>elisabeth: can republicans come together to defund obamacare? we're live in washington with the details. >> good morning from capitol hill where at high noon we will indeed witness a showdown of sorts. that's when the democrat-controlled senate will hold a key procedural vote on whether to shut dow

i think brian the second brian is named ma iron (clapping) .ad bridge engineer for caltrans he's been the heart and soul of the project. he's been with me every step of the way and i barely got a word in. he's explaining something about the span and i want to know how he stated excited about something for 20 years in a roadway. one thing people get wrong about brian they think the project game his gray but he went gray at an early age. brian number 3 is my cf o person (clapping) he's pictured here in his everyday work attire although we only see him a couple of times a week. brian's mother to is spend other folks money first. the foreheads only kicked in 5 peace officers and the state 20 percent the rest was on the toll payers but brian got us the lowest. brian has been at this financial game for a long time. and you know it's coming mr. secretary the last brian is our next speaker transportation brian. (clappin (clapping). brian is a convenient of all the legislature wars figure out over this bridge having worked from bill to mr. burton to dar

>>brian: amazing too.nority leader in the house, she started ripping on the republican party saying from their viewpoint, they just want to take down the economy. they also say that they want to -- thing social security has no place in a free society and that medicare should wither on the vine. she believes that is the republican stance on this. >>steve: she also said the president cut the deficit in half. but according to c.b.o., it's gone up 137%. the shutdown, will it happen? a little later. >>brian: coming up next with seven minutes until 20 minutes after the hour, do kids have questions about the birds and the bees? do they not want to ask their mom or dad? good news, the governmentwe' can answer that question. can answer that question. coming up next.w! weight watchers. because it works. join for free. offer ends october 19th. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that p

>>brian: that's what i find. >> thanks, brian. >>brian: all right.ry for one of wisconsin's largest school districts. how they escaped the teachers union. more botox approved by the f.d.a. but can it leave you with a frozen face, cher? myths and facts of plastic surgery next. [ male announcer ] introducing new fast acting advil. with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, it stops pain before it gets worse. nothing works faster. new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. well, you've found delicious! ♪ ♪ must be the honey! ♪ it is so honey swagalish ♪ so much crunch, can you handle this? ♪ ♪ the party in the bowl don't stop! ♪ ♪ must be the honey! and now, there's a plan that lets you experience that "new" phone thrill again and again. and again. can you close your new phone box? we're picking up some feedback. introducing verizon edge. the plan that lets you upgrade to a new verizon 4glte phone when you want to. having what you want on the network you rely on. that's powerful. verizon. upgrade to the new droid

brian, give us a sports update. >> brian: you almost done?der fire for scoring the mayweather-alvarez fight a draw, could be calling it clear. ross was dozing off and she's going to take some time off. she's been doing this for 22 years. you think she'd be better at it. >>> check out this incredible goal. >> always on the move. that is stunning! absolutely stunning! >> brian: he had three. just one of his three goals. he's the fourth highest scoreer. they won 6-1. he makes about $122 million. very similar to the doocy contract. this is why you don't celebrate until you know the game is over. the players at skyline high in washington state learned the hard way. they blocked a game winning kick, but never downed the ball! instead, they ran to the side lines in celebration. the opponent scooped it up and ran for the touchdown the other way. they go on to win the game. >> elisabeth: oh, no. #celebrate too soon. >> brian: whoever celebrated too, so whether it's a marriage or anything else, i -- write us. coming up on kilmeade and friends, karl rov

>> brian: exactly. >> steve: brian would never ad lib. >> no. brian is not one to do that.oss the boulder, colorado area with several reports of houses collapsed. one person dead in james town and the university of colorado, boulder campus, has actually also closed down. so that's what we're looking at out here. water overtopping dams across the area. the reason is that we picked up significant rainfall, some places, more than six inches of rain. we do have a number of warnings and watches in effect. we're expecting more rain not just today, but even as we head into tomorrow and also into the weekend. so several more inches of rain are possible out here. flash flooding continues to be a concern. otherwise very quickly, severe weather is possible across the northeast with a strong cold front that's headed eastbound. ahead of it, on the hot side. 90s in texas and memphis. 85 for the high in new york city. behind the system, much cooler. highs in the 70s. we'll be seeing some of that cooler weather coming up tomorrow and into the weekend in the northeast. >> steve: all is just

now over to brian. >> brian: it's my favorite time of year.e money for a spinal cord injury research, the miami project does it to cure paralysis. tonight is its 28th annual great sports legends dinner. joining me is the president of the miami project, mark. and the recipient of this year's inspiration award, pro football hall of famer, quarterback jim kelly. welcome to both of you guys. >> thanks. >> brian: so you've been with this project a long time, right? >> i've been dealing with this guy here for many, many years. even back in the days in miami. yeah. i've been with them and helping them out. they do such a great job. >> brian: mark, we remember the tackle that cost you the ability to walk, caused paralysis. you make the tackle. since that day you've been unable to walk. it's an exciting time for the miami project. >> it's really exciting. so since my injury, we've changed the way the world thinks about spinal cord injury and paralysis. and the prognosis for people in the future. we're transplanting cells into humans. now we've had an f

my pleasure. >> don't forget, brian. >>brian: you'll be watching.raight ahead, speaking of kids, more and more of them are doing drugs you probably never heard of. dr. segal is here with a show and tell for all of [ male announcer ] progresso's so passionate about its new tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] ♪ but finally, it happened. perfection. at progresso, we've got a passion for quality, because you've got a passion for taste. before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... mike opened a merrill edge investment account and linked it to his bank of america bank account to help free up plenty of time for the here and now. that's the wonder of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. >>steve: we've got quick thursday morning headlines. today the gunman charged in the shooting at the family research counsel headquarters i

>>brian: doesn't sound good. country legend vince gill confronts the westboro baptist church. >> vince gill, what are you doing out here? >> i came to see what hate looks like. [bleep] >>brian: it only gets better from there. "fox & friends," by the way, starts now. ♪ ♪ >>steve: whatever they are paying john kerry, they should double it. that guy comes out with stuff. something sounds so crazy, next thing you know, he solves everything. >>brian: are they going to have a policy or do they dim the prompter and swing it? >>gretchen: it doesn't seem like we have a very set strategy right now for syria. >>steve: they're making it up as they go. >>gretchen: that should be a little disconcerting to people watching this morning and people all around the world for that matter because yesterday john kerry said any kind of an attack would be unbelievably small and a lot of people had a problem with that. >>brian: we thought that was the headline. >>gretchen: now it turns out president obama may be backing off its own red li

as you can see, looks like brian, he was at your radio. >> brian: wow!eve: we've got more. look at that. maria molina. >> brian: hanging out with the weathercast. i met her. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: looks great. >> steve: when his owners take him out in public, he always draws loud crowds. people usually ask, is he real? some think he's some kind of a toy or robot. actually he's an actor. there he is. >> gretchen: he just made his film debut this may in passion adventures of bailey." he starred in commercials for target, banana republic and the new york state lottery. >> brian: can we see him walk on his hands? >> gretchen: he was doing that earlier and riding a skateboard. >> steve: look at him. >> gretchen: he looks like ted, the movie. >> brian: who was real. he's a little angry. >> steve: ted in the movie talked. >> brian: right. and ted corrupted mark walburg. he almost ruined that relationship. >> gretchen: this is the cutest dog ever, i think. >> steve: my hand is so wet. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: i dare one of you guys to pick him up again. let'

except for brian. >> always except for brian. >> elisabeth: poor sport.epublicans will try to explain this complicated mess when martha and i see you at the top of the hour [ male announcer ] introducing new fast acting advil. with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, it stops pain before it gets worse. nothing works faster. new fast acting advil. look for it in the white box. s. >> elisabeth: a major battle being waged in the home front despite moves to speed up the process. more than 736,000 of our nation's heros are still waiting for their veterans benefits and more than 440,000 have been waiting longer than 125 days. now the california state government is stepping in with a federal government is falling short. here to tell us more about it is ceo of concerned veterans for america, pete hegsa. we are we were racing each other out there. those numbers are staggering. but essentially california decided to do what? >> take it into their own hands. the federal government literally is forcing these guys. in los angeles they'r

>>brian: new overnight. dennis rodman landing in north korea for the second time this year to visit his good buddy kim jong un who just had his girlfriend assassinated or killed. we're going to tell you why dennis rodman is there. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>steve: it started out as such a nice story. dennis rodman to the rescue. then you had to throw in the thing about the girlfriend. >>brian: you would think he's going to go over there and use his -- >>anna: basketball diplomacy. >>brian: he seems to look up to dennis rod man but he's not going to do that. he says i'm going over there to play basketball because we don't have enough hardwood here. >>steve: we don't? >>brian: we don't. we're going to be telling you about that. also the latest on the syrian development. a lot happened yesterday. a lot will be happening today as we build up to stphepb 9 -- september 9. kwoeupl -- >>anna: a lightening storm in miami left two men injured. it is o it is not clear if they were directly struck by lightn

brian can tell you. >> brian: very true.>> only eat olives. no. the same thing, i think it's all diet. and by the way, they just found out if you exercise five minutes at a time, very intensely, you lose more weight than if you exercise in 45 minutes in a row doing mediocre less intense exercise. >> steve: how much do you exercise in the course of a day? >> you got charlie daniels next. i work out every morning, or three times a week to "devil went down to georgia." >> brian: do you? every morning? >> yeah. i'm a southern rock girl. >> steve: quite an endorsement. >> brian: marshall tucker, the outlaws? >> exactly. >> gretchen: everyone will be watching tomorrow, 4:00 o'clock, the show kicks off, a healthy you and carol alt. >> we also repeat on sunday at 4. >> gretchen: fantastic. >> thank you for supporting my show and having me on. >> brian: we'll turn against you next week. you'll be back on again. straight ahead. >> gretchen: secretary of state john kerry says the president is courageous for going to congress on syria.

>> brian: very lucky. >> gretchen: okay. thanks, brian.about to watch is hard to watch. >> gretchen: retired marine viciously beaten by those three men. now three months after the incident, shows violent attack railroads behind bars. and that hero joins me now. good morning to you, captain. >> good morning, gretchen. how are you? >> beth: doing fine. you look a lot better than some of the images i saw directly after that attack. you were an innocent bystander. we're look at that image right now. i eye, i understand you had to have surgery, pretty badly beaten. horrible concussion. how did you get involved in this situation? >> well, i just happened to be leaving the beach with my family and happened to see this incident occurring and felt that i needed to step in and do something because there was about to be some violence occur to both this gentleman and his son. >> gretchen: this was a young man. i believe he was 14 years old and his father and these other three young men were -- what were they doing? taunting them? about to get into a f

secretary the last brian is our next speaker transportation brian. (clappin (clapping). brian is a convenient of all the legislature wars figure out over this bridge having worked from bill to mr. burton to daryl stein beggar interest to look at the combined contribution if it were not for kelly your tolls would be much higher to pay for this bridge. and thanks to patterson and ma iron there as high as they all right. are are. our last brian has been rescued by governor brown who appointed him our secretary of transportation. he's president this role his whole life. so let's bring brian kelly to the microphone and give a big applause to all our brian's. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> well, thank you steven e steve i'm not sure though how to respond to this picture. i want to commit all brian's on their names. i'm honored to think here. i've been sobered with this project throughout any 18 years as a staff person in the state senate and more recently in the brown administration for the past 15 months. i'll say over the 18 years this project has had an effect on me. it's had time to inspire m

brian, get in your question and then i'll continue. >> brian: so mr.inistration, president bush's administration asked her not to because you wanted to isolate them because you thought they were bad actors. you know senator kerry called them a friend and you know that hillary clinton has called them an agent for change. do you blame assad for getting mixed signals from the very people now asking for warthe per hand of friendship out? >> i think that the fact that the american people are confused and the fact that the congress seems uncertain and the international community is not supportive is a reflection of the fact that the so-called commander in chief has not been acting as a commander in chief. he's not provided leadership. you can't call assad a reformer as secretary clinton did and expect people to understand the damage he's doing to the people of that country. >> gretchen: mr. secretary, here is the part of the revolution drafted yesterday by the senate foreign relation the committee that troubles me. it's the fourth tenet. must provide integra

brian draper is a standout soccer player who also plays piano and drums. >> brian was very caring andionate with everyone around him. he was very intelligent. he loved his music and learning. we never had problems with brian. >> he was always good at school. held down his job. he had a full-time summer job. held it down. no problems. >> torey adamcik is from a tight knit family of five. >> torey has just been a blessing to our lives. he's never been in any trouble. >> and even from an early age, torey had his sights set on hollywood. >> he wanted to be a director. he wanted to direct movies. he liked the older '80s horror movies. "halloween," things like that. >> torey. torey. >> and that progressed to making little movies with his friends. torey is a wonderful child. he's fun-loving. he likes music. video games. he loves movies. he got along well. he has just been a joy and a pleasure in our lives. >> torey adamcik and brian draper, two average high school kids. neither of them has ever been in any trouble. not so much as a detention at school. >> both torey and brian are i would say

brian? >>brian: all right.oachesçóçó now facing fines up to $200 if their teams run up the score on other teams. winning by 35 points or more is a problem. so is thisçó ar of america or does it show good sportsman ship. nowÑli the author of just kick it, tales ofñr an underdog. and mark high man is here, the author of until it hurts, america's obsession with youth sports and how it harms our kids. first off, do you believe fining coaches for blowing out another team is a good move? >> no, i actually don't. i think there's an argument that we're protecting our children but i think these days we're overprotecting, essentially bubble wrapping them against the realities of life. the fact is there is losing in life. there is failure in life. blocks and goodñr tools to build character. i think if we're basically saying to kids, you're not saying to kids, you're not winners but you're not building blockñr for character. >>brian: building character by allowing blow outs to happen. are kids not going to grow emotionally

>>brian: the least we can do.aight ahead, why were bikers planning to honor those who died on september 11 denied their rights to organize in the capital? >>gretchen: floods waters forcing a mother and daughter under the roof of their car. meet the stranger who came meet the stranger who came to their rescue. [ female announcer ] it balances you... it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convennt two bar pack. this is nature valley. nature at its most delicious. jim, i adore the pool at your hotel.ver had to make. anna, your hotels have wondrous waffle bars. ryan, your hotels' robes are fabulous. i have twelve of them. twelve? shhhh, i'm worth it& what i'm trying to say is, it's so hard to pick just one of you, so i'm choosing all of you with hotels.com. a loyalty program that requires no loyalty. plus members can win a free night every day only at hotels.com and now, there's a plan that lets you experience that "new" phone thrill again and again. and

>>brian: no, i haven't. woman would dislocate my jaw unless i was in an octagon with her. >> fair enough. i think you're lying by the way. let's look at the maps. very sticky in new york city. 76 says the map. but with the humidity, it feels like 100 right now. you're going to see my hair throughout the show. 81 in dallas, 80 in san antonio. 90 already in phoenix. we have the potential for showers and thorls along the east -- and thunderstorms along the east coast. we have a cold front moving through and that could dampen outdoor events. be prepared. make sure you have an indoor escape if you're picnicking. across the southwest mormon more monsoonal moisture. this is the desert, two to three inches will cause flooding. there is your labor day forecast a lock -- along the east coast could see the potential for showers and thunderstorms. the southwest could see heavy downpours. i'm teasing, brian. i know you've never been slapped before. >>brian: thank you. i know in a children's book, freddy the forecast, the

>>brian: dr.s healthy but actually can slowly kill you. ♪ ♪ too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. new creamy alfredo soup. backflips and cartwheels.mile? love, warmth. new creamy alfredo soup. here, try this. backflips and camm, ok!s.mile? ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed. this is a great cereal! honey bunches of oats. i hear you crunching. >> elisabeth: we think we're eating healthy when we go for a yogurt or salad. but you might be making a bad choice. >> steve: a new study shows how some healthy foods actual will he have five times the amount of sugar as one krispy kreme doughnut. let's bring in dr. samati from the medical a team with breakfast. >> good morning. >> elisabeth: we were talking sugar here. obviously people are trying to cut it down. why is it so bad, especially if it's in something like a yogurt? >> s

well, it's not broken, brian. it operates according to the laws of physics, but we're outside the space-time continuum, so there are no laws of physics-- watch. how the hell'd you do that? no laws of physics, brian. we create our own physics. see, watch this. (snaps fingers) ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh... ♪ ♪ heart and soul ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ i fell in love with you ♪ ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ heart and soul ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ the way a fool would do ♪ ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ madly ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ because you held me tight ♪ ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah, duh-duh ♪ ♪ and stole a kiss in the night ♪ ♪ bum-bah, duh-duh, bum-bah... ♪ (chuckles) did i tell you? yeah, that was good. we were good. yeah, th-that's why it sucks that we're alone here. because if-if-if there were people here, they would say, "that was good. you guys should do that more." oh, yeah, they totally wo

now let's head to brian. >> brian: thanks a lot.chulo will recap the whole thing in the after the show show. >>> a porsche taking to swim during a race in the netherlands, better known as holland. the driver crashed no a wall and goes airborne before finally slamming into a pond. the pond not man made. the car was. the driver and the other person inside walked away without injuries. >>> now this. fight and died for our country. former nfl player describing american soldiers as nothing but robots, trained to kill. it all started with a tweet saying nfl players shouldn't make more money than soldiers. ex-rams player respond with his own tweet. it doesn't take much skill to kill someone. really? st. louis rams coach jeff fisher says he wasn't in the nfl 'cause he's quote, not necessarily a deep thinker. the player was cut from the rams before the regular season. we asked what you thought and here is what they've been saying? >> elisabeth: bonnie says, you wouldn't be able to make millions of dollars. freedom isn't free. >> brian: most

brian, elisabeth? >>brian: get ready.damageyi and he watched it all unfold on twitter. >>elisabeth: they postedçóçó picturesñet thenÑiñr tweeted the destruction throughout the night. but our next guest is turning the tables back on them. with us now is the owner of the trashed home and former nfl player. brian. >> i'm sitting there, açó regular laborÑi day weekend to be able to celebrate with my family. i'm inÑi tampa. i start getting tweets from my son saying something is going down at the house. i said what do you mean? he said there are people at the house throwing a party. >>brian: in new york? >> yeah. they're broadcasting the stuff they're doing. i can't believe we're trashing this house, can't believe how much they're drinking. this is amazing. i can't believe thatñrt)ás gotÑiÑi drunk. the sherrifs are coming. what do we do? let's hide in the woods.xd >>elisabeth: did you think this was real? >> at first i thought it was a prank. when i started looking at it, i thought it's going down. >>elisabeth: these are classm

brian brian you don't see that it means that you have received any media brian you never see that mainstream media do you know you have to look at it. that when we talk about the mainstream media in the united states all the talking heads on t.v. the pundits who actually know nothing about anything but talk endlessly it's just the propaganda voice for the pentagon as we get ready for the next generation i have to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria and the g. twenty stay part. oh . the place it was terrible they come up very hard to take a look again a little longer here is a place that never had sex with the perfect their lives let's play. lists. lists lists lists lists lists lists lists lists lists lists. of. plenty of world. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've gone to the huge earth covered. welcome back across the uk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle remind you we're discussing the g. twenty and the crisis in syria. ok if i go back to brian in washingt

>>brian: yes. >>steve: time for a new one. guys, open it up. all right, brian. >>brian: let's go. transition. >>steve: ready. >> where are we shipping it? >>steve: away. close it up. thank you very much. folks, if you're just tuning in to "fox & friends," you don't know what's going on, it's a new

thanks, brian. party at brian's house! just kidding. >> coming up -- >> we got garcelle beauvais.ch songs are guaranteed to get you on the dance floor? >> wham. >> which is obvious with this video. > ♪ >> closed captioning and other considerations for "tmz" provided by -- >> you look amazing as always. >> we got garcelle beauvais, fancy from the jimmie foxx show. >> what song is guaranteed to get you on the dance floor? >> wham. >> we had a whole dance party. >> where? >> during the break in our office. >> just now? >> yeah, just now. >> you should view this video. >> ♪ wake me up before you go go ♪ ♪ leave me hanging on like a yo-yo ♪ ♪ wake me up before you go go ♪ >> i feel like i want to post this. >> it's on instagram. >> already? >> crystal. >> aw! >> i wanted to do it first. i'm so embarrassed. >> i didn't know this was going to get out so she tagged me. >> who is garcelle beauvais? [laughter] [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television] d-ohh! ( screams ) ( tires screeching ) [captioning sponsored by fox broadcasting company tw

upon investigation that in fact was from the rebels not from the good brian brian you know what it means that you have received a media brian you never see that mainstream media do you know you have to look at it. when we talk about the mainstream media in the united states all the talking heads on t.v. in the pundits who actually know nothing about anything but talk endlessly it's just the propaganda war is for the pentagon as we get ready for the next generation i have to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria and the g. twenty stay part. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. playing . live live. live live. cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. welcome back across the uk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing the g. twenty and the crisis in syria. ok if i go back to brian in washington one of

brian, it's me, stewie. shoot him! no! brian, you know me. look at me. shoot him.ll right, there's only one way to settle this. look at your feet. why? they're just feet. (giggling) wh-what are they doing down there? they're like leg hands! (sizzling) nice job, man! wow! that was really brilliant. thanks. just glad this nightmare is over. and i'm really glad i didn't kill the wrong stewie. yeah, me, too. hey, come on, i'll take you home. (deep, echoing, evil laughter) is brought to you in part by...