>> all champaign is sparkling wine but not all sparkling wine is champaign. not quite as complex as real french champaign. anywhere under $15 you can find a lot of great values. next we have americans. one from new mexico for gruet. can be made anywhere in the world. one from california. 14 to 15 to $16. then the most popular sparkling wine right now on the market is perceco. it's light and festive great for sunday brunch. all under $15. and then we have the true french champaigns. we have the high end don perion. anywhere from 30 up to $150 a bottle. >> if you are doing this, as far as champaigns, what should you do? how do you know what kind of champaign you are going to need? >>> let's distinguish what you want to spend. and then we can go to your budget. >> how do you know which one you are going to like if you are a nonwine, nonalcohol nonchampaign guy like me? >> we're going to do a blind tasting. >> we're tasting a perseco. you are going to tell me which one you like. >> i don't know what i'm doing. tastes like sprite. i'm just kidding. >> try this one

sorry you are not here to have champaign with us. >> where is my champaign? this happening -- >> i'm very sorry. it did feel, at a certain point, like what happened was simply absurd. you sort of had to laugh at the ridiculousness of finding yourself. you have been an amazing clarion voice on this question. the fact you ended up there. >> yeah. it's certainly been an absurd year. i have to correct you on that it's just been this year. i have been plotting 2012 with president obama for many years. it's actually, i planted my law school tuition paid for to create this controversy. >> i had no idea. >> i actually changed my name to make it seem like it was more of a random occurrence. my relatives asked me, why didn't we go with something easier to pronounce when we changed it to be fluke as in an unexpected random occurrence. >> gotcha. i'm still pronouncing it wrong. more on that later in the show. >> it's okay. i want to bring in the panelists on this. if there was one moment, it was that panel of all men sitting in front of the congress, actually talking abo

back in 2-thousand-9, brent also served a 60 day sentence for a d-u-i in champaign. investigators are looking into the cause of a plane crash that killed a mexican-american singer in northern mexico. jenni rivera and at least four- others were killed when their jet crased into a mountainous area, just minutes after take- off yesterday morning. rivera was known for singing traditional mexican ballads. she was also a judge on a reality-singing show in in mexico. rivera's make-up artist publicist and two pilots were on also on board the plane. officials say the plane was built in 19-69 and had malfunctioned once before in 2- thousand-5. jenni rivera was 42 years old. two australian radio d-j's could face criminal charges over a prank call targeting kate middleton and a woman's apparent suicide. the d-j's impersonated queen elizabeth and prince charles during their radio show last tuesday. they called the hospital where middleton was being treated for severe morning sickness. police in london say the nurse who transferred the call apparently took her own life days later.

diamonds across pennant that we have here at hsn you know our extensive assortment and you can choose champaign, blue, or how about the red .one reviewer said she collects antique crosses and she had to have this, it stunning 32.7 diamonds. $129.90 coming toward getting the cross and you are getting the chain and one to tell you i want to let you know so you are not surprised when you get this home, it is a nice, beautiful piece it will draw the eye and in you will not want to put away but you take this off, this is a piece to display, it is that beautiful. 565-177. we have sold half of our quantity on these hearings and you will love these in these are the only 14 k pieces that we have the two hours. it is the only item that i have been 14 k: how fabulous said it is a genuine diamond said that is natural a dime in and how great that you can choose in your color. fred will be the first to go but you can choose green or black genuine diamonds and they did come in it in at a quarter of a ct in their 25 we have about 70 left, look of the grain, look of the bread so vibrant and then you have the bl

the reason is i believe, you brought this bottle of champaign. >> i did. a sell bra tour bottle. >> the hotel heard i was getting married and they thought i was here for the honeymoon so that was in our room. i'm here alone, so i thought i would bring it and share it with you. >> this is a rare opportunity to consume champaign on set which i generally don't do from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. you are going to be getting married. you are already married, right? >> we married in canada on our tenth anniversary. we are getting remarried, renewing our vows. they ask if you are married to anyone else, not if you are married before. we fought hard to get this law passed and we wanted to be part of this day. on our first wedding, we didn't have guests or friends there. we snuck off to canada and eloped and went to our tenth anniversary party wauz telling anyone they were at a wedding reception. we are doing it a bit more, more publicly this time and inviting family. >> you have written about this quite a bit. the thinking about your conception of what marriage is and why i

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we'd like to do high-speed rail, super high-speed rail, from chicago to champaign on to st.ianapolis. that's going to require private investment if we're going to get the job done. >> i was over in china. it was one of the most impressive things about the place, high-speed rail cutting travel time. of the cities with the best infrastructure in the world, more than half of them are in europe. take a look where public/private partnerships are happening. part of the reasons we're not seeing many of these in the united states is that the legislative structure for them only exists in 31 states. in your state, there are several large-scale roadway projects you've been talking about. illinois has been looking at for a long time getting involved in. when you do projects like this, there are always accusations that it's pork and favors to everyone. where do you decide where they need to go? >> it's a matter with the legislature. elected representatives of the people have their priorities. we have a five-year plan in illinois for our highway system, and also a plan for our tollway sys

we have a study that looked at train service from chicago to champaign, ill. and then going to indianapolis and st. louis from their. we are excited that our partner states are participating. the governor of michigan is working on high-speed rail service between chicago and detroit. there is a lot of work to be done in the chicago area to create problems to facilitate faster speeds in all of our corridors. i do think we have our record of success. we are doing this incrementally. we're doing this in a way that we have planned and makes sense to make sure that we are delivering the service in a way that people will appreciate. >> thank you. we will describe this not only as a train to somewhere, but also that train is going somewhere in the 21st century. as i read through your testimony, it occurred to me that just in terms of figuring now some of the model -- i do not know how much you used models from well-developed international allies with their development of rail, because i think that they have learned a lot. just in terms of assessing ridership and costi

brent pleaded guilty to a d-u-i charge back in 2009, according to court records in champaign, illinois. he was given a 60-day sentence, a fine and 200 hours of community service. i'm grant lodes kron 4 news >> the cowboys rallied sunday from nine points down to beat the bengals 20-19 in the game's final minutes. >>jacqueline: we enjoyed a nice temperatures but things are going down. it is already a 54 degrees in novado. 57 in antioch. '60s and '70s for this afternoon. temperatures are going to continue to fall this afternoon with clear skies. we will see fog along the delta in the north bay valleys. for tomorrow, the increasing clouds. as it moves down towards the bay with the rainfall returning for the forecast. as we take a look at the weather headlines, cool temperatures for the delta, overnight would increase with clouds tomorrow. late tonight tomorrow evening north bay rainfall timing it out. hi >> coming up the sobering tour of the banks of the coyote creek and one of its residents in the next edition of people behaving badly. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music b

and it ends with a champaign toast and celebration for the new year.ld not be the same without black-eyed peas so we have black-eyed peas offered in multiple courses including black-eyed pea ice cream. you made that face but it is delicious. >> i made a face? what do you mean? >> it has candy black-eyed peas mixed in it. it's a delicious ice cream. and i know it sounds really funny and weird but it's very tasty. >> do you still have tickets or i guess seating available for tonight? >> i think we still have a few for the early seating. if people are interested, call the restaurant and get it. 202-332-9672. >> and these are going to be your star dishes i guess that you will be having. what are some of the other items that will be on the menu tonight? >> we have striobass and milet minon. we have this wonderful dessert. the rum. wonderful pastry with c ustard and chopped pineapples and a citrus sauce. it's quite delicious. >> you've got all this pretty much ready to go. >> everything in there. create the salsa first . finish up with some of the olive oil

i grew up northeast of here in champaign, illinois. midway between chicago and st. louis. and at an age to tender to make life shaping decisions, i had to choose between being a cubs fan and a cardinals fan. all of my friends were cardinal fans been grew up cheerful and liberal. [laughter]i became a gloomy conservative. but not gloomy about the long- term prospects of the american republic, or the role of religion in it. the second peculiarity is this -- america has just had a presidential election. its 57th. one of the major parties did not contend a protestant. this is without precedent. it is especially interesting, because big-ticket, a mormon and a catholic, was put forward by a party that is the choice for the majority of america's evangelical protestants. clearly, regarding religion, the times they are a changing. but not in this forward-looking and forward leaning nation. the third peculiarity, i am part of this interesting change. i am a member of what is called "the nuns." today, when americans are asked their religious affiliation, 20% say none. my subject today

george in champaign,y. hi, george. caller: hi.eah, i just wanted to say it's great what you guys are doing a the program about the fiscal cliff. it's hard as a voter knowing that the lawmakers are taking voters for granted, thinking that they don't care -- host: we'll move on to carolyn, a democrat in nebraska. next good morning, carolyn. caller: good morning and thank you for your time. i'd like to have some discussion on a flat tax. i am a engineer. i make less than $100,000 a year and yet, i hear candidates and other people in the government who say oh, i am proud. i paid 13% in taxes. i'd like to see a flat tax and get rid of basically all the tax cuts across the board. and if you make a dollar, you pay 10 cents on that dollar and just have it that way. -- and get rid of a lot of the government bureaucracy that goes along with giving themselves tax breaks on everything. host: what's host: with the conversation like in nebraska? are they talking about this so- called fiscal cliff? caller: host: -- caller: we don't make a lot of

he's a native of chicago, receives his bachelor's degree from urbana champaign. he has j.d. from the college of law. after graduating from law school he served two years as clerk to the honorable stanley riskowsky, a friend of mine from the northern district of illinois. following that clerkship mr. durkin joined the u.s. attorney's office for the northern district of illinois where he worked for 1 years in numerous leadership positions including first assistant. he joined the law firm mayor brown as a partner where he works to this day. his practice concentrates on complex litigation and criminal defense. he's been listed as among the best lawyers in america. he has an impressive record of community service, serving on the legal assistance foundation in chicago and for nearly a decade he was the chair of the mayor brown's pro bono committee. he's also taught as adjunct per hour of law at depaul and reported out of the judiciary committee by unanimous vote on august 2, 4 1/2 months ago. despite vacancies has been declared a judicial emergency and i'm glad it's going to be fi