it's very similar to my central character, chet. as this went on in contemporary news it fed on where my central character became bolstered. that's what happens when you are writing a play. over a period of 3 1/2, 4 years things happen in your personal life and in the world around you that continue to sort of feed into the play. so the no no boy aspect, i just gave him a speech a couple days ago where he says, because i really want to bring up the issue and make it relevant to contemporary times. he says, doesn't anybody care what happened? they took away our rights. doesn't anybody care? is the constitution just a piece of paper that means nothing that the president can sign another piece of paper and then we lose our citizenship and they can do whatever the hell they wanted to us? it's wrong, it was wrong then, it was wrong now and i don't care what kind of questionnaire it is, i'll sign it no no and i'll yell it at the president, i'll yell it at roosevelt, i'll yell it at general dewitt and it matters. it has to matter. and to me

it's very similar to my central character, chet. as this went

his wife christie, and former governor chet culver. but the republicans may be in for another soul searching primary crisis as tom latham and extreme conservative steve king may both have their eyes on that senate seat. we'll be right back.

we have chet playing his horn, just playing his horn, kind of a bluesy jazz thing. that's supposed to speak to where else at that moment at the end of the play. as i watched it, i thought of some stuff we cut before. he used to say simple things. i come into your house, you come into mine. trust, that's all, just a little trust. i thought that would work really well. but i sort of brought it up and everyone was saying, no, if -- the music seems to say it all. i thought, well, that's right. if the music can say it without any words, then that's what we should go with. so that's a moment where hopefully if you have lined everything up correctly, at that moment that chet pulls out his or not after he's a blow out with earl and everyone, he pulls out this horn and it's the first time he plays, it's whatever he feels at that moment and sums up where he's at at the end of the play. that's what we tried today. the tricky thing is it's a built of a stretch of reality. ever have a character in theater ever pick up a horn and play who is not a horn player? unless you do it ri

>> guest: chet? c-span: you're in your apartment in greenwich village. >> guest: i was in my $75-a-week apartment in greenwich village and the phone rang one night and it was huntley and his wife, tippy. they asked if i was interested -- they didn't order me to -- they asked if i was interested in doing a story on a friend of theirs who was in the white house scholars program, which i believe was just starting at that time. c-span: you were at local wnbc at that time? >> guest: that's right. just the sound of the voice on the telephone terrified me and she said, "well, i've got all this material here. why don't i just come down and deliver it to your apartment?" i thought, "oh, my god!" i lived in a real garret. i mean, i lived in a real bohemian rat trap. here was the wife of america's most famous broadcaster coming down to deliver this stuff. i just tore around trying to make it all nice, and we did the story eventually and he was terrific. he pushed me very much, encouraged me. he wanted me to go

these sudden power surges can cause problems for the aging chet power lines. more and more, the control center finds its power lines running hot. >> the threat of a blackout is not only serious, it is very real. in late 2011 and early last year, we had to take every step available to prevent a black out -- really, every last set. at some point, all we could do was wait and see. so far, we have been lucky and scrape by, but the risk was extremely high. right now, we do not have any other means to prevent a black out. >> these emergency measures cost money. the czech has to shut down its own power plants or ask others for help, but it is they who have to foot the bill. >> we have to ask for help because the surplus flows over to us. the problems ought to be solved at the point of origin where they are created. if we have to ask for help, the chip consumers should not have to pay for it. >> germany's neighbors say germany made its decision to phase out nuclear power unilaterally without consulting them, and now they are threatening to cut the power supply. german

these sudden power surges can cause problems for the aging chet power lines. more and more, the control center finds its power lines running hot. >> the threat of a blackout is not only serious, it is very real. in late 2011 and early last year, we had to take every step available to prevent a black out -- really, every last set. at some point, all we could do was wait and see. so far, we have been lucky and scrape by, but the risk was extremely high. right now, we do not have any other means to prevent a black out. >> these emergency measures cost money. the czech has to shut down its own power plants or ask others for help, but it is they who have to foot the bill. >> we have to ask for help because the surplus flows over to us. the problems ought to be solved at the point of origin where they are created. if we have to ask for help, the chip consumers should not have to pay for it. >> germany's neighbors say germany made its decision to phase out nuclear power unilaterally without consulting them, and now they are threatening to cut the power supply. german

the mother says the man began chet chathing with them around 5:30 last night. >> he kneeled down to talk to my 3-year-old picked her up by her ankles and started to pull her from me. her bots fell off, pants coming off. he was pulling hard. >> neighbors say they did not hear or see anything out of the ordinary police say they're canvassing the area is a follow up on every lead possible. our concern is that if he's willing to be as brazen as he was yesterday evening, who is to say he won't do this again. >> here is a look at the sketch again, police describe the man as about 20, 30 years old, five foot six with a thin build. the mother says he smelled like motor oil. >> the fbi is refusing to say why it raided a real estate office this afternoon but sky 7 was overhead. agents removed boxes and computer frtz office of pinnacle realtors about 2:30 today. neighbors told abc 7 news the office opened about two years ago. the web site says the company specializes in fha financing for first time buyers. the oakland museum of california is now releasing this picture of a rare artifact that was st

but folks, this is a good one as far as chet nuts go. by the way, 1954 i saw you put that up with the s&p 45% thap that's the big year, that's the year they passed the 1929 high. as i recall it was 381 on the dow jones industrial average. 381, you noerd that right. that was the start of a big bull market. >> i think we also had early gdp groem. >> yes. >> fundamental. from downtown new york downtown to, yes, one of my home towns, my childhood and beloved san diego charges, mardy, take it away. >> okay, thank you, brian. i'm joined by david cuddler, who is main stay and also emerging market strategist. brian and i like to have little bets. going into 2013, we add bet as to how the markets would perform over the course of the year. brian said japan would be the best developed market. . i say this is the year of the shanghai come back. what do you ghies this? is the u.s. the best place to be this year? david? >> i think you are talking about three markets all doing well. setting up for a good year in 2013 pb china i think avoided the hard l

congressman bruce braley is the early favoritem and tom vilsack, his wife christie, and former governor chet culver. but the republicans may be in for another soul searching primary crisis as tom latham and extreme conservative steve king may both have their eyes on that senate seat. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." a group of eight senators, four democrats, four republicans, unveiled today what they say is a major breakthrough in the immigration debate. the plan would offer a path to citizenship for the millions of people, about 12 million of them, here illegally. it also promises to put some teeth into enforcement. chuck schumer of new york and john mccain of arizona were two of the senators. here is what they said today. >> other bipartisan groups of senators have stood in the same spot before trumpeting similar proposals, but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there's more political risk in opposing immigration reform than in supporting it. >> what's going on

. >> a mother had whipped out a that chet at this after finding a burglar eaten all her chinese food and fallen asleep on her couch. but first from fox this tuesday night. the suspect in last summer's movie theater massacre in aurora, colorado, stockpiled thousands of rounds of ammunition. even booby trapped his apartment with explosive chemicals and homemade napan. the famous stuff the military used during the vietnam war. that was all part of the gripping testimony today in a hearing which also included several 911 calls from the night of a shooting spree. as you know prosecutors say james holmes walked ever so calmly into the midnight premier of the dark night rises, killed a dozen people, wounded nearly 60 more. in 911 audio you can hear 30 shots in 27 seconds. in another call, a 13-year-old girl pleads for help from dispatchers as her 6-year-old cousin laid dying in front of her. police have yet to release the audio to the public. holmes could face the death penalty if convicted. if and a when the case does grow to -- go to trial his attorneys may try insanity offense. appears t

congressman bruce brailly is the early favorite and tom vilsack, his wife christi and former governor chetulver but the republicans may be in for another soul searching primary crisis as tom latheham and extreme conservative steve king may both have their eyes on that senate seat. we'll be right back. s. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. that's what happy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i have obligations. cuteids tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. >>> welcome back to "hardball." a group of eight senators, four democrats, four republicans, unveiled today what they say is

kin purchase chet will have live reports starting bright and early sunday morning. >>> palo alto -- mostup -- come up a little bit. it will be sunny, nice, mild. high-pressure system really there's areas of low pressure that are coming in from the south, from the west, from the north. it looks like it will stay steady and rather strong until tuesday/wednesday. 27. santa rosa, napa air. mt. diablo is 54 degrees. there's very warm air in the higher elevations. i saw a 50 right along the embarcadero. san jose is 35. mountain view, that's at moffett. that's rather chilly. san rafael, 33. just depends, some areas not far away. might be 10 degrees warmer. patchy fog, more of an issue on the coast than it is inland. because there's been a little bit reported. it's a dry pattern. temperatures continue to warm up, especially as we get the early breeze. especially down towards santa cruz. 70 degrees san francisco. we'll see that today. hazy mild to warm. a little tougher for areas to the east. the locations will warm up. clearlake 65. 63 novato. 60 san rafael. 59 fairfield, 59, livermore finally c

i've got a ma chet thee and a 25 caliber sidearm. chris?ommy, well he's got the speed if we need it. >> good luck. >> yeah. >> we went off in the back woods of the ever grades where there is not much but wildlife. we did see some snakes trails but we did not actually see a python event. now there are more than 800 python hunters who have registered with the state. you get $1,500 at the end of this month-long event for whomever catches the most, and the longest snake will get you a prize of a thousand dollars. bill. bill: and the previous stories you've done with machete over your shoulder, you have taught us that there are owners of pythons that get rid of the burmese in the everglades. phil thank you. phil keating in southern florida. remember what we saw last weak on the quantas plane flying out of central r-r? i thin australia. i think that was an owner trying to get rid of a snake. martha: there it is. about 30 minutes from now president obama will hold what is likely to be the last news conference of his first term. we will carry that

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