connelly. >> thank you very much. i will be brief to aow connelly to jump in before you leave. you have been generous with your time. i am one of a large number of folks here who are skeptical about our current timetable for withdrawal from afghanistan. i'm frankly surprised we have not talked more about afghanistan here today. part of that skepticism is spenng diplomatic and financial cooperation on getting to a place where they can succeed on their own. so i had a couple of questions related to that economic and diplomatic cooperation. i'll ask one of them. it is on the economic side. you know, there are various numbers that come out suggesting that 80 to 90 and as high as 97% of the afghan economy is dependent on international aid. i would love to get an update from you as to how you see the timetable playing outs we withdl our military contingent that we leave behind a stable economy there and perhaps suggestions that you have for the united states congress as to things we can do here to make sure that we leave behind a stable economy. i would like to see us pull out as qui

here's abc's chris connelly. >> nostalgia literally means the pain from an old wound.e in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone. >> reporter: memory and power. pain and old wounds. and jon hamm as the dashing and inigmatic ad man, don draper. >> i need you to get a cardboard box. put your things in it. >> reporter: all are set to return for the fifth season of amc's "mad men," on march 25th. bringing viewers back to the hard-living advertising world of the 1950s. we were given a tour of the set from "mad men's" creator, matthew weiner. >> we're shooting don's funeral today. >> reporter: uncomfortable moments in this room. >> uncomfortable moments everywhere on this set. some of them we even filmed. >> reporter: from the smokes and the booze, to the memos and ibm selectrics. weiner is not only for the story telling, fascinating and appalling its devoted fans. >> what do women want? >> who cares? >> reporter: he also oversees "mad men's" appeal. >> this is a reproduction of what truman had on his desk. an autographed picture of buddy epson, the hottest show at

chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> i'm so envious.anks to chris. >>> diane sawyer right back in the chair tomorrow. good night.

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chairman chad connelly told them that some kind of vetting process definitely needs to be in place and you referred back to this moment from the ninety's as evidence of that. i did not search for this. so according to connelly clinton proved to americans that character doesn't matter but now we are finding out the character really does matter i guess because only missed this race the allegation from newt's former wife that happened just days before he congratulated newt on his victory in south carolina said to him we've been married a long. he said yes but you want me all to yourself calista doesn't care what i do. yeah totally got a lot more moral authority than clinton i love how forget of course the new the other candidate signed to marriage pledges you know to uphold the sanctity of marriage remain faithful to your wife oppose gay marriage the years i've lived in south carolina g.o.p. believes that a politician making a promise to allow them to enter into office actually means anything but actually things of the lawrence county g.o.p. might not really believe that the evidence poin

chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> so envious. our thanks to chris.s "world news" for this evening. diane sawyer right back here in the chair tomorrow night. i'm david muir. good night. diane sawyer right back here in the chair tomorrow night. i'm david muir. good night. >>> lots of snow but this isn't the sear . a there's know right here in the bay area, just intime time for the first day of spring. the sun came out today but it was cold, and that means the snow is still around. lillian kim is at mt. hamilton tonight. >> reporter: we're at 4200 feet elevation, and a lot of people have been clamoring to get to the summit. but unfortunately everyone was turned away. caltrans closed mt. hamilton road to the general public because of icy and dangerous road conditions. a big disa appointment to people who wanted to drive up and play in the snow, but the people at the observatory are happy about the road

last night green delivered a hit to the head of bret connelly in the second period.owever, green was not given a penalty on the play. mike green and the caps snapped a three game losing streak last night. here it is. connelly behind will the net. he goes oun indown in a heap. he gets will hit in the head. again, no penalty was assessed on the play but the caps will be without green to three games. four minutes to go in the third. caps trail 2-1 >> it's ovechkin's 12th career overtime game winning goal and then check out the reaction. this is great. he's having fun. caps win 3-2. washington jumps in to the eighth playoff spot in the eastern conference. today at practice, he taped a plunger to his hockey stick. the caps have just six goals, so the captain making a statement that resonated. i'm to get down and dirty and score some goals. he says he's the plunger man. >> i'm just the plunger man. that's it. >> you're a plumber now? >> yeah, i'm a plumber. >> going after the 30 goals? good yeah, but i have to work more in toilet. >> one of the thin he things we about, you

[applause] >> commissioners, superintendent, my name is elizabeth connelly, vice president for substitutes at uesf. tonight i speak for dennis kelly, who is in washington d.c. doing business with the afg, working on matters such as these tonight. layoffs should not be employed as the district administrator uses it to lure more money into the district from city hall. it should not be part of the budgeting each year in. it means real pain for real people. laos disrupt the pain -- disrupt the lives of teachers and paraprofessionals. that disrupts the lives of our students. a smiling superintendent an easy lead service about social justice are not serviced by layoffs. [applause] putting one set of school against another. the celebration carried out by deputy superintendent and the principles he called down to testify in favor of skipping seniority is despicable. their celebration, when others are being laid off, is evidence of a callous heartlessness that we have not seen in san francisco before. in the demand by the president of the administrators union that the principals who testified be re

congressman jerry connelly says he is boycotting this week's proceedings because video cameras are not allowed inside the supreme court. connelly says people shouldn't have to camp out for tickets just for the chance to watch these arguments. >> i believe it is wrong of the supreme court to limit seating like this. there ought to be cameras in the court and the whole country ought to be able to watch the deliberations on one of the most sighs mim decisieismic decision ever make. >> people are camped out hoping to get one of the seats for tomorrow's arguments. we'll have continuing coverage on this health care debate on nightly news with brian williams, justice important pete williams and chief legal analyst savannah guthrie will have team coverage beginning just after this broadcast at 7:00. >>> there were rallies all over the country marking one month since the killing of trayvon martin. he was 17 years old when he was shot by a neighborhood watchman. the watchman told police he acted in self-defense. the man has neither been arrested nor charged. today there were new details revealed

will be toasting in the true language of the emerald isle, unless that is they're students of ronan connelly. he teachize risch language classes at washington, d.c.'s collagic university. we caught up with him for a lesson. here's a first person account of why he's trying to keep gaelic alive. >> the reason i teach irish is given an opportunity to help other people connect with their identity. so many people asked me about ireland and have a real interest in irish language and culture and irish music. for me, i have an opportunity to teach them something about the country in terms of language. >> there's an old latin name for ireland and it begins with a hitch. through learning the language, many have a chance to connect with something from their past. most people who come to my classes have either a parent who's from ireland or they know their ancestors are from ireland. they are name may be an irish name. for them classes are an opportunity to connect with the identity. there's so much irish around us and in english, slang words and words we use, like the word galore, whiskey, these are ir

tonight, who could have vital information about the other's death. 19-year-old nathan connelly was shot to death in live oak last thursday morning. the surveillance video from a nearby apartment complex, shows connolly walking with someone just minutes before he was gunned down. he is not a suspect in this case. >>> pointing the finger of parental bane. mommy and daddy are coming under fire for what's being called rising health problem with kids. >> i felt bad because we weren't doing our job as parents. >> ahead at 11:00, the cavity conundrum, what's being called a surprising rise in toddlers getting cavities. even root canals. >>> also ahead, apple anticipation. are you ready for this? the tech giant prepares to unveil its latest gadget. what you can expect. >>> and a youtube video of battling his weight problem is an internet sensation. how a bay area man is about to get help from a tv star. >>> i'm jeff raineri in the weather center. winds topped 50 miles per hour. our coastline, clocking winds, the strongest gusts at 58. the answer tomorrow, will the winds calm down? thell start to

chris connelly goes behind the scenes with jennifer and her ex, marc anthony to see how it works. >>ake you sweat sequel to her oscar look. >> here are the nominees for achievements in costume design. twi >> reporter: twinkle, twinkle megastar. >> i don't know what to say to it. >> it was her perfection that no one wanted to leave behind. least of all her 24-year-old boyfriend. he took to to the skrafr party in this old thing. now to the conference room for j. lo and her former husband, marc anthony for their talent show, que viva. >> i got the tell you, baby. in latin music, guitar is -- yes, there is. >> reporter: it's a great opportunity to watch these exes ask each other why. it might have been too much back and forth for a typical couple. as marc explained last month, it's all good. to be back in a situation with someone you were intimate with, what are the emotions? >> it wasn't that difficult for me. we have a special relationship. one we'll have forever. you know what i mean? it was never heavy. you know what i mean? we're both extremely professional. >> reporter: not so cold

chris connelly has the scoop on everything you need to know.to you. >> reporter: "the hunger games" is poised to be the next big film franchise. built on the success of the three novels. a witty reality show overlay. powered not by a male vampire or a boy wizard, but the girl on fire, katniss everdeen. >> a young woman as a main tarktark character, it appeals to boys. >> reporter: what is "the hunger games "? think survivor. bummer, right? until this blood, sweat, and fears reality shows gets bull's eyed by katniss. >> she's like the modern day, strong female character which we have been lacking in pop culture. these kids go in and fight to the death. only one can win. >> reporter: so why does everybody look so awesome? >> you're here to make me look pretty? >> reporter: they get megamakeovers to look pretty. >> everyone has a didn't take on what the capital would look like. there's a lot of excitement. so far, i think it looks fantastic. >> reporter: what about the love triangle. when katniss shoots arrows, the guys quiver. the two most on her

happens when you have you know they say this is a very cutthroat competitive business so richard connelly a reporter with the houston press found out about her other job and it's an exposé about her. found out that she also keeps a facebook and twitter profile and blog using the pseudonym angry stripper. and she was shamed bulldog no she was not shamed asport she had an angry stripper blog where she blogged in detail about stripping including department is a customer vendor nipple fetish is i mean it's not up in court but this is absurd as she tries to doesn't you know not ok doesn't that right after her it doesn't matter what she was asking for what she got was an interview tomorrow morning on good morning america so i'm going to say she. was hot yes exactly and this is the best thing that ever happened to this girl i mean she was a star i don't think she cares that she was a stripper she had a blog she had photos you know it's unfortunate for her i think in her eyes that she lost her job as a society writer but i think she's going on to bigger and better thing and as a society writer it

chris connelly has the scoop on everything you need to know.y's premier. you got it going, thanks. >> as long as you have it, nothing bad will happen to you. >> reporter: "the hunger games" is poised to be the next big film franchise. built on the success of the three young adult novels by suzanne collins. filled with blood-spilling action. a witty reality show overlay. powered not by a male vampire or a boy wizard, but the girl on fire, katniss everdeen. >> despite it being a project with a young woman adds the main character, it appeals to boys. there's a lot of action. >> reporter: so what are "the hunger games "? think survivor with a body count. with 24 teens, known as tributes, fighting to the death on live tv. >> a fight to the death. >> reporter: bummer, right? until this blood, sweat, and fears reality shows gets bull's eyed by katniss. >> she's like the modern day, strong female character which we have been lacking in pop culture. people who haven't read the books, it's simple. these kids go in and fight to the death. only one can win

virginia democratic congressman gerald connelly voted for it in congress. >> i believe there is no constitutional for invalidating this law and i believe frankly if the supreme court yields to that temptation, it's partisan political decision. >> reporter: if the first of four cases monday, court considered if it could even rule on the health care law because of and 1860s law that says can you not sue to stop a tax before it has been fully collected. the chief justice roberts hinted the court can move forward. >> the idea that the mandate is something separate from whether you want to call it a pentalitiy or tax doesn't seem to make much sense. your justice steven briar said if suits were brought every time a new tax was passed, there would be no end to lawsuits in sight. >> taxes are for better or for worse the lifeblood of government and so what congress is trying to do is to say there is a procedure here that you go through. >> reporter: the arguments continue to tuesday and a decision is not expected until possibly june right in the middle of the presidential election. >> that was tom fitzger

. >> fox's bret connelly has the story. >> reporter: arriving with a headpiece customary of her style, lady gaga snowed surrounded by swarming fans. man students got an up-close glimpse. >> that like -- i was so happy i missed school today. >> the international star joined icon open what winfrey at the university to promote the new foundation born this way. on stage, lady gaga discusses the goal of the new organization pointing out it is not just the victim that needs attention but the bully as well. >> someone who is going through a tremendous amount of mental turmoil and how do we say you are both equal members of society. you are both equal members of culture. >> the college will host two days of events geared at raising awareness and asking those to share their stories. >> a couple of week ago, i was bullied, i was punched around, slapped in the head and chased around the school. >> it is that type of example that has lady gaga motivated to launch the foundation. with that nearly 20 million twitter followers and international influence, she carries a global megaphone for her cause

the virginia democratic congressman gerald connelly voted for it in congress. >> i believe there is no constitutional grounds for invalidating this law, and i handle, frankly, if the supreme court yields to that temptation, it's a partisan political decision. >> reporter: in the first of four cases, the court considered it could rule on the healthcare law because of an 1860s law that said you can't sue to stop attacks before it's being collected. because the healthcare law hasn't been fully enacted, the taxes and penalties, none have been collected. the chief justice roberts hinted the court can move forward. >> the idea that the mandate is something separate from whether we want to call it a penalty or tax doesn't seem to make sense. >> reporter: as steven briar, though, said the suits were brought every time a new tax was passed, there would be no end to lawsuits in sight. >> taxes are for better or for worse. the lifeblood of government. >> uh-huh. >> and so what congress is trying to do is to say there is a procedure. who do you go through? >> reporter: the arguments continue on tu

. >> reporter: congressman jerry connelly of fairfax county says he is boycotting the proceedings becauseideo cameras are not allowed in the highest court of the land. i believe it is wrong of the supreme court to limit seating like this. i believe that there ought to be cameras in the court and the whole country ought to be able to watch their deliberations on one of the most seismic decisions they could ever make. >> reporter: they're expected to have oral arguments for six hours over the three-day period. tomorrow they are supposed to take up that very controversial part of this law and that is the individual mandate, whether you have to buy health insurance. the supreme court could rule on this issue as soon as june. reporting live from the supreme court, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> republican presidential candidate rick santorum appeared outside the court today to press his argument that he is the best candidate to challenge president obama on health care issues this fall. he said his rival mitt romney is disqualified because he put a similar law in place in massachusetts. >> and ther

details from abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: time was when the only thing nicole "snooki" polizzi one of these and another one of those. now "jersey shore's" 24-year-old party hardiest personality is confirming to "us weekly" that she's 15 weeks pregnant with a bun in the oven and a ring on her finger. news of what fiance gianni laval calls a happy accident comes after days of right to your face fibbing by the reality star. >> being pregnant should be a real thing and a happy thing and i'm not. >> reporter: snooki told us she's sorry about all that lying but wanted to play it safe by waiting until she was three months along before getting word out. she says she's sworn off caffeine and alcohol but admits to some partying in las vegas just days before her positive test. >> she freaked out because she did go out and party quite a bit on new year's eve. but obviously, those days are now over for her while she prepares for motherhood. >> reporter: while she's currently shooting a "jersey shore" spinoff with j-woww, snooki says her larger than life self won't be living in the "jersey s

congressionalman connelly, i'm contacting -- congressman connelly, i'm contacting you about h.r. 7. i am disgusted and appalled that those in public service are being targeted again to fix budget shortfalls they didn't cause. as a federal employee, i am acutely aware of the shared sacrifice federal workers have paid in these turbulent time. i appreciate your representation in defeating this bill. madam speaker, my constituents make a compelling case. america is out looking for a long-term solution to transportation like any successful relationship, this one must be balanced with sustained investment and highways, transit and nonmotorized transportation. we can't slash funding in 45 of the 50 states including my home state of virginia while eliminating all dedicated funding for transit and help to solve our transportation problems. i urge my republican colleagues, junk this bill. let's start over again and work in a bipartisan fashion for transportation in america for the benefit of all of our citizens. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recog

chris connelly joins us with more. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, george.ay be having a cow. what will the show be like without her causing a ruckus? if the party seems like it is over, the fun is just getting started. time was that the only thing nicole snooki polizzi was expecting was one of these an one of those. her idea of toilet training was, well -- >> i don't care. >> reporter: she's confirming she's 15 weeks pregnant with a bun in the oven and a ring on her finger. the happy accident news comes after days of not telling the truth. >> i'm in the. i've been working on my finance a lot. >> reporter: she said she's sor rid about all that lying but wanted to play it safe until she was three months along before getting the word out. she's sworn off alcohol and caffeine. >> she freaked out. she partied on new year's eve quite a bit. those days are over for her while she prepares for motherhood. >> reporter: she's shooting a "jersey shore" spin krauf. she says she won't live in the house next summer. as for kicking it at a club while pregnant, she calls it

he spoke with our chris connelly in 2010. >> do you think the situation is a role you're playing?to be very honest with you, it is a part of my personality. but not the -- not the full circle. >> reporter: and for some reality stars, it seems escaping the character they play on tv can be difficult. >> it's probably a little odd to try to figure out, okay. how much of this is truly me? how much is a character i'm playing for the cameras? >> reporter: "the real housewives of beverly hills" wrestle armstrong's suicide med headlines. saying to keep up with the lifestyle, ruined his life. and heidi montag admitted that her dozen plastic surgeries were a result of getting caught up in her hollywood image. >> surgery is not glamorous. plastic surgery is anything but glamorous. >> when the critiques come in, when people are trashing you on blogs, they're trashing you or a version of you, as opposed to traditional actors, most of the time, people are trashing their work. >> reporter: as for the situation, while he may be down, he is not out. tweeting earlier this week, he is getting in ama

connelly. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome to both of our guests. mr.n both ran large fiscal surpluses yet they were victim of the financial contagion. you also noted spain reduced its deficit through austerity measures since the onset of the crisis. do you believe that there's some lesson in that? i would have guessed that in order to have this kind of crisis, both ireland and spain would actually be deeply in the hole of debt. how did that work? >> you're right, i think the popular perception is the crisis in europe is overwhelmingly the result of decades of fiscal -- that's not quite right. it was certainly true in greece where following the advent of european and monetary union, greece did substantially expand how much it borrowed and the government grew the size of the economy to unsustainable levels. >> i'm going to come back to greece, but in those other countries what you saw was a very large rise in private borrowing in the banking system and by the private sector, huge rise in private debt as a share of the economy. and a damaging loss in the

like to thank my panel is, for so bob kagan, the author of the book, and then peter bergen and tom connelly and richard fontaine from rival think tanks, as it were. i'd like to think american enterprise institute for doing this, and best of luck to you, tom, in the rest of the series. so thank you very much. [applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> if there's anything that concerns the american family today, it is this. our government hasn't caught up with the new facts of american family life. families have changed so why can't washington? new facts, moms working, nearly 65% of all mothers are working. part-time, full-time, all of the time. keeping the family together, making ends meet. making america more prosperous. working mothers need affordable day care, and the pay they deserve. how often they can't get either. >> the saturday merit and senator barbara mikulski will become the longest-serving female member in congressional history with nearly 13,000 days in congress. she'll surpass the record held by the massachusetts a government representative edith rogers who served in the house

. >> i am connelly smith.ot into the oil business because, years ago, i had this the idea that getting oil -- that getting value from the ground was something that did not offend anybody else. it was not at some the else's expense. it was a naively to do things. -- i have been i leave -- it was nine either way to do things. there was a sagebrush -- it was a naive way to do things. what i like about the tea party movement is that they are a messy movement. they do not have an idealism that they can stay with. when you look at occupy wall street, i get the impression that, whatever else to say, the terror -- that they are basically saying the same thing, which means that it is not a true movement. it is a force fed propaganda. so you look at things in different ways. >> will there be a question for the panelists? [laughter] >> in 1990, i debated with exxonmobil, flat tax versus the income tax system that we have. and i took the position that we were better off with the income tax system we have rather than a fla