d.c. studios, we are joined by a national security analyst. we also have a legislative counsel for the american civil liberties union and the executive director of the bill of rights defense committee. before we begin the discussion, i want to play an interview i did a short while ago with a former senior executive at the national security agency. here is his take on what the extension of the fisa amendment act means for u.s. civil liberties. >> a whole series of acts have been passed that have gotten re -authorized without any amendments at all. that particular act is one element of a larger series of activities that the u.s. is engaged in in terms of surveillance. >> is there anything that has taken place or is there anything to justify this level of surveillance and monitoring that is taking place? >> not at all other than for reasons of counterterrorism and dealing with a threat. that has been the government's mem ever since before -- ever since post-9/11. >> has someone been apprehended before this legislation? >> anybody could have accep

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all and his book the terror factory there it is on the screen trevor aaronson joins us now in our d.c. studio trevor it's great to have you here thanks for having us so what inspired you to write this book you know beginning in two thousand and six i began to see these cases that the bureau and the and that i was just as was putting forward a dangerous plot to do it for other terrorists who was about to attack a large building a terrorist that was about to attack a public square and what i begin to see was that none of these people actually had the capability it was the informant or the undercover agent who found people who were on the fringes of society and at times offered them inducements but then provided all of the means necessary to move forward with their crime you know for example these men never had access to weapons but through these elaborate sting operations the f.b.i. provided these weapons and so this book documents the of the five hundred cases the terrorism cases the f.b.i. the d.o.j. have brought this man eleven how many of the involved real terrorism and so many more were ac

d.c. obviously. >> from the bill press studio. >> stephanie: here on capitol hill getting ready for the inauguratione actually have him taking the oath yesterday. >> cut number one. >> stephanie: thank you tony back in l.a. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. so help me god. >> don't screw it up this time. >> do it. >> stephanie: all right. i got a feeling tonight's gonna be a good night. that's what he said. travis bone, our associate producer house-sitter, dog watcher. he sent a picture of max and fred. with their biscuits. >> and milk bones. >> stephanie: thank you, travis. travis and tony holding down the fort back in l.a. we'll be broadcasting live from here tomorrow as well. >> live? >> stephanie: tonight again balls. >> are you going to balls? >> stephanie: just an excuse to keep saying balls. they were so excited to see sexy sexy liberal. they've been waiting so long, they had inaugural blue balls. they'v

was staying in america next to for a next program our regular financial check up from a studio in washington d.c. with laura lister off to the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harvey welcome to the big picture. good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for thursday december twentieth two thousand and twelve in the u.s. as the fiscal cliff approaches reuters reports republicans are aiming to vote today in the house on a plan which obama promptly says he would veto meanwhile fitch has warned the u.s. could lose its aaa credit rating if washington doesn't get a deal to treat what we call economy ria no this may all feel like deja vu and maybe it will all turn out fine maybe it won't though where do you want to place your bets we'll talk to the daily reckonings eric bryant and joe bowman about their choices plus a german study finds payin

d.c. today. in studio with us we have nuveen asset management's chief equity strategist bob doll. and our guest host, aei's arthur brooks. we've been kicking through all the numbers and expectations. hampton pearson joins us right now from the labor department. >> up 155,000. december nonfarm payrolls, increased by 155,000 jobs. the unemployment rate 7.8%. average hourly earnings, increasing 0.3%. we had revisions for november and october and the net increase of 14,000 jobs over what had previously been reported. private sector job growth in the month of december, a gain of 168,000 jobs. figures for the last 12 months, 2012 for the year, 1,835,000 nonfarm payroll jobs created for the calendar year, 1,903,000 of those in the private sector. december job growth, health care, up 45,000. food service and drinking places, plus 38,000. construction, an increase in 30,000. the biggest monthly increase in construction since february of 2011. manufacturing up 25,000. the biggest job losers, retail down 19,000. government employment down by 13,000. it turns out that we did get revisions in

deserve to be heard happy alexion leave everyone coming up shortly in our team america studios here in washington d.c. the final debate before the election so we're just a couple hours away now from the third party debate. governor johnson your opening statement well i think that this country is in big big trouble the american people certainly are at the breaking point i am livid over the fact that we bail out wall street for making incredibly bad decisions we need to change these free trade agreements clearly you see government as being the solution to our problems and i certainly don't promote the government as the solution for everything i see we do have a difference of opinion here do away with the i.r.s. we need to end these wars for oil foreign aid is something that should stop climate change is here and it's happening the influence of the united states should have should be the beacon on the hill. now as you just solitary and candidate gary johnson and green party candidate jill stein have the opportunity to go head to head in the second round of the third party debates but despite those third

hour, coming to you live all the way across this great land of ours from our studio here on capitol hill in washington, d.c are moving out to you live on your local progressive talk radio station and, of course on current tv, in studio with us as a friend of bill this hour, neil king, national politico reporter for the "wall street journal." and neil we want to bounce down to the white house. lots going on down there on getting, you know, the agenda all set for 2013, nobody covers it better than our good friend, david jackson, white house correspondent for "usa today." how are you. >> file. >> bill: i want to start with a tidbit i picked up. last monday night, inauguration day, they had this party at the whitehouse which was reported as being one of the greatest parties ever held there and lasting until the wee hours of the morning, until 3:00 in the morning. and for the white house party, and my question i always had at the time was whether or not -- what time the obama actually went to bed or went upstairs. i talked to a member of the cabinet last night who was at the party. and he said michelle and bara

d.c. commission on the arts and humanities joins us live from our studios in northwest drk. th, -- northwest d.c. judith, good morning. >> good morning. it's wonderful to be up so early. >> we're so glad you decided to get up early with us. people have been asking us and i know they've been asking me, what else can we do while we're waiting around. i remember four years ago people took the opportunity to see some of the sights, the museums here in washington free to the public. how does an inaugural event impact the museums and other arts programs? >> i think it's going to be a tremendous impact. one of the problems would be security and getting to different places but if you're on the mall and things are open, i think it would be fabulous because we are the nation's capital and we're trying to make it the cultural capital of the until. we just have incredible museums and spaces where people can go when they're having to wait for things to happen. >> of course d.c. wants to put its best foot forward. are you ware of any special events at any of the museums are things going on

d.c. and with me in the studio is the always insightful strategist donnie fowler.the war room"." >> glad to be here. >> i'm going to start with you. the republicans, do we start to see cracks in the wall of obstruction? are they starting to budge or is that just wishful thing on our part. >> no, we're seeing cakes here and there. i have to start off with lisa murkowski. you got to say that women always seem to understand how to-- >> jennifer: so pragmatic absolutely. >> a shout out to lisa murkowski tonight p but also to newt gringrich. what i would really have like to have heard from the former speaker is not just which battles to pick, but why have a battle at all? why not really think about what is the most porn thing--the most important thing that we can do for the nation and what we can do to governor this and do their job. there is no fight for. donnie why should republicans listen to newt gringrich. >> he has experience. back in 1995 when clinton was president, newt gringrich was the speaker of the house. he said he would shut it down to teach a lesson to th

full-court press" on current tv coming to you live across this great land of ours on our studio in washington, d.c., and what about this? here is some good news you won't hear anywhere else. the market is red hot. yes, the dow closed yesterday at 13,954, almost 14,000. >> that's a level we haven't seen since october, 2007. and, of course, the republicans are always quick to blame president obama when the market goes down. do you think they are going to give president obama credit? do you think they are going to thank him when the market goes up, up, up? of course not. we will tell you why. we will talk about that and awhole lot more, with the latest, today's current news update in los angeles, here is lisa ferguson. good morning, lisa. >> hey bill. good morning, everyone. here is what's on the president's schedule today. first up, he is having lunch with hillary clinton in the private dining room at the whitehouse at 12:30. yesterday, the senate confirmed senator john kerry to replace clinton as secretary of state in an overwhelming vote of 94 to 3. clinton was having an interactive online intervi

our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c.you today by the united steelworkers and their colorful outspoken international president. got a piece up on "huffington post" this morning about taxes and the aversion to paying taxes among americans. i'm talking about the one and only leo gerard. the united steelworkers. north america's largest industrial union representing over 1.2 million active and retired members. we find out more about their good work at their web site, usw.org. we recommend keeping up to date on what's going on here in our nation's capital and around the country on the big issues of the day. market book bookmark it, thinkprogress.com. igor volsky is here with us every tuesday morning. >> thank you. in fact, if you make it your home page, you can go there automatically every day. >> bill: make it your home page. >> everyone who listens or watches this show, their home page is billpressshow.com already. >> stick them in safari. >> bill: there it is. so igor, it looks like immigration reform may actually happen th

this is the "full court press" coming to you across this great land of ours from our studios in washington, d.c current tv. good see you this morning. thank you so much for joining us. we've got lots to talk about. we'll tell you what's happening here in our nation's capital around the country around the globe and of course, take your calls at 1-866-55-press. and yesterday president obama named his new treasury secretary, jack lew. jack lew who has one thing in common with president obama's last three presidential nominations, john kerry, chuck hagel and john brennan they are all white males. does the president have a diversity problem? hey, we'll get into that. afterall, he is the first african-american president. but first the latest out in los angeles, here she is with today's current news update, lisa ferguson. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. vice president joe biden continues his talks on gun control today. he's meeting at 2:15 this afternoon with representatives from the video gaming community along with researchers who study the effects of simulated violence o

d.c. >>> joining us here in studio ed schultz, host of "the ed show." good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> let's take a listen. john mccain is just now questioning, so let's listen in. >> sure. >> great members of this committee who have contributed so much to our nation's defense. senator hagel, members of this committee will raise questions reflecting concerns with your policy positions. they're not reasonable people disagreeing, they're fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to the quality of your professional judgment and your world view on critical areas of national security including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006 we lost -- republicans lost the election and we began the surge, and you wrote a piece in "the washington post," quote, leaving iraq honorably. 2007 you committed -- you said it's not in the national interest to deepen its military involvement. in january of 2007 in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committ

. >> you are far from the heat of exchange in the studio there in washington, d.c.fracking is so safe, why has the industry been exempted from seven major federal regulations in terms of harm to the environment? why does it need the clean water act? why does it need those exemptions? >> the oil and gas industry is regulated by the state, and whether it is the state of pennsylvania, new york, north dakota, colorado, they are a heavily regulated industry. just because the federal government is not doing the regulation does not mean they are not regulated. that is a very important point because the states heavily regulate because they are close to those environmental issues. instead of the regulations being crafted here in washington, where we do not necessarily know the lay of the land in new york as well as the new york regulators, i would prefer for new york to be regulated by new york regulators because they experience the benefits of drilling but also the cost and the down side. i think there regulations will be better attuned. that is why the regulations are bett

charlie pierce live in studio with us next from washington, d.c. it's the "stephanie miller show.". all right. hello current tv land. hour number 2. charlie pierce on the way in. he wrote some great stuff. he has such a great sense of historical perspective. and he is a political geek. >> and he gives a good hug. >> stephanie: yes, he does. i will go on record as saying charlie pierce not only a great writer, a big cuddle bug. >> he is adorable. >> too bad he doesn't have a sense of humor. >> stephanie: yeah. that has been one of the great things hanging out with each other, charlie pierce and the whole gang. congressman grayson what a party. >> it was. >> stephanie: no one has stopped talking about congressman grayson's boots. >> those, big. >> stephanie: ass kicking. >> do you want to describe them for people who didn't get to see them. >> stephanie: we'll have to do that after your news. here she is jacki schechner. >> good morning, everybody. president obama said we need to find a better way to welcome the hopeful, and we need to incorporate the bright young students and engine

d.c. ambulance. back to you in the studio. >> all right. >> awful scene there, thank you. >>> a severe stomach bug is sweeping the country right now. >> scientists at the cdc have announced it is a new strain of the norovirus that is leaving a lot of people very sick. doreen againgentzler is here. >> this is not good news especially considering how much of the flu virus we're dealing with right now. norovirus is the leading cause of stomach illness in this country, affecting more than 20 million americans every year, but now doctors are wondering if that number might be higher this year as this new strain could be more contagious and more severe. centers for disease control scientists are calling this the sydney strain because it first appeared in australia last march. doctors told us this strain does appear to be more severe with patients experiencing more complications. >> the main danger of this is dehydration. and that's what people get hospitalized with is dehydration because they can't keep up with their fluids. there have been more hospitalizations and deaths with this. >> the key symptoms are

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d.c. we'll hear from governor jerry brown later in the program. and to help analyze it all, we're joined in studio by carla marinucci, "san francisco chronic chronicle" senior political reporter." debra saunders, "san francisco chronicle" conservative columnist. scott shafer, host of the "california report" joining us from washington, d.c. scott, let's start with you. you've been talking to our california lawmakers this week on the push for immigration reform. is there progress on comprehensive reform, and what are you hearing from our congressional officials? >> well, it seems like the stars are aligning for immigration reform. something significant to happen in this session. no legislation yet, of course, but there is a lot of conversations that are happening. i spoke this week with south bay democrat who's on a subcommittee taking up this issue as part of the judiciary committee. i asked her what's happening and how likely is it that we're going to get something done on immigration reform? here's what she had to say. >> there's got to be some way for the 11 million people who are here without t

. >>> speaking of washington, d.c., we have a new congressman here in studio, eric swalwell representing the bay area and we are going to hear from him about going into the lion's den so to speak with so many people rolling their eyes at congress right now. what's that like? we have a lot to talk about coming up. >> that's right. >>> but first the top story. >> yeah, 49ers going to the nfc championship after beating the green bay packers last night at candlestick park in san francisco. >> the niners were down 7-0 early but came back with colin kaepernick running for 181 yards, an nfl record. a 56-yard dash to the end zone in the third quarter put the 49ers in front for good. the final score, 49ers 45, packers 31. during that big niner win san francisco police ejected 92 spectators from the stadium, another 25 were arrested for public intoxication. the people who did not see the game in person still were out there hanging on every play. at ireland's in san francisco, there was groaning when green bay scored first but they recorder when colin kaepernick made his run in the second half. >>

d.c.. we'll see you on gretawire.com. eastern. to be "studio b" and fox report tomorrow night just before mr. bill. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> i have been in a meeting with my correction officers. inmates coming up to them and telling them exactly where they live. that's not acceptable to me. >> bill: now that a newspaper has printed the names and addresses of law law abiding citizens who legally possess firearms some feel in danger. this is outrageous violation by the press. bernie goldberg and i will take a look at it. >> is it done now. >> no. >> is the revenue side of it taken care of yet? >> no. it is not. >> bill: far left signaling even more tax increases on businesses and affluent americans and shut down the federal government. brit hume on that. >> there are people who say that you couldn't be president because you are so heavy. what do you say to them? >> bill: are overweight americans like new jersey governor chris christie held back? >> you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, i'

a virginia tech survivor joins us in the studio to talk about the meeting at the white house. and a special "american idol" premier here in d.ce're getting reaction to the connect erroroff of season 12. that and much more at 10. brian? >> we'll see you then and over to sue palka and a last look at the forecast. sue. >> we have an april preview coming here. looks like once we're through thursday and friday, thursday will be dry and friday may feature showers in the afternoon, we might be talking about the temperatures in the low to mid-60s for saturday and sunday. good amount of sunshine around and then we'll have a few more showers to begin next workweek, monday, tuesday, and wednesday. and that is all above normal. >> and you have the news edge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. back here tonight. 

host: we can have you here in the studio in washington d.c.we had a transporters instead of new york city. guest: exactly. i started out in triple e spectrum. host: i look forward to the day when i don't need technology to earn money and can unplug and go back to nature. ed reacher has a piece called -- he does a roundup of prophets of technology say about tomorrow. what does the future say about computers? guest: it's interesting. we asked ed to go out infant out -- and find out what computers will be like. he came back and said gosh, nobody knows. what we thought was really entertaining though is how people reacted to the question and we talked -- ed has access to some of the smartest people in computing. people really at the forefront of this, this whole revolution in the past 20 or 30 years. the consensus i suppose that came out is that computers will be around but we might not think about them as computers. we may not even see them. they may not be digital. they may be analogue so they may not break the world up into digital pieces and cr

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d.c. and anthony rand as our director of economic policy at the reason foundation is in our new york studios welcome to you both anthony i'd like to start with you we've heard a lot of chris a criticism of president obama but if these numbers prove anything he is not the worst socialist in history right. well it all depends on how you define socialism i think even the president is that he's in favor of redistribution of wealth and that's a good things it's all about like the language the language that's used it whether or not it's positive or negative gets gets thrown around for some political reasons but i would say in answer to your question there at the top are these business results the results of the president's policies or in spite of them i think that they are a result of the president's policies we the bush administration and the obama administration bailed out large corporate financial institutions and the federal reserve has spent the past four years with its quantitative easing program providing cheap loans to large financial institutions these two things combined have allowed for

. >> that's where you will find us coming to you live from our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c., our nation's capitol. we are just down the street from the united states capitol building. the house is back in session, and the white house, if you will of activity these days. the senate is still out, but everybody gearing up for the big announcement at the whitehouse today on the president's efforts to reduce gun violence coming out of the joe biden task force. great to see you today. we've got lots and lots. >> that's not the only thing we have to talk about. we will bring you up to everything happening in our nation's country and give you a chance to sound off. you know, you get up. you find out what's going on, it pisses you off or makes you happy or whatever. tell us what it means to you and your family. give us a call at 866-55-press. >> that's our toe-free number. you can follow us on twitter. we invite you to at bp show and on facebook. everybody is on facebook these days including us facebook.com/bill press show. here we go. us, that means the whole team and me plus peter

we're coming to you live coast-to-coast from our studio here in capitol hill in washington, d.c.h all of the news of the day from our nation's capital around the country and around the globe. seven americans taken hostage by terrorist yesterday in algeria. things getting scary in that part of the world. here at home, poor president obama can't win for losing. yesterday he was slammed by critics for inviting four kids from around the country to join him on stage as he talked about his proposals for gun control. in other words it's okay to mow down 20 first graders in newtown, connecticut but it's not okay to invite four kids to the white house to talk about how to keep them safe from guns. these people are nuts! all right. more about that and a whole lot more. but first here we go. the latest, today's current news update lisa ferguson standing by out in los angeles. early good morning to you lisa. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. 23 executive actions and a big to do list for congress all in the works now after president obama's announcement yesterday on the future of gun contro

coming to you live all the way across this great land of ours from our studio here on capitol hill in washington, d.cyou the stories of the day and giving. >> chance to shout out give us your view. at 1-866-55-press. that's our toll free number. good to see you today. historic day at the white house yesterday. where president obama completed his national security team. last week, of course, he nominated john kerry to be secretary of state. yesterday he added chuck hagel as his nominee for defense secretary and john brennan his nominee as the next director of the c.i.a. the critics against both hagel and brennan are already out with their sharp southwards. they're trying to do to them what they did to susan rice but this time, it's not going to work! we'll tell you why. and a whole lot more. take your calls. but first, let's jump out to los angeles and get the latest from lisa ferguson standing by with today's current news update. hi lisa. >> hey, bill, good morning everyone. mayor michael bloomberg's anti-gun group has a new ad out today. it is an emotional spot mentioning the sandy hook massacre and

coming to you all across this great land of ours from our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c.u up to date on the news of the day. not all of it from washington. in fact, new york state has become the first state to act in the wake of last month's newtown, connecticut mass murder of innocence. new york adopting last night the toughest crackdown in the nation on assault weapons on ammunition clips and background checks and other states like maryland are soon to follow. so if congress does not act on gun violence, governors have indicated they will. they will act. we'll bring you up to date on the latest plus a whole lot more. first, here's today's current news update. lisa ferguson's got it out in los angeles. hi lisa, good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. the house is getting ready to vote today on another $50 billion worth of aid for victims of super storm sandy. earlier this month congress approved $9.7 billion for flood insurance but that left many areas uncovered. obama's initial request for funds calls for $60.4 billion in total relief and today's vote, if it p

d.c. in 2009. here he is painting the presidential inauguration as it was happening around him that day, four years ago. >> reporter: looking back on that painting in his studiol. >> it is just a tearful time. it is a tearful, grateful time. >> reporter: but for him that act was not the end. about a year ago he started planning to do it again. to come to the next inauguration. but this time to bring 1,000 artists with him. >> l i don't know if we will do that but we will have a large group of people out there. this has never been done before. >> reporter: he gathered 100 artists, a white jumpsuit- wearing flash mob on the nation's capitol. >> the idea is focus. >> reporter: for him it is not about democrats or republicans he painted at both conventions last year. >> i did not see how many layers were on this capitol building. >> reporter: he believes there is a natural thing between art and politics that art can be sad in a polarized world. >> in a way bringing a large group of people to make art is sort of like a theraputic thing. >> >> reporter: while everything is going on tomorrow, he and the pozzy of artists will be out this painting, sculpting and danci

and we are back in our studio here on capitol hill in washington, d.c.nging you the news of the morning. if you are just waking up you may be surprised to find out that the house at the very last minute of the very last -- actually the first day of 2013, did under pressure cave in, republicans caved in, and scheduled a vote, john boehner did on that senate bill that passed 89-8 the senate passed it on new year's day. the house caved in -- actually -- yeah, it was early, early in the morning on new year's day late last night at about 11:00 the house caved in passed a vote, and passed the senate version, and president obama says he will sign it. we'll get into all of that and of course take your calls at 866-55-press. good to be with you here today. we're coming to you live on current tv, on your local progressive talk radio station and live on sirris tv for this hour only. peter ogburn, and dan henning here. >> we have been working hard. me and phone man phil have been holding down the fort. >> and our videographer siprion bolling who had a couple of days

we are coming to you live coast-to-coast from our studio here on capitol hill in washington, d.c., ands happening here in our nation's capitol, around the country and the globe, and we'll take your calls at 866-55-press. lots of job changes here in washington these days. john kerry making his farewell address to the senate yesterday. and then the governor of massachusetts appointing mo cowan to take his job temporarily. and take chuck hagel faces his confirmation hearing. you almost need a program to keep track of the players anymore this time in washington, d.c. we'll bring you up to date on that and everything else going on in the news today but first we get the latest from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. >> hey bill good morning, everyone. the senate judiciary committee could consider a new gun as early as next month. yesterday's hearings sparked some serious testimony on gun control. patrick leahy says he plans to finish work on a bill by then of february. that means we could see a floor fight in the senate as soon as mid-march. this paves the way over a possible showdown. the nr

studio city in the valley to marcus henson. >> you guys have a wonderful trip down to d.c. enjoy the trains. guys, like i said, two trains every six minutes. approximate you're headed out of new carrollton. beautiful ride into d.c. that's the latest from here, tony tull, back to you. >> tony, thank you. >>> president obama has many issues to tackle now that he has begun his second term. >> leaders in the district hope he puts d.c. statehood near the top of his list. mayor vincent gray says d.c.'s situation is the hypocrisy of democracy. he doesn't understand how people can talk about democracy in america when there's no democracy in the nation's capitol. president obama decided to put the taxation without representation license plate on the limousine that he rides. a spokesman says the president supports d.c. voting rights. >>> catching a cab might cost extra today, especially if you're piling in with friends. taxis adding a $1 surcharge for every extra passenger that rides in the cab. it's meant to encourage taxi drivers to work during the busiest hours of the day. the cab

this friday morning, january 25th coming to you live coast to coast from our studio here on capitol hill in washington, d.cooming out to you life on your local progressive talk radio station. you are lucky if you've got one. support them, and support the sponsors of those shows and also of those stations and also coming to you live of course on current tv. good to have you with us, and we invite you to join the conversation any time at 86655-press. this is the old fashion way with joining the conversation if you will or just to follow us on twitter at bp show or on welcome back toing. facebook.com/billpressshow. peter ogburn and dan henning. >> good morning >> bill: with phil backert on the phones and cyprian doing a great job as always on the video cam. we will talk about one the top prior to issues with president obama and i think for the american people in this session of congress. >> that's climate change. joining us in studio bob deans is the communications director for the natural resources defense counsel. >> thanks for having me. >> bill: thank you. thanks for coming in. you didn't get the dress co

d.c. and because these designers don't have direct access to the first lady, they have mannequins made in her likeness that live in their studiose it to dressing anne hathaway but i'd say it's more like dressing every celebrity at the golden globes. it's that much exposure. >> reporter: one appearance could be worth $14 million. tally up all of her public appearances, that's a nearly $3 billion boost to the fashion industry. take jason woo. since that moment he's designed everything from a target collection to candles to furniture. but that's business. what will the gown look like? if the past is any guide, mrs. obama, with those famous arms, tends to favor strapless and one-shoulder gowns, fitted at the waist and one color. designers are mindful this piece of clothing is not just an outfit but a piece of history, too. >> you have to describe in this garment what she's feeling. the importance of the moment. >> i felt like betsy ross. >> reporter: this designer gained fame after she dressed the first lady at the swearing in c

d.c. and because these designers don't have direct access to the first lady, they have mannequins made in her likeness that live in the studiosre it to dressing anne hathaway but i would say every celebrity at the golden globes. that much exposure. >> reporter: by one estimate, a single appearance of the first lady is wort $14 million. tally up the public appearances for the year and that's a nearly $3 billion boost to the fashion industry. take jason wu, since that moment, he's designed everything from a target collection to candles to furniture. but that's business. what will the gown look like? if the past is any guide, mrs. obama with those famous arms tends to favor strapless and one shoulder gowns. fitted at the waist and lots of color. sources say strapless is at least one option she's considering. designers are mindful this piece of clothing is not just an outfit but a piece of history, too. >> you have to describe in this garment what she's feeling, the importance of the moment. >> i felt like betsy ross. >> reporter: designer isabel gained fame after the dressing the first lady on the swearing-in. >> i wanted to do