. >> greta: check out this video david anderson might be up for father of the year award. saved his 2-year-old daughter's life when she fell 20 feet into new york's east river. the accident happened at the south street seaport downtown manhattan. he jumped in after his daughter and helped by a mysterious stranger thought to be a french tourist. the tourist hopped in a cab without giving his name after the rescue. the 2-year-old girl is doing fine. there you have the best of the rest. still ahead, guess what we caught on tape here in nevada? harry reid poking fun at governor sarah palin. we'll show you that tape, it can happen anytime, when you least expect it... a regular moment can become romantic. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis. with two clinically proven dosing options, you can choose the moment that's right for you and your partner. 36-hour cialis and cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. >> tell y

i am going to turn it over to my friend and colleague, professor david anderson. he is the centennial chair of the university of texas school of law. he worked as a journalist for several years before he came to law school. he went on to become the editor of "texas law review." david specializes in a scholarship in both torte and communications law. he is an interesting libel law and privacy. he is a contributing editor to "texas monthly" and on the editorial board of the texas observer. i turn it over to you. >> this is a very distinguished panel of media representatives. i think we have at least two- thirds of the journalistic expertise on national-security matters sitting at this table. i am extremely pleased to have all of you here. let me start on my right. we have michael isikoff, probably the one of us who is the closest to a household name to all of you. he is the investigative correspondent for "newsweek." he covers national security matters but he also does a lot of other things such as presidential indiscretions and other, sexier topics. he is an extrem

the father, david anderson jumped into the river to save his little girl. maritan was already in the water. david spoke exclusively to matt lauer on the "today" show just this morning and described the moment we're watching. >> we didn't have a conversation in the water. >> right. >> but i looked over and i was immediately going over, and there he was. he had her up, had her head up. she was crying. and i just went right in. and he handed her to me. and luckily there was some wire hanging down the pier. we were able to grab on to it and hold her. >> how cute is she? no one has been able to identify that good samaritan. the mysterious frenchman jumped into the cab after the rescue. the toddler's mother said she'd like to offer him her best wishes and talk to him personally. >>> shocking allegations of abuse on the set of desperate housewives. former cast mate nicolette sheridan is suing a producer. >> she's suing for assault and wrongful termination, according to the associated press. we've seen this lawsuit specifically. sheridan says when she had an issue w

without missing a beat, david anderson jumped in and got her to safety with the help of a french tourist. bridgette was taken to a local hospital is and is doing just fine. coming up in 30 minutes we're on top of things here, folks, we'll talk to a man who witnessed that rescue and captured this dramatic footage. >> he says the french guy who twef deserves a lot of credit. he was having trouble keeping his daughter's head above water. the french guy dove in and stablized both of them and got out of there quick. >> what a story. such a dramatic picture. you see the 2-year-old, they were going up on to a ship that is moored there at the south street seaport. fell off the gang plank. it could happen to anybody. we'll hear this story straight ahead. let's talk about this. on friday, we told you that the unemployment rate steady as she goes. at 9.7. but the administration touted the fact that 162,000 jobs were gained in march. that is shy of the 200,000 jobs that some had suggested could be new this past month. nonetheless, over the weekend, the talking heads for the administration fanned out

i am going to turn it over to my friend and colleague, professor david anderson. he is the centennial chair of the university of texas school of law. he worked as a journalist for several years before he came to law school. he went on to become the editor of "texas law review." david specializes in a scholarship in both torte and communications law. he is an interesting libel law and privacy. he is a contributing editor to "texas monthly" and on the editorial board of the texas observer. i turn it over to you. >> this is a very distinguished panel of media representatives. i think we have at least two- thirds of the journalistic expertise on national-security matters sitting at this table. i am extremely pleased to have all of you here. let me start on my right. we have michael isikoff, probably the one of us who is the closest to a household name to all of you. he is the investigative correspondent for "newsweek." he covers national security matters but he also does a lot of other things such as presidential indiscretions and other, sexier topics. he is an extrem

david gergen. is this about politics? >> i don't think so, anderson. the national security advisor to the president, jim jones, has studied energy for a long time, is absolutely convinced this is a matter of national security, we have to become more energy independent. others are very worried as economies get back online, grow again, the price of oil and energy stops will go way up and crimp the recovery. >> they're are big strong persuasive reasons. i think it has political repercussions. the overwhelming emphasis of the democratic party was to his and boo when they said drill baby drill and the president said, i'm going to do that. what he said in the state of the union just this january, drilling offshore is part of a broader more comprehensive strategy on his part. i don't think there's a big surprise on the substance. i think the surprise to me, anderson, is, he didn't, as he promised, use offshore drilling and nuclear power as bargaining chips with republicans to get them to come on board, not only -- >> because the assembly has to take up the en

next week on the show, zoe saldana, balthazar getty, david duchovny, christopher mintz-plasse, alyssa milano, nathan fillion, pamela andersonvultures, gloriana and spoon so join us. our first guest is an exceptionally funny man. you know him from "bad boys," "wild hogs," and as a very fat momma in a house. his latest film with an all-star cast is called "death at a funeral," in theaters april 16th. please say hello to martin lawrence. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what's happening? [ applause ] >> i love that. >> jimmy: very preppy tonight, huh? >> yeah, i didn't prep too much. just throw on someeans. i said, man, let me go hang out with jimmy and be comfortable. >> jimmy: you are almost dressed like tiger. i have to be honest. all you're missing the sweater vest. >> poor tiger. >> jimmy: did you watch the golf today? >> i seen the highlights, man, but tiger -- i could say, one on the side. but 90? 90? man, i -- tiger mess it up for everybody. i can't -- i can't leave my house withoushowing my lady an eye tin area. >> jimmy: is that right? >> i'm going to be at mcdonald's at 3:00. i'm going to get me a value pack and th

david, how significant is this idea of forming a national grouping of tea party groups? >> it's an important evolution, anderson and a history of this, we'll see where it goes. but in the minds of many americans, the tea party folks seem to be a fringe group. i think they're becoming -- it's becoming parent this is more and more a nationwide protest in many ways. i was struck by two polls recently, a rasmussen poll, that found that more americans believe that the tea party is aligned with their values on policies than believe that president obama is aligned with them. that's pretty interesting. there's a gallup poll out now that's saying about 28% of americans believe that they, you know, they're basically within the tea party overall effort, that they agree with what the tea party is trying to do. so we're seeing a group that is trying to become mainstream, that's making strides in that direction, and the federation also reflects their frustration in what they feel has been a media misrepresentations over a long period of time. >> and fair enough. i include myself on that early on. john avalon, though, as they