dee dee binky is standing by and she has a little bit of response on this for us. dee don't have our democratic strategist on board. we want to talk about how this is affecting both parties. because clearly voters are not happy with either. dee dee, are you there? >> i'm here, it's tara. heather: i'm sorry i was told dee dee. >> no worry. you're exactly right. voters are expressing frustration with both parties. we have seen an exodus from both parties and the democrats have seen a large exodus as well. the issue though is there is a silver lining and they have an advantage in that there are 42 million registered democratic voters compared to 30 million registered republican voters. it may be too early for republicans to celebrate over the fact that some democrats have defected. given the fact also that they've defected to the independent party, which is a trend we've actually seen for a while, and i think that though the issue and the challenge for democrats is going to be getting those 42 million overwhelming majority of those people to the poles given the economic e

dee, mary ann. >> let's hope dc gets something done. they're giving themselves a gift so they can go home. there is a good congressman coming up. >> eric: dee deelast word and the vote potentially tomorrow, even though the speaker said he's against it. we'll see what happens. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> jamie: eric, the senate's payroll tax plan could spell trouble for home buyers out there. i can't believe this is only a two-month extension, but it will cost an increase in fees attached to some mortgages and it turns out the fees could last the life of your loan. that could be many years. joining us now to talk about it, brenda cutner. host of "bulls and bears." what about this, how can they do a two-month extension that costs mortgage holders for the life of their loan? >> yeah. it's amazing. hard to follow quite the logic about this. but basically this could add about $15 a month if you're buying a $200,000 loan and it also applies to anybody who refinances. now, it doesn't apply to anybody who has a mortgage right now unless you refinance in the new year. so if you buy a home or refinance in the new year and you do it through

attention, tammy, joanne, christine, jim bell, jimmy gaines our producer, then on the far right you see dee dee out. she wanted to ruin the picture and i said we're showing the picture anyway. look how great everyone looks. christine all decked out in hair and make-up. >> everybody looked beautiful. >> we went to see theater. i did last wednesday. i didn't have a chance to tell you about it yesterday. went to see a really, really good play called "seminar" on broadway. alan rickman, that brilliant character actor. he's just amazing. jerry o'donnell. he's very funny in it. great, great cast. only 90 minutes. really excellent. about the whole concept of writing. i found it fascinating, but very funny, as well. you get pros doing work. >> you loved it. you had a double feature that day. >> double feature. then went to see a show called "lysistrata jones." it was a big hit off broadway last year and then they brought it to broadway. a friend of mine in full disclosure, alan wasser is a very good friend of mine. it got sensational reviews. it's based on a greek mythology from 411 bc, something like

accomplished jazz pianist and composer dee dee jackson. >> we can try something new that i think he maye will come and have already mastered the idea. >> reporter: matthew has been playing the piano since age 3 but only started jazz when his father brought him two years ago. >> if it wasn't for the arts or his music, i don't know what matthew would be doing. he loves it. it's in him. he has to play. he has to play. ♪ >> reporter: and he is not just practicing. at age 10, matthew has already opened for stevie wonder and recently performed in japan. >> in the past year, he has performed probably 20 times. we have to get on matthew's calendar to have him perform. he is becoming, through his music, an amazing young man. >> reporter: one that yvette campbell sees as a shining example of what community centers like the harlem school of the arts are all about. >> it's about giving the kids the ability to dream through art and to be better citizens and innovative thinkers. today you can't just compete by going to school. you need something else. >> reporter: katrina szish, cbs news, new york. >

host: dee dee mentioned race. here is a story from "politico." you can see the coverage -- coming out from the white house last month. louisville, thelma joins us. caller: i am just very enthusiastic over obama's reelection. like your last caller, i don't see where we have any choice in voting for him and reelecting him. host: let me ask you something. saying you did not have any other choice -- it sounds like you is do you just cannot see any options and are just supporting and by default. are you just supporting him because you do not see any other option? caller: he has been a wonderful president, like the last caller said. i don't believe in the polls that say he is dropping in numbers, even with the black constituents. because he doesn't to place his feelings on just blacks -- the country as a whole, blacks and whites. i feel like he really just wants to help adjust the poor. and i don't see any republicans that are running that -- that have tried to run that even gave it a second thought. he does not separate america between now -- between

for some gift-giving ideas, click on c-span products for dee dee's and books, mugs and more. -- d v dsooks, mugs and more. >> there is a new allegation being made in the collapse of financial derivatives company mf global that ceo john corzine knew that funds were being used inappropriately for loans. mr. corzine denied the allegation when he testified in front of the senate agricultural committee on tuesday. a court appointed trustee estimates that about $1.2 billion worth of customer funds are missing. >> our first witness is mr. john corzine. before becoming ceo of mf global, mr. corzine was the governor of new jersey from 2006-2010. prior to that he was a senator for new jersey from 1995-1999. he worked for goldman sachs as a bond trader, eventually becoming chairman and ceo. next we have mr. bradley able, president and chief operating officer at mf global. prior to joining mf global, he was a founding partner of new world capital group. before founding new world, he was chief of staff to governor corzine. next, we have mr. steenkamp who manage a variety of capital-raising transact

attention, tammy, joanne, christine, jim bell, jimmy gaines our producer, then on the far right you see dee deector. jerry o'donnell. he's very funny in it. great, great cast. only 90 minutes. really excellent. about the whole concept of writing. i found it fascinating, but very funny, as well. you get pros doing work. >> you loved it. you had a double feature that day. >> double feature. then went to see a show called "lysistrata jones." it was a big hit off broadway last year and then they brought it to broadway. alan wasser is a very good friend of mine. it got sensational reviews. it's based on a greek mythology from 411 bc, something like that about women who didn't want their husbands going to war so they -- i've got my three boys here. >> they are not listening to us. >> they withheld themselves. go see it. i'm talking about these three little boys. spanx alert, that would be hoda. >> thank you. i knew it would be showing. >> i had a surprise today that my nephew is over there jason and his gorgeous wife amanda and elijah, noah and aidan visiting from canada. gorgeous family. yeah, call

dee barge her brush with death happened two days after back surgery in the form after a blood clot that led to a stroke. dee says she saw a dark tunnel with a light at the end. >> i start through the chasm, the tunnel, and i walk out to the end. and it feels like -- it feels like heaven. >> reporter: dee and brian believe they were at the edge of heaven. but medically speaking what actually happens to the brain when someone is dying? >> even without a pulse or a heart beat there would be brain function. >> reporter: dr. clark smith says that neurons in the brain are still firing for several minutes after the heart has stopped. it's at this time the brain is trying to make sense of what's happening. >> as your brain loses consciousness or oxygen you can have a hallucination to a religious experience. >> reporter: what about that light many claim to see? dr. smith says physically it could be caused from a lack of oxygen to the brain or maybe it is a passage way to the afterlife. >> i think we all want to liff forever. the idea that our life ends and is snuffed out like a candle that is a terrifying thought. >> that was tony shin reporting. >>>. ♪ >> maryland's governor wants a dinner date with lady gaga. that invitation went out via twitter. it said thanks for your advocacy against bull

dee-do. it's a noodle-based quiche. noodle-dee, i love playing the game. >> i want to go to the last line. go back. thank you. i just want to say that -- the book encourages readers to fling yourself to new levels of egg-cellence. >> that was worth going back to. >> that was one of the great lines of all time. >> thank you, everybody. thank you so much. >>> next up, huge honors last night. the kennedy center. for music and film legends. for meryl streep and neil diamond. stealing the show, our friend elmo. he made a special appearance honoring cellist yo-yo ma. dressed to the nines, he said that yo-yo ma taught him that music is like a playground and that it makes everyone happy. and yes, it does. >> true dat. >>> some folks like to let it all hang out on the vacation. some like to let it grow out. sam champion. back from his trip to miami is the latter. who knew? sam posted a couple of shots of the new beard. he started a twitter battle. some were swooning over the scruff. others made it very clear they like clean-shaven sam. i w