next up, stacy donahue of the omidyar network. stacy donahue, what is the omidyar network? >> guest: it's a philanthropic investment firm that was founded on the principle that every individual has the power to make a difference. it was founded by pierre omidyar, the founder of ebay. >> host: and what is your jobsome. >> guest: my job is directer of investments focused on government transparency which is one of five investment areas of the network. >> host: well, so if you're informing in government -- investing in government openness, what are you investing in? >> guest: we invest in both for-profit companies as well as nonprofits that are focused on creating technology platforms that make data available to citizens on government activities in order for citizens to hold government accountable. >> host: an example, please. >> guest: sunlight foundation is one of our core grantees. they do a number of things including creating open data applications on government data as well as advocacy work to promote open government. >> host: why are you investing in these? these are not

phil donahue's "oprah show" debut. >> sally jessy raphael. debut. >> sally jessy raphael.ah: geraldo rivera. you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. >>> today on oprah, a talk show host reunion with donahue, geraldo, ricki lake and montel williams. at 5:00, that hair craze that may be dangerous for you and your stylist. today a lawsuit begins the company that sells that popular hair straightening product. a setback for san francisco opera singer fighting lung cancer but new hope. >> finally a gift that will make a very big difference for hundreds of san francisco families in need this holiday season. >> foster farms delivers 300 turkeys for the san francisco rescue mission food banks this morning. the turkeys will be handed out as part of the meal program. this year they hope to deliver 5,000 hot meals. >> it hopes the contribution will encourage others to donate. >> one final word from mike. looking good? >> yeah. weather's almost as g

we just never get to talk to tom donahue. they put out statements and all sorts of things.e a beef you have here. >> no, no, it's an invitation. open invitation to talk to me. ed, the president is in portugal. >> he is. and i think largely we're going to see a nato summit, and our colleague, chris lawrence, is reporting that basically the president and the administration in general, what they're thinking about in private is the notion of trying to get maybe two or three provinces in afghanistan to be secure enough to be handed over back to the afghans as early as next summer. we'll see th. that might be ambitious. this is going to be about afghanistan and the nation ahead there. >> good to see you, my friend. i will se see you. i'm off next week. thanksgiving, you know. >> have a great thanksgiving you and your family. look forward to seeing you on the other side. new time next week. 1:00. >> always a pleasure, ed. have a good weekend. >>> time for a political update. cnn congressional correspondent brianna keilar joins me from capitol hill with new developments involving c

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and judy moran and scott donahue later on, you can see some public art at the plaza, a fantastic space the community. with that, it is my pleasure to introduce mike less so -- leto. give him a big welcome here in richmond. >> thank you. i know a good time when i see it, and this beautiful 1914 carnegie landmark building is now ready to face the 21st century and glorified fashion. it takes the library to sustain the village, and it is great to see them out today in support of the library. so we have a great surprise ahead as you enter into these doors with the 4000 additional new square feet to allow for expansion of the chinese and russian collections, the efficiency upgrades, the technology upgrades, greater disability access, the $13 million some that san francisco voters approved for this project have been well spent, and we're just one of two branch libraries and san francisco to benefit from the state bond money, as well. so, it has really been a project that is successful in every way. not only on budget, not only on time, but ahead of time. when d.c. taxpayer dollars at work ahe

. >> bill: i see oprah and i see you and phil donahue and sally jesse and montel. montel smoking pot, by the way? >>. no. [ laughter ] >> bill: just before the show. >> montel, although he advocates marijuana use, he suffers from m.s. >> bill: i know. >> that is. >> bill: medical marijuana. >> i'm all for medical marijuana and other forms. >> bill: geraldo, i'm shocked. >> i think montel is a pioneer in that era. >> bill: back in the 60's geraldo was going i'm for medical marijuana or anything else have you got. >> that's me. it was a lot of fun. >> bill: you and oprah, okay? so you are on this panel with these guys. what exactly, because the sound was down low and i was confused about the whole program. what exactly was the point of it saying i'm the longest running talk show host and you guys got wiped out? >> that was rush limbaugh's take to be pillarried by oprah. everyone on the stage was enormously successful during runs that were unprecedented when gauged against the hundreds of talk shows that are proposed and get mounted an then last a couple of weeks. i w

. @ >>> today on oprah, a talk show host reunion with donahue, geraldo, ricki lake and montel williams00, that hair craze that may be dangerous for you and your stylist. today a lawsuit begins the company that sells that popular hair straightening proct. a setback for san francisco opera singer fighting lung cancer b new hope. >> finally a gift that will make a very big difference for hundreds of san francisco families in need this holiday season >> foer farms delivers 300 turks for the san ancisco rescue mission food banks this morning. the turkeys will be handed out as part of the meal program. this year they hope to deliver 5,000 hot meals. >> it hopes the contribution will encourage others to donate. >> one fina word from mike. looking good? >> yeah. weather's alst as generous as the foster farm people with the amount of sunshine and warm weather. >> all right. >> a heart waing coming as well. thanks f joinings us today. >> have a great day. ! our real national pastime -- saving money. and like basall people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch twork. here's a gd one -- at

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sally jesse rafael, ricki lake, geraldo rivera, phil donahue all coming back to sit down with the womanutts. >> we've been on for 25 years. we've been the number one talk show for 25 years. there were a few days when some of you actually beat us in the ratings. i hear you remember those days. >> i never beat you. >> you never did? >> never once. >> never did. >> no. >> did you all see this show as your, like, formidable competition? was it -- >> we thought about being you. have your money, live your life. >> she invites them back to humiliate them. unbelievable. martha stewart on tv last night, a little cooking segment. they got the turkeys. martha revealed to stephen her little trick, let's just say, for slaughtering a bird. >> you love thanksgiving, right? >> all holidays. >> how many turkeys are you responsible for killing? >> this year, six. >> you have ever killed one with your bare hands? >> oh, yeah. >> really? >> have you watched the light drain out of its eyes? >> i give them the bottles of cognac and bushon on the arabs? well, before the bird is slaughtered, you -- >> you get

phil donahue's "oprah show" debut. >> sally jessy raphael. oprah: geraldo rivera. >>> good evening, time is running out for extending bush-era tax cuts. congress returns monday but at the moment, testimonies and republicans seem far apart on whether those cuts should be extended for the wealthyest americans. and mark spoke with senator feinstein about the possibility of a compromise. >> we d we've been hearing from republicans and business owners. three tl is three weeks maybe four weeks to get this done f they don't, everyone's taxes are going up. in north beach, joey and eddie's is closed and this week, a chop house, also dark. around the corner, laurie admits it's been a tough year. >> not as bad as last year but we haven't seen the business come back. especially in a tourist driven area like north beach. >> thomack yas is concerned they're about to end the bush era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000 a year. the president said he might consider a compromise extending for a year or two making them permanent for everyone else, sena

i went on phil donahue with arthur and mike ditka to talk about heart disease. that i did. >> that's because you knew you could talk sports in the green room. >> larry: suzanne, you've went a great friend on the show. you've guested 23 times on the show. and she'll be back later with another guest. by the way, marlon brando's kiss. the mick jagger interview, a few of the big moments we've experienced on this show, written about in the book producer. we'll give you some behind the scenes scoops next. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying u

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after a speech donahue told reporters the group won't oppose president obama's re-election. >> we are not seeking any activity that would limit the president's ability to advance his own re-election. >> back on the tax cut meeting, the white house says the delay only amounts to a couple of days since congress was always going to take thanksgiving week off. but it means the two parties will wait nearly a month after the election before trying to make sure that middle class tax rates don't go up. a situation here officials say nobody wants. bret? >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. stocks were mixed today. the dow lost 15.5. the s&p gained quarter of a point. the nasdaq finished ahead 6 and change. could a u.n. resolution banning blasphemy actually restrict religious freedom? that's ahead on the grate grapevine. medicare's new chief says repealing the president's health care law could be descras instruments. republicans, as you might imagine, disagree. repairs are fast and they're guaranteed for as long as you own your car. boss: hey, that's great! is this your pho

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chamber of commerce, tom donahue. under tom's leadership, the chamber succumbs the most effective and influence on what to get for the american business community. and since tom has been at the chamber he has created several programs and initiatives to address the unique challenges facing the business community, not the least of which is the institute for legal reform. and in the last year he spearheaded one of the chamber's most important initiatives, the american free enterprise dream big campaign to publicly advocate for policies that will support the free enterprise, and entrepreneurship and economic growth, because after all it is about jobs, jobs, and more jobs, so please join me in welcoming tom donahue. [applause] >> thank you very much, lisa. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. we are going to invoke the family world, and that is we will do what our mothers told us long ago and that is eat quietly. [laughter] i very much appreciate the opportunity to be here today. i want to cogratulate lisa and her staff f

donahue, specializing in arisa and benefit plans.l give us the problems facing social security, and aimed at retirement security. ms. borzi welcome back. you've been before us before. welcome back, your statement will be made a part of the record in it's entirety. please proceed as you desire. the mike. >> no one ever accused me of not being heard. sorry. [laughter] >> so good morning chairman march sin, senator sanders, thank you so much for inviting me to discus this morning how the department of labor is working to ensure the americans have a safe retirement. i'm phyllis borzi, the assistant secretary of labor for the social security benefit security administration. as you know, ebsa is responsible for title one of arisa. we oversee about 708,000 private sec plans, 2.6 million health plans, similar number of other kinds of welfare benefit plans. and these plans provide benefits to approximately $150 million americans along with social security and individual savings provide workers and their families with income during their retir

law firm of donahue and donahue affecting employee benefit plans. mrs. borzi will give us a sense of the problems and aimed at improving retirement security. mrs. borzi, welcome back. you've been before us before. welcome back. your statement will be made a part of record in it's entirety. please proceed if you so desire. oh the mike. >> no one ever accused me of not being heard. so sorry. good morning, chairman harkin, senator sauders. thank you so much for inviteing me to discuss how the labor is working to make sure that americans have a secure and safe retirement. i'm phyllis borzi, the assistant secretary of labor for the employee benefits of security. ebs is responsible for the regulation and enforcement of title one of ai race -- arisa. we see health plans and similar welfare benefit plans and these plans provide benefits to approximately 150 million americans and along, of course, social security and individual savings, provide workers and their families with income during their retirement. as you said both senators, senator sanders and chairman

phil donahue's "oprah show" debut. >> sally jessy raphael. oprah: geraldo rivera. >> welcome back.ook from mount tamalpais. a few of the leftover clouds, that will be erased by the dry air mass. let's take a look item temperatures. still 40s north bay valleys. the rest of us low 50s. afternoon hours our temperature will hit the low 60s, and south bay with upper 50s along the coast. cooler tonight are 30s and p 40s but sunny and warmer afternoon starting tomorrow. [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. ♪ >>> kurt warner's cha-cha charmed the judges. but it was not enough to keep him dancing with the stars. he and anna, the latest couple to get the boot. and they join us live this morning. yes, he is a football player. i love to see him do that. >> that instant dance kicking in. >> it did. it did. >>> good morning,

you have the chamber of commerce preftz tom donahue battling with the president on health care and othering to give the president some rare support. something he doesn't do often. because he believe the business community more probably believes this will mean a lot of jobs back home if you bring a lot more u.s. products into this market. what i finds interesting is the president all of a sudden is talking up trade in india and down here in south korea. he hasn't done that a lot for 22 months. why? he had a democratic-run house with nancy pelosi that probably wouldn't move trade deals with south korea, colombia and pan a panama, three pending from the bush administration. now all of a sudden the president is talking them up more. if he gets the deal on south korea free trade agreement, for example, that could maybe open the door to john boehner in the months ahead and might mean jobs back home and might open the doors to these guys working together on other things. pay attention to where this free trade agreement goes. it might signal he can do business with john boehner. >> the with the

our first hearing, we had donahue and others come and talk about how important it was. it will have to have this community really step up in terms of immigration, combining the high and low end. we will have to push the republican party to move forward, and hopefully there are enough democrats who want to do it for the right reasons that can also come together. >> agriculture has got to be there too. >> there are some practical things that most people agree need to be done. stapling the green card to advanced degrees, i think people can agree on that. the black -- practical, political reality is, we will not get any agreement of people think we do not control our borders. this is both a message -- more than a message. where is this administration going on that? are they committed to that? there's a commission to reject it was a question if the bush administration was committed to debt -- there was a question if the bush administration was committed to that. if we are sincere and capable and committed to securing our borders, i think you can then get to the discussion ab

after him, stacy donahue of the omidyar network, this foundation invests in technology to increase access to government world wide. and finally we will talk with the canyon pendant and she uses her blog and technology to increase access and awareness of politics in africa. first up, david speed of canada. what do you do for the city of vancouver canada? >> i advise them a year and the open government opened the the. >> what is open government? >> it is this idea about we can have better access to decision making, information to the machinery of government and when we have that access, citizens are more informed or better able to influence their community and can actually self organized and try to create services and sort of help themselves rather than just rely on government so to leverage with the government has done to help themselves. >> helpless technology held that? >> i think a lot of governments always strived to be opened especially in the state's right from the very beginning was this notion we were going to print and share everything. in canada there's been a strong sister tryin

>> sally jesse, riki lake, donahue and all because it's oprah's final season.in and we were drinking on the set, indeed. i don't drink very much. i did take a sip of the champagne. she played with my baby and she really treated my wife so well. >> ainsley: you said such nice things about your wife. >> she's a doll. >> steve: we'll be watching this weekend. great geraldo rivera. >> my tax compromise can work. >> brian: you endorse this. >> and i will make copies available. >> steve: bill o'reilly sits down with president bush. look at this. >> i'm not a hater and so sometimes it's hard for me to understand why somebody hates somebody. >> steve: more on the president's visit to the no spin zone straight ahead. >> ainsley: you never know what she's going to say. we love her. cloris leachman is in our green room now and join us in ten minutes. >> steve: get the six second delay right. >> steve: get this, the white house is apparently changing its tune again. president obama denying reports, the white house is, that he will compromise on extending the bush era tax c

phil donahue, sally jesse, montel williams, ricki lake, geraldo. >> we've been on for 25 years, beenars. there were a few days when some of you actually beat us in the ratings, and i hear you guys remember those days. >> i never beat you, never once. >> never did? >> no. >> did you all see this show as your formidable contribution. or was it something you thought about? >> have your money, live your life, be you? >> oprah called these people into the office to human i'm ate them. >> i want to have what she's having. >> unbelievably successful. i want that. >> i'm looking at the numbers, no, you haven't. >> how great am i? it was very trum pi. steve vert colbert last night had martha stewart on for thanksgiving cooking, how to prepare your bird. colbert is talking to martha about how she gets the turkey ready for the slaughter. >> you love thanksgiving, right? >> thanksgiving, christmas. my time of the year. >> how many turkeys are responsible for killing? >> this year six. >> have you ever killed one with your bear hands? >> oh, yeah. >> have you watched literally the light drain out

america competes, our first heating -- meeting come with donahue to talk about how important it was toreauthorize. i think we'll have to have business community really step up in terms of immigration, combining the high end and the low in. and that is, will have to push the republican party to move forward, and hopefully there's enough democrats who want to do it for the right reasons that can also come together. >> agriculture has to be there. spent first of all, i think that's an issue in which there's some very practical things that most people really think need to be done. you're not going to be able to move forward -- let me also agree in terms of the higher and, the stapling of the green card to science, and gene, advanced degrees. i think people can agree on that, but the bottom line, practical, political reality is we're going to be any of this done if people still think we don't control our borders. and so he really -- this is both a message, more the message, where is this administration going on that? are they committed to that? there was a question about whether the bush ad

after him, stacey donahue.she is there investment director and this foundation invest in technologies to increase access to government worldwide. and, finally, we will talk with attending pundit and she uses her blog and technology to increase access and awareness of politics in africa. first up, davies of canada. what do you do for the city of vancouver candidate? >> i advised the mayor and council around open government and open data. >> what is open government? >> it is this idea that would have better access to decision-making, to information, for the machinery of government and they will have access, citizens are more informed, are better able to influence decisions. and can actually self organize and tragic create services and help themselves rather than just relying on government. leverage your comment has done. >> how this technology help the? >> think a lot of governments have always strived to be open. especially in right from the very beginning there was we'll going to print everything and share ever