i was lucky enough to do a whole lot of shaking going on and donna washington and james moody, god blesshe started me off. it was new york. if you make it there, it could make it anywhere. it is rough, but that is the school you want to come from. tavis: do you think that he became good at this by just staying in the studio or were you just gifted? >> i must say this, you may have a gift, but music and mathematics are absolutes. the difference is music is the only thing that engages left and right brain simultaneously. the intellect and the emotion are there all the time. if you don't study your science , the motion is limited. i have seen a lot of people, a wreath, marvin gaye, -- aretha, marvin gaye, they know their jazz roots. i said i want to go all the way. she was funny, she said it is too late to choose like a classical musician because she had been around ray charles too long. i was working clubs at 13. she said jazz musicians are strange because they shack up with music first, then they marry it later. without the signs, -- without the science, how would go all the way. no kind

roundtable with george will, rajiv chandrasekaran from "the washington post," chrystia freeland of thomson reuters and democratic strategic donna brazile and the first 1,000 days, the critical time to nourish a child. >> she's permanently going to be stunted. >> and i.q. is probably permanently impaired? >> yes, her i.q. will be impaired. >> my report from guatemala on the hidden cost of malnutrition and my exclusive interview this morning with the head of usaid, rajiv shah, on what america could be doing better and "the sunday funnies." >> wikileaks editor julian assange, assange said he would not be silenced then told everyone who their secret santa is. >>> hello again. it was a historic day yesterday as the senate voted to repeal the ban on gay men and lesbian women serving openly in the military. this has been a very active lame duck congress with major pieces of legislation on the table. and next up, an expected vote on the arms control treaty with russia. one of the president's top foreign policy priorities. the two senators responsible for getting the votes for that treaty are with me this morning. democratic chairman of

the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 21, 2010, i hereby appoint the honorable donna f. edwards, or if she is not available to perform this duty, the honorable gerald d. connolly, to act as speaker pro tempore for the remainder of the second session of the 111th congress. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the appointment is approved. the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to section 5605 of the patient protection and affordable care act, i am pleased to appoint mr. marcus peacok and mr. phillip chicago illinois to the commission on key national indicators. both have expressed interest in serving in this capacity and i'm pleased to fulfill their requests. signed sincerely, john a. boehner, republican leader. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to section 235 of the tribal law and