elton john called elizabeth taylor his hero and one of the greatest people he ever met. they were both active raising money and awareness for hiv research and aware ness. >>> the damage left behind from a tornado. >>> also, not everything goes smoothly for the president of the united states. difficulty the president experienced coming back home from a trip overseas. >>> good morning. westbound bay bridge, look how crowded it s we'll tell you more about this and the rest of the commute. >>> a 7.2 earthquake hit mir ran mar. they felt it as far away as bangkok where the buildings were swaying. the pacific tsunami warning center said the quake was too far inland. again, a 7.0 magnitude quake just hit myanmar. our storm watch coverage continues. we're keeping an eye on the sacramento valley. this follows a tornado that ripped through the town of williams east of clear lake yesterday afternoon. the national weather service said winds up to 85 miles an hour cause lad lot of damage, shingles blown off of rooftops. luckily, no one was hurt. today the winds could top about 70 mil

. >> among the many public figures who paid tribute, elton john said, we just lost a hollywood giant and lost an incredible human being. bill and hillary clinton said she brought to life unforgettable characters on film with her tireless efforts to combat aids. another show business legend added, "is the end of an era -- an era."d of an ert is the endf social networking allowed her to keep in touch with her fans. she appeared at the funeral of michael jackson. she was a superstar who grew up in the public eye and remained there until death. i have not seen a reaction like this onbut this was anthe indication of the level of celebrity. she was the closest to royalty that hollywood has. >> a reminder of the news. there are reports of a fresh explosion in tripoli. i witnesses said that they could see smoke rising from an area where a military base is situated. it is now the fifth consecutive night of bombing by the coalition. you are watching "bbc news". plenty more on our website. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play

and last night the final contestants performed elton john's hits.hile most of the idols favored his softer songs, he set the stage on fire while he performed saturday night's all right for fighting. tonight two contestants will be voted off. you can watch with us. all the action right here on ktvu channel 2 beginning at 8:00 p.m. >> that was quite a performance. >> there you go. >>> all right. let's check in with sal for a look at traffic now. >>> i like pia's performance myself. let's go out and take a look at the commute now. traffic is moving along well if you are on 280 northbound getting up to 880. that traffic looks good. there are no major problems. also this morning's commute is okay on 680 heading to the south bay. and if you are driving on westbound bay bridge approach it's still light. this is the time when the commute begins to change in about 15 minutes metering lights will go on and we will have a bigger crowd there. 5:57. back to the desk. >>> all right. thank you, sal. scrambling this morning to keep homes from toppling over into a m

as elton john mourns the loss of his long time friend, elizabeth taylor, he'll be celebrating a birthdaytoday the legendary musician turns 64. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. >>> and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. in a "today" exclusive, the model suing american apparel's ceo for sexual harassment speaks out and addresses claims that she made advances toward him. >>> and meet a woman who was kidnapped as child and reunited with her family 37 years later. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

also going are elton john and his partner. earlier in the year, the couple were at the wedding of one of william's school friends. much to the excitement of those who stumbled across the royal party. there are some unwritten rules for a royal wedding dress. do think modern, but modest. don't go short or too bare. and if possible, try to avoid the creases that diana had to deal with. >> everybody is thinking, you know, if it's like classic and probably slim, have structure to it. maybe not. maybe she'll make a big statement. and suddenly it will have an effect on all wedding dresses in the future. >> prince harry and kate's sister pipa have the leading roles. pipa will be maid of honor, trying to stave off reporters at the family home. she may also become kate's lady in waiting, effectively her assistant after the wedding. buckingham palace will be the venue of the two wedding receptions. that should keep the family happy. the first one for a cross section of the congregation including charity representatives who work for the c

. >>> that's sir elton john singing a tribute to elizabeth taylor. he honored her yesterday, calling her his hero and one of greatest people he had ever melt. they were active for years in fighting hiv and aids. >>> still ahead, finding a summer job this year, coming up. >>> live look at the big board on wall street. stocks rising on stronger corporate earnings and hopes of job market may be improving after fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. right now the dow is up 83. nasdaq is up 36. >>> this morning, the labor department says there was a  slight drop in the number of people applying for unemployment insurance last week. 382,000 people filed for first- time benefits. that's down 5,000 from the week before. applications on a steady decline since the ends every january. but the number needs to crop below 375,000 to indicate a sustained increase in hiring. continuing claims also fell to their lowest number since september of 2008. >>> there's good news for anyone who will be looking for a job this summer. more than half the hi

about popular musicals but there is a big difference between quality pop music like the biddles or elton john or suzanne coren in russia and the low quality songs which bottles and notes don't matter all that matters is how much money is invested into the project i see i see don't ask me about money i don't know anything about it. what can you say about today's young musicians i don't mean pop musicians or russian cossack or performers want to be. musicians of your generation had a major cation they don't read enough books they don't communicate or try. enough theater and you don't live enough to see you can only convey to the audience those emotions that you have experienced yourself in your own heart and mind. you've been through the war they can't all go to war which they don't have to but they can read about wars resume dostoyevsky's some tolstoy any book that can teach them about life so are you serious absolutely do you really need to read books to get the right notes on your instrument or in will your voice need you have a rule of thumb as they are read music scene it's where they sing

popular music but there is a big difference which we call quality part music like the biddles or elton john marshall shankar in russia and the low quality part songs which bottles and notes don't matter all that matters is how much mine isn't there stood in for the project or should i see i see don't ask me about money i don't know anything about it. what can you say about today's young musicians i don't mean oppositions what russian classical performers what are the actual musicians of your generation had any major cation they don't read enough books they don't communicate a try. enough. they don't live enough. you can only convey to the audience those emotions that you have experienced yourself in your own heart and mind. you've been through the war they can't all go to war they don't have to but they can read about wars recent australia some tolstoy any book that can teach them about life so you serious absolutely. need to read books to hit the right notes on your instrument or even with your voice all of them as they read music seeds when they see. a man they see now but what they shoul

. >>> speak of live show, elton john and helen mirren are in the lineup to host back-to-back episodes of "saturday night live." nbc making the big announcement earlier today. sir elton making his first appearance on "snl" in 30 years. his big date is april 2nd. the oscar-winning actress helen mirren will make her "snl" debut one week later. you can see them both right here. "saturday nive as 11:30 on saturdays throughout april and may. >> we'll be right back. >>> let's check in one last time with jeff ranieri. >> did you guys bring your umbrellas? >> yes. >> nice. three umbrellas. she is prepared. the computer is tracking about 0.04 an hour. but heavier rainfall just krauf shore and coming up of course at 6:00 p.m. we're going to have more on the sierra snow and flash flood watch for the bay area. >> i'm learning about jessica. she is the most prepared person in our newsroom. >> she is. >> if i stabou br wy umbrellas a little later. >> we'll see you at 6:00. [ banker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was gifted, they were thrilled. she's a natural vibrato. oh. we sta

a big part of her life since rock hudson in 1985. >> and elton john is speaking out on her passing, releasing this statement. he says, quote, we have just lost a hollywood giant. more importantly we have lost an incredible human being. she did an interview not long ago for "bazaar" magazine and said one of the most important things in her life was being a mother, being a businesswoman and being an activist. >> exactly. also the elizabeth taylor aids foundation, which has been hugely successful since she basically brought this on to the national stage back like i said in the mid '80s. >> when a lot of people didn't want to talk about it. >> she has been a leader with this along with elton john and am far. a huge event held each and every year. a few weeks ago here in new york. so a tough day, but we'll talk more about elizabeth taylor on "the early show" when we come back. >> this portion of the early show sponsored by aveen no. discover the power of active naturals. glowing. -smooth. -flawless. [ female announcer ] it's more than just one thing. now aveeno brings all five factors of

elton john, joan collins, george michael and nancy reagan expressed their great grief over taylor's death. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. he rejoins us now. this was halftime, would you say and start up again, is that the deal? >> good way to look at it raj. the storm this morning, produced some wind and also some rain. still centered here just off the coastline t is going to continue off to the north, but our stronger storm system still offshore at this point it. winds right now anywhere from 15 to 25 miles per hour and we are finding some moderate pockets of rainfall here for the east bind the south bail. nothing too had heavy at this point, right across livermore and san jose, we will find the isolated areas of rainfall as we continue throughout tonight. meanwhile in advance of the next storm system, the flood advisory out, for the entire bay area for tomorrow morning, we could see some excessive runoffs. one of the areas that we are certainly deke on will be the north bay, we could see certainly one to two inches of rainfall as we head throughout tomorrow mor

but elton john was a great friend of diana.windsor so it's just a stone's throw from the royal residents. victoria and david beckham are great friends of elton john as well and they're supposedly going. i feel for victoria beckham because she is said to be pregnant, but these pictures are going to last forever and i'm not sure she wants to be so pregnant. >> i have an idea if anyone is going to look good and glow, it's going to be victoria beckham. we have a few treats here, as well. we're learning some details as to the cakes, fleur, which will be served at the preexception. not only traditional fruit cakes, but also a cake made with these chocolate biscuits. one of william's favorites. maybe what we consider the groom's cake in the states. we'll have a little taste and a little more information on that for you coming up right here on "the early show" where we are live in london this morning. [ woman ] everybody's looking for deals these days, and i'm not talking about saving a dollar off shampoo or two-for-one tacos or someth

. ♪ >>> last night on "american idol" contestants sang the hit songs of elton john.ast week the judges used their only save of the season to keep abrams there from being ealmost nateed. that means tonight -- eliminated. that means two contestants will say bye-bye to the show. and people in mountain house have their fingers crossed, hoping she will survived. the young lady, the 16-year- old, is among the youngest contestants. every wednesday night her hometown fans hold watch parties. last night's performance of "daniel" impressed her supporters, who quickly got on the phone and voted for the young identifysh -- the young idol. >> and support for her can be found all over her town. look at this. four big billboards have been put up, including one right near interstate 205. they got together and made a youtube video showing how much they support the young lady. tonight, the small community will get together again to see if she and her mania can make it through to the next round. you can watch all of the action beginning at 8:00 p.m. tonight right here on ktvu. then joi

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elton john threw his party at the pacific design center. sheen hosted his legendary house party at his posh bel air estate. ♪ skinny so skinny >> boy, that's awful. >> oh, man. >> is that bad to make fun? >> i saw that on kimmel, and i thought, we have to use that. that was hysterical. oh, man, that was funny. >> the flames in the background. >> that was good. quick side note. they gave franco a lot of flack for not being the greatest host of the oscars. apparently he's still in school at yale. he didn't even party at the after-parties, he had to go back to class on monday. he didn't even party -- >> he seems like he partied before hosting the oscars. a little residue there. >> "dancing with the stars" season 212 -- no, season 12, the cast has been announced here for abc. an interesting mix here. let's go through the names. kirstie alley from "cheers" and weight loss fame. psycho mike catherwood, a member of the top rated show out in l.a. and chris jericho, who i think is a wrestling star, and then chelsea kane, sugar ray leonard, former bo

elton john says we have just lost a hollywood giant.uman being. dead at the age of 79, elizabeth taylor is survived by her four children and ten grandchildren. matt, we just got in a short time ago what may have been the last published picture of elizabeth taylor. it's her celebrating her 79th birthday ten days before she was checked into the hospital, matt. >> mig knell los angeles, thank you very much. >>> let us get a check of the other morning's top stories from natalie morales. natalie? >> good morning. good morning, everyone. >>> for the first time in seven years an explosion rocks central jerusalem this morning. israeli security officials say militants planted a two pound explosive device in a bag next to a bus stop. the explosion wounded at least 26 people and it could be heard throughout the city. it comes at a time of heightened tension between israel and hamas. >>> nato will begin using warships to enforce a united nations arms embargo against libya. today coalition aircraft led by the u.s. attacked forces loyal to gadhafi wh

. >> russell: queen, elton john. we're sick of it. >> jimmy: oh, my god.saying it right? [ laughter ] >> i -- i love lady gaga. >> jimmy: lady gaga was on your show. >> listen, lady gaga is very, very smart. you know, because i believe humor is a sign of intelligence. that's why i know that he, russell brand, is very smart. so is lady gaga. i know it. he's very, very smart. so, i had, like, a -- yes. you are, too, jimmy. you are, too. >> jimmy: thank you. [ applause ] man. >> i thought -- i thought that went without saying. i thought that went without saying. >> jimmy: we'll fix it in editing. we'll reorder it in editing. but, we're definitely bringing you back into the wall. definitely. [ laughter ] that's going to make it. >> see, you can save me. you don't have to keep that part in. >> jimmy: oh, come on. that's the fun part, right? >> okay. >> jimmy: all right. but, i want to show everyone what you did with lady gaga when she was on. >> jimmy: check this out, you guys. >>> wicked. this is how i greeted the lovely lady gaga when she arrived in the studi

the contestants performed the songs of the great elton john.own side of being a living legend, because eventually a group of teenagers are going to ruin your songs on national television. one of the girls did a reggae version of "i'm still standing," which probably won't be the case for her tomorrow night. steven tyler, by the way, likes every performance. he did not say one bad thing -- he has nothing negative to say, which makes him a great grandpa, but not such a good judge. because the judges saved casey abrams the kid with the beard, the top 11 performs again tonight. the judges only get one save per season which means they can no longer keep the contestants from going home, though steven still has the right to send a contestant to his trailer. but they cannot keep them on the show. and with that said, it's time for -- you would think we would run out of these, but that is not the case -- it's time for another edition of steven tyler's creepy leer of the night. >> you keep singing like that and you'll be able to afford the rest of that dre

and her daughter lourdes and hopped over to the governor's ball where a listers hobnobbed with -- elton john through his soiree and charlie sheen hosted his legendary house party at his estate in bel air. >> jimmy: you know it's a good party, charlie sheen. charlie sheen, if you've not been watching tv has officially gone crazy. gary busey thinks he's nuts. today alone he did interviews with "good morning america," "today show," radar, piers morgan, cnn. here's a random sampling of some of the important points he made. >> when you look back at the last time you used drug, are you disgusted with yourself or think -- >> i'm proud of what i created. it was radical. it's not an option. i am on a drug. it's called charlie sheen. your face with melt off and your children will weep over your body. people who don't have tiger blood and adonis dna. it's all my mom's fault. shut up, shut up. bang. >> i'm into the bitchin' a rock star from mars. it's from apocalypse. bang. >> where did you get that. >> from a couple of top gun pilots watching apocalypse. >> are you clean right now. >> look at me. duh.

. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, elton john, for trying to lose weight on that trendy new all-baby diet. [ laughter you, divider stick at the grocery store checkout line, for keeping my grocery total from becoming infinity. [ laughter ] doesn't stop. [ scattered applause ] ♪ thank you, people who say, "someone let the cat out of the bag," like it's a bad thing. [ laughter ] let it out. why is your cat in the bag? [ scattered applause ] get it out of there. >> steve: that guy from west virginia had his cat in a bag. [ mumbles in southern accent ] "-- my backyard!" [ laughter ] >> steve: "dear jimmy fallon, i am offended the way that you've portrayed our state. [ laughter ] signed --" >> jimmy: no, it's just one human i'm making fun of. >> steve: okay, it's one human, 'cause we love -- >> jimmy: yeah, i'm just poking fun. just a jape. [ light laughter ] >> steve: bravo. >> jimmy: just some, some -- ♪ thank you, mcdonald's for reportedly bringing back the mclobster sandwich. [ scattered groans ] 'cause when i'm craving lobster, my first thought is, "how can i get some for less than $2?" [ laughter and

. >>> and finally, elton john and ellen mirren are in the lineup to host back-to-back episodes of "saturdayst appearance on "snl" in more than 30 years. the actress-winning actress helen mirren will make her debut one week later. >> that's going to do it for us. see you tonight at 11:00. >>> most states spend 7% of their budgets on prisons. in california, it's almost 11%. and our new attorney general wants an overhaul. i'm suzanne shaw. surely, we need prisons to protect us from violent criminals. but nonviolent inmates make up almost half the population. attorney general kamala harris says for low-level offenders, there are far more effective ways than prison to prevent crime. in san francisco, she pioneered reentry programs that give non-violent offenders the skills to get jobs. with goodwill and nordstrom as partners, the back on track program costs just $5,000 per offender. compare that for over $47,000 for each inmate. nbc bay area believes that successful reentry programs for nonviolent offender shous shoul rolled out statewide. early intervention may be the best crime prevention. sha

we're hearing that elton john was invited.david furnace. and we heard that the beckhams will be invited, as well. a lot of famous brits on the way. >> all right. pull out. let's see nick again watching you. that's pretty good. all right, bianna. >> reporter: nick. >> he plays the part of a bodyguard. >> almost a smile. >> he almost did. >> reporter: he's smiling now. >> look there. you broke him. all right, bianna, be well. if you didn't get an invitation to the royal wedding, you can still take part in the celebration. go to abcnews.com/gma to sign our royal wedding guest book. join the thousands of people from around the world who read and left messages for will and kate. >>> next, are you smarter than a sixth grader? how parents are learning to help their kids over the hurdles of harder homework. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. wonder where the durango's been for the last two years? well, it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an adva

that's where elton john and donatella versace have been treated in the past.ticking up for galliano. karl lagerfeld said he was quote, furious. >> diane von furstenberg will be here to talk about her awards. we'll get her opinion on this. dan, thank you. >>> let's look at the other top stories of the morning with juju. >> good morning, everyone. we're closely watching the situation in libya right now, where the air force, still loyal to moammar gadhafi, has struck a port city in eastern libya, that's home to a key oil installation. it's an area held by rebels who are now organizing for a ground battle with gadhafi's troops. >>> the high cost of food is one factor behind the uprisings in the middle east. and this morning, a report from the u.n. finds global prices have just hit a new record. they'll climb even higher in oil prices continue to rise. >>> the man accused of opening fire on a military bus in germany on wednesday has now confessed. the 21-year-old from kosovo says he acteded alone. police have no evidence tying him to any terror groups. two american

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. >> elton john even did a little bit of a tribute at a concert last night. talking a little bit about his dear friend, how she would be missed. >> we want to show you one in particular from barbara strays and who had this to say. it wasn't just her beauty or her stardom, it was her humanitarianism. she put a face on hiv/aid. she was funny. she was generous. she made her life count. she really did. >> and in that portion of her life, her humanitarianism, was so important to her. and one of the things that has come up again and again as people remember their dear friend, dame elizabeth, liz taylor, however she may have been known to them, shirley maclaine one of the other stars who was weighing in who said i don't know what was more impressive, her magnitude as a star or her magnitude as a friend? her talent for friendship was unmatched. i will miss her for the rest of my life and beyond. >> the one thing about elizabeth taylor, she never really had a casual moment. she was the constant star that was just always beaming. you just never saw her in jeans or a t-

she does not represent traditional marriage anymore than elton john represents the homosexual community as a whole. you have to be careful about those comments. host: there is a survey on the sexual habits of americans in a cold the washington post." the biggest fine mike -- and bob "washington post." the biggest finding might find that there is no sex at all. host: so, 25%, essentially saying they have not had sexual activity. guest: i am glad to see that the numbers are up, and i think it is reflective of our youth, especially on the life issue, are even more pro-life than the generation before them. it is more troubling, as you point out, the 75% number. part of that is planned parenthood, as robert talking about earlier, and programs they try to push in the schools. that is more troubling than natalie portman, the way they glamorize sex. if that is why we try to level the playing field, and we do not think those organizations should be funded by tax dollars. host: this comment from twitter. do you want to respond? guest: if shows that you need to be careful. bristol palin did try to

demo eight track of elton john songs that were specifically tracked to show the quad row tonic angles of the car. and it was all this great stuff. and my mom and i in the car pile in. was i in a safety belt when i was riding the car with my mama? no. quad row tonic sound was great. long road trips. was i actually even sitting in the backseat of that car? i was up in the back deck in between the rear window. and you know that little back deck that was huge enough back there? i was back there, hurdling along in a car with my mama. and my mama had a lead foot. has a lead foot. i've tried to teach her the ways of speed control now that i am the administrator. it would be incredibly embarrassing for the mother of the administrator to be getting speeding tickets. [laughter] >> so hopefully in georgia she is heeding my word and doing the right thing. i believe that she is. [laughter] >> but nobody thought that was wrong. you saw kids riding in back -- that back flat areas in cars all across america. nobody blinked an eye about it, right? today, what would you do if you saw an unrestrained ch

just like rush limbaugh says he cannot stand on homosexuals but he becks elton john to come to his wedding reagan did the exact same thing. he bombed libya and he did not ask congress a thing. he did it under the war provisions act of 1973. i'm so tired of these republicans. check and come back and show that ronald reagan and nancy reagan believe in austerely the -- believes in astrology." host: the first part of his call, what president reagan did as compared to what president obama is doing. guest: that's a point been raised by republicans. reagan did this and there was not much criticism of the time. the democrats are very quiet now. they were very aggressive during the bush years about iraq and about afghanistan in the letter years. to a certain extent, there is domestics playing now -- there is politics playing out domestically. both sides want to hear what the president is saying. host: its president probably since president ford and president reagan has had to deal with the situation in libya in some form or fashion. compared to us how those presidents did and how they work with con

demo eight track of elton john songs that were specifically tracked to show the quad row tonic angles of the car. and it was all this great stuff. and my mom and i in the car pile in. was i in a safety belt when i was riding the car with my mama? no. quad row tonic sound was great. long road trips. was i actually even sitting in the backseat of that car? i was up in the back deck in between the rear window. and you know that little back deck that was huge enough back there? i was back there, hurdling along in a car with my mama. and my mama had a lead foot. has a lead foot. i've tried to teach her the ways of speed control now that i am the administrator. it would be incredibly embarrassing for the mother of the administrator to be getting speeding tickets. [laughter] >> so hopefully in georgia she is heeding my word and doing the right thing. i believe that she is. [laughter] >> but nobody thought that was wrong. you saw kids riding in back -- that back flat areas in cars all across america. nobody blinked an eye about it, right? today, what would you do if you saw an unrestrained ch

sound system and i remember lincoln had a little demo tape or actually it was an eight track of the elton johnthat was tracked him to show the sonic ingalls of the car and it was all this great stuff. and, you know, my mom and awfully in the car population. was i in the safety belt when i was in the car with my mom? no. and road trips was i actually sitting in the backseat of that car? i was in the back deck between the rear window, you know that back deck that was huge enough's -- i was back there in the car with my mom and she had a lead foot, has a lead foot. i tried to teach her the ways of speed control now that i am the administrator. [laughter] it would be incredibly embarrassing for the mother of the administrator to be getting speeding tickets. [laughter] so hopefully in georgia she is keeping my word and doing the right thing. i believe she is. [laughter] but, nobody thought there was wrong. you saw kids riding in the ??? area of cars all across america. nobody blinked and on a. today, would you do if you saw an unrestrained child riding that way? a lot of you lose your mind and star

. ♪ >> reporter: remembered wednesday night by another icon, close friend and musician, elton john. >e was without doubt one of the greatest people i've ever met in my life. she was an incredible woman. and i was privileged to have known her. and god bless you, elizabeth. god knows how we're going to replace you. >> reporter: tributes for taylor were also held in hollywood, where she found her fame. >> i'll just call him pie. oh, you're a pretty one. >> reporter: a two-time oscar winner for best actress, elizabeth taylor was called the goddess of hollywood's golden age, an original starlet, not just a pin-up, but an international legend. >> just one, and i will not only spit in your eye, but i will punch it black and blue. >> reporter: she starred in more than 50 films and 6 television movies. beauty, grace, charisma, all defining traits. >> i have something to ask you. >> co-star mickey rooney called taylor's passing momentous and a great personal loss. barbra streisand says her death was the end of an era. she was funny, generous, she made her life count. and a colorful life it was.

she does not represent traditional marriage anymore than elton john represents the homosexual communitywhole. you have to be careful about those comments. host: there is a survey on the sexual habits of americans in a cold the washington post." the biggest fine mike -- and bob "washington post." the biggest finding might find that there is no sex at all. host: so, 25%, essentially saying they have not had sexual activity. guest: i am glad to see that the numbers are up, and i think it is reflective of our youth, especially on the life issue, are even more pro-life than the generation before them. it is more troubling, as you point out, the 75% number. part of that is planned parenthood, as robert talking about earlier, and programs they try to push in the schools. that is more troubling than natalie portman, the way they glamorize sex. if that is why we try to level the playing field, and we do not think those organizations should be funded by tax dollars. host: this comment from twitter. do you want to respond? guest: if shows that you need to be careful. bristol palin did try to make