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eva longoria is a famous hollywood star and actor.life together she'll tell you it's giving back. >> i've been pulled a million different directions with supporting aids in africa or sex trafficking in thailand or dolphins in japan and you can't do everything so in thinking what do i really want to do, where can i create the most impact. >> reporter: to answer that question you could see eva lon goria looked in the mirror. >> i knew i wanted to be in women and the latina community. >> reporter: best known for the vixen on "desperate housewives." >> how are you? >> the best you ever had. >> reporter: longoria had humble beginnings. the youngest of four daughters, born in texas, to mexican-american parents. >> i wasn't the first to go to college. it was expected. >> reporter: let's be honest when you went to college it wasn't a walk in the park. you had to work. >> i was flipping burgers, assistant to a dentist, worked in a car shop changing oil, i was anaerobics instructor. >> reporter: 17% of latinas drop out of high school, fewer tha

. >> eva longoria has been a supporter of the president. spoke at the national summer.on this she spearheaded an effort to among latinos. have learned the president off the inaugural activities with a national day of service. the oath of office in a private ceremony on sunday. the public swearing in will be on to enumerate 21. if he thought apple products everywhere, think again. >> hockey fans poured into the verizon center to catch professional action. the lockout, how is that possible? new at 11:00, an is under way in woman isict after a shot and killed. it happened in the 1800 block of avenue north east. the circumstances that led to gunfire are still unclear. >> big news for t-mobile customers. your carrier will be adding the starting next year. it is the fourth major carrier to add the smartphone. heart hockey fans, not the capitals but it is hockey night in washington. the tripbears made verizon center. >> it is welcome by nearby owners who have been losers in the lockout. jay korff is live with the of the action. >> everybody is thr

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eva longoria has been named co- chair of his ann arbor community -- inaugural committee. she served as part of his campaign. she also spoke at the democratic national committee. >> "good morning america to go -- "good morning america" will go on line. it will include a various guests and contributors. awfully you check that out. >> absolutely. 4:56 right now. >> metro will be doing a lot of work. trying to get it all done this weekend. passengers, you will need to have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? hhead back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signg, $0 deposit, and ir first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today.

>> reporter: to answer that question, you could say eva longoria looked in the mirror. >> i knew i wantede latina community. >> reporter: known for playing the vixen on "desperate housewives" longoria had humble beginnings born to mexican-american parents. >> i wasn't the first to go to college. >> it wasn't a walk in the park. you had to work. >> i was flipping burgers, i was an assistant to a dentist, worked in a car shop, i was definitely a work study. >> reporter: 17% of latinas drop out of high school. fewer than half of adult latinas hold college degrees. so in 2010 she started a foundation focusing on helping latinas get a college education. >> i just have to smooz with them. >> reporter: on the day we meet up with her at this high school in los angeles, she's the keynote speaker at a graduation for parents. >> everyone here is taking a stand for their child. >> reporter: her foundation is helping to fund piqe. >> it's a program parents can take in order to help them navigate the institution of schools. it's not easy. i've sat with a lot of these parents before the program and they

guests and people just decided to jump in the pool and then everyone else followed suit including eva longoriamario lopez and the bride in her gorgeous wedding gown. >> all the stress is over and you cut the cake. >> all the important stuff is in the past, why not just have some fun. that is really cool that they didn't care. it makes it a very memorable wedding. >> if you want to see this entire wedding spectacle you can watch the entire wedding on tlc. >>> how to open a beer bottle without touching it. >>> we all know it is a nice gesture to offer your seat to a lady on public transportation, a subway or a bus. this girl on the pink gets on the subway and wonders can i have this seat and the guy is like okay pretty lady. then things take a turn for the not so lady like. and this woman is to blame. take a look at what happens next. makes an announcement to the train and then pops off those pajama pants in about a second. >> why? >> we are about to see why. this lady is not here to take the subway or the train. this lady is here to perform. there are poles all over the place. here comes the sw

. >>> speaking of celebs in the white house, eva longoria was named a co-chair of president obama's inauguralttee and she's been very vocal for this administration. the president and mrs. obama are hoping to tone this one down. and schroeder, mullins is former washington columnist. she's joining me live from washington, and ann, what's with the restraint here? why are they scaling back? it's the second time around and people are saying it's like a second wedding it's a sign of the economic times. people are struggling and right now, washington is fixated on the fiscal cliff negotiations. obama left today to go to hawaii for the holidays and they're sort of fixated on that. i do know that yesterday the congressional leadership officially received their inauguration invites so at least we have a step in the right direction. >> eva longoria has been a huge supporter of the administration for this admin striegz and she was a tweet meister. >> she's co-chair. she came out big for obama and fund-raising for him and she helped with the latino vote which came out really strong in support of obama. so

the trio of latino mega donors including eva longoria are launching a new group aimed at mobilizing that energy and enthusiasm. the primary focus is to grow a strong social media presence and help the white house in passing comprehensive immigration reform. they see this has a chance to work with republicans who may be wobbling after losing a second straight presidential loss. >>> the secretary of state is denying she is running for president for 2016 insisting she just needs time off. michael bloomberg has another idea. according to "the new york times," blook called clinton to encourage her to run for mayor in 2013. the call reportedly took place months ago and hillary said thanks but no thanks. this comes as a recent headline from the new yorker editor david riddick declared hillary is running. he reads that conclusion after witnessing secretary clinton as a main speaker at a conference in washington this weekend where he says a slickly produced film on her political career ran like an international endorsement four years in advance of the iowa caucus. >> okay. new jersey governor chr

keep love strong. >>> many of you know eva longoria as a fiery hollywood actress. but did you know she's also my twitter buddy? today we're going to show you another side to this star, a side she's dedicated her life to, helping latinas get a college education. here is alina cho with today's big stars, big giving. >> i've been pulled a million different directions with supporting aids in africa or, you know, sex trafficking in thailand or dolphins in japan and you can't do everything. and so in thinking what do i really want to do, where can i create the most impact? >> reporter: to answer that question, you could say eva longoria looked in the mirror. >> i always knew i wanted to be with women and within the latino community. >> reporter: best known for playing the vixen on "desperate housewives." >> how are you? >> the best you ever had. >> reporter: -- longoria had humble beginnings. the youngest of four daughters in texas to mexican-american parents. >> i wasn't the first to go to college. it was expected. >> reporter: let's be honest, you went to college, it w

but when i did eva longoria in my last pbs series face of america, she was 37% native american, 60% europeanercent black. >> but you're inspiring other people, and that's what i was talking about. my own wife, watching your shows, now has been through google, through all sorts of explorations, finding out where her own immigrant groups had been about. >> that moves me so much. >> and that is what... what... the impact that can happen. >> but i want, in ou curriculum, every child in harlem... >> hinojosa: gets to do that. >> ...we'll do their family tree and we'll test their dna. and while we wait for the results, we'll teach them how dna works; how this ancestor tracing works. >> you democratize it. >> and we'll walk down the hall and we'll teach them the history of the slave trade, how black the new world is, how old slavery is, and we'll teach them about my colleagues john thornton and linda heywood at bu have theorized that there were 50 ethnic groups that were commonly called tribes that dominated the slave trade. so all of us are descended from one of these 50 tribes, more or less, in t

>> reporter: to answer that question you could say eva longoria looked in the mirror. on "desperate housewives", longoria had humble beginnings. the youngest of four daughters born in texas to mexican-american parents. . . >> i wasn't the first to go to college. it was expected. >> when you went to college, it wasn't a walk in the park. you had to work. >> i was flipping burgers, i was an assistant to a dentist, i worked in a car shop changing oil. i was definitely a work study. >> 17% of latinas drop out of high school. so in 2010 the actress started a foundation focusing on helping latinas get a college education. >> so i just have to smooz with them. >> reporter: on the day we meet up with her at this high school in los angeles, she's the keynote speaker at a graduation for parents. >> everyone here has taken a stand for their child. >> reporter: their program is called piqe. >> parents can take the course in order to help them navigate the institution of schools. it's not easy. i have sat with a lot of these parents before the program and they didn't know what a tra

it's great that eva longoria is out there meeting with the president, but maybe he should gather thent community so we can get a strategy to really start. i know we will get there. i know in the end we are going to be how would i say it, shoulder to shoulder working on the issue. what i wish, given the numbers. look, 1,000 people get deported every day. that's the study. and it's damaging. >> as you look forward, there was a lot of energy around the issue after the election given the clear momentum. the enthusiasm coming from the latino community, over 70% going for president obama. that's not the only group. but a huge portion of people watching immigration reform. question to you, what can latinos, asian americans for that matter, what can they do together or separately to push the issue forward? the concern here is that the momentum will be lost. >> let me just say to those listening, it is not being lost. there are conversations every day between republicans and democrats. every day, richard, i can tell you. i can tell you that every time i see one of my colleagues on the house f

eva longoria going all political on us. >> she's such a pine-sized powerhouse.sperate housewife on inauguration day. she's one of the four people, don, serving as a co-chair on the presidential inaugural committee. you may recall that the actor she served as a co-chair woman on president obama's 2012 re-election campaign, longoria will be joined by many other dignitaries at the event including former presidents jimmy carter, george h.w. bush, bill clinton, and george w. bush along with other key staffers from obama's campaign. on thursday, longoria wrote on twitter she's so excited and honored to co-chair the event. of course, more celebrity names will start popping up as the big day draws even closer since this is a president that was widely supported in hollywood. you may also remember that back in 2009, jay-z, beyonce, aretha franklin were at the 2009 inauguration. it is going to be another star-studded event and short time from now, right around the corner. >> get your tickets now. get them now. they will be sold out whatever it is, plane, train, automobile,

now making news, eva longoria will have a new role in his presidency. the actress has been named co. chair of the inaugural committee. president obama will be sworn in for his second term on monday, january 21, 2013. >>> george zimmerman is suing nbc. he's the neighborhood watch volunteer in florida charged with murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin. he claims he was defamed when nbc edited his 911 call do make it sound like he was racist. three people lost their jobs over it. >>> thanks, andrea. it's the holiday season. that means we'll all be shopping for gifts for family and friends. did you ever think of food? because sometimes gifts can be challenging when you're trying to find something different. food is a great idea. here to talk to us is jona, a blogger. this isn't just a regular drink mixer. >> it's not. it's an electric cocktail mixer. you can use it to mix up your lie bases during the -- libations during the holidays. they usually are more expensive but i got this one at hills kitchen around southeast d.c. that was under $25. >> you can see t

eva longoria is one of the mega donors that is helping to rally. the l.a.ng the president wants a catch-all bill that would also bolster security measures and rachet up penalties for employers who hire illegal immigrants and make it ease wrer to bring in farm workers on a special visa. luis gutierrez of illinois, sir, it's great to have you here and a number of other power players, influential people, working behind the scenes on this deal. just this week in colorado democratic senator michael bennett introduced a model that he hopes will be a bigger model for the country. senators kay bailey hutchison and john kyle have one called the achieve act. the congressional hispanic caucus is certainly making moves. when does everyone join forces and come up with a real type of deal forward? >> thomas, that's happening. the good thing is that there's a general framework, right? they want everybody in the system, and they want to mind the books. they want to make sure that employers and immigrants have to abide by the same set of rules that the rest of us do. it's i

to ricky martin and eva longoria, who wrote, we lost a legend today. she was set to take part in the voice mexico. she was 43 years old. >>> also breaking overnight, all eyes on north korea on the verge of a possible rocket launch. they planned to send a satellite into orbit as early as today. a glitch forced them to extend the launch window. >>> growing concern about the health of nelson mandela, who has been in the hospital for three days. officials say the 94-year-old human rights hero is doing well. but that people should keep him in their prayers. >>> gas prices down 11 cents in the past week. they're not stopping there. a gallon now almost 50 cents less than a month ago. we could see rates at $3 a gallon by christmas. >>> the argentinian-born forward lionel messi scored two goals on sunday, bringing the total for the year to 86. by the time he's done, we could be talking about the best to ever play the game. >> all right, josh, thank you so much. >>> now to the latest on the daring rescue mission in afghanistan to free an american doctor held hos

periodistas, una de las grandes cualidades, es que rompió todo los estatutos, si vemos a ricky martin, eva longoriair muchas especulaciones. >> le temo a la muerte, no por mí, por mis hijos, com he estado tantos años, estuve tantos años sola con ella, viven aún conmigo, mi hija tiene 26 años y vive con mami y me dice, no me voy hasta que me case, jackie que tiene su hija y es mi nieta, michael también va a la universidad y vive conmigo, entonces, a mí me da miedo pensar que les voy a faltar a mis hijos. ♪ ♪ estuvimos escuchando a la gran diva de la banda y ahora estamos con rodrigo. >> así es, compartiendo este día, donde nos enfrentamos a esta noticia. >> estamos rindiendo un homenaje a jenny rivera. >> acompáñanos en esta mañana donde humildemente rendimos honor a jenny rivera. >> vamos con satcha pretto. >> sin duda, la música regional mexicana con pena, jenny rivera falleció luego de que el avión se estrelló contra una montaña en méxico, ahora los socorristas buscan los cuerpos de los tripulantes, vamos con los detalles con edgar muñoz. >> así es, la noche del sábado en su último concierto con

we saw stars like eva stone and and eva longoria and kate middleton was wearing it on her fashion toure appear thinner. >> is the peplum approved for 2013? >> i'm happy to say it is approved! >> we saw it on the runway and will continue. >> hair trends, dip dyed ends. >> your face says it all. >> we saw kristina aguilera and britney spears. this seemed to hit the reality show judges more than any else that technicolor on the bottom of their hair. it was interesting, a little rockery. >> do we approve of it for 2013? >> this, i'm happy to report, no! this is not approved. i think the trend is more natural highlights and not bottom rocker pink. >> pixie cuts. anne hathaway had it, miley cyrus. >> anne hathaway started this and tweeted it and went a full transformation. anne hathaway did it for "les miserables." you have to have the right face cut for it. >> approved? >> this one is approved. it's never going away. >> nail art. >> nail art was huge. excellents really got in on the f fun. an obama manicure an a fun easy way to express yourself. it's a really easy thing to do. >> it's trend

and louie gutierrez says, quote, it's great that eva longoria is meeting with the president, but maybeant community so we can begin to polish up that immigrant policy and get a strategy so that we can really start. president obama won 71% of the hispanic vote in the november election. ted kennedy, jr. could be joining the family business, reportedly considering a run for john kerry's senate seat in massachusetts should kerry be confirmed as the new secretary of state. he currently runs a financial firm, but senior democrats feel he's the best chance to hold on to that seat because of his family's legacy. senator scott brown who lost to elizabeth warren is considered to be the candidate for the case. he jumped pd into the freezing water to save a woman. she was struggling to keep her head above water. he swam out and used a life preserver to keep her afloat and they brought the woman and officer back to shore. >> and down there-- >> the woman said she fell into the water accidentally. she had hypothermia, but otherwise she's doing okay. thank goodness for our police officers. >> wow. >>

actress eva longoria is one of three megadonors leading the initiative along with other latino leaderss to create a strong online and social media presence which they hope will pressure congress into passing comprehensive immigration reform. we'll be right back. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [ male announcer ] red lobster's crabfest ends soon. hurry in and try five succulent entrees like our tender snow crab paired with savory garlic shrimp. just $12.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. and introducing 7 lunch choices for just $7.99. salads, sandwiches, and more. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate.

. >> and the show -- >> that's a wrap >>> all right, here's my prediction, eva longoria running for office in about four years from now don't go anywhere, we have buddhists and poker players and so much more >> something important is the environment. >> it is important to me, as it should be important to everybody. >> ignorance, desire, anger, arrogance, jealousy. >> i have a lot of those >> we all do >> it's easy to act intelligent, but it's more difficult to act -- for us, it was my daughter's birthday -- hi, baby. ♪ >>> of course, we all know adrian as part of the entourage on hbo, but he also does a whole lot more this guy is a documentary, multimedia thing, i'm going to let him say it adrian, hello. >> hello >> i think every actor dreams for something like entourage >> yes, in real life >> do you like being a celebrity? >> do i like it? i can't complain i've had a great time. >> you got a job at a fashion magazine >> for the work, the experience, and some of the perks. >> like? >> free shoes. >> during the rise of entourage and your own star, you were able to tape a couple documentari