thank you. >> i'm evan smith. he's a 35 year veteran of the washington post, widely hailed as one of the most insightful and best source political reporters in the country. he's dan blaz, this is overheard. >> dan dallas, welcome. good on to see you again. >> always glad to be in austin. >> 35 years at the post means that jimmy carter was president when you came to the paper. so wash hasn't changed. >> no, no. exactly the same. >> exactly the same. >> we all still have lust in our hearts. >> everyone gets along. >> a little bit of malaise, but if you can get past that, it's fine. >> then there was a reagan period. >> yeah, a little bit of change and then it came back. you witnessed -- we'll talk about journalism shortly, but we'll talk about politics and specifically congress and the presidency and the relationship between the two. you witnessed over 35 years things change and change again and change again. a lot of people think that today the relationship between congress and the presidency is at an all-time low

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brian evans, tare from bnp, and david smith from rockland trust. brian, up first, 30 seconds.tching? >> watching for hundreds of companies reporting earnings as they drive the markets. in fact in the last 12 months, the s&p 500 is up 21%, whereas my earnings based-managed etf is out 36%. ma macy's and others. finally, the producer price index, a big decrease from the last report, good news for the bond markets. >> all right. brian tare, what are you keeping an eye on? >> the u.s. natural gas market. up 2.5% on the week. but the investors are going to give back the gains tomorrow. in front of the storage release on thursday. as you might be aware, the weather has fallen off the cliff, we are now seeing the summer, it's much more mild, natural gas demand is waning, and we see natural gas prices under fire. they will be under pressure for four weeks. tomorrow, selling. another lee on the week tomorrow. >> thanks so much. david, over to you. 30 seconds. >> yes, we have two fed presidents, lockhart who said data doesn't show signs to pull back on quantitative easing, and bullard to

smith, spoke directly to her. >> whenever you have the chance, take it. just get away from him. i'm not going to give up hope until i find her. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> axelrod: president obama's calls for reformses to america's electronic surveillance program is sparking strong reaction. among his proposals, greater transparency in the programs. a new privacy advocate to offer an opposing voice before the secret intelligence court. and an independent review of surveillance by outside experts. jeff pegues has more on the president's plan, and its critics. >> reporter: it's right to ask questions about surveillance, particularly as technology is reshaping every aspect of our lives. >> reporter: the president's call for national security agency reforms comes as intelligence officials remain on high alert for terror attacks. mr. obama says his proposed changes should reassure a wary public about the scope of sweeping data collection while keeping the surveillance program intact. >> i understand the concerns of those who would worry that it could be subject to abuse. >> reporter: some in congress believe the move for transparen

smith spoke todirectly to her. >> whenever you have a chance, take it. >> her prayers were answered. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> hannah anderson has been getting help from healthcare providers and counselors at an idaho hospital. her father is expected to arrive it today. >>> people are returning to their homes in riverside county after a wildfire burned more than 30 square miles in the san ya -- jacinto mountains. authorities began letting people back in their homes yesterday. last night, 26 outbuildings were burned. some people were lucky and returned to find their walls still standing and others were not. >> we got out with our lives and our animals. >> it was pretty devastating. it's just very -- no words to put in it. >> right now, the fire is 70% contained. 2,000 firefighters were on the front lines and 11 of them were injured during the fire fight. >>> fire crews back in the city are trying to figure out what sparked a fire on a crowded tour bus in san francisco. it happened last night on broadway between front and davis streets. the best of the bus passengers got off safely an