again, on first blush, i think it's a great idea. they have reached the energy innovative hubs, the energy research centers, industrial centers, regional application centers, manufacturing energy centers, and the obvious question is do we need that? do we have too many centers? are we dissipating our efforts? >> i don't think we're dissipating our efforts. you named a lot of centers, so let me start with the bioenergy centers. >> i'm just saying, why do we need the manufacturing demonstration? let me focus on that. >> three minutes left here. >> right. those centers typically are centers in which you work for the american companies and they're almost like incubator companies. i toured one, it was a carbon composite. it was done in conjunction with oak ridge where you have a company and you test new manufacturing methods. so these companies say, well, we don't really know if this is going to work or not, so your habitat solely helps them develop new manufacturing medicine to enable them to produce carbon composite materials that the w

but at first blush, it seems like a very solid strategy. >> there's a consensus among analysts that theadministration did punt on a lot of major program cuts, particularly in an election year and there's also a widespread consensus that the defense budget cuts are going to get deeper over time, especially as deficit reduction efforts kick in. do you believe and is it possible and is it acceptable for defense cuts to go deeper? >> it's hard to say, first of all, what's going to happen. now, i think if we went full sequestration, that would be a significant problem for our national security. >> as d.o.d. says. >> d.o.d. officials say that. can we go beyond the 487 a little bit? undoubtedly. i'm sure there's places to find savings that fit within the strategy and i think we'll have to be looking at that going forward. as far as whether or not d.o.d. or other discretionary programs are going to face a deeper cut going forward, it's hard. the budget is three pieces, revenue, entitlements, discretionary spending, discretionary spending is 38%, entitlements are 55%, revenue obviously is 100% o

first blush what's your reaction. >> i'm tiffany, and what i hear is that he's putting the blame more on the syst

. >> at first blush, this sounded like the greatest news every home owner getting a reduction in principlewer interest rates and maybe a little check comes to you. big picture first. will it impact the housing market? >> well, the short answer is no. the settlement, even though it's 25 billion dollars is really rather modest and especially when you look at the huge 15 trillion dollar mortgage market. and as we step back and look at the settlement, the first part of it is very good, 5 billion dollars going to those victims of robo signing. now, remember, these aren't people that were improperly kicked out of their houses just denied due process, they were behind on their loans and deserve to lose their homes now they will he' get a check for 2000. so i think that's good for them and at least overtly, this does not cost the taxpayer. >> jamie: but let me first play devils advocate on that one. you lose your home, because i didn't have a chance to defends your case, you were behind, $2000 for losing your home. >> and i don't remember when i got a $2,000 check for a paper work error from the b

overall, first blush at the yum numbers, very good, looking at china, 42% of the profits come from. right now, "the closing bell" continues. >>> saber rattling in iran. rising oil prices the european debt crisis, we break down those hot-bunt issues with noted investors prince alwaleed bin talal on a first on cnbc interview. he is one of the world's most prominent businessmen, a member of saudi arabia's ruling family and chairman of the kingdom holding company. now, maria bart roam moment. >> welcome back, saudi prince alwaleed bin talal, good tough on the program, your royal highness. thank you for joining us, particularly at the new york stock exchange, your first time at the exchange? >> first time i come here. thanks for inviting me. >> so thrilled to have you. prince alwaleed, you wrote an op ed in the "wall street journal" today, that is what i want to begin on. you talk about the arab spring and the changes that we are seeing what kind of an impact have you seen in saudi arabia from the young people getting together, getting empowered and in fact, taking governments down? >> n

coming up on "news4 at 4:00," love at first blush.lentine's day to attract that special someone. when it comes to makeup there are things that women do to make themselves more attractive as mates. and get healthy 4 life today, explaining why the techniques work. also what can go wrong and cause you health problems. on "news4 at 5:00," what you work out, exercise a little bit and then take a little break. it is routine that let get you into shape in just 20 seconds at a time. guaranteed, we are told. details coming up today on "news4 at 4:00." >> how many 20-second intervals do you have to do? we will find out. >> that's right. >>> time for a final check on the forecast. here's tom. >> looks like snow and feels like snow. temperatures are in the mid and upper 30s and radar scanning the sky picking up precipitation. few sprinkles, southern maryland and down towards fredericksburg but west and north of washington that's snow. the dark green you see, it is snowing now in loudoun county and northern montgomery county and into howard and fr

manufacturing, there is a proposal for manufacturing demonstration within the 2013 budget and again, on first blush, looks like a good idea. the concern over the last three to five years the department established the bioenergy research center and energy innovative cost and energy frontier research centers and industrial assessment centers and clean energy regional application centers, manufacturing energy centers and the obvious question is do we need that? do we have too many centers? >> you name a lot of centers. let me start with the bioenergy centers. >> i am just saying why do we need the manufacturing -- >> fair question. let me focus on that. those centers specifically are centers in which you work with american companies and i have toward one -- was done in conjunction with oak ridge where you have companies and you test new manufacturing methods. we don't know whether this is going to work or not so you have a facility that will help develop new manufacturing methods that enable them to develop carbon composite materials, material of the future but in order to produce it cost effectively

maybe we'll get more on the pays for it problem, but at first blush, experts are saying it doesn't quiteet there. >> you've been speaking to folks at treasury, not only about what romney has been but the president's new initiative. >> that's right. they said our bottom line is we want to high engineers and want to fire tax engineers. they want to get rid of this bloated system that we all know exists of lawyers, accountants and lobbyists. but they really want this to be seen as we're throwing this out there, because we want to negotiate it. we don't think we can afford to have the tax rate go below 28%, but we're willing to consider it. this crucial, about that companies make overseas, they want to talk it, but they didn't -- they want to negotiate it, so they're trying to say this is the first salvo, and we want to get something done. >> romney's going to release his plan in detroit, ford field, a big plan coming up, fairer, simpler, we hear those words all the time. we'll see if he can deliver. you have more tonight? >> wolf is coming "outfront" tonight. >>> a veteran journalist is kil

things and all of these are tongue twisters but it's the first round of tongue twisters nothing happens and the priest is very upset and blushes extraordinary red and he tries again. the second time the chants are much shorter and he begins to lose his patience and again nothing happens. third time nothing happens and he basically says how much time to turn to the wonderrous powers of the lotus set raand he does chanting and the parody is something like if anyone is old enough to remember and the mouse before vatican two and you don't understand anything and it's mumbo jump bow and this is a parody of that. the second and third pieces before the intermission i will not introduce. i think the program notes are sufficient and rather than lecture i would much rather you enjoy the performance. the one thing i would like to emphasize about the first piece this is indeed a comic piece and in most instances westerners have a great problem when they come to a concert of classical music and view it as this is supposed to be serious music. this is not serious music and i would ask to you laugh. you are welcome to laugh. you may laugh. y

blush. how is that? >> well, the very first time -- i can say this.me i met whitney was actually on a video set. i had just got hired by arista. the executive vice president of the label at the time and clive davis had just hired me and i went to meet whitney. she was one of the first projects i would be working with. when i walked in, she looked at gene and she said, ooh, he's handsome. so for whitney houston to tell you you're handsome, that's something i'll always remember. >> you'll never forget that. that's a wonderful story. >> yeah. >> when was the last time you saw whitney? >> the last time i saw whitney was probably about 2003. it's been a number of years. it was at an industry function. we saw each other, acknowledged each other. very brief, but it was a good moment. >> yeah. >> definitely. >> outside of her telling you you were shorthahandsome, what of your favorite memories? >> what sticks with me is my 35th celebration at the china club. it was a big event, and she was celebrating her 35th, and it was a special night, and we all had great

blush. how is that? >> well, the firstcould say the very first time i met whitney was on a video set. i had just god got hired to the executive vice president of urban music's label at the time and collide davidson just joined me. she was one of the first projects i'd be working with. i walked in and she looked at gene and said, ooh, he's handsome. so for whitney houston to tell you that you're handsome, that is something that i'll always remember. >> you'll never forget that. that's a wonderful story. when was the last time you saw whitney? >> probably about 2003. it's been a number of years. but i saw her at an industry function and, you know, we saw each other. we acknowledged each other. and it was, you know, short, brief, but it was a good moment, you know, definitely. >> now, outside of her telling you that you were handsome, what is your favorite memory of working with whitney? >> well, i think my -- you know, the exhale sound track when we did a listing party, a party in los angeles for her to go and inter act with

blushing? >> i just -- you've been thinking about this awe all day. >> yes. >> i'm lynn berry, this is "first lookay tuned. way too early with willie geist starts right now. >>> it is valentine's day and president obama got republicans a shiny new budget to play with. but they're keeping the receipt and sending it back. because it raises taxes and they say it doesn't make any big moves on trending entitlement program. the question is, depressing as it may be, should we write off this election year and assume nothing significant is going to get done on capitol hill? rick santorum and mitt romney mixing it up in michigan. the primary is two weeks from today. the question is, whatever happened to that state belonging to the man whose father was governor there? we've got new polls to show you. >>> a sitting supreme court justice is robbed at machete point inside his caribbean vacation home. the question is, was his security detail on the beach drinking my

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blush. war crimes tribunal had a life sentence to the khmer rouge execution appeared the 69 year- old is the first member of the khmer rouge regime to be tried by the united nations-backed tribunal. >> the judge called it a factory of death. security prison 21 in palm pen. thousands were tortured and executed here. a united nations-backed tribunal has ruled he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. he had appealed a previous sentence, pleading he was merely following orders, but the court instead decided the original prison term did not reflect the severity of his crimes. those crimes include murder, torture, execution, and enslavement. under cambodia's khmer rouge, an estimated 200 people perished in the killing fields. four years of atrocities to create a role communist society. this case is the first to be concluded by the tribunal set up to try the perpetrators. this legacy has left deep scars in cambodia. it wiped out almost 1/4 of the country's population. >> stay with us. coming up in one minute, we will be going to the munich security conference and talking to theree of the issues th

blush, a side pony, and random barrette. >> mom is wearing a scrunchie and actually wanted one that matched her outfit. you say that's the firstp, her clothes. she needs to be in 2012. >> are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> you sound a little nervous. >> nope, i'm not nervous. i'm ready. >> she is ready. okay. here with her are her two daughters, danielle and laura. raise your hands, guys. her husband is back there, her mom, her sister, and her niece. the whole kit and caboodle. >> a lot of people that love her anyway. >> please keep your blindfolds on until i ask you to take them off. here's diane todd before in the '80s. all right. step into 2012. >> oh, my gosh. >> they're going to freak out. >> okay. take off your blindfolds. go ahead. >> oh, my gosh. >> diana! >> are you ready to see yourself? step up here and look in this mirror. >> oh, my gosh! >> you look gorgeous. >> you look beautiful. >> oh, my gosh. >> let's start talking about the hair, louis. >> definitely the hair. this was mission impossible. do not try this yourself at home. colored, whatever the horrible word is, black hair. i had to soften it up to make it look