thank you for telling me, frank. >> sean: coming up more, with the frank luntz focus group. but first, we look back at the devastating moments from japan, a massive earthquake and tsunami >> tragedy and devastation in japan, after day broke. the nation was able to begin assessing the damage caused by a monster 8.9 offshore earthquake, one of the biggest ever to hit the country. >> this is a potentially catastrophic disaster. the images of destruction and flooding coming out of japan are simply heartbreaking. we currently have an aircraft carrier in japan and another is on its way. today's events remind us of just how fragile life can be. our hearts go out to our friends in japan and across the region. we will stand with them as they recover and rebuild from this >> welcome back to this special edition of hafnlt we continue with frank luntz and his focus group. one of the biggest issues to take place this year was the occupy wall street movement, which started out in new york and moved around the country. let's show you video. >> i am here because our democracy has really tur

thank you for telling me, frank. >> sean: coming up more, with the frank luntz focus group. but first, we look back at the devastating moments from japan, a massive earthquake and tsunami >> tragedy and devastation in japan, after day broke. the nation was able to begin assessing the damage caused by a monster 8.9 offshore earthquake, one of the biggest ever to hit the country. >> this is a potentially catastrophic disaster. the images of destruction and flooding coming out of japan are simply heartbreaking. we currently have an aircraft carrier in japan and another is on its way. today's events remind us of just how fragile life can be. our hearts go out to our friends in japan and across the region. we will stand with them as they recover and rebuild from this >> welcome back to this special edition of hafnlt we continue with frank luntz and his focus group. one of the biggest issues to take place this year was the occupy wall street movement, which started out in new york and moved around the country. let's show you video. >> i am here because our democracy has really tur

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frank corvin. so how long s it been, frank? probably not long enough, bob. ha ha ha ha.harm, have we? would you care for a cup of coffee? sure. sara? no, thanks. miss holland here tells me you're up to speed on our little problem. we've got one sick bird. apparently, there's some kind of design flaw in the guidance system. well, this is a hell of a way to get the designer to help you out. yeah? well, i heard all about your initial response, but don't you worry none. i'm sure we'll come up with something. dr. corvin is here with a solution. wellpraise the lord and hallelujah. we are delivered. so, tell us about your solution, frank. send my team up. we'll fix your broken satellite for ya. damn good cup of coffee, bob. do you want to run that by me again? team daedalus. jerry, hawk, tank. send us up. this is a joke. am i right? it's no joke. we were the best of the best. even you'll admit to that, bob. uh-huh. and how old are you, frank? old enough to know your ass is in a sling. sara, would you excuse us for a minute? this is about to become a personal matter. i know you'

up next, into l media reaction to barney franks announcement that he is retiring. >> barney frank is in office. how is the press covering his departure? and an n.f.l. quarterback is taking shots from the media for his religious beliefs on the field. is this an attack on christianity? answers next on news watch. congratulations. congratulations. congralations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire binesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. new ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein.

barney frank 22nd september, 2005. okay.e self-identified as a group that has a lot of discrimination against them. what has it been like living your life openly left handed? >> very difficult. pencil sharpeners, for instance, are right handed. >> stephen: scissors. >> door knobs. >> stephen: i was born left handed. i believe you are born left handed it's in the a decision. >> right. >> stephen: my parents, especially my dad were pretty upset. they did everything in their power to get me to switch sides and go right handed. they even got me involved in this christian ministry youth group to get me me to go over to the right side. has your minister ever approached you about changing from left to right? >> my minister is a rabbi. >> stephen: you are jewish? >> yes. >> stephen: to sum up, you are left handed, jewish, as i learn here but there's something else about you and this is sort of the elephant in the room that i'm not naming but as a journalist i feel like i have to name it: you are a little overweight. does your wife l

does that increase that dodd-frank could be repealed?it increases the odds. >> i think there is a lot of fixes that have to be made. you recall when he was creating it was about taxpayers behind housing. what they gave us was derivative trading among other problems love. [ laughter ] >> there are a lot of these issues that anyone in the public they need reform. you have to fix a lot of these problems that went unaddressed while they spent 2300 pages pursuing their liberal social policies. >> all these congressman think they have legacies and glass eagle, two congressmen lasted for 50 years, dodd-frank is not going to last for 50 years. it will be taken apart piece by piece. >> paul: and it was signed by bill clinton. when we come back. with the approval rating in the single digits, members of congress are battling accusations of insider trading accusations of insider trading but are the charges fair? [ men grunting ] [ male announcer ] great things can come out of sat. ♪ so don't let odor stop you. gillette odor shield. turns odor into f

up next, into l media reaction to barney franks announcement that he is retiring. >> barney frank is retiring after four decades in office. how is the press covering his departure? and an n.f.l. quarterback is taking shots from the media for his religious beliefs on the field. is this an attack on christianity? christianity? answers next on news watch. i take my multi-vitamin but wanted to do something more for my nutrition. there's so much information out there. what's good for you today, is bad for you tomorrow. i had no idea what to choose. until i found pronutrients -- a new line of supplements from centrum, who i totally trust. omega-3 supports not only my heart, but my brain and my eyes too. probiotics helps with my digestive balance and my immune function. and fruit & veggie has antioxidant properties. new pronutrients from centrum helps make nutrition possible. n[ femala $100 cream. we were flattered when regenerist beat flabbergasted when we creamed a $500 cream. for about $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than over 20 of america's most expensive luxury cr

. >> barney frank is an idiot! >> barney frank. all he did was run a gay prostitution ring out of his house office. (audience reacts) >> i thought you guys loved job creators. (laughter) (cheers and applause) look, i don't know what republicans are going to do. barney frank leaves the house finance committee who do you think the will replace him thaty can beat up half as gleefully. >> he could be replaced by maxine waters. >> jon: that could work for you. maxine waters for helping bank her husband owns stock in. this maxine waters? >> as far as i'm concerned the tea party g k go straight to hell. (laughter) >> jon: all right, the keening is dead, long live the queen. ♪ ♪ ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more people are leaving bmw, mercedes, and lexus for audi than ever before. take advantage of exceptional values during the season of audi event. (cheers and applause). >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight, oh, we love her, an actress, her new book is call

. >> barney frank is an idiot!l he did was run a gay prostitution ring out of his house office. (audience reacts) >> i thought you guys loved job creators. (laughter) (cheers and applause) look, i don't know what republicans are going to do. barney frank leaves the house finance committee who do you think the will replace him thaty can beat up half as gleefully. >> he could be replaced by maxine waters. >> jon: that could work for you. maxine waters for helping bank her husband owns stock in. this maxine waters? >> as far as i'm concerned the tea party g k go straight to hell. (laughter) >> jon: all right, the keening is dead, long live the queen. (cheers and applause). >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight, oh, we love her, an actress, her new book is called "betty and friends, my life at the zoo." her t.v. land show "hot in cleveland" returns tomorrow night. how. >> how did you guys find he? >> we were searching the guest house for clues when i noticed you had written on a pad next to the phone so i started to s

it's about frank. says he wants the party to be the best you've ever had and to be an evening of nonstop laughter and fun. ah, splendid. so he's decided not to come. aah. yes, he said he didn't want to spoil things, because he's so dull. oh, lord. poor man. is that all he said? surely he said more than that. well, yes, he did, but we dozed off. i just know that at any party i'm at, i bore everyone rigid. oh, that's nonsense, frank. who's told you that? mr. horton. my father. my mother. both my sisters. my psychiatrist. you. oh, you don't want to believe anything i say, frank. what about the halloween party? i don't recall you boring anyone there. i didn't. you see? i wasn't there. i've made up my mind, i-- you'll just have to do without me. well, that's a big disappointment, frank. oh, well. because, she said, regretting it already, i was rather hoping you'd make the keynote speech. really? absolutely. i can say with total honesty, frank, that no one gives a speech like you. i really don't know what to

barney frank makes marie antwon net look like a lawyer doing pro bono work.ennis miller wants to wish barney frank happy retirement kind of. >> a tough guy with sharp elbows. >> bill: caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. less than five weeks until the iowa vote. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. as the republic party consolidates and absorb as new frontrunner newt gingrich, it is worth looking back four years ago from tonight. on november 30th, 2007, rudy giuliani was leading the republic pac, fred thompson second, john mccain third and mitt romney fourth. obviously john mccain scored the nomination. here are the latest polls. in a rasmussen poll today gingrich beats barack obama. 49% to 43%. legitimate contender for the republic nomination. that means mr. romney will have to go after newt gingrich as did he on "special report" when he called the speaker a career politician. >> i think to get

and frank luntz is messaging to the one percenters joined by july for a broader we think progress is a always great to have you with us thanks for joining us again tonight and it's great to be here thank you massachusetts attorney general martha coakley survey. just blew this thing out she sued the bank of america j.p. morgan chase citigroup and g.m. a c. for allegedly seizing properties filing fraudulent foreclosure to documents and failing to help struggling borrowers who could've stayed in their homes if they had made lower you know if there had been. the. picks you know there are more shows look a lot of people are mortgage payments isn't this exactly the kind of thing that franklin says clients are terrified of but really fascinating what i heard was when coakley made this announcement she was actually in the courtroom right next to the one where occupy boston got to have their stakes tended over they got their get a court order to resist sort of a police a los angeles a new york style police raid so she was actually right next door when she made this announcement and yeah i thi

i'm frank mallicoat >>> good afternoon, i'm grace lee. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. occupy protesters united in a block aid that stretches up and down the west coast today. >> the goal? to shut down major ports in west coast cities from long beach to oakland. protesters are marching in support of workers rights and police, some in riot gear, are monitor the situation. today's movement is inspired by last month's occupy shutdown at the port of oakland. >>> today, hundreds of protesters blocked two different entrances at the port of oakland. here is the scene, live right now, from chopper 5. dozens of big rigs are lined up and they are unable to drive in. because morning shift workers have already gone home. protesters were there well before dawn. to call attention to their anti- wall street message. it is part of a coordinated international demonstration at 11 ports in the western u.s., as well as in canada. >>> we have team coverage on today's protest activity. both here in northern california, and at a major port down south. >> we have more at the port of oakland to

we would be losing barney frank's voice. i am not a fan of him this. he is a mean and nasty. >> i am a fan. i confess, when i read all the stories, i did not realize he was that mean to people. >> he did not like stupid questions. >> if you sit back to him, do not give me a stupid answer, then it is ok with it. he is so smart. when you read hank paulson's book, you realize as we were about to go off the cliff, it was a barney frank and worked with the bush and mr. should keep us from going off the cliff. >> barney frank was elected state representative in 1972. george mcgovern lost 49 of 50 states. he was hurting. barney frank went up to george mcgovern and said, he did not know him, and he said, i run on your coat tails. he has had a remarkable career. the personality problems are real, but the intellect is towering. >> he will be remembered as the guy in the years when we could have had reigned in fannie and freddie, defended and protected them, and try to intimidate those who wanted to tell the truth about it. i think his leaving the congress will r

i am not a fan of barney frank. he is mean and nasty. >> i am a fan. when i read all the stories, i did not realize he was that mean to people. >> he does not like stupid questions. >> if you say that, then do not give me a stupid answer. he is so smart. the thing is, when you read hank paulson's book, you read, as we were about to go off a cliff, it would party frank who worked with the bush administration who kept us from going off the cliff. >> barney frank was first elected state representative in 1972. george mcgovern lost 49 of the 50 states. barney frank went up to him and said, senator, i won on your coattails. burnie has had a remarkable career. the personality problems are real, but the intellect is telling. >> he will be remembered as the guy, who in the years, where we could have reined in fannie and freddie, defended and protected them, try to intimidate those who wanted to tell the truth about it. he is leaving and the congress will have on a better level of civil discourse. >> let's talk about the economy. the unemployment down to 8.6%.

he met with bernie and frank dipascali.according to investigators, madoff showed him records of trades, and named a third party who had cleared them. tucker never asked for any verification, and he never went down to the 17th floor to see where fairfield's accounts were allegedly being traded. >> they told their investors they were conducting extraordinary levels of due diligence into their investment managers. >> smith: stuart singer has filed suit against fairfield greenwich on behalf of investors who say that the company failed to conduct due diligence. >> fairfield's focus was on marketing and selling the product, which was madoff, rather than on kicking the tires and checking to see that madoff was real. if they had spent as much time on due diligence as they did on marketing, we wouldn't be here today. >> smith: even though fairfield greenwich was in new york, their risk management operation-- headed by amit vijayvergiya-- was located a stone's throw away from this beach, in bermuda. why would you have a due diligence

frank says, all right. so frank was right in there. >> that's love.re it is. here it is. they say that men spend more time getting ready than women do, than we do. >> only if you're married to a metrosexual freak. >> they say an average man spends 81 minutes a day grooming, cleansing, toning, moisturizing, shaving, styling and choosing his clothes. >> how hairy is he? how long's it take? anthony gets ready faster than that. >> go, anthony. women spend 75 minutes. who has an hour and ten minutes to get ready? >> we get it done professionally and it's not even that long. >> they say men take longer showers, 23 minutes in the shower. women take 22. >> that's too long for anybody. we are wasting a lot of water. >> i like long showers. hot really -- almost that your skin is burning, but not exactly. that's how i like it. >> it's all about what you like and you want, hoda woman. you want it hot and you want it now. >> i do. okay. >> speaking of that. what's the worst holiday gift you've ever had? this comes from courtney in illinois. >> she writes her famil

i'm frank sesno. our guests today are both experts in technology and the information needs of a democracy. aneesh chopra, appointed by president obama, is this country's first chief technology officer. he's charged with bringing innovation to the government and the economy. ellen miller is the co-founder of the sunlight foundation, a group committed to using the power of the internet to increase political transparency and accountability and to helping citizens and journalists be their own best watchdogs. welcome to you both. let me start by asking you, aneesh chopra, what's at stake here? >> well, in a sense, there are 3 key elements. first, this is a key pillar of how we have a government that works. second, our society is transformed incredibly by these emerging digital technologies, so how we communicate with one another is at stake, and third, the foundation of our economy, the economic prospects going forward, rest heavily on our ability to get this right. >> ellen miller? >> well, i would actual

>> poor frank. it takes five minutes just to put enough quarters in there. >> i still had some time on but i was in a tow area. he said, i already wrote the ticket. but they did pull my car off the tow truck, five minutes after it expired. that's the story for another day. >>> those holiday road trips planned for next week may come cheaper than expected. >> a triple a report reveals that the price of gas has dropped an average of 20 cents since last month. northern californians are spending an average 3.58 a gallon. in the bay area, san jose, the cheapest at 3.55. next up oakland, 3.65. with san francisco the highest at 3.74. i saw gas for 3.05 in alabama last week. >> i know. >> the east coast was always so much cheaper. when i drove out here it was below three bucks in the midwest. not so good. >> good old days. >>> 4:46 now. southwest planes get a makeover. how it could make your flights even cheaper. coming up. >>> and to infinity and beyond! a sneak peek at plans for the world's largest plane.

frank? >> i bet they did. i bet mom and dad will have something to say when they roll into town this morning. thank you, sharon chin in lafayette. >>> new this morning a firebug is on the loose torching cars and apartments in southern california. some incredible video. this just into the newsroom. look at it. the lapd says there's been nearly a dozen suspected arsons in west hollywood including one at the former home of doors former front man jim morrison who of course has been gone for years. police are on tactical alert keeping officers on overtime now. several of the fires are believed to be related as well down in the hollywood area. >>> 6:07. it i came to work and had to run home to get new contacts. a lot of activity in san francisco at 5 a.m. >> what kind of stuff did you see? >> i think people are getting ready for new year's eve to be honest with you. >> really early. i know. did you see any fog out there? >> a little bit, yeah. a little patchy fog out there. >> it's not as foggy today as yesterday. b

no, she might be right, frank.rsations) ♪ now you have abo half an hour until lydia introduces you. lydia's introducing us? i think it was supposed to be a surprise, but i know how you detest those. mm. enjoy. (whispers) we have to talk to frank. lydia, aren't you dressed to kill? i hope you got that box that i sent you. i did, though it really sn't necessary, as you won't be in my house much longer. pack your bags, sweetie. i found your southfork inn. (indistinct conversations) (camera shutters clicking) (clicks and beeps) (cell phone rings) (beep) hey, houston. we have a problem. that, uh, catering company only has a hard copy of the employee manifest, which they're faxing over to lydia any minute now. all right. i'm heading over there. i'll let you know when it comes through. damn it. daniel's here. well... let me do it. i'll fire up the chopper, and i-i can be downtown in 20 minutes. (indistinct conversations continue) all right. i'm gonna text you lydia's address. as soon as you get that fax, let me know. dani

anser. >> reporter: good morning, frank. earlier you asked, frank, if this area was going to be cleaned up before the commuters got in. let me show you some live pictures. in fact, the answer to your question is yes. clean-up crews are work furiously much of the tent city is gone. the final part of this encampment is being cleaned up and sprayed down, as well. there's just a handledful of cops that are left and just a handful of protestors, as well. but the protestors did put up a fight just a short while ago about two dozen "occupy" protestors arrested for crossing police barricades and standing in the middle of the street. the protestors tell me they did so as a show of defiance. they are engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience is what they called it. but sfpd says standing in the middle of the street is an obstruction of traffic laws and that's why they were arrested. many of the protestors say they were not surprised. they were getting warnings of this raid for the past two weeks, and they have been preparing for it as

i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it's 6:29.et's check traffic and weather. >> it's chilly but temperatures mostly above freezing. you will notice fairfield our one exception to that. 27 degrees. we have actually dropped a couple of degrees here in the last half hour or so. otherwise, mostly in the 30s and 40s. we also have some patchy valley fog. we'll tell you where, plus how warm we're going to get by later on this afternoon the in the meantime, let's go to gianna with a check of your roads. >> thank you. looks like a lot of folks still have the morning off. we're still very quiet on the freeways. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no major snags there, just a little bit of foggy conditions as you work your way along the upper eastshore freeway. we'll check the south bay coming up. >>> 6:30 your time. two of america's biggest names in retail are closing some stores. sears and kmart say slow sales prompted the move. anne makovec is in san mateo with the money problems that these chains face. a little surprising,

anser. >> reporter: yeah, frank, good afternoon. as hiram lawrence fights for his life here at children's hospital, his family is fighting with doctors to keep their son alive. the doctors can pull the plug at any time on life support. his mother says he is pleading with doctors to give her son a little more time to put up a fight. this surveillance video shows it all. three gunmen open fire leaving 1-year-old hiram lawrence with a bullet in his head. >> but i think that if hiram had more time to recover and to come out of shock that he will make it and they'll be coming home. >> reporter: doctors at children's hospital in oakland say preliminary tests conclude that the little boy is brain- dead. they now want to do a second round of tests as required by law to confirm their findings so they can legally "pull the plug." but the family isn't ready to do that. they want the hospital to delay further testing hoping to buy enough time so they can get a second opinion. >> the family has no recourse. they can't say, wait. they can't say g

. >> after three decas in congress, barney frank is quitting.. the massachusetts congrsman.eaker of the house, president, senators. things are changing of ththere. what is your reaction? >> as far as i'm concerned if a person can take toy barney frank votes, there will be no change. in fact, it will be a game. i am not aan of him thi he is a mean and nasty. >> i am a fan. i confess, when i read all the stories, i did not realizee was that mean to people. >> he did not like stupid questitions. >> if you sit back to him, do not give me a stupid answer, then it is ok with it. he is so smart. when you read hank paulson's book, you realize as we were about to go off the cliff it was a barney frank and worked wiwith the bush and mr. should keep us from going off the cliff. >> barney frank was elected state representative in 1972. george mcgovern lost 49 of 50 states. he wasurting. barney frank went up tgeorge mcgovern and said, he did not know him and he said, i run on your coat tails. he has had a remarkable career. the personalityty problems are real but the intellect is towerin

well, now, these lisa frank favorites are making a big comeback. >> if you say so. the companylaunching an apparel line in adult sizes, too. for those of us who are kids at haurlt, i guess. so most of the clothes cost about 30 bucks. and i'm going to tell you, with all due respect, if it has to do with dolphins and unicorns, i probably won't wear it. maybe your little girl will wear it. >> thanks so much for joining us this morning. join us tonight at five, six and eleven. >> and all day long at nbc.com. go out and grab yours a unicorn of the day.

frank and elizabeth. thanks, sharon. >>> the blue flu may be a big part of the reason for a jump in the number of employees calling the sick this year. according to the mercury news, the police chief says high stress levels may be the reason for a lot of sick calls. a 40% increase in sick time taken by police department employees this year compared with last, and sick time is up 71% from four years ago. >> governor brown taking the wraps off his plans to raise taxes. among the ideas, a temporary half-sent sales tax increase in the state. people who make $200,000 or more a year. in addition helping balance the budget, much of the money will be dedicated to education, helping the schools. >>> new budget cuts will mean slower delivery of many items in your daily mail. part of an effort by the postal,000 to avoid whereuponscy. gail diaz is in san jose when we can expect the changes to take effect. >> good morning. the changes will take effect in march. you may want to start planning ahead. you'll want to make