after fraser, he returns to the theater. he is here in los angeles directing that play. we are glad you have joined us. a conversation with david hyde pierce, coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: david hyde pierce has played dozens of characters, received accolades for everyone of them. for many of us, he will always be dr. niles crane in the hit series "frasier." i assume you're ok with that. >> i'm ok with that. thes: every seasone series was on, he was nominated for an emmy. costarred in the tony award-winning play. sonia and majia and spike." now he is directing that play. take a look at a scene. now, now. >> i forget something every day. i can't remember the italian. window or ceiling. >> that doesn't sound familiar. i don't think i know italian. >> you haven't forgotten it then, have you? how far back do you go? >> 30 years. he wrote a play called "beyond therapy." i did not even have a middle name, that's how young i was. audiences loved it, got a crappy review in the new york times, we closed in

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really like the one greats this question from ross fraser well he's someone who's new to the sport of ice hockey so what makes someone. talking such grace for someone of the biggest force in the world in your opinion. because we've got it all you know it's. it's really exciting to watch the five games you know it's a great spirit part that's flying around you know and you can hear the each other so it's a cinch to get. obviously you play the first lympics and i'm going to a nine hundred ninety eight obviously you did once upon a much earlier on how crucial are you know any players to be limping movement in hockey because there's talk obviously of maybe n.h.l. players not playing in four years time when they when no one's going to happen in the future for as you said when they can they need them the first time you were in the child stop the season for couple weeks and with all the bills this players in the world were disappeared for the tournament and it was a conference or was it this week i gave i was probably a legendary ice hockey player and we cannot cross start our correspondent

soviet union you know cheer missional team and i really like the way in greats this question from ross fraser well he's someone who's new to the sport of ice hockey so what makes someone . talking such grace for some one of the biggest for some of the world in your opinion. because we've got it all you know it's. it's really exciting to watch the fun games you know it's the great spirit of this flying the wrong you know in the u.k. that you're there so it's socially good. obviously you played you first lympics and i'm going to nineteen ninety eight obviously you did once play much earlier on how crucial are n.h.l. you know n.h.l. players to be limping movement in hockey because there's talk obviously of maybe n.h.l. players not playing in four years time when they when no one's going to happen for the future but as you said when they need the muslim or the first i mean we're in the chill stop this isn't for a couple weeks with all the bills this players in the world were just made to do tournament the rivers of the country so there was this great. international for extensive coverage make sur

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really like the one greats this question from ross fraser well he's someone who's new to the sport of ice hockey so. what makes someone talk is such grace for some one of the biggest for some of the world in your opinion. because we've got it all you know it's. it's really exciting to watch the five games you know it's the great spirit of this flying the wrong you know everything in the you can hear that you're there so it's actually good. obviously you played your first olympics and now i'm going to a nine hundred ninety eight obviously you don't want to play much earlier on how crucial are. players to be limping movement in hockey because there's talk obviously of maybe n.h.l. players not playing in four years time when there were no was going to happen from the future as you said when they get many in the first i mean we're in the chill stop the season for couple weeks and with all the bills this players the world just agreed to do two of them in the ribs of the country so there was this group. when we interview all the big stars of course we give you a chance to put your questions

really like the one greats this question from ross fraser well he's someone who's new to the sport of ice hockey so what makes ice hockey such grace for someone of the biggest force in the world in your opinion. because we've got it all you know it's. it's really exciting to watch the hockey game so you know it's a great spirit. this flying around you know in the u.k. hate each other so it's actually good. obviously you played your first olympics and not going to a nine hundred ninety eight obviously you did once play much earlier on how crucial all n.h.l. you play is to be limping movement in hockey because there's talk of a sea of maybe n.h.l. players not playing in four years time when they when no one's going to happen in the future as you said when they can they need them and it's a first i mean we're in the chilled stop the season for a couple weeks and all the bells this players in the world were just afraid for the tournament then because of the conference so there was this great. well you heard richard there include some questions as well from our facebook page followers we'r

really like the one greats this question from ross fraser well he's someone who's new to the sport of ice hockey so what makes somebody talkies such grace for someone of a because for some of the world in your opinion. because we've got it all you know it's. it's really exciting to watch the five games you know it's the great spirit of this flying the wrong you know in the u.k. that you're there so it's actually good. obviously you played the first olympics and not going to a nine hundred ninety eight obviously you did once play much earlier on how crucial are any. players to be limping movement in hockey because there's talk obviously of maybe n.h.l. players not playing in four years' time when they're when no one's going to happen in the future for as you said they can they need to mark them out so first i mean we're in the chill stop the season for a couple weeks and all the bills this players in the world were just too great for the tournament that was at the conference so there was a big no to see they've just to richard includes two questions two from our facebook followers we'l

oscar winner john fraser helped michael bay when he was shooting armageddon. >> this is his favoritere is it works. isars placed on top -- a car placed on top. it is loaded with high pressure nitrogen. that pushes it into a piston that will throw the car as much as 25 feet. >> you want to get the air into the cylinder as fast as it can. 3, 2, 1. flipper's choice was the canon. >> this is the most economical way to go to flip a static car. it gets expensive. >> if you really want to get fancy with a flipper -- >> wrap the cable around the car . you can get it to 200 feet. u: that high-speed accelerator. >> what do you do with that car? >> they will go to a record or something. in four more years, they may -- >> losa angeles. >> it is friday. we bring you encore. a look back at the most notable newsmakers from this past week. the pensioners have the best story to tell. it is tragic that they may only truly are what they owed. that is tragic. the resources are not there. -- this is pain shared by everybody. borrowerse rates -- can sit on the sidelines. they're trying to figure out where

. >> the rolling stones, elton john, sinatra, fraser, rangers, g xt, they all have one thing in common most famous arena. madison square garden has been the place for entertainers since 1879. >> the garden is courageous. -- for the ages. the garden is forever. it is a different level of quality, service, and finish. lt in 1968, today it stands as a new york icon with a rich history. with new, splashy venues, spng built around the country, it was in dire need of a renovation or transformation, as the ceo describes it. >> the biggest challenge was getting it done while we still played. everywhere else, you move somewhere, ou close the the bu own.n. we had three smers worth of being shut down.sh we worked until 3 p.m. every single day. the logistics of making that of getting done on time? omenal. >> you notice the difference as soon as you walk in. an open entrance way, nearly twice the size. two 600 foot screens on the ceiling. wi-fi throughout. two sky bridges suspended over the court. a massive multimedia scoreboard. it took 2.6 million hours of labor to compllathe transformation and c

john fraser helped dream it up when he was shooting armageddon. >> this is michael bay's favorite toyar is placed on top of the car flipper. it looks like a floor jack it is loaded with high-pressure nitrogen that pushes it into a piston which throws the car sparse 25 feet. >> you want to get the air and asked fast and as much as you can. that is what makes it work here i. 3, 2, 1. that's how you flip a car. theefore car flippers, an choice was mechanics. now they have a couple hundred bucks a day. >> this is the most economical way to flip a static car. this is going to cost you 2500 bucks. if you times that by 25 or 30 cars, it is expensive. >> if you really want to get fancy -- back 200 feet. you pull on that high-speed accelerator. it will just pulled the car. >> once you put the car in rough shape, what do you do? record will all go to a or something. ker and in former years or something they may look like a bobsled. more years or something they may look like a bobsled. >> when i was standing a few feet away and they were going to flip, i was getting a little wimpy. i thought lik

. >> father fraser robinson born in 1935 and died in 1991. and her mother, marian robinson, whom we all know because she lives at the white house. we don't see her too often but she is part of the first family. we have a clip about michelle obama talking about her father. let's listen in. >> my father was a pump operator at the city water plant. he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when my brother and i were young. even as a kid, i knew there were plenty of days when he was in pain. i knew there were plenty of mornings when it was a struggle for him to simply get out of bed. but every morning, i watched my father wake up with a smile. he grabbed his walker, prop himself up against the bathroom sink, and slowly shave and button his uniform. when he returned home after a long day's work, my brother and i would stand at the top of the stairs of our little apartment, patiently waiting to greet him, watching as he reached down to lift one leg and then the other to slowly climb his way into our arms. despite these challenges, my dad hardly ever

oscar-winner john fraser helped dream it up or michael bay when he was shooting "armageddon." >> thisl bay's favorite toy. >> a car is placed on top and it looks like a car jack but it is loaded with high pressure nitrogen which pushes into a piston which throws the car as far as 25 feet. >> you want to get as much of that air in that cylinder as much and as fast as you can. that's what makes it work. . 3, 2, 1 that's how you flip a car. >> before car flipper scum of the industry to look choice was a canon. he rents the flippers to productions around the globe for a couple of hundred oxidative. >> this is the most economical way to do this. if you install a cannon in a car, that will cost you $2500. times that by 25 or 30 cars, it gets expensive. >> if you want to get fancy -- >> you can take a cable and wrap it around the car. it will go to hundred feet. you pull on that-speed accelerator. >> once you flip the car what do you do with the car? >> these cars will all go towrecker and in four more years, then made look like a bobsled. >> i have to say that when i was standing a few feet

hosting icons like plal co malc, joe fraser.bob dylan. >> you see it decaying and falling apart. >> even after 50 years, diehard fans still visit the coliseum just to pay tribute. >> jan and holly come every year. they write their name out front, so they have a great tradition every year but this will be the last opportunity to do that. >> that's because a developer is planning to fill the coliseum with offices and shops but the shell of the building and its flame will remain intact. >> i was really happy about that. i was really happy about that, that they was going to keep the name coliseum. >> and mike mitchell's memories are getting another look, too. pulling the negatives out of storage some years ago, mitchell spent a thousand hours removing the dust and grime of once again, the magic of that night. >> they were clas class collabof two different photographers. the 18-year-old who took them and the 60-year-old who realized them. >> a small windfall, thoapg reboot his career and to relive the night that started it all. >> i

who is your fraser president and why? thomas says george w. bush. the face of america's darkest hour, he stood tall and united us. he handled the most adverse situation and did it with it many, compassion, and an iron fist. franklin roosevelt for his charismatic leadership and tireless innovation when confronted with uncertainty. we have yet to see another like him since. we would like to hear your thoughts. go to facebook.com to comment. coming up here on c-span a couple of moments, remarks from ruth bader ginsburg and alito cake and on the court. -- elena kagan on women's rights. by the themes expressed alexis de tocqueville. steve wozniak will discuss the origins of the company. steve jobs and the creation of the first personal com puter. tonight, we conclude our series, "first ladies." >> she brings financial resources to the marriage, as well as managerial skills. makes mount vernon a successful operation and makes it possible for washington to be away for eight years, fighting a war. aboutre's something abraham lincoln. she saw his potential a

what about the reactions from fraser's elsewhere towards us and think what it is interesting to see that again in a chair and messages of support for topple the swamp by moment of art and writing from syria from syria to ukraine protests good luck with your struggle and hope you all the best or which all the best. the second message he's giving advice to organize results pageant moms with all smiles and roses stay peaceful stay peaceful it's interesting to see that this was his desire to share the solidarity of peaceful protest in a country which of course the scenic huge amounts of violence and asked a number of years. but it's not that some piercing politicians also been i suppose quite eager to sway these protests and whatever direction suits them. indeed that you have this bad the article in the key of polls pointed to the fact that the euro might then that is an anti government movement in ukraine have asked for money and to be made that remark. so with that anyone even bother trying to associate their movement with money down the name of the trademark mind on it some carrots for th

gaiters tick it out to michael fraser the second. florida beats kentucky 69-59, 17 straight wins, the gators proving 23 and 2. turning to the winter games after a disappointing finish in the downhill and super combined events, bode miller hoped to make amedz in the superk -- amends in the superguilt. bode miller finished -- super-g. bode miller's performance good enough for the bronze. team-mate andrew rib ebbing took the silver. he won the bronze in vancouver. bode miller, the oldest skier, 36, to medal. this is his sixth olympic medal. here is a look at the medal count. the usa captured four gold, four silver and eight bronze. norway, canada and the netherlands have 14 medals in the winter games. the usa men's hockey team has little time to celebrate, the americans on the ice facing slovenia in the preliminary round game. boy was it an emotional win over the russians, after a controversial disallowed goal by it russians, this one goes to an eight-round shoot out with tj of the u.s. taking six shots, scoring on four, including the g

ken fraser. >> ms. sarah smiley and commander dustin smiley. the honorable tina chen. >> mr. and mrs. david stern. >> mr. robert mailer anderson. >> ms. andrea bernstein and mr. tom bernstein. >> mr. laura ross and mr. james ross. mr. eliseo medina. mr. and mrs. irwin jacobs. mr. jason collins. mr. brunson green. >> i'm just having fun and enjoying tonight. >> the honorable patrick f kennedy and ms. m. elizabeth swope. vic torry ofble new and and dr. robert kagan. and dr.ria nuland robert kagan. mr. raymond mcguire. ms. crystal mccleary. mr. bruce mosler. i will announce you. rummlerrable kathleen and justice elena kagan. mr. and mrs. stephen colbert air -- colbert. the honorable jay carney and ms. claire shipman. the honorable gene sperling. mr. rick sperling. greet french president hollande is her life coverage of the state visit continues. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and so the guest of honor has arrived. french president francois hollande greeted by the president of first lady from the north entrance of the white house. this is the

a federal judge is removing thomas fraser from his post as compliance director.frazier was in charge of implementing reforms to the department after a 2003 misconduct lawsuit involving four police officers. the judge says he made the decision to remove frazier because the job was proven to be too expensive and inefficient. frazier was getting a to a dead $70,000 salary. >>:270,000 salary. >>james: this morning, a group that works to make san francisco streets safer plans to draw attention to the city's pedestrian deaths. "walk sf" would join victims' family several san francisco supervisors and city officials that a thirty at van ness and growth. this comes a day after the fourth deadly pedestrian accident in san francisco this year. police arrested mageb hussain near the scene at van ness and pacific avenue's earlier yesterday morning. he allegedly tried to walk away before he was morning. he allegedly tried to walk away before he was caught. up next on the anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa morning. he allegedly tried to walk away before he was caug

if confirmed he will be an outstanding successor to general fraser who has been an exemplary, effective transcom command and we will miss him and we appreciate his tremendous service to this country. i have high expectations for all these leaders. dod and our country will rely on them and they will rely on their integrity and their leadership. i know this country is grateful to these men and women at inr country is grateful for all the men and women who serve our nation is on intelligence. and i'm proud of them, the president is proud of you. we are proud of their families, and i'm proud to serve with you. they've earned the respect and admiration of the american people and our allies and partners all over the world. but some of our people are falling short of these high standards and expectations. ethics and character are absolute values that we cannot take for granted. it must be constantly reinforc reinforced. it is the responsibility of all of us, all of us to ask for the trust and confidence of the american people to ensure these values are imbued in all our people, and we all live

who is your fraser president and why? thomas says george w. bush.the face of america's darkest hour, he stood tall and united us. he handled the most adverse situation and did it with it many, compassion, and an iron fist. franklin roosevelt for his charismatic leadership and tireless innovation when confronted with uncertainty. we have yet to see another like him since. we would like to hear your thoughts. go to facebook.com to comment. coming up here on c-span a couple of moments, remarks from ruth bader ginsburg and alito cake and on the court. --