my furnace in the studio has been on the fritz so i had to call in one of these radical leftist repairmen. hank, how's it going over there? >> hello, little god-man. are you anxious for your magic hot-air machine to work again? perhaps you should pray to the invisible bearded father in the sky. >> stephen: hank, you were a devout baptist before you went to trade school. >> oh, yes, but upon learning the nuances of h.v.a.c.-- that's heating, ventilating and air kk to the uninitiated-- the idea of an omniscient cloud man seemed quaint. it is science not yahweh that cools you in the summer and heats you in the winter >> i know that, hank, but h.v.a.c. doesn't explain all the mysteries of the universe? >> i was once like you-- drunk on the opiate of the masses. then two years plus evenings and weekends as devry revealed the emptiness behind your religious delusions. (laughter) god is dead and base board heating is an abomination! (laughter) >> so what's the problem with my thermostat. >> god only knows. >> stephen: thanks, hank, we'll be right back. (cheend (cheers and applause) >> stephen: w

. >> the warm weather has the computer on the fritz. >> let me tell you what is happening on the desktop right now. it. ryan zimmerman is close toa new contract. linsanity was >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the big story is the club is getting close to a new deal with ryan zimmerman. negotiations have been going on for over a month. he wants to finish his career here in washington. he does not want to continue negotiations into spring training. they are trying to hammer out a deal now. his current contracts is for five years. now he wants six years added on. let's cut to the nba. the big game showcased lebron james and jeremy lin. jimmy lin really struggled against the best team against the wind. miami made him pay. look at this. he had the dawn of the night. -- dunk of the night. dwane wade but an exclamation point on this. college basketball, american university and bought now face off in a matchup tonight. -- bucknell faced off in a matchup tonight. johnson led the way. this is johnson 43. they beat american 55-50. tiger woods was playing in

richard would come up with the idea of basically kidnapping fritz stern from columbia in new york andaking him to bond so you have an intellectual mentor to understand what was going on. and even though he was there rather briefly, and his german was not all that good, nonexistent -- [laughter] he still not only did the job his all, but even after going on to other things, he was the driving force in establishing the american academy in berlin, which is an in perpetuity legacy. and gail burke is here tonight, who is one of the leaders of that venture. and, of course, you know, he'd been an assistant secretary as a very young man in the carter administration. and as he reached a more senior part of his own career, he had every reason to expect that he would return to a higher floor in the state department. assistant secretaries are on the sixth floor of the secretary, deputy secretary, under sector on the seventh for. he ended up on the first floor somewhere between the cafeteria and the men's room with a shingle on the door that said, that said best rap, not a title that he had ever,

tammy fritz says she's not seeing a big change in her students' english papers and that they seem to stick to proper grammar in assignments. >>> new information on that plan for that moustache march on washington. we told you about the american mush far institute's push for the stash act and tonight -- mush far institute's push for the stash act and tonight they're getting some support from one lawmaker. >> reporter: did a maryland congressman with a mushy mass turn and reputation for being -- moustache and reputation for being frugal propose for a $250 tax act for male grooming? it may have been his moustache that made him a target for the joke from the american moustache institute looking for a tax break for those who support hair on their upper lip. >> the cost has been products such as beard and moustache trimmers, wax, coloring implements such as just for men hair dye. >> i think we have some other issues that are a little more important than facial hair. >> reporter: bartlett's press secretary may have started this whole controversy, but when i asked her to interview the congre

fritz' written testimony since 95% of the world's population and 70% of its purchasing power is today outside the united states, it goes without saying that global markets are critical component of the future growth and success of united states' businesses. how does the success of u.s. global businesses impact jobs in the united states? >> i think we're a great example of that, mr. reichert. in my written testimony i included some statistics about our growth since 1989 when we first got into the international -- started growing our global network in earnest. our u.s. team member count has grown from 56,000 members to 290,000 members today. it's symbiotic. our global growth and u.s. growth have increased in tandem as our global network is gone. we've seen that with our customers as well. as you point out, 75% of the world's purchasing power is outside the united states today. that's a huge market. and it's increasing. and that seems to me to be something that we need to tap into very effectively in this country to address even some of our revenue issues. >> anyone else like to comment?

i worked with him when i was with fritz institute. he has gone to fema. that's an important effort that fema has undertaken. something that the deputy administrator was talking about. i think the state should bring somebody in there as well. [laughter] yeah, right. i have toe say here in the state we are lucky to have the california resiliencey law and peter who has done a lot of incredible work with the private sector. so once again, so many good ideas, so many things have happened here. just remarkable. state of the art. now, the work that you have to do, we have some questions. my colleague prepared some questions. we don't have a lot of time. we have one mike there in the center, and we had way too many questions. we have 15 minutes or so. but i think maybe the best question to ask, jim, is the last one that we had which is like looking back at the last two-plus decades since loma prieta, you know, what concerns us collectively as a group, you know, most about our current response and recovery capacity and what do we think our greatest stride has been

their computer screens yesterday after online registration for park district programs went on the fritzany people plan their de iran registration hoping to get their children signed up for classes before they get full in the medical watch the majority of illnesses involving dairy products are linked to unpasteurized milk the centers for disease control and prevention reports that unpasteurized or raw milk percent more likely to cause food borne illness outbreaks unpasteurized milk acre timber ft 30 near review found 121 outbreaks linked to dairy products and 60 percent of them were caused by raw milk cdc officials say that it's a startling figure because no more than one percent of the milk consumed in the united states is unpasteurized >>the government is expanding child of a safety by testing a new crash dummy the new national highway traffic safety administration has a dummy that represents an average 10 year- old child that dummy will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of booster seats for children who weigh between 65-85 lbs the new federal guidelines advise parents to keep chil

general fritz from career builder.com is here to tell us one of the biggest mistakes people make in interviewsnd how we could avoid them. people could be so desperate for an interview, you would think they would have all their ps and qs lined up. >> with the hiring managers we spoke to in dc, 80% found that interviewees were literally responding to text and his appearing disinterested. >> in the interview? >> yes. >> i wonder why that is? >> we don't understand how somebody could not be perfectly prepared. if you are not engaged and excited about that job, you are showing you are 30 terriblely -- potentially not a passionate worker. we recommend be cognizant of your body language, and do some homework. so you are prepared to not only ask but answer questions about that employer no for goodness sakes -- >>> for goodness sakes, leave your cell phone in the car. >> society today seems to accept and adopt that is what it is life. >>> dress appropriately. there was one man who showed up dress in a boy scout uniform. >>> another who showed up in shorts and flip-flops. in the market today, clearly it

an even bigger concern, the furnace which residents say is constantly on the fritz. >> i'm very, very frustrated. the building has not been maintained. that's not necessarily the landlord's fault. it's, you know, the association's fault and whoever owns the building. >> reporter: the faulty heating unit has been shut down leaving residents in the cold. they've been told they can stay if they want to, but no word on for how long. we called the wade road condo association to ask about residents' concerns and to see what accommodations they're making for them and got no answer. >> we have electric heaters that we keep here anyway. so yes, we will be able to stay here. >> reporter: some residents say they will try to stick it out here without heat tonight. others are packing up and heading out to spend the night with family and friends. back to you in the studio. >>> a record day for gas prices and a tough time for drivers at the gas pump. the national average for a gallon of regular is 3.51 a gallon at a time of year where prices typically drop. fox 5's melanie alnwick shows us the impac

and not forced by fritz pnac sure lagat cromwell to intervene and stop massachusetts from forcing indiansto convert to christianity. there's of least 180 books and pamphlets in the last few years after that book was published which specifically addressed him by name. that's a lot of publications. he was the mainstream. their work even more publications as the ideas spread you know longer had to identify the author of the idea. it's just out there. so you just discuss about the idea itself, so it is really a sign of the acceptance of his role in the the date and not that everybody agreed with an effective as a minority but, more starter been published the did not attribute even though they copied him word for word down to the typographical errors three but no attribution. and he went far beyond as he talked about allowing the freedom of the war as he went far beyond anybody else at that time to read even among those who wanted coloration the question is whether there was going to be a uniform worship and church of england or whether some protestant sects would be allowed to be a very few w

joining us fritz von passion, president of the hotels worldwide.tart with the united states business and leisure. >> business is better than what you would expect. >> business business? >> our business. >> what about business travel? >> well i have yet to talk to a corporate customer who says they'll travel less this year than last year. it makes sense. companies are profitable, growth is outside of the u.s. so looking to go wherever growth is. >> are they saying they're going to travel more. >> a lot of them yes, absolutely, traveling more. occupancies are back to '07. even if rev par growth slows down, that is profitable growth because it's all in rate. >> how far have we come back to the rates in terms of the 2007 levels? >> in order of magnitude we were down about 25% in rev par which is rate and occupancy. we're now minus nine from peak so we're a good part of the way back. >> is it regional, is it city by city? are there certain cities where you're back or higher? >> there are stronger cities. new york started strong and softened just a bit,