gail king, i mean, cbs brought in, you know, we think of gail king as open perhaps best friend but gail king was there celebrating the obama inauguration in the white house the night of obama's inauguration. she was just at the beyonce concert with michelle obama. there is no degree of separation between gail king and the obamas. >> bill: of all three, which one do you think is the fairest? >> i would say cbs this morning is probably the best. they have less fluff. >> bill: even with her on -- gail king on the roster? >> now, mitt romney when he just did an interview there last week talked to jan crawford. january -- jan crawford is one of the better morning reporters. she didn't ask him softball questions but she is fair. jan crawford, that's the kind of person people should be emulating. >> bill: thanks as always we appreciate it i will be on gma. take a look at this. storm clouds in texas that make the wizard of oz tornado look like a sun shower. check is next. >> bill: back ever the book segment tent, reality check. we begin with check one, senator marco rubio of florida. he was on

have to help him >>> jason brooks said cbs money watch dot com >>> letter on cbs this morning, >>> gail kings live in new york with the latest. good morning dale. >>> live and in color from the big show, which paid tribute to nora ephron on the film maker behind gets like " sleepless in seattle " will honor her work and look back on your conversations and talk with their good friend auriana huffington less tatter perry. live in studio 57. those stories and more will see you at 7:00 a.m. >>> cbs this morning starts at 7, >>> 6:51 a.m. a couple of cups of coffee a day can help your heart. a research suggest people can develop a tolerance of caffeine and then the lower the risk of developing high blood pressure moderation is keep excessive drinking is defined as 5-6 c. that might increase heart problems. the road to the london olympics makes a stop in san jose this week >>> tomorrow the h p pavilion home of the u.s. gymnastics trials. the olympic park has to do with controversial new rule asking female athletes to submit to testosterone testing and cannot exceed a certain level >>> we're not sa

gail king -- gayle king joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, gayle. >> good morning, gayle. >> hello, jessica and andrea. where's mike today? >> he's taking a little time off. he left us. >> i know the feeling. i'm taking time off tomorrow. i can't wait. so enjoy, mike. jessica, good to see you. >> you as well. >> we like being your partners as you said. you talked about the ban on sugary drinks. there is you a a new plan -- there's a plan to ban those. mike blool burke will be in studio. we'll also talk about the new contest to give away millions of dollars. also general colin powell, we'll ask him about the race for the presidency and the crisis in syria. those stories and more when we see you at 7:00. >> gayle, we will be watching and enjoy your time off. >> thanks. can't wait. thanks. >>> attorney general eric holder says he has no plans to resign. went before the judiciary committee yesterday to discuss intelligence leaks from the white house. republican john cornyn had some of the harshest criticism. >> you violated the publ

. >> can you imagine gail king taking her son to ikea?aking pictures of people, too. it was my first trip to china. i was blown away in particular with shanghai and then we made a trip to beijing. i was fascinated by the culture, the people. what is the most important thing that we should know as americans about china. >> i think the scale of the transition is almost impossible to understand until you've seen it in person. people's incomes have gone up three times and big cities more than that. that's a wrenching change. it's unbelievable in the terms of wealth that has been created. that creates all sorts of follow on problems that need to be solved. >> there are big issues including the growth rate. might this shake their confidence? >> i think this is such a key issue. the chinese economy relies so much on this belief that it's going to continue to grow in perpetuity. the government is working very hard to keep the confidence going. and they understand the control by putting a lot of money out in the economy. that hasn't changed. the m

gail. >> gayle king, her best friend. they had a feud going.it personally, then fired back. he didn't just name his dog oprah, he started a twitter account for oprah the dog, sending twit picks and foul mouthed tweets. while oprah the dog was lmto, laughing my tail off, oprah the celebrity wasn't. now years later on her own network, she asked 50 to his face. >> heard you had a bitch named oprah. >> he spent much of the interview not looking at oprah. >> you have a dog named oprah. i consider that a compliment. whether you meant it to be one or not. >> i love you. you know, they say dog is man's best friend. >> reporter: lots of celebs name their dogs after other celebs and usually mean it as an honor. jennifer garner has a lab named after martha stewart. >> this is one martha stewart, this is the other. >> reporter: jennifer is a fan of martha. she also used to have a dog named charlie rose. back when kathie lee and regis used to cohost, he was asking her to name her babies after him, so she counter offered. >> if i adopt a puppy from the pound

gail collins coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] ." please -- >> please welcome gail collins back. she is also a best-selling author and her latest text is called "house texaco's: how the loan -- how texas goes: how the loans are states hijacked the national agenda." i will start with the wisconsin recall that we are on the eve of as we conduct this conversation, your sense of what might happen there and what will happen to impact the national agenda come this fall. >> it is very much a wisconsin thing. wisconsin is one of those states that is self aware. i do not know how much impact it will have except if the governor stays in office,t will be because the conservatives, the right wing had more enthusiasm. there is not appear to be a difference as far as position. this will be a t

gail collins. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> pbs. >> be more. >> pbs.

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