. >>> i'm gayle king. the midwest gets pounded by tornadoes, hail, and heavy rain while wildfires burn up and down the east coast. >>> and what happens to a dozen employees and a million dollars? we look at facebook's newest friends. >>> we begin with today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >>> it's the biggest fire i've ever seen in the united states. >>> wildfires ranging up and down the east coast. >>> covering some 2,000 acres. >>> and severe storms in the southern plains. >> a funnel cloud blew across western oklahoma. >> and along with that threat -- hail, the size of grapefruit. >> and it's our expectation there will not be charges filed. >> the trayvon martin case falls into legal limbo. >> the federal prosecutor decides not to take the case to a grand jury. >> as thhe appeals to the publi. >>> in milton, washington, a couple of quick-thinking middle school students saved the day when the bus driver had a heart attack. >> i'm thinking i want to stop the truck because i don't want to crash. >>

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gayle and i started our own profile. profile. gayle is better about it than me.ually erica, i'm very technically challenged so i have a lot of people going, help help me. charlie, what will you be showing on yours? we want an inside peek. >> fashion life or -- >> i have an idea. what about you and barkley in the park? >> barkley -- i took barkley to the country this weekend. this would be a lab. an extraordinary animal. he just goes nuts because he loves to run. he has a lot of space to run. he dived into the water. >> did you dive in after him? >> no. >> see, that's just something you think about on your facebook page. just throwing it out there. >>> as we looked around the web we found a few reasons to make a long story short. "the washington post" has an update on the fast food wars we've been covering today. burger king rolls out its biggest menu change since 1964. >> wow. >> the year i was born. >> a great year. >> smoothies, chicken wraps and snack wraps. executives even admit it's very similar to mcdonald's. >>> britain's "daily mail" has something to cons

gayle?terrell brown, thank you very much. >>> there are big developments in the trayvon martin case. special prosecutor has decided not to send it to a grand jury. she will bring charges against george zimmerman who shot the teenager. >> zimmerman is speaking out online and asking for help from his supporters. john miller joins us now. >> good morning, gayle. >> what does her decision mean and does it signal anything in your opinion? >> i think it's not a substantive decision. if angela corey wants to arrest george zimmerman she can draw up an information this morning and go do that. it's a strategic decision. if she puts it in a grand jury, what occurs in the grand jury is occurring under secret and no one is allowed to discuss it with the rare exception of the witnesses themselves. it will be my call. i'm going to take the heat from one side of this argument or another no matter what i decide. i will not say the 23 people decided in secret because of the way it was presented and i think th

. >>> i'm gayle king. when i see you at 8:00, james cameron opens up about his newest version of "titanic" in 3d. >>> we begin with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> oh, my goodness, look at this! >> tornadoes tear through texas. >> twisters sucking a big rig right off the ground and into the sky. >> damaging or destroying hundreds of homes. >> holy moly! oh, my god! >> residents and business owners in at least nine cities are cleaning up the destruction. >> i'm just glad to be here. >> thank you to wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. we won them all! >> mitt romney pulls off a primary hat trick. >> and put himself more than halfway to clinching the nomination. >> who's ready to charge after a strong second half? >> santorum maintains he can still make the math work for him. >> his continued campaign has proven anything, is that he does not care about math. >> santa monica college, police used pepper spray on students. >> 40-0! the lady bears are the national champs in 2012! >> ryan

>> that's the point, gayle. you've got to watch the episode on animal planet friday at 9:00 p.m. >> gayle is looking at her right now, see if that moose is still stuck in that mud up you there. >> poach it. >> you know -- watch out. >>> she is the bengals cheerleader charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy. now see how a taiwanese animator sees the story. >> during the intimate times, she, in fact, turns into a bengal tiger. >> here's a whole new way to look at cheerleader-gate. you've got your easter eggs. nice. and your big cat. looks like a party. see what happens when you put them together, next. >>> welcome back to the show. don't forget to check in at rightthisminute.com. great videos, all day long. >>> we've all been pointed out because of our fashion choices. >> don't remind me. >> well, i have a few fashion suggestions for the ladies. but i want your opinion. >> ooh. >> does it have real bubble gum in it? >> do i have to give her a quarter? to get one? >> unfortunately, the bubble gum machine doe

. >>> i'm gayle king. george zimmerman's lawyers are here today to explain why he shouldn't be arrested for the shooting of trayvon martin. >>> no one has stepped forward except a maryland woman but is she telling the truth? >>> first, as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> locker room sheds new light on the bounty program. >> gregg williams telling his team to hurt other players. >> little wide receive number 32, put a [ bleep ] on him. >> says single singled out alex smith and that he rubbed his fingers together like this saying -- >> i got it first. >>> our economy has begun to turn a corner. >> the white house looks for a breakthrough in today's jobs report. >> economists are expecting the economy added more than 200,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 8 bth 3%. >>> a military board says a marine should be dismissed for criticizing president obama on his facebook page. >>> the u.s. coast guard has open fir

. >>> i'm gayle king. tulsa breathes a sigh of relief as two are arrested. >>> bubba watson wins the masters with an amazing shot in sudden death. >>> as we do every more than, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >> i'm nosey and insistent. >> what do they want you to do? >> cbs news mourns the loss of mike wallace, dead at age 93. >> what is this? >> this is "60 minutes." >> wow. >> he was one of the real pioneers in television journalism. >> we're all in his debt. >> astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. that's why a reporter's job, as you know, is such a joy. >>> somebody that committed these crimes was kvery upset wih black people. >> authorities looking for answers. >> two men suspected of killing three people have been arrested. >> possible facebook posting by england that suggesting he was angry over the killing of his father by a black man two years >>> did it hook? oh, what a shot! another watson is wearing a green jacket at augusta. >> how d

. >>> i'm gayle king. etan patz became a symbol for missing children everywhere. now after 33 years we may learn what happened to him. john miller covered the story then. he has new details this morning. >>> high drama aboard a delta flight. we'll ask captain sullenberger how the pilot did in this case. >>> as we do every morning, we take a look at this morning's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >> it's a stunning thing, those people who are responsible have brought disgrace and it's disgusting. >> the secret service braces for more fallout as two agents accused in a sex scandal are revealed. >> david cheney, one of the booted posted pictures on face book saying, i was checking her out. >> check this out, old body guard, you're fired. >> i don't think he need to stay in jail. >> george zimmerman could ask for freedom. >> george zimmerman's attorney believes he'll walk out of court after the bond hearing. >> while the trayvon martin family waits for justice. >> zimmerman asked to meet with the martin family. that was denied. >> delta 1063 has had an engine fa

. >>> i'm gayle king. democratic pundit apologizes under pressure for saying that mitt romney's wife, a mother of five, never worked a day in her life. into the ongoing war for the women's vote. >>> and i'm erica hill. rushing into a burning home to save his neighbor. it happened last night. this morning he's out of the hospital and here to talk to us. >>> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> this has been a tragedy in the state of new hampshire this evening. >> a sleepy new england town is rocked after a standoff turns deadly. >> the city's police chief killed, four other officers injured. two in intensive care. >> he's eight days away from retirement. it's just not fair. >> it is no sputnik. >> north korea's long-range missile test ends in failure. >> moments after launch the missile crashed into the yellow sea. >> this is the new leader, by the way, of north korea. the future potentially rests in the hands of korean chaz bono. >>> and hi

. >>> i'm gayle king. the u.s. puts a $10 million bounty out for a top terror suspect. what does he do? he holds a news conference and says, come and get me. >>> i'm erica hill. tiger woods and the rest of the field tee off at the masters today and for a little preview, we'll check in with jim nantz in augusta. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >>> this is not the time for president obama's hide and seek campaign. >> mitt romney turns his focus to the fall. >> obama versus romney is unofficial under way. >> while rick santorum makes a home state stand. >> barack obama referred to this as a place that clings to thursday guns. >> this isn't the scene sports drama where the coach gives speech. this is where hilary swank bumps her head and never boxes again. >> the case against a yet blue captain's midair meltdown takes a turn. >> federal prosecutors think osbon has, quote, a mental disease or defect. >> jetblue is charging $35 extra if you want a pilot who isn't insane. >> the final coroner's report on whitney houston's death says s

i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose with erica hill.nation's capital happens by accident, but over the weekend, the washington elite and high powered friends from hollywood had a few laughs together at this year's white house correspondents dinner. >> as nancy cordes reports, it is the biggest social event of the year for political journalists. take a look at the guest list. >> reporter: this is what it looks like when hollywood glitz mixes with washington politics. george clooney, kim kardashian and reese witherspoon were just a few of the celebrities who walked the red carpet at the white house correspondents dinner. >> anyway, it's great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ball room, or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. >> reporter: president obama came armed with barbs about the narrowing republican presidential field. >> newt, there's still time, man! >> reporter: and about himself. >> four years ago i looked like this. today i look like this. and four years from now i will look like this. that's

and through it all, gayle and i were listening to him. going to see that he does this. and you applaud it -- >> i was like, what are we watching? are you going to augusta? >> i don't know. i'm thinking about it. >> do you think you'll be able to get a ticket? i hear tickets are hard to get. >> i suspect we can. >> jim did offer for you to come >> good morning. the man accused in a deadly shooting rampage at an oakland college will be back in court on april 30th. he was officially charged yesterday with seven counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, he did not enter a plea. republican presidential hopeful ron paul is stumping for cash in the bay area this morning. he is set to attend a private fund-raiser in san francisco a couple of hours from now. he will speak at 7:00 tonight at uc-berkeley. look at these new baby chicks in the san francisco financial district, for falcon chicks hatched over the week and they are nesting on top of the pg&e building. experts say the new checks should be ready to fly in about 40 days or so. >>

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i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose.how american they want children to be. >> that's at the heart of a murder case. one of the first to be prosecuted as a so-called honor killing. the story on tomorrow night's 48 hour mystery. >> i heard the sound of the engine speeding up. i heard a thud. i saw a girl laying in the rocks face down. her shoes had been knocked off. >> reporter: october 20th, 2009, noor al maliki was run over by her own father. >> this wasn't a who done it, never was. what would possess a father to do this to his daughter. >> reporter: the detective believed noor had been a victim of an honor killing, a premeditated murder to preserve family honor. >> in certain traditions, certain cultures, if a father believes a female acted in a dishonorable or disrespectful way, the only way to restore the honor is to kill them. >> reporter: a writer says noor's iraqi immigrant parents felt she had become too westernized and independent. >> she had a foot in two worlds. she had one foot in suburban america and one foot

gayle, please. >> i've got it.ndusky on the penn sex scandal. >>> a black lab in california took friendship to a whole >>> four minutes before 8:00. another lovely shot here in the month of april. and everybody is worried about the jazz expo. after the weather. >>> it's going to be beautiful this afternoon. mostly sunny, 76 degrees. going to be the high. not yesterday's 90, but 11 above normal. here's wjz tv traffic control. >>> good morning everyone. good news is, the jfx isn't as bad as yesterday or as we expected today. there's a live look at cold spring lane. according to the speed send source, we are seeing delays south of there. taking a look, you can see speeds in the 20s, pompano beachs and 40s between just about fold road and pleasant road. and we still have the accident on 95 southbound approaching white marsh with a 20 minute delay behind that to mountain road. and an accident on washington boulevard at western avenue. and another live look at jfx, not so bad. the traffic report brought to you by virgini

gayle king, executive vice president and chief administrator at nationwide.nn, vice president of the global residency division of emc. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> so diversity's always been a hot topic, but on the whole is diversity better than it was 20, 30 years ago? are we more diverse than we were before? >> we are diverse in terms of visible difference. i think there's still opportunity for more of the invisible diversity as it relates to thought, as it relates to experience and background. we have an opportunity to play more in that space. >> i would say that i would have to disagree. i think that it just depends on the industry and depends on the business. but i think that our country understands that it is a business imperative and that everyone's committed to changing it and working on it. >> i would probably agree. i think in the technology field we need to do more around science and mathematics for people of color. i think that especially women coming into technology fields. i think also from a global perspective we really ne

. >>> i'm gayle king. there's outrage as head of a federal agency resigns because of over the top spending. your tax dollars paid for everything from a mind reader to hand crafted cheese. and when i see you at 8:00, starbucks ceo howard schultz is here. >> i'm erica hill. why is jetblue pilot clayton osbon still behind bars? plus, the megamillions mystery that gets stranger by the day. >>> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> chaos on a california campus. after a gunman goes on a rampage. seven people are dead and three more are fighting to survive. >> police arrested the suspect at a nearby shopping center. the oakland tribune said he told someone he had shot people and that he needed to be arrested. >> he came here specifically to kill people. he was upset at the administration for the way he's been treated. >> we knew that april would be a very tough month for us. >> rick santorum tries to stop a primary sweep. >> maryland, wisconsin and

he said, no, aunt gayle. he didn't know. he didn't know.what the light bill is. it's inconceivable he didn't know. what do you think after the research you did? >> no coach has ever been exalted more than coach paterno but no coach has ever fallen so far, so fast. if you look at what he said he didn't know and what happened, that sandusky was gone a year after that '98 investigation without a news release, without the grand farewell befitting an icon on his staff and everything that transpired afterward. >> was he told it was a little horseplay in the shower or was he told it was something really speflk and graphic and sexual in nature? >> exactly. that's one of the things that's just so perplexing about it. it's a tragedy of shakespearean proportions in that joe was told something but the assistant made sure he knew exactly what he was talking about and he knew, so it boggles the mind on how deep it goes. >> what's interesting to me is whether you make knowledge on one incident or should he have known about jerry sandusky and it's believab

>>> i'm gayle king. more agents face the ax in the secret service sex scandal and we may finally learn what happened to etan patz who disappeared 33 years ago. jon miller covered the story then and has new details this morning. >>> i'm erica hill. high drama aboard a delta flight. a mid air bird strike forces an emergency landing at jfk. we'll ask captain sully sullenberger how the captain did in this case. >> we look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> george zimmerman asked a florida judge for his freedom. >> do you believe that george is a danger to the community? >> trayvon martin's family waits for justice. >> zimmerman requested a private meeting with trayvon martin's family. that request was denied. >> it's a stunning thing hose people who were responsible. it's disgusting. >> the secret services braces for more fallout as two agents accused in a sex scandal of revealed. >> david chaney, the agent posted photos on facebook of himself and governor palin in 2008 writing comments like

. >>> i'm gayle king. we'll speak with a man who's ready to take on rupert murdoch here in the united states. >>> i'm erica hill. it is the most infamous list in america. john miller takes us inside how the feds choose who makes it onto the ten most wanted list. >>> as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> oh, my gosh! >> residents dig out from disaster. >> it hit so fast and quick, that nobody really had a time to react to it. >> after an epic tornado outbreak pummels the plains. >> possibly more than 120 of them. hundreds of homes damaged and destroyed. >> deadly tornado took a direct hit on the town of woodward, oklahoma. >> i've never seen it like this. >> no, never like this. >> if it turns out some of the allegations are confirmed, then, of course, i'll be angry. >> president obama calls for an investigation into the secret service scandal. >> agents allegedly hiring prostitutes in colombia. >> fighting is over in kabul. >> the taliban claimed

. >>> i'm gayle king. when i see you although 8:00, basketball's pat summitt retires due to dementia. pierce about his family's battle with alzheimer's. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >>> the minute you grow up, the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you're old. >> dick clark, the ageless television icon dead at 82. >> and now here he is, dick clark! >> there aren't enough hands to counted all the artists who over their careers to "bandstand". >> chubby checkers. >> the beach boys! >> the jackson 5. >> this is madonna. >> this is queen! >> he changed the way america danced and the way we listen to music. >> there will never be another clark. never be another dick clark. >> we'll see you, dick clark, so long. >>> the secret service announced three left or being pushed out of the agency. >> allegations that 11 agents brought prostitutes to their hotel in colombia. >> heads have to roll if people aren't fired, nothing changes. >> we urged the l.a. times

i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose with erica hill.rst grader's disappearance in tucson, arizona, say there is evidence that someone may have broken into her home and taken her. >> as ben tracy reports, the search is now 48 hours old and there is still no sign of the missing girl. >> reporter: an entire block in in tucson neighborhood has been blocked off. more than 150 law enforcement officers are systematically searching for missing 6-year-old isabel mercedes celis. >> officers are conducting a good search. we have bloodhounds that are checking the area as well, picking up any scent of the little girl. >> reporter: her parents say she was last seen friday night when they put her to bed. when they went to wake her up saturday morning, she was gone. the uncle says the girl's parents are distraught. >> you're angry, upset, frustrated, confused. >> reporter: early this morning investigators and urban search dogs scoured the celis family home for clues, finding evidence of a possible break-in. >> the amount of leads coming in. we have amp

. >>> i'm gayle king. bill o'reilly is here in studio 57 to talk politics and pop culture and legendary "rolling stone" jan is here with his interview with president obama. >>> before tonight's nfl draft, we ask why so many pro football stars end up bankrupt. >>> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> we are looking to see and make sure this was not some kind of stmtic problem. >> reports surface of a new secret service scandal. >> cbs' stalgts station reports they took prostitutes back to their hotel room in el salvador. >> there are open positions at the secret service and it seems like a fun place to work. >> andrew young, once a close friend and aide to john edwards testifies. >> the defense team attacks the star witness. >> at one point andrew young asked if he had fallen in love with edward. when he informed edwards of everything that happened, edwards looked at him and said, you can't hurt me, andrew. you can't hurt me. >> the u.s. s

good morning, gayle. >> hi, mike and andrea. charlie rose was a busy boy yesterday. he was in your neck of the woods in washington, d.c. that's why today we've got strong words from house speaker john boehner. you'll hear about the moment when he said president obama lost his courage. also, the speaker responds to catholic bishops who say the republican backed budget plan fails to meet moral criteria and boils down the presidential race to one issue. we'll see you at 7:00 with the interview you'll only see on cbs this morning. why? because we're the only ones who have charlie rose. back to you. >> that's a good thing. thank you, gayle. >> i think so, too. >> we'll be watching. >>> the clock is now ticking in richmond towards a partial government shutdown. it could happen in less than ten weeks unless law makers agree on a budget. tuesday democrats killed a two- year $85 billion budget plan they balked because the budget failed to fund the metro extension to loudoun county. governor bob mcdonnell blames the democrats. he says both sides need to reach an agreement. >>

. >> and i'm gayle king. we'll go to london where there are calls to help pippa. >> first, as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> we are embarrassed. we let the boss down. >> top brass take the heat as the secret service sex scandal grows. >> the expanding investigation now involves more than 20 people, 11 secret service men, 10 department of defense personnel. >> i've got a code, uh-oh. >> the incident came to life after an agent allegedly argue with a prostitute over money. >> not only do we owe billions to china, we owe $47 to a colombian prostitute. >> did you approve the funding? >> i respectfully decline to answer based on my fifth amendment right. >> it's not your money. >> the first gallup polls shows romney with a slight edge over president obama. >> start packing. >> a sunsation al view of the sun. >> and the first male cheer leader. the only guy who tried to make the squad. bless his heart. >> and a man brandished a plastic gun while driving

>> i'm gayle king. when i see you at 8:00, the former head of the tsa says airport security is a national embarrassment. we'll talk with him about what needs to be done plus gary marshall, the guy between "happy days" and "the odd couple" is here today. >> first we begin with today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> we're better people than this. we're a better city than this. >> sanford, florida, rejects the police chief's offer to resign in the wake of the trayvon martin case. >> george zimmerman, the man who shot and killed trayvon martin is back in hiding. >> after being released from jail. >> his freedom is temporary because the danimage he caused them is permanent. >> if these investigators find that there have been violations by those individuals they will be held accountable. >> i'm hot about this. these are jobs that should have gone to american hookers. >> mitt romney out with florida senator marco rubio. might this be some sort of audition? >> i'm not talking about that process anymor

hello, i'm gayle king. >> i'm charlie rose with erica hill.w president obama tells "rolling stone" magazine that mitt romney won't be able to get away from the conservative positions he took in the republican primary race. >> it's not the first time "rolling stone" got into presidential politics. the magazine has been at the heart of pop culture and current events for more than 40 years. >> reporter: by the late 1960s san francisco's counterculture movement was growing stronger and jan, a 20-year-old college dropout, wanting in. in 1967, sensing a growing appetite for all things peace, love and rock 'n' roll, he created "rolling stone" magazine. >> it was done out of a love of music and rock 'n' roll, a desire to play a part in it, to celebrate it and be a part of that culture. >> reporter: the biweekly became a rock 'n' roll bible and gracing its cover became a rite of passage for music's biggest names. but the mood of the country was rapidly shifting. >> "rolling stone" was at its core a music magazine but also covered student unrest and var

gail king -- gayle king joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, gayle. >> hi, andrea. mike, hello to you too. >> hello. >> i didn't forget you, mike. john edwards' lawyers expect to get their first chance to challenge his chief accuse near court today. andrew young has been telling a very colorful story about the former democratic presidential candidate and his mistress. our legal natural last is -- analyst is here to show us what both sides will try to accomplish with the star witness. plus oprah, that would be win free with a note to her younger self. apparently she has a lot to say. those stories and more when we see you starting at 7:00. >> you're also talking to a local girl who made good from the silver spring area, goldie hawn. >> goldie hawn, yes. didn't she grow up in tacoma park? >> yes, that's the actual takoma park. she told us one time shows goes back and sees the old house, sometimes looks in the window and everything. >> yes, i remember that. i went to university of maryland so i know the area very well. that's why i c

. >>> and i'm gayle king. the former head of the tsa says airport security is a national embarrassment. we'll talk with him about what needs to be done. plus, gary marshall, the man behind "happy days" and "the odd couple" is here. >>> first as we do every day, we begin with today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> we're better people than this. we're a better city than this. >> sanford, florida, rejects the police chief's offer to resign in the wake of trayvon martin's case. >> george zimmerman is back in hiding after being released from jail. >> they're praying that his freedom is temporary because the damage he's caused to them is permanent. >>> 12 members under investigation in the secret service prostitution scandal. >> they find there's been violation. >> i'm hot about this because these are jobs that should have gone to american hookers. >>> mitt romney out with florida senator marco rubio. might this be some kind of audition? >> why does being romney's vice president seem like a dare. >>> even

. >>> i'm gayle king. the prosecutor in the trayvon martin case could make a major announcement as early as today after george zimmerman's lawyers drop him as their client. >>> i'm erica hill. he has a green jacket and the general lee. masters champ bust bubba watson is here in studio 57. >>> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >> this presidential race for us is over for me and we will suspend our campaign effective today. >> rick santorum steps aside. clearing the path for mitt romney to claim the nomination. >> no! rick! >> i have to be honest, this is a good day. >> rick perry, michele bachmann, herman cain. it's going to be a great next season of "celebrity apprentice". >> we're withdrawing as counsel for mr. zimmerman. i can't represent a client who doesn't stay in contact with me. >> this is completely inexplicable and i thought i was watching a "saturday night live" skit. >> zimmerman is ditching his lawyers but talking to hannity in.

i'm gayle king. >> and i'm charlie rose. >>> billionaire warren buffett struck a nerve last year when he said that america's wealthiest people should not have a lower tax rate than the middle class. now senate democrats are pushing for a vote next week on the buffett rule, a proposed tax hike for people who make more than $1 million a year. new york senator chuck schumer is a prime mover behind the proposal. senator, good morning. >> good morning. welcome to our table. >> nice to be here. >> welcome. >> it's good to have you here. just for purposes of explanation, explain the buffett rule. because everybody talks about it, and we know that the essence of it, but what is it? >> well, it's very simple. first, if you're a very wealthy person, we have nothing against them, god bless them, they made a lot of money, but you have the opportunity to take advantage of certain tax breaks that average people don't. and as a result, a large percentage of people who make lots of money, millions and millions of dollars a year, pay an actu