as george burns said, if you can fake that, you got it made. a sense of humor. the ability to keep balance. not too moody. even tempered yet mysterious. we all want a little mystery. as far as longevity in marriage, i do not have the answer to longevity in marriage. that is one i don't know. estimate i think i learned a lot about women in my life and sometimes i don't think i learned much at all. my favorite quote is from stu convenient hawkins. the man writes through his teeth. he holds it in his mouth. he is in a wheelchair, can't talk or move. one of the most brilliant men the world has ever known. i had him on my show interviewing him. he was a awering my questions on his machine. this is one of the smartest men in the entire world, astrophysics, big bang theory. you name it. i ask him what puzzles you the most? his answer. women. >> don't you agree? is there anything that would puzzle you more than women? >> i think they bring a separate set as men do in relation to them, a separate set of skills, of intellect, intellectual levels. >> intimidation. >> sensi

as george burns said, if you can fake that, you got it made. a sense of humor. ability to keep balance. not too moody. even tempered yet mysterious. we all want a little mystery. as far as longevity in marriage, i do not have the answer to longevity in marriage. that is one i don't know. estimate i think i learned a lot about women in my life and sometimes i don't think i learned much at all. my favorite quote is from stu convenient hawkins. the man writes through his teeth. he holds it in his mouth. he is in a wheelchair, can't talk or move. one of the most brilliant men the world has ever known. i had him on my show interviewing him. he was answering my questions on his machine. this is one of the smartest men in the entire world, astrophysics, big bang theory. you name it. i ask him what puzzles you the most? his answer. women. >> don't you agree? is there anything that would puzzle you more than women? >> i think they bring a separate set as men do in relation to them, a separate set of skills, of intellect, intellectual levels. >> intimidation. >> sensitivi

. >>> authorities in san diego county have now set thursday as the day they will burn down george jokavecksouse. they said they found crates of grenades and bomb making chemicals and that it would be too dangerous to try to remove them. so instead they are going to burn the home down. they have built a 16-foot high fire resistant house to protect the house next door. yesterday, he pleaded not guilty to federal explosive and bank robbery charges. >>> congress is expected to vote this week on the dream act. it's an controversial piece of legislation that could lead to citizenship for thousands of children who came here illegally. >> reporter: bracing frigid winds, students pushed their way on to capitol hill. >> this is the last place before the new congress comes in. >> reporter: because they're fighting for a controversial issue, they expected a chilling reception but not like this. the checks meant for lawmakers were eventually allowed in. they are a reference to a recent congressional office report that shows the dream act would generate more than 2 billion dollars in revenue and cut the

george busch took six years to burn through the political capital and president barack obama did it in two years and suffered through the collapse of the majority in the house. >> best politician. >> chris christie of new jersey, shopping budgets left and right, and 50% support and wanted by republicans to come and speak for them all over america. and may be a vice presidential nominee. >> el floor? >> john bohner. ben in the congress since 1990 part of the gingrich revolution, slipping and sliding and he has inherited the speakership and so far he has done a pretty good job, incorporating the new red hot tea party people, with the corporate republicans. >> monica? >> i will give it to the entire republican party. which was left for dead and called a desiccated relic after the 2008 elections but they have since made like obama care to tax increases. >> i will give it to bill clinton. looking better and better for his legacy and if he was out there selling obama's programs the last year, i think obama would have done better. >> the best politician of 2010, scott brown, a republican who

george. >> i just spoke with sergeant cat burn a three car crash with injuries involved occurred just beforehe s curve it was blocking the right hand lane they are moving it to the pullout raid near the tunnel. it is just before the tunnel it will manage to slow traffic as you can see here which is already doing heading up the incline section if you have a big enough television you can make out flashing lights that's a tow truck heading up the incline section trying to get out to the scene of the crash. more assistance in rude. there was came from one of the person involved in the crash of an ambulance is being dispatched it could take longer to clear the accident at the time of the current there was no back of been but with the mineral rights are deactivated all bets are off for this commute to the bay bridge westbound. other bridges still doing well below seven until bridge typical pattern no bigger than usual back up. fanning perhaps allied air volume that we usually see. wet deck as well for the westbound and eastbound rides and the golden gate bridge was the one us this morning worse th

burned out of house and home. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> prince george's county fire hasold. >> brad bell is live from landover where people are trying to pick up the pieces. >> it is a time of year when we see a lot of fires. the heating systems are stretched to the max. and all of those things played a role last night with touching off the fire that left this damage. this moment -- this woman was from -- coming home from dinner when she saw the fire trucks. >> that is my house. it is on fire. then the lieutenant came over to may. >> the fire started in her garage because of an electrical failure. it spread quickly up and out into four and neighboring units. it was a very tough night to be fighting fires with water. >> very difficult to operate with the clothing we must wear. >> she says the firefighters and the red cross have provided a tremendous amount of support, but she and her insurance say meal vouchers only go so far. >> this is a pretty bad situation. they lost everything. and the memories that you have. pictures and things that matter, it is pretty devastating.

yesterday a federal judge approved a controlled burn to remove dangerous chemicals from the house. the home belongs to george accused of making bombs and storing highly explosive chemicals. you can see crews putting up a 16-foot wall to protect nearby homes. people who live in the area have been asked to leave. >>> time now 6:43. governor-elect jerry brown says the state's budget deficit may be even worse than predicted. he's calling on republicans and democrats to get over partisan politics and get the job done. >> we can't keep going on the way we have. it's getting worse. and therefore people will have to overcome their ideal logical pried elections. >> about 1800 were at the forum in sacramento yesterday. he told them the state's $25 billion deficit might grow to $28 billion because of reductions in a state tax being considered by congress. >>> first it was that devastating earthquake in haiti, now politics is adding new turmoil to haiti. protests over the results of the disputed presidential election have turned violent. at least one person has been killed. crowds have set fires in the streets. they've

george washington -- such as the shelling of a south korean island last wednesday. meantime diplomatic efforts got under way. there was no easing of anger in seoul where south koreans burnedrth korean fans. >>> the law firm of an anti trust investigation of google. they want to find out if gaggle manipulates results. competitors say their services often appear low on google pages. >>> and many more volts are headed to the bay area. california is only one of seven states where the first 10,000 of those electric venn tors will be sold. the volt can travel 40 miles per hour on battery power and 300 more with the help of a gas t powered engine. the vote cost $35,000. >>> which bay area companies owes the state the most in back taxes? the new list being released. >>> chie >>> the senate today passed landmark legislation that would give broad new powers to those in charge of keeping our food chain safe. and it could soon be the law of the land. >> reporter: whether you dine out or cook at home, today's senate bill would be the biggest upgrade. >> of course i trust my grocer that's why i shop here. >> reporter: the new legislation would change that. food producers would have to

george washington -- such as the shelling of a south korean island last wednesday. meantime diplomatic efforts got under way. there was no easing of anger in seoul where south koreans burnedrth korean fans. >>> the law firm of an anti trust investigation of google. they want to find out if gaggle manipulates results. competitors say their services often appear low on google pages. >>> and many more volts are headed to the bay area. california is only one of seven states where the first 10,000 of those electric venn tors will be sold. the volt can travel 40 miles per hour on battery power and 300 more with the help of a gas t powered engine. the vote cost $35,000. >>> which bay area companies owes the state the most in back taxes? the new list being released. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking more rain heading to the bay area, when it will come here, coming up, i have it in my five day forecast. >>> the senate today passed landmark legislation that would give broad new powers to those in charge of keeping our food chain safe. and it could soon be the law of the land. >> reporter: whether you dine out or cook at home, today's senate bill would be the >> of cou

george's county. firefighters trying to figure out what sparked a fire that burned several townhomes in capitol heights8:00 last night. investigators say the flames started in a gauge and then spread to the homes on both sides. fortunately nobody was hurt but as many as six families have been displaced. >>> the strong winds and frigid temperatures making it tough on firefighters. the nation's busiest fire engine company, 10 engine and ladder truck 13 battled the elements while responding to a report of a fire at a restaurant on capitol hill last night. crews found smoke upstairs but no flames. >> in this case there weren't any people to be rescued but this is something that we typically have to deal with, the comfort and care of people put out into this type of weather. if there was a raging fire -- raging fire and we used water to spray it, things turn to ice. >> they work out of the d.c. fire department trinidad station in northeast d.c. >>> we saw this coming two months ago. the d.c. fire and ems tweeted last night that mayor elect vince gray notified and accepted dennis rubin's resignation effectiv

burn it. nearly this entire home was destroyed in 30 minutes. and this went off without a hitch and no pollutants reported. the man who rented this, george cacuubeck has pleaded not guilty to bank robbery and possession of explosives. and the right side = eastbound. towards open, and regal, albany. medium traffic, medium speed. in the left towards san francisco is not too bad for 5:30 on a thursday night. we will be back, much more news, ahead. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. now get up to $300 back in promotion cards. at&t. rethink possible. >> former san francisco 49er has been sentenced. nine days in jail for stealing his ex girlfriend mail. he was put on probation

plan to -- inside the home they planned to burn down they found grenades and several jars of a very volatile chemical used by terrorists. authorities say george was making the material inside his home. i have a public information officer with me. jan caldwell. what's the latest? >> right now there's been a tee lay due to the inversion layer. our bomb units are making final preparations. they should start jelling that probably -- probably the wall next door probably in an hour. >> reporter: so the big concern is there -- is whether there will be an explosion. >> that's fight. the best way i can describe it, if you go back to the western movies and he puts down a bag of gun powder. and he lights the end of the powder and it doesn't explode. that happens in real life. it burns all the way down and gets to the tightly-parked explosives and that explodes. that's because the gases have room to expand in the gun p owder. we are having the -- vent holes cut into the roof. the doors, the windows open and powder that is in the jars and the plastic containers. the vessels that hold that will fail. so the gases will have room to expand. we'll hear some p

george w. bush administration . later, "2 in" with john burns -- "q & a" with john burns, and later, garrison keillor on humor in public life. later, redistricting and class and race. >> good morning. i am calvin smyre, and we will commute 2 hour session. we watched c-span -- the welcome you to our session. we welcome c-span and all of you. redistricting is on the horizon, we have a state legislators here to hear from a panel of experts. we are delighted that roland martin is here to moderate this redistricting session. we are delighted that all of you all are here from across america. our organization is made up 600- plus legislators in 42 states, including the district of columbia and the virgin islands. we're learning more about this issue called reapportionment and redistricting. we would like to invite to the mike mr. fraser mississippi. >> our father in heaven, that to -- can you for the blessings of bestowed on us this week. -- thank you for the blessings you have bestowed on us this week. we thank you for all the blessings we have seen.

and seeing how fast fires burn, those artificial fibers is a real call to action to install top-notch smoke detectors. preferably, georgetors that are linked. if you have a fire in the basement, it can trigger the one by the bedroom to go off, so you get the warning sooner. >> i was shocked how powerful that fire got so quickly. >> i was standing behind that concrete wall with the double-pane glass and could feel it. >> you can go to abcnews.com "gma" for information about do-it-yourself home wiring that are potential hazards. >>> this burglar hosted a picture on facebook from the house he was stealing from. a new twist on trespassing. okay, which picture for the card? hellllllo...that one, everyone looks great. [ female announcer ] when you make your christmas cards at hallmark.com... my show, perfect. ♪ la la la la la la laaa ♪ [ daughter ] dad! sorry. aww yeah! that one! [ female announcer ] ...we address and mail them for you... [ little boy ] now that's a good one. [ indistinct conversations ] [ female announcer ] ...which gives you more... done! [ female announcer ] ...family time. let's go decorate the tree. [ fe

burns to explain how it involves a critical deadline that passed at midnight last night. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. and local members of congress, nancy pelosi and george miller among those leading today's rally calling for another lifeline for unemployed workers. the senate failed to meet last night's midnight deadline to extend federal benefits for the long-term unemployed. that means about 800,000 people are going to stop getting their money today. two million americans will lose their benefits by the end of the year if congress does not act. republicans and some democrats are blocking the extension because they say it will add to the federal deficit. but democratic leaders are ridiculing that argument. >> it doesn't make any sense. our economy still has a long way to go on the road to recovery. there are five job seekers for every open position today. the unemployment rate stands at 9.6%. and senate republicans really think that now is a good time to cut families off from the support that they depend on? >> reporter: the average weekly pay for people who get federal unemployment benefits is about $300. reporting live from washington d.c., allison b

george w. bush administ then "q & a from london with the london bureau chief john burns. >> the candidates running for chairman of the republican national committee will take part in a debate next week. michael steele will debate on monday. that will be live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. one of the candidates joined us for an interview. this is a half an hour. >> joining us is gentry collins. he is a candidate for the chair of the republican national committee. here with the questioning is elliott.on., adnd phil why are you running? why do you want to be party chair? >> if we are going to beat barack obama and beat his ideology, we have to put the rnc back on track. republicans had a very good cycle, but it was not driven by the rnc. we sort of got away with that that organization at the republican national committee. there are a variety of other committees that help capture the energy available. that cannot happen in 2012. there are several things only republican national committee can do if we are going to have another successful cycle. i am ready to put it back on track so we can beat barack obama. >>

george w. bush. it has taken the europeans eight years but they're beginning to fear nuclear iran. they became invested in the negotiation with the issue very astute move by nicholas burnsoes not get much credit. it is a good call but these things take time. the notion of a blockade. tightening sanctions. taking them where they need to go which is hitting oil and gas, regrettably takes a lot of time. i don't know if that time clock works against the nuclear clock. we will have to see. >> let me think can and reuel mare gerecht and even jeffrey goldberg for bringing so much insight to a difficult subject. thank you so much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> the u.s. senate gavels in for half an hour at 9:3 eastern. we will have live coverage of debate will continue and tax cuts and unemployment. live coverage of the u.s. senate on c-span2 at 9:3 eastern. we will show you some floor debate yesterday on those same items with senators kyle and hutcheson. >> i want to speak for a few minutes about the tax package or tax legislation that the senate is debated and we will be voting on before long. there has been dismay on both sides regarding the merits of the package an

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