george thought that was not true. he thought that patriotism was pointing out the country's false and trying to improve them. many people interpreted it as him tearing down the united states by talking so graphically about the cost of war, our conduct their, and even why we were there in the first place. >> so, how does george mcgovern overcome this and then win the nomination? >> again, he was a bit of a political savant. he was an organizational genius. he understood what it would take to win. we talk about what a good guy he was, and that is true. we should not overlook the fact that he was intensely ambitious as well. he tells the story of himself sometimes. a friend said to him, george, you are the most lauded, self effacing egomaniac i know. and that was true. he had what it tuck in terms of becoming president by putting in the long hours. gary hart's campaign manager said that muskie would go for the jugular if that is what it took. he had a concept of how to win that involved all of these insurgents who would

(george chatters) hey, george. are you done? uh-huh. uh, george... huh?ike you painted only part of the picture. did you run out of room? uh-huh. george wondered how he could get a small picture onto a big billboard. then he noticed something. hmm. huh? hey! the fold marks on the picture were just like the rectangles on the billboard. aha! (chattering) oh, i get it. match the rectangles here with the rectangles there. that'll work. here, i'll make it easier. six rectangles. paint one at a time, and you're good to go! ha! this time george was sure he'd get it right. what?! george! come down here, quick! (hooting) (chattering) look! you're painting the rectangles out of order! (george gasps) (groans) let's put the pictures back in order. uh, okay, that looks good. but how do we keep them in order when you're up there? aha! george remembered that numbers were a good way to keep track of things. you're numbering them? (hooting) good idea! to keep everything straight, george numbered the rectangles on the billboard in the same order. lookin' good, george! (gro

(chattering) george? can you hear me? george! (hooting happily) george!. uh-oh. (giggles) hey. what's going on? who put mud on this? uh... george? (gibbering anxiously) ah! so, dr. greenbean was cutting some branches and you thought he was hurting the tree. uh-huh. oh, you should have asked. oh, wait. (chuckles) you're a monkey. well, anyway, this is called pruning. you make a careful cut, and it doesn't hurt the tree at all. (chatters curiously) he's right, george. i've pruned many a tree in my day. you see, george, too many branches are bad news. they block the sun, and then the fruit can't grow. oh. but, hey, i'm proud of you, george. you behaved just like an honorary sprout. in fact, i would say your effort on behalf of trees qualifies you for full sprout status. huh? hooray! go, george! nice work for a city kid. (hooting happily) okay, sprouts, let's go get some lunch, and dr. greenbean can tell us everything he knows about trees. uh, bill, are you coming? in a minute. i'm still trying to figure out where we are. oh. huh. hey, i got it! uh... mr. spr

(george cheering) whoops, i ran out of rope, george. hey, look what you did, george! you! thank you! thank you! thank you! (chuckling): you're welcome! so, george, did you have a nice time with allie? uh-huh! that night, george couldn't wait for lights out. man: "and so the little mouse roared and the house fell down." (laughing) good night, george. happy dreams. (cooing) allie: allie calling george! allie calling george! (hooting happily) allie calling george, over. (chattering gibberish) ooh, it works! hooray! (screaming): yay! uh-oh... (softly): yay! okay, so i figured out how to make friends with that squirrel. first, we grow a tree. uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. then we take all the nuts... clearly, this was the start of a beautiful and curious friendship. and we go hide... uh-huh. and when the squirrel comes in to get the nuts, uh-huh, uh-huh. ...and say, "hi, squirrel!" you think that'll work? uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. girl: george is a monkey, and sometimes he does things that you can't do. he tried to help ally by using a rope. this house has an upstairs porc

(george hooting) (george screams, gnocchi mews) ah! (mews) george was amazed.better look out, 'cause tootz is in town. ♪ i'm in your nose ♪ achoo, he's in your nose ♪ ♪ i'm in your nose ♪ oh, yeah, he's in your nose ♪ ♪ i'll make you sniff and i'll make you sneeze ♪ ♪ you won't be smelling that smelly cheese ♪ ♪ down to your belly ♪ down, down! ♪ ♪ i'll mosey on down to your belly ♪ ♪ look out, he's in your belly ♪ ♪ so don't eat a thing, that's my suggestion ♪ ♪ 'cause i'll be giving you indigestion ♪ (tootz laughs) sing it, germettes! ♪ go, tootz, go oh, i like the sound of that. do it again! ♪ go, tootz, go (laughing heartily) i love this place! whoo! ♪ bad-dap, bop-dah-bop, wow! ♪ ♪ gonna head to your lungs ♪ ♪ hey, tootz, where you going? ♪ ♪ to the lungs ♪ oh, yeah, he's in your lungs ♪ ♪ well, i'll be making you wheeze and cough ♪ ♪ you better take the whole week off ♪ ♪ and if you're wondering who to blame ♪ ♪ don't forget tootz's the name ♪ ♪ 'cause we'll be making you sweat and squirm ♪ ♪ 'cause that's our job ♪ 'cause we're germs yeah! whoo! ha-ha-ha

(george chatters "oh") (chatters "bye-bye") (chattering excitedly) (digging) (george grunting) georgeorge, that's not how you plant seeds. huh? well, you-you have to take them out of the package. the instructions are written here. see? on the back. oh. (chatters quietly) well, let's see. first off, that hole's a little too deep. there we go. (chattering happily) (chortling) (chattering excitedly) great. narrator: planting carrots was easier than george expected. (chattering) (crickets chirping) narrator: george was so excited, he dreamed of carrots all night. (grunting) (alarmed chattering) (chortling) (grunting) (grunting) phew. (chattering happily) (birds chirping) (yawning) (panicked chatter) (chattering excitedly) (sighs in disappointment) something wrong? (chatters inquisitively) (chuckles) but carrots don't grow overnight. it-it takes time... and watering. ah. (chortles) (chattering nervously) narrator: bill watered the seeds while george was in the city, but george took good care of them every weekend. ugh! narrator: too bitter. this one better go back in the ground. (chortling

the seldom happened with george mcgovern. >> who else was running and how they compare to george mcgovern? >> the other senators were fred harris -- they were all bunched up together. nomination to's lose. some of the things that happened in new hampshire including appearing to cry in a serious moment outside the local newspapers for things that had been printed about his wife. there was some dispute about whether he was actually crying or not. it was snowing at the time at muskie, himself, said he was not crying. that was the impression, nevertheless. the only reason his tennessee collapsed in new hampshire -- his candidacy collapsed in new hampshire was because of his position on vietnam. mcgovern left no doubt where he stood on the war. mcgovern was genuinely against the war, but he was the little -- belittled in those days. although he was revered by the people who were against the war in vietnam, there were other people who did not see it that way. they would not dream of voting for george mcgovern. >> charles guggenheim felled part of the campaign, including the senators speaking to

he trusted george. i do not think he had that kind of confidence in other domestic cabinet secretaries. certainly not the state department. >> michael, you're in the white house at what point. what is your take on the role of the white house and in those cabinetthe infantcy of a structure? >> when i was at hud, he set up a super cabinet officers. the secretary of hud was in charge of one group of cabinet agencies. something like community and urban development. the old executive office building, he was back and forth between the two. he had a person working for him who had handled these broader responsibilities. this lasted less than a year. the structure, to have one officer oversee other officers was doomed to failure. of course watergate was going on, too. i do not think that structure was viable. >> was i right about george shultz? no other domestic officer -- nobody else i know. >> i think you are right. as a member of staff, and i was a labor economist. there is no question that his area of respon

tonight, the campaign of george wallace.ur road to the white house coverage in iowa continues with republican presidential candidate rick santorum at a town hall meeting in marshall town. later mitt romney at a campaign rally for supporters at a local grocery store in des moines. >> and now i look at the life of george wallace. >> good evening, and welcome to "the contenders." we come to you live from the governor's mansion in montgomery, alabama, as we look at the life and times of the presidential political candidate george wallace. elected governor of alabama four times, george wallace lived here for 20% of his life. before we begin our conversation on george wallace and his legacy and introduce you to our guest, here is a look at his political style. >> if you cannot distinguish at harvard between honest dissent and an overt act of treason, you should come down to alabama and we will show you some law down there. >> both national parties in the last number of years have about down to every group of anarchists that have r

curious george. ♪ oh...n monkey named george. ♪ (song ends) (applause) uh... thanks! (whispers): it was for the band! heh. oh, hi, guys. got to run. it's mother's day. (chatters) we're running to get aunt margaret a card. see ya! we forgot about mother's day! do you want to buy a card, too? yes. but mommy does so much for us-- i wish we could do something more for her. hmm. (giggles) (george shouts, chatters) (gasps) a party! that's a great idea! oh, papi, could we? oh, yes! let's give mommy a party! we can make all her favorite foods! (laughs): okay! but... mommy will see us cooking, and then she'll want to do the cooking, and then it won't be mommy's party at all. we should cook another party at someone else's house. (excited chattering) oh, great idea, george. let's do it at our place. yes! then it will be a surprise! that is very nice of you. thank you. come on, let's get moving. but... while we are cooking, mommy will wonder where we are. so papi should say we're on a play date with george, and for her

we signed an mou to build a brand new hospital facility in prince george's county. we have a deal to do the new carrollton metro site. national harbor is expanding. we kept our trane bond rating. we went to annapolis and passed legislation dealing with ethics reform so we could take that out of the reequation. we passed something, a $50 million economic investment fund just to show to businesses the culture in prince george's county has changed. we've moved ahead. clearly, what happened to mr. johnson, unfortunate for him and his family but i said then that prince george's county would focus on the future and we've done that. >> oftentimes, we hear concerns about drafting ethics legislation that it sounds good on paper but often doesn't have teeth. it is more than just the county executive that could be subject to bribes. does this have teeth in your opinion? >> i think it has enough teeth to do what we want it to do. no legislation is going to stop people from doing wrong. what has to happen is we have to be vigilant. the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. from

george. >> george: thank you justine and we continue to track a hot spot in san francisco actually wee to. and this is third street and 22nd this is northbound lanes. this muni shuttle bus and headed north it will take the place of the third straight line that has been stopped since it struck the san francisco police department vehicle at an accident that occurred earlier this morning. the train is moving through now as you can see in the northbound direction. they may stop the bus service shortly. we are not sure if the vehicle had been open to traffic. the police vehicle which was here has been cleared from the street. again, 4 people were injured two police officers, the driver of the nlrb, and one passenger in the nlrb, so the lanes are open. traffic is very light in there is an easy detour around the problem. hear, northbound interstate 280. it happened at moderate boulevard that the accident occurred. the two right lanes are blocked. 280 lead up from the peninsula and towards downtown san francisco. the other traffic has been fairly quiet, the bridges look good an excuse me, tak

the first was with george w.. he inherited by mooney and serves to him between 66 as long as he serves kennedy. initially johnson first of all was desperate to keep the kennedy people. he wanted for legitimacy, continuity and he needed them. he didn't have the background or the staff people for that substantive expertise. at the same time he resented them because he felt they looked down on him whether it is true or not so sometimes things a self-fulfilling that you think some heated looked on johnston a little bit. anyway, he needed time to get the dog and. he even invited george bundy's mother to the white house so west to help situation bundy to stay on. but he's an came apart bundy pushed very hard for expending our involvement in vietnam which has the most egregious mistake and its policy. he then later regretted it but he wanted the president speaks out, to be articulate and defense policies that is the one thing i want to defend as long as possible so he gets a domestic program. if i found out i would be se

george thought that was not true. he thought that patriotism was pointing out the country's false and trying to improve them. many people interpreted it as him tearing down the united states by talking so graphically about the cost of war, our conduct their, and even why we were there in the first place. >> so, how does george mcgovern overcome this and then win the nomination? >> again, he was a bit of a political savant. he was an organizational genius. he understood what it would take to win. we talk about what a good guy he was, and that is true. we should not overlook the fact that he was intensely ambitious as well. he tells the story of himself sometimes. a friend said to him, george, you are the most lauded, self effacing egomaniac i know. and that was true. he had what it tuck in terms of becoming president by putting in the long hours. gary hart's campaign manager said that muskie would go for the jugular if that is what it took. he had a concept of how to win that involved all of these insurgents who would

>>george: the metering lights are not yet active. your ride on the san mateo bridge is also a pretty good one, it is not as slow as it looks, the camera froze. here is a look at the golden gate bridge. the marin commute is problem free. >>darya: yoli eceves is live at the embarcadero this morning. does anything stick out you other than the cold? third >>yoli: there are a couple of people jogging, they are actually wearing a t-shirt and shorts. it is not that kind of weather unless you are going to be jogging around. you'll definitely need gloves, scarves, a hat, a couple of layers. it is very cold and apparently i am in one of the hottest places, one of the warmest. >>darya: how about we refer to it as one of the least cold places. >>erica: downtown san francisco is about 10 degrees warmer than lot of other locations. there is no wind to deal with siri ifs that is definitely the place to be. a different picture developed as we head into the afternoon. right now we are dealing with some locations in the upper 20s and low 30's. a lot o

next is delaware, george. george is a republican there. good morning, george. caller: good morning to everyone. i think the most obvious death is the death of the pentagon spending bill written into it was an indefinite detention of u.s. citizens, along with enhanced interrogation or torture that has no limit. the american people might all be taken to fema camps because of we ridge rent acts. that's the only definition given where the military is going to be asked to take u.s. citizens away. and this is really serious. as far as i can see it, every democrat, every independent ought to register republican, and we ought to all go to primary and vote, i guess you can say, for ron paul, who seems to be the only person who is speaking against this. it forces the democrats, obama, to agree that we have to eliminate this possibility that americans will be taken away. it's a super serious thing, and it should be shown on c-span. everyone is ignoring it. the news doesn't mention it. it sounds like an awful prospect, but it's serious right now. we have to do something ab

george wallace refused to turn over records to them. george frank johnson jr. was the presiding judge. he ordered it turned over to the civil-rights commission so they could complete their investigation. that was one of the early times george wallace misled the voters again in alabama, thinking he could do things he could not do. >> kerry in west virginia, welcome to the program. >> i would like to thank c-span for showing us the governor's mansion. i would also like to know about his relationship with j. edgar hoover. how was wallace monitored and did he have an opinion of hoover? >> about his relationship with j. edgar hoover and whether or not he was monitored? >> not really. not in the sense that subversives were. governor wallace constantly praised mr. hoover and relied upon him, particularly for information about the so-called links between civil rights activists and communists. hoover was always leery of wallace, in part because i do not think he could control him. as a result, hoover always told his men to keep hands-off. as a result, there was a distan

the former prince george's county council member pleaded guilty to destroying evidence. jack johnson had her flush a developer's $100,000 check and stuff nearly $80,000 in her underwear. >>> we're learning of more people connected to jack johnson's corruption case. the head of prince george's county hospital system has to step down while prosecutors look into his involvement. this morning "the washington post" is reporting kenneth glover took a leave of absence as ceo of dimensions health care system. prosecutors say johnson tried to line up a consulting job connected to the hospital. in exchange, johnson would help an unnamed hospital official get promoted to a high ranking management position at the hospital. >>> this morning former illinois governor rob blagojevich will speak. this is an effort to get the judge to reduce his sentence after admitting yesterday he is guilty of all charges. blagojevich was convicted on 18 counts of corruption for trying to sell president obama's former senate seat. prosecutors are asking for 15 to 20 years in prison, which would be the h

robert reich and george will.ou can also find more information about this debate on our website as well. be sure to watch "world news" with david muir tonight for all of the latest headlines. for all of us here, thank you for watching and we will see you >>> in the news at 9:00, december 18, the war officially ends in iraq with the last troops crossing the border into kuwait. dozens of families are left without a place to live after a fire. join us next at 9:00.

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let's go to george for an update on traffic. >>george: a pretty light ride around the bay area.e are not tracking any hot spots, delays or problems. look at how light the ride is on the bay bridge. there are no delays headed to the upper decks. the senate tail bridge ride is good with no problems eastbound or westbound. on the golden gate, you will see a little problem northbound. for the first time this morning it appears traffic has slowed is not stopped. it is likely there could be a stall. we will investigate and of the debt for you. here is a look at the traffic maps as we start with an east bay check. the south bay freeways look good as well. here's a closer look at their ride on 101 in the northbound direction headed out of the coyote valley. is the north bay check shows a little bit of slowing in northern iran before you get into downtown nevada. from 37 to the golden gate bridge it is still under 25 minutes. >>mark: the dow jones is down to 12,171, almost off if a full percentage. gary slosh for is joining us of more on the markets. >> good morning. we have a little bit

george bird grinnell. coyote: by the 1890s few americans understood as keenly as george bird grinnell, the editor and owner of "forest and stream" magazine, how fearful the price had been for the nation's relentless expansion across the continent. raised on the estate of the famous painter and john james audubon at the north end of manhattan grinnell could remember spotting a bald eagle from his bedroom window and watching immense flocks of passenger pigeons darkening the sky from horizon to horizon as they passed overhead. traveling across kansas, he had once encountered a buffalo herd so vast that his train was forced to stop for 3 hours while the beasts crossed the tracks. he had hunted elk in nebraska when elk could still be found on the plains, ridden with the pawnees in areat buffalo chase as the indians brought down their prey with bows and arrows. now all that and so much more suddenly seemed gone or on the verge of disappearing. passenger pigeons had been so systematically killed that a bird once

good morning george. >> george: good morning erica i expected thing to be pretty light today but i did not think they will be lighter than friday and that is certainly the case. take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza we have not track any spots this morning. look at how light the traffic is even for the top of the 6:00 hour. this looks like it may be 1:00 a.m. or 2:00 a.m., there are no delays, no metering lights and no problems on the approach. if you are going to be out driving around, look at the ride that you will have here on the san mateo bridge. no problems east bound or west bound. the west bound side is as light as we would normally call in a commute. likewise, the golden gate bridge has very the traffic here. the traffic maps show green on the roadways. the first look at these they, you will see conditions are great. the mid east bay ride is problem free. >> george: there are no incidents reported by the california highway patrol. heading to the golden gate bridge, your drive times are under 25 minutes. >> mark: trading is resuming on a normal schedule tomorrow, but the wee

george, you opened the door a little bit for him. let's hear and watch how he handled it. >> speaker gingrich crystallized his argument, he said i quote, i'm a lot more conservative than romney and lot more electable than anyone else. >> of course, i don't agree with that. i don't think most people agree with that. we have a lot of places where we disagree, let's see, we can start with his idea to have a lunar colony that will mine minerals from the moon. i'm not in favor of spending that kind of money to do that. he said that he would like to eliminate in some cases the child labor laws so that the kids could clean schools, i don't agree with that. his plan on capital gains. to remove capital gains for people at the very highest level of income is different than mine. i would eliminate capital gains for people in the middle income. we have differences on some issues. but the real difference, i believe, is our backgrounds. i spent my life in the private sector. >> i'm proud of trying to find things to give young people a tron study s

now let us get a look at the traffic, good morning george. >> george: high good morning we continue to monitor and lighter commute. we do have some hobby conditions.-- faulty conditions. there is some black eyes, so extreme caution is advised in the north bay. the bay area looks pretty good, take a look for example at the bay bridge west bound where there is not much of a delay to your ride. we have not seen the meeting life's activated your commute. >> george: the south bay free looks pretty good, no problems yet. the north bay right is not so typical because it is very like in the southbound direction. >> darya: thanks a lot george, the holiday travel season is still going strong for a lot of people. last night at san francisco international planes were delayed because of the heavy fog. will tran is at sf 0 this morning and he is telling us what to expect. >>reporter: if your flight at sfo this morning so far there not any problems as far as our arrivals and departures. there are six-- they are monitoring the situation because snow is always a concern. but kings could change compared

but in the end, he acknowledged that the mission started by george w. bush had actually accomplished something -- >> we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. >> reporter: number five. the long overdue capture and killing of enemy number one. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. >> reporter: the heroics of the navy s.e.a.l.s who swept into his compound deep inside pakistan instantly became the stuff of legend and also a way for president obama to push back against republicans who call him soft on terrorism. >> ask osama bin laden and the 22 out of 30 top al qaeda leaders who have been taken off the field, whether i engage in appeasement. >> reporter: number four, they could have been contenders. trump palin daniels, ryan, they all flirted with running. but it was new jersey governor chris christie who republicans practically begged to run. who could forget this moment at the reagan library. >> we need you. your country needs you

>> jimmy: phyllis george. but i think -- [ laughter ] jeff george. a quarterback.ith -- >> quarterbacks need best friends. >> jimmy: king george, who i'm pretty sure is dead. >> i think so. [ laughter ] i think i've seen his gravestone. >> jimmy: you are one of the people who announces the s.a.g. award, the screen actor's guild award nominations on tv. so, you stand there and you will read the nominees. >> that's what they tell me. >> jimmy: and there's a very good chance you will be reading your own name. >> yeah, maybe. we'll see. i don't know. >> jimmy: you should read your own name one way or the other. [ laughter ] >> the thing, i feel like i could just throw my name in there, right? >> jimmy: of course you could. >> i think i might. we'll see. >> jimmy: have you kind of thought about how you will react if, in either way? because -- >> i'm going to cry. no matter what. i've decided i'm going to cry if my name is there and if it isn't. i think that will be fun. >> jimmy: you're planning a breakdown. >> yeah. i want to have a bareakdown on live television. again

>>george: we continue to monitor crate conditions.light with great-conditions however use u.s. highway 50 reroute instead of interstate - 80 eastbound closed. near truckee and the state line are continuing to clean up diesel fuel. a big rig accident earlier this morning. the bridges are continuing to be clear. no metering lights. no backups. a great commute for the san mateo. the traffic is actually heavier than any other time this morning. the golden gate northbound southbound, 101 = problem-free with no delays to or from marin county. 9:35. and justine? >>justine: we are waiting for president obama to make comments on the payroll tax vote. they delivered a last-minute peril tax extension. he is supposed to make-a payroll-extension bill will be signed before his hawaii vacation. >>dan: >>mark: thank you, justine this was the scene near pierce. over 100 firefighters on golden gate avenue. it took three hours to get this plays ouplease firethis fire -- jackie is on the scene. >> jackie: good morning mark. i am sure when you the scene f

the first one he had was george bundy. he inherited sunday, monday served him until march of 1966, so almost as long as he served in the. initially johnson taught first of all, was desperate to it keep the kennedy people. he needed them. he did not have the background of the staff people who have that sort of stuff to the refugees, but at the same time he resented them because he felt that they were looking down on him. sometimes these are self-fulfilling. you think that and their relations to be false and maybe eventually they do. anyway, are leon in these bundy very much and even invited george bundy's mother to the white house, she was in town to help persuade bundy to stay on. but, he then -- bundy pushed very hard for expanding our involvement in vietnam, which most of this year was probably his most egregious mistake. he then later regretted it, some sort of maricopa. but he wanted the president to speak out, the particular and defend the policy. johnson wanted this to what he was doing as long as possible. he felt t

george? >> i think we do have a role. people are looking to the united states to be destabilizing influence. >> people are quite attractive to our gridlock. >> to some degree. i think the real danger here is that as we look at the development against austerity measures in london, this may be a foretaste of what may occur here. >> the brits have run into a problem. they have cut some of their extravagant social expenditures, but they did not realize the unemployment, which is an argument to be made against republican proposals domestically. >> we are looking at the same potential here. no question we are looking at high unemployment with no real solution to solve it. >> and degraded wages. wages are not going up. the minimum wage is not livable. >> things that people counted on in the stretch, they said that will be here when i reach the age. even those who are drawn -- drawing social security 5 themselves asking questions, will this be here now? >> pray tell, george. >> you are going to get your check, llewellyn. >> thank

>>george: welcome back. we have been tracking a hot spot in the east bay on interstate 580 westbound. we are finally seeing some big improvements out of livermore and into dublin. a multi vehicle crash at the 5 80/680 interchange that for quite a while blocked lanes and left traffic below 25 m.p.h., in fact it was at a dead stop from livermore to the dublin, 5 80/680 interchange. there are some nice breaks opening out into the drive times are improving. heading out of the also want passed, it is not too bad. from livermore to dublin is where you will hit the slowest traffic. the nimitz freeway hotspot has cleared up pretty nicely. here is a bridge check as we start with the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up to the end of the east parking lot. your ride on the san mateo bridge looks pretty good. we have been problem free all morning long. the golden gate bridge ride is without delays across the span either southbound or northbound. because it is friday there will be more northbound traffic. >>erica: we h

and >>george: light traffic all over the bay area. on the bay bridge we have one hot spot in fremont is not completely clear. >>justine: just crossing the wires, we are getting is that the president says he is ready to work immediately before and long term and payroll tax cut once the two month extension is that. here is a live look outside on the james lick, stay with us. >>mark: congress is getting nowhere fast on extending the payroll tax cut. they do not do something by the end of the year, every american will take home to present less as the social security tax would jump back to 6.2% of your pay. house republicans are refusing to even take a vote on the bipartisan plan to extend a tax break for at least two months. they say they want this to be extended for a full year or nothing at all. newt gingrich's comments on the standoff. >> i think that the petty politics between harry reid and the president really demeans the united states. it really turns us into looking a lot like italy in a bad parliamentary crisis. >>mark: the presi

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george? george? is this it? is that it?>> giving you -- i'm working back here. >> this one? >> yep. >> am i in your shot? >> shaq himself tells us the story. >> why do you keep doing this? >> i'm done. >> abc's jack taper. abc's jake tapper. what is up with your name in the last few days? >> it's very complicated. >> how is this job holding up for you? >> i'm doing okay. >> maps are broken. i don't know how that works. but that's what i'm told. imagine this. here's the eastern seaboard right here. >> this is elizabeth's cue. and let me tell you, with a flourish. ♪ >> oh, yeah. oh, wow. nice. >> oh, my gosh. >> scottie, work it out. scottie's working it out. >> "gq" has been calling for george. did you see this? yes. >> we have the -- >> the leggens for men. >> even in the control room. >> harriet potter. >> look how tyra looks in those. and then, look at me. it's like myrna from boca. hi. how are you? ♪ doo doo doo doo >> grover, you look very scholarly. >> thank you. thank you. you would not think that george's suits would