because gloria allred knows how to do a press conference. when rachel hired gloria, it made people speculate what might happen. the press conference was scheduled wednesday night, it was supposed to be thursday morning. it was canceled because of unforeseen circumstances i believe is what they said. now, there were some rumors swirling that it might have been -- there might have been some conversations between rachel and tiger. there was talk of, was there a payout. then now it's come out, no, there is not a payout. tmz is reporting that rachel is keeping silent because she's scared. so it's very interesting all of these details that are kind of leaking out, but so much of it is rumor, so much of it is speculation. we really don't know at this point. >> and also, take a look at these photos. these are modeling pictures of tiger woods' wife. and these were taken back when she was living in sweden. she apparently didn't really care about modeling, according to the photographer who discovered her. she would rather be a student. she actually qui

i'm going to toss it to gloria borger. john seems to get lucky meals wherever he goes. >> it was a little calorieic. at least he got a well deserved day off. he'll be back here next week. i'm gloria borger and this is "state of the union." growing questions in the wake of the christmas day terror plot. >> it was a mix of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential catastrophic breach of security. >> how did we miss the signs? and how will the administration make sure it doesn't happen again? we'll put the questions to president obama's top counterterrorism adviser john brennan. >>> then exclusive reaction and perspective from the man who wrote the book on preventing another terror attack. the former chairman of the 9/11 commission thomas kean. >>> two leader senators weigh in on how the u.s. should try this case. republican jim demint of south carolina and democrat claire mccaskill of missouri. >>> then our american dispatch from salt lake city, utah, where the mayor's attempt to liberalize liquor laws i

. >>> i'm gloria borger. this is "state of the union."ma's top counterterrorism adviser says human error allowed a terror suspect to board a u.s. airliner christmas day. speaking earlier on this day, john brennan said the government agency had, quote, bits and pieces of information on the suspect but failed to connect them together. brennan says there was no clib rat concealing of information between different government agencies. brennan says the u.s. embassy in yemen closed today because of threats by al qaeda to attacks against u.s. interests in this country. it's still unclear when it will reopen. the british embassy in yemen is also closed, but may reopen tomorrow. >>> yesterday president obama linked the air terror suspect to an al qaeda affiliate based in yemen. those are the top stories on "state of the union." now to howie kurtz. >> gloria, before you go, let me get you in on this. john brennan told you the last hour the system didn't work. j janet napolitano seven days ago said the system did work. do you think journalists rejec

i'm gloria borger filling in for john king. with us now, two top u.s. senators, democrat, claire mccaskill and tim demint. both are joining us from their home states. thanks for being with us. let me start with you, senator demint. your reaction, please, to john brennan. he seemed to say that this was a failure of human error, not turf. >> i was concerned before i heard him talk and i think i'm a little more alarmed because he seems to have a hard time saying that this is an act of terror, that ft. hood was an act of terror, that the christmas day bomber was an act of terror, and unless we're willing to recognize this as a global war in many cases against the united states, i'm afraid we'll fail to take the actions that we need to. the most important point now is that this threat is real. and we need to make some very real changes from the last administration, from this administration, we need to get the politics out of it and focus on security. but i was concerned that he would not give you direct answers particularly about whether these were acts of t

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. >> larry: gloria, was this a national race? >> well, i think it was. i think, as everyone has said, that it was a good race that this candidate ran, but i think he nationalized the race when he came out and said, look, i want to be that vote that kills health care reform. he turned it into a national race, and what he did very smartly was not only make it an anti-washington race but an anti-insider race. he made barack obama and the democrats in congress look like he insiders who were not bringing the change that the people had voted for. that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the corrupt majority and we need t

>> gloria, if we had righted this christmas day bomber as a terrorist, would he have been immediatelyear ghated military style rather than given rights of an american and lawyers. we probably most valuable information. it does come down to a decision of whether or not this is an act of war, an agent of terror or just a cripple act. so they're some real implicat n implications of the direction being taken. i agree with senator mccaskill, we need to at that time politics out of this, but there's no question that the president has down played the risk of terror since he took office. he is investigating the cia -- >> senator deminute, how has he dee down played the risk of terror? >> it begins with not even being willing to use the word. >> aside from the semantics. >> as side from the semantics, he's been completely distracted by other things as has already been mentioned and he is not focused on building security and intelligence aprat tis of our country. the last administration, president obama made a huge mistake by sending the back, the core nation made up of those folks who were at

and she was going to go there not to really pursue the same things that gloria steinem had pursued as this. she was going to go, get a little shine at a social level. i think her father -- i'm speculating that i think maybe he saw her involved in somewhere with the arts, but not in any incident to her level. maybe should be an educator. is not anything that touched on anything remotely political or truly sociocultural. she washed ashore at smith after a little hiatus at scripps. she didn't like the scripps a whole lot, right? maybe i will read that little portion. it's kind of a funny thing. i don't. i would just read you a little bit about molly, you know, going off out into the world. when molly begins leaving texas, she found people inordinately fascinated with texas. lbj, nina, was on the radar of course. something awful had happened in texas, and dallas in 1963. molly as she went around, and i know many of you have experienced this. i still do to this day. people ask what the hell's going on down there? what is it about that former country called texas that still behaves as a rog

i guess that is where molly was going to go and she was going not to pursue the same things of gloria steinem, she was going to go to get a little shy and be burnished the social level. i think her father, speculating now, maybe saw her involved in somewhere with the arts but not any incendiary level. maybe she would be an educator but not anything that touched on anything remotely political or truly sociocultural. she washed ashore after a little hiatus one at scripps. she didn't like scrips a whole lot, right? mabey i will read that little portion. it's kind of a funny thing. i will just read you a little bit about molly going off out into the world. when negative molly began leaving texas, she found people in your monthly fascinated with texas. lbj was on the radar of course, something awful had happened in texas and dallas in 1963 and molly as she went around -- i know many of you have experienced this. i still do to this day people ask what the hell is going on donner? what is it about the former country called texas that still behaves like a rogue nation, and molly found herself

. >> you cite, jerry, gloria alred and her client, rachel uchitel and perhaps gloria allred is perhaps guilty of some crime. >> i say the opposite, she's not guilty of any crime. >> if they do this, it's no better than what your client has done. >> i don't say this at all. i say she's kbhited no crime. that it's capitalist, not criminal. that she was permitted 20 do this. that's my point all along. there are two things i want to say. one is isn't it curious, that david letterman has engaged a lawyer to go out and front of the district attorney's office in making these arguments? i wonder whether they have confidence in the new york county district attorney's office. quite unusual. that's one. number two, i would like to put this, get to the core of this allegation. the implicit message, david letterman has admitted to the affair. the implicit message in a situation like this, is letterman saying, not explicitly, he's never met halderman. is david letterman saying, you better not say anything. you better keep this confidential. you better keep this quiet. that's the message. don't go ou

it started in a house on gloria drive at 4:00 this afternoon. no one was home when the fire started and the cause hasn't been determined yet. the firefighter -- firefighters find the wind to be an added challenge. the wind for us, once we got on the scene, was a factor to our extinguishing the fire itself. with heavy winds, obviously, moved. >> a lot of damage to the back of the house. the first floor and basement. one firefighter may have suffered heat exhaust run but is expect -- exhaustion but is expected to be okay. >>> the heat is a challenge for local agencies who protect the homeless. one man has died from the cold and just the last week. and as d.c. prepares for whatever comes our way next, fox 5s karen gray houston found some folks trying to hide from the cold and others embracing it. >> reporter: the wind whipping through the trees had a chill to it that forced just about everybody to bundle up. federal law requires d.c. to shelter anyone who needs a bed during the hypothermia season, but officials often have trouble steerng the homele

let's get a check of today's top headlines with gloria borger. >> good morning, jessica.re stories breaking this sunday morning. the u.s. embassy in yemen closed today due to threats of a possible terrorist attack. president obama's top terror adviser elaborated that threat earlier today on this program. john brennan says there are indications al qaeda forces are ready to carry out an attack. the british embassy in yemen is also closed but could reopen tomorrow. brennan says the failed terror attack on a u.s. airliner christmas day will not change plans to close guantanamo bay. he calls the attempted attack a unique incident that will not impact the transfer of prisoners from the u.s. mill prison. lawmakers have called on the obama administration to stop sending yemeni detainees back to their country, citing the terrorist attack there. brennan says some will be sent back. >> i have been in a constant dialogue about the arrangements in place. several were put into custody as soon as they rirnd to yemen. we making sure we won't do anything to put citizens at risk. >> those

until them, i'm gloria borger in washington. thanks for watching. "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gf ps," welcome to out viewers in the united states around the world. today a mix of the new and the old. i wanted to show you, again, a few terrific panels we've done an also some new material of particular interest. now, in 16 days, president barack obama will have been leading the united states for exactly one year. the year was filled with challenges. afghanistan, iraq, the economy, health care. how did he meet those challenges? we spoke back in november with an extraordinary panel of eminent historians. peggy no-- i thought it was important to bring it you, again, now as we look back at the president's first year. also on the show a battle you might never have heard of. the battle of wanat. if you care about the u.s.' involvement in afghanistan you'll want to learn all about it. many say it encapsulated many of the problems that america faces in the world at large. the best military report and military expert in the country tom

it started in a hose on gloria drive about 4:00 yesterday. the cause hasn't been determined, but firefighters found the wind to be an added challenge. >> the wind for us, once we got on the scene, was a contributing factor to our extinguishing the fire itself. heavy winds obviously move fire. >> there's a lot of damage to the back of the house, the first floor, and the basement. one firefighter may have suffered heat exhaustion, but he is expected to be okay. >>> that wind just one of the elements of the conditions this weekend. as d.c. prepares, fox 5's karen gray houston found some folks hiding from the cold, others embracing it. >> reporter: the wind whipping through trees had a chill to the that forced just about everybody to bundle up. federal law requires d.c. to shelter anyone who needs a bed during the hypothermia season, but officials often hae trouble steering the homeless out of the cold. last month's snowstorm is a fading memory, but these dpw workers were looking forward. how's this for a met a for? out with the o.d they're getti

>> gloria. >> reporter: are you from here in little rock?>> now we are. >> reporter: what do you think about the health care bill? >> we haven't worried too much about it. we just hope tri-care will stay with us that's through the air force. >> reporter: a nurse, hang on. you look like a nurse. you might be in the medical profession what is your name? >> jenny. >> reporter: let me ask, what do you think about the health care bill in washington that is about to get passed? >> the actual bill i not know enough about it to say if i am for it or against it. but i do believe we need health care reform. >> reporter: would you vote for in bill or not? >> if they provided more information i would probably be apt to vote for. >> reporter: we need one person to finish the first five. what is your name? >> len hamilton. >> reporter: what think about the health care bill park ton is about to pass? >> i'm all in favor of it. we need to help poor people. >> reporter: there it is the first five from little rock that's the temperature of arkansas. if i coul

gloria borger will be joining us as well. kathleen kennedy townsend will be here as we stay on the massachusetts story for the rest of this hour and the midnight hour again we'll be back at midnight, 9:00 pacific, midnight eastern. of course, haiti coverage will continue at length again throughout the night and again tomorrow, but the massachusetts story reins supreme right now. we'll be right back. okay, class, our special guest is here -- ellen page. hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! hi, ellen! we're going on a field trip to china! wow. [ chuckles ] when i was a kid, we -- we would just go to the -- the farm. [ cow moos ] [ laughter ] no, seriously, where are you guys going? ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! ni hao! [ female announcer ] the new classroom. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. [ crowd gasps ] [ announcer ] if you think about it, this is a lot like most job search sites. - they let everyone in, - [ crowd groans ] so the best people can't s

today on cnn's "state of the union" the president's assistant for counterterrorism talked with our gloria borger about what u.s. agents knew before the christmas day attack. there is a report in "newsweek" this morning that you personally received intelligence from saudi officials that al qaeda might try to use an explosive hidden in underwear? that's what mr. abdulmutallab did. what did you do with that information when you got it? >> i think the report you are referring to is at the attempted assassination attack against the prince in late august. >> yes. >> within a week of that attack, i was in saudi arabia, met with the prince, went to the room where the attack took place. we shared information completely throughout the government. petn was the substance that was used in that attack. we were looking very carefully at that. there was no indication at the time that there was going to be an attempt against an aircraft what we need to do is try to stay ahead of it. >> was the faa put on alert about this, that people might be coming through airports with explosives? >> there was nothing i

until then, i'm gloria borger in washington. thank you for joining us. >>. ♪ there's something that i want to tell you ♪ >> larry: tonight, tyra banks, from top model. >> the reason why they paid me what they paid me was because i moved the product. >> larry: to media mogul. >> i finally figured out that my brand is beauty inside and out. >> larry: she dares to bear her real self to the world. >> yeah, it's kinky, exactly. >> larry: tyra banks shows and tells. >> i'm over my last name. >> larry: so what are you now? >> just tyra, just call me tyra. >> larry: next on "larry king live." >> larry: good evening, what a pleasure to welcome her back. tyra banks -- since this show she's become major. she appears here in january, 2007, look what's happened to her since. host of the tyra show. creator and executive producer of "america's top model" and recently launched an online magazine called "tyra beauty inside and out." >> larry: are you looking to be oprah, is that it? >> if i tried, i would fail. >> larry: you're approaching it? >

that was very unusual, so as i said before the first feminist was not gloria steinem.e is that the idea of the freedom of choice, i mean literally choice not killing babies choice, and also the idea that all men are created by god and therefore no man has the right to rule over you accept by your consent, except not perfect consent but that is the idea of a federalist democracy that making this a roula for you by divine right because the king has no genetic authority over you. there is and a son of god or some genetic power to roll over their people. that is why do you have to set up a system, not where we republicans are not huge fans of direct democracy and the old perreault, we will have a poll question for every issue and take the numbers. you do want, i mean as described in the federalist papers you wanted to be faction against the action. you want the more intelligent people to be choosing their leaders but it is in a sense, it is the rule by consent. >> host: alright, than that is exception. >> guest: and it is certainly carried america through until now and we

so, as i've said before, the first feminist wasn't gloria steinem, it was jesus christ.nd so there was this idea of the freedom of choice, literally choice, not killing the beast choice. and also, the idea that all men are created by god and therefore no man has the right to rule over you except by your consent. but that's the idea of a federalist democracy that a king doesn't rule over you by divine right because the king has no genetic authority over you. .. the that is in the long string of hoax hate crimes. i only listed a small portion of them in my book. after 20 years i think only come all these hate crimes usually on college campuses have turned out to be hoaxes. i can't think of a real one. if an actual races put it there is always someone trying to bring to racism and when it is thought to be a burgeoning clan movement at columbia university will then the entire nation i don't know if you remember that there was a professor at columbia i guess about two years ago who was in the middle of the plagiarism investigation. she was plagiarizing for graduate students a