i. betty a was with any species rats mice. or humans. even though that the humans for all of the eating it. this is the same idea of potato. that we used for genetic engineering get back to thank you fried. and this is the particular potato bradly which is one of the easiest to genetically engineer and. the point of the whole genetic what if acacia experiment was to protect the potato against atheists one of the major pests it scotland of they attack their the potato they could eat parts of the potato and we observed that that particular lect that which we used which we take to crop. the snowdrop bulbs did that protect the snowdrop bulbs against all sorts of pests attacks and we had hoped that if we had take the that particular gene and transferred it educate it into the potatoes then. also be protecting the potato against insect attacks which in fact it did. after the end and it was were killed at dissected we found out that the comp had is with a dog genetically modified potatoes there eterno organs developed differently some of the ho

i don't know, maybe you'll sign both. [laughter] >> i'm not going to sign betty's book. that would be way too -- [laughter] >> in any event, thank you very much. i hope everybody has a really good evening. >> for more information on stephanie coontz and her work, visit stephaniecoontz.com. >> publishers would he be has announced the nonfiction books that will be released this spring. here's 10 books in the category of history and military history in order of release date. sarah vowell unfamiliar officials will be released on march 22. on march 29y the good book by acc grayling and the great soul by joseph lelyved. and it will be available on april 12th. and on april 26th the floor of heaven, a true tale of the last frontier and the yukon gold rush. michael burly's book moral combat good and evil in world war ii will also be released sometime in april. on may 3rd, to end all wars, a story of loyalty and rebellion, 1914 to 1918 by adam hochschild will be out in june. and the liberator of latin america will be released. on june 13th, mightier than the sword "uncle tom's cabi

for getting, you know i couldn't move my hips and dance like betty white when i was 30. betty white is one of those unusual people. but i don't think there is anything in popular culture that accurately reflects the lives of old people because it's a downer. and even not in popular culture, the hbo production "alzheimer's project," which was the real first tv series to really examine alzheimer's and produced by maria shriver, of course, whose father recently died of a it. there was a lot wrong with that series, and one of the things wrong with it was it presented only nice long-term care facilities, or it was horrifying enough, it didn't accurately show the people in the last stages of alzheimer's were like, but there was always a caretaker, a home, a woman, there was nothing in that about the people who have no caretakers in the late stages of alzheimer's, people who are not in a nice nursing home whose life savings have run out and are in nursing homes on medicaid, and i've done articles on how nursing homes when i was younger and they are not nice places. and so it did

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so i'm sorry, betty. i know you were a huge fan. >> i don't know what i'm going to do on the weekends now. all right we're going to have to figure this out. ashley morrison joining us here in new york, thank you. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" a wake-up call for diet soda drinkers. plus a would-be robber turned a convenience store into a drive-thru. look at this amazing video. show it to you ahead. >>> plus, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> a luxury boat, shredding parties, and overzealous federal agents. is this really your government at work? the fishy story behind the agency that regulates the $4 billion fishing industry. that's tonight only on the "cbs evening news." winter can be beautiful. [ female announcer ] and now, winter skin can be too. discover relief from dry, uncomfortable skin with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula that soothes, nourishes and restores moisture. women saw improvement in al

i think he should come last. my name is betty trainer. i am here as a representative from senior action network. in particular, their housing program. as you know, senior action network has always been concerned about low income seniors. in particularly, in housing. through our coordinator, we have convened a parallel group that has been discussing particularly seniors living in sro hotels. that has been going on for at least six months, meetings, coming up with conclusions shortly. i wanted to be sure the committee is aware of this group. we are dealing with issues of who are the poorest of the poor seniors in san francisco, who, in many cases are living in sro hotel that none of us would want family members living in. we would like to give this report an excellent, but it was able to touch on the specific conditions of seniors in sro hotels, recommendations that this parallel group will also be giving you in the future. i would also like to briefly mention an alternate group to the village model called the community living campaign,

i know that betty friedan did some things after "the feminine mystique" that weren't always glorious and some of which are pretty bad, but in my mind she's an incredible hero. she's an incredible pioneer. i don't think she is nearly as celebrated as she should be. i think that, um, you know, perhaps it's still too close to when she lived. we still have people alive who have fought some of the battles against her and have reasons to have grievances, but i absolutely believe that over time people will understand more that this was a great, great hero, visionary, pioneer who, whose book was just a gem that has made all of our lives better. >> great. [applause] seems like some other people agree. let me just add one thing. i said that "the feminine mystique" was dated, but i want to modify that just a little bit because it's also important when we think, we talk about choices of women to stay home today. it is, despite all the gains we've made, it is still possible to get in a spiral of self-doubt and low self-esteem when you're really isolated, and i have two examples that really brought

that will be interesting to see, betty. >> i just don't know anymore.s so many of them out there now. >> i can't keep up, either. >> all right. ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> straight ahead your thursday morning weather. and in sports, hello melo. carmelo anthony's triumphant debut in new york. 's triumphant debut in new york. ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ express yourself ♪ ♪ oh, do it ♪ oh, do it ♪ express yourself ♪ hey [ female announcer ] coffee is like life. it's better when you add your flavor. coffee-mate, from nestle. it's better when you add your flavor. to stay fit, you might also want to try lifting one of these. a unique sea salt added to over 40 campbell's condensed soups. it helps us reduce sodium, but not flavor. so do a few lifts. campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york partly cloudy, 46 degrees. miami, partly cloudy, 84. chicago, cloudy there, 40 degrees. dallas will see some thunderstorms, 74. and a sunny 60 degrees i

and betty, i use lack of sleep for everything. >> we know all about lack of sleep, don't we? right. but we're here on time. gotta be. >> got to be. >> the show must go on. ashley, thank you, joining us live here in new york. >>> nevada is the only u.s. state where prostitution is legal. well, now the state's most powerful politician, senate majority leader harry reid, says it is time for that to end. >> we should do everything we can to make sure the world holds nevada in the same high regard you and i do. if we want to attract business to nevada that puts people back to work, the time has come to outlaw prostitution. >> as reid spoke to nevada legislators tuesday, some brothel owners and workers were in the audience. they say prostitution brings tourists and money to a state that needs both. >>> actress lindsay lohan is due back in a los angeles court today. lohan's attorney says she's open to a plea deal in a felony grand theft case involving a $2500 necklace. lohan faces up to three years in jail. meanwhile, her mother says lohan plans to wear something a little more conse

i think betty right here, she brought in six cans. e was actually the first one here as well, so -- [applause] >> thank you. and i should thank the regulator book shop for donating this gift certificate for a free copy of "american wasteland." so thank you very much, i will give that to you. and i am going to head over there, and if people want, i will mark up your books with a little autograph. so thank you very much for coming, i really appreciate it. [applause] >> for more on jonathan bloom and his work, visit the author's web site, wastedfood.com. >> we're at the national press club talking with charles ogletree about his book, the presumption of guilt. can you tell me what made you decide to write about the incident with henry louis gates? >> a lot of people e-mailed me, sent texts, faxes and calls after his arrest saying this happened to my grandmother, my uncle, my brother, and it was an amazing reaction. and it created news because it was professor gates, not jamal who lives in community. and it became even more of an issue bec

. >> betty white-- >> and i cannot believe this, and to get those old brought up those stairs and that is not easy [laughter] >> alec baldwin got best male actor and a television comedy for third rock. >> newark 5:00 p.m., the revolution-new at 5:00 p.m.--and what it could mean for people living right here in the bay area. >> rising rates, the growing concern of violence in the bay area as murder rates continue to rise. >> state of the state. just moments away from the jerry brown state of the state address. what he will say and what it will mean for california. [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> 5:00 p.m. >> a shoot out at fisherman's wharf this dispute between store owners and should not impact tourism. >> and we always have officers out here. >> tonight at 5:00 p.m. we speak with the store owners about the shooting. and find out what sparked the incident th

betty friedan explicitly condemns. one insisted this was the book that told women to burn their broads. i hope everybody in this building knows no such thing ever happened. betty friedan's book ignited so much passion and its title in a world where we never heard of sexism or chauvinism, the title conjured up images that it became a receptacle for people's hopes and fears about feminism and family life to the point that people who never actually read it think that like the bible they know exactly what it says. as it happened, i was one of those people. i was approached to do this biography of "the feminine mystique" and i said my mother talked about it so often. i said great, somehow i had truly come to think i had read the book because i heard about it so much from my mother and other people and books i had read so i said ok and found it in my class and sat down to read it and half way through the first chapter realized i had never read it and i couldn't believe how dated it was in so many ways and also how modest its proposals for change were. how uncontroversial its ideas were. but tha

read that book i immediately understood the truth nine shura discussed much more in your book i know that betty friedan did things after "the feminine mystique" that are not always glorious and some were pretty bad but she is an incredible hero. and a pioneer, and if they she is as nearly as celebrated as she should be. perhaps it is still too close to when she lived. we still have people live who fought the battles against her and have grievances. but i believe over time people at understand this is a great visionary pioneer whose book was a gem and made all of our lives better. [applause] >> host: i said "the feminine mystique" was stated but it is important when we talk about choices is still possible to get into a spiral of self doubt win you are isolated and two examples that brought it home to me, one what is gay historian i interviewed that said he had a job, and his partner did not and was staying home terribly depressed. and his partner was to read "the feminine mystique" although it was repellent with the attitude of homosexuality of health to my partner to understand the depression.

mean, i couldn't move my hips and dance like betty white when i was 30. danny white is one of those unusual people, but i don't think there is anything in the popular culture that accurately reflect the lives of old people because it is a downer, and even not in popular culture, the hbo production "alzheimer's project," which is the first real tv series to really examine alzheimer's and produced by maria shriver, who's author of course recently died. one of the things wrong with that series was it presented only nice long-term care facilities for people -- it was horrifying enough it didn't show -- did should people in the last stage was like there was always a caretaker, home, there was nothing about the people who have no caretakers in the late stages of alzheimer's, people who are not in the mice nursing home whose life savings have run out and are in nursing homes on medicaid and i've done articles of nursing homes when i work number and they are not nice places. so it did not -- in a way it should the worst case individual scenario. there was always

i know that betty friedan did some things after "the feminine mystique" that weren't always glorious and bad. in my mind, she's an incredible hero and pioneer. i don't think she's nearly as celebrated as she should be. i think that, you know, perhaps, it's still too close to when she lived. we still have people alive who fought some of the battles against her and have reason to have grievances. but i absolutely believe over time people will understand more that was a great, great hero, visionary pioneer who's book was just a gem that has made all of our lives better. [applause] >> okay. sounds like some other people agree. let me add one thing. i said "the feminine mystique" was dated. let me hot if i that. it's also important, it is able to get in a spiral of self-doubt and self-esteem when you are isolated. i have two examples that brought it home to me. one was a gay historian i interviewed who told me, you know, he had a job, his partner did not. his partner was staying home. terribly depressed. and he had his partner read "the feminine mystique." repellent though it was, in homos

eastern conference playoffs have regime defending a gun cup champions at bars in action against betty's side already i think against the ratings we need to get something think they can place and passing psyching they need and the carried about a two one off the mag i would have been there is a win would lead them just needing one more victory for the conference semifinal spot and not only. take on my for that might be physical side each having one guy i want to try being played today in the western conference and service down the tsunami and in armorica all with a three one lead in the series would become the first thing the conference semifinals this baby starts back dissipate is very exciting really up in the best of seven contests after some things are coming things like to win on saturday but then you. know never go away losses there's always sports talk started their best of seven series against ska meaning no other option for the rain and whites but we knew no home ice in the third game however it was the visitors get off to a better start on a night even the great caution helpless against mark

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and betty, i'm pretty sure i would have no clue. >> yeah, exactly. don't worry about us.re harmless when it comes to that. all right, ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> straight ahead your wednesday morning weather. and in sports, the heat's dwyane wade puts on a show against indiana. as a kid, i couldn't wait to skate on that ice. what was i thinking? but i was still skating on thin ice with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol, stop. lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication, fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. lipitor is backed by over 18 years of research. [ female announcer ] lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become

>> the second part of this commercial, abe vigoda gets tackled, as well. >> i love the betty white stuff. but it's funny because i was crunching some numbers. the big super bowl commercials are so expensive. $3 million for 30 seconds of air time. so i looked at the numbers behind snickers and how many snickers you'd have to sell just to make up. because i love them. but anyway, 6,329,406 snickers just to pay for that ad. that's a lot of candy. >> one-time runs. just one time that ad. >> yeah. >> so -- >> this is correspondent crunching numbers. former investment banker. >> i like the numbers. i can't help myself. >> do you like the talking babies? >> oh, yeah. >> i love the talking babies. i hear they have a great ad coming out for the super bowl. >> that will be interesting. >> we're going to talk super bowl and just a bit more super bowl. the man genius, air irmangini, who has three super bowl rings as a coach is going to be here to tell us how to be smart at the super bowl party. david burke going to have a super bowl feast for us. mm-hmm. your local news is next. we're coming back. >

i'm betty nguyen and this is the "cbs morning news." yeah. um, i this was going well for a first date. it is. look at your suckometer. oh, i just quit smoking, and the craving's really suck after a meal. okay. ding! [ male announcer ] quitting sucks. nicorette makes it suck less, doubling your chances of success. aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. to share the love this valentine's day, with gifts for all the loved ones in your life. big or small. so stop by walgreens. love is in the air. make your sweetheart smile with ferrero rocher... and share the love with hershey's kisses chocolates. find stuffed animals, fragrances, even fresh flowers and more at walgreens. there's a way to share the love. >>> in illinois, truck drivers are required to clear the snow off of the top of their trailers, and some new video shows why. a snow explosion, look at that, as the snow on th

betty. so who really knows. >> i was going to say. not new york? really?come on. >> no way. >> all right, ashley, thank you. ashley morrison here in new york live for us. >>> well, you know, a high school wrestler in iowa refused to compete against a girl. joel northrup said thursday he defaulted on his match against cassy herkelman because of his religious beliefs. she was one of the first girls to qualify for the state wrestling tournament in its 85-year history. northrup praised herkelman but said that wrestling is a combat sport and it is inappropriate for boys to engage a girl in this manner. >>> straight ahead your friday morning weather. and in sports, chicago's derek rose explodes for a career high scoring night. my walgreens pharmacist recommends cold tablets... [ sneezes ] ...and hot soup. my walgreens pharmacist recommends bubble gum flavor... and patience. mine recommends antacid tablets... and only one taco. ♪ [ female announcer ] walgreens pharmacists also recommend you try walgreens brand health & wellness products. they have the same active

later on, i would show up and be a counselor at the betty ford center with attorneys and other professionals. the one commonality that the children at therapeutic school and the professionals at the betty ford center had in common was no clue about feelings and how to be aware of their feelings and how to address them. what mr. dierck has done is one of the things that we as educators, it's the one thing we have missed. it's the absolutely one thing we missed to teach our children to recognize and be aware of their own feelings and work with children with similar feelings. we can teach them all the math. we don't have clue one to teach them how to feel and express it appropriately. it's the same thing i start with in in-patient or out-patient. how do you feel and how do you express that. the sel is very important. social, emotional learning. one is illinois, they have laid out an entire track. the teachers have to be taught before they graduate and become certified. and texas just recently passed the law, every middle school and high school student has to go 3 anger management and emotional

i do think people were interested in it because of last year's betty white commercial spot and they wanted to see who was in it and there was humor in it and roseanne bar getting hit by a log. >> every commercial was a comedy, they monitored hundreds of thousands of boxes around the country. they say they do it anonymously to find out. good news for advertisers across the board. the game was so close, so even the spots in the second half scored well. we saw a lot of tech ads, tech the back. the biggest showing since the dot com boom. >> the fifth graders in the audience in our house were the ones who were the most involved. we saw plenty of car ads during the super bowl including the one scott just showeded us. >> we showed him to you a little bit. coming up, the "today" show unmasked the darling and the surprise admission he makes. >>> one of the most popular super bowl commercials starred a pint sized dart vader. >> can you take the mask off? >> you're a handsome guy. >> this is exciting stuff, isn't it? >> yeah. >> that's 6-year-old max paige who beat out hundred of other young actors.

i think it's hard to top betty white. >> no way. i'm sorry, this was not a betty white redo. r and made her a pop culture icon. i can't say the same has been happening for roseanne barr this year. >> we'll play a clip of it real quick. >> dad, what is the rush here? is there like a worldwide shortage -- >> eat a snickers. >> why? better? >> better. >> hey! my back hurts. now my front hurts. >> you're not you when you're hungry. >> that was a funny line by richard lewis. there's a revolt by short people. >> eminem in two different commercials. >> right. >> and both were actually pretty good. >> it was the year of the eminem. >> this is the chrysler commercial. which also in some ways, was a commercial for detroit. where, of course, eminem is from. but i think i was doing dishes or something and all of a sudden i heard the music and i stopped and i turned and i watched that whole chergs. >> this commercial has a tense of gravitas that we didn't expect from chrysler, and certainly not from eminem but it worked incredibly well. there was a lot of online buzz about how the spot cap

. >> i think they scored points because of bieber and ozzie together. >> is joan rivers this year's bettyhe ad. i cracked up. i also think godaddy is taking a lot of funk over the years because of the justification of women. they kind of made fun of themselves at this point. i think it was a nice surprise. >> do we have time to just run this one little telafloar ad with faith hill? it gets back into getting into the minds of men. let's run that one real quickly. >> hey, faith. can you help me out? >> yeah. >> it's valentine's day. i got to write something that i can't. >> write what's in your heart. >> she'll think i'm dumb. >> no, she won't. tell her how you feel. come on, give it a shot. >> okay. dear kim, your rack is unreal! >> so you sent that? >> my heart told me to. >> but you know what? say what you will about that ad, it's great timing. because it is a week before valentine's day. how many guys are thinking about sending flowers. >> it's a real human story. >> and faith hill which has such a connection to football with the song. >> exactly. >> that kind of scored on a lot of diff

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. >> maybe then i should get help. >> rose: the betty ford syndrome but i've saved a few letters thating to read. >> rose: but back to depression. >> yeah, for some more laughs. (laughs) >> rose: soho how did you come to grips with it? >> i didn't come to gribs very well with it. the most dramatic thing was i went as long as i could in the worst session and my show went to london and i got on the concorde and fastened my seat belt and i thought no way. and the stewardess looking at me knew. it's interesting, she knew and she said you want off, don't you? and i said yeah. my staff came back and i went to neuro12 in columbia. by the way, who's who had been in neuro12 in columbia. but we have confidential things in this world. >> rose: is this something you live with that is there all the time but you have come to grips with the recognition that you have this... >> i think it was the latter. i think it had always been there a little i remember years in doing the late-night show where i think i'm in this thing i get once a year that i call my dull head period. it wasn't full out depressio

she is due in court march 21st. >> i am in big trouble. >> you are in big trouble. >> reporter: bettyn, cbs news, new york. >> i talked to her attorney, and he seems to think, this doesn't constitute child abuse. but watching the video, i have a hard time agreeing with that. i think anybody who watches this, just -- >> and you hear those screams in the shower it's tough to listen to. we'll be following that case. up next, a bit of a lighter note. and a question for you. just when is a blueberry not a blueberry? >> susan koeppen digs out the facts on food products that don't live up to their labels. that's coming up next. this is "the early show" here on cbs. this tailgate needs some love ! guy ! guy ! check out my ritz cheese steak sliders. get more of my rockin' ritz game day recipes on facebook. "you're an amazing, beautiful woman." "i love you." - that's not on there. - no, it's in here. - savings on select diamond fashion: one more reason kay is the number one jewelry store in america. fitting into clothes is naturally satisfying. so select harvest light soups are 80 calories or l

and betty, don't get me wrong, she looks great in it. love the dress. just not sure iould wear it. >> yeah. you know, i was thinking the same thing when i saw her. definitely not something that you would think that she'd be wearing. but hey. >> it's hollywood. >> all right. ashley, joining us live here in new york. thank you. >>> barry bonds is set to go on trial next month for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury about using steroids. a new version of the indictment against baseball's home run king reduces the number of felony charges against him from 11 to 5. but, if convicted he still could face up to ten years in prison. bonds says he is innocent. >>> straight ahead, your friday morning weather, and in sports, a record-setting night in the nba, as ray allen dials up long distance. but is it enough for boston to beat l.a.? - you know, these things are never wrong. see? "my girl." - "you're sweet." - oh, here's one. "you're an amazing, beautiful woman. "you're everything i ever wanted. i love you." - that's not on there. - no, it's in here. - save 20% to 50% on se

betty. >> yes. >> i think you're winning in the follower account here. our on twitter. >> i enjoy twitter, i enjoy facebook because it's a great way to get information out about what we're doing. and just to chitchat. it's a great way to get people interacting with what we're doing, what they're seeing. lonnie, though, you're kind of behind the curve on that. >> i know i guess listing what your twitter accounts or something. >> right. >> lonnie doesn't even have one. >> no. >> why? >> we need to correct that, lonnie. >> i guess probably we do. >> do you have a problem with this stuff? do you just not want to do it? >> okay, the whole facebook thing i'm fearful that are just suck all my time. >> it is addictive. >> okay. here's the thing, lonnie. >> what, rebecca dear? >> whether facebook is going to suck up all your time or not, twitter may because we actually set you up a few minutes ago with your own twitter account. >> you have a twitter account. >> lonnie cbs. >> so, lonnie. >> no pressure. >> we'll explain it to you later what it means. >> i'll help

betty. that's amazing. >> that's incredible. the show is great, though. i like it. don't tell anyone.l right, ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> now to the battle of man versus machine. on the game show "jeopardy!" after three days of competition, the ibm supercomputer named watson easily beat two human competitors. the final question was about the author of dracula. former champion ken jennings got the right answer while accepting defeat with good humor. >> bram stoker is what we're looking for. and we find who is stoker. i, for one, welcome our new computer. >> one computer expert calls watson the most significant breakthrough yet in artificial intelligence. >>> well, actor len lester, best known for his scene-stealing role as uncle leo in the sitcom "seinfeld" has died. fans will remember uncle leo's signature greeting. >> jerry! hello! >> hello, uncle leo! >> over his long career, lester worked in many tv comedies from "get smart" to "everybody loves raymond" and in several major films. len lester died of cancer-related pneumonia in burbank, c

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my name is betty and i'm from miami florida. and i am an animal lover who does rescue.foster parent for dogs is very grueling. washing them is the toughest part. it causes a lot of strain on my lower back. i used to take tylenol and now i take advil, and it works quickly and it takes away my pains. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil®. >>> welcome back. and now to an eye-opening investigation that involves hundreds of american children who have been stolen from their fathers and taken halfway around the world to japan. >> the culprit in these alleged kidnappings, the children's own mothers. as abby boudreau reports, there's nothing fathers can do to get them back. >> reporter: in a country half a world away, young children taken by their mothers. american children who have been cut off from their fathers. >> i miss her sleeping on my chest. she used to lay down on my chest and fall asleep. >> i can still smell his hair and remember what it's like to kiss him on the neck and carry him to school. >> it feels like someone died. the problem is he's n

. >> we were going through a checkpoint, betty, surrounded by a bunch of mubarak supporters, a photographer and i, and suddenly we just got attacked, mob swirled around us. it was like blood in the water. once one attacked they all attacked. the photographer was punched several times, maced in the right eye and there was just no place for us to go, and at some point a huge wave of people just started carrying us along towards the side, away from the area. but those were actually our rescuers, betty. these were people that saw what was happening and just wanted to put a stop to it. but they also said two things to us as they got us to a safe place. one, we're sorry this happened but two, please don't go back in there again. >> all right. well, we are glad you are safe. mark strassmann joining us live from cairo this morning. mark, thank you so much. >>> in the words of one anti-government protesters, we cannot go back at this point. while president mubarak digs his heels in, opposition leaders insist they will not negotiate until he steps down. >> because all what you do is, you know, give that le

and this is what betty and i were talking about, big changes for new york city and all the northeast. yesterday, central park hit 67 degrees. missing a record by one degree. light winds, just a beautiful day. that was yesterday. today, temperatures will drop into the 30s. we go back to wintertime. 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds with a purchawindchill making i like temperatures are in the 20s. the satellite and radar, the south gets a beautiful day. i talked about a big storm pushing onshore out west. from top to bottom, state of california, a lot of rain around los angeles. some of the higher elevations i'm talking really high like 6,000 feet or above. those skiers could be picking up a foot to two feet, maybe some areas see three feet of snow out of this particular system. it's a quick look at the national picture. >>> make it a great day. i've got to tell you guys i was going to talk about new york city getting a great kite flying day today, but when yurp got 50-mile-per-hour winds you can't fly a kite in that kind of weather. just got to grin and bear it. >> you'll fly away with the

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betty's home here in san jose. judging by my hair and lack of fashion sense back then, i would say it has been about ten years. she has invited us back. >> hi. >> how are you? >> ten years. been so long. great to see you. thank you for having us back. do you still have it. >> it's in here, right. behold one of the world's oldest snowballs. >> the world's oldest snowball. not any of this one of the -- world's oldest snowballs. my son, jess, was 14. the snow was melt sowing fast. he said, mom, let's put a snowball in here. and we put it in the freezer. it hasn't snowed on the valley floor since 76. i remember when we were here. it looks like it is. >> why have you kept it all this time. >> fun. look how much fun this is. betty is throwing a party. 35th anniversary party for the snowball. want me to give out your address? >> no way. >> 1234. thank you very much. great seeing you. >> thank you. see you in five years. >> five years for the 40th. >> for the 40th. okay. bye. >> ha-ha-ha. >> see you at 40. >> see youen five years. very cute. toss things out to jeff. a snoebl. 35 years old. >> yeah, that is pretty old.

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>> betty ford was life-changing for all of us. i put her in a couple rehabs over the years.here she is personally in her sobriety and her growth. she's matured considerably. >> who has given her the single-best piece of advice on how to handle all this? on how to get straight? on how to get clean? >> i don't think there's one person. as a mother, i tell her every day. you have two daughters yourself i believe. we just embrace them. and want them to be healthy and happy and okay. so, i think that's a learning experience. it's an individual experience. you have to demeanor wherever it comes from i do what i do and my parents taught me well. just to be morally correct. and to be a good person. she's in hollywood. she's under a microscope. >> she sure is. a lot more than a microscope when she went back into court. she had the cameras everywhere. how worried is she and you about the real possibility now that she's going back to jail? >> well god willing, she won't go back to jail. >> that's what i'm saying. how worried are you? >> obviously, it's not a happy moment for us. and we

i can't multitask like that. i'm eating, i'm eating. focus! >> we know who won last year, the snickers commercial, betty white.efinitely helped hers. >> she took the hit better than he took it. >> more for the super bowl party. >> absolutely. maybe go out there at half time and enjoy some of the sunshine that we're going to have or take the kids out of the house and make them throw a round. going to be hard to stay inside this weekend when it's so warm. good morning to you. it is friday! we're looking at a clear start from emeryville back to san francisco because of the clear, calm, and dry conditions we do have temperatures that are running let's say pretty close to where they should be for this time of year and that is on the cool side. let's take a look at those. and you can see they're in the mid to upper 30s in most of our inland valleys, redwood city, los gatos and half moon bay. low to mid-40s for the rest of us. monterey bay, low 40s. gilroy a frosty 32. santa cruz much warmer at 48. highlights, three things you need to know before we head into the weekend. sunshine and the warming trend that begins th

another thing: i had a job-- two jobs every night--and i've worked radio and television for 32 years--radio for 35; television, 32. bettyavis said that this is a mistress--this camera's a mistress--and the great thing about this mistress is it never asks you for anything, it never complains, it's always there, you control it, it's hypnotic, and there's something magical about it. and any partner to anyone who has this mistress has to understand that someone in this business has another love, and this love never lets me down. so if i have an argument at home, when i go out--most people go out of the house, they have an argument, they drive around, they let off steam, they go to a shopping center, they come back; i go out and go talk to presidents. that is very-- - that'll do it for anybody. - that'll do it. and so, you know, i've faced that--finally in my 50s--that i am career- oriented--that i don't mind opening the door to an empty apartment. i can have somebody there if i wish. i don't mind opening it to an empty apartment, because i've got such fulfilment that occurred during the day, and i have finally reached a poi

1963 publication and readership of betty friedan's "the feminine mystique" who began to question their familial and professional roles. this is about 75 minutes >> i chose the title from the great paragraph from fri-dan's book, "the feminine mystique" that and i want to start by reading that and i'll just chat to you. the problem lay buried, unspoken for nineteen years the book by friedan opens. it was a strange stirring. a sense of dissatisfaction. a yearning, each suburban wife struggled with it alone as she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slip cover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured cup scouts laid beside her husband at night she was afraid to ask even herself the silent question is this all? people who read that book at the time 50 years later can sometimes still quote those words. sometimes friedan went on -- a woman would try to blot out that feeling with a tranquilizer and what she really needed was to redecorate her house or move to a better neighborhood or even have an affair. but more often actually according to the women that i interviewed when i was working on this book, they thought th

. >> are resolutions to this case ilat to betty try las productive? >> can we go to -- >> i am not sure i would characterize it in that way. it is an important opportunity for north korea to demonstrate its sincerity and willingness to engage in dialogue. and understand when delegation walked out today, >> we are putting an official sang both the talks have collapsed. they have not agreed on a date for their next meeting. are you suggesting that the meeting went well? >> i am not suggesting that the meeting went swimmingly well. we have been briefed on the meeting by south korea. we will assess what it means and what korea needs to take meaningful steps to improve korean relations. meetings like this accomplished that and reduce tensions that have arisen between north and south korea due to north korea's provocative actions. we will continue to evaluate what unfolds going forward. clearly this was an important opportunity for north korea to demonstrate its sincerity. >> is a missed opportunity then? >> you could call it that. >> north korea, they continue to deny any involve

betty bradley said with her husband in the ground? no. he kept it secret from his family, wife and community, the navy cross. i told us to senator john mccain and he shook his head and said and if you weren't his son telling me i wouldn't believe it. c-span: where did you bother lip when he came back to his country after the war? >> guest: we were all raised in -- 10,000 people. at that time it was the maple syrup capital of the world and we generally have the best football team in the state. c-span: what was the day the flag was raised? >> guest: february tourney third, 1945. c-span: we have for others to talk about. at the picture of ira hayes. who is he? >> guest: the press will tell you this is an alcoholic indian. i did interviews. i didn't hear that from any of the people who knew him. what i heard was that he was an honorable warrior. this is a pima indian, very uppercrust, peaceful relatively wealthy tribe. when rome was young, the pima had room. very intelligent honored tri. ira hayes was an honorable warrior. yaffe drank a little too much. i wish the public would get off his back for having a drink a

i know, but don't we all grow when the years go by? >> reporter: why have you kept it all this time? >> for fun. look at how much fun this is. >> reporter: betty is throwing a 35th anniversary for this snowball do. you want me to give out my address? >> no way. >> reporter: so her address is 124 -- betty, thank you very much. >> okay, see you in five years. >> reporter: five years for the 40th? >> for the 40th. okay, bye. >> better put it back in the freezer there. >> maybe it will grow and be a little bigger. you never know. >>> now we are getting into shady territory. 5:20, mike is up next to let you know if friday light is holding true today. >>> and we'll talk to "meet the press'" david gregory to see if the military is e el ed alled on to help in egypt. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born today, you'd still grow up in a world where tobacco kills more people... than aids, drugs, alcohol, murder and car crashes... combine

i do not see state prison. >> but the actress has other pro bes. prosecutors in riverside county are still investigating after lohan allegedly assaulted an employee at the bettyford clinic where she was a patient. lohan denies the claim. >> it could be impulse control issues for her. it could be a lot of things that are driving those behaviors. >> psychiatrist, dr. charles sophie who has not treated lohan, said even though the actress has spent time in rehab, it seems she's not getting the kind of counseling she needs. >> there are going to be slips and mistakes, but nonetheless, that whole treatment plan needs to be looked at. >> for now, treatment is coming from a stern reality check, ghined ghin administered by a south americaier court judge. look around, everyone in this room has beens to governed by the law, you're no different. so please, don't push your luck. >> now the judge also revoked lohan's probation. he set bail at $40,000. and her next court date will be in two weeks. matt? >> all right. kristen welker in los angeles this morning, kristen, as always, thanks very much. >>> we're joined now by mark geragos, mark, good morning to you. >> gosh, mat