ilan and i have been friends for a long time.what i do, i watch what he does, and look, the reason that i got the idea to do the norton anthology of african american literature is that they published the norton anthology of women's literature. so i was watching the feminists, think, "well, if they can do it, we can do it." then ilan saw that... >> they did exactly the same. >> yes. >> 10, 12, 13 years ago... >>m-hmm. >> ...skip did, and i thought, "it is time for latinos to do it." he was a role model, he was a mentor, and i said, "this is a moment that some... in which i have to assume my own responsibility and do something that skip has already done. >> which is why you've got to give me a royalty. ( laughing ) >> hinojosa: right now, in this moment, though, when the reality is that our demographics have changed so much, you know, we have to name it, right? we have to be able to say, "i may look like this, but i have african roots," righ that's why... >> is that why you wear the cowry shell? >> hinojosa: this is why i wear the

and long ilan, all coming up. >> let's be honest, jennifer. who does?y hour, what are you doing? >> see there, diane. doug got it. you missed t. finally, a reminder, the setheby's auction house will sell this poster to benefit the wounded warriors foundation, all five living presidents signed it. it's extremely valuable. but most importantly, it will help our military people who badly need help. so you guys and gals who can afford it, this is a tremendous historical artifact. one of a kind -- actually, there are three in the world, three of them, signed by all five. that's it. check out sotheby's. the auction is tomorrow. we want to raise as much money as possible for the warriors. that's it for us. check out the fox news factor

. >> and a quick thought on ilan musk -- we've heard his name but he doesn't get a lot of attention.hy is he in the top 70? >> when you think about the entrepreneurial ethos that forbes tries to represent, the people, places and companies that we try to describe an entrepreneurs in particular, here's a guy who founded paypal. here's a guy who's at the front of the tesla automobile. he's now moving cargo through space. filling the void that nasa has left. >> it's like watch what he does zblep's going to be the railroad magnate, early railroad magnate in another period of time. >> good luck with the issue. >> thanks very much. >>> i know you love coffee, ty. so listen up -- the countdown to christmas is just 19 days away an starbucks has the perfect stocking stuffer. they are launching a $450 gift card. it's made of steel. is the limited edition luxury item worth its weight or is it just a sign of status? shares of starbucks trading lower right now by almost a full percent. we'll talk about that story coming up in just a few minutes. >>> as we head out to a quick break we are losing ou

ilan i had a pretty long conversations several months ago when cheryl gallant today had the opportunity candidly to assume a post on a permanent basis and we could not get the administration to agree to not air-drop something and bypass the committee. it was an unfortunate circumstance but i guess as i look at it, i would just ask you the question, did we dodge a bullet in appointing her full-time with all the issues that we had at fha and does she really have the ability to press the administration to overcome political issues that caused the fund itself to be actuarially sound? because it appears to me that we are still not quite doing the things we ought to do to make the fund operates and it seems to me maybe there is a little political pressure and maybe she is not strong enough to make that happen. >> senator, here are the facts as i see them. we have taken the most aggressive steps i think in the history of the agency, to make sure the new business we are doing is strong. if you look at that chart right there, what you will see is huge profitability relative to the history for th

and tomorrow, eight bills including the sale of asthma ilan-- inhaters -- inhalers. live house coverage as always here on c-span. and now today's white house briefing with press secretary jay carney. he talked about where things stand in the fiscal cliff negotiations and responded to house speaker boehner's criticism of president obama on the issue. we'll show you as much of this as we can until the house gavels back in at 5:00 eastern. >> good afternoon. welcome to the white house. thanks for being here. i have no announcements to make at the top so i will go straight to your questionless. mr. henry's disappointed that i have not a single announcement. jim. >> thanks, jay. the speaker, as you know, spoke today and turned the conversation over to the spending cuts and the fiscal cliff negotiations. two questions on that. one is, does that suggest that there is movement, so we're no longer talking about tax cuts or tax increases? and where is the administration, i know you guys have argued back that they have provided details on spending cuts, but are you prepared to