when i said irish americans, i go back to the americas, irish-spanish americans and french-irish, et cetera, and my own family live there. other famous irish american personalities at the time were, for example, in the news world the e. f. obrian, the editor of the times of cuba and in the cuban roman catholic church, father moynihan, no relationship to my grandmother, loved for his kindness and great sense of humor. born in the 20's in havana were of irish descent. they were fran emilio. he was entirely blind by the age of 13 but learned gerschwin's rhapsody in blue by using braille scores. he was also one of the major instrumentalists of the feeling -- many of you recollected remember -- the thrilling sound of the 50's that blended the latin bolero with the latin sound. the second was chico, we like always to put these little names to people. my name is carlotta but my real name was charlotte and they called me carlotica, little charlotte. he moved to new york city in 1948, where benny goodman hire him and he became very famous in new york at the time and he died in new york in 200

the irish are more interesting. they had to put up with colonialism, just as puerto rico is a colony of the united states. i also respect the fact that they have a facility with language, which i also enjoy. consequently, i wondered why this attraction to the irish. in 2004, the university of puerto rico asked me to come there and lecture and read. i immediately called my favorite cousin, and she said, what are you doing here? i told her and i said, please come to the reading, i have a book for you. she came. she said my son is getting married tomorrow at the caribbean hilton, could you please come? and i went. i hadn't seen her in 30 years. we were kids together. and after the wedding, there was a reception and she introduced me to her daughters, very beautiful girls, then i met the last one, very beautiful, green eyes, and she said, i want you it meet my son. all this is in spanish, you know? so i said, sure. so she called these 3 boys over, about my complexion, curly hair, and this is barry, brian, and brady. you

in the irish navy that came to puerto rico. puerto rico was owned by britain, as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor came there and said palm trees, warm weather, and look at the girls. and he remained. that's the end of the second part. the third part is in response to the op ed piece that margaret mcpeek wrote in the chronicle and the letters, i don't know if you've read them -- you should pick up -- the letters that a couple of, you know, irish americans wrote in response accusing cousin mcpeek of not having a sense of humor. it has to do with these tee shirts that target has produced for the st. patrick's day parade in which mrs. mcpeek derided the fact that they were making fun of the irish in the united states, you know, things like i survived the kelly murphy family gathering, things like that. and they wrote letters poking fun at what i thought was a couragous op ed piece. so this is in response to the irish americans who don't feel the pride that they should. and please excuse if i

i was thinking that was a year after my irish american family came here. why don't my irish american family know this information. i want to try to find out what it is. i didn't know at that time what i was undertaking. i heard it said with irish american it's not genealogy it's archaeology. i found out about that later. it's exciting to hear the nuts and bolts experience of discovery. and at the same time i know i heard from both of you that a very spiritual and unmeasurable experience happens of people come alive in the histories of your family's lives. i was wondering if you could bring alive for the audience the individuals or characters of your family's history and also if you can both reflect on this point that daniel's making of the importance in going to the lands and seeing what is there. what that experience was like for you personally. >> i thought i would read a bit at this point. i think this is a good point for that for me. and so you will hear a little bit of what my writings been like in this experience when i went to ireland for the first

because, i mean, the irish are always known for they like to fight, and that was a fight for the irishi hope they get their pardon very soon. >> now, the irish government has officially apologize, and the defense minister has pledged to pardon all deserters this year. at last, after 67 years, philip fairing to no longer needs to be afraid. >> the bill is expected to go through the irish parliament soon. some called pigeons fly in rats. others think of pigeons as the symbol of the peace movement. in any case, the capital of pigeons is in turkey where on the syrian border, the tradition of pigeon breeding dates back more than 700 years. >> it is a clock in the morning. time to open up the furniture shop. before doing that, he had to the roof, just as he does every morning. the 56-year-old is expected by 45 pigeons ready for their routine morning flight. his neighbor is also tending to his birds. there is a dovecote on nearly every roof in the district. he has set up security cameras to protect his precious creatures. they are his pride and joy. many wear adornments on their feet and feat

and please excuse if i manhandle the irish manner of speaking. this is a joke told to me by one of my friends. he said that an american, an irish american, was golfing with his wife on a weekend. and he hit the ball into the rough. went looking for it. all of a sudden, a leprechaun jumped up. we're back to the leprechaun theme. he said, top of the morning to you, lad. he says, you're a leprechaun. he says, yes, i am, and you have 3 wishes. three wishes? he says, yes. you have 3 wishes. i want to be a par golfer.. he says, no problem. from now on, par and under. he says, i want a porsche. he says, when you go home tonight, there will be a porsche in your garage. and he says, i want a million dollars. he says, done. when you go to the bank on monday, there will be a million dollars in your account. thank you very much, i have to find my ball. so he goes looking -- hold on a minute, lad. please hold on. i see you are golfing with your wife. do you mind if i go into the shrubbery with her for an hour or so? he says, let me ask her. it's a million dol

thee sealed the upset, the irish winning against number one, 73-72. oliver purnell and depaul meeting providence. depaul in command, they go on to win 87-73. and loyola losing to young stoun state earlier. and jabari parker scores in simeon game. just two days before the national title game in miami, things getting intense monday but kind of loose today. brian kelly and the staff doing the best they can to keep the irish nice and loose for the game. dan roan has a story on media day. >> walking into sun life stadium on media day was an irish eye-opener. >> to know that on monday i could be part of the team that hoists that crystal ball that's actually becoming real. >> a win for the irish monday could be the start of a new championship era and the end of a lesser-known, bushier era. >> there they go. it's like a family of animals living inside this tent. >> mike golic and many more unshaven since train be camp in a solidarity show. >> once monday is over i think it's time for the face to get cooler. it's too hot here for the beard. >> and we came up w

to the don't vote for that guy, he's not irish-catholic. only an irish-catholic can look after you.they looked after their own pockets. >> any comments on the lobotomy story with his daughter rosemary being done so she would not embarrass the kennedys and prevent the boys from becoming president? >> yeah. i spent a lot of time researching and found a lot of stuff. no. you can blame kennedy for a lot of stuff, but not for this. he loved that child. when he moved all the other children back to the united states, when the french -- when germany, when world war ii began, he kept rosemary with him in england because she was doing really well in the school, and he looked after her, and when you see the pictures, read the letters, i mean, he loved this child. everybody knew she was slow, but that was okay. she didn't, you know, it was okay, but as she grew older, and as she was slow, but smart enough to understand that her brothers and sisters were going out in the world, were going to dances, were going to play golf, that, you know, her brothers and sisters ten years younger could play by

he also praised the irish government's efforts to bring its debt down. >> the irish prime minister and his deputy are looking ahead to six months at the helm of europe. it is a chance to tout ireland as proof that the u.'s reforms for the debt crisis can work. >> economic growth was stronger than expected at the end of last year. the deficit is lower than predicted. >> the irish government itself is confident. it aims to use its experience to help the e you find a way out of the current crisis. >> obviously, the president and his team are very conscious of ireland's own recovery story. we will work very diligently and energetically in terms of our agenda. >> ireland's first task will be to forge compromise on the eu budget in february. other priorities are boosting growth and progress toward an effective e you banking union. ireland hopes that will allow it to strike a deal on reducing the debt it incurred in bailing out its banking sector. brussels says that is unlikely. the >> it is highly questionable weather the european bailout fund can indeed be capitalized -- re-capitalize banks

he also praised the irish government's efforts to bring its debt down. >> the irish prime minister and his deputy are looking ahead to six months at the helm of europe. it is a chance to tout ireland as proof that the u.'s reforms for the debt crisis can work. >> economic growth was stronger than expected at the end of last year. the deficit is lower than predicted. >> the irish government itself is confident. it aims to use its experience to help the e you find a way out of the current crisis. >> obviously, the president and his team are very conscious of ireland's own recovery story. we will work very diligently and energetically in terms of our agenda. >> ireland's first task will be to forge compromise on the eu budget in february. other priorities are boosting growth and progress toward an effective e you banking union. ireland hopes that will allow it to strike a deal on reducing the debt it incurred in bailing out its banking sector. brussels says that is unlikely. the >> it is highly questionable weather the european bailout fund can indeed be capitalized -- re-capitalize banks

the irish led miami and northwestern in jacksonville fla.hen the cats won their first bowl game in 64 years taking care of mississippi state. the and i you football program is back also. >> it will go next to the head of the monkey we haven't won a ball game isn't like 12 hours.in like 12 hours. this shouldn'task for the huskies the heavily favored florida state. he blew away the huskies in the final period if i didn't make that for like we are talking about it gives a lot of us hope. it's really hard but i'm excited for the program and i'm excited for what they're going to do in the future. now that the bulls are coming off a low point in the season we open the new year in orlando and quickly regained tonight. the bulls went 96-94. midway in the second half. 68- 61. a career mark of 70 and 71. 17 in 10 years in the big-league that is bouncing around quite a bit. i think everyone likes me. for whatever reason or another the only thing that i take from it is that as long as people are going out and trying to get me on the team that says a lot

he also praised the irish government's efforts to bring its debt down. >> the irish prime minister and his deputy are looking ahead to six months at the helm of europe. it is a chance to tout ireland as proof that the u.'s reforms for the debt crisis can work. >> economic growth was stronger than expected at the end of last year. the deficit is lower than predicted. >> the irish government itself is confident. it aims to use its experience to help the e you find a way out of the current crisis. >> obviously, the president and his team are very conscious of ireland's own recovery story. we will work very diligently and energetically in terms of our agenda. >> ireland's first task will be to forge compromise on the eu budget in february. other priorities are boosting growth and progress toward an effective e you banking union. ireland hopes that will allow it to strike a deal on reducing the debt it incurred in bailing out its banking sector. brussels says that is unlikely. the >> it is highly questionable weather the european bailout fund can indeed be capitalized -- re-capitalize banks

irish had quite a run. they had, but alabama was clearly the better team. >> they needed to hold that game in a place that was a little cooler. >> oh, lord. now you're going to blame the weather. are you serious? >> miami is very hot. it's like 82 degrees. >> the unbearable weather conditions in miami. >> and the gold helmets attracts the heat. you are at a distinct disadvantage. you can't think straight. i spent years in south bend. it's very cool. that's what you get accustomed to. >> willis, get my boots because it's getting thick out here. >> deep out there. >> it's deep. need my big boots. the weather in miami was too rough! >>> coming up next, the big dispute involving an airline, a vintage guitar and a very angry musician. >>> and mariah carey's new career and her surprising comments to barbara walters. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked a

the scheme is an irish solution to a british political problem. matt mcgrath, bbc news. >> and if you want more detail, more analysis, all you've got to do is go to our website. of course, the address, bbc.com/news. >> the top stories this hour -- north korea warns of more nuclear tests and long-range rocket launches, responding to what it calls its american archenemy. the united states military is to lift its bob on women taking part in front-line combat. now, france has warned mali to rein in its soldiers after mali troops were accused of carrying out sum air executions of rebels. a paris-based human rights groups says malian government soldiers have carried out at least 30 execution-style killings in the past two weeks. france has sent 2,000 troops to mali to help the fight against the rebels. our international development correspondent, mark doyle, reports from central mali. >> for the past 24 hours, mali and government troops have prevented most foreign journalists from reaching the town close to the front line. these allegations may explain

and the irish have done it again! a fifth time in the last six meetings, notre dame has beaten connecticut and they knock the huskies from the number 1 spot. >> mary: and they do it at uconn. what a game by the fighting irish. playing like champions today. geno auriemma will have a lot to think about. here's the miss on the hurt right ankle. >> don: for mary murphy, this is don criqui. saying so long from storrs. final score, notre dame 73, connecticut 72. tonight on cbs, it's "the medallist" followed by back-to-back edition it's of "48 hours." this has been a presentation of cbs sports, the home of the 2013 men's national championship. thanks for joining us. >>> sports experts picking seattle over the redskins tomorrow. but what do they know? tonight redskins fans are confident rg3 can lead the team to its eighth consecutive win. hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson. thank you for joining us. the team tonight is in a hotel following a walk through today. in preparation for the first playoff game since 1999. dave owens

will it be the fighting irish or the crimson tide? >> go, fighting irish. notre dame and 'bama, the top two college football teams in the nation that go head to head in the bcs championship game. tomorrow night for notre dame, it is a long awaited return to the big game for 'bama. a chance to defend their title. here's "good morning america" co-anchor josh elliott. >> reporter: it's college football's biggest of big games, and tomorrow night, one that will see history made. >> we're here to win a football game. >> it's going to be a very challenging game no doubt. >> reporter: two teams each with so much at stake. >> to go against alabama, to be the best, you have to beat the best. >> reporter: number two alabama will be playing for a second straight national title and third in four years, a run unparalleled in recent history. >> it's very rare that you get to play for one and i played for two and got a chance to play for a third one, and to win another one, oh, man. >> reporter: and standing in their way? arguably the sport's crown jewel, an unbeaten notre

because he was an irish catholic, and their eyes, not harvard graduate, but an irish catholic boy fromeast boston. so he made his own way. he had to make his own way. and he developed his own contacts. the one area, the boone area in the economy of boston and the united states at that great of time was one, the yankee bankers of boston, and new york to lesser extent, were paying the attention to come and that was still the moving pictures. they thought it was a fat is going to go with a y. in money in it? at kennedy do better. and because nobody else was paying attention, he got into film. and using a local bank as his page bank, a local bank that his father had helped start in east boston trust company, key, and using his friends, he raised enough money to make a bid on a failing film company. he found his way to hollywood, and in hollywood made it big. why? because he learned how to make his being an outsider into an advantage. he arrived in hollywood as another kind of an outsider, a christian. and he said over and over again from the moment he arrived in hollywood, i am the all-ame

. >> going with the irish. josh looks happy being on the beach as opposed to in the frigid northeast. a lot of news breaking overnight, and, of course, for that we turn to mr. ron claiborne. >> faris and harris. >>> aurora, colorado, still reeling. four people killed including an armed suspect killed in a shootout with the police s.w.a.t. team. clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: the first shots rang out in the dead of night at 3:00 a.m., a woman came running from this town home telling people three people inside were shot. police told neighbors to stay down. >> six times total we heard firing. >> never been so scared in my life. >> reporter: as officered evacuated the neighborhood a man began shooting hitting a police vehicle. >> we kept persisting on him coming out. >> reporter: hours passed but there was no talking him out. >> he fired upon us a second time, this time shots were returned. the suspect was hit. >> reporter: police killed the suspect and inside found three more bodies, a woman and two m

they beat the irish 42-14.bama's second straight college title, third in four years, that "d" is for dynasty. >> good for them. >>> british authorities out with a second investigation into the death of amy winehouse. what coroners found this time. >>> the next best thing to the lochness monster. a sea beast recorded in its natural habitat for the first time ever. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> 40 minutes past the hour. ra the rain just won't quit in texas. alexandra steele with more. >> hi, guys. the rain has started. lightning in abundance, take a look at this. and potential for severe weather today. today, moment, in central and east texas. a barrage of rain, winds and the potential for severe weather. but this area of low pressure, the storm system will move, and impact millions around the country. i will show you where. as we head through thursda

lady gregory countess markievicz-- why are the irish rebels so well born? whatever the reason, i don't want lady sybil branson to join their ranks. mercifully, nor do the irish authorities. if tom can stay away they'll leave him alone. i can't be kept away from ireland. you'll be arrested the moment you touch dry land. now then, do what mr. carson tells you. i know what i'm about. are you all right, alfred? yes, but shouldn't i be carrying the pork and jimmy the veg? i am first footman. mrs. patmore: never mind that. up you go. i think alfred's right. isn't he first footman like he says? that's for mr. carson to decide. by heck, it's nice to think we're running at full strength again. really? i'm running at full strength and always have been with no one to help me, neither. all in good time, daisy. all in good time. what do you mean you wrote to a newspaper? no lady writes to a newspaper. what about lady sarah wilson? she's the daughter of a duke and she worked as a war journalist. well, she's a churchill. the churchills are different. have we no churchill

field out there for hurling and irish football. and -- both won the national championship. and both teams from san francisco won this yearly and compete and brought home that trophy right there and last year san francisco had the great opportunity to host this year they went to philadelphia and brought back the trophy and a real tremendous honor for the community and -- if i could just divert for a moment because he is standing here and i'm almost done joe thank you for all of the work you did at p b i and district accept and i don't have a certificate for you but the city is very lucky to have you at d b i but for the two team, the congratulations, the floor is yours. (applause). . >> my name is jared and treasure of -- club my daughter who's going do grab the microphone any second -- our club was found in 1987 and we won seven consecutivive titles in 1970 and then had a 20 year drought and it's like waiting all day to win a title and so now we have won two consecutive title and e first one was contested in 1959 and so the next on

irish had quite a run. can't not be proud of the season they had, but alabama was clearly the better team. >> they needed to hold that game in a place that was a little cooler. >> oh, lord. now you're going to blame the weather. are you serious? >> miami is very hot. it's like 82 degrees. >> the unbearable weather conditions in miami. >> and the gold helmets attracts the heat. you can't think straight. i spent years in south bend. it's very cool. that's what you get accustomed to. >> willis, get my boots because it's getting thick out here.

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the irish didn't allow 14 in the season until the second game.e third quarter, the tide continued to dominate. finding amari cooper all alone, for the 34-yard touchdown. mccarron. alabama in the quarter, everett golson on the offense, gets notre dame on the board. fourth quarter, mccarron, with plenty of time. hits cooper for his second score of the half. mccarron four touchdowns. and alabama wins its second-straight national title, 42-14. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm cassidy hubbarth. have a great day. >> way to keep your composure doing that. >>> and get this. could life get any better for alabama quarterback a.j. mccarron? get this. he's now got two bcs titles under his belt. he'll be back at the helm next season. >> he's also dating miss alabama 2012, katherine webb. but once the cameras found her during the game, she started trending faster than he did. >> i understand that. before the game, she had about 2,000 followers on twitter. this morning, she's well above 110,000. a.j., still trying to top 90,000. >> not surprised at th

a chance for the company to enjoy the south florida weather a good old-fashioned cut out for the irish. a kickoff against alabama less than 72 hours away. i think it would bring back a lot of the grace sentiments that we have had in the '70s and the '80s. the defenses have been stealing the show leading up to the game monday night when not. while mechanics have gotten better by the game his improv skills make him so dangerous. they have a great defense. it's going to be hard for us to exploit the defense. and the guy who goes nowhere without his music. you just have to listen to him honestly. the red shirt freshman that birdie won't count to the weather turned so bad that the play was haunted all scorers were raised and they will start fresh with 36 holes tomorrow. oregon coach chip kelly is expected to interview with the browns and a couple of other teams. and that is sports and that's the news for this friday night. droid dna augmentation initiated. vision expanding to a 5-inch 1080p hd display and camera. touch acquiring nfc. hearing evolving with beats audio. wireless charging acti

let's celebrate the irish in the americas. i put a title to my conversation with you today, take the journey with me, and i wanted to read you an irish proverb that i like it very much because it's the way the history of myself, the history of my family. the longest road out is

finance has once again spread through the northern irish capital as hundreds of probe british loyalists clashed with police over the removal of the u.k. fly more that's later in the program. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations. little. league. little. i live. you keep location so. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. government no longer represents the. people saying such or. the way or the. way. it will change is good to have you with us egypt's muslim brotherhood is accused of illegally taking hundreds of millions of dollars from the u.s. government before even coming to power a group of egyptian lawyers has triggered an investigation also saying that the brotherhood funded a cell that sparked violence at protests and what yes a side to hamas has behind the complaint says that u.s. funding was all about preserving interests. which part of t

the irish community knows well the fight for immigration reform too. in 2006, they rallied to legalize up toll 50,000 unauthorized irish immigrants. the late ted kennedy even spoke to unauthorized irish groups and said this. "the way that immigration legislation was developed worked in a very dramatic and significant way against the irish." unauthorized irish, asians, and latinos have been coming to the u.s. to set up home for centuries. and today, over 60% of unauthorized adults have been here ten years or more. and chris, half are part of families. and so for this eclectic group, they hope 2013 is their year. >> it does feel like change is coming. thank you so much, richard. that wraps up this hour of "jansing & co.." i'm chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. clusters of pustul

notre dame fighting irish, the alabama crimson tide.y to see their two teams play for a national title. and take a look. ill mean, look at how far this stretches. the average ticket is going for almost $2,000. but if you want the best, a box suite, that's going for a remarkable $200,000. even the nosebleeds, nearly a grand a piece. hall of famer joe namath on hand to support his former team. >> roll tide! you betcha, buddy. >> reporter: these two teams last played in 1987, and for notre dame, it's been almost that long since their last national title. but a lucky charm for one group of fighting irish players. growing their beards since the season began. waiting to shave for a loss that never came. the beard gang has a social media following and several fans have now grown beards in solidarity. >> going against alabama, you know, to be the best, you have to beat the best. >> reporter: tonight, it's legacy versus die ndi dynasty. alabama is defending a national title. if they win, a third title in four years. unmatched feat in the current

that arlen when he says island is the reason that ireland's a poster boy for austerity means that the irish people are not protesting and taking up their white to protest as people in spain and greece have done because we know that austerity at this time isn't actually hurting it is actually hurting it can't actually work whilst you're in the euro in the single currency it will create more economic problems and that's why we see unemployment across the eurozone vising quite alarming leigh so he's very happy that arlen is getting on with the policy of austerity but actually it's actually the wrong policy at this time ok so on their island is it going to change. well ireland will not will not change the drive cost over tea in the european union really what's needed is that countries need to recognize that the austerity they are being forced to undertake by the european central bank community and you as well as the i.m.f. in spain and in greece and other nations is actually causing more economic harm because the irish government is so wedded to the austerity drive just as the german government

leave it as fitzgerald's, then it'll be even more irish. how could it be more irish? because it'll have been there longer. you'll not be shackled by logic, will you, brendan? no. how are you, father? ah, what's your suggestion, father? when it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change. not too far off it louie. oonagh: well, go on then. you wouldn't like it -- too many words. try me. "if it ain't broke don't fix it." may i have the menu, please oonagh? ( rooster crows ) oonagh! excuse me. what's goin' on? i'm sleeping in the spare room. why? i didn't think you would. what?! pay the boys their money back paul. then we'll get back to normal. oonagh -- how much is it worth? what difference does it make? i know you're upset, but i have to ask. i don't know, frankie, not as much as a new one. it's not about -- i understand. sentimental value. no. it was a wedding present. ( paul grunting ) ( chuckling ) aah!!! aaahh!!! liam: a horse's saddle? i mean a horse's head i could understand. it shows him we mean business. and what're you gonna put in his bed when y

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important and lesser known thing that he has done in district seven from golf course -- to working for the irish immigration center et cetera, and i think we can probably talk for many hours about the many thing that you have done but in addition, to your expertise which i'll miss in addition, to all of your cautionnaire not to all of us on what se we shouldn't past, i'll going to say i miss how you throw a microphone, i'm going to miss the energic debates we remember with chris fail 83 and last few years with david campos and most of all, i'm going to miss working a six -years-old man trapped in a 36 -years-old body. and i know there will be many other comments that will be made along those lines but sean in all seriousness we are all going to miss you and with that, i know that there are many other colleagues that have other thing to say although i'm wondering if we should sprferl farrell, no? who wants to go next? supervisor farrell owe supervisor wiener. you go first farrell. >> so, this is a hard one i always -- i quickly learned after coming on to the board that i was going to dread the da

. >> is it fighting irish or roll tide? college football champ will be crowned. what about the pros? major second guessing after a football star goes down. >> and the lineup this morning, newark mayor cory booker will join us, chris murphy, connie mack and mary bono mack and mike and mike in the morning are our guests. and "starting point" begins right now. welcome, everybody. this just in to cnn. the white house naming long-time cia official and top counterterrorism adviser john brennan as high-profile conservatives are declaring war so to speak for the president's pick for defense secretary. chuck hagel for nebraska. let's get to jill daugherty. let's start with brennan. first, give us information on brennan. how do you expect his nomination process to go? >> you know, he's a heavy hitter in this for a lock time. john brennan, of course, the adviser to the president for the past four years, counterterrorism, and homeland security. he really knows what he's talking about. he was with the cia for 25 years. and an expert in the middle east. an expert in terrorism,

later, in 2004 the anglo-irish summit was held here, attended by tony blair and the irish prime ministertie ahern that led to the anglo-irish agreement, which, of course led to the current peace in northern ireland. and, in our own quiet way, we held something of an international event there ourselves when the roadshow set up for a second helping. there were objects that were flown in from all around the world, and david battie got the ball rolling early on. tell me, where did you have this hanging in your house? i used to have it hanging on the wall, but, not being my favorite object i'm afraid it's just in the bedroom at the moment. find it a bit difficult to take, do you? just a bit, yeah. it's a bit sort of um...strong. very strong. it looks to me as if the colorist was on acid or he was smoking something a little on the strong side, and he'd gone mad with the color. that makes sense yes, definitely. do you know where it comes from, for anything about it? um, my grandmother used to be a housemaid back in the '30s and early '40s. when she left that particular family, they asked her if

the corgan brothers became a youtube sensation in 2008 with "there's no one as irish as barack obama.♪ now four years since he said yes we can ♪ ♪ president barack is still the man ♪ ♪ there's been the crisis and lots of drama ♪ ♪ there's still no one as irish as barack obama ♪ ♪ came to ireland to monagle, and he was welcomed by all ♪ ♪ and with cousin henry had a guinness or two ♪ ♪ in january of 2013 the white house will still be just as green ♪ ♪ just like the election in 2008 and poor old mitt romney, well, he'll just have to wait ♪ ♪ o'leary, o'reilly, o'hara, there's still no one as irish as barack obama ♪ >>> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> as a country we have been through this too many times, whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theat

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