did jean's advice help or hurt you?er a hug. >> caller: jean's advice helped us a lot. it helped us understand our options and how to manage the $90,000 debt load we had. we did take her advice and we sought out a consumer counseling service. and we filled out a budget worksheet. and the director did a budget summary on us for the debt salvage program. after the consultation, reviewing the budget worksheet that the director advised us to seek legal counsel, because we'd have it pay 30% interest on top of the $90,000 we owed over a five-year period. and we couldn't afford to do that. then so what we did is we filed chapter 13 and we are now paying 100% of our debt load back to the creditors with no interest over a five-year period. >> the credit counseling services, and wendy, that is exactly the order of operations that you wanted to follow. the credit counseling is a step before bankruptcy. in fact, everybody has to go through it. it's mandated by law. and if it can help you, if you can be helped by credit counseling,

. >> so, jean chatzky, aka dr. spock. >> i'll be a vulcan. >> you got a call from a woman named wendy last may. she and her husnd at that time, were about $90,000 in credit card debt. she has no children, they're both employed. they wanted to know how they could get out of their credit card debt. what was your advice? >> i told her to talk to the consumer credit counseling service. she was interested in debt settlement. which is potentially a dangerous area for some people to go down. you should try credit counseling first. i suggested that to her. >> we actually have wendy on the telephone. >> wendy, did that work? hi, good morning. did jean's advice help or hurt

jean's going to be back in our next half hour., this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on today's call to action, healing wounded warriors. in a program that caters specifically to women. here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: high in the colorado rockies, on the slopes at snowmass dramatically altered lives are evolving in the way these service members never expected. thanks to an organization called challenge aspen. military opportunities. or camo. >> nothing is beyond my reach. as long as i try. and that's the thing. things that i haven't done before -- i want to be able to at least have the nerve to give it a try. >> reporter: 33-year-old irashekia henry is among a group of warriors learning to ski. each combat injury is different, but the vets here share one thing in common, they're all women. >> what have you discovered about the depths of america's gratitude? >> that it's limitless. >> nice, beautiful! >> so good to see the support that you know, americans like myself do have. it will make me cry. but -- i love it. i do

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his mother, jean biden, died yesterday in delaware.statement, she believed in us and because of that, we believed in ourselves. jean biden was 92. . . >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high-tech haven. firms are showing off their trendiest smart books, laptops and other devices. joe carter is there and takes a look at something that soon, you may not be able to deal without. >> reporter: we're in las vegas at the coolest trade show in the world. i'm going to go treasure hunting. see what we can find. forget buying another ap for my i-phone. i know what i want next year. i want one of those. a helicopter flown by our i-phone. gone are the days of lugging that big, heavy projector. >> what makes this one special, it has a gigabyte of internal memory. it will go anywhere from an 8 to 15. you can go bigger, but you're going to have to start to dim the lights. it's not to replace a big board room projector, but for someone on the move, this is a great product. >> reporter: i found this. >> this is the world's first wireless leash for mobile

jean rodrig's faly is still lookg for remnants in the house. but for them, nothing wi be enough to reace the world the earthquake left behind. >> lehrer: margaret warnerpoke a short me ago to martin smith of our p.b.s partner, rontline." he is in port-au-pnce. >> warner: martin smit the two piecese saw from itn sugges it's a real patchwork down there now in terms of w is getting aid and who i't. is that at you're findin >> reporter: it is. it certainly is not coornated. people getting it e getting it in spite oefforts to coordinate the aid. i just came from aospital where everybody had been med into the couyard because of the lastarthquake, the tremors that happened sterday, afraid to stay the billion. d everybody there complained newborn babies had no rmula. nobody had the rig spliedz, and furthermore, it wa't coordinated. i was in refee camp where's there were complaints theyad no wer, they were drinking bad wateand getting disintery. downtown yesterday, thlooting was rampant. obviously, those people are stro enough and getting some water or

and jean is the mother of -- jean stein is the mother of katrina. and jean was always -- her politics were always different than her father's, and it was a source of great friction between then. and -- i mean, jules was very proud of her. she was a very accomplished person. but -- but their politics were just polar opposites, really. and katrina followed in her mother's footsteps. c-span: what was it that jules stein started in mca? what did they do? >> guest: it was a band-booking agency in chicago, in the days when chicago was controlled by al capone. and stein basically turned the -- he turned the one -- he turned the band-booking business into a business. it had never really been a business before. bands were usually booked for one-night stands, and stein came up with the idea that if they traveled, then they would need an agent to arrange all these travels. and so it was a simple idea, but quite brilliant. and he put it into effect, and within -- within less than 10 years, he controlled 90 percent of the bands in america. he then decided that b

.-- >>> wycliff jean went solo after the grammy award winning duo the fujis splint in 1997. that is what is the start of an exceptional music career. i recently caught up with jean at the black and golf tennis classic where we discuss touchdown release of his next album and the future plans for his homeland, haiti. >>> wycliff, good to see you. >> you, too, brother. >> before we get into some of the things you've been doing lately, i want to talk to you a little bit about music and one thing, what i think about the fugees, i think about the relatively short time they existed to the world, not in your life, obviously. you all were kicking it before anybody knew it, but the impact that you've had with such a short time. do you ever sit back and think about that? >> no i mean for me i don't really think about that. my godfather of the game is like quincy jones. i think when i'm 50 years into it, i definitely look back at what i do. like the fugees was one impact. i thought, if i had the fugees, then the world probably wouldn't have had the whitney houston, probably wouldn't hav

i'm wearing my older sister's jeans that she ruined with bbq sauce... or so i thought. see, my mom washed them with this tide stain release in-wash booster stuff. she's all, "you use it with your detergent to help get stains out the first time." are you kidding me? so now the stains are magically gone. and my sister passes on her jeans to me. what a life. [ female announcer ] tide stain release. stains out. no doubt. >> tylenol is expanding the recall of the pain caplets. the recall is because of an ode ar caused by a chemical. if you have any questions contact the company at 1-888- 232 -- . >> ginko biloba is a popular herb. a new study shows this herb when tested by using twice day ly. >> we find no evidence that ginko over this long period of time made a difference in whether someone's slow change in memory function as a function of normal aging was affected at all. >> while there hawaii had been other studies, many were not long enough or consistent enough. >> it is not too late for parent paints to get their flu shot. holding two vaccination clinics. first thursday

and jean-dani and denise. they're doing very well.ttle overwhelming for them, but they're really fitting into the family well. we got a new puppy for christmas and that seems to be breaking the ice. denise is really mothering her and having a great time with her. >> larry: do they have the same citizenship issue as the wilkins? >> they do, yes. >> larry: so you think you're going to have a battle on your hands? >> we might. we haven't had an opportunity to talk with our social worker yet, but we're looking to do that hopefully here this week. so we can understand what we need to do and whether we can get an adoption attorney involved. we've come three years and we won't stop now. >> larry: will the state of iowa be involved? >> most likely. that's our understanding, yes. unless there's some other change that we don't know about that we're hoping will happen. as jill mentioned, we're hoping there's an opportunity for them to not make all the families go through this, but we will do what we need to do because they're our kids. >> larry:

i'm wearing my older sister's jeans that she ruined with bbq sauce... or so i thought. washed them with this tide stain release in-wash booster stuff. she's all, "you use it with your detergent to help get stains out the first time." are you kidding me? so now the stains are magically gone. and my sister passes on her jeans to me. what a life. [ female announcer ] tide stain release. stains out. no doubt. >>> a few stories to watch out for in the day ahead. jim zorn could be on the way out. sources say the coach will be fired today. he has been the main man on the sideline for the past two seasons. pressed family and friends will gather to remember the life of a fallen man. he died near received trying to protect his family from home breeze -- from home invaders. >> gilbert arenas is expected to meet with authorities today. there are reports he brought guns to the locker room at the verizon center. >> nearly one in five children with autism are on a special diet. crest in the report says -- a new report says that special diets may not work. painful to adjust the problem

his mother, jean biden, died yesterday at the family's home in delaware. she was surrounded by loved ones. the vice president said in a statement, she believed in us and because of that we believed in ourselves. jean biden was 92. >>> you may not know the name art clokey but i bet you know his work. he died yesterday. he invented gumby as part of a student project when he was at usc. gumby and his horse friend pokey were eventually featured on "the howdy doody" show and in the '80s he was portrayed on "saturday night live" as a cigar chomping, prima donna. >>> bank failures are common last year and still turning up in 2010. horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a hi

let's first check with marie jean-louis. cousin, her sister, claudette, her sister's son, harrison, were stuck in that earthquake. have you heard anything from them, maurice? >> no, i have not. my mother actually spoke with and my other relatives spoke with milles. henry, that's the older lady, spoke with her yesterday morning, actually, around 10:00. she's from boston. she went down there to visit her house in port-au-prince, which is located in delmas 75 in port-au-prince. and they tried calling her later and nothing, blank. and i haven't heard from claudell at all. >> larry: we'll get their names to our correspondents. and anything to do to help we will be. also go to leeds, england, this guy drove three hours to be with us and we have such short time left. josie altidor, haitian soccer player. parents born and raised in haiti, emigrated to the united states. you were born in the united states? >> yeah, i was born in new jersey, larry. >> larry: who's missing, jozy? >> we have, on my mother's side, we have two of my uncle

jean biden was 92. >>> octomom aka nadya suleman has won a lawsuit. california appeals court denied a call for an independent guardian to watch over the children's finances. it ruled the petition was "an n unprecedented meritless effort by a stranger." >>> the bank closures that hit a record last year are turning up in 2010. horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher in 2010. >>> just days before he heads to jail, balloon boy's father has a message for the public. he didn't do it. he insists his family did not plan a hoax so why did he plead guilty? hear his explanation. >>> what he did was a terrible injustice to the over 10,000 people. >> the man who allegedly caused the shutdown of a terminal at newark's busy airport was arrested last night. why he did it and what charges he's facing. >>> animal neglect if we decide to s

this is already standing in the way of innovation for me or anybody who wants to play with jeans -- jeans -- genes. if sars 2.0 show is up, there is still no vaccine for it. -- shows up, there is still no vaccine for it. when it shows up, what is the innovation structured or to look like to build a vaccine for the bug, given that the thing that we have already face has yet to have a vaccine ready for it. we're in the middle of the crisis, it will be hard to fix that innovation structure on the fly. we need to be thinking ahead much more that we are today. >> several of the founding fathers were opposed -- >> what would help us respond quickly? >> the question is, the reason for it that ms. to guarantee investment. why would i build something new of someone in china can make it better, faster and cheaper ones i have done the work and --

quietly singinalong was a young senarian, ben-jean falot.he 29-year-old had just nished making a esentation at seminar when the quake began. he was trapped ithe rubble for 18 hoursand lost his right arm. >> ( translated ): we had just finished the semin, and i was going to anothereminar when the earthquake hit andhe house fell down. suarez: ben-jean was right- handed, and tolde he hadn't thought mu about his life ahead with o arm. he just thanked god he was ive. thatransitional problem-- what to do with the recovering,ut no lger seriously ill-- is even more challenging re in cange, far, r from where these patients live,r used to live. >> they n't have anyplacto go. keep talking to everyone, aski "where are you living in port-au-prince?" they say, don't have any home." i said, "okay, you need to tnk about discharge." and some othem will need follow up. we d't know exactly how we are going to deal with tha >> suarez: all the dtors we spoke with want to reminyou of one thing-this is not a crisis that will be over in a weeor a nth. port-au-princ

that was her creed. >> sreenivasan: jean biden passed away last friday at the age of 92. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to jim. >> lehrer: and still to come on the newshour, the cars of the future, and who will buy them; an auto worker turned poet; and the tainted records of sports stars. >> brown: that follows our look at budget woes in states across the country, as legislators return to work and face even bigger deficits and tough decisions in 2010. the center on budget and policy priorities, a non-partisan group, projects potential shortfalls of $350 billion nationwide over the next two years, with every state except montana and north dakota facing fiscal trouble. we take our own snapshot now with the help of pbs correspondents in new york, colorado, louisiana, oklahoma, idaho, and california: julie >> reporter: snow isn't the only thing piling up here. so is the state deficit. the forecast? a current year budget gap of $500 million

vice-president joe biden's mother, jean biden, died today in wilmington, delaware. she had been seriously ill in recent days. then-senator biden paid tribute to his mother at the democratic national convention in 2008 as she looked on. >> you know, my mom taught her children-- all the children who flocked to our house-- that you are defined by your sense of honor, and you are redeemed by your loyalty. she believes that bravery lives in every heart, and her expectation is that it will be summoned. >> sreenivasan: jean biden was 92 years old. the vice-president's father passed away in 2002. the university of alabama celebrated today after winning college football's national championship last night. the crimson tide beat the texas longhorns at the rose bowl in pasadena, california. the star quarterback for texas, colt mccoy, was knocked out of the game early. after that, alabama dominated the first half, and then staved off a late rally by texas to win 37-21. it was alabama's first title since 1992. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of t

he checked underneath my jeans, around my waist, and all of our hand luggage was taken apart and inspected very closely. you know, i've been flying to europe several times a year for nearly 15 years. this was the most extensive screening i've ever gone through, at least in brussels. on the flight itself, a united airlines flight, the pilot turned off the in-flight map system for passengers about halfway over the atlantic, and we were required to remain seated for about the last 25 minutes of flight or so. >> tom cost le, nice to have you back. thank you. >> thanks. >>> now to yemen and an apparent new threat to americans from al qaeda causing the u.s. to close its embassy there. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house with more on that. mike? >> reporter: good evening, lester. today a white house official says there are hundreds of al qaeda members within yemen, that middle eastern country where the fight against terrorism has taken on a new urgency. citing specific threats against americans, officials today closed the u.s. embassy in yemen. >> there are indications that al qaeda's plann

the french court in 2005 penalized french jeans maker for having an advertisement for the jeans that emulated the last supper. there had been many instances like this. and when the religious muslim group made complaints about blasphemy, they were merely trying to use existing law for their purpose. arguing that we are religious people and like other religious people, we have a right to equal protection under the law. now, i'm personally opposed to blasphemy laws. i do think that they are an unfortunate restraint on speech, but that's because i'm maybe european, but i've really become quite americanized. in europe, the sentiment is a different one, and i -- i do not think that many -- many people i spoke with and i interviewed in the book would argue that muslims were misunderstood. i think that is the most common phrase i heard, that their opinions were misunderstood in part because of the way the media reported the crisis originally. every time there was any discussion about demonstrations against the cartoons or statements or this and that, because the media decided -- mostly decid

he tucks his jeans into his boots. he looks from heidi klum from the ass down.es, a virgin. >> greg: apparently getting marry at the same place that nsync's joey fatone got married. >> that is where all the [ bleep ] get married. >> i don't know what that means. david beckham told george lopez on his new talk show that he hates dining with tom cruise. what is behind that story? >> how dare he say that. he went to dinner with tom cruise. get this, bill. >> thanks for making me part this of. >> where is the congressman? >> anyways. he goes to dinner with tom cruise and tom cruise insists on a sing along at dinner. i never really liked tom cruise until i heard that. that s how we met. >> that is absolutely. >> greg: poor people do karaoke and rich people do sing alongs. >> and the staff has to tolerate it. >> michele, lovely to have you back. >> always fun. thanks. >> we'll close things out with the post game wrapup and tv's andy levy. and for further information on the show, go to fox news.com/redeye. ♪ [dr. clarke rapping] ♪ h1n1 swine flu infection. ♪ for interv

our friend jimmy jean louis you saw he's there. things about us, artists for peace and justice, 100% of our money. we have no overhead. goes directly to father and his programs. literally, someone put funds in his hands to go buy medicine today. >> larry: remarkable guy. >> he's incredible. >> larry: if you want more information on maria's organization, it's all one word. artistsforpeaceandjustice.com. artistsforpeaceandjustice.com. maria bello, the actress, planning to return to haiti sometime soon. i hope you get out -- i know you want to get there to see him. >> yeah, i sure do. >> larry: thanks, maria. >> thank you for having me. >> larry: some of the images you've been seeing the past few nights on our show are from our own brad parks and david thayall, two of our go-to guys on "larry king live." they're not reporters, but they do everything else. they've been in haiti since thursday. we couldn't do any of this without them. brad's written a terrific firsthand account of what he's seeing all around him. it's very compelling. a

katherine jean biden died friday in delaware sur proumded by family and friends after falling seriously. biden appraised his mother as a defender and teacher of american values. >>> it's only been open for a week, but the new tallest building in the world is already the site of a new world record. two base jumpers leaped off the burj dubai yesterday setting a new record for the highest ever base jump from a manmade structure, just over 2,000 feet. the building, which opened on monday, is more than 2625 feet tall. >>> and those are the headlines that the hour. now let's go to lonnie with the weather. how is it outside? >>> we're dealing with some good cold out here. you guys are doing all right, though, i'll tell you. i applaud you for being here because kind of tough to be outside on the eastern half of the country. let's go to the big map and show you what's going on out there. all this cold canadian air where there's a big trough in the jet stream, it is filling in and it filters as far south as portions of florida. northern florida is under a hard freeze warning. that very sell democ

. >> ross and jean are new parents in pennsylvania. he's in a hospital tonight for observation. they fly back to wichita, kansas, their hometown tomorrow. >> that's great. good for them. they're such nice parents. they were waiting a long, long time for that. that does it for this edition of "360." it's the end of yet another remarkable day here in port-au-prince. for all of us on the ground here and everyone back home, thank you for watching. we will be here tomorrow night and the night after that and the night after that. let's turn it over now to a special "late edition" of "larry king live." larry. >> larry: that's next on "larry king live." >> larry: welcome back to a special midnight edition of larry king live on what is a historic he night in politics. ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate which he occupied for 46 years until his death last year has been won by a republican, scott brown, defeated democrat martha cokely in a special election which changed a lot of things including the balance of power and president obama's agenda, which could well be in jeopardy. with us i

the data we've received since then indicate that activity has jean rl lay improved. i'll discuss first the most evident. i'll start here with housing. several indicators of sales and construction activity hit low points early last year and have risen modestly since then. for instance, single family housing starts have increased 35%, and new home sales have increased by 8%. there are signs that home prices have bottomed out as well. one widely followed index of existing home prices nationwide rose a seasonally adjusted 3.9% from may through october of last year. even with these welcome gains, new housing construction remains well below the pace allowed to accommodate population and income growth on the sustained basis. but that's to be expected, given what with hindsight appears to be overinvestment in housing after the boom. as a result, while i expect residential investment, and many others do as well, will no longer be a drag on g.d.p. growth, going forward. a lengthy period of adjustment may be necessary before any growth in residential investment is warranted for

. >> larry: as we go to break, here's mick jagger and haiti's own wyclef jean singing "hide away" in honor of the people of haiti. ♪ hide away hide away ♪ ♪ hide away and you're going to be surprised ♪ ♪ i'll be wise before my time ♪ i'm going to hide away ♪ hide away my doctor said most calcium supplements... 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. >>> despite the horrors that these people have endured, an incredible moments minutes ago in this square. you listen to these haitians as tremendous try to come together. >> larry: a hash tag cnnhelphaiti is now the top trending topic on twitter. that's huge. jared leto just bought my suspenders for $1,000 sending the money to haiti. thank you. i'll be thrilled to hand over another pair or five if someone wants to ante up for the cause. >> i'm in. >> larry: i have to bring more suspenders in. $1,000 a pair. ben stiller and benicio are with us. >> undergarments? >>

now, this comes on top of the fact that bay day jean will also be returning to china and that could happen in the next few week. >>> the elections board is holding a public hearing on whether citizens should vote on same-sex marriage. that is scheduled for february 16th. the d.c. council gave final approval to same-sex marriage last month. mayor adrian fenty signed the bill into law. this is pending approval by congress. and last week, 39 republicans filed a brief that supported a public vote on that issue. >>> this morning, howard university is remembering one of its longtime esteemed leaders. james edward cheek died yesterday after a lengthy illness. he was president of howard university from 1969 to 1989. during those two decades, he established the school of business, as well as the hospital and upped the budget from $40 million to $400 million. cheek was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. he was 77 years old. >>> the time is now 9:07. shocking revelations on capitol hill. why senate democratic leader harry reid is now apologizing to president obama. >>> plus, was losing weight

catherine eugene jean finnegan biden was defined as a remarkable woman. she is the daughter of ambrose and geraldine finnegan. growing up in pennsylvania in the collective embrace of her four brothers who she adored, jerry, bosey and her jackie. certain in their love, secure and their protection and nurtured by their loyalty and affection. by their words and their deeds they instilled a sense of self-confidence and competence allowing her to learn and trust her instincts and never be afraid to take risks knowing she was any man or woman's equals. as long as i can remember in scranton mom was referred to by her family, her extended family, her friends and neighbors as our jean. it's kind scranton thing as the scrantonians know. that was at least until she met the man she referred to as the most handsome man she ever met, joe biden from wilmington delaware, our dad. in our view, mom was the sole spirit in essence of what it meant to be an irish-american mother. devoted to a roman catholic faith, proud of her irish heritage, fiercely protective of her family

. >> madam secretary, my name is jean pierre lou oui. >> yes. pick that up, sir. >> i'm an haitian-american and foreign service office, and i'd like to thank you and administrator issue a and also president clinton for all the work you've done in haiti since the earthquake. i have lost some family members there, and when soon after the earthquake, ip went to my boss, ambassador john herb, the special assistant, and i said i'd like your permission, sir, to volunteer to go to haiti, if i may, and i was very appreciative that he said, go ahead. just to be sure, i checked with him again. and he said absolutely go ahead. i volunteered, i'm a member a standby member of the civilian response core. took my shots, four shots on a monday, marnt luther king birthday, and i started my anti-malaria medications, and am supposed to start my second dose, but i'm not in haiti, and i don't know that i'm close to going to haiti. there are other options. i can take a leave of absence and go in my personal capacity. but my wife has told me she'd rather that i not do

i' the musician wyclef jean and the author are haitian americans and both are tireless advocates forimpovrished country. >> i was on the phone with a friend in haiti, and she says, i think an earthquake is coming. the phone goes off. after that i texted, and it took 45 minutes to get a text back. she said she was outside with her kids, and that the buildings have just started collapsing. so this is how this conversation went on. right now i'm in the process of looking for a young rapper that went to haiti to do a mix tape. his name is jimmy o. it came through a text that he died. he was part of yele haiti the foundation. i urge everyone who is listening right now that knows how great this kid is in hate haiti we need to verify this information. >> have you had had any luck getting in touch with your family? >> no. we've mostly tried to patch together information based on others we've heard from, but i have family in kafur, which some is saying what the epicenter. no calls are going through, and we haven't heard anything. >> it's stunning for those of us who know haiti and love it and

>> i think the leader of the charge and the most valuable resource we have is wyclef jean. i was with him last night for a meeting with him and his advisers and this morning for his press conference. he laid out a plan which i thought was a pretty obvious one. i tried to speak to the white house, which i did and spoke to them about engaging them in his plan. his plan was to evacuate the people from the cities which are like a morgue, and if we can build tents so quickly to go to war, we can build tents it to house the 2 million people or so outside of the city. you can give them doctors and food safely and start a process to clean up the mess. that was his plan that he promoted today, and i think that's a great message. that's a great process we have to start. that's maybe the first step. >> larry: russell will go over to our new york phone banks in a few moments to talk about the people there. kobe bryant, ringo starr and seal are coming up. call the numbers, 1-800-4-unicef and 1-800-help-now. we'll be right back. >> a 21-year-old man is pinned on his side under a slab of

. ♪ why do you come in here looking like that ♪ ♪ in your cowboy boots and your painted on jeans ♪ ♪ a cowgirl's dream ♪ ♪ why'd you come in here looking like that ♪ >> you don't whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt. i'm going to get that gun of mine and change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot! there are two kinds of people in this world -- and you ain't one of them. ♪ traveling mind ♪ big ideas, little behind >> would i want to disappoint my little honey? ♪ why did you come in here looking like that ♪ >> besides, i want to do it. sometimes you got to honk your own horn. because if you don't, nobody is going to know you're coming. >> go get, them, animals. imagine a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest. howdy, boys. >> larry: classic dolly. still to come -- "9 to 5 the musical" don't go anywhere or you'll miss it. better cross your fingers. [ man ] oh, yeah, the accident. well, you better knock on wood. remember, we did a green renovation in here, there's no wood. but russ bought a rabbit's foot. it's a bear claw. you could throw salt over your shoulder. actuall

. >> larry: as we go to break, here's mick jagger and haiti's own wyclef jean singing "hideaway" in honor of the people of haiti. >> recording with wyclef. ♪ hideaway ♪ hideaway ♪ you're going to be surprised, i'll be wiser for my time ♪ for strong bones, i take calcium. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... 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. citracal. - for the better. - we'll close your loan at your own house if you want. you don't have to come to us. we'll come to you. - that's what we're all about. - and that's why i love... - i love... - i love being a home loan expert. ♪ >>> despite the horrors that these people have endured, an incredible moment just minutes ago in the square. you listen to these hatians as they try to come together. >> larry: a hash tag, c cnnhelphaiti is the top trending topic on haiti. he just bought my spenders for $1,000. i'll be thrilled to hold over another pair or five in somebody wants to ante up for a good cause. >> i

and so her jeans are now all over the place. i love that story. one of my favorite pictures in the book. >> host: when you first entered tanzania, what equipment did you take with you, other than the pen and pad of paper? >> guest: we couldn't afford much. who was going to get money for this young untrained girl? it was crazy, wasn't it? >> host: just. >> guest: and louis leakey just went on and on, and finally a wealthy american businessman, said all right money for six months. we will see what happens. the british authorities what was then a british protectorate of, this young girl will not take responsibly, and that's what i had to have a companion. mom volunteered, which was amazing, you know. she was there for the first four months. and so fortunately, before the six months, money ran out. i had seen to making and hunting and sharing of food to were able to get more money to carry on. but what did i have? i had a pencil, a little notebook that fit in my pocket. and not very good but not good because we couldn't afford really good ones. and th

whose taste you trust, and maybe she or he can tell you, hey, you should get rid of those bell bottom jeans from 1978, they're not "in" anymore. >> and looking ahead to the fashion trends, what are some of the things that are good items to keep that might last you through the next couple of seasons? >> i think that menswear continues to be big, i think that boyfriend blazer is going to last you. and i think things that are a little bit softer than we've seen in the last few seasons. i think anything that's soft and a little feminine is a good thing to hold on to. >> anything you should get rid of for sure? >> it's funny, one of these things in this article is that it's okay to keep a few things for either sentimental purposes or just because they're really special and wonderful. and sometimes you'll be able to wear them again, particularly if it's an accessory like a beautiful bag can last for decades. and sometimes they're just honestly the vintage you'll on to for your children. >> any other trends in terms of fashion, looking ahead, that you can talk about? >> i think that fashion for sp

fabienne jean was already plenty worried before the quake.er father, visiting haiti from brooklyn, was shot, treated in a hospital, and released just before the ground began to shake. >> but my real most concern was my dad who was already injured that same day he went to haiti on the 29th, was released from the hospital on tuesday, the same day of the earthquake. we know he made it home, but we have never heard anything from him. >> reporter: she's looking for a brother, a cousin, an aunt. and anyone who knows what happened to her father. brooklyn-born felipe doussou hasn't been able to find out anything about family members its been rough on his haitian- born parents. >> it's been very difficult for my parents. my parents have stayed up for 24 hours waiting for some feedback. >> reporter: today, radio soleil has been broadcasting the signal from a sister station in haiti, bringing hour after hour of news from the streets of port au prince to a brooklyn hungry for information. sitting calmly in the center of the chaos is radio soleils ricot d

heightened recently. 15 political parties, including that of deposed but still popular former president jean-bertrand aristide were banned from elections coming up next february. >> the election periods in haiti have often been turbulent periods. if we have serious problems with election results that give to, say, potential investors the problem... the perception that haiti is perhaps entering another period of instability, that will cost haitians dearly, i'm afraid. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador merton says bluntly haiti doesn't have many more chances to get this right. >> we really need them to understand that this may be the last time that they are going to have this level of international community interest and willingness to help out , particularly financially quite honestly. >> reporter: this may be the last time donors are really going to put so much effort into haiti. >> i think so. the situation has become focused. now something needs to be done. >> reporter: it's a race against time for haiti to convince its people and the world that this moment of promise can be made permanent. >> ifill: ou

and you can also put on this list levi's jeans for instance have only gone up by about 19%.hat means they're cheaper and you can thank china for that. anything made in china is less expensive now. and it's likely to stay that way. electronics, there's a macintosh computer in here which is actually down 33%. again all electronics getting cheaper. and you know, there's a lot of disinflation here. things getting cheaper, which is obviously good news for a lot of people. >> all right. well i like ending on a positive note, rick newman, thanks so much. >> see you. >> getting enough sleep could be see to the mental health of your teenager. a new study finds that adolescents who have bedtimes much midnight or later are 24% more likely to be depressed. and 20% more likely to think about committing suicide. that's compared to teens whose parents set bedtimes of 10:00 p.m. or earlier. the research from columbia university included more than 15,000 teens and their parents. >>> let's talk box office, shall we? "avatar" continuing to break box office records. it's expected to be the firs