when jill was born i had no idea what -- >> this is your daughter. >> our daughter, jill. she was born in 1992. i had no idea what families what were raising children with disabilities was going through. just never crossed my mind. >> tell us a little bit about jill. what was her -- >> well, she looked fine at birth but at 3 months she started having seizures in her hands. then they grew to grand mal seizures and then multiple seizures every day and it just did damage because of the seizures. >> you knew it was a 24/7 job to take care of a child who has needs. >> oh, my gosh. i understand the sleepless nights. the trips to the er several times a week. the stays in the hospital. i mean i had no idea. no idea before then. but i understand now. i understand the exhaustion that sets in when you can see no light at the end of the tunnel. >> sonya, you've had a similar experience with a daughter as well, is that right? >> i have. i have a daughter wenl emily, w had no inkling at birth that there was anything amiss. but shortly after birth and in the ensuing years it became clear

>> jill said it, not me. jill said it! >>> starting 2012 with a clean slate, al.dy the right way with natural foods. >> al, you are in rare form. i don't know if it's rare. >> not rare form. >> weather? >> okay. >> now. >> i rarely do it well done. anyway, show you what's happening for today, heavy rain moving into the pacific northwest, windy conditions of the plains, lake-effect snow around the great lakes, sunny and chilly throughout the southeast. tomorrow, the rain gets heavier in the pacific northwest, with strong winds, sunny and warm through the southwest, mild into texas, cold air continues in the mid-atlantic, southeast, frigid conditions in new england with lake >> good morning. a mixture of sun and clouds. there will be a chance for some snow showers or flurries. >> and that's your latest weather. >> it's a new year so how about a new wardrobe or new bedding? jill martin has her first "steals and deals" of 2012, right after this. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon

you have a jack and jill? he said i would never go to jack and jill. for those who don't know, that was to learn how to be sedated. jack and jill was to learn which fork to use if you are ever invited to the white house. it was to learn how to be middle class. why can't jack and jill be a black history class? why can't that be a fundamental part of a jack and jill does? i am not singling out jack and jill. it's just a convenient example. take our sunday schools. it is great to learn about the lord and to learn about the sacrifices of g says and the martyrs and saints. but why can't we use the format is sunday schools to teach these stories were children when they are john? as growing up, ladies and gentlemen, the blackest thing you could be was a lawyer for a.dear, not an entertainer for an athlete. do you know that twice as many black fortified cardiologists are black men in the nba? how many of our children know that? statistically, it is easier to be board-certified cardiologist if you're black then to make it in the nba. my daddy when i was a profe

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jill martin, thank you once again.oducts are the body shapers, sugar factory sweet treat bucket, necklaces by charlotte lu, the noir cosmetics trio and al & lyallen lyle watc. jill will take your questions on twitter. use the hash tag on twitter # steals and deals. still to come, the latest contestant to be booted off the ranch on "the biggest loser." find out how she's lost more than 70 pounds so far. is to keep it whole for better nutrition. and that's what they do with great grains cereal. see the seam on the wheat grain? same as on the flake. because great grains steams and bakes the actual whole grain. now check out the other guy's flake. hello, no seam. because it's more processed. now, which do you suppose has better nutrition for you? mmm. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal. what if someone steals from you? like a lot. then they go away for a long time. [ siren wails ] [ helicopter blades whirring ] [ officer ] put the fork down. [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. [ woman

jill malandrino is with thestreet.com. nice to see you, year-to-date the nasdaq up more than 8%, information technology sector up 7%. can tech carry the rest of the year? >> i absolutely think it can. what investors don't realize, look at the s&p, up 4.5% for the year not one really can identify why. it's been choppy, unconstructive trading but what investors don't realize is that the tech sector comprises over 16% of the s&p. and that's where that true nice healthy support is coming from. because these tech companies, the identifiable friend with earnings has not been that great. there is nothing that healthy coming out. but your tech names are the ones that are being driven by cash. you're getting those buybacks and dividend increases and that's what investors want. >> is that what is driving the. we talked a lot over the last year about the search for yield in dividends or the place where investors have really profited is that, this is the next industry to see the next big dividend push up? >> i absolutely think it will

why can't jack and jill be black history class?why can't that be a fundamental part of what jack and jill does? and i'm not singling out jack and jill, it's just a convenient example. take our sunday schools. it's great to learn about the lord and to learn about the sacrifices of jesus and the martyrs and the saints. but why can't we use the format of sunday school to teach these stories to our children when they're young? when i was growing up, ladies and gentlemen, i was born in 1950, the blackest thing you could be was a lawyer or a doctor, not an entertainer or athlete. do you know there are twice as many black board-certified black cardiologists as there in the nba? how many of our children know that? statistically, it's easier to be, um, a board-certified cardiologist if you're black than to make it in the nba. [laughter] my daddy, when i was a professor at duke, our house was near a black neighborhood, and it had a basketball court that was, um, light, you know, it had lights so up til midnight the brothers would play. and m

why can that be a fundamental part of what jack and jill -- i'm not saying jack and jill lit is just a convenient example pete take sunday school. to learn about the word and sacrifices of jesus and the murders and the saints but why can't we use the format of sunday school to teach these stories to our children when they are young. when i was growing by was born in the 1950's a lawyer or doctor, not an entertainer or an athlete twice as many set aside a cardiologist says there are black men in the nba? how many of our children know that? i know it's more complicated than that i'm about to say but statistically she it's easier to be a certified carting all just than to make it in the nba. [laughter] hoesch to the to a black neighborhood and had a basketball court that was what with him who home and my dad would say he studied calculus haleh cui study basketball we would be running. [laughter] why can't we use these stories for such a huge percentage of our children the love of learning that our ancestors have and that led them to believe in the future? longtime collis and i were talk

jill stein and ben zucker a participant with occupy d.c. ben and ben welcome because they had to be this new so let's see. ben. man's he will start with you i'm to go yes it would have i thought you guys did a great job i mean it's really incredible to see this new generation of organizers and activists taking it to the hill and it's very clear that there's a lot of deep thinking and this movement this is a long term human process i came in from wisconsin i was here with dr jill stein was out here to support the occupy movement and i think that we're we're looking at a similar kind of frame right now in which we're looking at the two thousand and twelve elections and asking how does this democracy movement move forward in the electoral system that is occupied by corporate money by big business and i think that the actions that you undertook then that that thousands of others are continuing through the dead of winter as out in des moines last week and people are out there in the negative zero degree temperatures this movement is clearly not

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topic. >> a loaded question. >> how can we not get fired, jill?reporter: well, let's just say that we have some steps to help you out. sometimes you can't avoid it. but look, today more than ever, you have to be visible. show that you're indispensable to your company so that your name moves to the short list of people to keep if there is a tough choice to be made by management. next, network with renewed vigor. we all know that networking is important but it's really good to be back in touch with people before you need something like a new job. also, i love this one. an employment expert told me this. he says everyone should maintain an interview wish list. who would you want to interview with and why if you lost your job today by fleshing out the list and the reasons why certain companies are on it, you will be ready to send out those letters to recruiters and the companies themselves if the need arises. >> there have been a lot of cutbacks in our industry as you well know. if you know some cutbacks are coming and there's some rumbling, how do yo

thanks for joining us. >> and enjoy that wine, jill. >> take care. >> thanks, jill. >>> all right, elizabeth. >> thank you. we're following this head-on collision in san mateo county. and again, this is the interchange. highway 92 and 280. it sounds like it is just west of 280. right there where the lanes become one lane in each direction. and so it sounds like both lanes are closed. and minor injuries, chp, tow crews everyone is on the scene and looking hard to clear this and in the meantime both directions are closed, half moon bay and consider using highway 1, and you can cut up toward sharp park road and get on to 280 from there and again, all lanes blocked at that interchange. caltrans put up the warning signs letting drivers know if they're headed across the san mateo bridge. and right now the drive time across the span of the bridge by the way is moving fine about. a 13-minute commute in either direction off of the highrise headed toward hayward. and the metering lights remain off. likely for the next half hour or so. no major delays headed mo san francisco. if you want to beat the ru

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jill, what is going on? barbara is talking about really shows there's a question -- does iran really understand the red lines that the white house -- the administration is laying out? now, the state department says no question that iran has gotten the message, but others are warning there's real danger of miscalculation. don't even think of blocking the strait of hormuz. a blunt public warning to iran from defense secretary leon panetta. >> that's another red line for us, and that we will respond to that. >> reporter: with the danger of military confrontation over that vital choke point escalating, the u.s. is using every channel it has, including secret back channels to lay down its red lines to tehran. >> we used our regular channels of commune indicate, of which there are several, to make our message known, privately in addition to the very strong public we're sending. >> reporter: washington talks to iran through its protecting power, switzerland. it also uses turkey, whose leader talks with iran's supre

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help protect your eye health. >>> back with the second lady, jill biden.this story, he basically got his eyes on you when he saw a picture of you in an advertisement. is this true? >> part of it is true. i had met him once before. we were in a crowd and it was at a fund-raiser. i guess he saw a picture of me somewhere and he said, that's a girl i would like to date. i knew his brother. he said, i know her. i was in college at the time and his brother was there. frank called me and got my number and joe called. said, this is joe biden. would you like to go out? >> where was your first date? >> we went to philadelphia to the movies. >> do you remember the film? >> no, i don't. >> was he so mesmerizing you didn't even -- didn't look at the screen? >> you know, i went out with him because -- i actually had another date that night that i canceled and just because i thought he would be interesting to go out with. i said, this is one time -- just once. but i went out with him and i was really charmed by him. at the door, he was -- you know how guys are usually tr

jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbsmoneywatch.com joins us. jill, what does his return say? from an initial look it sounds like he is not paying very many taxes. >> reporter: well, he paid about $3 million in federal income tax in 2010. that was on income of, hold it wait for it, $21.7 million. he gave $3 million to charitable causes. that reduced his effective tax rate to about 14%. now, here's the deal. the rate is so low because the irs treats private equity fund income as carried interest which is taxed at the capital gains rate of 15% versus the top rate of 35%. his return also showed that he had a bunch of [ indiscernible ] perfectly legal but taxed at lower rates. to learn more about his former profession go to moneywatch.com where we have a private equity q & a. >> jill, do you think that's going to hurt him? he is down in florida now stumping away in the primary but people that are paying a bigger percentage with their income will they look at him and say why should i vote for this guy? he is nulling his taxes when he is actually going by the book. >> reporter: you

jill martin is here to take us through the amazing offers.d morning. >> good morning. >> will these ship quickly? >> yeah. all of these ship within two to three weeks. check the shipping. we have been getting questions. we link you to the retailer website and today up to 80% off. there is a ski trip at the end. >> fantastic. there are good ones today. as always. let's start first with jewelry, always a hit. we have a line by nichelle offering three designs in different colors here. lots of options. tell us about it. >> the retail is $225. the circle pendant, the oval pendant and the teardrop pendant. different variations of each. all come in a 14 carat gold filled cable chain. fans include jessica simpson, miley cyrus and sheryl crow. check on the website. the deal is $45. that's 80% off. >> wow. fantastic. >> a great statement necklace. >> you could get it around valentine's day. excellent timing. over here to the yo gis out here we have a great yoga mat with bag by cataland. >> this is fabulous. $144 is the retail. it include it is carry-al

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jill biden chose to spend her afternoon. >> she's been involved with michelle obama in an initiative called joining forces honoring veterans and families. they she met with three army veterans recovering from wounds suffered on the fields of afghanistan. and. >> an id exploded near him. this 38-year-old staff sargeant saifrd spinal cord injury when shot in the chest. this 26-year-old specialist is being treated for traumatic brain injury. he was in a coma for a month. >> and this is the vice president wife spoke little during the meeting, listening to what doctors said. >> and dr. biden spent a little over an hour here. >> want her to know everybody is answering our question. no question goes. and this is real good. >> and to like to thank them for these medical things for the family and soldier that's are all taken care of. >> there are 2 beds in that trauma center. and there are is one footnote. the bidens son serve aid year in iraq. >> secretary of defense said the pentagon is trying to sell what may be thousands of sexual assaults in the military. and said the problem is a stain

as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile.ill knows that, too -- so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. and it protects these other areas dentists check most. crest pro-health clinical gum protection. because healthy smiles are built on healthy gums. life opens up when you do. you were reminiscing about the 1968 blizzard ... >>instead of having lake shore drive blocked with stranded vehicles every thoroughfare in the city was populated by stranded cars and buses 50,000 cars at one point were sitting on area highways ... what a difference 45 years can make ... may we not go back to that again that was something 23 in. of snow a 53 mi. per hour wind there has been nothing like it in our history before or since then ... we have a crummy looking overcast sky today. there has been a little bit of rain in the southern suburbs from heavy clouds ... but there had been buckets

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as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. jill knows that, too -- so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. and it protects these other areas dentists check most. crest pro-health clinical gum protection. because healthy smiles are built on healthy gums. life opens up when you do. >>> so, this morning, i went to cnn.com and i thought i was looking at, i didn't know, but i saw this headline. could mitt romney be america's first hispanic president? now, this is not something romney ever really talked about until recently and it's gotten a lot of people talking. so much so, there's a fake twitter account. @mexican mitt. that's a little funny. but this all started when romney revealed some personal information on the campaign trial. >> when i think about the blessing of america, i think not only about my own dad, he was born in mexico of american parents living there, and he

jill dougherty covering the diplomatic angle. and on the phone, kirk lippold, former commander of the "uss cole." what does the u.s. believe the intent was? trying to bait the u.s. military, provoke an altercation? >> maybe a little bit of both. the thinking is is the iranians really were not looking for a shooting match. they were going to break off but they were going to cause a little heart-stopping action before they did that. one of the things here is, look the iranians gained some intelligence by getting so close to u.s. navy ships. they were able to gauge the u.s. military response as they came at those ships. that gives them valuable information if the next time it's not just a cat and mouse game. >> what has been the reaction of the pentagon? >> well, a lot of concern. now, top officials will tell you that, look, these kinds of activities happen out in the persian gulf. that they deal with them. that they have a very strong stance. and that the provocative activity mainly comes from the revolutionary guard corps which op

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