first, michelle and jim bob are here us with.lk to them about the recent extortion plot targeting their family. >>> we're going to meet a 19-year-old who just landed a big honor, kate upton. we'll hear from her. you say that's a gift for the men. where is the gift for the women? >> i don't know how that issue breaks down in terms of women and men reading it. do you think as many women look through the pages of that? >> i would have no idea. i don't -- i actually don't think so. i don't think so. >> we'll do a survey in a little while. >>> let's begin this half hour with more on the death of whitney houston. it's a loss that hit her 18-year-old daughter bobbi kristina especially hard. we have a reporter in los angeles. he has details on. that miguel goosh, good morning. >> reporter: she grew up with two legendary parents who were famous for successes and failures. while bobbi kristina brown was exposed to the pitfalls at a young age. whitney houston was the queen of pop and daughter bobbi kristina was her crowned jewel. born to su

. >>> the dugards who have 19 cou saying that a cast member is not one of jim bob and michelle's children. it's a cousin that claims there are no such picks out there. >>> here you go. saying your i dozen and enjoying a frosty at the same time. they tied the knot at wendy's. they work together at wendy's and decided it was the best place to get married. so the town mayor married the couple. >> workplace romance. >> yes, hours later they went back to work with a hamburger honeymoon. >>> there will soon be and exciting way to get around the beaches in ocean city. >>> and governor o'malley is hoping that the lawmakers will say away from the proposition 8 decision in california. >>> but first this morning over to new york to get a look at this morning's tech bytes. >> reporter: chrome on the move. google released a mobile version of its chrome browser. a study finds that the computer industry has a apt tude for creating jobs. it's called the app economy. every consumer company are commissioning app to be the public faces. >>> and while the super bowl set a record for viewers. it also set a re

online says the cast member in question is not one of jim bob and michelle's children.hey say it is a cousin who claims that there are no compromising picture. >> you have probably seen these floating around. they read i heart boobies. now in indiana eighth grader is suing his school district because it say it is bracelets violate school dress code. lawyers for the boy, so far court versus been split on this. pennsylvania judge ruled they can't ban the bracelets but a judge in wisconsin upheld a ban because they contain a slang word. what do you think about this? it is a hot topic on facebook. join the competition, abc 2 news/facebook. >>> the entire staff of the los angeles school where two teachers were arrested last week is being replaced. last tuesday, the teacher was a rested, accused of taking pictures of students in bond age. just three days later another teach frere the same school was taken into police custody accused of fond ling two female students in the school room. social worker versus been hired today work with teachers and parents at the school. >>> and

jim bob, their miss carriage and how the family is moving forward.nd jenna bush hager is catching up with taylor swift to talk about her movie, music and where her career is now headed when we get started on a valentine's day morning here on "today." now back to you two. >> thank you very much. it is valentine's day, so a group of chihuahuas from san francisco are hoping to find love 3,000 miles away. there are too many of them at the san francisco animal care and control so they are being sent to new york where there is a pretty big demand for these. the dogs arrived early this morning, boarding the plane and will get to stay in the main cabin during the flight. getting the vip treatment. a peninsula humane society offering fees for chihuahuas and mixes are being waived today. >> take the sweater. it's cold back east. >> tony bennett coming back to the city where he left his heart. bennett first sang "i left my heart in san francisco" 50 years ago at the fairmont hotel. several will pay tribute by singing their version of his famous song. bennett wi

. >>> plus, jim bob and michelle duggar speak out in a live interview about their recent miscarriagey is moving forward. >>> and jenna bush hager catches up with country superstar taylor swift to talk about her new movie, her music, and where her career is headed. that's when we get started on a valentine's day morning here on "today." back to you, joe. >> and happy valentine's day to you, ann. thank you very much. >> enjoy it. all right. lots of love to you. bye. >> thank you very much. bye-bye. >>> 6:36 now. 42 degrees. ahead, the spree of crimes that kept police very busy overnight. >>> also, how starbucks ended up in the middle of a second amendment fight. >>> the photos reportedly taken inside whitney houston's hotel room. >>> next, the request that will be hard to refuse for football [ female announcer ] off limits? not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, you can have brownies again. ♪ fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? y

. >> steve: that was jim bob duggar, baby-sitting while his wife michelle was spending time with theelle are the stars of "19 kids and counting." tell us about the new season. first they're getting involved in presidential politics. great to see you again. >> good morning to you. >> gretchen: i'm glad to see you share the duties of the 19 kids. >> yes. >> gretchen: nice baby-sitting. >> brian: they're watching the color on the shirts. >> steve: so you decided that you were going to back a presidential candidate and it is? >> rick santorum. >> steve: why? >> family values candidate. >> i think for weeks in december we prayed about who to support and we've been following rick santorum's political record for the last several years. really felt like he's the one that has a pretty good track record to stand for what's right, somebody that offered a bill to repeal partial birth abortion. he knows how to run a country and i think he would do a better job than even our current president right now today if he walked in. >> he lives within a budget. i think that really says a lot right there.

jim rowe. >> so finally, the mystery man was identified. not mike or steve or bob. but jim. jim rowe.en rowe, to be exact. at long last a real name, but that was all that was real about him. >> it's been very gratifying to be here in st. george. it is a very special place. >> like the time jim rowe in a navy s.e.a.l. uniform spoke to a class of high school students about his years in an elite commando unit, about sacrifice and friendship and faith, in a speech arranged by ron nelson. >> anybody that i served with, i would have gladly laid my life down for. and i can say the same thing for anyone that served with me. >> or when nelson, whose family is prominent in the mormon church, sponsored jim rowe's baptism. >> i just trusted jim wholeheartedly. nobody could make me feel any different. >> and all the while, nelson claims, jim rowe was stealing. like the time rowe brokered the sale of his collection of antique rifles, sold them far too cheap and pocketed all the proceeds. >> he sold $250,000 of them for $38,000. >> he kept the money? >> and kept the money. >> of course, rowe split t

syracuse pulse off the win, 64-61, with that win jim boeheim passes dean smith for third on the all-time list, only bobd coach mike krzyzewski of duke have more wins than jim boehe boeheim. >>> in the nba, knicks looking for a third consecutive win and you know why it's happening because of lynn sanity, calling jeremy lin, the undrafted harvard man, out of nowhere scored 53 points in two games and last night, knicks playing in d.c. against the wizards. first quarter, lin tries to draw the charge, gets into a nasty collision with john wall, called for the foul. lin bounces back, a steal and lay-up. in the third, lin with a crossover to the rack on wall. lin finishes with a double-double. 23 points and 10 assists. the knicks win their third, 107-93. they're doing it because of this kids out of harvard who actually lives on the lower east side of manhattan, on his brother's couch because he didn't have a contract until last week. >>> lebron james standing by his comment on twitter last week that praise to remember blake griffin's monster dunk over kendrick perkins in the win over oklahoma city. after the

bob. >> caller: yeah, jim. big boo-yah to you, man. >> what's going on, partner? what's going on?ecause we love ohio on this show. i think it's where we get our most phone calls. >> caller: hey, look, it's super bowl weekend. we've got pepsico. 66. doritos happening at all these parties. what's going on with the stock, jim? let me know. buy, sell, or hold. >> all right. we are going to hear from them on thursday. the last quarter was not what i wanted to hear. frankly, this is one of those cases, and i often talk about it when it comes to earnings season. i debated putting it on my calendar. i don't have a good feel for the quarter. so i can't actually tell you which way if i myself have to punt. there's the right metaphor for super bowl. i'm punting. susan in colorado. susan. >> caller: hi, jim. boo-yah from a very snowy colorado. um afirst-ti i'm a first-time caller. >> okay. thank you for calling. >> caller: my question is kirby corp. last night earnings came in above expectations. total revenue was down 12% quarter to quarter and up 92% year to year driven higher by k.c. and u

bob. >> caller: hey, jim. straight to the point. you speak of the importance of reinvesting dividends. which pays me a really good dividend, but i also own one of your favorite mlps that pays me an even better dividend. should i reinvest in the company that pays the dividend or pick the stock that offers me the best value? >> at&t's owned by my charitable trust actionalertsplus.com. because it's a charitable trust i have to give the trust away, give that part of the trust away. but kmr, kinder morgan, the r kind is the reinvestment dividend kind and that's a real great piece of paper. the name's bunt. viacom bunt. but i think you can get better yields elsewhere. if you understand the way it works those 30-year notes aren't worth it. take the cue from odd job. throw them away. "mad money's" back after the break. are you anxious to protect your family with life insurance ... but afraid you can't afford it? well, look how much insurance many people can get through selectquote for less than a dollar a day. selectquote found, rich, 37, a $500,000 policy for under $18 a month. even though da

>> caller: boo-yah from bob in corsicana, texas. jim, my wife, son and i love watching you daily.our insights and witticisms. what are your thoughts on deluxe corporation. >> i've got to tell you something -- >> don't buy. >> needs a catalyst, doesn't have one. i'm going to andy in my home state of pennsylvania. >> caller: boo-yah from pennsylvania. >> what's up? >> caller: i love the show every time i watch you. thank you for that. back when they were $50 stock, really taken a beating, they hit a 52-week high today after projecting 2012 to be an outstanding year. what are your thoughts? >> you know what? it's come back. what can i say? it came back. it's a very small-cap stock. i've got to do more work because they just did a conference and i'll come back. i'm marking it as homework. i can't opine until i read that conference call. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of the "lightning round." >> the "lightning round" is sponsored by td ameritrade. sen. used to be we socked money away and expected it to grow. then the world changed... and the common sense of retireme

. >> francis copala and marty scorsese, ron howard, jim cameron of the charles bronson, bob deniro, sylvester" you surely recognize lead actress sandra bullock. >> i mean this whole thing is just way too convenient. >> i remember thinking, this is the best actress i've worked with in years. i called her agent immediately and said, i've got another picture for sandra. he said, roger, you're too late. she's already with the majors. >> reporter: did you ever think that focusing on doing things fast and cheap held you back? >> it may have. it may have held back the pictures i was making. and it may have held back the perception of what i was doing. >> reporter: even so in 2009 corman was recognized for his movies with the lifetime achievement oscar. >> i really was surprised. i make low budget films. they will not give an academy award to somebody who makes low budget films. >> i really am scared. >> reporter: but don't expect academy award winner roger corman to go all hollywood on the independent film community. if hollywood is high school, you're definitely the cool teacher. >> i would think t

so, jim, yesterday afternoon, bob mcdonnell decided that he wanted to remain on the short list for republicane presidential nominee and did something. what did he do? >> well, he backtracked on his support for that legislation. i don't think we're shocked by it given there's been so much national attention on it. and like you said, he has national ambitions. and i think, you know, for a conservative, you had mentioned yesterday morning it hasn't been a great last week as far as issues that they're talking about when you think about appealing to independent voters. we have an interesting piece up this morning that talks to a lot of republicans who are looking at this election and seeing a lot of similarities to 2008 in other elections where they get schooled up on small issues that turn off voters who don't happen to be white, conservative, male, hard line on immigration and other issues and that's troubling to a lot of republicans, particularly in washington because they think obama is very vulnerable. they think he's beatable, but he's not beatable if you alienate all the different independe

ballone, "sieve war snut" who london me pictures of jim, all over the battle fields, leader of the pack, leading the charge, keeping listeners, the bob hope of civil war studies and also taking to the other waves in a way if to by sea of good cheer. there is the winning team w "ordeal by fire" it was let the civil war studies begin. right up to recently where mcpherson's statue -- not this mcpherson, was part of the occupy wall street movement in d.c. as a young scholar all the way to collecting his honorary degrees, i think most of us have benefited in one way or another for him becoming a serious editor. severalfold becoming serious editors. most recently vernon serious at the university of virginia. i have one at oxford university press where he introduced me to my editor there. certainly the american negro history and literature, multi-volume reissue of lost classic is something that jim really pioneered in his day and really encouraged his students and fellow scholars to follow, so they could be surrounded by titles. as he was with the sesquicentennial firing of fort sumter surrounded this year with another wonderful hit. as a r

jim, thank you very much. a political note-- last weekend, on "face the nation" donald trump told bob schieffer he was thinking about running for ondsident, but on second thought, he's not. oday, the real estate developer fd reality tv host fired off an endorsement of mitt romney. trump called romney tough, smart, and sharp. the new eruption of violence in egypt as protesters blame the police for a deadly soccer riot. the mona lisa may have a twin sister. and a break in the ice at the bottom of the world. when the cbs evening news continues. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but t

when you got jim demint to pull something back you know you're in trouble. bob, will the romney camp shift gears or stick to the script here? >> this wasn't the script. he may have been saying it on the road but i'm sure stewart stevens, his strategist, doesn't want him to say something like this. what happened with romney in a series of comments overtime when he gets off the leash, he's actually proving the point that president obama is trying to make. that this is an election between fairness and unfairness. that is why i think you've seen the approval numbers for romney go down, he's now 31/41 upside down in the nbc wall street journal poll. a new poll in ohio today showing him losing that critical state by 6 points to the president. they have been clobbering newt gingrich by saying he has a lot of baggage. the truth is, romney has a lot of baggage, too, only his is louis vuitton. >> what do you think of the timing of president obama's proposal to people struggling with mortgages and upside down situations as far as value and what they owe on their homes? rep

bob, i'll turn to you for questions from your students at george mason university. >> yes. jim. go ahead. >> chris mclaughlin. my question is for anita. the tea party is labeled as the party of the extreme right, so how do you explain the overwhelming support in florida and nevada for mitt romney, who is a moderate? >> your reaction. >> it's a good question that you ask, and i just published yesterday an op-ed in "the washington post" that argued that in many ways mitt romney has moved to endorse the central policy preferences, the central issues stands of both grassroots and elite tea partiers. as he has done that, over the course of the republican primaries, more and more conservative republicans who say they support the tea party have moved toward him. now, there's still a lot of tea partiers who are skeptical of mitt romney. they told us they weren't sure they could believe him, because he changes his positions. i think it's fair to say by now half of tea party supporters are voting for romney against other candidates in the republican primaries we've seen so far. i expect t

>> bob: what is going on the tragedy of this. you go back to jimhendrix and through the list of artists, elvis. what happens is, the people around that, the family and managers, the people that make money off of them have decided interest and get them fixed. >> sean: one person cares about them enough. >> we knew for years she has been in trouble. her voice went. she should have been allowed to hit bottom is only way you are going to get there. the people they are allowed to continue to support and get her back on the stage was despicable i thought. prescription drugs are much more addictive in terms of numbers than cocaine or heroin. xanax combined with alcohol is a terrible combination. >> sean: she was taking three different sedatives. mind altering substances. >> she is taking antidepressants and drinking them with depressant of alcohol. there is such a cocktail going on in her system. in real life, celebrities have handlers and like bob said, they all have a vested interest. they are riding on their success. my wife kicked me out of the house

seema and bob, thank you very much. now, let's bring in jimaulson, chief investment strategist at wells capital management and joins us now. jim, as always, you bring up excellent points. i want to hit the issue of stock valuations because you noted us the s&p 500 expected to come in around $100 of total earnings. every multiple point therefore is worth about 100 points on the index. >> right. >> are you confident we can get the expansion we need to say drive the s&p 500 to 1500? >> well, i think a lot of what's happening here in the rally from late last year's lows is a reversal of the fear that was generated last year. last year we had good earnings, but you had the multiple of p/e started about 15 and ended about 13. and you had a collapse in the valuation with rising earnings. you have a flat market. this year what i think we're seeing is the fear subsiding. we found out we way overreacted, that the u.s. was headed for a recession. it probably wasn't close. and we're finding out that europe is not probably an eminent calamity going to take

jim ] c, complexity. pine notes grapefruit notes. only believe your own pallet. go taste them. ♪ >> news out of virginia as governor bobonald reversed his stance on a controversial bill that would have required women to get an ultrasound of transvaginal ultrasound before receiving an abortion. the bill through national outcry and mcdonald who vowed to sign it today changed his stance saying mandaten an invasive procedure is not a proper role for the state. interesting, the vrabel is just one battle in a larger war against women's health. it comes at a time when a number of women serving government is going down. the 2010 election saw the fewest number of women elected to congress in 30 years. kristine pelosi is the chair of the california democrat party women's caucus and author of campaign butte boot camp 2.0. she's the daughter of nancy pelosi the highest ranking woman in congressional history. so glad to be able to welcome you to the show, kristine. thanks very much. you've written the book, and the reason is because what you're seeing right now going on in, you know, the across the country s this war on women and i

jim macpherson. instead of saying damn, the igh full speed ahead and he came second to last at 13 votes. bailey otherwise known as frederick douglas came in right in the middle with 20 votes. bob kricks, hero, and he had 25 votes and i am here to pronounce that robert e. lee with 71 votes was promoted from the king of spades to the ace of spades. robert e. lee is the man of year for 1862, and i'd like to thank all of you for coming and please get home safely. >> so the winner at the library in virginia in richmond for person of the year is the selection of robert e. lee as person of the year 1862. again, the nominees today were from robert krick, who is the chief historian of fredericksburg for 30 years, david blight of yale nominated frederick douglas who came in third, nominated by james macpherson came in first and he was dead last in the voting in virginia and we congratulate professor thomas and we'll open up the phone line again for our viewers. professor thomas, you earn a big trophy or a big prize? no, i got a handshake for the director of the museum of the confederacy. >> we have callers waiting to talk to you. you talked a little bit about this in your nomination for

jim mcpherson contends and -- contends nobly and righteously that sharpsburg, antietam was a significant turning point in this war, that this was the point at which the war was destined for union victory. bob crick insists, who is not with us -- he's now watching virginia v. north carolina in basketball. bob crick insists the army of north virginia stood its ground in the face of vastly superior numbers and that this was the dumbest thing that anybody -- and robert e. lee included -- could ever have done. i think he stayed put on the 17th because he thought he could win. he thought he could fight mcclellan on the defensive. whatever. he stayed put on the 18th all but daring mcclellan to renew the offensive. and then finally, barely, was able to get across butler's ford and back across the potomac into virginia. and then, of course, he fought on december 13th at fredericksburg. the plain between fredericksburg and crossed a significant drainage ditch, then the attacking ranks had to cross more open ground to confront a sunken road which formed a perfect four-foot trench for confederate infantry. behind the sunken road, marie's height rose precipitously studded with artillery and more infant

following enactment of the healthcare law, grace-marie and jim caputo, tom miller at the american enterprise institute, and ours truly, bob moffet of the heritage foundation, joined together to publish the book "why obamacare is wrong for america." please join me in welcoming them to heritage today. we'll start with sally. >> thank you, nina, and thank you, heritage. imdelighted to be here. with the historic vote the 2700 page patient protect andfordable care act was passed into may on march 23, 2010. how fast two years have gone. almost the second anniversary. as nina mentioned it was interesting to me that at the state of the union on tuesday evening, the president devoted only 44 words to healthcare reform and i think it has to do with the fact that only about 53% of americans support repeal of this legislation. so, i wrote my first book, about obamacare, because when nancy pelosi said we have to pass the law to find out what's in it, i thought i could write something in 270 pages to actually say what is in it. unfortunately i don't know if she read my book. my new book, "the pipes plan" was in response to the people t

jim billingson, of course. this is clarence thomas. how dear of you to -- oh, elizabeth. you're dear to come. [inaudible conversations] >> and bob would be here -- [inaudible conversations] >> he doesn't want any part of this. anyway, we loved your christmas card. you didn't have to do that. >> well, you know, we were -- [inaudible conversations] we made it to deadwood. >> did you go to that wyoming game at laramie? >> no, no. did you go? >> no, i didn't get down to it either. [inaudible conversations] >> okay, what are we doing? [inaudible conversations] >> this is bizarre. oh, annie. this is more fun than i've had -- [laughter] >> bill, you ornery old -- >> senator. >> he's the doctor. [inaudible conversations] >> they haven't got me, but they're 80. did you see annie? >> no, i'm going to go look for her. that's what david said to me -- >> how is david? >> he's good. >> i just said hi to norm. >> anyway, we met as 12-year-old boys. at the japanese relocation center. he was behind barbed wire. [inaudible conversations] he'll never forget when he took me -- >> that was fun. we were -- [inaudible conversations] >> i said, you nev

bob pisani, we wait for hewlett-packard. yesterday the markets didn't like what they heard from dell. you'll wonder what they do with meg whitman's report in a moment. >> jimers, as always, that's one of the first sectors he looks at when he wants to invest