, i remember meeting jimmy stewart at president reagan's 70th birthday party, he was so serene and so calm and he was just like, you know, in a wonderful life. claudette colbert, loretta young, all these incredible screen stars, and they were all the reagans' friends, kirk douglas, they were all the reagans' friends. it was fascinating. >> famous story, president reagan got to turn the table on bob hope, who he once introduced, i believe, it may have been a dinner for queen elizabeth, but any event, hope was there, and president reagan introduced hope as someone who had performed for seven american presidents and entertained four. great line. >> great line. >> did the bushs have favorite entertainers? >> oh, yeah. i think, we had -- we always had an eclectic miss. i remember having lyle lovett, we had natalie cole, who was fabulous, for one of the dinners. we had opera singers, we had the boys choir of harlem, i think, for one of the ladies lunches. we always try to -- you would try to have sense who the visiting head of state, if it was the state dinner, if they had a preference, whe

>> the one thing i would say is this is not jimmy stewart's bank.real problem. it's that greece is fundamentally incapable of paying. unless there's a change, so are spain and italy. it's a panic on top of an underlying policy and bad policies. on the part of europe as a whole. this isn't just a matter of calming things down. they have to change things in a much more fundamental way. >> what happens to us if the euro falls apart? >> the first question is where does it stop? if it's just greece then that's bad, but it can be contained. if it spreads, the worry is this will take out spain, italy and portugal, which will happen if the bank doesn't provide trillions of euros of cash and say enough of this austerity business, we're going to provide some growth so you can grow your way out of this. if that doesn't happen, the whole euro breaks up. it's going to be bad for the european economy. it's going to hit u.s. exports, which is serious because we export a lot but not that much. we only sell about 2% of what we make to europe. the question is does th

>> the one thing i would say is this is not jimmy stewart's bank. trouble is that there are real problems. it is not just a crisis of confidence, even though that's happening, too, but it is that greece is fundamentally incapable of paying. unless there's a change in european policy, so is spain and italy. it's a panic on top of an underlying problem of bad policies, not so much on the part of the southern europeans, greeks have accepted on the part of europe as a whole, so this isn't just a matter of calming things down, they have to change things in a much more fundamental way. >> what happens to us if the euro falls apart? we see country runs and they are not able to stop it? >> so the first question is, where does it stop? if it's just greece, then that's bad, but it can be contained. if it spreads, the worry is this will take out spain, italy and portugal, which will happen if the european central bank doesn't provide trillions of euros of cash. and if they don't, at the same time say, okay, enough of this austerity business, we're going to pro

imagine that jimmy stewart is paying out the money to his depositors. he has plenty of good loans, but he can't change those in to cash. he has people at the door looking for money. well, if the federal reserve was on the job jimmy stewart could call up the local fed office and say, look, i have a whole bunch of bad loans. i can offer them as collateral. give me a cash loan against as collateral. so the central bank will act in this way as a lender of last resort. did jimmy stewart can take the cash from the central bank. he can pay off his depositors. then so long as he really is solvent, as long as his loans really are good the run will be quelled, stopped, and the panicle come to an end. so by providing short-term loans taking as collateral the illiquid assets of the institution as central bank and put money into the system, pay off depositors, pay off short-term lenders, and called the situation in the panic. this was something that the bank of england figured out very early. in fact, of very key person, intellectual development, a journalist named

stewart! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. hank you. it's so nice to be here. >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. you've been very busy. you went to the white house correspondents' dinner. >> yes, that's always fun. you're going to host it next year. >> jimmy: what? you think so? >> i heard that. >> jimmy: no. >> i did. i did. >> jimmy: did you really? >> yep. everybody was saying, "its jimmy's year." >> jimmy: really? >> yep. >> jimmy: i'm going to do it next year. >> are you going to be nervous? >> jimmy: i'm not going to do that. i'm not going to do that. >> nervous? >> jimmy: i don't want to do that. i think it's too nerve racking. >> it is. it's nerve racking. >> jimmy: jimmy kimmel did a great job. >> he read everything. just read page after page after page. he was very good. >> jimmy: he was great. but it's hard to top president obama is my thing. >> oh, he was great, too. >> jimmy: he's super funny. and he get very funny comedians to write for him, and he's a good speaking president. >> very good. >> jimmy: i would like

this backdrop for so many hollywood favorites jimmy stewart, the bridge itself suspense story all itsown. in the early 1930s american feat of engineering babt to get underway. 60 miles an hour winds, ocean currents dangerous too. but in the middle of great depression, nothing would match the american might. >> it was regarded by many as a bridge that could not be built. >> there were safety nets catch the workers who fell, pictures showing them walking across beams over to nothing at all. 75 years later, one of those work who are fell and went back to workweeks later, tonight remembered by his son. >> dad always would say, it took 90% guts, 10 percent know hout onchts at the time thurs for work was so strong in this country, there was no training except what you got on yor to job. supply sent in from three different states. it came time for that first meeting in the middle. >> these two bridge men volunteered to take a trip out along the foot bridge cable. bridge men call it swimming the cable. swim fellas or you'll swim the gate. >> workers with their own nerves of steal. >> did they

jimmie johnson. 56th cup win for him. alone on the list, eight all-time moving ahead of rusy wallace. and a big 200 for hendrick motorsports. tony stewartver led in this race, but had a chance late in the race to hunt down jimmie johnson. congratulating jimmie and team hendrick. our steve byrnes caught up with tony stewart. >> steve: well, tony stewart, you guys had to overcome a lot tonight. did you run out of fuel on the final restart? >> yeah, i did. it was, i had hit the fuel pressure light had went down, or the light was blinking when we got one to go. and i had to go down to the apron. caught on the back stretch and we got past the center three and the light was down to 20 pounds again. laid down on the front stretch and we lost second because of it. pretty happy to come out of here with a third tonight. really proud of hendrick and everybody at hendrick motorsports. they deserve this 200th. >> steve: thank you, tony. >> thanks. >> chris: checking points. we have been running the results of the race on the crawl. greg biffle the points leader coming in. tightens up a bit with matt kenseth two behin jimmie johnson skyrocketing um.

through everything from action cards, bubble cards, comic books, to movies with cabbing or its like jimmy stewart and later on tv. at the height in the 1906s. just as hard to become an agent as the fbi as it was to get into an eye vie league college. it turned out that when he died, and there were several investigations into the fbi, and hoover's regime there. it turned out mr. hoover had a pronounced dark side. he kept hundreds of thousands of files on people in this country. when i say he, he and his group at the fbi. these included not just criminal investigation files, but sex files, secret files on movie stars, presidents, senators, some in fact he used to pressure people. some that were used for blackmail. some that were used for the personal amusement. starting in the 1950s, he approved and instigated the use of secret wiretaps, sabotage. basically whom every he thought was a -- he was the one who made the decision whether you were a submersive or not and would be subject to the tacks. by the 1960s. the civil rights leaders like martin luther king. and protest against the vietnam war. he s

. >> it's been the backdrop for so many hollywood favorites, vertigo and jimmy stewart but it has story of its own. in the 1930, an american feat it was about to get underway. in the middle of the great depression, nothing could match the american might. >> it was a bridge that was dubbed by many it could not be built. >> it shows them walking cross beams. 75 years later that fell and went back to work weeks later is being remembered by his son. >> his dad sed say 90% guts and 10% no how. >> the only training is what you got on the job. finally came time for the first meeting in the middle. >> two bridge men to take a trip out along the bridge cable. bridge men call it swimming the cable. >> workers with their own nerves of steel. >> did they make it? well, here they are first men to cross the golden gate bridge. >> so many of us have followed in our cars. more than 1.9 billion vehicles have crossed the bridge. it was opened this day 75 years ago. >> the bridge that people said could not be built has been built. >>> not only did skeptics think the bridge could be built but they didn't w

in 1939 when jimmy stewart did that movie there were zero filibusters. in the last three years there were 80 filibusters and in the language congress there were 140 filibusters. >> eliot: i wish you the best of success in the litigation and to get the congress and senate to form its own rules even before you have to go through the course of litigation. this is the single most process issue on the capitol hill right now. former congressman bob edgar thank you for some of your time tonight. >> thank you eliot. >> eliot: later on, i interview chris christie proves he can't do anything except be governor or vice president. the few finder is next. tequila lime tacos. [ man ] delicious! [ male announcer ] it's festival of shrimp! for $12.99 try any two shrimp creations like new barbeque glazed shrimp. offer ends soon. we're servers at red lobster. and we sea food differently. etch-a-sketch candidate, an image where romney is anti gas. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50

. >> it's been the backdrop for so many hollywood favorites, vertigo and jimmy stewart but it has story of its own. in the 1930, an american feat it was about to get underway. in the middle of the great depression, nothing could match the american might. >> it was a bridge that was dubbed by many it could not be built. >> it shows them walking cross 75 years later that fell and went back to work weeks later is being remembered by his son. hid 10% no how. >> the only training is what you got on the job. finally came time for the first meeting in the middle. >> two bridge men to take a trip out along the bridge cable. bridge men call it swimming the cable. >> workers with their own nerves of steel. >> did they make it? well, here they are first men to cross the golden gate bridge. >> so many of us have followed in our cars.more than vehicles s have crossed the bridge. openeds ago. >> the bridge that people said could not be built has has been built. >>> not only did skeptics think the bridge could be built but they didn't want it to be built. according to a historian there was decade oppo

in 1939 when jimmy stewart did that movie there were zero filibusters.st three years there were 80 filibusters, and in the language congress there were 140 filibusters. >> eliot: i wish you the best of success in the litigation and to get the congress and senate to form its own rules even before you have to go through the course of litigation. this is the single most process issue on the capitol hill right now. former congressman bob edgar thank you for some of your time tonight. >> thank you, eliot. >> eliot: later on, i interview chris christie proves he can't do if you have copd like i do you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems glaucoma, trouble urinati

where, like jimmy smith, jimmy stewart and mr.ffort in, in order to do the delay, let the american people know why you are holding everything up. >> why didn't previous senators hold up that rule. you got to go in the bunk beds in the back room. i remember how it used to be, they brought the bunk beds in. go around the clock rotating senators that were fill busting, had to be talking. why did they get rid of that, the real filibuster? >> well, we could do that today. if we had the will, to require people to come in and go through the debate. the problem is, it is very one-sided. majority has to produce 51 senators to be on the floor at all times and the minority only has to have a couple of senators there. that really is a one-sided contest. and when we have tried it, when we have tried it, they have ended up caving in. and allowed certain things to move forward. but the central issue here is, harry reid has now said that the agreement, the gentlemen's agreement isn't working. and that's big. because it's normally taken leaders to

jimmy stewart. the net film came out. you can research this online, i've got it in my book. the fbi investigated frank capra for being a communist because the story is all about the little, the building and loan banker against the big guys and the film denigrated the rich bankers, communistic, socialistic and those guys were being investigated at the time the movie came out. >> please, all three of you, stay with us. you're fabulous contributors. coming up, money talks in 2012. stay with us. >> romney is known as a job destroyer. i think that the you bring in bains which is what happened in the '80. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. earn points you can use for travel on any air

break about the fact that celebrities and you make this point in your book, jim, that clark gable, jimmy stewartted williams, joe louis, these guys all served. the notion that anybody in public life would go to war is am anathema to the country at this point. >> david, there is not a national focus on veterans, veterans fairs, health. you know, the sacrifices that they have made. do you sense that you know, as the president and the first lady have made more of a push to bring veterans' issues to the forefront that has changed attitudes at all? >> i don't think it's changed attitudes. americans are very proud of their military. they want to quol them home. they want to honor them. people don't know how. there's such a gulf of experience between veterans who are coming home with three, four, five combat tours and the rest of us who you know, we never go to those places. and we don't share those really searing experiences. i see this in airports all the time. here comes a gi in his combat fatigues and somebody goes up and says, usually an older person and says thank you for your service and welcome

i'd have been jimmy stewart's grandson, but that wasn't the choice. you know, here's t scenario. as the dump, for example, exists today. the one i write about in the first books was in a different location. it moved to this place which is actually in a weird way beautiful. it has a view of the ocean. and there are islands off the shore. and it used to be a canyon. kind of an edward abby desert canyon with a little seasonal waterfall, deer, quail down in there, coyotes that fed out to the ocean. there's a hill here, okay? to the west. and then there's this canyon. and then there's an arc of graves. and at this far end there's a crematorium that burns human bodies. on this hill is the potters field for babies. anyone can bury a child who has died. you dig a hole and stick your child in there. the haunting thing is the headstones are often their cribs with their names painted on them. the canyon fills with garbage which becomes a plain and then becomes a mountain of garbage. and on the other side of the arc of graves is the community where the people have built homes to live. that's

movies including the 1957 alfred hitchcock thriller vertigo where it served as a back drop for jimmy stewart'sim novak. a full schedule of 75th anniversary celebrations is planned for the day. we're told it will go on regardless of the weather. in other words, rain or shine. >> osgood: ahead... that's a very productive session. >> yeah, it was a good day. osgood: a blast from the past. and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing

you mentioned the image of jimmy stewart in the movie "mr.mith goes to washington," trying to be able to keep going. things?t chancge >> when i was in elementary school, the movie "mr. smith goes to washington" is what we thought about when we thought about the filibuster. it won a nomination for the best there were zero erbut filibusters that year. the majority has to stick around when a filibuster it takes place as opposed to the minority that has called the filibuster. we like to go back to the talking filibuster, a filibuster that what happened at the end of the process. i think the senate needs to be shaken and they need to change their rules. if the senate does it, one of the courts will take a serious look of the constitutionality of the filibuster. the chart you showed is one of my favorites. there is an explosion of the use of the filibuster in the last couple of years. host: leon from louisiana. caller: thank you a lot. common cause -- all them people disenfranchised by the filibuster. i am thankful we have a filibuster up there. if

jimmie johnson. 56th cup win for him. alone on the list, eight all-time moving ahead of rusy wallace. and a big 200 for hendrick motorsports. tony stewartver led in this race, but had a chance late in the race to hunt down jimmie johnson. congratulating jimmie and team hendrick. our steve byrnes caught up with tony stewart. >> steve: well, tony stewart, you guys had to overcome a lot tonight. did you run out of fuel on the final restart? >> yeah, i did. it was, i had hit the fuel pressure light had went down, or the light was blinking when we got one to go. and i had to go down to the apron. caught on the back stretch and we got past the center three and the light was down to 20 pounds again. laid down on the front stretch and we lost second because of it. pretty happy to come out of here with a third tonight. really proud of hendrick and everybody at hendrick motorsports. they deserve this 200th. >> steve: thank you, tony. >> thanks. >> chris: checking points. we have been running the results of the race on the crawl. greg biffle the points leader coming in. tightens up a bit with matt kenseth two behind. jimmie johnson skyrocketing um

jimmy kimmel live!" tonight kristen stewart. chloË grace moretz. and music from b.o.b. with cleto and the cletones. w, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everyone. very nice, thank you. i am jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching at home. thank you for joining us here in the studio tonight. it's my pleasure. what happened, "the avengers" was sold out across the street? it made an unbelievable amount of money this weekend. $207 million the biggest opening for a movie ever. people love indy films. if you add in the money made overseas last week, that makes $655 million in 12 days. finally we have proof of what i've always suspected, we are surrounded by nerds. [ laughter ] producers are hard at work on the sequel which is tentatively titled, the avengers 2, still avenging stuff. if you have ever been to our corner of the world, there's a group of unusual individuals who put on costumes, they stand outside the theater, posing for pictures with tourists and when a movie like this comes out, the demand for them goes up. so we hit the streets today to find out ho

. >> jimmy: you starred in the martha stewart apprentice. >> right. ce. >> jimmy: right. real housewives, obviously. skating with the stars, you were on. >> that one really jumps off the page, doesn't it? >> jimmy: literally. how did you do on that show? >> i was a finalist, and there was someone got really ill. people were dying, getting hurt. i wanted to get past the first week and then i was like, get me the hell off this frig frigging show. and i went the entire way. >> beth any getting married and bethenny ever after. >> right. >> jimmy: if you keep with the margaritas, your next will be celebrity rehab. [ cheers and applause ] >> exactly. >> jimmy: and it's not just, like everyone has a talk show, but your talk show is being produced by ellen degeneres. >> i know. it's nice to have the stamp of ellen degeneres. she's never done that before. and it's going to be very different on her show. and she keeps it clean. but i have a mouth for daytime and it will be interesting doing daytime and writing the line. i'm going to cross the line. let's see how

vertigo and jimmy stewart. but the golden gate bridge itself has a suspense story all its own.y 1930s, an american feat of engineering was about to get under way. winds often 60-mile-per-hour. ocean currents dangerous, too. in the middle of the great depression, nothing could match the american might. >> it was regarded by many as a bridge that could not be built. >> reporter: there were safety nets to catch the workers who fell. the old pictures showing them walking cross beams tethered to nothing at all. 75 years later, one of those workers who fell and went back to work weeks later is tonight being remembered by his son. >> dad always would say it took 90% guts, 10% know-how. >> reporter: at the time the thirst for work was so strong there was no training except what you got on the job. a major contractor bethlehem steel, supplies sent in from three different states. finally came time for the first meeting in the middle. >> these two bridgemen volunteered to take a trip out along the cables. they call it swimming the cables. swim, fellows, or you'll swim the gate. >> workers