charles hurt, "new york post" columnist, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> dave: the most segregated places in america, are they our own churches, the result of surprising research, father jonathans moms are meaner to their daughters than to their sons, like joan crawford in "emerging market dearest." >> i told you... no wire hangers! ever! >> alisyn: is this true? are moms more critical of their daughters? lots more to come. >> dave: there is! >> dave: 22 minutes after, time for a few quick headlines, the vatican said pope benedict xvi received a letter from mahmoud ahmadinejad and in it he thanks the pope for his stance against a florida pastor, who threatened to burn the koran. no word on if the pope plans to respond to this is letter. and, check out the new video, an empty 650-foot ferry is still on fire, in the baltic sea, after an explosion on the upper deck, engulfed the vessel and forced the evacuation of 250 people aboard, 28 of them suffered injuries. guys? >> clayton: thank you. >> alisyn: 9 out of 10 congregations in the u.s. are segregated. meaning a single racial group accounts for more than 80% of the membership and it makes churches the most segregated places in