i did not know whether hugh laurie was like house.n i saw how nice she were to james, i said let me just venture out and introduce myself to hugh laurie. >> i am sweetness and light. i suppose there may be -- i may not be aware of it, because then people would avoid me. if that is the case, i suppose i should be able to turn that to my advantage somehow and use it to propel myself and intimidate people into various situations. tavis: i am glad i got past that fear. obviously you are not going to tell me much about the new season, but what can you tell me about why i should tune in this year? >> we have sort of teased the relationship between these two characters, between house and his boss. we have played with it and flirted with it for six years now. we have finally taken the leap, and it is a gamble with the audience. some people will like it in some people will not. i think we had to do it, because i don't think you can just go do the same thing here in and year out. particularly when part of what you are doing is about characters.

laurie. he has received six emmy nominations for his unconventional program "house." >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am pleased to welcome hugh laurie to this program. he continues his role on one of tv's most popular and you need from us, "house." the show does kick of it seventh season this week. airs every monday at 8:00 on fox. here now, a scene from "house." >> i want to move on, and i cannot. all i can think about is you. i just need to know if you and i can work. >> you think i can fix myself? >> i don't know. >>

laurie davis, the wife of damien echols. damien echols is one of the three men known as the west memphis three. convicted in the 1993 murders of three young boys. echols is on death row. as you know, was interviewed on this program a while back. you'll be seeing repeated parts of that along the way. laurie married damien in a prison wedding ceremony in 1999. and dennis reardon, the attorney for damien echols. before we get to our guests, here's our ted rowlands with more on how we got here. >> reporter: may 1993, the gruesome murders of three 3-year-old boys shocked west memphis, arkansas. stevie branch, christopher byers and michael moore, second grade playmates were found beaten to death, naked and bound in shallow water. one of the boys was dismembers. >> any comment about the story? >> reporter: police arrested three teenagers including an alleged devil worshipping ringleader named dem yen echols. at trial, prosecutors used echols own words from his bizarre writings to convince the jury that the murders were part of a sa

i think laurie knows them all. >> right.other and chris byers' father, yes. >> larry: we have limited time here, dennis. without going into wide and varied tangents, your key oral argument is? >> that the state of arkansas passed dna statute precisely to permit a way for people that had been wrongly convicted to overturn their convictions, even after appeal, that the dna evidence in this case, none of it links any of these defendants to the crime. there is dna evidence that points in another direction. that their each supposed building block of the state's case, each part of it has been eroded by new evidence. the notion that a knife was used in this case has been completely refuted. every component of the state's case has been eroded by the new evidence. we meet the legal standard which is if these defendants were tried today, no reasonable jury would return a conviction. >> have you called in, dennis, any of the people with the innocence project to aid you? >> oh, sure. the original testing, dna testing, barry sheck of the

good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: we spoke with laurie two years ago and how that's the wineome in the two years since the u.s. >> we offer something for everyone. and because of the incredible value we've been right on the money. >> and it's good wine and at a good price point. that's what people discover. so let's talk about chilean war? >> well we had a great receive evenay and it comes from the coast to it makes it great with shell fish. >> and how might you compare it with something else. >> the blanc is in between new zealand and california. >> reporter: and our next one. >> it is a car manier. it was lost during the 18 hundreds in france when the grapes were wiped out. >> 98% is from there and our dancers are from where you find good carmenair. and many people know about the chicken dance, this is not it? >> no. this is called its quaka and it is an according dance and so the gentlemen is a rooster and he's very aggressive with his birds and boots and the woman is playing shy. >> she's playing hard to get and he is just all out there. >> reporter: and you were pointing

tavis: join me next time for a conversation a hugh laurie.hat is next time. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

hehe brought in radio icon rally phillips laurie leonard and samuel son. a classy innovator from 1956 to 1975. he was 91 years old. >>> wgn radio samuel son a nile stone 50 anniversary. governor pat quinn one of or beyond's many fans he dropped by the raid why studios this morning to join in the celebration. >> the first 50 years are the toughest. and he has shown that he has a goden voice and a servant's heart. >> i've been a fan of his for 50 years and 50 more. >> at least 50 more. >> nice of the governor to pop by. governor quinn proclaiming today or beyond samuel son day throughout the state of illinois. coming up what may be the longest softball game ever. . >>> we love our 16-inch softball in chicago, but 120 hours worth? that's what a group of canadian players are doing set a guinness world record the long effort softball game ever. they started their game friday night they will finish it wednesday only 20 players are allowed on each team. as you can imagine substitutions could become an issue here. if you're keeping score at home and why wouldn't y

pettitte still looking somewhat rusty and his second start after coming off the injured list chad laurie taking full advantage to hit a three run homer making a three zero to the sox early on a baseball is a game where records are especially coveted alex rodriguez gotten another one historic home run number six hundred and ten to pass loving sammy sosa in sixth place over all of a commendable effort however negated by a lackluster writing from the rest of his team to take it. and finally russia continue to dominate the rift make gymnastics world championships held right here in moscow with their streets ahead in the mail table winning almost every gold on offer so far richard from porfiry takes a look at the don't thing to ask facing other nations seeking to break that russian stranglehold. world championships in moscow able to give the gymnasts a perfect bromance to see just how much money have to improve with the london olympics drawing ever closer however with russian sweeping up almost every single gold available the future looks almost very rivals that referring to him as takes has

still showing plenty of rust though in his second start after coming back from the dizzy of a list laurie taking full advantage to hit a three run homer making it three zero to the sox early on baseball's a game where records are especially cover this alex rodriguez has gotten a historic home run number six hundred ten the process slamming sammy sosa for six two overall a rhodes commendable effort however negated by a locked luster arriving from the rest of the team red sox ticket ten eight. finally russia continue to dominate the rift make gymnastics world championships held right here in moscow their streets ahead in the medals table meaning almost every gold on offer so far has been won by them richard bump or fleet takes a look at the don't ask facing other nation seeking to brick the russian stranglehold. these world championships in moscow able to give the gymnasts a perfect barometer to see just how much may have to improve with the london olympics drawing ever closer however with the russians sweeping up almost every single goal available the future looks almost for their rivals t

on thursday night, the "house" star hugh laurie is here, and then we revisit a documentary on baseball. tonight, we begin our week with kathleen sebelius, former governor of kansas, the now, of course, serves as president obama note's secretary of health and human services -- serves as president obama's health and human services secretary. good to have you back on the program. >> good to be here. tavis: was it worth it? "it" being the fight that you had to go through. the polls still indicate that most americans either do and understand what we have done or are in disagreement with what we have done, and the critics tend to calling obama care, so first of all, was it worth it, the fight? >> well, i think it was absolutely worth it. as you know, note tavis, presidents since harry truman have tried to push for some kind of reform of health care and health insurance, and this president finally got it done, signed into law on march 23, and as you say, this month marks the six-month anniversary, and some of the worst insurance practices come to an end this week, so americans are going to st

. >> reporter: laurie told you she had these bottles for 30 years. >> i just pushed them to the back of the cabinet. >> reporter: another benefit of safely getting rid of the old medication? it makes the water we use in our homes every day safer. but prescription drugs aren't just found in the medicine cabinet. public water supplies can contain trace amounts of everything if they're disposed of improperly. >> the concern is, we don't know what these chemicals do in the body over a lifetime of exposure. dollar's why the epa is working with states and companies like united water in new jersey nblg to find out more. now researchers want the pharmaceutical industry on board. water experts say it winds up back in our drinking water. >> and t.j. is with us now. fascinating, this information about the drinking water. i had no idea. so, here's the question. what do i do if i've got extra bottles in my cabinet? what do i do with them? >> reporter: the epa says we should first seek out a local pharmacy or government agency nearby that may have a take-back program like this past weekend. that's

this is laurie's expertise, so we will be national leaders on trying to figure out the best possible model for using ics over a long time, and we hope to really instigate best practices in the federal government and fema, department of homeland security, so we can be using these best practices principles, so i'm really looking forward to some of that. as you know, one of our key successes is the life lines council, which is a group of 25 to 30 of our life line providers, includes communication, transportation, power, water, sewer, debris management, and we recently have added our financial institutions. organizations of banks, which are definitely lifelines. we have had three meetings that have featured major providers, and our next meeting will be about transportation and looking at independency analysis. this is again the only lifelines' council of its scope that we can discover anywhere, so everyone is really excited about this, and a lot of folks are looking at the way we go about our discussions of into dependencies and networks. i also want to say we have been doing some really

oracle ceo laurie as man came to his defense at the time. he'll replace charles phillips whose resignation was tendered today. >>> officers walked the streets of hayward with guns drawn. authorities setup a perimeter between first, second, c and d streets, to look for a passenger who fled the car following the police chase. he still hasn't been caught even though police also launched two helicopters to help in that search. they did catch the driver. the chp says this all started when the driver ignorede requests to pull over and sped off. they say the driver hit some cars during that pursuit. >>> a sunnyvale college student who already has an awful lot on her plate is, tonight, looking for a new place to live. her house burned in a fire over the weekend and it's not just herself she has to worry about. kiet do shows us the 23-year- old is raising her brother and sister on her own. . >> reporter: for the past year this home this sonningdale was the normal life. >> it was a safe haven for us. my brother and sister, this is the only stable home

contributors their marriage is national debt to find out whether people think the bailout was worth it laurie oftenest also known as the president hit the streets of new york. it's been two years since mortgage finance giants fannie mae and freddie mac. received billions of dollars from the u.s. government they continue to report losses and receive funds how do you feel about taxpayer dollars continuing to support them this week let's talk about that the white collar criminals. we shouldn't continue to get the money then probably no. no what do we do. we help each other it's hard to say if they've helped. because it's hard to tell whether. what the result would have been if we didn't do anything at all we have to keep the housing market going i think there is such a giving the housing market going if we didn't support them anymore it would collapse you think either be a lot harder or a lot more difficult than it might collapse and. we're so far into this might as well give them the money save everybody else does it matter that this reuters asked or any way i mean you know where eighty billion

leaders in new york at the sixty fifth meeting of the un general assembly artie's new york resident laurie harford is talks to people on the streets of the big big apple and ask what they think the outcome of the gathering will be. the u.n. general assembly is opening it sixty fifth session here in new york city on the agenda that meant to be attended by the world's most prominent leaders is it the world's most important meeting or just another annoyance for new york city this week let's talk about that too with the same thing year after year i was excited back in the seventy's when when carter was making his big you know push for everything and and then went back the same sort of thing and now everyone who comes in thinks that they can fix it although from my experience the computer say communicate with. face to face. situation. if you give a. i probably won't accomplish anything at all and it probably is just another chance to tell everybody hey we're here look we're doing and do nothing. and in the meantime they take up our parking spaces for everybody congestion kind of stuff. by looki

blame for the growing level of poverty in america which is at its highest in the one hundred years laurie harf inist our very own new york resident has been assessing people's views on the current economic situation in the u.s. . the u.s. census bureau released a report indicating that about forty four million americans or one in seven live below the poverty level that's the highest it's been in over half as that jury what or who's to blame for this this week let's talk about that is that the prising not consider in obama's policy you know the thing he's to blame for where we're at right now well he's partially to blame he's put the whole country and so how are we going to get out of it. get rid of obama i mean we are fighting two wars and i think they are costing a lot of money so obviously that's having a significant effect on the economy and obama inherited these wars so i don't think we can blame him i've lost faith in the government i think it's just a power struggle in washington now that's what i think it's kind of like everyone saying what they're supposed to be paying for their p

reporting from the big apple and later this hour laurie is also about in the big city gauging people. so you think that the middle class is kind of disappearing in this country and i think it's definitely it's definitely. not so much disappearing but it's definitely not as big as it used to be i mean you know growing up my parents always said that the middle class was a lot bigger and times were a lot easier. than stake in this election is the national assembly ever party gains two thirds of the vote will have the authority to write and pass the laws in this country. is in venezuela to find out how the campaign is shaping up in the country ahead of the upcoming general election. well after making inroads in sweden europe's a far right party is focusing their efforts on austria for sunday's provincial elections the country's freedom party is hoping to win votes through a controversial anti muslim campaign which has sparked outrage among many. reports . the bye-bye mosque game is as simple as its message they came and shoot down as many new mosques as you can as they rise relentlessly a

laurie bush did it in 2006. first lady is no strainier to campaigning.he stirred controversial in 2008 talking about her husband's candidacy for president. >> for the first time in my adult life i am proud of my country. >> as first lady, mrs. obama in a recent poll had 68% favorability rating focussed on platform of healthy eating and physical fitness for kids. her office says he comes to campaigning as a mom. that is the lens as she sees the world. sabato expects she will stick to fixed, nice remarks. >> she says nice things about the candidate she's with. >> reporter: still it gives g.o.p. candidates, including carly fiorina a chance to suggest the democratic opponent must need help. >> the race is in a dead heat in a state by any account is as blue as blue can be. even harry houdini could give illusion that boxer is successful senator. >> theyry thrilled that mrs. obama will be there to urge americans to go to the polls. molly henneberg. >> bret: connecticut man has been charged with sending more than 50 anthrax hoax and bomb threat letters to people

. >> julie: laurie, great to meet you as well. one o'clock at fox business. great to meet you.k fox business network starts for you tomorrow. all the your business headlines, 24 hours a day, log on to fox business.com and she'll be joined by chris cotter. and party poppers, remember octo-mom, the latest stunt suggesting she may be really short on cash. two stops as we go across america. oregon, a block party turning into a riot and 400 people packed the streets near the university of oregon in eugene. >> i've never seen, just-- >> police saying they needed 50 officers to break up the crowd that pelted them with rocks, beer bottles and eggs. nine people arrested. it is unclear what sparked the chaos, but cops say alcohol played a role. minnesota, heavy rain triggering new flooding in carver county. the overflowing river filling nearby streets and even washing away some homes. more potential flooding could be on the way for minnesota. this time, for communities along the mississippi river. wisconsin, more flooding misery, residents of arcada returning to their homes to begin the

one more from lauri. let's hear it for the step dads, the ones who step up. you guys are both dads.oints they're making there, how much fatherhood has changed in the last 20, 30 years. >> one exception -- i spoke during the break with our director. one said he's happy to change diapers. no one is happy to change diapers. >> i know. >> you might be wanting to, you know, take part, but the idea of the diaper-changing thing, no. >> yeah. i'm not going to name the celebrity. he has five kids and he's never changed a diaper. i tell my wife that. dads should do it. they should all be equal but i never once truly will enjoyed that moment. did you -- it's been so long for you. >> no. we've flipped coins to see who does it. but -- >> you're done. >> yeah. >> good times. >> interesting. i had no clue that there's a whole community of daddy bloggers out there. >> that's why i was on the hookout. lookout. announcer: if we all lived here we wouldn't have to worry about what's in our water. but most of us live here. so we need the brita pitcher. for healthier, clean tasting water. >>> new provisi

. >> senator, laurie ure, cnn. peace negotiations between the parties have taken place, obviously, several times in the past. what is secretary clinton doing differently than her predecessors, including president clinton? >> although my comment on that is not constrained by the agreement which i earlier described -- [laughter] there are other constraining factors which come into play that somehow come right into my head as you completed the question. since i was not a part of the immediately preceding administration, although i did serve at the request of president clinton and the then prime minister of israel and the president of the palestinian authority as chairman of an international commission in 2000 and 2001 following the eruption of the second intifada, i'll tell you my own belief. first, we can't be deterred by the fact that previous efforts didn't succeed. the cause of peace is so important, so just, indeed -- i'm not trying to use hyperbole -- so noble, that it must continue notwithstanding prior efforts

optimistic but at the same time i know that it's an act of diligence that's going to finally get this laurie peeled. >> what do you mean an act of diligence? >> i know right now it wasn't until today the senate finally scheduled a vote to get the vote on the agenda and it's going to take this continued attention to the issue to point out the fact that, hey, don't ask/don't tell is still affecting people today, that people are still getting kicked out of the military based solely on their sexual orientation and that's just wrong. i think we lose sight of the fact this policy is affecting people every day. by bringing awareness to this and making it a big deal then we're finally going to be able to get it repealed. >> let me ask you about the choices that you have made in the images from the vma, i'm struck that you're in your west point uniform. as were other members of the military who were with you, i don't know about the policy implications that has. can you tell me about the decision to wear a uniform and whether or not that's a controversial issue for you? >> certainly. so according to t

. >> reporter: laurie told us she had these bottles to are nearly 30 years. >> i didn't know what topushed them to the back of the cabinet. >> reporter: another benefit of safely getting rid of the old medication? it makes the water we use in our homes every day safer. but prescription drugs aren't just found in the medicine cabinet. public water supplies can contain trace amounts from everything from birth control to. if they're disposed of improperly. >> we don't know what these chemicals do to the body over a lifetime of exposure. >> reporter: that's why epa is working with states and companies, like united water new jersey, to learn more about the health effects. researchers want the pharmaceutical industry on board. in fact, at least one drug company still advises their customers on those bottle labels to flush leftover medication down the toilet. where water experts say it eventually winds up back in our drinking water. >> if there's not a take back program near you, the epa actually suggests that you take your leftover drugs, mix it with an undesirable substance such as coffee

(vicki) previously on the real housewive business is more than i can handle, more than lauri and i cano i need another mind behind building my agency.

laurie wrote "love in the time of homeschooling" after homeschooling her daughter for one year. >> we and power struggles and i didn't find homeschooling books anywhere talking about that. they talked about the advantages of homeschooling but not so much about the bad days. >> reporter: or the fact that home degre homeschooling is all the time we we take breaks and watch tv and don't turn learning on and off. >> reporter: but for a growing number of families, home schools is the best way to raise as these parents would say well-rounded kids who will become not just smart adults but good people. and john and kiran, one of the other trends that's going on right now in the world of homeschooling is parents pulling the kids out of school for a year. in fact, laurie pulled her kid out of school for fifth grade, focused in on what she wanted to learn about and solve problems she was having at school and put her back into public schools and the daughter is doing quite well. >> so, when it comes to homeschooling, will r there any particular qualifications a person needs? do the parents need t

someone stole in front of his eyes, laurie taylor with the story. >> reporter: michael is a real survivorn from the moment he took enemy fire as an army scout. on a french battlefield during world war ii. >> i was lucky to get out alive, i think. >> reporter: he was honored with a purple heart. one of the military's highest honors. a possession so cherished he kept it in his safe. >> i treasured it. >> reporter: last friday night before 8:30 while he was watching television in the back room of his lorraine, home, someone broke in and took the medal. he says the intruders came through his bedroom window and climbed over the head board and walked all over the bed. he said when they got in here the place had been ransaked and they went through his closet and found his unlocked safe. >> i felt i was lucky i didn't get clobbered by whoever it was, i don't know. >> reporter: at 89, he has parkinson's disease. is nearly deaf, and couldn't confront whomever was in his home, because he didn't hear them break in. his daughters can't help but wonder if that didn't save his life. >> it is scary. i me

. >> laurie, geovanni, good luck today.ng around. you can catch it right here on cbs. >>> singer/songwriter is performing here on cbs, coming up. [ female announcer ] kids who don't eat breakfast may not be getting the nutrition they need to keep their bodies strong. carnation instant breakfast essentials supplies the nutrients of a balanced breakfast to help build strong muscles and healthy bones. carnation instant breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start. ♪ [ female announcer ] we've got stains, down to a science. new wisk with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology tackles a full range of stains on a molecular level for a more powerful clean fight stains with science. it was a mystery to me. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia

. -- laurie cunningham. i wanted her to say a few words. [applause] >> thank you, senator.i appreciate the opportunity. for the last two months alone i have worked with 60 families. 37 of those families have been single moms or parents homeless with children. literally living and other people's homes and their on their coaches trying to survive. a lot of it is they cannot find work. the unemployment benefits have run out and they do not know what to do. unfortunately some of the programs we have to help people get into apartments, you have to be able to use sustain the apartments before we can spend money to get them in. if they do not have a job, it is not the money and we cannot help them. we have to spend time trying to help them build a ready maesumed a job. it is incredible. that is only two months that i have been here. you have people who come in with their heads hung very low because they are ashamed that they have to ask for help. there is a lot out there. but we need to help our own people. we need to get them house, said, and need to get them jobs. that is the mo

. >> senator jim laurie? >> as everybody on this committee knows, while the cost of war are never able to be predicted, it is always higher than we ever imagined. it includes lies that are lost, billions in funding to keep our troops saved, and to dismiss that are made in or away lands. it always includes the many years of care seeing and unreseen that our veterans will need. it includes what is often expensive, but absolutely sacred. that is a promise that we made to our veterans that we will care for them when they return. mr. chairman, the veterans that have come forward with these new presumptive diseases are among those that we made this promise to. this is a promise of remember well when in turn at the seattle medical center when i was in college during the vietnam war. we made this promise decades ago without the thought of budget deficits or agent orange exposure or politics. we made it because their sacrifice wanted it. but for years now, they have had to fight to see it fulfilled. they have had to f

of louisiana, judge porteous engaged in a corrupt relationship with bail bondsman and his sister laurie. it also alleges that as part of this corrupt relationship, judge porteous accepted numerous things of value including meals, trips and car repairs for his personal use and benefit while at the same time taking official actions that benefited the marcottes. article 4 charges that judge porteous, quote, knowingly made material false statements about his past to both the united states senate and to the federal bureau of investigation in order to obtain the office of united states district court judge. the last aspect of our case relates to judge porteous' bankruptcy while a federal judge set forth in article 3. throughout the 1990's and into 2001, judge porteous' financial condition deteriorated largely due to gambling at casinos to the point that by 2001, when he filed for bankruptcy, he had over $190,000 in credit card debt. there are different ways that the evidence will describe his financial activities, but perhaps the employees compelling is that his credit card statements from 19

laurie slough worries about -- >> you lose sleep over the national debt?rious, i do. >> her mother fay says she's a born again christian who doesn't believe that president obama is honest about his own faith. >> i'm a christian. he touts all the time, but when you get down to his actions, he elevates islam and he suppresses christianity. if you want to say death to america, vote democrat. >> reporter: you really believe that? >> absolutely. >> we should point out that the president and his family did attend church on sunday. a christian church. and the question in the end about these two movements joining forces, in many ways, they already are. the question isn't whether they're going to come together as a single political force. the question is whether or not they can win. and getting back to christine o'donnell and her comments about witchcraft over the weekend. john and candy, i want you to know i did play dungeons and dragons in high school and i think i have the 20-sided di somewhere. >> i think if you're not playing now, you're fine. >> thanks, jim.

from laurie montgomery. the story goes on to say -- also yesterday we told you about the small business bill. it passed in the senate's in a boat 61-37 -- excuse me, the votes to end debate past, which is a good indication the legislation is likely to pass at the end of this week. the small-business bill advances, is the headline in "the washington post" and many other papers this morning. "the wall street journal" editorial signals out senate democratic incumbents who are running this november who are likely to raise taxes in a recession. the make a list of the following democratic incumbents. you can take a look at that list as we go to cold water, michigan. richard and independent-minded tuesday's primary results. go ahead. caller: i was glad to see the so-called tea party candidates win or what ever, but what i really like to comment on is the tea party because i voted for ron paul and the last election and as far as i am concerned i believe he is the one who really founded -- he had a tea party during h