so far, a-listers like anne hathaway, angelina julie and julia roberts, not available.h dial a star, you have to scale back your expectations just a bit. this is a business that profits off 15 minutes of fame, even after the 15 minutes should have expired. >> hi, is this nadia? >> hi, david, how are you? >> reporter: that's nad ya suleman. you probably know her as the octo-mom. you know, people call you the octo-mom. >> yeah, my kids call me the octo-mom. >> reporter: your kids call you that? >> the kids love it, of course. >> reporter: those famous kids are now 3 years old. >> i've had no babysitter for a year and a half now. >> reporter: no babysitting -- >> nothing. >> reporter: for a year and a half? >> right. i've never been happier. say i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> good boy. >> reporter: what is his name? >> this is jonah. >> h >> reporter: how do you have time for the phone calls? >> i will get up in the middle of the night. i have bills i have to pay. and this is an idealistic job. i feel guilty because people are actually spending money to speak to me and i'm no

it's time for happy hour and joining me this evening are two producer jenny churchill and lauren lister host of the capital account here on r.t. hello ladies island well let's start with you know what you would call this good news bad news kerry knew as india has launched a. and long range nuclear capable missile. india takes a significant step forward in its aspirations to become a regional and world power india successfully launched a nuclear capable long range missile the missile sent off from india's east coast has the capability of reaching deep inside china in europe. i believe jenny the. indian news story today they called it the china killer yeah well that's apparently what it was by the indian press china killer but no one seems to be at all concerned about this which i find quite fascinating because even back in the eighty's we were in bargo in india to stop them from making long range missiles by not allowing them to have the right electronics but now today it's really fine but when north korea did it i don't know we know everyone was looking out well i mean it was a much big

this weekend and capital account host laura lister is going to join us for our weekly financial check ups will have all of that and more for you tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look what the mainstream media has decided to miss. that is one of those days when you see the twenty four hour news cycle in full effect and by that i mean that aside from the usual election coverage the partisan tit for tat the mainstream media made sure to fit in some of those other really important stories. college football fans have been screaming for a true playoff system for years even the president of the united states well now it looks like it's finally going to happen former president george w. bush taking off his second annual warrior one hundred k. bike riding in texas joining us now former s n l cast member rachel dratch author of the new book girl walks into a bar this is cactus jack and yes he got the name after he got caught in a cactus in arizona and got to see this a bear falling out of a tree after being shot with a tranquilizer gun at the university of colorado if you

wing's favorite target to call a communist then we'll have our weekly financial checkup with laura lister host of the capital account this week on banking c.e.o. wants to act like a whole mortgage crisis was nothing more than a collective brain freeze on the part of wall street and then a former strategic intelligence analyst speaks out she used to be the government corporate clients actually wanted to hear the truth now they just want it tailored to their liking so we're going to all that and more for you tonight could it was that happy hour but first take a look at the mainstream media has decided. well the first friday of the month and that means the jobs numbers have been released by the bureau of labor statistics and if you look back at what happened in the month of march the papers are disappointing to say at least surprising jobs report hiring slows but unemployment the unemployment rate continues to fall into eight point two percent that's the lowest in more than two years economists say the jobless rate only went down because more americans stopped looking for work the unemployme

house correspondents dinner with all the big names in politics and the media, along with hollywood a-listersincluding kim kardashian. there was also a very entertaining speech from comedian jimmy kimmel. >> 16 years is a long time. 16 years ago there was no facebook, google and a tweet was something barbara walters gave her dog. what a collection of people in one room, members of the media, politicians, advertisers, lobbyists and celebrities. everything that is wrong with america is here in this room tonight. >> on the menu this year, petit fillet with jumbo shrimp and a chocolate truffle mousse cake for dessert. >> looks good, we didn't make it. >>> still ahead at 11:00, bryce harper makes his major league

i feel like i am working with a- listers , and that is so exciting to me. the hard part is being immersed in these issues. there is such darkness around it. it is hard to be immersed in sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse, the things that aren't the worst about our society, the darkest parts -- that are the worst about our society, the darkest parts. i know that effect our brains. i come home to care join with my children, and i sort of live bait crazy, double life -- i come home to join with my children, and i sort of live a double life. >> you do it in a compelling way. without giving away spoilers, tell us something to look forward to as the season winds down. >> it is exciting. this season we really have delved into the personal lives of the characters more, which makes us feel a little closer. you know the secrets. of libya has been having this surprising -- olivia has been having this surprising romance that has created all kinds of new he motions and complications -- new demotions and complications. we are taking off seven new episodes.

. >>> good morning, the stanley cup playoffs got off to a b listering start. the penguins and flyers. pens jumping out to an early lead. sidney crosby got the scoring started. danny briere and brayden schenn. jakub voracek pops in the rebound, flyers rally to take game one, 4-3 in ot. >>> to the west, predators with postseason debut to remember. scores two goals, nashville wins 3-2. >>> vancouver, many think they are the toughest team in the playoffs. kings, jeff carter deflecting the puck, scores the game winner, kings win game one 4-2. >>> nba, bucks and knicks, until the end, smith knocks down the rain maker, new york wins 111-107. >>> if i asked you which team had the best record since the all star break, would you say the celtics? if so, you're right. they have been clicking on all cylinders, getting the win against the hawks, 88-86. >>> a walk-off in the truest sense of the term. royals and a's. bases loaded. forces home the winning run and that is the ball game, a walk off walk, oakland will trade bruises for win, 5-4 in 12. that is sports on "early tod

the so lister -- chris: he gave different signals this week. one was a real resistance this week of the president's individual mandate requiring us to get health insurance. on the other hand he seemed to question what if they don't get insurance? >> maybe there is something different about the health care industry. you go to the hospital, they treat you anyway. but the cost is transferred to other people who do have insurance. his final words were, that's what concerns me about this case. despite all his reservations, at the end is he going to find some way, ok. this is different. we're not saying that congress can force you to buy anything it wants in any other field. there's something different about health care. chris:er were you dismayed by the notion that this bill is really in trouble? >> i was not surprised, chris, because it was going to be controversial whether the federal government can force americans to buy something that they may or may not want. it's not inconceivable that the president would pass it. >> there were conservatives o

. >> at the correspondents' dinner, president obama entertained washington as a lister's took jabs at mitt romney. >> it is great to be here this magnificentthe vast, madnesse ballroom or what mitt romney would call a little fixer- uppers'. [laughter] that is a taste of what is the start of a political showdown. it is down to obama and romney. one on one. president clinton remind voters about president obama's decision to hunt down osama bin laden one year ago this week. >> he took the harder and the more honorable path. >> obama's campaign questions whether romney -- supporters are calling that a cheap shot. >> most americans will see it as sign of a desperate campaign. >> republicans are attacking the president's star power and substance. the gloves are coming off as the race gets serious. >> it has been a year since osama bin laden was captured and killed. brian williams is taking us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at this -- that historic night. >> when you look at it, what does it conjure up inside you? >> that is the way i look when my husband dragged me to an action movi

reporter: at the white house correspondent's dinner, president obama entertained washington and a-listersith jabs at mitt romney. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast magnificent hilton ballroom or what mitt romney would call a little fixer upper. >> reporter: that is just a taste of what's suspected to be a very political personal showdown. with newt gingrich expected to drop out, it's down to one-on-one. and hillary clinton remind -- pt clinton reminded them of his decision to run down osama bin laden. >> reporter: obama's campaign questions whether romney would have done the same thing and romney supporters are calling that a cheap shot. >> i think most will see it as sign of a desperate campaign. >> republicans are attacking the president's star power and his substance. the gloves coming off, as the 2012 presidential race gets serious. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> back here in the bay area, 150 foot tall eucalyptus tree hit a warehouse in benicia. it crashed through the building that houses a steel fabrication business, the former home of the armory. firefighters

richard lister, "bbc news." >> of course as well as the psychiatrists in there and the judges listening to him, there are also the survivors, the people who managed to escape from the incident and the relatives of those who didn't. i'm joined by eric whose daughter has escaped the attack. you've been following the case very closely. your daughter is in the crouse -- courthouse at the moment. what was your reaction? >> when you saw him stand up and start to give evidence. >> i think it was quite difficult, but still it was -- i want him to -- i expected him to defend himself but it's quite hard for many parents and some of the survivors to listen to after what he had said today. >> i mean, you have anticipated this moment. i would imagine you were almost nervous yourself, going into court hearing. >> this has been almost like we expect him. you're not sure of your own feelings and your theme face-to-face listening to this detail of how people was killed. friends of my daughter and i know some of the fathers and mothers who don't have their children today. it's a tough day. >> and what di

plus we'll go behind the scenes where d-listers can cash in on 15 minutes of fame. >> have you got anpad? you got to lis ten to this story. a university of texas student's ipad was stolen during band practice. she had a gps function enabled and used a friend's computer to track it. >> when i first got my ipad, i'm like i'm never going to use this. i turned it on because you never know. it saveloadit -- saved all my stuff. >> police use d the gps device to follow the thieves and they caught them within an hour. >> for a face only a mother could love. take a look. this is a nu ewly -- newly hatched king penguin. this is from the aquarium of moody gardens in texas. these penguins are different. they're born with a thin covering making them look naked. aren't all penguins naked? we don't know if it's a baby boy or girl yet. i don't think he or she knows either. blood test will determine that. >> got to give him a tux. >> how about that? >> king penguin. let's take a look at the radar. a few showers out there in northeastern maryland but clearing out. maybe patches of fog overnight. 62 wit

here's bbc reporter ricrd lister. >> reporter: an ordinary view of an ordinary street.n case you blinked and missed that, here it is again. now you seher, now you don't. running water had created a cavitynder the pavement and the girl broke through. a passing taxi driver saw her de if he could help. he saw her clinging to an underground cable and climbed down after her. he called out to her, but she didn't respond. i shook her ae an little came, to he said. a crowd gathered and soon the rescue services arrived. down in the gloom, the cabby comforted the terrified teenager as a ladder was lowered down to th. e kept moving on the loose mud, he said. it was flimsy a thend girl was screaming in fear so i tol her to get out first. and eventually, she did. th teenager s shaken and grubby b apparently uninjure by her subterranean ordeal. a moment later, out came her gallant rescuer. but it may be some time before ther of them take the pavement for granted ag richard lister, bpc news. >> i'm always afraid of that happening when you are walking over the grills in new york city.

now laura lister in washington with tonight's capital account. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren mr here in washington d.c. easier headlines for april third two thousand and twelve u.s. president barack obama gave a speech accusing republicans of social darwinism with the budget in its cars that they passed in the u.s. house of representatives lot. of political tour turned history as a land of opportunity and upward mobility for everybody was going to work for but how much opportunity is there really left exactly in the u.s. we speak to dr marc father a publisher of the gloom boom and doom report who says well destruction and social unrest may be on the way for western economies and yesterday wall street had a strong start to the second quarter with the s. and p. five hundred marking its highest close and mid may of two thousand and eight and then today we saw that come down as apple m c minutes came out and revealed that the federal reserve is holding off on more monetary easing unless u.s. economic growth falters or infla

lit up all the listers. from that, we picked up the idea of doing some stories. we followed it, but you can see sort of gets going on something. there is a quality to journalism that may be different from reporting information and people, you know, when china had the big earthquake, there were all those cell phone videos that surfaced and allowed the world to know what was happening in a remote part of china. it's raw information. and i think in the end, there is a journalism process that makes some sense of it that provides context and historical balance. the kind of independence and stepped back analysis that you need to feel the information not just one way. the danger of pure citizen journal, there's eight people have eight different perspectives on what just happened. journalists aren't always right and we try hard to get as close to right and as close to the truth as we can. there's sort of our core principle. we want to give people as much truth and we can get them. i'm not sure what's called citizen journalism, what's called information, does that. >> bru

months into the job and who is being sort of bombarded by requests from studio execs and hollywood a-listersy did show how she was the biggest star in the world at that point probably. >> so all that palace training they gave her has certainly paid off, it seems. >> yeah, absolutely. and william has very much led this. he is completely paranoid that she will experience what diana experienced. he has been very careful. that hasn't been the case. he has taken most of the training hands-on. her first speech, he was in the training her on the phone while on military service. that's how involved he is. >> that is love. max foster, that is very much. appreciate that. >>> the white house correspondents dinner, it is the ultimate intersection of journalism, politics, and celebrity, and somehow our buddy, exceedian pete dominik, got in there. look at that's photos working his way in there. well, together we are going to review the night's most memorable moments, and pete is going to dish with us. i think it's final seconds, ohh, shoots a three, game over. so two seconds ago... hey mr. and mrs. harris

good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm more and lister here in washington d.c. these are headlines for april twenty sixth two thousand and twelve a date is now set for the kick off of u.s. president barack obama's reelection campaign its may fifth so as we head towards elections and a debt ceiling debate mind you is the biggest tail risk for investors the intersection of reckless fiscal policy combined with jelly donut monetary policy will explainable talk about it with grants interest rate observer editor james grant and speaking of the fed yesterday it reestablished what our guest calls its midgett interest rate policy so our central banks doing this to the price mechanism of supply and demand. i'm talking about waging war will discuss and you didn't think the fed press conference yesterday was just about trying to get clues about q.e. will burn inky took shots back at fellow academic paul krugman over accusations he isn't acting academic enough most talk about what's wrong with this picture but let's get to today's capital account. so while we're all still pr

is the capital account with laura lister let's check in with lauren to see what's on today's agenda lauren what can we look forward to hi liz well i know you probably saw that president obama has announced that they're kicking off his campaign announced the official date of the beginning of may we ask if this whole election season which will also culminate with another debt ceiling debate if this fiscal rack in the snus combined with the loose monetary policy is posing the biggest tail risk to investors right now that they're bracing for we have the honor of interviewing james grant who is editor of grant's interest rate observers he is an expert on all things interest rate related so we're going to go to we're really going to go deep into the federal reserve and talk about everything that people are so eager to hear about a lot's look forward to and that's all coming up next on the capital account with laura listserver that's going to do it for the news for more on the stories we covered you can head on over to youtube dot com slash r t america you can also check out our website is r t v

good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm laurin lister here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for april nineteenth two thousand and twelve were in trouble numbers shows vanished banks may be running out of easy money to buy spanish bonds to prop up their own balance sheets so with signs of the next fire sparks from the smoldering ashes of the debt crisis in europe it's a good reminder for us that the euro zone's firefighting solutions require nonstop for ever participation by central authorities leaving the free market burns we'll talk about it and all of this brought to you by the power of global beggars and their friends of course at the i.m.f. which as it generally is gathered in washington for the spring meetings this week and christine lagarde message to global economic risk number one europe is keep up and take a listen. people means implement. the reforms the tough they can place nationally. so basically you better meet those impossible targets through this the austerity is the condition of your i.m.f. bailouts is the message there so as the i.m

good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lister here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for april sixth two thousand and twelve hedge funds and investors have reportedly been puzzled by weird movements in credit markets and according to the wall street journal they've been rattled by a suspected one trader with deep pockets being called the london whale who it's believed works for j.p. morgan so this really goes to show how individuals and firms can move markets and today we're going to talk about manipulation in the gold and silver market will have mike maloney founder of gold silver dot com and u.s. payrolls for market growth far less than expected which means people are talking again about the extension of the federal reserve did millis measures more buzzing about q.e. you know we talk a lot about currency and practical reserve ponzi schemes but what about the fractional reserve of gold ponzi we'll look at the evidence as the f.t.c. commissioner bart chilton says. because it's out there all the time and. we have a. little we. got the condomini

well the capital account is up next on our it's he let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on today is agenda laura and what can we look forward to while liz i don't know if you look at your calendar today it is friday the thirteenth so this is a great day to talk about the nightmare that things could become if we see a two thousand and eight style crisis now before you go calling me crazy or saying i'm overreacting we're going to bring up the evidence ok we're going to look at the sovereign debt crisis in europe as it compares to the subprime crisis of two thousand and eight we're going to talk about the risky practices that are continuing unabated apparently since two thousand and eight liz it'll be a good story to want to miss it great that is coming up next on the capital account with our listener but that's going to do it now for the news for more of the stories we covered you can head over to youtube dot com slash artsy america or check out our web site that is r t m slash usa you can also twitter atlas wall back a half hour. or so the similar to. the more serious you re

next we cross to washington for some more of the latest economic insight from laura lister kind of a look out there on the air. good afternoon and welcome to capital accounts i'm laurin the search here in washington d.c. these your headlines for april second two thousand and twelve the s. and p. five hundred is reportedly beating gold by the most in more than a decade is this a sign of growing investor confidence in corporate profits or belief in an economic recovery an appetite for more risk who cares what is the reality that's what we ask where exactly is this so-called recovery coming from and with so much debt the prospect of more monetary debasement and stagnant unemployment where are we really had it and what role might gold play in the future we'll discuss plus bloomberg reports the biggest bond traders did the worst over for u.s. treasuries after the most tumultuous quarter since two thousand and ten. why is that is that because people expect more q we less q e with a twist no q we can't win without thank you i mean who knows the new more grow we'll talk about what it means a

and now it's time to delve deep into the world to find its most lauren lister's capital account. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. your headlines for april eleventh two thousand and twelve here we go again with debt troubles brewing in spain a european central banker is triggering talk of an easy b. intervention so now people are speculating about another bond purchase program to lower spain's borrowing costs come on how much more money will be conjured out of thin air pumped into europe that's cool to make things look stable we'll talk about the cost on that note the fed's beige book came out today and people are looking at the data for any signs of weakness it could trigger a renewed hue we three conversation we'll talk about the perpetual nonstop debate where everything economic seems to rest on whether there will or will not be more money printing how long can this nightmare continue and is bank of america doing itself is this how big are too big to fail banks have gone that business what we're seeing we'll talk about this

guys like this new segment on our show we have fun with it and it's great to get the lovely lauren listers financial input there's a lot going on out there to be angry about it just needs to be highlighted so you can look forward to plenty more of those exciting exchanges every friday the next red fingers commented on our tools line segment the honored rand paul. pending tax breaks for big oil he said conservatives criticize welfare and poor people praise corporate welfare fail see the hypocrisy and double standard and you know what i couldn't agree more are tools i have rand paul definitely got the viewers talking and debating a lot of paul defenders out there but let's be honest also if you want to point out that his campaign contributions from the oil industry pale in comparison to other politicians out there the essence of the argument still stands why is corporate welfare just considered encouragement and yet welfare social programs to the americans that need it most is not it just doesn't make any sense especially with paul's ideology then one took some issues with a segment that we'

should follow me on twitter you can find me at christine for his hour the capital account with laura lister that's coming up next. the issue is that so much of him and there's a huge music history of american decline in the market a little over a year ago the earth awakening started in quickly inspired millions in north africa and the middle east what is the current state of this and. there hasn't been anything yet on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before the source material is what helps keep journalism on the we. we want to present. something else. more news today violence is once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. that's.

well look out like hound as i'm next on our tail let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on the agenda lauren i their lives we have new numbers that show that banks in europe are running out of that easy money that they borrowed from the e.c.b. the central banks spain is one where banks are running out of money to buy spanish government debt to both shore of their own balance sheets and prop up a sovereign country that's really having trouble in the in the in terms of the eurozone debt crisis so we're going to look at what this means in terms of solutions list because all of the solutions all require constant involvement from the central planners constant involvement from policymakers and really make the free market you know they can cast that go by and it's continuing and we asked where it's all heading right that is all coming up next on the capital account before and let's start with that's going to do it for the news from one of the stories we covered you can head on over to youtube dot com slash r t america over a crack here and a half hour. wealthy british style. is not on

going to do it for the news but the capital account is up next on artsy let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on today's agenda laura and i don't know if you covered it earlier that speech that obama gave about the republican budget saying that they were going after social darwinism and that this is stripping opportunity this country has been known for we asked dr marc fogger he is a very famous fund manager he writes a very popular gloom gloom and doom report we ask him what opportunity is left because he predicts wealth destruction he predicts that this could lead to social unrest and war so we really get this skinny from him especially on a day where we've seen stocks reach multi-year highs yesterday and then fall when the federal reserve says that more monetary easing isn't coming unless the u.s. economy stops growing as much as it has been so you have this kind of always monitoring what the government is doing in order to make your decisions about the economy and figure out what direction it's going and we ask how healthy is that and how much is that what you should see in

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good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lister here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for april twenty fifth two thousand and twelve the federal reserve came out with its u.s. interest rate decision no shocker there the f o m c voted to keep rates at essentially zero and continue to expect them to stay there until late two thousand and fourteen but what is this doing to the economy in the long run. there you see it that says it all will speak to zero heads contributing editor bobby english about it and are we witnessing the death of price discovery when a small group of unelected bureaucrats set interest rates for the entire dollar denominated universe will explain why not allowing the market to vote on prices is a little like rigging democratic elections and last month we asked if we were seeing an emerging market and wall street whistle blowing as regulators encourage insiders to come forward with the incentive of possible payouts while we have to admit we're rethinking that is the ses the blows the cover of one of its sources reportedly does

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good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm lauren lister here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for april twenty fourth two thousand and twelve when italian and spanish bond yields back on the rise we've recently seen the dutch government colao under the weight of austerity talks and french president nicolas sarkozy did not win first place in the first round of french elections now its price discovery is guarded against in the financial markets are we seeing its emergence reflected in the delicacy of the eurozone governments as discontent is b.n. priced into the democratic process will answer that or try to meanwhile central banks may not be waiting to find out if major currencies do zero or the us dollar for that matter will collapse or be devalued there is dunking on gold i am at data shows mexico at a close to seven hundred tons of gold to its reserves in march turkey russia and kazakhstan are buying more too we speak with gold money founder james turk about why he thinks central banks could be guarding themselves from the confetti can and currency be

let's check in with laura lister see what's on the agenda today hello there lauren happy monday in happy monday you know today is an interesting day we saw trying to make a move to give more flexibility in trading to their currency do you want now this is a development we've seen china take more and more baby steps to make their currencies more free make their markets more free working to talk about because we hear a lot of rhetoric we hear a lot of hawkish political rhetoric in the united states we want to really look at separating fact from fiction we're going to speak to a woman who advises businesses on going into china doing business with with china she was also the former u.s. secretary of commerce so a really interesting perspective that our viewers are really not going to want to miss will have that all coming up kristie yeah that seems to be a more and more common discussion china and their currency rate a lot of people still unclear about that so i'm sure you're going to sort it out for them thanks so much thank you i'm going to do it for now but for more on the stories we cove

capital count is up next on our team let's check in with more in lister to see what's on today's agenda or first ever let me say you've been doing a very great job on the desk today i was noticing that there on our show we're going to talk about a regulatory capture because it's a very big issue and we see the volcker rule which is supposed to be this kind of key measure to keep the kind of excessive risk taking with that really insured money that led to the financial crisis needs big too big to fail banks from ever happening again and what do you have two more years for banks to comply with it which means in my book two more years for them to lobby for enough loopholes to get around it and we're going to look back at how this all works because when we talk about regulatory capture seems like maybe no one did it better than john corazon a former c.e.o. of the now defunct m.f. global when he lobbied against regulations that would have kept him from making a big huge bets on europe it took down the firm with customer money we're also going to get an update on where that case stands as we

good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm laurin lister here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for april thirtieth two thousand and twelve new g.d.p. numbers confirm that spain figure rose fourth largest economy is now in recession for the second time since two thousand and nine this is tens of thousands of spaniards have taken to the streets protesting spending cuts and labor market reforms reportedly so with european weakness back at the forefront of the financial markets the mines what does this mean for safe havens like gold and other precious metals meanwhile growth in the lending to euro zone firms and consumers slowed down in march as banks use cash to buy more government bonds that's according to new figures from the european central bank so the unprecedented easy money intervention through the now notorious three year l.t.r. o. has helped thanks avoid a credit crunch but it has not trickled down to the real economy remember that ladder was a major goal according to mario draw he publicly at least now this as in the u.s. bank c.e.o.'s are set to

. >>> hollywood alisters -- a listers partied at the washington hilton saturday night.resident obama was the butt but of many jokes, along with newport cre's rocket and the secret service scandal. >> i know the administration has been cracking down. if this had happened on president clinton's watch you can bet those secret service agents would have been discipline with a very serious high five. palms would be red. i want to thank the washington hilton for hosting us tonight. president obama wanted to move the dinner to the kennedy center this year but the republicans wanted it here at the hilton so they compromise and here we are at the hilton. >> kimmel was not the only one getting laughs. president obama also took to the mike joking about the gs.a. and so-called war on women. >> jimmy got his start years ago on the man show. in washington, that is what we call a congressional hearing on contraception look at this party. we have men in tuxes, women in gowns, fine wine, first class entertainment. i was relieved to learn this was not a gs.a. conference. >> it has become