mark steines is on assignment. >>> she has the legs everybody wants. to have it all, casting a spell on all of us with her classic beauty and fairy tale life with brad pitt and their six children. is her world as perfect as it seems. how the power of angelina is centered on keeping us all guessing. >> if you plan to get marr

i'm nancy o'dell. >> and i'm mark steines here in dubai. behind me is the world's tallest building.tell you about its starring role in tom cruise's "mission impossible: ghost protocol." >>> but first, brad pit manic with mile-high hair. george clooney crazed with bushy eyebrows. why did they look like they have totally lost their minds? you won't find this footage anywhere else as only we take you behind the scenes for the answer. brad with his hair teased four inches high.

>>> tom cruise with mark steines in dubai. "mission impossible: ghost protocol" world premiere. >> and what tom told me about risking his life from here outside the world's tallest building. was there ever a moment where you went, bad idea, i could die doing this? >>> marg helgenberger's "csi" good-bye. >> it's been quite a ride. i'm sorry, i didn't mean to get so emotional. >> 12 years, 263 shows, three leading men, why she's calling it quits now. >>> new george and stacy mobbed. plus, is duchess kate pregnant? >>> and "what to expect when you're expecting." see it here first. >> pregnancy sucks. >> care bear all i want to do is punch you in the face. >>> now in depth on the biggest entertainment stories from around the world. >>> hi, everybody, and welcome to "entertainment tonight." i'm nancy o'dell. >> and i'm mark steines in dubai. by now, you're aware of the burj khalifa. tom is suspending outside of this building in one unbelievable stunt. here on the 124th floor, the observation deck, i can confirm the view is spectacu

i'm mark steines.hristina mclarty is co-hosting from new york city. >> it is getting chilly in new york city. the christmas spirit is in the air. which stars have opted for a season in the sun? we're tracking the holiday destinations of some of your favorite celebrities. clooney and keibler in cabo. george is relaxed in a blue t-shirt and stacey shows off her long legs in a pair of pink shorts. the 32-year-old blond accessorizes with a cute hat and huge sunglasses. chilling with a nice holiday beverage. stacey told me about the trip so i asked her what she wants for christmas. >> i like gifts like trips or experiences or scrapbooks, things that are thoughtful and don't have to be expensive. >>> down the beach, ho ho ho horses. leann and eddie on a morning ride. the couple cuddled as she rocked a lavender bikini. eddie was in shorts and ready to party. in beverly hills, arnold schwarzenegger and his entourage looked intimidating but that's how he rolls when he's ready to check gifts off his list. wonder

>>> tom cruise with mark steines in dubai. big "mission impossible: ghost protocol" premiere. >> and what tom told me about risking his life from here outside the world's tallest building. ever a moment where you went,

i'm mark steines.ancy o'dell is on assignment. >>> jennifer lopez, kissing and cuddling with her much younger man. the pictures are surprising, but not just because of their age difference. just why is j.lo parading her new romance in front of the cameras so soon after her split? and what

mark stein, conservative books in general, they seem to solve very well. >> guest: they do seem to be selling very well at but as with anything, it seemed an coulter's newest book did not have the impact of previous books. stein may have had some, a larger view that even though there are so many nonfiction books, the advent of some new digital companies that specialize -- the byline is, what they're doing is publishing nonfiction that runs between 10,000 to 30,000 words. interesting to see if these political books which to my mind feel like they're stretched out a little bit bigger still they could have a concise argument in 100 pages or 20,000 words instead of being patted to 254300 pages. will they go over to and online only outlet? we are also seeing as we move into 2012 and the election year the partnerships to produce shorter e-book first publications. for example random house's politico partner in on a series of collection oriented titles. the first one just came out and there will be three more before november of 2012. there are other partnerships forming or about to be formed

i'm mark steines. nancy o'dell is on assignment. >>> "e.t."as been in front of the reopening of the natalie wood death case since the very beginning. well, now, we have uncovered a new witness who was there the night the legendary actress died. here's tonight's natalie wood investigation. >> i did hear the screams and i heard more than that. but i did hear the screams. >> anthony sakal was 9 years old in 1981. on november 28th, he was asleep below deck of the "capricorn," a short distance away from the yacht "splendour." he woke up to screams. >> i heard people screaming on one boat or yelling, hey, we'll save you, don't worry, we're coming for you. i also heard the screams of natalie wood.

. >>> and from the "entertainment tonight" control room, i'm mark steines. >>> well, the kardashiansne it again. they found a way to grab the headlines. for the record, this is our 125th report on the family this year alone. so, how did they do it this time? well, let's ar

mark stein's "after america: get ready for armageddon." henry kissinger, "on china." "that used to be us: how america fell behind in the world it invented and how we come back," and toure ray, "who's afraid of post-blackness? ann coulter, mark stein, conservative books in general, they seem to sell very well, sarah weinman. >> they do seem to be selling very well, but as with any segment, there is some attrition. again, it seemed as if ann coulter's newest book didn't have the same impact as previous books. steven may have had -- stein may have had some, but it's also interesting just to kind of take a larger view of this that even though there are so many nonfiction books that are being produced, the advent of some new digital companies that specialize in shorter tomes, companies like the at, tavist or the byliner or, they're running books between 10,000 and 30,000 words, and it'll be interesting to see if some of these political books which at least to my mind feel as though their stretched out a little bit, that they could have a concise argument in about 100 pages

mark steines is on assignment.

. >>> tom cruise in mumbai, india, on his way to dubai, where mark steines is kicking off

and monday at 7:00 mark stein believes that the u.s. is destined for financial collapse and decline of current political and cultural trends continue. this weekend sunday live at noon your calls and e-mails in depth with former new york times foreign correspondent and pillage surprise winner chris hedges, author of nine books who writes about religion and war and its impact on civilization. his latest is the world as it is. booktv every weekend on c-span2. >> from the 2,011 los angeles times festival of books, larry flynt and how the private lives of presidents, first ladies and their lovers changed the course of american history". they discussed their book and take booktv viewers's phone calls. and columbia historian david eisenbach. >> how did you get started? >> a wanted to find out if what our founding fathers and others -- they had the same kind of sex scandal they had today, political landscape. once i decided i wanted to do the book, it was natural, my friend david who is a professor at columbia and wrote a lot about the subject

mark steines is there with how they're pulling it off. >> and where tom left his

i'm mark steines. >> and for nancy o'dell i'm samantha harris.he royal newlyweds william and kate expanding their family? the duke's new dance. william cuts loose, dusting off his shoulder to the music as kate looked on in shock. not afraid to prove even royals can bust a move. the couple was foot loose for their visit to the london center point, a center for hem leomele. >> he skips the usual suit for blue jeans. >>> there are rumors the that there will be a royal addition to the family. we hear that kate will get a puppy for christmas. >>> the stars tell us about the best gift ever. >> being able to travel with friends. >> for the holidays, i just want kind of a simple thing. i would like to trim a tree and all that. >> what i want for christmas is more time with my family and spend more time with all of these beautiful people out here. >> the holidays have the stars on the move. >> we have decided there's no family presents opened on christmas eve. christmas eve is going to be dinner, songs, hugs, and being together. that's it. take your prese

. >>> hello and welcome to "entertainment tonight," i'm mark steines. >> and for nancy o'dell, i'm samanthae're looking back at the stars we lost in 2011. the people who touched our hearts and impacted our lives. we begin with the star who even nine months after her passing continues to make news. the legendary elizabeth taylor. diamonds. emeralds. pearls. her dazzling jules make headlines even today as christie's set a new world's sales record. nearly $157 million. >> 1.1 -- sold to you. $1.1 million. >> the journalist knows why christie's cashed in. >> you had a star with global appeal and jewels with global appeal. >> home movies showed taylor casually wearing jewels poolside. she often wore the carat, 30 of it, around the house. >> of course, i do. i show them to my friends. >> her secret for keeping those gems so eye-pops was to wash them in baby shampoo, seems her love affair with sparklers began when she was a girl. >> i remember the piece i bought my mother and i saved up for it. it cost $25. that gave me so much satisfaction to be able to buy her something that i chose with my own

mark steines reports. >> coming up on entertainment tonight.our first look at tom cruise as an '80s rocker, in the new movie "rock of ages." >> yep. that was alec baldwin. welcome to sunset strip, circa 1987. the film stars jewel -- julian huff -- julie ann huff. >> we're not going to take it. no, we're not going to take it. ♪ [ music ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the icon of rock. the legendary stacy jacks. [ cheering ] >> tom plays rock god stacy jack. rock of ages hits theaters, june 1st. >> oh, my god, i love you, stacy jack. i love you. >> reporter: also tonight. at home with george clooney and his dog. and the silly side of angelina jolie. that and so much more coming up later on entertainment tonight. >>> and that's at 7:30, right here on wjz 13. >> think before you tweet. that's a lesson actor charlie sheen is learning the hard way. sheen is learning his phone number after accidentally tweeting his digits. sheen said he was trying to send a private message to his friend. sheen said he quickly received calls and roughly 1800 text messages.

i'm mark steines. nancy o'dell is on assignment.o samantha harris in the "e.t." control room. >> it is all about engagements and the kardashian christmas card. kim's estranged husband is kept out of sight as britney spears shows off her diamond ring. >> britney's vegas engagement and the video of the happy couple after his proposal. britney and jason kissing for the cameras and showing off that diamond sparkler. the ring, a neil lane creation, 3 carat round cut setting ado adorned with 90 smaller diamonds. the vegas getaway was supposed to celebrate jason's 40th birthday in style. jason had other plans. britney tweeted "tonight was one of the most magical nights of my life. such an amazing time with my new fiancee and our closest friends and family." who is britney's fiance? he is jason trawick. he's a former agent for william morris endeavor agency. jason and britney first met in 2006. later, trawick began representing britney. he broke her the deal which got her on an episode of "how i met your mother." they started dating in 2009

mark steines has more from hollywood. >> coming up to entertainment tonight, sylvester stallone scored biggest hit with rocky. no surprise sly is back. and we are first to show you the famous face he's added to the team. >> reporter: in lie-ork tain sequel, sly is out for revenge. and he told nancy he's got company. >> some very important action icons show up and save me from certain doom. and then bee go together -- we go together to kick the heck out of everybody. >> schwarzenegger arrives as the first of the expendables. >> he loves playing in the jungle, right? >> right. >> he tweeted this first pic of his movie since leaving california governor. >>> for now, he is the tough task master. >> i could have put you in the deepest, darkest hole. but i kept you out. because i knew that one day would come when you were going to pay me back. and today is that day. >> jean claude van damme is one of the additions. expendables two is out august 17th. >>> also out, robert wagner out in public. has he talked to police about the new natalie wood death investigation. we'll have that and much mor

mark stein also has a talk show and as if that's not enough, he's got a new christmas cd called "makingart out, larry. >> gretchen: oh, oh,. >> steve: mark, thank you for joining us today. >> gretchen: speak of that, coming up next, our co-host for the day, larry gatlin will play for us. don't miss it. >> steve: coming up in 11 minutes is bill hemmer. here he is with a preview. >> what a treat that is. good morning to both of you. breaking news out of korea. kim jung-il is dead. what about the 25,000 u.s. troops serving in south korea? what about the nuclear potential there? full analysis with a terrific line - up on that. what now for congress? a classic head on collision. only six days from christmas. and the major concession the administration made on health care, this will affect all of you. martha and i will see new ten minutes. larry gatlin is up in three really, head & shoulders is for more than dandruff? yeah, it does seven great things like ving me a healthy scalp and great looking hair. you should make that eight things. dude, why don't you just use the stuff? [ male announcer

. >>> mark steines has the latest from hollywood. >>> coming up on entertainment tonight, sylvester stallonecored his biggest box office hit in 26 years with the expendable sale. no big surprise that supply sleigh is back. and we are the first to show you the famous faces he's added to the team. >> reporter: stallone, that schizo leader, in this high- octane leader, fly sly is out for revenge. and he told nancy he's got company. >> some very important action icon show up and save me from certain doom. and then we go together and kick everybody. >> reporter: arnold schwarzenegger returns as the rival from the first expendables. >> this to my friend. >> he tweeted this pic of his first. >> willis has the money for hiring the mercenaries but for the first time, he is expecting a child. >> i could have put you in the deepest, darkest hole, but i kept you out because i knew that one day would come when you were going to pay me back. today is that day. >> jean claude van dam is villain. expendables 2 is out august 2nd. >>> also, robert wagner is out. has he talked to police about the new natalie w

mark steines explains on entertainment tonight. >> coming up on entertainment tonight, we have your firstook at tom cruise as an '80s rocker, in the new movie "rock of ages ." check this out. >> this place is about to become a sea of sweat, ear- shattering music and puke. >> yes, that was alex baldwin, circa 1987. the film stars julian huff and trying to shut this down. >> rock and roll. >> we're not going to take it ♪ no we ain't gonna take it ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the icon of rock! the legendary stacy jacks. [ cheering ] >> reporter: tom plays rock god stacy jacks. rock of ages hits theaters, june 1st. >> oh, my god, i love you, stacy jacks! [ kissing sound ] i love you. >> also tonight, at home with george clooney and his dog. and the silly side of angelina jolie. that and so much more coming up later on entertainment tonight. >>> and that's at 7:30, here on wjz 13. >>> and still to come tonight on eyewitness news. as the ravens prepare for a tough matchup in san diego. >> stan saunders explains how important these final three games are for ravens fans, hoping to see a home play-o

mark steines has more. >> coming up on entertainment tonight, ben flannic had his heart broken. can ben handle the heat? on the bachelor. >> there's so much [ bleep ] here. >> we just can't stand being around you. >> why does she hate me out of nowhere? >> things get downright diabolical for the new season when 25 ladies battle for bachelor bend. >> kind of be open-minded. little to no expectations. >> reporter: season 16 has a surprise for the contestants. host chris harrison reveals the secret. >> ladies, get ready, because you're not moving in. you're heading to sonoma. and that's where the adventure will begin. >> check out all of the drama when the bachelor premieres on abc, january 2nd. >> really making people upset. >> a girl has to do what a girl has to do. >> i can't believe this is happening. >> reporter: also tonight, the stars react to george clooney's four golden globe nominations. plus, the biggest celebrity splits of 2011 issue, that and much more coming up on entertainment tonight. >>> and that's at 7:30, here on wjz 13. >>> smile for the camera. it's what the fi

mark steines has more from hollywood. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight. we are taking a closer look at hollywood's most mysterious deaths. here's a sneak peek. >> was it murder? was it suicide? was it an accidental overdose? one of the most persistent and controversial theories about this mysterious death is that it was due in part to her relationship with a mobster and with president john kennedy. and his brother, robert. author jay randy tera berely disagrees. >> i'm thoroughly convinced that marilyn monroe was not murdered. that the kennedys did not have anything to do with her death. marilyn monroe died because she took too many drugs. and that's the sad truth. >> tera berelli's claims angered the secret life of marilyn monroe. >> reporter: where marilyn and jfk were concerned, we were able to interview people close to kennedy and pinpoint that they were only together a total of five times in maryland -- in marilyn's entire lifetime. marilyn and bobby were never intimate. >> and we will have much more on hollywood's most mysterious deaths coming up to

. >> host: other books this year include ann coulter's demonic, mark stein come after america get ready for armageddon, henry kissinger on china; tom friedman and michael mandelbaum could and for that used to be as america fell behind the world invented and how we can come back and who is afraid of post blackness. ann coulter, marc stein, a conservative books in general. they seem to sell very welcome sarah weinman. >> guest: they do seem to be coming back very well that as any segment there is some attrition. again it seemed as if ann coulter's but didn't have the same impact as previous books. stein may have had some, but it's also interesting just to take a larger view that even though there are so many nonfiction books being produced the advent of some new digital companies that specialize in the shorter tone our companies like the bayh liner. what they are doing is publishing primarily nonfiction that runs between 10,000 words and will be interesting to see if some of these political books in my mind feels as if they are stretched out a little bit that they could have a really conc

then mark stein who's substituting for rush comes back on and bangs newt over the head again. whole conservative movement has decided that newt is a mistake waiting to happen. i can quote mark who said --ç newt gingrich is like yosemite sam, the dynamite's going to blow up in his pants. [ laughter ] >> that's a -- >> that's a conservative! >> david, a local perspective here. we've watched these -- one of these frosty the snowmans after another melt week after week. that's my new metaphor for the winner here. the fact is that we've watched even donald trump melted in about two weeks. and herman cain took about three or four weeks to melt. and michele bachmann melted pretty quickly. and now it looks like newt has melted down -- he's down on the ground, like frosty the snowman. of course, not many people are weeping for him like they were for frosty the snowman. >> conservative are shopping around. they're looking for a leader, for a champion, for the next huckabee, as social conservatives can rally around. and right now in the end game, the guy who's doing the surge is rick san

and culture, mark stein, conservative books in general but they seem to sell very well, sarah weinman. >> they do seem to be selling very well, but as with any segment there is some attrition. again, it seemed as if and coulters notebook didn't have the same impact as previous books. stein may have had some, but it's also interesting just to kind of take a larger view of this that even though there are so many nonfiction books that are being produced, the advent of some new digital company that specialized in shorter tone, companies like by liner, what they're doing is they're publishing primarily nonfiction that run between, say, 10,030,000 words, and it'll be interesting to see if some these political books, which at least to my mind feel as if they are stretched out a little bit, that it had a really concise argument and about 100 pages or 20,000 words or thereabouts. instead of being padded to two and 50-300 pages. will they go over to an online only outlet? were also seen as we move into 2012, an election year, some partnerships between websites and publishers to produce shorter

. >> other political books that came out this year include ann coulter's demonic, mark stein's "after america: get ready for armageddon, henry kissinger, tom friedman and michael mandelbaum teamed up for "that used to be us," and toure, "who's afraid of post-blackness?" conservative books in general seem to sell very well, sarah weinman. >> they do seem to be selling very well, but as with any segment, there is some attrition. again, it seemed as if ann coulter's newest book didn't have the same impact as previous book. stein may have had some, but it's also interesting just to take a larger view of this that even though there are so many nonfiction books that are being produced, the advent of some new digital companies that specialize in shorter tomes, companies like byliner, what they're doing is they're publishing primarily nonfiction that run between, say, 10,000 and 30,000 words, and it'll be interesting to see if some of these political books which at least to my mind feel that they're stretched out a little bit, that they could have a really concise argument in about 100 pages

ann coulter, mark stein, conservative books in general. they seem to sell very well sarah weinman. >> guest: they do seem to be selling very well but as of any segment there is some attrition. again, it seemed as if ann coulter's newest book didn't have the same impact as previous books. stein may have had some, but it's also interesting just to kind of take a larger view of this fact, even though there are so many non-fiction books being produced, the advent of some new digital companies that specialize in shorter tone, companies like the activist or by lightner, what they are doing is they are publishing permanently nonfiction that run between say 10,030,000 words and it will be interesting to see if some of these political books, which at least to my mind, feel as if they are stretched out a little bit, that they could have a really concise argument in about 100 pages or 20,000 words or thereabouts instead of being padded to 250 or 300 pages. will they go over to an on line only outlet? we are also seeing as we move into 2012 and the el

mark stein believes the u.s. is destined for collapse and decline if current political and cultural trends continue. sunday, live at noon, your calls and e-mails in-depth with pulitzer prize winner chris hedges, the author of nine books, who writes about religion and more and its impact on civilization. his latest is "of the world as is." >> republican presidential candidate rick perry meets with voters at the blue strawberry coffee company in cedar rapids, iowa. he calls rick santorum a prolific in marker -- ear marker. >> he is a good man. [applause] >> how are you. good to see it. thanks for being here. >> hello, it is a great pleasure to introduce a strong conservative who comes to us from a small farming community. he grew up on a cotton farm, participated in four-h, and earned the title of eagle scout. he has served the state of texas as governor for more than a decade. his home state has created more than 1 million jobs during his tenure as governor, even as america has lost jobs. please welcome america's

monday, mark stein believes the u.s. is distandestined for final collapse.o this weekend, your calls and e-mails in depth with former new york times correspondent chris hedges. he writes about religion in war and its impact on civilization. his latest is "the world as it is." >> he is retiring. he's not running for reelection. he is talking about his election. >> much more needs to be done to keep american strong. what i relish the opportunity, it is time for me to step away from elected office, spent more time with my family, and look for new ways to serve our state and nation. >> for nearly 20 years, ben nelson announced his retirement tuesday. for watch his appearances dating back to 1991, archived in searchable on line at the c-span video library. >> for more on the republican presidential race coming here is 10 minutes of tonight newscast from kcci-tv in des moines. >> from iowa's news, this is news channel 8. >> they are here. today are there. they are everywhere. but the campaign stops did not happen by accident. we take a look at the planning it take

by mark stein. what exactly is so conservative about newt gestalt?romney dared him to return his freddie mack windfall gingrich responded by demanding that mist give back all of the money he's earned from his years at bing. that is a cute line if you're a 32-year-old transgender and colonialism trying to warm up drum circle at occupy wall street but it's very odd in the final stretch of a republican primary. at freddie mac newt was peddling influence to a quasi--governmental entity. at bing capital romney was risking private equity and private business enterprise. what sort of conservative would conflate the two? >> all right. >> would you consider that an attack? >> no. i think that is legitimate. >> just a basic question? >> but there is an awful lot of that going on out there. >> well yeah. it's just weird that -- i'm not sure where your emotion is coming from. >> well, but you notice he stole donny's word, gestault. >> he did. >> that's okay. >> you wrote a really important piece. >> why thank you for saying so, mika. >> you're welcome. it's true

mark stein has a deep voice and paul maturio is very funny. >> that should be a great show. >> listen>> tell me a story, ali. >> i want to. 'twas the week before christmas and all through the house and the senate. well, there's waste -- >> that doesn't rhyme. >> that's not catchy. >> tom coburn's annual waste book is out and it shows the government added $5.6 billion in wasteful spending this year. >> yep. stuart varney is joining us live. ho, ho, ho hold it, what's this? >> don't make me out to be the grinch that stole christmas here. >> absolutely. you're just reporting on how they're blowing our dough in d.c. >> do you want a list? let me rip right into it. how about $113,000 for video game preservation? $765,000 for pancakes for yuppies in washington, d.c. >> hold it right there. i don't know -- >> wait, wait, wait. wouldn't yuppies prefer like a crepe rather than a pancake? >> what are pancakes for yuppies? >> i don't know. >> how about $10000000 to remake "sesame street" so you can export it to pakistan? >> $10 million? >> they need new costumes for all the characters. $764,000

we have mark halperin, sam stein and jonathan capert. >> a big day for the democrats., finishing strong. >> yeah, i think so. >> the democrats have finished strong. i remember sugar ray leonard talking about how he beat marvin, he would stand there for two minutes and take a beating and then steal rounds at the end by punching fast. the democrats just stole a big, big round. >> that's very big of you to say. the democrats are taking a victory lap after house republicans retreated on their demands for a long-term payroll tax cut deal. it ends a nasty standoff in congress that left millions of americans wondering if they would lose an extra thousand dollars from their paychecks next year. later this morning, house speaker john boehner will fast track a procedural vote for a two-month extension of the breaks. he announced his decision yesterday in a conference call with members of his caucus. unlike previous meetings where rank and file revolted, this time boehner didn't give his colleagues a chance to voice their opposition. with most lawmakers already home for the holid

mark stein believes that the u.s.s destined for financial collapse in the client if current political and cultural trends continue. also this weekend, some they live in and your calls and e-mails in depth with former new york times foreign correspondent and pull a surprise winner chris hedges, the author of nine books and writes about religion and war and its impact on civilizations. his latest is the world as it is book tv every weekend. >> supreme court justice samuel of the doe give a top-10 thing -- top-10 list of things you don't know. justice alito told the audience of over 500 attorneys that while oral arguments is only one our preparation for the case is often involving reading over 500 or more pages of legal briefs. and a large part of the justices work. the remarks are part of the association's launch a celebration which recognizes the role of the law in american society. this is about 40 minutes. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. senator danforth's fellow judges, fellow attorneys, any non atto

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joining me today here in washington former rnc chairman michael steele, sam stein and the washington correspondent for bbc world news mark, katy kay. i think if anything the list of things that congress has to take care of before the end of the year seems to be growing and growing. and i want to talk about a couple of them. we have unemployment benefits and payroll tax extension and keysto keystonepipeline is in the mix and temporary tax bill and defense bill. the thing that strikes me here is not just -- >> all in a week's work. >> you know how fast congress moves. >> if we rewound the clock to december of last year, there were -- there was a litany of things on that to do list as well that was the bush era tax cuts, the new start treaty, don't ask, don't tell, the dream act and government spending bill. a lot of those things got taken care of. i wonder what your prognosis sis is for congress actually making it through this list by the end of the year. >> they won't make it through the whole list but the spending bills have to get done. i would guess that a payroll tax cut deal gets done. i'm guessing unemployment insur

hazards and marks the bulbs that received complaints due to a smoke or burning odor and catching fire. and these are the same bulbs that kick off traditional ones starting tomorrow. and ben stein we know you've been hoarding these for a long time. right now in fact we'll show one of your light bulb closets at this moment as usual, you're looking very, very smart. and this is another thing it feels like they pushed through, ben. >> this was, i believe, a bush plan, i'm afraid and not an obama plan and not a very good idea. and i don't know which lasts longer, i know that the new light bulbs are toxic and hard to bury them and that causes severe environmental damage and don't know why mr. president obama doesn't say i'm going to ban the light bulbs, we don't want governments telling us how to micromanage our lives. that's the bottom line. >> adam, not going to go fuh first, but second. and micro, micro, micro, micromanage them. >> and by they, you mean the department of the -- government not the democrats in this. >> and there's enough ineptitude in washington to go around. >> i think you're all anti-progress and this is progress, the way things are going and there's going to be