today matt uses and feels his new thumb as if the old one never went away.espite his bloody battle with the giant eel, matt still dives and leads expeditions to what he calls the most beautiful place on earth. but now he's just a little more careful about feeding the animals. >> i think if i felt anything, i just feel silly that i've let this happen to me. i was just careless. >> looking back at the entire odd mishap, matt is grateful for one thing. >> i like diving without a wet suit because it makes me feel more streamlined in the water. one of my concerns after the accident, i wasn't wearing a wet suit and i was only wearing a pair of shorts, i was concerned it could have been a lot worse if she'd swum under the legs of my shorts. >> now that would hurt. >>> coming up -- >> it actually stuck to my mask and my mask was coming off. >> a giant pacific octopus tries to crush a diver. >> i thought it was coming straight for him. >> a 600-pound marlin spears a young fisherman. >> oh, my, god. oh, my god. >> this shark four meters ten grabbed me. >> a surfer bat

matt? >> kristen welker at the white house this morning, thank you very much. >>> robert gibbs served as president obama's white house press secretary and is now an advise tower the president's re-election campaign. good to see you. how are you? >> good. how are you? >> let's talk about the young voters. they turned out en masse in 2008 to sweep barack obama into the white house in part because of the whole hope and change idea. here we are four years later. some of them are now second-time voters. they've graduated from college. they may be swimming in debt and they can't find a job. why should they support him? >> well, look. i think initiatives like the president announced yesterday are a good reason quite frankly for the american people to support barack obama, because it helps the middle class. matt, the average person comes out of college with a $22,000 debt. in most households it's the second largest debt that they have. and we know that the unemployment rate for somebody who graduat

but now can we talk to hippie matt? hip me matt, what say you of these protests?i'm too busy backing paing through europe, man. -- backpacking through europe, man. i'm too busy with a nice cold one, man. >> and now my favorite game, what's in the pipe? >> unreal. i -- you are a hippie-crite. >> and i did stink at that point and i was jealous of everybody else. >> you didn't look like you were jealous of anything. you didn't look like you knew who you were. >> he makes a great point. the fact that corporations are merely people that get together voluntarily to make money to provide for themselves and their families, these people don't want that. they want to get together and take that away. >> i don't think they know what they want. ordinarily i love when people get involved in democracy and protests, you know, have a purpose. but before you go and block traffic and you put 700 new cases into the criminal justice system, you should have a purpose. some are doing it for social injustice. others are saying they are doing it because of the wealth gap. they have no pur

matt, it can't hurt. let's get it out here so we've touched all the bases, trying to bring this 10-month-old girl home. >> clint van zandt as always, thanks very much. >> thank you. >> it's 13 after the hour. here's ann. >>> now to presidential politics, gop front-runner mitt romney his religion is once again drawing attention after a dallas pastor voiced his belief that mormonism is a cult. chuck todd, good morning. >> good morning, ann. running for a second time and consistently running even with president obama in many state and national polls, mitt romney's folks thought his mormon faith would not become an issue this year, and up until this past weekend that was the case but just like four years ago, romney is finding out his faith is still a big hurdle for some evangelicals. >> rick perry is a proven leader. he is a true conservative and a genuine follower of jesus christ. >> reporter: the battle for the republican nomination is taking an ugly turn after this christian leader dallas pastor robert je

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matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. just ahead, a 10-month-old girl snatched allegedly from her own crib as she slept. we're live with the desperate search to find her. >>> but first, this is "today" on nbc. complete this merger, and present to the board, sink your teeth into some big n' toasty if you understand. good. you've got spunk. a big day calls for the big n' toasty. wrap your hands around fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese on texas toast. america runs on dunkin'. >>> coming up, was conrad murray distracted by a telephone call when michael jackson stopped breathing? the doctor's three girlfriends take center stage at his trial. >>> also ahead, how did a couple get attacked by a black bear in their own living room? they'll speak out about an unforgettable ordeal after >> live, local, late-breaking - this wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning, i am stan stovall at 7:26. family and friends will gather later today to lay to rest two retired baltimore city e

you have a million kids uninsured in texas. >> matt, let's go to mitt romney.hen it came time to question, they were all given the opportunity to question each other, most of them went after mitt romney. he gave a softball to michele bachmann. >> you laid out some pretty bold ideas in regards of cutting back the scale of the federal government. no question that's an important element of getting people back to work. >> what does that tell you? >> he's sending a signal. he got governor christie's endorsement, he's saying, i'm the guy that is going to take this away and be nice to everybody. >> so, finally, matt and amy, who gained the most, who lost the most? >> this is a two-person race. it's cain and romney. a month ago, it was romney and perry. who gained the most? i think romney, methodical, keeps going and i think cain handled himself well. they went into this race competitive and come out that way. >> amy? >> all right, i agree. romney is still the man to beat. cain did well. the losers, beyond rick perry that we pointed out, ben bernanke and the fed. >> th

it's a great opportunity to raise. >> matt? >> i have to agree and the biggest thing we're missing, too, the government in supporting student alan program at the same time we want to come out and forgive the student loans, it's like a ponzi scheme. you don't have to pay it back and the government is spending more money. >> you don't have to pay it back after 20 years. all right. thanks, guys. >> they keep billing me. >> brenda: occupy wall street protesters, endorse a global robin hood tax enforced by a global government. oh, are they leading you gos to a global disaster? we report, you decide. [ courier ] the amazing story of whether bovine heart tissue can make it from australia to a u.s. lab to a patient in time for surgery may seem like a trumped-up hollywood premise. ♪ but if you take away the dramatic score... take away the dizzying 360-degree camera move... [ tires screech ] ...and take away the over-the-top stunt, you're still left with a pretty remarkable tale. but, okay, maybe keep the indulgent supermodel cameo... th

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matt and becca are getting married.ring service at this hour through oakland following a collision between two trains. the collision happened 10:00 last night at the station near jack london square, 17 hurt, minor to moderate injuries. crews pull the trains apart earlier this morning. they cleared the tracks. they finished inspecting a short time ago. the cause is still under investigation. >> more with sue hall. >>> you can expect minor delays still with amtrak service has been reforred. report of a bart delay 10 to 15 minutes maybe longer in the richmond direction due to a medical emergency. accidents snarling southbound 101. >>> we'll check your forecast . >>> we are on track warm up today. already in the 60s by this afternoon numerous 80s. 80 san francisco, livermore 80. coast warps up santa cruz 84. -- warms up, santa cruz 84. radio >> the news continues with manssor arbabsiar ♪ got to cut loose footloose ♪ >>> out there in times square. the music you hear is "footloose." it is back. cannot wait for it to come out.

matt?n, thanks as always. msnbc sign and environmental expert john corwin the host of "ocean mysteries" and the author of "100 heartbeats." good morning to you. how dangerous a situation to you think this really is. >> matt, this could be incredibly dangerous. carnivores ranging from bears to lions and that's why it's so important that this situation needs to be managed immediately. if not for the protection of the public, for the protection for the animals themselves and as you can see, really the worst case scenario has happened here. >> you know what, you're right. public safety is the number one concern but i can't help but think this is just such a tragedy for these animals that did nothing to deserve this. >> incredible tragedy, matt. this brings up the point about private people keeping exotic animals as pets especially powerful creatures like these large cats and bears and wolves. these are animals that in normal situations in states like massachusetts and other parts of the country

matt and becca are getting married.n hd, this is an abc7 news update. >> good morning to you. i am cynne simpson. crews are preparing for a operation at the national cathedral. a crane will remove part of a pinnacle damaged by the august earthquake. it will stabilize the tower until repairs can be completed. hostdent obama is playing to south korean president lee , in the united states visit.tate night, the two had dinner at a korean barbecue restaurant at tyson's corner. a state dinner will be held tonight. here is lisa baden with a check on traffic. >> it is going to take a long there. get are very slow on 270, 95 maryland, on 395. we had a crash on the freeway on the other side. outer loop, slowing from college greenbelt now to get to georgia ave. of clarksburg.t adam caskey, how long will it last? by lunchtime, and we will transition into more of a mist.e and for the ride home, you could have some thunderstorms. most of the rain right now, the moderate rain, is moving northward towards at olney and at the laurel are

matt? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> texas governor rick perry joins us now. governor perry, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, matt, how are you? >> doing fine, thanks. we have a lot to talk about. back in august youÑi jumped int the race. immediately you had 38% of support from likely primary voters. today that support is at 16%, according to the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. what happened? >> polls are going to go up and down. it's going to be a long race so i don't worry too much about polls. i know a lot of people obsess with them and watch with them and talk about them. i'm more worried about the people out there who don't have a job in america. that's why i'm in pittsburgh today laying out a jobs plan that clearly shows within 100 days when i'm the president of the united states, without having to deal with congress, opening up the federal lands and waters, pulling back those regulations that are killing jobs, and rebuilding the epa, we can do

here's savannah. >> all right, matt, thanks. arizona republican senator john mccain was a vocal and early supporter of u.s. intervention in libya. he visited with gadhafi two years ago, and just last month traveled to libya to meet rebel leaders. senator mccain, thank you for being with us. >> good morning, savannah. >> as we saw the scenes of gadhafi's final moments, quite graphic. shot from a convoy, pulled out of a drainage ditch, beaten and shot several times. one rebel leader is quoted saying "we were serious about a fair trial but god had other plans." do you think gadhafi got what he deserved or should there have been a trial? >> i much rather would have preferred to see him in an international criminal court for the crimes that he's committed for all the world to see. obviously, that's not going to happen. i do believe that it's important as the libyan government transition national council announced that they would treat his body with respect. i think that's important, but it would have been much better if we had hauled

matt? >> al, thanks very much. >>> on monday it the obama unveiled his plan to fix the housing crisis. here to talk about that and the gop field is bill o'reilly, host of "the o'reilly factor" on fox news and author. president obama unveiled this new slogan yesterday, "we can't wait." when you consider the economy right now and what president obama is facing, couldn't that also be a republican bumper sticker, we can't wait until november? >> i can't wait until the debates are over. >> you've had enough of the debates? >> 97 defwats. it debates. >> it's going to be a new cable channel, all republican debates. they have their slogans and rallies and they've been doing this forever so it's nothing new. >> ten days after he took the oath of office, sat down with barack obama he said look if i can't fix this economy in three years it's going to be a one-term proposition. you look, there's 9.1% unemployment, 2 million homes fell into foreclosure this year, 10 million are underwater. is there any

matt and becca are getting married.s most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> 8:27. that's what it is all b marled's most powerful doppler radar. bands of heavy rain around dc splitting up 95. it could be a slow trip and it's work up towards clarksville and hitting columbia band of heavy rain maybe lightning and thunder damascus up to mount airy and we will put. pull it back and we are getting a focal point for the energy west of the area to shift further east that. means there will be more impulses and more showers and thunderstorms to develop through 63 and we have mist and fog around and it's a damp morning and it will be a wet day. afternoon temperatures of 72. here tanya with traffic. >> reporter: we have an accident on the jfx southbound at gillford. only the left lane is getting by. very slow out there. let's look at the northwest side at old court road. beltway is slow at both directions here. very slow in both directions and this is taking you extra time. 59 southb

matt has written on "rolling stone" and i read matt's five potential demands, one is a suggestion toalmost describe to every one of his pieces of advice, including break up the banks and defend each of matt's perspectives from a free market perspective. my conclusion is different. i don't like what i see. at occupy wall street. it's not what matt wants to demand. if you give them all five, nobody is packing up a sign and going home. >> that's one of the things. there are a lot of people who say i love the idea of occupy wall street the movement. the movement says don't take your liberal world view and put it on us. we're not a package for how you think the system should be changed. >> well, but i think they are right to not define themselves yet. what's happening, all these people are trying to speak for the movement and trying to coral them and put them in a box and find leaders they can negotiate with or identify as head of this movement by not having a specific set of demands or structure, it's got everybody guessing. >> what do they want, i guess? it's anxiety against the economy

matt? >> al, thank you very much. >>> let's turn to politics now. after a series of foreign policy victories, president obama is hitting the road to sell his plan to help turn around the struggling economy and today the focus is on the housing market. chuck todd is nbc's political director and of course chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. >> the plan the president's going to unveil today is aimed at people who are struggling with their mortgages, in particular people who are under water. it says it will make it easier to refinance the mortgages. critics already say it won't work. what are you hearing about the plaen? >> it's similar to the plan the president unveiled over two years ago and he did so on another west coast swing when he did it. on its face, this plan that the president's going to unveil might help another 1 million folks whose mortgages are so-called under water. the problem with the plan initially and with this one, m

matt only got one right.to wake up pretty early to trick justin timberlake. >> apparently. >> he's quick. >>> still ahead, details emerge at the trial of [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. >>> the wife of the owner of those exotic animals that were let loose in ohio wants them back. she says she wants the six surviving animals taken to the columbus zoo. more than 50 animals were set free by her husband terry who then took his life. three leopards, primates and a grizzly bear are still alive. >>> the verdict is in for a teacher from ohio accused of having sex with at least five of her students. she says she was in

matt?ank you very much. >>> it's been nearly three years since the massive ponzi scheme run by bernie madoff imploded. for the first time his family is speaking out, in the new book "truth and consequences: life inside the ma madoff family." we're joined exclusively life by ruth, andrew madoff and his fiance katherine again. the question that's been asked more than any other question in three years, did ruth know, and of course the second one would be did andrew know. you were his constant companion, married for more than 50 years, you lived the lifestyle he lived. for a short time you had an office at his business, a very short time. did you see nothing, ruth? >> nothing. >> nothing? >> absolutely nothing. when he called to say he was coming home with the boys, he had something to tell us, i thought, well, the market was crashing. everything seemed, the world seemed to be coming to an end so i was worried because i didn't know what to expect but what he ended up something was something in

>> i e-mailed matt back. i said, matt, i don't read my reviews of my acting. blame matt for that, anyway. >> it's like my mother letting me know when i have a bad review. >> jimmy: watch out for people who are excited to tell you bad things. >> i agree. >> jimmy: so your relationship with matt is done, i hope, and with words in general, probably. >> no, i'm still doing the crossword puzzle. >> jimmy: you've been tweeting a lot lately. >> it's a little addictive. >> jimmy: yeah, i think it is. you tweeted a photograph of an african gaboon viper. >> yes. >> jimmy: they need the word gaboon in there to make it scarier. how big is this thing? >> that was a baby gaboon, but it can get huge. >> jimmy: how big do they get? >> really, really big. i think like gigantic. >> jimmy: and this is what they do. >> yeah. >> jimmy: now, this thing was on the show with you. >> yeah. you like snakes, right? >> jimmy: yeah. i love them. >> as much as you like sausage. >> jimmy: snake sausage would be nice. [ applause ] >> i kind of have a love/hate thing. >> jimmy: do you really?

matt? >> thanks very much, al. we'll get your forecast coming up in a moment. >>> for now let's get a check of the morning's top stories savannah guthrie in for natalie at the news desk. >> good morning, ann and matt. >>> in the news today, oakland, california, tensions are running high between occupy wall street protesters and police there. officers in riot gear used tear gas on demonstrators as clashes cropped up throughout the day and night. police said the tear gassing was touched off when protesters started throwing rocks and bottles. in atlanta, more than 50 protesters were arrested in a park including a state senator. >>> more stunning rescues this morning in turkey, some three days after a devastating earthquake trapped people in the rubble. nbc's michelle franzen is in ercis, turkey, with more. michelle, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, savannah, it's day four here since the earthquake struck and the chances of surviving beneath the rubble now diminish with each hour but still, there are stories of

it has gotten worse. >> i am down now, matt. do you think the pension system will collapse in two years and unless the reforms are implemented. >> it is impossible that they won't default. they owe so much money. the protesters don't realize if they don't pass them right now and cut a little bit, what will happen is germany will say no more money for you. the end result will be worse if you don't cut a little bit now. the hairdresser was 50 years old. who can retire at 50. full pension. they are considered a hazardous job. >> i can't believe you said that. >> this whole chemistry between you two is at an apex. >> you wish. >> bill, are you a hairy, greek woman, actually. is this a time machine where we are actually occupy wall street happening? >> it is like occupy wall street, but with more feta cheese. >> i am someone who probably won't have a social security check. >> because of your lifestyle. dead by 40. >> the fact of the matter is i am looking at that video and this is the point i have to make. when did hoodies replace sk

back to matt, al and ann. my husband is happy as a cardinals fan. >> i think it will be a good series. i like the cardinals. i'm also a texas fan. we need the viewers in both locations. mr. roker has a check of the weather. >> and we love the brewers. they have the sausage race. >> you know, detroit. we love detroit. >> got the bases covered. in florida, just off the keys, we are looking at heavy rain. 60% chance of a tropical cyclone forming over the next 48 hours. we'll keep an eye on this. rainfall over the next 24 hours. one to four inches of rain throughout the keys into central florida. it will be a wet one. plenty of sunshine in the northeast. rain along the central mississippi river valley. beautiful in the pacific northwest with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, make it 60 60s. temperatures in the 80s in >> good morning. we have temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. we have a slight chance for a sprinkle of this morning. >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much.

. >> i'm matt lauer. the suspect in that massacre in california is now being identified as 42-year-old scott dekraaj. friends claim his ex-wife worked at that salon where the shooting took place. so far police are not really talking about a motive. >> surprisingly, at least one neighbor described the gunman as, quote, the nicest guy who seemed very happy. obviously something must have snapped. witnesses say he walked into the crowded salon wearing protective body armor and simply opened fire. we'll have the latest coming up straight ahead. >>> on another subject a doctor walks jurors step by step through the mistakes he claims conrad murray made while caring for michael jackson. this is murray's defense team prepares to issue a new theory on how michael jackson died. we'll have details on the case coming up. >>> also, matt, on a different note, he is one of the most famous rockers in the world who has famously battled drug and alcohol addiction so it might surprise you to learn that ozzy osbourne is now d

matt? >> peter alexander, thank you. lisa's parents, deborah bailey and jeremy irwin, are with us now. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i have to say that unfortunately i have covered way too many of these cases over the years of missing children, abducted children, children who have gone missing for one reason or another and i have rarely seen the police come out and make a statement like the one they made yesterday, saying the parents have stopped cooperating, without having a reason to do so. so why do you think they've made this statement? >> we were at the station yesterday, being interviewed again, and i just had reached my, i just had reached my boiling point and i asked them, i said, guys, i can't do this anymore today. i need a break. i can't answer any more questions. then we asked to leave, and then the next thing we knew, it was the press conference yesterday evening, so it was -- >> well talk to -- >> completely -- >> let's back up an hour. how

matt, we're going to start with you.hing wrong, it says your sexy. >> what is the thing? >> what about the rest of them? >> you can go online about them. it's not exactly scientific. it's something about the art form, that al is playful. you see how he has something fun. ann is very deliberate, neat and clean. natalie, they had a hard time. they couldn't even read. >> wow. >> they did say i'm heart centered. i'm warm and generous. >> i asked all of you guys this, what do you think about cursive. most of you don't write cursive anymore? >> i do a combination of block letters. >> it's fun to write in cursive and to use the cursive and the block letter and you all have children? can you imagine your children not learning cursive. >> we make them write a written thank you note, handwritten. >> you know that was sort of interesting. >> not having cursive would be like ann not being able to curse. >> you know, i wouldn't have anything to say. i would be mute. >> jenna, thank you. more on the cursive controversy on today.com. >

. >> i'm matt lauer. it is disturbing to see these images of dead bears, lions, and tigers, but both police and animal ak vifctivists are sayin deadly force was necessary to protect human lives. >> what is being called into question is just how easy it is to own an exotic animal in certain states like ohio. could this tragedy have been avoided? should more be done to clamp down on the practice? we'll have the very latest on this straight ahead. >>> also police carry out an exhaustive search at the home of the missing baby in kansas city walking out with x-ray after x-ray. did investigators hit on something that could lead them to lisa irwin? we'll have details from the scene and talk to the private investigator who is now working with the family. >>> also, just this morning french president nicolas sarkozy is confirming his wife carla brunei gave birth to a baby girl last night. he didn't want to announce the name. he said he wants to give his wife that pleasure. >> a smart idea. let's begin with the dang

we don't that one hand as you said matt injury has shown a lie on the tactics of the police there but it's also i think showing people that there are also veterans right there are former marines iraq war veterans afghanistan and afghanistan veterans that are all part of this occupy movement so how important do you think that is to show to the country to the media to the critics out there that have been trying to you know just dispel this as a bunch of spoiled rich hippie kids that have nothing better to do. scully was a true tour veteran of the rot in the marine corps as i am also. i think that's ridiculous realistically scott was passionate about and so were activism along with you know the occupy movement and the true issues are really similar related. economic europe you know because they were dealing with the wars that were continuing to be and. you know unfortunately had to pay a really awful price now earlier in the show to i mentioned that the statistics if you look at unemployment in the united states you know unemployment rates are levels excuse me for veterans post nine elev

all right, matt, this is from your laptop.of sexual predators, these are chat room conversations. he says you downloaded it from my computer. is that true? four of the names from your father's list were murdered. now, he didn't do it. you're the only other source. you going to tell me what i want to know? agent epps asked you a question, son. i didn't kill anyone. who did? hey, look, it makes sense that you'd want to get back at people like that-- what happened with your sister. it's normal, it's natural. i would, too. but that makes you just like them, right? is that what you really want to be? no. sweetie... i didn't know they were going to get hurt, i swear. tell them what they need to know. i met this person in a chat room for families of victims of sexual predators. i didn't know his name or anything about him. all i know is that he listened. honey, if you were having problems, why didn't you come to us? what were you going to do? matt! oh, seriously, dad, you're too busy with your catch the creep group. and you? you don'

matt? >> a senior adviser to president obama, david, good to see you. >> good morning, matt. >> numbers out of the latest nbc news/marist poll in the last couple of days, in new hampshire the president's approval rating is 38%. 53% of people disapprove of the job he's doing. you look in iowa, those numbers are 42% and 47%. considering these are the people who probably know the president best because he spent so much time in those two states, how worried are you about the numbers? >> first of all there's a long time until the election. the president is not focussed on the next election but what we need to do to create jobs right now. that's the debate we're having in washington. we have a tough economy so people out there are struggling but the election next year will be a choice between the president's policy, which is about rebuilding security for the middle class versus republican policies and you'll see that on the stage tonight on the republican debate in new hampshire. these would buil

matt, one final question for you. they did a memorial lap. some of that and the drivers had been described as just teary eyed hard to get into those cars. taking a look at it now, tell me about that. >> yeah. we were right there along the side right there in the pit area seeing the drivers get in there. just under the helmet, see some with tissues coming out. obviously very teary-eyed unconsolable in some cases. going into this driver's meeting just before they did that tribute five lap run. and they were very distraught. very upset. people could tell that something was wrong and once this tribute run started, people were walking towards the actual racetrack. one single line, everybody very quiet and then i saw somebody to the left of me walking over with two sheets of blank paper and written on it was one sheet was 77, and on the other one was we love you. so, people were very taken back by this, obviously. it was dead silent when this run was happening, this tribute to dan wheldon. >> harris: matt reporter in las vegas. we appreciate your p

joining us now is matt stein. his book "when disaster strikes: a guide to surviving a big crisis." >> thank you. >> are most of us still unprepared? we talk about this stuff and then it seems to die down. >> that is right. people talk about it all the time and very little actually gets done. whenever you see a disaster, what happens? you see people warning around. walking, not driving. they usually have nothing and they are usually thirsty and hungry and cold and wet. that also means they often get sick. >> what do i need? water? granola bars? clothes? all of the above? >> every family should have a 72 hour kit. a big disaster, you are down one week, two week, is very common. it covers the basics for food, water, shelter, medicine and clothing for you and your family for a minimum of three- day, but you definitely want to have stocks for at least a couple of weeks on hand. now, the rule of 3's is the big thing to think about. 3 seconds without blood circulation and you are how the. 3 minutes without air and you ar

it's great to see you, matt.ective that i suspect almost no one on the planet or very few people do. what do you see as the common and differentiating points between the occupation movement in america today and what was driving tiananmen square in 1989? >> well, a lot of similarities. mostly, because they are made of young population of people out of the dissatisfaction of the society and want change, better change. the difference from tiananmen and the current occupy wall street movement is at tiananmen, we walked for the rights of the whole nation, we want betta bet society for 100%, and we want to do it through peace mechanism, not violent mechanism. and we want to be very generous, to be giving, and basically ask for a change in unity. so that's the biggest difference i see tiananmen versus what's happening with occupy wall street movement. but i do believe if wall street, you know, the occupation movement is taking place, being let channel better, they can be a driving force, to create changes in america. >>

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but matt beckham passes a lie detector test.eared as a suspect, and instead he becomes a witness, and he tells police that he wasn't the only one at the house the night cassie was killed. >> when we interviewed matt, we learned of two other people that he had been there to visit that night. >> she's our friend. but you know what? we all have to make sacrifices. our first victim is going to be cassie stoddart. she's going to be alone in a big dark house out in the middle of nowhere. how perfect can you get. >> i'm horny just thinking about it. >> hell, yeah. >> one was torey adamcik and the other one was brian draper. >> coming up, investigators have two new suspects. >> of course, that the point, we were very interested in talking to torey and brian. the employee of the month is... spark card from capital one. spark cash gives me the most rewards of any small business credit card. it's hard for my crew to keep up with 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. 2% cash back. that's setting the bar pretty high. thanks to spark, ow

joan and matt, we're all three professionals.tch these things come and go. >> right. >> it seems like if you have a column that's nobody has read lately and you want somebody to read it, this certainly worked for laura washington today. i shouldn't say that. i don't know her column, but let me say we're talking about it so it worked. is this the way to get a column read, to bring up this proposition? >> sure. it's a great way. >> i've known laura for a long time. i don't think that's what she was doing, chris. she finds it interesting. people find it perennially interesting, but it's just not going to happen. you know, i'm a huge, huge admirer of hillary clinton. i don't think it's a good idea. i don't think it really adds what people think it would add. the groups that she did well with, certainly women, latinos, the white working class in particular, i don't know that hillary as vp necessarily lures them back. she's not running her own candidacy. she becomes part of a team and i don't see president obama doing that to joe biden

let's ask bret stevens and board member matt comiskey.on a victory for the people of libya, matt. but is it also a victory for the u.s. interest? >> absolutely. it's the u.s. military that led the bombing campaign that turned the tide in the civil war and the europeans were out front, but in fact we provided the drones, the mid air refueling tankers, when the europeans ran out day four of the campaign we quietly surprised them and made this happen militarily and president obama didn't take that lead politically, i think that cost us, but overall a great success, it would have been terrible if he stayed in power, tunisia and-- >> on this point, whether or not his political restraint cost us. elaborate on that. >> well, look, this was a campaign that should have taken two weeks, instead took seven months. the result was a tremendous loss of lives. the result was the near collapse of n.a.t.o. and people forget that the british and the french, the primary, our n.a.t.o. allies practically ran out of bombs the first couple weeks in the war and

craig: what happened, matt?guilt got the better of me and i said i have to give it to someone who deserves it. craig: the swedish -- >> lesbians. i say divide it evenly amongst as many lesbians as possible. craig: you had better give them the money. take that back to sweden and get yourself some furniture. good night, everybody. good night. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. . >>> this is 9news now. >>> identity thieves preying on the family of children who have died of cancer. we first told you on friday about thi