. >> i'm joined now by matt smith, president of catholic advocate, one of this country's largest ca catholic advocacy groups. matt, did it have to come to this? i want to play what the president said when he announced a compromise back in february. take a listen. >> but if a woman's employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital, not the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive carefree of charge, without co-pays and without hassles. >> what's wrong with that compromise the president offered, by requiring health insurers to pay for birth control for religious employers? >> well, a few things, craig. first of all, three years ago this month, there was another commencement address given at notre dame where the president talked about seeking common ground on issues of disagreement. and we're at today's discussion because that common ground by his definition is where he and kathle kathleen sebelius and nancy pelosi stand. it does nothing fo

host: i think this is a related question from matt smith on twitter. you were informed of president bush's domestic spying before the public knew about it as an insbell member, did you support this policy and if not, why no protest? him guest: i'm glad someone asked me that. i was believed on what was then called the surveillance program, t.s.p. in a top secret way. i was one of the gang of eight. the gang of eight is the chairman and ranking member of the house and senate intelligence committees, that's four, and the majority and minority leadership of the house and senate. that's another four. that's the gang of eight. and there were briefings over a period of time, i think about two years in the situation room and in the vice president's office, cheney, at the white house of this group. top secret briefings, could not talk to anyone. i said when finally a book was published or maybe it was a series of articles in "the new york times" and the president, partially declassified the existence of this program. i was finally free to talk to people. i was

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elements of the tried and true coming to a theater new you, look for will smith in "men in black 3" and a new jason bourne movie without mattg in jeremy renner, i think they'll get in a big audience who is interested how he will portray this new character. >> if i never see another sequel or remake, i'll be a happy movie goer. >> some of the happiest movie goers are kids and there's plenty to keep them captivated. pixar is in the mix with "brave." a stock motion boy talks to ghosts. older audiences get their giggle on when sacha baron cohen plays the dictator. adam sandler is a terrible father in "that's my boy." seth macfarlane films a teddy bear nightmare in "ted" there. are movies that don't really have a category. >> hollywood is mining the vaults, trying to find other ways that don't really have other things. >> how about abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, or "snow white and the huntsman." >> was there a worldwide survey and movie goers of the globe said no, we want more fairytales? >> for those who want more hairy tales, there's "rock of ages." >> this is, i think, the perfect summer. >> i almost dread the summer blockb

pinheads and patriots, actors matt damon and chris rock have said they would like to pay higher taxes. will smith men in black iii, they are supportive of paying higher taxes, i have no problem whatever i have to pay to keep my country growing. i think she patriot but big government spending may not be doing that. that is, of course, the problem. that is it for tonight. please check out the fox news factor website. if you came in late, check out the talking points memo. we are advancing this virginia story. tomorrow as i said we'll have the attorneys of the state here. justice is what the country is all about. if we don't have a justice we don't have a country. we would like to spout off about that story and anything else at oreilly@foxnews.com. word of the day no -- cod have is wallop, the spin stops rig

well as their co-stars jada pinkett smith, jessica chastain, david schwimmer and martin short when they all join us live this morning coming up a little bit later, matt. >> thank you very much. >>> also ahead we're going to take a look back at the remarkable career of donna summer. the queen of disco lost her ten-month battle with cancer on thursday. but she leaves a catalog of incredible hits. of course, summer was a huge influence on many artists, and speaking of music, and today's artists we have one of the hottest on the planet ready to kick off our summer concert season. seven-time grammy winner usher will perform in our 8:30 half hour for that huge crowd out on the plaza. but we begin on a friday morning with the big story on wall street. facebook's initial public offering of stocks. savannah guthrie is at the nasdaq exchange where it's being listed. savannah, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. by the end of this day, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg could find himself one of the richest men in the country, and lots of americans want to get a piece of the action. the question is, can facebook turn its popularity, with nearly 1 billion user

look for will smith in "men in black iii," the remake of the schwarzenegger classic "total recall," a new jason borne movie without matt. >> i don't recall his name at the time, but he played hawkeye and also in the hurt locker. >> special effects there too. >> good movies list. christina loren, you going to be enjoying sunshine, as well? >> it's one of those weekends where movies are great because you'll have the ac. but outdoor plans right by the water, spectacular conditions. and we've got a lot happening right here in the bay area. this morning, i wanted to point out you might be using your windshield wipers up the peninsula this morning or if you're headed down to san jose from san francisco, keep that in mind. whatever we do have out there is clearing very quickly as i take you to your realtime doppler. we're mostly dry at this point. i wanted to point out a big event tomorrow where the weather will be spectacular. the livermore wine country festival 10:00 to 6:00 tomorrow. we would love to see you out there. mike is going to be out there. speaking of which, let's check your drive with him right now. >> i'll be h

smith, "today in the bay." >> i bet it does. thank you so much, christie. 6:46. the "today" show is coming up next. matter shows us what they're working on. >>> good morning. coming up on a thursday here on "today," a new tragedy for the kennedy family as the estranged wife of robert kennedy jr. is found dead at her home. she's believed to have committed suicide. we'll have the latest on the investigation and hear what the kennedy family is saying this morning. >>> also ahead, closing arguments set to begin today at the criminal trial of john edwards. did the defense make a mistake by not putting edwards, his daughter, or his former mistress on the stand? we'll talk about that. >>> plus, more from ann live at the cannes film festival. she'll talk to alec baldwin about his new movie and fashion advice from a top french designer. >>> and the youtube sensation turns into a friendly competition on our plaza. the stars of two of the hottest videos out there, team smu and team harvard face off live on our show. as we get started on a thursday morning right here on "today." >>> it's 6:47 right now. sad to brin

smith on me. >> and bill, you know, this is your first day and my last. a momentous. >> pushing me out of the way to go meet tom cruise at a roast for matt lauer. just want to thank, and i forgot the control room. andrea, it's her last saturday as well. didi, all of the producers, kim and kate and they have just all been, molly. all those memories on the road together, it's something we'll always have, and i just want to say how much i have appreciated -- this has been a family and i've been through a lot over the past nine years, and it's really been great. >> we'll miss you a lot. >> thanks, lester. [ applause ] >> we'll hear about your future in short order. >> how about a hug, luke? and my girls are here and wyatt and my husband, and i want to thank everybody for coming out and showing me support and -- >> we should note the girls brought flower today. which we're pretty sure were pulled from your garden. >> that's okay. that's all right. thank you, girls. all right. and i guess i get to say this one last time. for the road. we'll be right back, but first, these messages. ( telephone rings ) hi, honey. how's the camping trip? well, kids had

matt. i want to mention to you that tomorrow we've got more heavy hitters. we've got ben stiller and chris rock and jada pinkett smithtoday" show. and sending it back to you from here. >> wow, that's nice. >> it's cold! >> we're going to have a little doughnut in the green room for you here. we miss you as well. >> careful. careful. >> send back some rose! >> okay, i will. i'll bring back a bottle. >> where was it we were doing the show remote one time and you dove in, in your clothes in the pool. was it miami? >> oh, that was in miami, yeah. that was in miami. >> do it again. >> not this time. >> dropping a hint. >> anyway, ann, thanks very much. here we have "today's professionals" back in the house. >> yeah, they are here. they've got a lot to talk about, fired up. we are going to talk about the john edwards case. was it a mistake that john edwards did not take the stand in his criminal trial? we'll also talk about the thing that's been come to known as hoodiegate. mark zuckerberg's been to high-powered meetings with investors on wall street wearing the hoodie and jeans. should he have dressed more for success? we