today on maury, he had another paternity test.ey don't get tired of these, and usually maury doesn't say a whole lot to the new dads. he lets them jump around like maniacs, but it appears that maury is working on his bedside manner. >> derek, you are the father. yes. derek. i want to tell you something, i want to tell you something. i want to tell you the good news. you want a piece of good news? here's what you can do now, derek. you can claim that child on your taxes. [ laughter ] >> well, in that case, where is my sweet little boy? apparently, maury has been working part-time at the h&r block or something. [ laughter ] barack obama threw out the first pitch at the baseball all-star game last night. i know the president is really busy but he needs a personal shopper. once again, he appeared in public with a pair of heavily stone washed jeans with a big crease down the front of them, like his mom ironed them or something. already his opponents on the right are taking him to task for it. >> in tough times, america needs a strong l

god bless maury povich.he man wants to do is help. >> i've got in this pocket -- >> [ bleep ]. >> no, please, no! get that the hell out of here! [ bleep ]! [ bleep ]! please! [ bleep ]! >> deborah! deborah. >> oh, my goodness. what are the odds that they would have two heaping platters of caterpillars on set? so she's cured. and -- [ laughter ] but there's a lot more work to be done including for this young woman. her name is emily. her unusual fear is the fear of cotton balls. >> okay. you know you've got to confront your phobia now. this is the famous maury show cotton ball man. emily! [ cheers and applause ] >> at least they give her a reason to be scared of cotton. the balls sometimes come together to form a man who chases you! which to me is a perfectly reasonable thing to be afraid of. [ laughter ] this is a story that can only come from our crazy state of florida. the south florida sun sentinel has the story about heath griffin and he was charged with ten counts of possession of ild pornography. polic

let's bring maurie harris in. maurie, you probably heard this conversation. let me get your thoughts. >> well, i think what you're going to see in coming months is stabilization of jobs and the beginning of job growth before the end of the year. remember, larry, that even in the worst of the recession, in this country about 3 3/4 million people each month were being hired. the problem was about 4 1/4 million were being separated from their jobs. we're now seeing signs all over the place, not that demand is strong, but that aggregate demand is stabilizing. once businesses are confident that that demand is stabilized, not going up, just stabilized, then you see a further drop in the layoffs, and there you go. they're going to be under the 3 3/4 million hiring rate. >> maurie, how much do you think consumer behaviors will be depending on gimmicks. we had the cash for clunkers, various things like tax rebate programs, lay-aways is becoming a big thing in places like kmart and walmart. are these the kind of things that will keep on driving the consumer? >> no. to

. >> another great episode of "maury povich" last night.ove it when he does the paternity test, but the best is when he helps people confront their fears. this is a woman named deborah. deborah is afraid of caterpillars. god bless maury povich, all the man wants to do is help. >> he got something in his pocket? get the hell outta here! [bleep] i swear to god, [bleep] [bleep]! >> where is she? >> agh! >> deborah! >> oh, my goodness, what are the odds they would have two heaping platters of caterpillars on set? so she's cured. [laughter] there's a lot more work to be done, including for this young woman, named emily, her unusual fear is the fear of cotton ball. >> objection you know you have to confront your phobia now. this is the famous "maury show" cotton ball man. ♪ >> at least they give her a reason to be scared of cotton. sotimes the balls come together to form a man who chases you. [laughter] to me that's a perfectly reasonable thing to be afraid of. >> of course. >> this is a story that could only come from our crazy easiest state, fl

senior church management, in chicago, maury, chief investment officer. maury, what's your take? where are we headed here in this market? >> we remain moderately constructive on the market. think it's a market of two steps forward, one step back. we get couple of good pieces of economic news and then a number like claims this morning. get a couple companies that report better than expected aaronin i earnings and somebody that isn't doing so well. look at the credit markets, they will continue to improve for the balance of 2009. looking at the health of the banking industry, with this ceo curve, the fed is allowing the banking industry to heal. and every month that goes by allows the banks to earn their way out of problem loans. look at a measure like three-month libor this morning trading at a report 0.41%. compare that to the t-bill, 31 basis points. that spread is the lowest level since february of '07. that spread also was at 100 basis points last summer and 430 basis points looking back to '08. >> you're optimistic? are you optimistic? >> oh, yes, i am optimistic. yes. >> mic

but maury harris of u.b.s. wns there will be shakeout among the companies the group. you're going to have a lot more concentraon among the top five of six seers in the market. it is rtly because of credit conditions andhe small builders not being ablto get the financing. so when you talk about wt's going to happen to the homeilders and their fortunes, ey should outperform overall home sales because they're gng to get a bigger rket share. >> reporter: but howig a market will they share some of the current buyi is a result of government'sirst time buyertax credit, which expires deceer 1. before the housing bble burst, 25% hmortofe gages we in the non-primcredit category.ga assuming tt kind of lending is history, the n normal for housing will be muchower than the two miion starts seen in the year beforthe sector collapsed. >> while it does look like housinstarts, the numbers that were out a ltle while ago, were also stting to show signs of stabizing, and that would be a goosign for home builde. itoesn't look like we're going to really see anything near at would consided

but maury harris of u.b. warns there wille a shakeout among the compans in the group. >> you're going to have a t more conceration among the top five of sisellers in the market. its partly because of credit conditionsnd the small builders not beingble to get the financing. so when you talk abo what's going to happen tohe homebuders and their fortunes, th should outperform overall me sales because they're goi to get a bigger maet share. >> reporter: but how b a market will they share? some of the current buyings a result of government's fst time buyers x credit, which expires cember 1. before the housing bube burst, mo hgages weren the non-prime edit category. assuming thakind of lending isas history, the newormal for housing will be much ler than the two milln starts seen in the year before e sector collapsed. >> while it does look like housing arts, the numbers that were out a lite while ago, were also starng to show signs of stabiling, and that would be a good gn for home builders it dsn't look like we're g

when the prime minister nd for achat, he was grilled by t station's chief reporter, 10year-old sheeno mauryother older japanese is als ming his mark in fronof the came. 74-year-old kuda is a little more active than st retirees. he's risen to become japan' leading elderly porn aor. >> translar: in japan, there's a sense ofppression in societ so i want to prove that elderly people can be aive and virous. that's why got involved in porn acting. >> rorter: despite a heart attack a few years o, the form travel agent has now arred in more than200 adt films. often with fele co-starsive decades hisjunior. eldey porn in japan is a billion-dollar industry. one whh director konos keen to cash in with his74-year-old superstud. >> tralator: mr. tokuda is very diffent from a dferent young n in his 20s or 30s. he has a lot of life expernce so that's why asked himto appear in my lms. >> reporter: another lg day of shooting is aout to begin, but it's timefor the script meeng. although thereoesn't seem to much a script, not in paper form yway. >> tranator: i think it perfectlyine to have an unusual person li

prime minister nopd for a chat, he was grilled by the station's chief reporter, 105-year-old sheeno mauryanother older japanese is also making his mark in front of the camera. 74-year-old tokuda is a little more active than most retirees. he's risen to become japan's leading elderly porn actor. >> translator: in japan, there's a sense of oppression in society. so i want to prove that elderly people can be active and vigorous. that's why i got involved in porn acting. >> reporter: despite a heart attack a few years ago, the former travel agent has now starred in more than 200 adult films. often with female co-stars five decades his junior. elderly porn in japan is a billion-dollar industry. one which director kono is keen to cash in with his 74-year-old superstud. >> translator: mr. tokuda is very different from a different young man in his 20s or 30s. he has a lot of life experience so that's why i asked him to appear in my films. >> reporter: another long day of shooting is about to begin, but it's time for the script meeting. although there doesn't seem to be much a script, not in paper

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decades, these groups like the earth liberation front, and the animal liberation front, and by the way, mauryswankeller, the accused vandal in denver attributed to the earth liberation front, which is dedicated not only to bringing down capitalism, but also the military, and all fall under this anti-war rubric, which provides a continuum, because you see the connections between a young man and his friends like this to the bay area storm movement. which, remember, we talked blts other day, glenn, which started out against roots against war. glenn: wait a minute. storm also was our green jobs czar, his group. there is a connection between storm and this person in denver? >> what i'm saying is that there is a continuum here, that all of these groups share common goals of bringing down the military and engaging in and you see these same phrases over and over again, in the book we talked about, in the propaganda on the internet about, quote, unquote, direct actions, and quote, unquote, black block activities. glenn: first of all, america, you have to understand, it is not right or left or right or

. >> with those seething conspiracy theorists be half as gung ho without years of watching maury. >>ry, you are the father! >> once you start looking, the fruit of daytime tv is ripening everywhere. look at mark sanford. >> i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> is this a state governor or a guest on a very special episode of "tyra." >> always what he said, what she said -- >> look, it's judge judy. >> i don't approve of congress. >> and "the price is right." >> $10,000. >> $825 billion. >> $10,000. >> $10,000. >> and "sesame street." >> this is michelle obama. >> hi, everyone. >> this thing goes all the way to the top. it's a daytime woe. we just live in it. >> i admit it. i made liquor drinks with martha stewart at 10:00 in the morning. i'm part of the problem. >> of course. why wouldn't you. >> thank you very much, kent. i appreciate it. coming up on "countdown," howard dean joins keith to see how the president is faring in his proclaimed facts not fear battle against the forces against health care. next on this show, i'm sort of enjoying what turns out to be get maddow day on the ri

it's almost like jerry springer and maury povich have a production company and they're produce all these like, what's really going on here? what is the intrinsic value of this kind of programming? and it's like a car wreck. you can't look away from it, their getting great ratings, but what is the value and the ongoing impact? >> one thing about the "real housewives" franchise is the buffoonery of white women is far dominating the buffoonery of black women. even in atlanta, it's mostly the white women acting silly. a little black buffoonery. >> a little. >> a little. >> enough to go around. >> in new jersey, the white women are going crazy. >> flipping tables. >> flipping tables and cursing in front of their kids and -- >> but you think it is the same impact? >> no, of course not. >> do you think that there's a broader -- >> what we do, as individuals, we are judged as part of the group. what they do as individuals, they're judged as individuals. >> but the challenge becomes when you have so few images of african-american women on television and you have these shows that all seem to be pa

if so, maury povich would not have been done.enied in in the beginning. >> there is another car here. megyn: hang on, this is videotape from 1 rielle hunter was called to testify. the crew she brings with her, the 1-year-old daughter. she testified for nine hours. why did she bring her daughter with her to the grand jury room? >> because the town is at issue here. she brought it into the test -- into the court room. she probably contest to what happened. i do want to bring in this andrew young card. he was made for senator edward. he is the one that came out and said that it is not senator edward child, but it is my child. if he went in front of the grand jury and he recanted -- again, we do not know what happened -- but if he recanted that statement, all bets are off. çhe is the one that could be flipped by prosecutors. if you lied about this, you could be in trouble. again, it goes to the motive for covering it up. megyn: it is one thing to lie to theç press. tamil reports, do not listen to them. it is quite another thing to

maury on our democrats' line. caller: good morning. i think that to help the economy we need to do a couple of things. we need to do something with the banks to get them to help people out with their mortgages, and we need to do something about creating jobs. people are not spending money because they don't have it. host: one of the things in the paper highlighted this morning was consumer confidence and concerns about people spending their money. how do you think you reverse that trend? caller: first of all, you get them a job. people don't have the money to spend. that will help them to fine jobs with something to create more jobs and work with the banks that got the government money, our money, to get them to do something about helping people with their mortgages. host: when you say get them a job, do you think that is a direct involvement of the federal government then? caller: yes, they should be working with businesses to get them to create jobs for people. something has to be done. we've got to do something to get people in this

to the banks and helps them out and create a credit mcginnis and some loan mechanisms and help with mauryoes and have some of those entities today. i am generally in favor of, this is not a show libertarian book and i think it is okay to have the fed and sec and clear rules of the game. >> host: limit the uncertainty with bad policy that is certain. >> guest: but there were of the things that are not in his platform and and that was the problem and central to changing economics of agriculture and saying we will pay you not to produce. we won't limits apply in the pipeline and repaying the whole plant and a lot of other complex things. >> host: where this that come from because the agricultural policy was sent here he was talking about helping people to then antley said the prices at a time when people were going hungry so this is not exactly what i think the typical kind of a fdr de fuente really understands the. >> guest: have the interest groups and individuals. there were those farmers to one of the time of high prices they have had before around world war i and has significant drop in

this is one-- not one maury gidget of work. if he could talk to the personnel people on the part. not you, although you are welcome or someone in the room. the part can only be understood by people who are immersed in it. we want to understand it, he wants to understand it. at grable? >> it is agreeable. >> third we have questions from my fellow commissioners and i feel i let them down because they asked questions about your transitions in kuwait, and these are sort of, i am not sure what the format will be but they are for both mr. ballhaus and mr. walter. first of all the notion that you fired people when they were going to quit or when they were going to work for the of the company, that is nonsense. as in any transition between an incumbent and contractor the people doing the work went to know whether they will still be able to keep their jobs when the new contractor comes in. if you are coming in, will i continue work for you? there are places where the incumbent and contractor are like a revolving door and the same people