it is still mcdowell up by one.umber 4 marsha mckel lan and i got in into a huge activity about the royal wedding. >> they have all of their castles. >> absolutely. i am not sitting here saying they pillage the people of scotland. i am not sticking up for the british army. >> this would be like in america us celebrating the wedding of al capone's great great granddaughter. >> no it would not. >> the wedding reception will be held next week the reception where in london where the actual t ceremony take place? a buckingham palace, st. pauls cathedral, westminster abbey and one of the houses of parliament. where is the wedding going to take. answer is westminster abbey. 4 for 4 on fire. you lead with one to go. >> i am a chick if i got that wrong i lose my card. >> if you didn't know where they were getting married you would you would have to turn in your woman card. >> they were angry this week republican governor brewer vetoed a bill that would force them to use a long-term birth certificate. >> i feel uncomfortable

mcdowell county, 5,000 words.me of the challenges. >> well, i think the challenges there are certainly the rate of illiteracy across some of our -- and you know, it's mcdowell county, but it's rural america where educational opportunities are not as forthcoming. and it's not a level playing field. and so children in the home don't have books. they don't have parents with the vocabulary to hear every day. they're not out into a lot of public interaction and socialization, and so that's the downside of what happens. >> and the "washington post" says here, no after school activities because if they miss the school bus, they have no ways to reach their trailers or homes. there's no recreation centers, no ymcas. there are challenges. and randi, we've been focusing on education reform, we've been focusing about the challenges that so many urban centers are facing. here's a new challenge. well, not a new challenge, but here's a refocus. >> what's happened here is we're trying to debunk the false debate that it's an eithe

maybe it is just because i have spent the last few days in mcdowell county, west virginia, ups and fedexne ups and fedex truck in the two hours that it took to get from charleston and to mcdowell. what's going to happen. >>> there is a huge distinction. the areas in which some alternates, you could take the post office away and there would be a commercial market. new york city, a bunch of enterprises would come together to serve new york city but there are huge swaths of the country in which that is not the case. the post office is the deliverer of last resort. >> i don't know why we are talking as if there might cease to be a post office. if it has to be private advertised or significant cutbacks, it is a shared civic institution the way the dmv is a shared civic institution. it is a business that the model worked for a while. >> it is different than the dmv. in 1970, the postal reorganization act makes it an independent business. it has a mandate to deliver mail anywhere from the country for 44 cents. it has competitors at the highest end. competitors who are eating at its business, up

. >> amberly mcdowel is on the second strike. he turned his life around, he's looking over his shoulder because california is one of only 24 states where the first two strikes have to be serious or vimt but the third doesn't. it could be any felony. >> i think it's a crazy law. we realize that there is a second that can change our lives. we're not treated like normal people. >> this would change the law so the third strike would have to be a serious, or violent crime. supporters say 3,000 of the 8,000 current three strikers behind bars in california today would be eligible for a shorter sentence. >> there are three strikes works. and it can be a huge step backwards. >> mike renyolds is one of the fathers of three strikes, pointing out two strikers committed two violent crimes. >> it's exactly the kind of people that place greatest risk to us as a society. >> and supporters have until mid april to gather 5005 signatures. a similar initiative failed after then governor schwartzeneggar and then, oakland mayor voiced opposition. live

i'm honored the aft is leading this group with other groups in terms of trying to help give mcdowell county and the kids there a new chapter so they cannot simply dream their dreams but achieve them. >> we're going to do a whole piece with you on it. people can go to reconnecti reconnectingmcdowell.com. randi, thanks for being here tonight. >> thank you so much. >>> ahead, don king, the legendary boxing promoter and activist, joins me to talk about why he's giving away so many turkeys during the holiday season and the burden on the poor. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. all day pain relief ♪ when the things that you need come at just the right speed, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ medicine that can't wait legal briefs there by eight, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ freight for you, box for me box that keeps you healthy, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ saving time, cutting stress, when you use ups that's logistics. ♪ at bank of america, we're lending and investing in communities across

and charles payne along with dagen mcdowell and adam lashinsky, and charlie gasperino. >> occupy wall street, if niece occupy kids are defense greed and people taking advantage of things, they have to be against some of the unions, particularly the big union bosses. you can argue greed by unions kill the auto industry, the trucking industry, you know, hurting the airline industry and the bosses in the unions, forget about it. they, really, really do live a life that only the 1% could even recognize. >> neil: dagen? >> where do you think that this, this hipocracy comes from? what did you say in the intro, rich corporate fat cats, how many heard if you heard those two words, fat cats come out of the president's mouth. >> neil: as soon as i hear that, i don't listen to the rest. >> when you say fat it's almost literal, literal in that photo. >> rich, calorie challenged. >> the two men in the photo. can you imagine they're saying to each other, yo, you think my gut is too big to-- >> hey, hey, hey. >> careful, careful. gasperino? >> why would they bite the hand that feeds them? i mean, i'

to dagen mcdowell and adam, and dagen, what do you think of this? >> the white house communications people said that this plan from widen and ryan, by the way, who is a democrat, who calls caused medicare to whiither on the vine and play book in 2012. they're going to talk about it endlessly, it's going to that the republicans want to end it, and push granny and granddaddy off the cliff. and this is going to be something that they try to hammer, but i do believe that the ryan-weiden plan at least opens the door, bipartisan to a normal ragsal conversation. >> i don't want to get too wonky about this, but-- i am a dork, but me, okay. charles, the idea was that this was going to give people flexibility. you can go with this health care plan or stick with the medicare plan, easier said than done. you have a democrat on board, top republican on board, makes it bipartisan. >> you look, we were talking earlier about, moving on about the president's poll numbers and recent approval numbers very bad. i think this is a degree of fatigue with the president in

dagen mcdowell, and along with charlie gasperino and i want to thank charles for filling in for me last week, did such a good job, i decided to take him off the set. charles payne, kiss the payroll tax cuts goodbye. >> no, listen, neil, the guys in washington, they've got religion, all right. but we're going to get the payroll tax extension, i'm 99% sure of that and 100% sure it's going to involve fuzzy math added to the accounting debt that we have and it's not going to be paid for, but i think both sides feel there's too much to lose, forget religion, it's all about votes. >> neil: what do you think, ben stein. >> that's the religion, it is about votes. to get reelected. he's right. the can will get kicked farther down the road and do some kind of trick to say, oh, it's bad. of course it won't be paid for and i mean, it's an endless cycle of buying votes, and endenturing future generations. >> it's the people who cost the votes who are to blame, neil. again, people who love that extra money in their paycheck, that's supposed to go to fund your social security benefits, and then people

bob mcdowell delivered remarks.fficer is making a traffic stop when ross truett ashley walked up to him and shot him before turning the gun on himself. investigators are still trying to establish a motive for what appears to be an unprovoked attack. >> the supreme court is taking up the case of arizona's controversial immigration law. the law prompted protests and heated debate when it took effect last year. a federal judge has blocked some of the most controversial provisions cover such as requiring immigrants to carry papers and requiring police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without a warrant. lowes, improvement store is sticking by its decision to yank its advertising despite opposition is facing over the move. the muslim community made apparent a ban on the store after they pulled their ad from a show which was about muslim life in america. they say the program became a lightning rod on the societal views on the project. one at california legislator is good -- is considering a boycott. critics say the s

what's it like working with andie mcdowell? she's such a pro and a big star?s and really funny. it's great watching her on set. i learned so much from her. >> and your character in the show, you say yourself are a bit of a klutz. tell the story about when you found out you were getting this role. >> yes. i'm very klutzy. i'm learning how to walk in the shoes now. but before the last audition, you go through several rounds. and before the last round, i broke my ankle. >> oh. >> i thought it was sprained. but i went to the test in this really big boot. and i hopped around on it. >> can we get a shot of the shoes as we say good-bye to erica dasher? i hope you learned how to walk in these. sweetheart, these are serious shoes. thank you so much for being here. "jane by design" premieres on tuesday, january 3rd, at 9:00 p.m. easte [ cheers and applause ] >>> a message to you, mommy. >> bye. >>> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning, i am natasha barrett. . the union representing d.c. police blames the occupy protests for an increase in crime

. >> lou mcdowell is the modern woman. >> she's joining the rat race, climbing the stairs and the corporate ladder to get to that glass ceiling. >> i think lula will bust through that glass ceiling. >> oh yeah, well, i'm going to sue you! >> she said she's going to sue somebody in. >> yeah! she gets a frozen meal and guess what's on? >> oh, whoa! she's hitting the sauce. >> what's an evening without an episode of "sex and the city" and a glass of well-aged grape juice. she agreed to let their friend, kelsey o'brien make this film as a final for an audio visual class. she better have gotten an "a." >>> a group called the undeserving in sacramento, california, had a little fun, messing with people performing the grinch. >> as you can see, the grinch is performing all kinds of fun, hijinks in sacramento. that's how we're going to leave you today, that's it for the show. you can continue watching the grinch having a little fun with the folks of sacramento. we'll see you tomorrow, everybody, have a fantastic rest of your day. ♪

be an honor to work with the talented members of the commission today, the chairman, commissioner mcdowell and commissioner apply bourne. if confirmed, it will be a pleasure working with the individual sitting next to me, mr. pai. finally, i believe the f.c.c. is blessed to have a staff of uncommon skill. if confirmed, it will be a pleasure working with them day in and day out. in closing, chairman rockefeller and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you, ms. rosenworcel. these are huge nominations and they have vast effect on the future of our country for better or for worse. i think it's hard to overstate the importance of the federal communications commission and its reach, so i want that very clearly understood. mr. pai, i would welcome your statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman rockefeller, ranking member hutchison, members of the committee. thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today. i appreciate as well the many courtesies you have extended

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. >> it's not about the bill murray and annie mcdowell movie. >> i've seen it. movie. de ja vu all over again, my friend. >> i know. >>> in just a few minutes, kay bailey hutchison of texas will be joining us. of course, we've heard all of the critiques of the candidates. we're going to talk about this. >>> this video here of cairo shows protests throwing rocks at egyptian soldiers in violent clashes that killed eight people and injured hundreds more. the military took control of the country after hosni mubarak stepped down. they want transfer of authority to a civilian authority instead of waiting until the election in 2012. >>> in the penn state sex abuse scandal, the judge in the case heard from the star witness yesterday at the preliminary hearing. joining me from harrisburg, pennsylvania, michael isikoff is joining us. >> reporter: good morning. the penn state officials have ruled that it can move to trial. once a quarterback, now a strand. mike mcquery said that jerry sandusky was engaging in extreme sexual activity with a young boy. the boy was up against