. >> tonight on "q & a," melissa lee on her career. and later, former white house senior adviser david axelrod on working in the white house. >> this week, a look at financial reporting with melissa lee, anger and reporter for cnbc. -- anchor and reporter. >> melissa lee, why do you do what you do? >> i love what i do. i cannot think of anything better in the whole world to do. i think the reason behind financial news really is to help people in rich their lives. it enables them to pursue their dreams. my grandparents came from another country. they came here to the united states. they invested in businesses and eventually in the stock market, and they sent five children to college. this is how well this created in this country and how many generations are able to advance themselves. that is what america is all about. >> what year did your grandparents come in? >> they came in in 1903 from southern china. the came here and started a laundry in buffalo, new york. i cannot tell you how they chose buffalo, new york, of all places, but the

thank you, bill karins, melissa frances.ing with a food addiction. >>> and the snowboarding wave that turns 5. we saw it in vancouver next year. see you on "nightly news" so long. >>> good morning, i'm kris sanchez. coming up next on "today in the bay," a critical weekend for the giants fans so many of you are rooting for. we'll tell you what doctors are say saying he is in a comb machlt. >> he was laying on the ground bleeding, crying and shaking. i knew it was over. i was like this is how we die, we die alone, we die brutally. >>> a brutal crime in a city that prides itself on being tolerant. >>> and how's this for a hair brained scheme? thieves break into a business, by pass is cash register and grab something else instead. we'll shownd

la familia de melissa vive en jalisco.. s.o.t.dríguez/tiene familia en jalisco 23:43:00 secuestraron a uno de mis primos y le pidieron recompensa y las pagaron y luego lo mataron.. el primo de jos tuvo mejor suerte.. s.o.t. josé de guzmán/ 28:51:00 no sabemos si son carteles ni nada, pero lo secuestraron y pidieron dinero para regresarlo.. carlos garca fue la nica excepcin en la clase.. s.o.t. carlos garcía/no tiene miedo 3:18:00 yo voy a méxico dos veces por año y no pasa nada, no se ve nada en el camino.. el profesor mora-torres dice que sus clases son un barmetro de una situacin ms generalizada.. s.o.t. dr gregorio mora- torres/profesor sjsu 42:32:00 están todos atemorizados, yo creo que les ha cambiado su forma de vida porque muchos de estos estudiantes estaban acostumbrados a viajar a méxico durante los veranos y pasar las vacaciones con sus parientes, con sus abuelos.. y a menos que en mxico se de un cambio notable, la violencia y el miedo podrn ms que los vinculos familiares... --- sin duda este es un tema que da para mas y

>> melissa came and told us about the topic. and i decided to research it. i found it is really importa and we have to tell everyone else. and >> when you talk to your family and friends about net neutrality how did you describe it to them? how always explaine would is about to internet openness. they are usually concerned, because it is a confusing topic. it is really important. >> when you sit at your computer at night doing homework or surfing the net, and now you have a different perspective, and are you thinking about net neutrality? guest: dinitely. when i am on the computer i think about how i cannot take it for granted. host: let me come back to you, melissa, since you are the one that came up with the initial idea. what surprised you when you started to work on this issue? guest: whasurprised me about workinwith this issue is we knew when we chose the topic that it was very abstract and that we would have trouble coming up with good visuals, but i never anticipated it would be so hard. took picture of newspapers and made video collages and made anim

the information on melissa's cell phone has given him insight.oints to a -- a very comfortable person with technology and the ability to use technology to his advantage. he stalked his victims in the cover of darkness. that's what the internet has done. >> did you have any idea what melissa's life was like here in new york? >> no i had no idea. >> done at all. >> no. >> what was she telling you? >> she said she was dancing in a nightclub. when she first came here she worked as a hair stylist in a salon. >> the killer may have a background if law enforcement. is that what you believe right now? and what more can you tell us about the lead that the police may have of the long island man? >> i can't speculate as to whether or not he was a former member of law enforcement. he's bright. able to use technology. we know that he's done everything right to avoid capture. but -- i'll leave to it the police to form late conclusions as to whether or not he was in law enforcement. i wouldn't doubt it. but i think it would be a mistake to narrow the inquiry on

host: melissa, you heard that calller. he thinks the government takeover.n you were interviewing people for this documentary, did that hadpeople similar viewpoints? when you were entering people for the documentary, did you find there was a similar viewpoint as the callers that it could be a government takeover? guest: no. we interviewed chairman cleveland. he did not think it was a government takeover pierre yen it was just the government overstepping its authority. host: when you talk to people when people are not familiar with the issue, did they have that initial reaction that they do not want the government involved? our people mostly on the other side, that they want the government to get involved? guest: there were some people on that side and some on the proponents side. some people were uneasy about the government getting so involved in the internet, because you can go -- because the internet is so open. some people thought the government would over regulate, not a lot of people who were proponents. host: back to phone calls. caller: my comment is

host: melissa, you heard that calller. he thinks the government takeover.n you were interviewing people for this documentary, did that hadpeople similar viewpoints? when you were entering people for the documentary, did you find there was a similar viewpoint as the callers that it could be a government takeover? guest: no. we interviewed chairman cleveland. he did not think it was a government takeover pierre yen it was just the government overstepping its authority. host: when you talk to people when people are not familiar with the issue, did they have that initial reaction that they do not want the government involved? our people mostly on the other side, that they want the government to get involved? guest: there were some people on that side and some on the proponents side. some people were uneasy about the government getting so involved in the internet, because you can go -- because the internet is so open. some people thought the government would over regulate, not a lot of people who were proponents. host: back to phone calls. caller: my comment is

. >> melissa is blind folded right there keep your blind fold on, if you wouldn't mind.a before. all right. let's see the new you. >> wow! beauty. >> when you get rid of the ak-47, it's a new look. >> take off your blind fold. >> wow! >> take a look at yourself. turn around right here. >> oh, my god. >> you look gorgeous. >> beautiful. tell us about the hair. >> okay. >> we gave her dark hair high lights. what i did, i softened the whole thing keeping her brunette because she is a beautiful brunette. very similar to kate middleton again. of course, dana lifted her hair up and made a very simple sleeker updo to fit this sleek veil. >> what do you think? >> it's gorgeous. >> beautiful. >> that dress is crazy. >> in the show room, this beautiful new york-based couture bridal designer. this is her extravagant gown by kenneth poole. look at all the detail. true princess dress. >> gorgeous. >> join melissa. give her a big round of applause. >> all right. our final bride-to-be is stacey from detroit, michigan. got engaged a year ago outside our plaza. yes, hoda. let's listen to

. >> eran llamadas provocadoras y burlados diciendo que había matado a su mi hermana melissa. >> está víctimas. >> mientras tanto informes no confirmados indican además que el asesino podría estar conectado con la policía porque aparentemente conoce las técnicass que utilizan las autoridades, como evitar ser rastrea do a través de llamadas telefónicas muy cortas y realizados de lugares de bulla en times square. >> puede ser una persona que leyó libros de misterio y en vio películas, no indica que definitivomente que es policía. >> también se investigan algunos vínculos entre estos casos y otro de atlantic city con 4 prostituta que fueron asesinadas en el 2006. han pasado 4 meses desde que descubrió la primera víctima y ahora no hay los contratiempos del invierno. las autoridades dicen que sin embargo podrían ser alrededor de 12 las víctimas. en long island, nueva york, blanca rosa vílchez univisión. >> david rivera vuelve a estar en medio de una controversia porque su secretaria de prensa intentó cambiar información crítica sobre él en la página de internet de wikileaks nos dice cuál

melissa lee will be along in a few minutes. the world's largest equity options exchange is the nasdaq. i am scott walker here at the nyse. >> at one point, call volume was six times the average daily volume. welcome back to "options action." >> let's be on time here, please. >> you have to set your watch ahead an hour this weekend. >> very funny. >> friday, 5:00 from here on out. >> i have been looking forward to this day for a very long time in our new time slot. the traffic was a little bit of a difficulty today. but it is good to be here. >> how often does that happen? >> that was the first time ever. i made it here on time today. >> that stuff happens all the time in television. how do they back up? >> the hope that someone else is around to take up the slack. my co-worker was able to fill in at the last minute. it was traffic. in two years of doing that commute, that had never happened to me. >> what part of the city do you live in? >> i live on the east side of manhattan. >> how long does it take you to get there? >> it t

. >>> melissa francis is at the news desk with more of today's top stories for us, melissa, good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we begin in miami, where another air traffic controller fell asleep on the job. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: another air traffic controller asleep on the job. this time, during the midnight shift saturday at the miami air route traffic control center. and now the federal aviation administration is planning to make changes to air traffic controller's work schedules to combat fatigue. >> the fatigue that we're seeing in the control tower is the result of two few qualified controllers in the nation that can fill in. so they're working double shifts, four and five nights in a row. >> the report started coming in late last month. when two passenger planes landed on their own at washington's reagan national. after a controller fell asleep. then a string of more reports of sleeping controllers. in knoxville, lubbock, then outside seattle. in miami -- >> there were 12 controllers on duty at the time and the controller who fell asleep did not miss a

so if you could just jump in, melissa. unlike the federal government, we do not have the luxury of operating in a deficit. we have a requirement in our city charter that is ironclad that we balance our budget every year. that means that our sources, which is the money coming into our budget, half to equal the uses, which are the expenditures in our budget. right now, when we look ahead to next year, what we see -- and it is a little bit hard to see on this screen because the sources is blending into the background, but we had a little bit of good news on our revenue. these numbers are when we compare the current year to what we're going to see next year. about $37 million of improvement in our revenues, and i will talk a little bit about why that is, but on the expenditure side, we see $344 million of increased expenditures if we just continue our current level of operation. the impact of those numbers is that we are facing a $306 million general fund deficit for the coming year. next slide. the big picture for us -- it ha

. >> melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. watch the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 on q&a. >> as washington works on funding for the current fiscal year debate has started on next year's federal budget. see what is said on line with the c-span video liberal. search, watch, clip and share with everything we have covered since anyone -- 1987 it is what you want when you want. congress reached agreement friday night to keep the federal government funded past the midnight expiration of the current spending measure. the new short-term funding provision expires on friday april 15 at midnight and cuts about $2 billion from current spending. next we here from congressional leaders and president about the overall budget deal. >> good evening, everyone. i'm pleased that senator reid and i and the white house have -- to an agreement to cut spending and keep our government open. i expect the house will vote yes tonight on a short-term continuing resolution into next week to allow for time for this agreemen

[applause] >> hi, my name is melissa miyara. a.k.a. core leelionne. i typically work in the 300 person range. i want to go on record by saying that these proposed new regulations would be far too onerous for us that throw events the way i thrown. we don't have the budgets or the man power or really the desire to enforce something of this level. i also believe that it would -- i would effectively wipe out events like mine from the cultural map of san francisco. and while i do feel some twinge of disappointment of this not being resolved today. i can only hope this can be kicked back to the mayor's office because this is a highly disproportioned response to the very real concerns that are out there. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners, members of the public. >> my name is star child. past candidate for school board and other offices. we strongly oppose the increased regulations and i am asking you tonight to choose freedom over power. according to the san francisco cam ner here, the entertainment commission was threatened

to the military wardens dissident nations launched melissa can silence on american cities. possible impact of san francisco solutions but in reality who is capable of pulling off such an attack against the usa the interesting thing is that the threat is actually shrinking not increasing the ballistic missile threat is declining there are far fewer ballistic missiles in the world now than they were fifteen years ago there were fewer countries with ballistic missile programs there were fewer hostile countries to the united states with ballistic missile programs. when you stop when you look at it it really comes down to work to a handful of states who programs we worry about north korea and iran basically and they own. we have medium range missiles that is they can reach the united states. from ronald reagan on words every president has the third funding for missile defense under different guises various funds costing at least two hundred billion dollars. are u.s. taxpayers getting what they pay for. it's a con it's a con and useful defense is the greatest fraud in the departm

melissa mcbride abc news. >>> the f.a.a. hopes new rules over how much sleep they get between shifts will keep them from nodding off on the job. this comes after another controller fell asleep on the job. this time it happened in miami. the new rules require nine hours of rest between shifts. that's up from the previous eight, and controllers cannot trade shifts unless they get a 9-hour break. they will work later in the night and start earlier in the morning to provide extra cog. -- coverage. >> we can make changes but when these controllers come to work, they have to take personal responsibility they are guiding planes in and out of airports and it has to be done safely and they have to be well rested and they have to be alert. >> the f.a.a. insists more changes will come, but it appears allowing controllers to take scheduled naps will not be one of them. >>> after three years without a real salmon catch fishermen hope this year puts them back in business. the season is two weeks away but cecilia vega says they already hav

melissa, chair of the speaker's committee. skip over the speaker for a moment. press secretary at the natural resources defense council. she organized today's event. jody is tax policy team leader with bloomberg news. linda stern, reuters. peter, editor of the tax collector. and ralph, director of the business coalition china program. now you can give your applause. [applause] >> as talk of whether the congress and the administration can reach an agreement on how to spend the taxpayer's money, our guest is in charge of collecting those dollars in the first place. now in the third year of his five-year term, he is responsible for collecting 2.4 trillion dollars of tax revenue. with more than 100,000 employees and a budget of $12 billion, he has significant federal resources as -- at his disposal as he prepares for the filing deadline. a few years later than -- days later because of emancipation day in the district of columbia. with belt-tightening budget crunching felt in many households, even the irs budget is facing cuts. one week ago, the ways and means commit

melissa styria served in the u.s. military during the first gulf war in the early ninety nine clearing out battle fields in kuwait back then the u.s. dropped more than three hundred fifty tons of depleted uranium over kuwait and iraq pictures of bombings from libya seen all too familiar to see how their soldiers are red. see how it shoots out instead of a cone. a flare at the bottom that's a new explosion depleted uranium in military terms is highly efficient relatively cheap and powerful enough to penetrate the heaviest armor nato flatly denies its use in libya even though you want human rights commission has called for a ban countries who refused to sign up include the u.s. the u.k. france and bistro the smallest particles a few rainy and nano particles are the most dangerous ones inhale they get into the blood and ten spreading to any organ including the heart brain liver also chronicles penetrate yourself issue this is when you get all kinds of kinetic new patients and people in iraq for example grieving that cont

so all these people in those cars would expose melissa stary served in the u.s. military during the first gulf war in the early ninety nine clearing out battle fields in kuwait back then the u.s. dropped more than three hundred fifty tons of depleted uranium over kuwait and iraq pictures of bombings from libya seem all too familiar you see how those touches of red that's the burning see how it. instead of a cold streak and you've got the flare at the bottom that's a do you explosion depleted uranium in military terms is highly efficient relatively cheap and powerful enough to penetrate the heaviest armor nato flatly denies its use in libya even though the u.n. human rights commission has called for a ban countries who have refused to sign out including the u.s. the u.k. france and this will the smallest particles of uranium nano particles are the most dangerous ones inhaled they get into the blood and can spread into any organ including the heart grain liver once the particles penetrate your cell tissue this is when you get all kinds of genetic me patients and pe

as much as sixty percent by december to five hundred dollars per thousand cubic meters let's say melissa says the fact that the exports to europe were high in april and in the winter were good grounds for optimism. russia's fixed income market has hit last year's record that's after companies x. their borrowing in the euro and turn to domestic lead russian fabs of borrowed around eleven billion dollars at home from the start of yeah that's a seventy percent increase compared to the same period last year when the factors behind the u.-turn as opposed to economic outlook at home including lower inflation and a stronger rework. the second leg of the markets u.s. markets have opened flat after a long weekend due to easter holidays and that was a quarter of a percent lower nasdaq is opening values in this is that our almost three year stocks are struggling with a resistance level that's coupled with high energy prices here in russia dramatic reversal of the trend the r.t.s. m i six and now down point three and point eight percent respectively so you look at the stocks now why this is happenin

. >> denied, fast money anchor melissa lee and what she believes it is her role in the recording business and financial news. watch the interview tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." you can download a podcast of our program available online c- span.org/podcast. >> policies ban on twitter. the fastest way to get programming updates and links to events uncovered. you can read questions directly to our "washington journal" guests. from c-span at book tv to american history and c-span radio. get started at twitter.com/cspan. >> we are pleased to welcome the chairman of the republican national committee to our studio. he took over the gavel in january. nice to have you with us. we have to start with the obvious. it is friday afternoon and the deadline is hours away. no deal in sight. are you confident there will be one? what are the political ramifications of a shutdown for the party? >> i am not sure if there will be a deal or not. and the republicans and the speaker very concerned about spending in this country. is the number-one issue in america right now. i really believe that borders

. >>> a check of the morning's other top stories with melissa francis. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with an investigation into a possible serial killer in new york. "the new york times" reports investigators are considering the possibility the killer could be an active or former law enforcement officer. eight bodies have been found on a remote desolate area of long island since december. four of the identified victims were prostitutes. they believe the suspect has a sophisticated understanding of police investigative techniques. and a west texas firefighters have their hands full with an out-of-control wildfire. the blaze has burned more than 125 square miles. it's been burning since wednesday. but firefighters have none of it contained thanks to dry and windy conditions which are also expected today. >>> ledgendary film director sidney lumet has died. he made classics like "12 angry men" and "the verdict." he was nominated five times for an oscar and received a lifetime achievement award. al pacino tells nbc news lumet was, quote, the kindest man i've ever known. lumet was

joan rivers and melissa rivers and that other lady, that guy that criticizes people with her, they are an odd trio of-- i don't mind people making jokes about stuff like that. i'm a comic. it's gotta be clever, though. you gotta use your brain a little bit. they have some incredibly unfunny, unintelligent comments to make on that show. like i said, i've got no problem with anyone making fun of me, but you gotta use your brain a little bit. like, that-- you can't just oink, which is what joan rivers has done to images of me. she'll just oink at the screen. you know, let's get creative. like, i've had mad tv make fun of the way i look, and very funny. like, they had a bill clinton character referring to me, thinking i was a guy. like, alex borstein, who does an amazing impression of me which i think is hilarious, and bill clinton-- we were doing politically incorrect in the sketch. and he kept saying, "you be quiet, fella," like that, like he was-- now, that's very funny, and i really loved it. and i think that that's great. it was creative, and it was funny, and-- but when joan rivers m

because for our performance all right that's it from the business desk for today join my colleague melissa probably but. if you can of those cabins next to the headlines things. culture is the same of the taxpayers' money coming in to c.n.n. a real mystery if years after the cia back bay of pigs operation the castro dynasty still dominates is it time finally to end the. live in a country the gun understand that there's more violence in the streets of this country than there are in the streets of baghdad. then one night in the spring the young man braces. by the bombs.

melissa newton shows us some of the areas hardest hit. >> whoa! oh, my god, this is not good! storm chasers in mississippi caught this funnel cloud on video, tearing up power lines and transformers. debris spewed from the fast- moving cloud. >> downed power lines, all that. you got to be careful! >> reporter: the storm caused widespread damage in the town of quinton. this is the view from margaret milton's bedroom. clear skies above and pieces of the roof below. >> told us to take cover. i went in the bathroom here and shut the door. the roof fell on my head, so i stayed there until it was over. and i don't have anything left. >> reporter: in arkansas, a tree smashed through a mobile home in garland county, killing a baby girl and her father. at least five tornadoes touched down in oklahoma. the worst, here in tushka, snapping huge trees in half like they were pencils and flipping schoolbuses over like pancakes. the town's school complex was decimated, part of an estimated 7-mile path of destruction. the storm dumped parts of someone else's house in a front yard and left cars

melissa would also like to add her deck to the list. >> crayola recognizes these are not ordinary bubbles. the spokesperson said if you do not like a mess, this product may not be for you. >> i think a lot of parents appreciate the heads up. >>> coming up new at 5:00, see what happens when we take plastic away from a local families food supply. a result you need to see. >> the leader of the free world was in landover today. a push to go green is coming up. >> it is going to get more >>> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00. this is abc 7 news at 5:00 -- on your side. >>> we are monitoring late developments from the district. mayor gray has just outlined his plan to close the budget shortfall. he wants to make $187 million in cuts. the majority will come for services. the present -- proposal includes tax increases. we are live to break down the tax hikes. >> it is the tax increases that have a lot of people upset. district residents in the top income bracket have the lowest in the nation. the mayor wants to change all of that. >> the district is facing a $322 million budget gap. raising tax

controllers to make sure that people are able to get to where they have to go in a safe safely and you know melissa make sure of that with the recent changes we have to realize government perform some essential functions for all of us so if we say well look i don't want to pay any taxes at all because i have a lot of money and i want to hold on to all of it but i can understand it thinking but you have to think about what is going to have a nation which means to be an american what does it mean that we participate collectively in this this democratic experience and if it's just going to be about selfishness if it's just about everyone's for themselves and the whole idea of government falls apart then the whole idea of a nation falls apart so taxes are one way in which measure the health of a nation right now america is not a healthy place because those who are making the most are not paying their fair share ok so hot in fact if we step away from intervene. well as we step away from households and we look at corporations in this country to we know that they're the bank of america's the exxon mobil's

melissa said don't think it will be like it was.oo many people ruin fun and not to mention the crime around there is horrific. >> jeanie how about making it family day with kids, events and contests et cetera, those are two different opinions. if you want to share your two cents, head to wmar facebook fan page and we will share your thoughts. >>> time for education news. one of our very own went back to school yesterday. students at patterson high school saw a different face on their morning announcements. >> good morning. >> there he is. abc2 news joce sterman filled in to read scripps as part of the program which gives students a chance to get hands on experience as they learn about journalism. the kids put together a live mini newscast every morning sending it out every-- to every homeroom in the building. >>> and students at randallstown high school have major bragging rights this morning. the state champions are home -- are hoping to go rather to washington, d.c. to compete in the national level of we the people, the citizens o

. >> melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes is her role in reporting business and financial news. watch the rest of the interview at 8:00 on "q&a." it is one of our many signature interview programs available online at c-span.org/podcast. >> this morning a po

cnbc's melissa frances joins me live. where businesses are interested in profits and making money, how do they go about balancing the needs of certainly compensating ceos with the fact that wages are flat? >> the difference is if you look at the details of this survey, it shows that one of the reasons why the ceos' pay went up so much is because they were paid in stock and the value of the stock went higher. you quoted the 27%. the stock went up 21% if you had just owned the stock of that company. so the money isn't coming from inside the company from the profits they're taking in and giving it to the ceo. it's from the rising value of the stock, what other people and other investors on wall street are willing to pay these ceos for their stock. so it's not coming from the employees' salary. >> so let's talk then about employees' salary. we know that wages are stagnant. we know in the last few years companies have had to find ways to do more with less either by cutting pay rolls or going back and telling employees, look, w

. >> theresa's sister-in-law is on the show this season, melissa. premiere. >> jimmy: oh, brilliant. oh, my god! a christening in new jersey? >> yes. >> jimmy: i'm there, i love it. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you guys, andy cohen. check out "watch what happens live," royal wedding spectacular, thursday 11:00 p.m. on bravo. and send him a tweet, too. @bravoandy, right? >> yes. >> jimmy: twisted sister performs next. come on back, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i am so sorry... let's just think of warm things...my new- -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon barbecue sauce all covered with hot melty cheese on grilled artisan bread. hot...steaky... toasty...melty... this isn't working, i'm just getting hungry. that's working...that's... [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home.

news4's melissa mollet joins us with more on that. very good news you have to report to us. >> very, very reassuring news, i would say. though a staggering 32,000 people were killed on u.s. highways last year, that number is actually down 3% from 2009. it's the fewest number of traffic deaths we've seen since 1949. when harry truman was president. department of transportation officials say the numbers are lower thanks to three very specific things. increased seat belt use over the years. improved safety equipment and crackdowns on drunk driving. they say these things together have translated to a decrease in highway deaths. barbara harshart says that it's a good sign that fatalities are down since overall miles traveled are up. she says it's also about passing traffic laws and enforcing those laws. >> we're going to continue to see the application of all these different strategies. and we'll see more technology in car to help people avoid crashes, and that should make a difference as well. >> traffic deaths are also related to the eco

cnbc's melissa francis is at the new york stock exchange with a couple of top performers. melis melissa, what are you watching? >> hey, natalie. all that glitters just got more expensive. gold trading over $1,500 an ounce. it's a new record. if you don't adjust for inflation. analysts wonder how high it can go. apple reporting earnings after the bell. expectations are high. we expect them to say the new iphone will ship in september. back to you. >> melissa, thank you. >>> the consumer product safety commission announced the recall today of 7.5 million candles sold under the name chesapeake the brand name chesapeake candle and modern light. they have a clear plastic cup that can melt or catch fire. >>> a sweet deal on a prom dress for a wisconsin teen whose mother made her entire ensemble out of starburst candy wrappers. the dress, shoes, even corsages, even a vest for her date. poor guy, who says he wasn't given a choice. apparently matt and meredith and al it took six years, five failed attempts and giving lots of candy away to the neighbors to complete the dress. >> tha

. >> the response you hear robert seeing and will melissa block so it takes a second. we're so thrilled not only to talk to you today but also to talk with each other and share with you the things we talk about all the time among ourselves and then some. so we're just going to get started. because we want to make the best use of our time and hopefully we'll be joined in a few minutes by other dear friend, mary wolf, who has been getting us involved at this episode that we're here for today. meschelle and i set out a couple years ago to write out books both knowing we were insane to try it because we were writing books and working full time about stories that kept slipping away from our fingers. in my case it was stories in politics and breakthroughs in the 2008 elections and -- here's mary wolf, our dear friend. come up and join us. yay! [applause] >> anyway, we'll settle that in a moment. >> hi, sweetie. >> i'll dance until you're ready in meschelle's case it was book about her family and her life and ancestry and in the past we talk about how they were received. >> i

. >> next, q&a with melissa lee. then wikileaks publisher julian assange participates in the debate on the value of whistleblowers. then the house debate on 2012 funding for amtrak. a daylong discussion on the state of race in america. among the participants, juan williams, fox news commentator, house sharpton, spike lee, and from the abstinence -- from the aspen institute. aspen institute.

philip took many different courses studying latin and history both ancient and modern and melissa lyons has charles as a teacher, and this is what she says. charles is cultured, refined, was quite intolerant of mediocrity. he shunned the ordinary and the common place and kept himself aloof from all that was awkward. he could and would teach, but only if allowed his right choice in the selection of his pupils. those willing and able to submit to his processes found compensation far in excess. he loved study for study's sake and for those alert and diligent, he disclosed interest. satisfaction and wonder, whoever could be trained to enjoy what he enjoyed in the way it pleased him measured intent and complete and exceptional. i don't know if you wanted him for a teacher, but that's what he was. [laughter] philip was, according to george downing, a very good student, worked very hard, and did very well at the lawrence street school, so on graduation he needed to learn a trade. his mother, elizabeth, with the help of george downing, placed him first with patrick reissen. patrick is charles'

. >> sunday cnbc fast money anchor melissa lee on her career and influences and what she believes iser role in reporting business and financial news. what's the rest of the interview sunday night at 8:00 on c-span2 q&a. you asked census bureau director robert groves told senators that the bureau is testing internet based questionnaires for the 2020 census as a way to cut costs. last year's census used paper forms that cost nearly $100 per person. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> the hearing will come to order. balkan. i'm happy to see you all. thank you for joining us today on an important hearing, very important hearing. we will make a brief statement and turn it over to the senator. he will introduce our witnesses and get this show on the road. today's hearing will examine lessons learned from the 2010 census. while identifying initiatives that show promise for producing and even more accurate and cost-effective census in 2020. i want to begin by congratulating the doctor. his predecessor, dr. murdock sat at this seat once or twice himself when he was our senses dire

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. >> sunday, melissa lee. watch the rest of the interview, sunday night at 8:00 p.m.. >> now, white house senior director for preparedness, brian kamoie. he talks about the national directive on the way the country response to major emergencies. this event is hosted by george washington university. it is almost an hour. >> the highest priority is the safety and security of the american people. he is committed to securing the homeland by preventing terrorist attacks, preparing for emergencies regardless of their cause, and investing in a strong response and recovery capabilities. wheat aimed to prevent what we can and respond rapidly to what we must. last week, president obama signed a new president to a policy directive, p.p.d.-8. including acts of terrorism, pandemic, significant accident, and natural disasters. what i would like to do this morning is outlined our approach to prepare a witness, tell you more about the directive, and what agencies are doing all ready to move out and embody his principles and l