nice, meredith. love her.ayed it, 6:30. >> but these are troopers. >> pros. >> pros. okay or not okay? our magazine, is it okay to forgo a wedding gift and donate to charity? kathie lee says -- >> if the couple has requested that, it's not okay not to. let's read that again. it's not okay not to. >> yeah. if the couple has said, please do this -- >> do it. >> it's not okay not to do it. >> what did i say? let sleeping dogs lie. >> of course it's okay. yeah, your answer every week, let sleeping dogs lie. of course it's okay. how many coffeemakers does a couple need, anyway? >> why do you read mine like something's wrong with them. >> it's kate middleton and the prince. they have many homes. they would need many coffeemakers. >> no, they don't. no, they don't. >> okay. >> how to get out of awkward situations. >> like this one right here? more on that alarming drinking game. we're not kidding, everybody. this is disturbing. making its way across campus. i can't look at it. >> we got it. we got it. >> what parents

our guest is meredith attwell baker, guest reporter eliza crigman of politico. next topic. >> host: another issue that you guys are going to be looking at in february is reform of the universal service fund. could you delainuate for us what the agency can do on its own and what it needs congress to legislate? you guys are moving, and it's a little bit technical and confusing. >> guest: it is technically confusing. in fact, i use the word bone-crunchingly confusing. [laughter] it's an $8.8 billion fund. last quarter the contribution factor was 15.5%, and what that means is that it's a 15.5% tax on everyone's phone bill. so it's $8 on a $50 phone bill. that's a lot in an economic challenging time. it's clear that the fund is not sustainable, it's clear that it needs reform, and i think we have commitment from all five of the commissioners to move forward with that. congress is also very interested in this, and if congress has more ideas on how to revise this fund that's been traditionally for telephone for broadband, then, obviously, those ideas are very welcome.

meredith? >> all right, kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. republican congresswoman michele bachmann from minnesota is the founder of the congressional tea party caucus. good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith. >> congresswoman bachmann, i know that the first big order of business for the house will be the repeal of the health care law. that is something that you have been a major advocate for, but given the fact that the democratic-led senate will never go for that and the president has veto power, why make that the first big thing on your plate? >> well, because that's an issue that people really reacted against. they were very upset that very few members even bothered to read the health care bill. most of us didn't even have a chance to read it because it was put in front of us at such a late date, and then we found out that the bill is costing far more than what we were told it was going to. and it is now working to increase people's health care premiums, their private premiums, a

. >> this week on "the communicators," a discussion meredith attwell baker. >> meredith attwell baker is a one of the two republicans who sit on the federal communications commission. if we could start with the vote the fcc took this week, which omcast merger. you were for it. why? >> this is my first time on a merger with the fcc. we have fallen into some pitfalls. comcast filed this merger with us on january 28 of last year. we have an internal clock up 180 days or repaid it is a big merger and we should carefully consider it. we should do it in a more timely manner. manner.

have a great day. >>> meredith, o >> meredith, over to you. >>> thank you so much, maria. coming up, the woman who admits to kidnapping a baby and raising her as her own for 23 years comes face to face with the victim's family. why she says she did it. first, this is "today" on nbc. the next, you start one feeling bit off.fine. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> just ahead, oprah's bombshell. the latest on her emotional reunion with a half sister she never knew about and where they go from here. >>> we'll head to hollywood for this morning's oscar nominations after your local news and weather. [ male announcer ] pool filled with caramel. not as good as chocolate filled with caramel. introducing milky way simply caramel. life's better the milky way. simply caramel. wabout readingl and put it here. introducing nookcolor. experience books, magazines, newspapers and children's books like never before. nookcolor by barnes & noble. ♪ looks

meredith? >> i spoke to secretary of state hillary clinton tuesday about the meeting with china's leader and accusations the u.s. bullied the chinese in the past. i began by asking her in the obama administration is changing its strategy. >> well, i have read commentary that says we are too hard, too soft. in part i think it reflects how challenging it is to make sure that we stand up for our values, stand up for our interests, yet look for common ground wherever we can find it with china. because this will be one of the most consequential relationships of the 21st century. and i think on so many of the strategic and economic issues, the last two years really are a good news story. can you imagine how we would have navigated through the economic crisis if president obama had not been very forward leaning in working with the chinese both bilaterally and through the g 20 to try to chart a very steady course? we are recovering, making progress. we have a ways to go, but the world economy, thankful

. >> and i'm meredith vieira. a belated happy new year to one and all and you. >> and you. >> and you. >> and happy birthday. >> happy birthday. ann's over there. >> happy birthday to you. >> we haven't seen each other or this whole group in a long time. have a nice holiday? >> a very nice holiday. and we'll talk about it later. and yours as well. >> i'm done? okay, fine, got it. meanwhile, just ahead this morning. >> yeah, with let me pick up here. those raunchy videos shot aboard the "uss enterprise" while the ship was deployed in support of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, they were made to entertain the crew by the captain who was second in command at the time. but some call the tapes offensive. the latest, straight ahead. >>> and a tragedy out in ohio. a decorated sheriff's deputy and mother of two shot and killed as she responded to a call of shots fired at a trailer park. and when other officers arrived, the suspect opened fire again, leading to this dramatic shoot-out. we'll have more on the details of th

miguel, good morning. >> reporter: meredith, good morning. four victimized are hospitalized, the congresswoman is still in critical condition. this as the first of six funerals was yesterday. >> they line the streets of tucson, some had never met 9-year-old christina taylor green. still, they wanted to say good-bye. a tragic day, just like the day she was born, september 11th, 2001. >> she began her life on a tragedy, 9/11, and she -- her life was ended with a tragedy here in arizona. >> reporter: her family paused below a patchwork of flags called the ground zero flag, delivered from the site of the world trade center. christina's small casket passed beneath it too. her brother, dallas' tears, her parents' pain shared by families everywhere. christina was the youngest victim, the same age as the first family's youngest daughter, sasha. in an open letter to parents across the country, michelle obama urged parents to talk to their children and to tell them about christina, a little girl gunned down when she went to see her congresswoman. "we c

meredith? >> all right, jeff, you take care. thank you so much, jeff rossen in hartford for us this morning. much more on the storms throughout the day. >>> let's go now to new details on that shooting rampage in arizona. investigators have removed more evidence from jared loughner's home and there are reports of an apparent altercation between loughner and his father on the very day of the shooting. we're also getting our first look at photos from inside congresswoman gabrielle giffords' hospital room. lester holt is in tucson with the latest on all of this. lester, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning. let me start with that altercation or confrontation. the associated press reports that the sheriff is saying that the father of jared loughner saw his son getting something out of the trunk, a black bag. there was some question back and forth, loughner took off running into the desert. his father tried to chase him in a pickup truck. authorities want to know what was in that black bag,

. >> i'm meredith vieira. i'm impressed you stayed up to watch the whole state of the union. >> not only the state of the union but the republican response -- at least one of them. i haven't seen the other yet, but it was a different feeling in the room. i think the seating arrangement had something to do with it. it was the president's first speech before congress since the gop took control of the house. he used the opportunity to push for unity in washington to deal with the economy. he even called for a five-year federal spending freeze to prove willingness to work with republicans. we'll have much more straight ahead and talk about the new tone in washington with former presidential candidate and new york city mayor rudy giuliani. >> also, it's shaping up to be a messy day in the east. winter storm watches and warnings in effect from mississippi to maine as another potent storm moves up the east coast. that's a live look in nashville where the snow is falling. how much snow will fall this time? we'll have

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[reads names] >> my name is meredith thomas, i am the executive director of the parks council. i want to commend the department for reaching this point. this portion was something they advocated to have improved because not every park will be involved. we have a nearly $2 billion capital deficit. we can't get to every part. the opportunity fund is a chance for folks to step up and say that we have a project in mind and we will make sure it happens, leveraging through storage shed and volunteerism. we believe it helps enhance the park as a whole. i was on the task force that developed the framework, and my past job was that a foundation. i can tell you that you are always going to learn things. you have seven very worthy projects that are going to make positive changes. i am also committed to helping the department improve the process for route to -- round two. if there is ever an opportunity, we are happy to help. i wanted to thank the department for their hard work had for the selection committee for taking it very seriously. we think it will result in some great improvements.

meredith? >> al, thank you very much. >>> and still ahead, remembering the youngest victim of that tragic shooting in tucson, 9-year-old christina taylor green. this morning, her father honors her memory as he mourns her loss. we are back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc if. this lighting is awful. woohoo! it's not the lighting, girlfriend. mnh-mnh. oh gosh! woo! it's this drab one-tone hair color, ick. yeah. let's szush it up. [ gigi ] try nice 'n easy with colorblend technology. in one simple step, get a blend of tones and highlights. so even in this lovely light, nice 'n easy comes to life with dimension. instead of drabulous... i love it! shhhhh. [ gigi ] ...you look fabulous with tones and highlights. nice 'n easy. your right color. >>> still to come, we're going to have much more on that mass shooting in arizona. >> after your local news. is clinically proven deep m to give 10 years back to the look of skin. diminishing the look of even deep wrinkles. 10 years? i'll take that! [ female

meredith whitney is predicting that we could see 50 to 100 jurisdictions go broke.is your reaction to that number and the fear that it may have stoked in the investors? >> my reaction, and my reaction is one that is echoed by many, many municipal analysts that are experts in our business is that we just can't figure out where that number is coming from. now let's put that in perspective for a moment. if you look back at the number of defaults, from 1970 to 2009, there were four cities and states that declared bankruptcy. and clearly we had some very significant recessions over that time. not as great as now. and even if you look at the number of total bankruptcies in municipals, which includes revenue bonds, backed by a specific project, that number goes up to about 54. by comparison, you had 1700 corporate defaults. so the numbers don't make sense if you look at the percentages of debt that they have outstanding, the percentage of budgets to debts, it just doesn't add up. now the fear clearly has now been stoked. and we have seen that since november. >> jim, let me

. >> that's right, meredith. if you're one of the many people who are frustrated that more hasn't been done in haiti, you need to know about stan brock. overcoming tremendous odds including red tape, he completed a mission just yesterday on thursday that had mostly american volunteers literally jumping to do the impossible in haiti. watching news of haiti's catastrophic earthquake a year ago -- >> there's not enough doctors to take care of all of the injured. >> reporter: which killed 230,000 people and then the deadly cholera epidemic, now even affecting people in a remote mountain village, barely reached since the earthquake. stan brock had had enough. >> there's no sanitation, there's no electricity, there's no running water, there's no way in in a vehicle, there's no way in by air and now you've got a cholera epidemic and people are dying. the only way to describe it is the need is extreme. >> head of the tennessee based nonprofit, stan flew a 747 to parachute, volunteers, some of them elderly with supply int

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. >> meredith attwell baker is one of the two republicans who sits on the federal communications commission. she's our guest this week on "the communicators." thank you for being with us, commissioner pete >> thanks, it's a pleasure. >> eliza krigman is with us as well. she's with politico as our guest reporter. commissioner, if we could start with a vote that the fcc took this week which is the comcast-nbc merger. with your statement to attached strong reservations to the whole process and the vote itself. why? >> good question. his likely the sec has reviewed mergers and it's taken too long and the attached to many not pertinent conditions to the merger and this is my first time through a merger of the fcc, and unfortunately i would have to say we found the same pitfalls. for instance, comcast deal with this merger with us on janaria 28 of last year. we have an internal shop class of 180 days for review. this is a big merger and should be thoroughly vetted and we should carefully consider it, but i think that we should do it in a more common manner. as far as the conditions go, let's just

thanks so much, meredith. good morning once again, meredith. in the news.opened one of her eyes for the first time since she was shot by a would-be assassin last saturday. president obama delivered the news honoring the victims of the shooting. and police have found the gunman was stopped hours before the shooting for running a red light but released hours before. >>> sarah palin's efforts to try to stop efforts to link her to the shooting has this. good morning. >> hi. on the same day president obama delivered that emotional appeal for civil discourse, sarah palin chose a very different path, mourning the victims but lashing out at her critics. >> we will not be stopped from celebrating the greatness of our country and our foundational freedoms by those who mock its greatness, by being intolerant of differing opinion and seeking to muzzle descent with shrill cries of imagined insults. >> while rejecting criticism of the gun imagery central to her image. >> don't retreat, reload, and that is no a call for violence. >> palin ignited a new controversy over tw

. >>> meredith, back >> meredith, back to you. >> thank you very much. now to politics. president obama has made his pick for his next white house press secretary. this amid signs that those calls for more civility in washington could already be coming to an end. are a new era here at the white house. big changes in key position as some aides leave to go to the re-election campaign and others gear up for face a new washington with a lot more republicans in power. as the president moves into year three of his administration, he has chosen a new man to be the public face for the white house. jay carney currently the vice president's communications director will replace robert gibbs as press secretary. carney is a former reporter who once covered the white house beat during the clinton and george w. bush years and was a commentator before joining the obama administration in twi2009. a west wing shake-up months in the making. some of the administration's most recognizable faces are now gone or leaving. on thursday the president took his state of the union pitch to the intern

i'm matt lauer along with meredith viera and al roker and ann curry. you have, we're talking physical illnesses. >> do you know the difference between a cold and the flu? and how concerned should you be be whooping cough. >> we're going to have important information that you need to know about all this. >> we're not going to laugh about that. >>> and tonight a new season of the biggest loser kicks off.conr olympic great wrestler, he gained a lot of weight. we're going to see what's going on with him. we're also and we're going to talk about how to keep mom fit. >>> also this morning, how would you all like a big bowl of warm, wonderful soup? >> yes. >> that's going to be a big bowl for all these people. >> we have got an expert in our kitchen who's going to teach us how to make a hearty, but also tasty soup. this is the best time of year to have soup. >> mr. roker, check of the weather please. >> first of all as we look ahead toward the jet stream, it's got the frigid air in the plains and also around the great lakes, that's normal. subtropical jet dow

. >> and i'm meredith viera. let the battles begin in the nation's capitol as congress gets back to business today. >> gop leadership is prepared to fight president obama and his fellow democrats every step of the way on spending and health care and there appear to be some big changes coming to the obama administration as well. we'll get the latest from washington straight ahead. >>> also ahead, august busch iv breaks his silence about the woman who died in his bed. >>> and there are millions checking the megamillions tickets after the jackpot went over $350 million. we hold in our hands a lot of meaningless paper. we bet the house and came up unlucky. >> change your phone number and learn how to say no. you need to say no occasionally. >> but first a new day is dawning on capitol hill where a new congress, the 112th is sworn in today. kelly o'donnell is there with the pomp and the politics of the moment. good morning to you, kelly. >> reporter: there will be plenty of symbolism and ritual packed into this day. t

a architectural historian and was most recently the research assistant for professor emeritus -- meredith of princeton that passed away a couple weeks ago. we have a superlative city commissioner in seat number four . i dare say the san francisco museum and historical society should retain his full energies. that given, you are being asked to substitute someone of local enthusiasm for a nationally recognized historian who is teaching at a preeminent national college of the united states. what does this say? it must be explained. if james buckley is not going to be replaced, what about robert churney? he did a superlative excellent job. i would urge you to consider that the atmosphere in the city on planning issues is heavily influenced by planning, development, money. we saw today in the chronicle, a complete opposite statement of the central park has no preservation control. there could be nothing further from the truth. it is a landmark. these other kinds of things that are happening in the city. the chronicle really needs a historian on board. the historic preservation commission needs

secretary of state hillary clinton opens up to meredith vieira about u.s.ons with china, president obama, and her political future. and matt lauer catches up with kardash kardashian sisters courtney and kim. keep it here for weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com just joined? new year's resolution! we want a healthier lifestyle... so we can have more energy to do more stuff. healthy lifestyle? well, you should also start enjoying activia or activia light. activia, for us? sure, it's for people who want to feel good inside. when you feel good, you're more likely to get out there and enjoy life! mmm! mmm! i like this resolution. mm-hmm! here is the activia promise-- love how you feel or your money back! ♪ activia

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. >> meredith attwell baker, one of five fcc commissioners. thank you for been on "the communicators." >> said day on -- sunday on "washington journal," aamer madhani. president elect of the american college counseling association on the growing need for psychiatric sources -- psychiatric services at american colleges and universities. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> david dreier talks about a resolution to cut federal spending to 2008 levels. >> this weekend on "road to the two speeches.," >> your name is now in the present accommodation. you are aware of that. will that continue for months to come? >> i know it is shocking when a girl goes to buy what that that speculation might come along. i am here to be a part of the compensation for 2012. there has been no decision about candidacy. i want to be a part of the compensation. >> watched her speech in its entirety and along with rick at 6:30 p.m.marks and 90 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> this new law is a fiscal house of cards and a year house of cards. >> had any famil

prosecutors say a trace of his dna was on meredith's bra clasp, but no where else on it or.hink it is his dna at all. >> no match. no match. the results by the police and i'm sure that there are two exclusion. >> reporter: could new analysis support their insistence that these two were not even there that night? >> it has been so long. it's cold in there right now and it's gray. she doesn't deserve to be in there. so, she's not doing the best. >> reporter: now, these small victories carry enormous weight. all that is standing between decades, even life in prison and freedom. >> amanda's stepfather talked about how the time has been wearing on her and trying to occupy her time. the prison just got a much welcome ping-pong table and she listens to music and has a new roommate from eastern europe and they're able to communicate in english and amanda helps other inmates with her italian. while continuing her studies remotely through the university of washington. >> michelle, thank you. >>> now, let's go inside to jenna. >> lester, thank you. >>> tomorrow is shaping up to be a ve

the crucial pieces are traces of dna from knox and victim meredith kercher on a knife found in sollecito's apartment. experts have already testified it could not be the murder weapon. the defense claims the dna samples were mishandled, and insufficient to be conclusive evidence, especially traces of sollecito's dna on the victim's bra clasp. sollecito's 25-year sentence for the murder is being held in conjunction with knox's 26-year sentence. the prosecution maintains the dna review will once and for all prove that errors were not made and the evidence stands. the defense was also given permission to requestion a prosecution witness, a homeless man now charged with drug dealing who claimed he saw knox and sollecito near the scene on the night of the murder. he based his timing on buses he said he saw passing. but the defense will call bus officials to say there were none scheduled that night. there will be at least three more hearings to question witnesses before the dna experts have to report back. the whole process could stretch on for months, and even if they win, knox and sollecito wil

a trace of his dna was on meredith's bra clasp but nowhere else on it or the scene.xperts don't even think it is his dna at all. >> no match. no match. i did a deep exam nation of the results obtained by the police and i am sure to exclusion. >> reporter: could new analysis support their insistence that these two were not even there that night? the court also granted the defense to present new witnesses. possibly presenting new evidence for this oo peel. chances they didn't get the first time. >> it has been so long, it is cold in there, right now, it is gray, she doesn't deserve to be in there, so, she is not doing the best. >> reporter: now these small victories carry great weight. all that is standing between decades and even life in prison and freedom. michelle kazinski, nbc news, peruja, italy. >> when we come back, 144 days of captivity in iran. 30 years later an american hostage remembers. aptivity in iran. 30 years later an american hostage remembers. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol® to advil. here's one story. my

. >> meredith, do you want to get the bread?erri reid is like any other mom-- balancing the daily chores with the checklist of her family's favorite sport. >> you could say it's an obsession. >> reporter: with one daughter playing hockey, another managing a hockey team... >> is that second place? >> reporter: ...and a hockey coach for a husband... >> back to the rink. >> reporter ...the grind of the hockey schedule was simply torture. >> there's nothing to do. there's only so many hot chocolates you can have at the rink and it's cold and it's just... >> reporter: you hated it? >> it was horrible! i finally just said you know what? this has gone on too long. i need to try. >> reporter: four years ago, terri joined a league of her own. three times a week year round she plays on one of three women's teams. this season she's center for the danbury battle-axes. >> it's an escape. i don't think about "oh, my gosh, i've got all this laundry to do." and, "oh, i just had this horrible fight with my husband." you don't think of any of tha

. >> i'm ann curry in for meredith vieira who is obviously sleeping in from the golden globes. did you catch them? >> i watched the jets game and the rest was a blur. >> once you started it was hard to stop. >> you stayed up for the whole thing? >> yes, and i hate myself. it was hard to get up, but it was an award favorite. the writer, producer and some of the cast will join us live in a little bit. congratulations to them. plus we'll run down all of the night's big winners. >> of course, you can't have an awards show from hollywood without talking about fashion. it was a visual feast with natalie portman, angelina jolie and helena bonham carter dressed to impress. we'll talk about which looks worked and which may have missed the mark. speaking of the red carpet, mr. roker looked dapper as he caught up with oscar winner sandra bulk on. he asked her about ryan reynolds. and it was interesting to hear her response. >> let's start with the winners on stage. al and natalie are in los angeles where they have been rubbing elbows with the stars all night long. good morning to both of

. >> and i'm ann curry in for meredith this morning. what an incredible story. the mother of the baby says she never gave up. even the father said basically even though they were separated, the mother and father, he had been keeping his address in the national center for missing and exploited children. >> there's a picture of them from 23 years ago, fast-forward to this week and look at this family today. reunited after 23 years. that woman said things just didn't add up as she got older. and she started to question her own identity. we're going to tell you more about that story. we'll get to that a little later. >>> also, we've got to talk about weather, take a look at the live shot from kansas city, missouri, a taste of what's headed to the mid-atlantic later today and what we'll be dealing with this time tomorrow. al's calling for around six inches of snow here in new york city. other spots in the northeast could be in for even more. we'll get his forecast coming up straight ahead. >>> also ahead, we get new details on congresswoman gabrielle giffords' remark

and a tiny trace on meredith's bra clasp but nowhere else. his experts don't think it's his dna at all. >> no match, no match. i did a deep examination of the results obtained by the police and i'm sure there are two exclusions. sure exclusions. >> reporter: such a difficult, emotional case, it's drawn supporters for amanda like this retired british doctor. >> there's no evidence. there's not the slightest bit of evidence. >> reporter: in her prison in these quiet ubrian hills, amanda occupies herself study, listening to music and playing ping-pong, very guardedly hopeful. >> we have always said that if these bits of evidence are re-examined that things will -- that the truth will be found out. it's nice to have that actually happen. >> reporter: so experts have 90 days to test and analyze the its evidence. they will submit a report and then it could be months before amanda finds out if her conviction stands or she is set free. ann? >> michelle, thank you so much. >>> just ahead the woman who raised that child stolen from a new york hospital

matt and meredith are off. ahead the woman who discovered she was kidnapped as a baby and has been reunited with her family 23 years later. we'll talk to her aunt coming up. >> that's right and does the new mtv drama "skins" amount to child pornography? critics are calling for a federal investigation of the show. >> plus one of the most talked about wedding gowns of all time? princess diana's famous dress is on display in america. we'll get a close-up look coming up. >>> first, more on the emotional reunion on a woman snatched 23 years ago onld her parents. wnbc has the latest now. tom, good morning. >> good morning. we are talking about someone starting a new life, getting familiar with her birth name and biological family. as carlina white and her parents begin to put their life back together the fbi is starting the investigation to find the person responsible for tearing the family apart. this family meal could not be any suitor. joy white and carl tyson finally back with her daughter carlina after 23 painfu

she was trying to teach meredith how to remember her last meeting. it wasn't really helping.t i did yesterday. >> i can't remember what i did in the last section! >> right. so i'm glad at least some people have that memory. i wouldn't want to live with that person, though. they'd bring up everything, right? >> that's true. i'd be in the doghouse all the time. >> still ahead, the man who would be king. see the intimate photos of elvis presley taken before his fame. [ male announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grain you're missing with your favorite big g cereals. make sure to look for the white check. >>> you may find it hard to believe but the king of rock 'n' roll, elvis presley, would have turned 76 years old today. a new photo

from meredith who needs a new water heater. >> what do you look for in a water heater?ns. you can get ones that have the tank. ones that have it on demand. that sort of thing. can you check the department of energy website energysavers.gov, to look at all the different things and see what will be best in your house, and the great thing is if you are going for an energy efficient model, a lot of states offer you a rebate, so it's -- in texas, for example, you can get awe rebate on a water heater, and then if you recycle your old one, can you get even more money back. that's the good news. also, check out the warranty. make sure you're getting a good warranty. >> first you figure out all those things. i like it. rebecca, back to you. this is an e-mail here coming to us from "the early show" from frank who is also looking for a job as we heard a little bit from tina earlier. he wants to know with more companies doing credit checks, can a bad score keep you from being hired, from getting that job? >> the truth is that it can, but it's unlikely unless you have something like

the crucial pieces are traces of dna from knox and victim meredith kercher on the night found in sollecito's could not be the murder weapon. the defense claims the dna samples were mishandled, and insufficient to be conclusive evidence. especially traces of sollecito's dna on the victim's bra clasp. sollecito's 25-year sentence for the murders is being held in conjunction with knox's 26-year sentence. the prosecution maintains the dna review will once and for all prove that errors were not made, and the evidence stands. the defense was also given permission to requestion a prosecution witness, a homeless man now charged with drug dealing, who claimed he saw knox and sollecito near the scene on the night of the murder. he based his timing on buses he said he saw passing. but the defense will call bus officials to say there were none scheduled that night. there will be at least three more hearings to question witnesses before the dna experts have to report back. the whole process could stretch on for months. and even if they win, knox and sollecito will have been in jail for almost four years.

they should become accessible, and they should respect the common meredith.is that, narrati common na? from 12 september, 2001, to today, have the basics changed? no. you would still have that problem with extremist groups. they were based in tribal areas, in afghanistan, there were pushed out, they are in tribal areas and attacking us on an everyday basis. so what does it take to make political kabul stick to the narrative? there are plenty of ways. constructing tests for all institutions that are subsidized by your assistance to do their job better. we should not wait. i totally disagree with this literature that afghans will start taking responsibility in 2014. no. there should be a deadline for the completion of the handover. the afghans should take responsibility from yesterday. my message is -- afghan police, ashcan national army should not be a protective force -- afghan national army should not be a protective force. they should be allowed to do operations on their own. it is a cause for us, and their political leaders must do that. we should not be m

tonight republican fcc commissioner meredith attwell baker on the comcast/nbc merger. the communicators on c-span2. er >> we'll here argument in case 09239, general dynamics versus u.s., and number two boeing company versus united states. mr. phillips. >> thank you. may i please the court. the proposition that we are here challenges adopted and embraced by the federal circumstance cut that says the united states government can declare that contracting partners have operated in default and under those circumstances can reach into the government contractors pocket, withdraw at the time $1.35 billion of moneys that were spent by the united states by for services that were rendered without question to the contract, pursuant to the instructions of the united states government. when the contractor seeks to defend against the claim that it has engaged in default conduct, the government can assert, and in so doing, describe the contractor of the ability effectively to respond to the government's conclusion. under those circumstances, it seems to me that the statement in this d

meredith whitney who foresaw the mortgage crisis predicts 50-100 cities could default in 2011. this could cost billions of dollars of bond defaults and warrants this is the most important issue and the biggest threat to the economy. and many states are in deep fiscal trouble also. there is the potential we could see some defaults at the state level. i heard what is said about the municipal bond markets not showing any imminent signs of crisis. do you agree this is a serious issue that needs to be confronted? abouton't have a forecast default risk. i think that sounds like a pessimistic view, but something we need to pay close attention to. a lot of cities are under a lot of financial stress. it is something we need to pay attention to because it will have spillover effects. like thatee anything happening. cities will need to take strong measures to avoid default. it is only a short-term solution for local governments because it will be difficult to get back into the market. they will have to pay a higher interest rate. it will be in their interest to avoid default. while there