meredith: ha! in 2008, mexican scientists reportedly created synthetic diamonds by superheating what popular liquor? scotch, tequila, vodka, bourbon. >> well, i'm gonna hate myself in the morning if this is wrong, but i will say "b," tequila, final answer. meredith: made sense with mexican scientists. very nice. [applause] all right, kathleen, you're doing a good job here. how much money is behind this question? gonna go for $2,000. up to $27,600. two questions left in round two. one is worth 1,000, one is worth 25,000. "flag facts" is the category. the part of the united states flag that is a blue field with white stars is known as which of the following? union, liberty, glory, justice. >> i brag to people all the time that i know flag etiquette, because i was a girl scout. but i am afraid i do not knowd o have to walk. meredith: is that a final? >> it is a final answer. meredith: the correct answer was "union." you are walking with $13,800. that's not bad for a day's work. >> not at all. meredith

meredith: now, did you do anyis? >> um, my plan was to start watching some entertainment gossip shows with my wife during dinnertime, but then she went on a business trip, so-- meredith: so you've basically done nothing. [laughter] essentially. i'm not saying that's a bad thing. that may work to your benefit. >> you're inspiring a lot of confidence. thank you. [laughter] meredith: i'm sure--obviously, you're a doctor. you're a smart guy if you're a doctor. you brought along--your wife nancy is here, right? >> yes. meredith: and your dad art is here as well. nice to see you both. welcome to the show. [cheering and applause] ok, james. ha ha! let's see the money in your round one. ok, computer, please randomize the money. now that that's all hidden, here are the categories to your questions. computer, please randomize the questions. and now that everything is all shuffled, are you ready? >> i'm ready. meredith: audience, are you ready? [cheering and applause] then let's play "millionaire." ok, james. which of these phr

meredith, forget the issues now. i have been saving this article. >> okay >> bill: i want to ask you about. it was an article recently in the -- >> "new republic" >> bill: the headline is "house of fur." a take off on "house of cards," in this woman reporter is talking about one of the problems is that they are always hit on by staffers and male senators and members of congress. is that a problem. >> i have never bet hit on by a member of congress >> bill: really? >> true. i think that, look, being young and female is an occupational hazard of any occupation whether you are a reporter or not and, you know, a lot of people ask me about this story. so the contact is there is a young female character in-house of cards whenich gives all female reporters probably a bad name which is whatever, it is what it is but i think you are always going to have to deal with certain comments either to go probably behind my back, i don't want to know. in my experience staffers have treated me with a pretty high level of respect because

meredith said the honoring of her son made for a fabulous day but it was also bitter sweet. meredith"i "i want people to leave this post office and say i wonder who he is and what did he do to deserve to get this plaque. but so i'm proud that my community bestowed that honor on him and congress did the same but i'd rather get an email with his name on it." stand-upcon congresswomen eshoo says the post office is fitting for ballard's dedication because it is a public building where thousands of letters and packages are processed for soldiers." the nation has come together in mourning in the wake of the tragic boston marathon bombing. update news' chris chandler took a look at how san jose state students have reacted. ">>>the 117th annual boston marathon was marred by deadly blasts this week, as two improvised explosive devices detonated, killing three, and wounding scores of people. "nat sound "explosion" among the dead was martin richard, an eight year old boy. president obama addressed the nation from boston, offering strength and support to those affected. "as you begin th

meredith shiner is here from cq roll call.ch doesn't mean they will get a lot done. >> they are going away soon. >> bill: yeah, next week. meredith it was reported yesterday that kelly iott voted against the universal background checks. she has seen a 15-point drop in her approve rating in new hampshire for that vote. new hampshire which is known as a pretty gun-friendly state. what do you think that vote in the senate -- is it going to play across the board that way? >> kelly is an interesting case because she is one of the few republicans who is still on the board for democrats in the final 24 hours of the vote so she was someone who was in play. there is a lot of craziness with this vote. i don't know when they bring this vote up for again. it is still on the calendar but i think the closer they get to the 2014 election the more difficult it will be politically. and i just don't know exactly what will change the calculus. if you see sustained numbers like this for a while that you can conclusively tie back to the gun issue,

thank you, meredith. [giggles] >> so you were very shy.ow did the nanny bring you out of your shell? >> oh, i loved that show, and i was just really a wallflower when i was younger, and i decided one day to just pop out, and in the third grade-- i can remember it clearly-- i just shot out with the impression. i don't know, did you want to see it? >> of course i'd like to. >> okay. audience, you want to see it? okay. [cheers and applause] okay. let me get myself settled. [imitating fran drescher] oh, meredith. [giggles abrasively] se] >> that's very good. and fran also-- fran drescher, who played her, also has that attitude that you--and you sort of remind me of her. you really do. >> is that right? oh, that's a compliment. thank you. >> no, it is a compliment. you got a lot of that energy, a lot of that spunk. >> oh, thank you. >> and it's paying of here because you've got $27,600 in your bank, missy, after just four questions. still in round 1. 10 away from the million. 6 left in round 1. at that point, you get to keep all the money in yo

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what happened the night meredith kercher died? amanda knox, at times, open -- guarded -- angry -- in tears -- says she is ready to speak and waiting to be heard. >> her book will be in stores tomorrow, and tomorrow night you'll hear more of my exclusive interview with her, what she reveals about the murder, the mystery, and the road ahead. and now that her acquittal has been overturned, what is next. amanda knox, the murder, the mystery, a full hour tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. eastern time, 9:00 p.m. central. >>> still ahead on "world news," hidden cash for college. our "real money" team finds an extra $30,000 for a family. how you can find it too, next. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin dedicated to your eyes, from bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite is uniquely formulated to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ mal

she said she hopes one day to visit meredith's grave and she would not do so unless she had the permission family, out of respect for them and she acknowledged that may be a long time coming, but said it's something that would help her achieve closure. she said you know i never really had a chance to grieve for meredith. >> did you come away with an overall impression. >> i think you people, people have very firm views about whether she's guilty or innocent. she insists that she had no involvement in this terrible, brutal murder in 2007. but you know, it's something that she's going to be dealing with for the rest of her life. she is instantly recognizable. her hope with the book is that people get the chance to hear her side of what happened. she acknowledges that she made mistakes, that she acted sometimes with not the wisdom or the maturity that she should have in those early days. but she insists she's not guilty of murder. >> fascinating stuff. susan page, thank you very much. >> thank you, andrea. >> thanks for sharing. >> and in the netherlands, the first male monarch in more than a

meredith says her son died doing what he loved. serving his country. and she knows there are many other families who have made the same sacrifice. she says the dedication is not just for her son, but for every military family. >> he loved life. and -- i have to keep going, because owe didn't get that life. and i just want to honor him. and all the other soldiers. so that is really what saturday is about. >> reporter: the dedication of the post office is this saturday, scheduled for 1 p.m., many blue star families are expected to attend. live in mountain view, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >>> okay, thank you, kimberly. >>> the san francisco police says he is giving up a pilot program that would equip some of his officers with stun guns. last night he said he would withdraw the stipulation. he wanted to equip 5% of the officers with stun guns. but after several hearings, he learned that the officers would be prohibited from using them in many situations, including thin people, young people, anyone wet. he said given the long stipulations, the propo

>> i don't, i might find in yo i might find in your storage unit, meredith. >> ah![laughter] well, i'm not gonna even go there. [laughter] let's see the money in your round 1. okay, computer, please randomize the dollars. now here are the categories to your questions. please randomize the categories. and now that everything is all shuffled, are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> audience, are you ready? >> audience: yeah! [cheers and applause] >> then let's play millionaire. [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ here you go, rebecca. when eaten, which of these plants is poisonous to the animal that is mentioned in its name? >> well, i know catnip is not poisonous, because the animals-- i have cats, and they love it. horseradish you would figure would not be poisonous because, you know, people eat that all the time. so i'd be between lamb's ear and cattails. i have an idea, and i hate to jump my first question, but i am not positive, so i am gonna jump the first question. >> okay, you're gonna jump it. it is out of play. you don't haveo

. >> hi, meredith. how's it going? >> so explain that to me.hat do you mean you're a teenage girl? >> well, you know, i love-- i get excited about things. i love everything pop culture, fashion, music, music, movies. i just get into all of that stuff, and i get really excited about it. >> then this is a very good game for you, obviously. >> it is. it is. >> very good game. >> yes, very happy. mm-hmm. >> don, publicist for oprah. what was that like being publicist for oprah? >> well, you might not have heard of her, you know, so i had to do a lot of publicity work, just a little-known woman from baltimore. but, no, it was the adventure of a lifetime. it was such an honor, and i was able to close out the 25 years, and to be a part of television history like that was just an incredible experience. >> that's for sure. that's fantastic. hopefully you're gonna make some history on this show today, don. >> let's do it! whoo-hoo! >> we're still taking on round 1. you have $12,000 in your bank, 11 away from the million, two lifelines left. are you ready

. >> hi, meredith. >> nice to see you, tom. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. >> wow. now, i understand you have two balls and you've named each one. >> that's right. >> okay. >> the white and black ball i named ernestine. >> ernestine, okay. >> and the red and blue ball... >> ooh. >> is shaneequah. >> shaneequah and ernestine. wow. >> that's right. [applause] >> both are large balls, or they are-- >> [laughs] quite large. >> yes, yes. >> 16 pounds. >> wow. and i also understand from holding your balls as much as you do, you've developed an issue with your fingers. >> yeah, i have on things where i never stop even though it's painful, so... [laughter] so essentially, my fingers do not straighten out. >> your fingers--oh, right. like, mine straighten out and yours do not. >> that's right. i have an extruded joint. >> from the ball. >> from the ball. >> wow. you got to stop holding those balls. [laughter] >> certainly do. >> wow. [cheers and applause] but all kidding aside... >> uh-huh. >> from your bowling-- and you just became a professional bowler 'cause you wanted to

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. >> hey, meredith. >> tennis instructor/ dance machine, huh?um, every year at the girls state tennis tournament in the state of illinois, there's, like, a coaches' dance-off, and the girls get to choreograph or--like, the coaches do, like, a freestyle dance-off. two-time champion. >> a two-time champion?

if reconvicted of the murder of meredith kercher and if the high court passes that off and agrees withit, it's possible she could be extradited. i'm sure she and her lawyers in the united states would fight any any extradition. there's a valid agreement between italy and the united states, in terms of extra decision and serving prison time. realistically, yes, if convicted and that conviction is upheld she could serve time in italian president. whether that happens or not, we don't know, that remains to be seen. i'm sure there's a lengthy legal battle. >> all right, barbie, thanks very much. perspective on the new book by amanda knox. >>> more of what we're working on. high cost of medical care, talking about $50,000 and that's just the initial cost that some of the victims of the boston bombings will face. it doesn't include rehab, lost wages, or prosthetics. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insura

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. >> tonight we have music from mad men and elizabeth lost and meredith gray himself, patrick >> dan: tonight a bay area company that makes a robot doctors use to perform surgeries is under investigation. there are reports of problems and even death. ron clayborn has more. >> robo surgery has been hailed as a major medical breakthrough with claims that highly precise robots are steadier than the human hand. tie any forceps peel the skin off a grape and better outcomes for patients. they have performed hundreds of operations. >> the tip of instrument moves one millimeter. >> this week they cited him for complications during 11 robotic surgeries. in one instance a aorta was torn. he and his lawyer declined comment. fda is looking into increasing number of serious medical problems and even death. among 500 incidents, a doctor could not control movements and death after a patient's bowel was ripped. and also doctors say it's the device but they say there are other things. >> during an operation when there needs to be an emergency cpr or to an operation, the robot has gotten in the way. >>

>> well, meredith, a couple years ago i ha scare, and literally the nurses and doctors and my surgeons they saved my life, and that's when i realized, you know, i wanted to be a nurse because the nurses are the ones there with the patients. they're really the ones there and take care of you. so i really wanted to be able to provide that for other people the way that i've gotten. >> almost payback in a way. >> exactly. >> or pay forward, i guess. >> exactly, paying it forward and helping other people out. >> yeah, well, i'm so glad you're here, jenice. we'd like to help you out by giving $1 million. >> yes. >> just gonna do a little bit of work here, okay? >> okay, sounds good. >> let's see the money in your round 1. okay, computer, please randomize the dollars. and now here are the categories to your questions. and computer, please randomize those categories. and now that everything is all shuffled, are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> audience, are you ready? [cheers and applause] then let's play millionaire. good luck. all right, jenice, here's your first question. a massive man-made fore

meredith, let's go. >> audience, are you ready? then let's play millionaire. [dramatic musical flourish] okay, justin, here you go, kiddo. a growing number of children who drink bottled water rather than tap water has led to increased concern over which of these ailments?

what happened the night that meredith kercher died?, in tears, says she is ready to speak and waiting to be heard. >> you can see diane's entire interview with amanda knox tonight. >> special edition of "20/20" begins at 10:00/9:00 eastern. >>> coming up, the langery football league wants to hire a former new york jet. >> you used to be in lingerie league, didn't you? >> of course. that's how i got this job. >> a celebrity who says she is losing a lot of weight with a hula hoop. that's next! ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> it is time for "the skinny." let's talk about tim tebow or "teboo," as you refer to him when we're not on tv. let go by the jets. >> yep. got the boot. >> got the boot. >> maybe not a bad thing. >> this is a bizarre thing, if you ask me. he's been offered potential sexy lace jersey in the near future. the legends football league, not familiar with legend football league, used to be called lingerie football league. they offered tebow, former jets' qb, a coaching gig. there you go. it's not clear what exactly tebow would do a

the italian authorities intend to try her again for the murder of the british exchange student, meredithircher. >> she is convicted of murdering her roommate? >> she is taking to the airwaves to protester innocence. >> i was in the courtroom and they were calling me a devil. it is one thing to be called certain things in the media, it is another to be sitting in a court room fighting for life while people call you a devil. for all intents and purposes, i was a murderer, whether i was or not. idea had to live with the that that would be my life. >> what is the first thing you want people to know about you? >> i want the truth to come out. i want to be reconsidered as a person. >> italian prosecutors and members of her family do not -- members of the family of the murdered girl do not buy her claims of innocence, but now that she is back in america any retrial will almost certainly have to take place in her absence. >> we have a break coming up, but do not go away, soon we will have more on the orange fever that is sweeping the netherlands as they welcome the new king. we will be live from

detail about the evidence used by the prosecution and defense in the murder case of knox's roommate, meredith kircher. >>> in "the washington post" fbi looking into relationship between mcdonnell's donor. they have been digging deep into gifts between virginia governor, his wife and business executive. johnny williams sr. >>> here are some of the other top stories we're watching. washington wizards center jason collins became the first major professional athlete to announce that he's gay. reactions have been mixed but his move could open the door for homosexual athletes across the board. >>> fbi officials are testing dna from tamerlan tsarnaev's widow and comparing it to samples found on bomb fragments from the boston marathon attack. however, investigators were careful to note the dna could have come from any number of sources. >>> and dutch queen beatrix abdicates her throne to king alexander. she was 33 years in power. now the question remains, will queen elizabeth follow suit? next. hmm. the question. i don't think so. >>> weather channel interns are stirring up trouble. this is live vide

i'm meredith vieira. every year human rights advocates estimate almost a million women worldwide are illegally bought and sold into sexual slavery. what you might not know is that over 17,000 of them end up right here in the united states. in the next hour, you will hear some of their harrowing stories. to protect these women, their names have been changed. it's a story that begins in the ruins of the shattered soviet empire and ends in heartland america. >> i was watching a lot of tv shows about human trafficking, and i uld never believe that could happen to me. and when i get in this situation, i believe this can happen anytime. >> this woman we'll call katya now shares her destiny with a million young women and girls bought and sold in the global sex industry. it has long been a problem, particularly in katya's home country of ukraine where young women enticed by fake job ads and slick recruiters end up modern day sex slaves. >> salary starts from $200 a month. >> single mother sophia left her son in u

>> yeah, meredith. you know, i-- i have a bit of a super analytical mind, so i thought the most effective way to study for this would be to-- for each contestant that i saw on the tv-- on the show... >> yeah. >> what my wife and i would do is, we would watch it during dinner, and during every question, we would pause it. she would-- i would answer the question, if i used, like, a jump or an "ask the audience," and i would compare it to what the actual contestant did. >> right. >> i would write the categories down, so for example, like, "'90s music" or, like, "modern literature," and at the end of the week, i would decide-- well, i had a lot of questions on '90s music, and that's what i would study the following weekend. >> huh. >> so i'm hope-- >> so you spent a lot of time on this, wow. [laughter] >> well, it's $1 million. i mean-- >> there you go. you're absolutely right. that's true. >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. >> you think this is gonna pay off? we'll see, but-- >> that's why i'm here. >> okay. >> i'

i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >> neil: we're just getting word out of senator lindsey graham who, along with senators kelly ayotte and john mccain, have put out a statement on dzhokhar tsarnaev that he be seen as essentially an enemy combatant, quoting from the senator here, the suspect, based upon his actions, clearly is a good candidate for enemy combatant status. we do not want this suspect to remain silent. we're encouraged. our high value detainee interrogation team is now involved in working to gather intelligence about how these terrible acts were committed and the possibility of future attacks. a decision to not read miranda rights to the suspect was sound and is in our national security interest. so this is going to be a big debate here whether you treat him as just any u.s. offender, or in this case, someone who would be an enemy combatant, meaning harm to this country. obviously som

what happened the night meredith kercher died?nda knox at times open, guarded, angry, in tears says she is ready to speak and waiting to be heard. >> and you can see all of diane's interview tonight on "murder mystery: amanda knox speaks" and she joins us tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> a collision left one pilot dead. the pilot of the second plane managed to maneuver a belly flop landing on a nearby golf course. no one on board that plane was seriously injured. the wreckage of the first plane was found in a remote area not too far away but it's still unclear what's to blame for the initial crash. >> in western michigan police seem no closer to answering the question where is jessica. 25-year-old jessica is missing. police started searching the shoreline. friends handed out information at nearby parks and investigators want to question a man they say was driving a gray minivan last week. >>> catherine zeta-jones back in rehab for treatment of her bipolar disorder. she spent some time in connecticut two years ago at a facil

. >> meredith. >> good morning commissioners. i am with the san francisco parks alliance. you have heard from my colleagues why we support the project. i'm the person that citizens came to see with this idea about transforming a parking lot into their town square and they had enthusiasm and desire and intention and i could see they were committed to this project and i remember saying there is this open space fund but in my head i was seeing the complexity and the lift they would have to take to make the project a reality and i am here today to support their efforts and may met every request made of them. they have gone above and beyond and demonstrated as a community they're ready to take on the challenge. they're prepared to pay for the development. they're prepared to support the on going maintenance of the space and not trying to achieve this by taking away from anything in the city and i believe we need a process for this. this is the first town square in recent memory we're seeking to add as a city and i would like other areas to do it and i think the residents of noe

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i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >> their stocks get beaten down and sometimes there is still time to make money in the names. hedge funds that invested in distressed situations return 10% in 2012. returned just 17%. >> keech us about the -- >> often they are a harbinger of what is happening in the equities. it it's. >> it's burning cash. >> we're shorting the bonds. they're trading at . >> they are artificially high. it makes it very attractive to us to expressive through the bonds. >> real quick in terms of walter. then we talk about it. this was a take over target or speculation about a take overfor $100 or so a share a few years ago. what happens if somebody comes in. what happens to that bond position. >> however, if it's leveraged acquirer, then it's -- the bond might trade down. so it's difficult to say. depends on the balance sheet of the acquirer. but we think risk reward it's a much saf

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i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >> in is the biggest one-day punt we have seen in gold since 1980. and we're seeing this across the board selling. what we're seeing in addition, we're seeing heavy volatility. that is being indicated in what we're seeing. keep your eye on the etf. as well as the sell off that we're seeing here. make sure that you keep in mind that we're looking at silver having its worst day since 2010. >> it is important to point out that we have stabilized on the stock markets here. >> still a tough day overall. much of the weakness is in the commodity names and stock exchange traded funds. there is the gold miners down. that's down 11%. these are smaller gold mining companies. >> this is in london. an undisclosed location. the important thing you want to see here is what's going on with how it moves. when there are redemptions, the gold is moved from one part of the vault to a

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liz: ended stock been spookier you had meredith's whitney who said call its.ong calling for hundreds of billions of dollars of defaulted we have not seen that. do you see that? >> ready as the crazy aunt and uncle. the bond bubble the treasury is the bubble but they are started off as good ideas to get people in but cannot get anybody out it is the elevator shaft out. treasurys are not like that. with the bond part it says the fed is right and the economy is only so good this is where the rates will be. liz: does cyprus dispute you? >> not cypress but what it might mean to spain, italy, greece and the rest of europe. liz: what do you see this as ? >> austerity is difficult to put on to your people. you have to worry that a run on the bank in cyprus is not as big as spain or italy or greece. it is the caution that europe is not fixed. liz: people try to short the treasury's they are burned up pretty good. there is a short base going into the early part of the year but it tapered off with other issues resurface over the last 30 days you are fried to a crisp. liz

i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >> i fintd curious. just a couple of days ago defense secretary hagel said he rather took the threat seriously. >> to be fair, they are concerned about it. they are monitoring it. but their strategy is a white house official told me is don't take the bait. everyday north korea comes out with anitioddnal statement, trying to raise the temperature, get attention. and the white house is trying to lower the temperature, not overreact. yes we are moving to guam, but i think the approach of the united states is to try to do what's necessary to reassure our allies, south korea and japan, without doing anything that might escalate the situation and cause the north korean leader to do something unpredictable. a white house official told me that they would not be surprised based on what they have heard and scene if north korea launches a missile of some kind. what that miss

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i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio summary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >> before we get to street talk, we're near the highs of the day. the s&p 500 is one point away from its intraday record high. as for the dow, its record closing high was on april 11 earlier this month at 14,865. kurnly at 14,835. a little way to go for the dow but the s&p 500 is the one that we are watching one point off of its all time high. we're calling this the all-time high version. >> okay. currently sitting at 63, an all time high from moodies as well. >> moody's and standard & poors. >> it's been a long running lawsuit. >> basically plaintiffs were asking for $638 million. that stock is a 52 week high. >> i don't want to sound like a broken record but i already do. and we have biogen at an all time high. >> prescriptions first. >> this was actually the third pick in mandy's mavericks cnbc stock draft pick friday. >> great pick. >> you see other health car

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