she was still in her pink pajamas, still in meredith's arms. he asked meredith a question? >> i looked over the child. i asked her did you clean the child? her response was no. i thought it was kind of odd. because i was expecting her to say, yes, i guess. >> reporter: somebody did? >> yeah somebody did. >> but who? the same person who murdered the little girl's mother? on this november day, all they had were questions. sergeant richard spivey of the whack wake county sheriff's office probably knows the case better than anyone. >> this was just a brutal vicious beating. there was a lot of time and energy invested in the assault. >> reporter: why? >> the medical examiner told us there were over 30 blows with some sort of blunt object. >> reporter: so detectives started investigating the victim. and everyone else around her. michelle young was born and raised on long island new york. >> she was smiling all the time. and she was the life of the party. >> reporter: stacia grossman knew her from childhood. >> she didn't like being center of the attention but liked creating a gre

the caller was meredith fisher. she had just discovered on the floor of the master bedroom, the savagely beaten body of her elder sister 29-year-old michelle young, a woman who in death was about to be famous. >> reporter: as she spoke, meredith was cradling her niece, cassidy the who crawled out from under the bed clothes on her parents' bed, feet from where her mother lay. cassidy's voice chattering to her aunt. was caught on the phone call. had cassidy witnessed the murder awakened alone to find this? >> you just picture a small child walking around in this blood and tracking it across the hallway over into the bathroom. >> reporter: by now, wake county investigators were descending on the house. having secured the crime scene, earp's job was done. but on his way out he saw cassidy again. she was still in her pink pajamas, still in meredith's arms. he asked meredith a question? >> i looked over the child. i asked her did you clean the child? her response was no. i thought it was kind of odd. because i was expecti

digs and matthew perry put his sprawling mansion on the market they summited meredith for a makeover. they have as many problems as the average person's home when it comes to trying to sell them? i think their homes are like anybody's. sometimes you can be a great actor and not have great taste. >> bad taste, too. stars are like us. >> they have stacks of unread mail like us toys all over the whole thing. i remember we did halle berry's home at one point and you see her pajamas, all of these things. you go oh, my god, these are halle berry's pajama a's. >> reporter: dirty laundry aside, there are reasons so many she celebs call on meredith how much more will the homeowner get for the sale price bringing you in. >> 20% more. we just did a house down the street from where i live and it sold for a million over asking. >> because it was staged? are. >> yes. >> reporter: what are you charging for this? >> anywhere from 5,000 to $200,000. >> reporter: efron smith has been working with her for 20 years. >> she's the go-to when you are looking to stage a home and you want to make the extra si

i went to africa with meredith for the "today" show. in malawi, she had an enterprising project teaching local women how to produce and sell tomato sauce. and i was dealing with a pesky backache. i had trouble just trying to pick something up. for weeks on end the pain wouldn't go away. the orthopedists i saw thought it might be arthritis or a minor spinal problem and, let's just admit it, old age kicking in. but longtime friends noticed something was wrong. doug campbell manages our montana ranch. >> he seemed like he had aged quickly in a short amount of time and he quit doing his morning swims and, you know, was slowing down, i guess you could say. >> then in august, i flew to rochester, minnesota. i'm a board member at the mayo clinic, and we had a meeting. it was also time for a check up with my doctor, andrew majka. dr. majka, when i came to you and said, "i've got back pain," and the orthopedist said, "you've just got to do more stretching," you wanted to do a blood test, even though i'd had one just nine months earlier. what cau

i met meredith when we were 15. took us a little while to get connected but as you know it's a match made in heaven, frankly, and it's been going on for 53 years now, and then i was able to work my way up through the various rungs of broadcast journalism and i was lucky because i started when they were desperate for people. they were looking for young reporters out there because the network news kind of blew up overnight. they had to get correspondents. i worked briefly in atlanta and was in the middle of the civil rights worked down there on wsb, the big station, and then suddenly said nbc wants to put you in los angeles. i arrived there just in time to cover ronald reagan running for the republican nomination for the governor of california and caught that wave as well. >> rose: politics was in your blood. >> that's why i got in the business. i love it so much. california was very dynamic place at that time. left there, went to cover watergate and did the "today show." >> rose: went to the white house as white hous

i met meredith when we were 15. it took a while for us to get connected, but it was a match made in heaven, frankly. it has been going on for 53 years now. then i was able to work my way up to the various rungs of broadcast journalism. i started when they were desperate for people. the network news blew up overnight. they had to get correspondence. i would briefly to atlanta, i was in the middle of the civil rights, working for a big station. charlie: local television. tom: i right there just in time for ronald reagan getting the nomination for republican governor of california. that is why i got in the business. i love it so much. california was a very dynamic place at that time. i left there to cover watergate. charlie: you went to the white house. tom: the biggest political story ever. i caught that golden ring. a lot of my friends -- i did the today show. i made a morning political forum. i went down on a plane to wherever the primaries were going. i was very fortunate. charlie: and then you decided to retire. y

we are with meredith mcgehee of the campaign center. caller: yes, i have a comment but first off, i will start with saying to meredith that i agree with her completely. this tsunami of money coming in from one or two very rich families or groups is alluding our entire system of campaign finance. it's just really ruining the whole system, you know? i gave, you know, a couple thousand dollars to one of the parties over the course of the last election, but how can that compete with somebody who can give for or 50 or $60 million out of top? guest: that's exactly the point that so many americans feel like they really don't have a role to play in the process until the very end. in many cases, they feel they don't even want to go vote because they feel it has been decided. i want to be very clear that i think you have to look at what is going on, not the conservative or right versus left or progressive perspective. this is really a question on how you conceptualize the american democracy. is this a system in which you have this farce about bei

the latest is meredith wild. she's a tech ceo turned writer.oftware and nearly a decade would pass before she'd write her sixth book. now with the sixth title on the way, wild's books are being hailed as the hottest in adult fiction. >> meredith wild that couldn't be the name -- >> could be. >> reporter: meredith wild's pen name has helped her lead a double life. does it help sell books? wild? >> i think it's descriptive. >> reporter: she's a married mother of three by day. best-selling author of erotic romance by night. >> i do blush a little bit sometimes when i'm writing. oh, my gosh, this is a little crazy. you want me to skip to 143? >> oh dear. >> you took my mouth as he [ bleep ] licking the [ bleep ] reducing me to [ bleep ] i'm embarrassed reading that. are you? serious? >> it's good. i haven't read "hardwired" in a while. >> who would you bounce some of these lines with? >> which ones? >> you know what i'm talking about. >> oh those lines? well jonathan my husband is my first reader. and he's always been extremely supportive. >> repor

. >>> and now meredith wild she used to lead a software company.rning's headlines. "the wall street journal" says you should wash clothes before wearing them. wash them at least once and double rinse. that's because dyes and formaldehyde resin can cause red and itchy rashes. germs could linger in clothing. >> wash it twice. i heard once but twice. >> i have to admit, clothes from the kids it's like put them on. they're clean clothes. >> yeah. >>> all right. "the washington post" said a new ranking of fittest cities. obesity rate with access number three, san diego two, minneapolis, number one, washington, d.c. >> that's why i want to live there. >> the least fit, oklahoma city, memphis and indianapolis. >>> "usa today" says millions of tiny spiders rain down on an australian town. the flying spiders and their webs are blanketing the ground. it's part of their natural migration. young spiders throw silk into the air. they can go for miles in colonies as they search for a new home. >>> today, "cbs this morning" makes history. we're honored to be the

meredith said no. quick break. more from tom brokaw and how he fought cancer and he's beating it in a moment. >>> back now with more from tom brokaw and his new book "a lucky life interrupted." you began by saying hey, this is -- you didn't -- this book isn't about you. and you want to make that clear. this book is about -- >> to some degree it is about me, my experience. i try to make those experiences, however, helpful to other people. and that's a big thing. one of the best lines came from my friend sam donaldson who had a cancer experience himself. and i could hear his voice on the letter you know thomas i know when you're thinking you're thinking why me? the better question is at our age, why not me? and just because we're on television doesn't mean we're immune to what happens to people. and as you grow older, evolution kicks in and you got all these cells running through your body and sooner or later one of them will go rogue and that's the essence of cancer. >> where are we on this -- president nixon declar

our guest meredith mcgehee, thank you.e will continue the conversation tomorrow morning and how slow --. some of the issues of how so that got -- the economy report in the first quarter. tenant mac to talk about the patriot act and $110 billion that's how much has been spent to rebuild afghanistan. the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction will be with us to break down your money. that is tomorrow morning on c-span's "washington journal." "newsmakers" is coming up next. be sure to check out "q&a." "petite -- "book tv on c-span2 and american history to be on c-span3. have a great weekend. ♪ >> here on c-span this morning, "newsmakers" is next with representative mac thornberry from texas. that is followed by a supreme court argument on same-sex marriage. then coverage of the capitol hill gyro copter incident. susan: our guest this morning on "newsmakers" is mac thornberry of texas. this week, as committee chairman, he presided over the review of the 2016 different budget, $612 billion including $9 million

>> meredith thinks she didn't step in enough.omentum from the time i left south dakota. and i just can't resist the opportunities that come to me. during the course of having cancer, i went to normandy berlin. >> he did not stop. >> so i would pull myself stoeg. together. last fall, i did go hunting. you're never cured, but you have maintenance. and i'm on a drug right now that is going help keep it stable for a long time. i'm still dealing with however, some of the bone issues. >> remarkable thing about this to me is that those of us who are privileged enough to get to know tom didn't really know any of this was really happening. you did keep it close to the vest. what was the decision there to keep it just between you and meredith? >> well, look there is an oxymoron in american life there is no such thing as a humble anchor than. but i really have always felt that just because i'm in this great position i sthoont go around beating my chest and saying look at me look at me. and i really wanted other families who didn't have the

meredith mcgee talks about finance as we head into the 2016 presidential election. "wall street journal" live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on espn. -- c-span. >> in his weekly address president obama discusses education policy and expanding access to education through the connect ad initiative. senator johnny isakson from georgia has the republican response. he talks about the benefits of trade legislation and the importance of t.p.a. or trade promotion authority. president obama: hi, everybody i'm talking to you from the d.c. public library where i met with a group of promising middle school students. we spent some time talking about their lives and how we all care about their success and how that starts with a good education. one thing i announced here is a new project by libraries and major publishers to provide more than $250 million in free e books for low income students. we also issued a challenge to mayor's, libraries, and school leaders to help every student get a library card so they can expand their horizons in a place like this. it's all part of o

you've got jennifer and meredith.ennifer was dealing with the death of her mother-in-law and her favorite uncle had developed alzheimer's. he died in the last three years as well. she not only had her hands full as a physician, but it was an emotional load for her to carry. she said in the course of the program last thursday night, i'm going to try not to get teary here, but it was an honor to help. nothing can make a father more proud than a daughter that says just that. >> let me share that of jennifer and you from that a "dateline" program. >> times you went home at night is and looked in the mirror and said i can't keep doing this. >> i'm going to try not to get teary now. yeah that was an incredibly difficult year for me. i'm really honored i played the role i did for each and every one of you. i can't say that it didn't take a lot out of me. >> tom -- >> i was going to say there's an important follow on to that. jennifer feels so strongly about we have to have a national conversation. family by family on the rol

and i just saw meredith.ed her, and got i near her -- [ laughter ] she has half of a black man's beard on her face. [ laughter ] so hashtag that, half of a a black man's beard. ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ ♪ half of a black man's beard ♪ >> jimmy: that's not a song. that's not a famous song. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> get that on itunes, half of a black man's beard. >> jimmy: it's not a song. >> and for all the black people that are upset because i'm not politically correct, half of an african-american's beard. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's right. absolutely, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ half of an african-american beard ♪ >> jimmy: it's too clunky. >> it's too clunky. >> jimmy: it's too clunky. >> even the roots can't play that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no. they try, they try. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] it's getting too big. it's getting too big. it's taking over. >> yeah. >> jimmy: we have to talk about the album. >> that's right. i forgot.

i flew back to montana, broke the news to meredith. i thought i would resume my life. charlie: it was 150 miles away. tom: i could barely move and i got back to the ranch. i couldn't move out of my bed. nothing worked. so they had to medevac me out of there. that's when we really went to war. they said we are going to get you to sloan. that would be the best place for you. here is what you are in for. and then began this long file. this part that i was unprepared for is how significantly important my family would be, not just for emotional support. she was keeping track and said you are not going to go to that speech tonight. my daughter came from san francisco and joined the team. charlie: were you going to keep it from your children for a wild? tom: i try to from the beginning. i was trying to do with it and a calm fashion. a lot of difficult times. the last thing you are going to do is draw attention to yourself. charlie: the duchess described yourself as stoic throughout this, which is not necessarily good for them. tom: that is where jennifer would come in. she wo

meredith vieira. this is tomas. this is meredith.doing? >> i'm well. how are you doing? >> i'm fine. >> you're in my territory now. >> i know that. but i can i brag on you? >> i'll go around. >> no, he's with us. >> i got a text message last night who told me you killed it as commencement speaker at bu yesterday. absolutely amazing. >> i know who you got that from, the guy has roped me into it. >> exactly. did you have fun? >> i did. it was one of those things where you walk out and realize there's 20,000 people. and there's no turning back. but it was great. and the kids were fantastic. you know, my daughter is graduating in a few weeks so it was very emotional for me. >> finally you get to use that deer outfit again. right? >> remember that last time, huh? >> i do. >> how many miles have you gone? >> this morning we've gone 24. yesterday we went 47. so we've got awhile to go. >> look at your legs on you. jeez. >> look at the legs on you. >> i know. hello. >> you are so sweet to come out, meredith. i love you. they want me to keep r

. >> meredith is still if the house? >> where will you go? >> i'll find something. >> maybe i could get a house without parking tickets. >> the night starts with "grey's anatomy" and the doctors find themselves dealing with a major disaster and amidst the chaos they are reminded of what is important in life. >> what is wrong? >> i just wanted to say hello. and good luck with nelly's election and congratulations on the bill that is the man i voted for. >> then at 9:00, "scandal" comes to a dramatic end for the season olivia and her team will go head to head with command and it's election day for melee to become the next senator of virginia. >> all of them, the racists and the haters we are beautiful and we deserve to live like that. >> they are not real. you can't be the girl in my head and i can't be the guy you are walking on the beach with in a magazine ad. >> and then at 10:00 the season finale of "american crime" it comes to a heart stopping close. tgit season finale blowout starts here on 6 abc at 8:00 and stay tuned for "action news" at

but stacy meredith of suburban denver, knows a few more facts as she prepares for her trip to vietnamr was an american soldier and her 19-year-old mother raised stacy until age 2. >> how do you miss someone that you certainly couldn't remember? >> i miss the idea of having her in my life the fact that she kept me for a couple of years before she gave me up to me tells me she loves me very much and she tried. >> reporter: vietnam will give in hochman city, toby finds her orphanage. perhaps only a child who never met her parents or even her homeland can understand how important this moment is. >> i can't put words to it. i can't believe it. >> this is where you came from. >> my life started here because of people who cared so much and they had hope for us. >> there's a lot of feelings going on. >> reporter: after years of searching and with help from a vietnamese network, stacy was overcome by her birthday but there is sad news. her mother died of cancer. >> please tell them that i'm sorry, i'm too late to meet her. >> reporter: at journey's end, stacy visits her mother's grave and can

motion to -- it was recommended as amend to approve the mayor's appointment of carla bryant and meredithand lygia stebbing to the office of early care and education citizens advisory committee. >> can we take this item same house same call? this motion passes unanimously. can we go to roll call for introductions? >> supervisor campos is the first supervisor to introduce new business. >> thank you very much, colleagues i have a couple of items. the one item i want to discuss there. an ordinance to create an emergency fire task force that for the next three months will meet to review and to develop legislation as well as others solutions for the purpose of improving fire safety here in the city and county of san francisco. this seven member inner agency task force will include representatives from the building inspection, public utility commission as well as the san francisco attorney's office. with the focus on fire safety specifically in multiunit residential and mentioned used buildings. we've had a number of fires in the last few months in a -- and a disproportionate numbers have occur

meredith has had a rich rich life with a lot of achievements.en about television and about being in the public. most of all, what i didn't want to show up every day on some website, tom brokaw has cancer, so everybody would look at me in different ways. i was involved in producing a documentary about the assassination of jfk. working on my laptop at home. not even my team knew. i would say i had a bad back. but these days especially for public people, there are no corners of privacy. everything about them is known sooner or later. i don't want to live my life like that and i especially wanted to concentrate on what i was dealing with that took all of my mental and physical focus at the time. >> let's talk a little about what you write in terms of what you were dealing with and what the experience is. you wrote "it is unsettling to realize how much control i've lost over my body and, by extension, my normal take-charge attitude. cancer is running my life and although i am certainly to the efforts to first slow it and drive it away i feel more lik

i was at home and meredith said, i'm not sure this is a good idea.ded her ego was a very strong drug and i was appearing with you and i needed to do it but also it's what i do so i wanted to come here and do it. >> jon: you are in remission officially. >> i am (cheers and applause) >> jon: that's wonderful news! so the treatment of it, how intensive was this? you're writing the book, you actually made out a bucket list. >> right. >> jon: you thought to yourself i should -- although in your life, what haven't you done? >> oh, there are very few things i haven't done but one of the things i would like to do is do more writing. i would like to get a short story published. i don't think i'll learn to play chess but i always put that on there. >> jon: this process was a painful one. how does it feel now? does it still limit the things you do? are you able to basically -- you're a stoic individual, always have been. >> i'm kind of trying to reconstruct my physical conditioning. i think you know i was in very good physical shape. that year i bicycled across

his wife of more than 50 years meredith his three daughters and five grandkids. >> this experience they said to me brought them even closer together, but what they realize is that i'm not going to be around forever. i do think that all of us objectively understand that we are approaching the end of our lives, but subjectively it's really hard to come to grips with. >> reporter: tom's daughter sarah worried that her son archer tom's only grandson wouldn't get enough time with his grandfather. >> only had six months with him. i want to envision you playing baseball with him and fly fishing and not knowing if that was ever going to happen. >> we've got kind of a pact that we're going to do. already had him out on the docks showing him about fly rods and he's learning how to crank a reel so we'll get there. >> reporter: you going to be around? >> i'm going to be around. you know, my last line in the book is life what next, bring it on. that's how i feel. >> reporter: kate snow, nbc news, new york. >> and tom will have much more tonight in a special hour of "dateline" at 10:00, 9:00 central.

his wife of 50 years, meredith daughters and grand kids. >> this experience they said to me brought themhat they realized is that i'm not going to be around forever. i do think all of us objectively understand that we are approaching the end of our lives. subjectively it's really hard to come to grips with. >> tom's daughter sarah worries her son archer tom's only grandson wouldn't get enough time with his grandfather. >> he had six months with him. i want to envision you playing baseball with him and fly fishing and not know physician that would ever happen. >> we've got a pact we're going to codo. i already had him out showing him about fly rods and everything. he's learning to crank a reel. we're going to get there. >> you going to be around? >> i'm going to be around. my last line of the book and life what next? bring it on. that's how i feel. >> kate snow nbc news new york. >> tom will have much more in the special hour of "date line" at allergies can distract you. so when your symptoms start, doctors recommend taking non-drowsy claritin every day of your allergy season. with clarit

parents of the 20 year-old ty sawyer led a peaceful march from everette meredith middle school this morning. his parents continue to demand answer about her son's death. fight happened at a party involving sawyer and a person he had known since childhood but police say there is no evidence of the crime having been committed and they are waiting for toxicology report to determine the the cause of death. >>> it was graduation day for a whole bunch of college students, and universities student across the region. here at chestnut hill college hundreds of graduates, some brightly decorated caps received their degrees. several honorary doctor degrees were also awarded. at harcum in bryn mawr there was a procession of couples this graduates hundreds of graduating seniors marched down montgomery avenue making their way to commencement. >>> and in gwyneth valley today was gwyneth mercy university's 66th commencement, class of 2015 is gwyneth mercy's largest graduating class with 1880 students. congratulations much more to come tonight, local bride are giving back with local grades on their wedding d

. >> meredith was out there.texts. >> we were watching you. incredible. >> this wasn't for nothing. you raised $150,000 for red nose charity. >> yes! >> this goes to children in poverty. this is just the beginning. we've got the red nose special tonight. it is not too late to donate. you can text today to 80777. you can do fate $10. >> it is tonight 8:00 live red nose special right here on nbc. >> what a great job! cheers. >> are you going to paddle? >> all an uber from and a masseuse. all right. matt crawlsongratulations. welcome home. >> good morning, once again, everyone. the manhunt is on this morning for a suspect in a washington, d.c. mansion. police have now issued a warrant for the arrest of 34-year-old daron dylon wint. detectives traced wint on dna on a pizza while the family was held captive. nbc station wrc reports victims savopoulos had $40,000 delivered to his home before it was then set on fire. >> that money is now missing. we have some breaking news right now. this morning, the "new york times" p

. >> reporter: but stacy meredith of suburban denver knows a few more facts as she prepares for her tripr was an american soldier, and her 19-year-old mother raised stacy until age 2. how do you miss someone that you certainly couldn't even remember? >> i miss the idea of having her in my life. the fact that she kept me for a couple of years before she gave me up to me tells me that she loved me very much, and she-- she tried. >> reporter: vietnam will give each woman a different ending. >> here we are. >> reporter: in ho chi min city tobi finds her orphanage. >> the toddler room, huh? >> reporter: perhaps only a child who never knew her parents or even her homeland, understand how important this moment is. >> hello! i can't put words to it. i can't believe that, you know. >> reporter: this is where you came from? >> my life started here because of people who cared so much, and they had hope for us. >> there's a lot of feelings going on. >> reporter: after years of searching and with help from a vietnamese tv network, stacy was overcome to meet her birth family. but there is sad news. he

and meredith mcgehee will join us. washington journal starts at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend the c-span city's tour has partners with cost communication to learn about the literary life of poe peeka, -- topeka, kansas. >> the very act of just signing that piece of paper was viewed by moians as an act of war. -- missourians as an act of war. if popular sovereignty will decide the fate of kansas we're going to send the people to settle. that was viewed as an act of war by many missourians who assumed this would be theirs. there are raids all across the kansas border, almost immediately. in may of 1856, five men dragged them along the cabins and they are shot and hacked to death with rod swords. they effectively cleared that area of southern settlers. >> here in tow peeka if you look at the schools just standing outside you would be hard pressed to determine white students or african americans attended because the school board really did provide all of the same materials that the white schools offered. what is even more interesting for mos

hello. >> you are so sweet to come out, meredith. i love you.. you go. >> that thing is only charged for another mile. i love you. thank you so much. take care. >> she has a red nose. >> she has a black nose. >> never looked better meredith. >> that was very cute, guys. >> we'll see you in a little bit. thank you so much. >>> next we do "trending." >> that was adorable. >> announcer: "what's trending" today is brought to you by subway. start your day at subway with an egg white and cheese topped with guacamole. eat fresh. >>> time for "what's trending" today. this morning we're talking about drinking. if you feel a monday morning hangover listen up. you may have to see the latest hangover cure could be in your kid's medicine cabinet. pedialyte. it's become the hangover for adults. use among adults has spiked since 60%. >> i'm responsible. >> i heard it worked and it's packed with electrolytes and minerals. >> i've been using this since college. >> really? >> yeah. >> i had these in my freezer for my kids. who knew. >> is that the hair of the dog

later, meredith mcgehee will join us talk about campaign finance issues in the 2016 election.d every day starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. newsmakers our guest is taxes republican mac thornberry. he talks about a number of topics including authorization for the use of military force against isis. here's a preview. >> is not much support for what the president asked for. the next question is can there be support for another version of the and authorization to use military force against isis? -- version of another authorization? in addition, i think we have a moral obligation to the men and women we send out to have the full cloak of constitutional authority and moral backing of the country and supporting their missions. i think we have a responsibility to try. i had some conversations today about maybe next apps going forward and i want to try to contribute to that debate even though it does not technically come out of our committee. >> what are the next ups coming forward? >> to see if there is a version of the authorization of military force that could get the sup

bob: this was the hedge fund blue crest who are backing meredith whitney's venture.ulling the money out of their and we said this is bad news for her. we did not really think about blue crest. maybe they needed that cash back. matt: or maybe they thought meredith is not doing very well and we need to cut our losses. even though she made the right call and citibank. bob: before we were born. before noah and the flood. betty: come on. matt: it was a great call and well documented. bob: as much as lou crest is having problems, i bet they are thinking champagne because david cameron is still the prime minister. betty: whole foods is looking for a younger crowd. they are gearing up for a chain of smaller scale stores to bring lower prices. the new format will be unveiled this summer. they said it would be hip and cool and high-tech. matt: i learned a lot from julie hyman yesterday. i thought the problem was that whole foods -- it's such an upper east side or soccer mom kind of store. apparently, they have them in williamsburg and on the lower east side and grungy kids wit

>> guest: well right now we have a signing, we have an author named meredith wylde who wrote a series of erotic books race key and the line is big. we have brad nelson who's signing next. he has the president's shadow coming out next week and we have david ball dash chi who's a perennial favorite. those are our line up. we have candace bushnell tomorrow and nelson demille will be here. it's a lot of fun. >> host: what is your publishing house though? what kind of books do you publish? >> guest: basically, we're part of a big international publisher. grand central publishes books when someone looks at our lineup there's something for everything. we have cookbooks literary fiction, commercial fiction, we have business books, you know? we run the gamut because you know i want, i want readers to find something they like. so we have mass markets, trade paperbacks, large size paperbacks, hard covers, coffee table books. we do it all. >> host: who are some of the nonfiction authors you've worked with that maybe booktv viewers -- >> guest: well i've worked with some fantastic ones. i worked w

meredith feeds off some wildlife. >> nick. >> how you doin? >> no, the question is, how are you doing? >> i'm good. i can't complain. it's a wonderful morning. we're doing beautiful things for red nose day. i'm still dancing. i can't feel my legs. >> yeah, i bet. >> do you have rest periods at all? are they allowed rest periods? >> i get five minutes to go to the bathroom and hydrate every hour. >> and what about eating? >> yeah, if i can eat while i'm in the bathroom, i guess. >> oh, i love this song. don't eat while you're in the bathroom. >> how are you picking your music, nick? >> amazing deejays in with me all night. we've been doing this since 8:00 p.m. last night. and all my friends come in and rotate. we're getting it in making it happen. it's a beautiful thing. >> hey, nick, who came to see you this morning. >> al roker came to see me. >> who else? >> and you came. >> thank you. i walked by from the gym. >> good girl. >> and she was glowing. she had that gym glow about her. >> well you're going to dance. if y

i thought, you know, if meredith can see that, and we were just friends at that point.s out of line. i went too far." and i said no, i had it coming and nine months later we got married. [ cheers and applause ] so, that was unbelievable. >> jimmy: no way, that's fantastic! i love that story. you did -- you certainly did turn around. you know we love you here. and uh, this book, "a lucky life interrupted," you had a a pretty scary couple years. pretty -- >> i did. i've never had anything go wrong in my life. everything has gone -- my friends would always say brokaw's lucky star just follows him around. you know, married the woman i loved more than anybody else in the world 52 years ago. we have three fabulous girls and grandchildren. and then, bang -- [ cheers and applause ] i had a back ache. i was bicycling across south america, and i was in africa doing things. and i was fishing in montana. i couldn't get rid of this back ache. and the orthopedist said, "well, it's your lifestyle. you're getting older." and a very smart doctor from my old clinic said, "i think i'm gon