please welcome first lady michelle obama! ( cheers and applause ) madam, first lady, thank you so much for coming on ( cheers and applause ) thank you for coming. i apologize. they normally don't cheer for me that long. ( laughter ). thank you so much for coming back on the show. >> it's good to be back. thank you for having me. >> stephen: you were here almost exactly four years ago. >> yeah, but we weren't here. >> stephen: no, no, no. we were in philadelphia. it was during the campaign. the first time you were on my show, you were not the first lady. now you are. >> yes. >> stephen: that's called the colbert bump ( cheers and applause ) you're welcome. you're welcome. now, let's bump joining forces. tell me what it is and how they can get involved. >> jill biden and i started this initiative to make sure that this country, which is a grateful nation, that we make sure that we do whatever we can to honor the service of our troops, our veterans, and their families ( cheers and applause ) and this is the one-year anniversary,

sometimes -- but in support of the michelle obama initiative, help the kids day is coming up. it is at the richmond ymca. i was honored to meet michele obama at golden gate park a couple of days ago, when she can to talk about women's leadership and a lot of the grid or she has done to combat obesity, and to support major health care efforts throughout this country. i really applaud michelle obama and her staff, but also the academy of sciences for a great event. the rest, i will submit. president chiu: i thought supervisor mar was healthy because he was not eating happy meals. my items involve muni. the first is to speed up muni, which travels at an average of 8 mph. this would amend the transportation code to finally allow riders to legally board the rear doors, as long as they have proof of payment. ed reiskin and his leadership are committed to implementing all-or boarding this year. it sounds simple, but has been a long time coming. the headline from 2008 said muni was set to test rear door bordon, but that never happened. the mta is looking more aggressively at improving

first coast guard vessel named after a woman many more than 25 years. >> reporter: first lady michelle obamaas protected from the rain for a few steps before the wind made it a witz walk to the stage. police obama was on the coast guard i'm in alameda for the commissioning ceremony for the coast guard cutter stratton. >> i hereby place coast guard cutter strattonn in commission. >> reporter: the honor guard had to go indoors and the cutter took a hit when the string of flags was ripped of and fell into the water. >> you are all troopers. >> reporter: the first lady saved her biggest praise for dorothy stratton. captain stratton oversaw the growth of women's reserve of the coast guard. >> these women are heroes. they served this country so bravely and broke so many barriers. >> reporter: 44 former spars were at the event. >> something to be a spar. [ laughter ] >> reporter: including betty reef, reeves, but women didn't serve on the boats. >> aa commandser lawaur collins is the second in command for the coast guard cutter stratton. >> captain stratton was really the first woman in the coast g

michelle obama can do the duggy, barack obama can sing al green.erican women voted in 2008 were voting for obama. >> 20 seconds each. third question. the general services administration, gsa chief resigns after a spending scandal, clowns, mind reader, spent $825,000 of taxpayer money for training purposes. would you have respected them more if they had just gone to a strip club? >> no. there's a lot of women that work in that arizona. i'm guessing. i don't want to put you on the spot. women don't love to go to strip clubs. the waste is what we are spending in afghanistan, ten years and five months, hundreds of billions of dollars a year. i think she should have hired a side kick who could have said you're going to regret not writing me off as a consultant. >> let's be clear hire. if 2 $800,000 spent, there were strippers involved. we haven't heard about it yet. this is vegas. there are reports of $2,000, $3,000 spent on personal room parties. this is a huge problem for barack obama. this guy is trying to appear to be fiscally responsible. i can't r

first lady michelle obama and dr.ill biden are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their initiative joining forces, dedicating to securing private sector jobs for veterans and helping families find work. last night on "the colbert report" stephan co lshlbert participated in the training. >> brian, mrs. obama launched an initiative last year, support the troops. that's what i'm doing with you. if she could see how hard i'm supporting you right now. i can only imagine what she would say to me. >> thank you for your service to your country. all americans owe patriots like you a debt that can never be repaid. you are a true national treasure. >> thank you for noticing, ma'am. >> i'm not talking to you, stephan. i'm talking to brian. >> oh. it's for you. >> thank you, ma'am. >> anything you want to say to me? >> yeah. from this angle, your hair is getting kind of thin. >> what? really? is there anything else you want to say? >> i don't know, stephan, this is your imagination. >> then say i'm a national treasure, too. >

host: can either of you share any advice that you gave to michelle obama or laura bush? guest: my advice to a number of the people that we work with, let's make sure that whatever we are doing is authentic to her. mrs. obama also shared some very important advice. there is nothing on her agenda that is more important than what is on the president's agenda. between those two pieces of guidance, we were able to help per creates -- helped her create a very impressive set of work and objectives that you wanted to accomplish. the garden was one of those things. it can capture people's imaginations. her work with military spouses. raise the awareness of what these families are going through. if you are able to connect all of those things, you really do have a winning combination. host: laura bush? guest: laurel bush came to the white house before i work directly with her. -- laurel bush came to the white house before i work directly with her. her love of reading and literacy and the national book festival, now going into its 12th year. that is something that is a legacy. i abso

we begin tonight in the east bay are where it was a cold, blustery morning for first lady michelle obama. she was taking part in the commissioning ceremony of a coast guard cutter. the ceremony marks the formal introduction of the state-of-the-art vessel to the coast guard's active fleet. kimberly braved the rain and wind and brings us the highlights. >> reporter: the coast guard cutter will be base d with its first mission to begin in mid-april. it was a long wait for hundreds of people in the rain and wind to see first lady michelle obama at the commissioning ceremony for the national security cutter "stratton." >> oh, my gosh, absolutely amazing. oh, my gosh. it's such an honor to be here. >> reporter: the first lady's escort wasn't spared the force of mother nature. once at the podium, michelle obama spent much of her time thanking the coast guard and their families. >> no matter what this country asks of you, you always step up to answer the call. always. so it is fitting that all of you are here today because it is that ethic of service that defined the life of this cutter's namesa

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michelle obama brings peace! >> coming up will continue to follow in the developing story we've been talking about, a coast guard rescue has been going on right now >> people hit the streets for an unarmed teenager shot and killed in florida.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a coast guard rescue happening right now hundreds of miles of the san francisco coast. what the boaters were doing before the wave hit their vessels >> no arrests in the case of an unarmed teenager shot to death. thousands of people demanding justice this weekend for trayvon martin >> a mega million boost for lucky bay area stores. welcome back to the weekend early edition. it is april fool's day but we are not full year >> we have a lot to talk about here in the next half-hour including the district attorney's decision to not seek the death penalty in the case of the quintuple murder in san francisco >> developing news off the coast of san francisco. any minute a coast guard cutter is expected to reach injured sailors and hundreds of miles into the paci

the significance of michelle obama's bay area visit. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm heather homes. >> and i'm eric rasmussen in for ken wayne tonight. we begin on storm watch with a wet and windy storm system that is causing problems all across the bay area from power outages to travel delays in the air and on the ground. these pictures are just in to the newsroom from marin county where crews cleared a mud slide and fallen try that blocked panoramic highway this afternoon. it happened near the junction of highway 1 and shut down the roadway until about 2:30. >> they're still worried about the hillside and they're going to sit on it as they said for the next few hours. there is a good chance because of the water still coming down from the hillside that more of that loose shale will fall. >> there was another slide in this same area on tuesday. >>> in sonoma county, crews are working to clear a huge tree that fell on the road. they say 100 foot fir tree crashed down at 7:30 this morning knocking down power and phone lines along that highway. a neighbor who lives 1

when you see the label, donated by jason woo in honor of michelle obama. and mrs. obama came to present the pieces to the museum. >> what goes into deciding which dress to wear? and are they thinking about the influence that will have on their husband's administration? >> i think -- i think we like it to maybe be a little more political than it probably is. when we did -- there is a video playing in this exhibition, and we were lucky enough to interview rosalynn carter and laura bush about the dresses that they chose, thinking maybe there was symbolism. and mrs. carter in reality for sentimental reasons wore a dress again that she had worn when her husband was made governor of georgia. and mrs. bush just remembers collaborating with the designer michael faircloth. and you wanted a pretty party dress. what women -- the first lady wants it to be beautiful. she wants it to be comfortable. she wants it to be appropriate. i think appropriate is the word when first ladies are dealing with clothes. they want to be appropriate for the occasion, appropriate for their age, ap

coast guard officials along with michelle obama commission to the coast guard cutters to frighten to be put into active service for homeland security. >> you all are troopers! way to go. >> the first lady stood under a tarp during saturday's downpour, to address the crowd. she gave thanks to the military families in attendance. >> please note you all inspire me everyday with your strength, courage and the sacrifices that you make on behalf of our nation. it is that ethic of service that is defined at the life of this covers the mistake. >> michelle, praised members of this threatens family -- started family. this vessel will be used to prevent illegal drug trade and will enforce national defense duties. the serramonte concluded with obama ordering the crews aboard the cutter, bringing the ship to life. despite heavy wind and rain, many of the crowd were thrilled to be here. >> it was an honor to be here, meeting michelle obama was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. >> alto native jeremy lin is out for the rest of the season. an mri exam this week showed a tear in his meniscus, his left

david axelrod and jim messina immediately tweeted out they disagreed, michelle obama tweeted she disagrees, is so won't this make it more difficult to stick when president obama's wife is a homemaker and has not worked outside of the home? >> right. well, this is really one comment by the democrats that has been a drum beat over the last few weeks, few months by prominent democrats, the dnc, the administration suggesting that there's a war on women being waged by the republicans. so, i -- i would add this comment to many that are been made as they're trying to write this narrative. the fact of the matter is that they've taken if too far. and that it's being exposed. will is no war on women. what's happening is there's a distraction that the democrats are trying to distract the american people from the real issues. the real issues are that president obama's policies are the ones failing americans. they're failing american women. whether it's his economic policies, health care policies or the debt he's accumulated. >> thank you so much for joining us. kathy mcmorris rogers, a mother of two a

michelle obama's trip to spain cost half a million dollars. was that a legitimate expense? 'll talk about it. a new course in harvard called understanding obama. >> bill: impact segment tonight, the watcher dog group judicial watch has uncovered the expense of to the taxpayer of michelle obama's trip to spain in 2010. using the freedom of information act estimate the cost of the trip to be half a million dollars as mrs. obama spent half a day in spain. will not reveal the exact number citing security reasons which is kind of strange after the fact. joining us from boston a commentator on radio and new england cable news in for leslie marshall tonight and from fort worth, texas radio talk show host gentleman mean turner. what say you? >> well, i believe that, think of this scenario, americans are struggling, the head of the household. the husband and wife, they are being hounded by and bullied by creditors, they are unemployed. they can't afford the gas and the head of the household says, honey, why don't you go take a vacation to spain. and i think that obama -- president ob

when ann romney was asked whether or not michelle obama and president obama believe the stuff that hillary rosen had said, that moms shouldn't be respected, she said, no, i don't believe that they believe that. that's not even really what rosen had said. but you know, i think that there is a little bit of a deattendant that we might be seeing. they would probably both agree they would like families to be off limits. >> absolutely. thank you very much. i appreciate you joining me. >>> coming up on "news natio nation" -- >> there will be a disproportionate amount of street crimes committed on african-americans as long as 7 out of 10 are being born out of wedlock. >> explosive comments today on racial profiling. this happening on capitol hill. >> i share your disappointment in gsa's conduct. >> whistle blower who first raised the big questions about the agency that was supposed to crack down on waitful spending. it is day two. >>> and a corporate sponsor lobbying group who push for stand your ground laws and voter i.d. legislation just made a surprise announcement. the american legislative ex

point, you watched the final four the other night, barack obama at half time, long interview, michelle obama on the biggest loser, there's a culture of personality that mitt romney can't compete with. >> and i think the more mitt romney tries to be likeable, worse off he is. what's interesting, the obama white house has done a fairly good job making the president likeab likeable, no matter what the economy shows, no matter the dow-jones average. what they've done, they've done media opportunities on "the biggest loser" with michelle obama, kept his like ability rating up there which will be interesting. national elections come down to the people in the middle. a lot of times voters think with their hearts and not their heads. if they find obama more likeable and optimistic end of the day, he'll probably win their vote. it is interesting that romney came out with a pessimistic strategy. he wants to remind voters, the economy isn't that good yet, don't believe it yet. >> sober mitt. >> it is gloom and doom. >> me against the world mentality, which is that i'm the only person in this race that

kimber kimberly tere braved the wind. >> reporter: it was a long way to see first lady michelle obamat the commissioning ceremony for the national security cutter "stratton." once at the podium, mrs. obama, sponsor of the cutters spent much of her time thanking the coast guard and their families. >> no matter what this country asks of you, you always step up to answer the call, always. so it is fitting that all of you are here today. it's that ethic of service that defined the life of captain dorothy stratton. today we commission this ship as a tribute not just to dorothy, but to all the women who served with her. >> named after a woman? yeah, it's special, special for everyone, and of all the ladies in particular i especially captain stratton, who was really the first woman in the coast guard. terrific. >> reporter: stratton's family says they're humbled by the honor and that michelle obama is involved. >> for it to be ours, quote/unquote, is really neat. >> they women are heroes. they served this country so bravely and broke so many barriers. they paved the way for generations of wo

. >>> will be back in a minute but i wanted to tell us about your meeting michelle obama at the inauguration. join us as to celebrate easter. if >>> we've heard some tremendous testimonies from the to guess that i have with me. we left office carol talking about your visual impairment and how it's worked in the she's worked in her life. >>> i'm signed up for its service and as i arrived to the robert f. kennedy stadium it was packed the one of the service workers summit coming anatomize sunglasses at the time and hours of my trusted came with me so they allowed me to go on to the special entrance in the past and i said of chorus and when i got in the workers sponsoring in the event some again come to the back door and asked if i wanted to go the line and beat michelle obama and i have no idea she was there at that should already gone to a took her opportunity for me and my stick to it on the red carpet and probably the fourth person in she missed standing next to joe biden and i was enamored with the lights of looked up and there she was the issue is just as beautiful and person and she is a

first lady michelle obama wrapped up for short bay area business at coast guard island in alameda. she honor did pioneering member of the military branch while commissioning a new ship into service. she addressed a soap and shivering crowd of a few hundred people this morning. this ceremony formally commission the u.s. coast guard cutters ran into active duty. >> today we commissioned the ship to all the women who served with her. >> the 418 ft. ship honors caput capt. dorothy stratton who served as director of the coast guard's women reserves. mrs. obama thinks her and other women in the coast guard who broke barriers in the '40's >> they helped build a world where young women across america like my daughter's could know that they could become anything they can imagine. >> the captain died five years ago but her family members were among the honored guests >> to have this beautiful cutter with her name on it, she would be extremely pleased but more than that, she would be particularly impressed with the women, the women in the crews >> the ship with a crew of 129 will likely begin

last tuesday, first lady michelle obama sent a video message. and they really headed to the white house tomorrow? >> tomorrow's show, you will see everybody at the white house. you will see them working out with the first lady. a huge transformation is paid off because it led them here and led me there to actually have the opportunity to train the first lady of the united states. >> let's talk about the initiative the first lady leads. have you had success? >> yes, i have seen a lot of the different cities across the united states pay attention to the campaign. it is a great initiative because it encourages people to take care of themselves and at help from their daily lives. a lot neglect to do that. to watch her be a part of the very thing i believe and love and spires me. >> on a personal note, i would imagine for anybody it is a thrill to go to the white house. how are you feeling? >> it is a great opportunity, one i will never forget. it is momentous -- but then having the opportunity to meet the first lady and, better yet, even train the f

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so you give her a total pass and same thing with michelle obama? if michelle obama hits the campaign trail and says, you know, my husband is the right person for the country, please re-elect him. these women are off-limits for any criticism? they can say whatever they want to say without anybody questioning it? that's what you're saying, leslie? >> well, certainly, bill, people have a first amendment right to say what they want. >> no, you, don't. >> for me to judge that woman, mrs. romney, mrs. obama, mrs. clinton, etc., when they're not running for office, that's ridiculous. this is not a do over. >> what i would do if i were running for president, then, i would take ann romney or michelle obama if i were running and i wouldn't say anything, i would bring them out and say whatever -- here, say this. because -- >> that's not going to work either. >> nobody can comment and say anything back to you. you have boom, boom, boom. that's what you're saying, leslie, they can campaign. they can go on national television. they can say whatever they want and

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michelle obama wrapped up hurt. visit at co-star rylan in alameda. she honor did pioneering member of the military branch while commissioning a new ship into service. firstly michele obama address to the shivering crowd of a few hundred people this morning. she formerly commissioned a u.s. coast guard cutter into active duty >> today we commissioned the ship as a tribute not just to dorothy but to all of the women who served with her >> the 418 ship honors capt. dorothy stratton, she served as director of the coast guard women's reserve during world war two. mrs. obama thinker and other women who broke barriers in the 1940's. >> they help build a world where young women all across america like my daughter's can know that they can become anything they can imagine >> the captain died five years ago but her family members were among the events honor guest >> to have this beautiful cover with her name on it, she would be extremely pleased but more than that, for herself, she would be particularly impressed with the women of the crew >> the crew of a hund

so you give her a total pass and same thing with michelle obama? if michelle obama hits the campaign trail and says, you know, my husband is the right person for the country, please re-elect him. these women are off-limits for any criticism? they can say whatever they want to say without anybody questioning it? that's what you're saying, leslie? >> well, certainly, bill, people have a first amendment right to say what they want. >> no, you, don't. >> for me to judge that woman, mrs. romney, mrs. obama, mrs. clinton, etc., when they're not running for office, that's ridiculous. this is not a do over. >> what i would do if i were running for president, then, i would take ann romney or michelle obama if i were running and i wouldn't say anything, i would bring them out and say whatever -- here, say this. because -- >> that's not going to work either. >> nobody can comment and say anything back to you. you have boom, boom, boom. that's what you're saying, leslie, they can campaign. they can go on national television. they can say whatever they want and

. >>> in the east bay it was a cold, blustery morning for first lady michelle obama.is morning taking part in the commissioning ceremony of a new coast guard cutter. state of the art vessel to the coast guard's active fleet. kimberly terry braved the rain and wind and has the highlights. >> reporter: it was a long wait for hundreds of people in the rain and wind to see first lady michelle obama at the commissioning ceremony for the national security cutter stratton. but even the first lady's escort wasn't spared the force of mother nature. once at the podium, mrs. obama spent much of her time thanking the coast guard and their families. >> no matter what this country asks of you, you always step up to answer the call. always. so it is fitting that all of you are here today because it is that ethic of service that defined the life of this cutter's namesake, captain dorothy stratton. today we commission this ship as a tribute not just to dorothy but to all of the women who served with her. >> to be named after a woman, yeah, it's special. special for everyone, for all o

host: communications director for first lady michelle obama and a similar role for mrs.ipper gore from the late 1990's to 2001 and anita mcbride, chief of staff to first lady laura bush. i want both of you to think about this question for a moment. what little known fact of laura bush and michelle obama that you would share with our audience? we'll go to joanne joining us from sar oasotsarasota, florida. good morning. go ahead, please. caller: my comment is we have not elected a team, a presidential team. we've elected one person. and also, i'm mindful of the fact that women's work is important. whatever we can do, whatever kind of work that we can find if this kind of economy is important to us and to the country and to our families. also spent -- concerned on the amount of money spent on images, the first couple as people refer to them to and the staff for a first lady and my final comment is what happens if a president is a male and he's single. does he have to find a wife and get a proper person with a proper image before he can expect to be elected? host: grover cle

i pointed out what michelle obama did. is showing more leadership than her husband has. >> dana: to me, why is it axelrod? where is valerie jarret out? where is valerie saying those things are wrong? look the men who are established, that created the phony war on women in the first place. >> eric: they're mad because they're not paid as much. >> bob: this story is much to do about nothing. next week nobody thinks about the story. i know we want to talk about it, a big deal. excited about it. but nothing story. >> greg: when it was rush, a huge story. when it's reverse, it's not a big story. >> dana: a lot of people in the main stream media i can't believe people are outraged about this. this is crazy. >> bob: it is. >> greg: it's not crazy. coming up, do feminists have a problem with stay-at-home moms? or do stay-at-home moms report v a problem with feminists? we'll report. go in the kitch and make me a peanut butter sandwich. e-mail us at thefive@foxnews.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: women have had a problem ever since they got t