>> mitchell: dr.o says her case illustrates why incarceration can aggravate mental illness. >> sort of imagine what it must be like, being mentally ill and in that position where you're literally trapped in a small cell with your own demons. certainly there's no way you're going to get better under those circumstances. >> mitchell: since i visited, the first inmate we saw, dennis, was committed to a hospital after 63 days in jail. the second inmate, chettori was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the stabbing. still ahead, why so many members of congress are sleeping at the office. eping at the office. >> mitchell: finally this evening, we all know that the new congress is sharply divided between members of the republican party and the democratic party. well, it turns out, there's another party in the mix. you can call this one the "slumber party." wyatt andrews explains. >> reporter: just off the corridors of congress are some of the nicest, carpeted campsites in america, using sleeping bags, blow-

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. for tucson residents still healing after last weekend's shooting, this was a sunday for prayer, reflection, and an inspiring act of generosity. here's the latest. doctors today upgraded congresswoman gabrielle giffords' condition from critical to serious. the parents of nine-year-old victim christie that taylor green have donated her organs to a young girl in boston. funerals were held today for two other people killed in the shooting. and a shooting victim is charged with threatening and intimidating a tea party leader. john blackstone is tracking events in tucson tonight. >> reporter: hundreds who were already connect bid shock and sorrow walked together sunday morning through the streets of tucson. organizers called it a walk for peace. scott burns says news of congresswoman giffords' shooting hit him hard. >> i found myself crying i'm like, why am i crying? i don't know her that well." >> reporter: the still-raw emotions here were evident when one of the victims of the sh

>> mitchell: tonight egypt in crisis >> mitchell: tonight egypt in crisis, the embattled government puts on a military show of force in cairo and egypt's opposition leader calls on president mubarak to leave the country. i'm russ mitchell, also tonight citizens on guard, with anarchy on the rise throughout cairo, armed citizen watchdogs are filling the breech. winter of discontent, yet another big storm is on the way, with the potential to dump more snow and ice on a hundred million people. and loopholes, how more and more million dollar homeowners are defaulting on their mortgages while managinging to stay in their homes. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. ing. it has been >> this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: another day of violence and uncertainty in egypt as the protests continue, the government continues to hold its ground while pressure grows for president mubarak to resign. let's take a look at the latest. the u.s. government says it will he van yate americans from egypt. the official death toll from six days

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, communication crisis-- the egyptian government tries to stop the protests by shutting down the internet and cell phones. we'll look at what that means to egyptians in america. road to recovery-- he was shot in the head by a killer at the empire state building. what his recovery may mean for congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and hidden talent-- she was a nanny who took photographs no one ever saw. we'll find out how she was discovered and how exceptional her work really is. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. it has been another violent day in egypt as protesters calling for a revolution remain on the streets and the government has made some concessions but continues to hang on. let's take a look at the latest. egyptian president hosni mubarak has named a vice president for the first time in his 30-year presidency. the latest numbers show at least 74 have been killed, 2,000 injured, in five days of

i'm russ mitchell, cbs news in new york. good night. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org shooting of a united states congresswoman. how they describe the chaotic scene >> people called 911 seeing the shooting of a united states congresswoman. how they describe the chaotic scene. >>> shooting at this nightclub contribute to a spike in violence that left five people dead in just the first eight days of the new year. >>> and san francisco district attorney used to be the city's top cop. who will be the next police chief? cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,

one officer said mitchell grabbed his wrist beneath the gun he was holding and he thought mitchell was trying to take his weapon. that's when the officer's weapon went off killing mitchell. mitchell's family filed a lawsuit over the incident. >>> police in north dakota are still tracking leads tonight in the shooting deaths of four people. the victims were found dead in two separate homes yesterday. a 19-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment. less than an hour later her mother and 13-year-old brother and her mother's boyfriend were found dead in a trailer. no arrests have been made but authorities have questioned a person of interest. not saying what may have led to the atalk -- attack. north dakota averages 11 homicides a year. >> a what is chew -- massachusetts teenager is being awarred after saving the life of his neighbor. he saw flames shooting out of the house across the street. he got a fire television extinguisher. he carried open the back door and carried 69-year-old nina to safety. the cause is of the fire is still under investigation. >>> tonight in nevada combat cr

let me first ask you about george mitchell's recent the to the middle east and later we will talk about your current visit to russia you know what did the u.s. special envoy bring we're here that was new or than he had. he brought with them this sense of loss of fresh air they tried to convince netanyahu to stop further occupation through building new settlements at the gaza blockade to stop the measures they're taking in jerusalem and the americans failed to do this they admitted and now put more pressure on us trying to bring us back to the negotiating table that they however they promised to continue the bilateral contact with us in israel george mitchell really brought nothing new nothing specific that we would like to participate in serious talks which would put a stop to the occupation and lead to the establishment of an independent palestinian state but the talks with netanyahu don't inspire much hope that the international regulatory framework is being ignored everything that has been achieved in the last nineteen years has been denied israel is continuing the talks but at the s

. >> connie mitchell is hoping that this garbage is going to get on by the time she gets back from work. >> you do not want to walk down that side of the street because a possible rett could jump out. you just never know!. and this is clearing snowfall from bronx side streets. >> trashed his nearly two- weeks old with the city's it, accumulating in every corner of the borough. >> there are dozens of bags like this powerhous a black car projects, to even furniture, is piled high. you can see just how much garbage is actually here. >> now that the sanitation crews are of the main reaction is understanding to say the least. >> you have to be realistic and understand that they had to fight stoke snowfall, simultaneously. >> they always find ops reasons to be upset so it is

rancher tom mitchell says illegal crossings are a way of life here, and so is a sense of fear. >> i'm very worried about the violence that is so rampant in mexico spreading to america. >> reporter: growing tension on both sides of this border. as tonight one family prepares to bury their son. miguel almaguer, nbc news, along the u.s.-mexico border. >>> now we go to mississippi, and a story tonight about a new

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>> andrea mitchell in washington with that. andrea, thanks for your reporting. >>> up next, a monster storm that has much of the american south in a state of emergency. >>> this brutal winter is hitting home again. this time in the south where a powerful weather system is bringing snow, ice and sleet. we mentioned a state of emergency. it's been declared in half a dozen states. travel is treacherous to say the least. schools have been closed, a ton of flights have been canceled. our own ron mott is with us tonight in the buckhead section of atlanta tonight. ron, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. on a good day, this city could be a very tough city to get around. with all this nasty weather that's visited us, today was clearly not a good day. >> his engine began smoking. >> reporter: on atlanta tv, fire on ice. spinning tires erupting into flames. >> started overheating, and then that's when you guys told me that i was on fire. >> reporter: across the south from texas to mississippi to the carolinas, a major

andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> as promised, let's go back to richard engle in cairo. i should point out richard lived and worked in cairo for many years while starting out as a reporter, so, richard, you know the place well. if people were watching the pictures out of there today without the sound up, for example, it would look strange. there is clashes with police, yet not with the army. in this country both of them are respected members of our society, but in egypt they are treated quite differently. >> reporter: that's very true, brian. i lived here about four years just starting out in journalism. i lived in a very poor neighborhood and the police weren't popular then, they're not popular now. the people come into contact with the police all the time. often they're unpleasant experiences, demanding petty bribes, shakedowns. the army is a very different situation. the army is not deployed in the cities. the soldiers are on bases, pretty much in the deserts, on the outskirts of cairo, and they're highly respected. so today all of the violence was directed at the rio

andrea mitchell in our washington newsroom.ndrea, thanks. >>> tomorrow night we'll be in washington for the annual ritual of the state of the union address. this year is different, of course. they all are, concerning the president and congress. even this year the seating chart, our chief white house correspondent, political director chuck todd at the white house tonight with a bit of a preview. chuck, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. of course you mentioned the seating chart. democrats and republicans will be sitting together. it won't be obvious when one side stands up and one side doesn't on what the president says. as for what the president is going to say, he's still noodling with his speech. already at times possibly more than an hour. about two-thirds will be on the domestic side focused on jobs and figuring out how to deal with phase two of this economic recovery. the other third will be on national security. now, details of this speech are still being kept close to the vest. they leaked out a few details

>> russ mitchell. >> yeah, that's right, russ.en a big shout out to everybody back in webster groves. as a matter of fact part of my hot spots and chilly temperatures hottest spot anywhere kendall, florida 73 hello to my brother, john. coldest spot, littlefork, minnesota, 20 debelow. best anywhere yuma, arizona, sunny 74. honnable mention to webster groves, about 40 degrees not the hottest or coldest but call it like the baby porridge, in between, right. just right. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. brf all righty, everybody. make it a great day wherever you are. that was my reference to the three little bears, russ, the porridge that was just right. yes, russ, anything. >> you are on our own on this one. we'll talk in a bit. up next soy glazed london broil from the master of the steak. executive chef mr. michael demonaco, the original "chef on a shoestring" you are watching "the early show" on cbs. this way, everyone will know about all our great discounts. safe dri

. >>> nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in washington with us tonight. andrea, you saw the secretary bristle there for a moment, saying "don't put words in my mouth." the united states walking a delicate line here, calling for a transition to democracy? >> exactly right. absolutely. good evening, kate. the key change today is that call by the president and secretary clinton for what they are saying is an orderly transition. officials say that means permitting political parties, debate, real elections with a choice of candidates for the first time. they want to avoid the impression, you saw that with the secretary's statement, that the u.s. is in any way calling the shots. they know that would backfire. they fear that if mubarak were forced to give up power now, right away, islamic extremists would try to take over. a big u.s. concern, of course is what's happening in egypt and before that in tunisia will now spread to other pro-west arab countries. and in fact, when president obama talked to the saudi king, king abdullah this weekend, u.s. officials said

russia remains the only alternative for a student cooking coal producers and mitchell and those parts of the two major cooking coal producers mitchell is the actual result is the largest exporter of you can call. them a food benefit from more from this height in cotton gold prices this increase in cooking call presents. the most sickly will translate in the. soup rises as well. to go to the markets now in europe stocks are slightly in the red but correcting up to a steady gains the previous sessions that's after the european central bank the bank of england left the rates unchanged one percentage point five percent respectively royal bank of scotland one of the biggest gainers in the footsie up three point four percent meanwhile in germany frankfurt's stock exchange has also moved by banking stocks although the opposite direction commerzbank is down for you know half of this. here in russia markets are trading well mixed with this bit of a quiet trading day cautious as you can see on the r.t.s. still no bearish pressure as investors continue to demonstrate optimistic sentiment with th

russia remains the only alternative for a student cooking called producers and mitchell and. the two major cooking coal producers mitchell is the actual results of the largest exporter of cooking ball. in my food benefit from from this height in gold prices this increase in cooking call presence. mystically will translate in the higher. supervisors as well. going to markets now u.s. stocks have opened slightly low as new data on employment is not so rosy more americans are plying full benefits we're seeing the dow jones and nasdaq down just well point one point two percent. in europe stocks are slightly also in the red half a percent correcting of the steady gaze of previous sessions as of the e.c.b. in the bank of england left key rates unchanged at one percent and point five percent respectively world bank of scotland is one of the biggest gainers on the footsie up more than three percent while commerce bank in frankfurt is fooling more of the same here in russia markets are mixed in quiet trading bearish pressure is being restrained by oil and gas companies holding leading

matthew mitchell is at george mason university's mercatus center. guest: we are a research institute that focuses on the intersection of public policy through the economic plans and try to bridge the gap. host: politically on the spectrum? guest: i would say we are a market-oriented think tank. we do have a view that and a lot of ways market solutions tend to be superior solutions. host: and isabelle sawhill, economic studies senior fellow at the brookings institution. i would start with you -- and interesting photograph of why obama loves reagan. you see a picture of the president and a former president together. i would like to ask you, how does this debate differ from the supply side debate versus the keynesian debate of the 1980's? guest: i think, by the way, one of the things obama shares with president reagan is they are both very upbeat, very optimistic. i thought the state of the union address was a very upbeat talk about how we can win the future if we did the right things. on economics, i think there really is a difference because supply s

barry mitchell, the polka meister is here himself. >> this is it., folks. >> what was your coolest moment? what's the most fun you've had? >> the most fun was vegas when producer stephen cohen, who created the kinds of pieces i do, the funny with a little information, i had an idea to do a piece on a ventriloquist convention. david bohrman at the time was the originator of "world news now" and he said you can't go for one piece. he said, come up with five pieces, go for a week and we'll send you. we did six pieces in 2 1/2 days. >> never a bad time. such a great part of the show. >> we're running out of time so we'll throw it to break but thank you for being here. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here, on the wings of lunesta. lunesta helps you fall asleep and stay asleep, so you can wake up feeling rested. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnor

russia remains the only alternative for a student cooking called producers and mitchell and that's part of the two major cooking coal producers mitchell is the actual results of the largest exporter all you can call. them a food benefit. from this type of cooking called prices this increase in cooking call presents. the mystically will translate in the. supervisors as well. going to markets now the only ones trading another one half hours to go that's the u.s. markets slightly down right now that's because of new data on the i mean not so rosy more americans are applying for.

russia remains the only alternative for a student cooking coal producers and mitchell and that's part of the two major cooking coal producers mitchell is the actual results of the largest exporter of cooking call. in my food benefit. from this type of cooking coal prices this increase in cooking call presence. the mystically will translate into steel prices as well. certainly of the stock market now u.s. stocks are mixed. blood which is not so rosy more americans are applying for benefits as you can see the nasdaq just up point one percent dow down two and. stocks ended the session mixed to a london correcting after steady gains the previous session that's after the european central bank the bank of england left the rates unchanged at one and point five percent respectively and what would you know russian markets also mixed the first day session bearish pressure was restrained by oil and gas companies which held leading positions more details about russian stocks now most hydrofoil in the my six by more than two and a half percent news the company was acquiring more assets and losses

russia remains the only alternative for student cooking coal producers and mitchell and. the two major cooking coal producers mitchell is the actual results of the largest exporter of cooking coal and may food benefit from from this hike in coal prices this increase in cooking call presence. will translate in the higher. fuel prices as well. global economic growth will slow to three point three percent in twenty eleven according to the world bank's latest assessment asia will keep its position of the fastest growing region expanding by about eight percent in developing countries growth is expected to slow in twenty seven as they approach limits on their capacity russia is among nine countries which received the majority of capital inflows in twenty ten world bank report raises concerns however over whether sufficient capital controls are being implemented to prevent overheating in emerging markets. go to the stock markets now u.s. stocks are mixed with this as new data on employment is not so rosy more americans are applying for benefits is of course does not provide a lo

and through the years, i have found joni mitchell at the right time when she didn't have a recordingourse leonard cohen, who is one of the great all-time writers of all time. i think he's a marvelous, marvelous poet-- spiritual, social, poetic, political, searing writer of great songs. now, you encouraged him to perform as well. i did. in fact, we were doing a benefit for wbai, the radio station here in new york, which is still thriving. and i said, "well, i want you to come and be on the show." and i had sung his first two songs that he'd written-- suzanne and a song called dress rehearsal rag. and he said, "well, no, no. "you know, i don't-- i don't sing. "i don't sing. "i don't-- i'm not-- i don't have a professional voice." and i said, "leonard, you have a wonderful voice. come on." so i brought him down to-- was it town hall, i believe-- and i kind of pushed him on the stage, and he stood up and started playing suzanne. he got so scared in the middle of the song that he turned and stopped and walked offstage. and i said, "oh, leonard, i'll go back with you and sing." and so i di

our report from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: he's a new cop on the beat. darrell issa, the republican's top watchdog, potentially the obama administration's worst nightmare. even before the election, he put president obama on notice, telling rush limbaugh -- >> he's been one of the most corrupt presidents in modern times. >> reporter: today, a very different tone. >> i've got a president who inherently wants to get along with me so we can agree on things. >> reporter: but he's laid out an ambitious agenda, investigating wikileaks, fannie mae, the stimulus program and the bank bailout. as many as 280 hearings in the first year. and he's already sent more than 150 letters to industry lobbyists, asking which regulations they would like killed? >> they must be extremely happy to have in the chairman of the committee someone who basically says, come on down, show me what you don't like. >> reporter: issa's spokesman maintains that's no different than president obama holding a summit with industry leaders, or considering a chief of staff with ties to business. b

russia remains the only alternative for a student cooking coal producers and mitchell and those parts of the two major cooking coal producers mitchell is the actual results of the largest exporter of cooking call. in my food benefit from more from this height in gold prices this increase in cooking call presence in. the mystically will translate in the. supervisors as well. because the markets now in europe stocks have recovered morning losses and are now flat and unchanged on averages you can see that as the e.c.v. and bank of england have left the rates unchanged at one percent and point five percent respectively royal bank of scotland is one of the biggest gainers on the footsie up three point six percent meanwhile another banking stock commerzbank is down three point three percent in frankfurt and russia markets are trading up this third straight session of gains of a quiet day today cautious yet still know very pressure as investors continue to demonstrate optimistic sentiment with boiling gas companies holding their leading positions take a look in more detail some of the stocks

it's a place i come to work. >> reporter: andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> we return now to the story that started off our broadcast last night. we reported the captain of the aircraft carrier in the u.s. navy had been temporarily relieved of his command because those on dashboard ship videos that have surfaced that the navy is not happy about. tonight, temporary has become permanent. our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski is here with the update. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. by all accounts, captain owen honors was still a rising star in the navy but only three days after the public release of the controversial videos, it all came crashing down today. after a 28-year navy career, captain owen honors was informed only minutes before the navy announced he was relieved of his command of the uss enterprise. in a punishing public statement, admiral john harvey said he lost confidence in honor's ability to lead. >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism, while previously serving as executive officer in enterprise, calls into question his characte

russia remains the only alternative for a student who can call producers and mitchell and those parts of the two major cuckold producers mitchell is the actual results of the largest exporter all you can call. them a food benefit grown from the east. coast and coal prices this is the increase in cooking call prices. mystically will translate into higher supervisors as well. so going to the markets now for the u.s. markets a new data i want to plummet not so rosy more americans are applying for benefits for the markets are slightly down in this session europe stock ended the session mixed london it was correcting off the steady gains of previous sessions that's all of the european central bank the bank of england left the rates unchanged at one percent point five percent respectively in russia markets finished thursday's trading session mixed bearish pressure was. counterbalanced by oil and gas companies which held leading positions. fell into my sixth by more than two and a half percent news the company was acquiring more assets and rushes of crude screeching. apparently not really en

is senator mitchell going with mr. ross?well, regarding dennis ross, any travel plans that he have, i'll defer to the white house. george mitchell has no immediate travel plans. >> i mean, why -- i understand the desire to defer to the white house, but it does seem odd if a senior nsc official is going there that you guys can't even say whether that's right or not, or why mitchell wouldn't go too since -- >> no, i'm not saying it's wrong. i'm just simply saying that on the -- on travel arrangements for dennis ross, i'll defer to the white house. he is on the national security staff. >> okay. but if it's not wrong, why wouldn't, given that senator mitchell has -- is the special envoy and has the responsibility, announced by the president on his first full day in office, to work on israeli- palestinian peace, why wouldn't he be going too? >> well, arshad, there are a number of people who engage on these issues. george mitchell is one. he is the special envoy. but there are others. dennis ross has middle east peace within his b

matthew mitchell is at george mason university's mercatus center. guest: we are a research institute that focuses on the intersection of public policy through the economic plans and try to bridge the gap. host: politically on the spectrum? guest: i would say we are a market-oriented think tank. we do have a view that and a lot of ways market solutions tend to be superior solutions. host: and isabelle sawhill, economic studies senior fellow at the brookings institution. i would start with you -- and interesting photograph of why obama loves reagan. you see a picture of the president and a former president together. i would like to ask you, how does this debate differ from the supply side debate versus the keynesian debate of the 1980's? guest: i think, by the way, one of the things obama shares with president reagan is they are both very upbeat, very optimistic. i thought the state of the union address was a very upbeat talk about how we can win the future if we did the right things. on economics, i think there really is a difference because supply s

matthew mitchell is at george mason university's mercatus center. guest: we are a research institute that focuses on the intersection of public policy through the economic plans and try to bridge the gap. host: politically on the spectrum? guest: i would say we are a market-oriented think tank. we do have a view that and a lot of ways market solutions tend to be superior solutions. host: and isabelle sawhill, economic studies senior fellow at the brookings institution. i would start with you -- and interesting photograph of why obama loves reagan. you see a picture of the president and a former president together. i would like to ask you, how does this debate differ from the supply side debate versus the keynesian debate of the 1980's? guest: i think, by the way, one of the things obama shares with president reagan is they are both very upbeat, very optimistic. i thought the state of the union address was a very upbeat talk about how we can win the future if we did the right things. on economics, i think there really is a difference because supply s

again, as ross suggested they work for three senators, then majority leader, george mitchell, senator kennedy and then sixers for senator reid. the funny of back story about all of this because i started out 20 years ago as a press assistant for senator mitchell and literally the same office i came back to 14 years later to run as the communications office for senator mitchell. i mean, for senator reid rather. so with its sweeping views of the mall crowds and the crystal chandelier, albeit i got a little better position -- a little better off is the second time around than the first time around. so, i realized that change is good. again, i worked for senator kennedy for 11 years. it was all sorts of ethnic legislative battles when i left 10 -- left his office with his encouragement. i thought, he's never going to be able to survive without me. well, i mean, no one is irrepressible. there's always someone available. change is good and i've never looked back. so that's my pep talk on that one. >> and cheese from the university of san diego. you mentioned that there is a need for reform

el punto importante, es que si adriana estuvo mucho tiempo hablando mal de ella, para ella, jeady mitchellambién está feliz, porque bastant dinero, le está entregando rafa márquez. >> al regresar, les cuento qué palabras usó thalia para darle el pésame a paulina rubio. >> además le quitan la licencia al médico acusado de matar a michael jackson . >> ya regresamos (♪ ♪) >> y más adelante, el safarrancho que se armó en el funeral del padre de paulina rubio. >> y hoy a las 10, 9 centro, la historia que cautiva a los estados unidos india. >> yo no me quedaré parada, si no haces una cosa. >> ya investigué en internet, le pregunté a los sabios, pero nadie me dice cómo impedir el casamiento (♪ ♪). >> señores y como les decía al principio del programa, parte el alma ver el rostro de dolor de paulina rubio al ver a su padre, pasamos con martín farfán. >> así es buenas tardes, les saludo desde la ciudad de méxico, donde ayer llegaron los restos del papá de paulina rubio hoy en punto de las 11 de la mañana llegaron los familiares, enrique, paulina, la señora susana dosamantes, para darle el último ad

again, as ross suggested they work for three senators, then majority leader, george mitchell, senator kennedy and then sixers for senator reid. the funny of back story about all of this because i started out 20 years ago as a press assistant for senator mitchell and literally the same office i came back to 14 years later to run as the communications office for senator mitchell. i mean, for senator reid rather. so with its sweeping views of the mall crowds and the crystal chandelier, albeit i got a little better position -- a little better off is the second time around than the first time around. so, i realized that change is good. again, i worked for senator kennedy for 11 years. it was all sorts of ethnic legislative battles when i left 10 -- left his office with his encouragement. i thought, he's never going to be able to survive without me. well, i mean, no one is irrepressible. there's always someone available. change is good and i've never looked back. so that's my pep talk on that one. >> and cheese from the university of san diego. you mentioned that there is a need for reform

i'm rebecca jarvis. >> and i'm russ mitchell. coming up, it is cold out here.w york city. >> you wouldn't know it if you listen to them. but it is cold outside. >> kind of balmy but it's cold throughout the country and your pipes could cause you all sorts of problems. protecting those pipes, springing a leak could be dangerous and cost you thousands. danny lipford is on this morning with some tips. >> there he is. >> there's everybody, danny. >> and he's going to help us out. that's the kind of thing we need this time of year. >> also you're going to do a segment, this is a 30-second segment. >> i want to get inside your mind, russ mitchell. >> what men think. you're going to tell us what guys are thinking. >> i'm going to tell you what guys are thinking. >> the experts are going to come in. >> i hope they're going to tell us what guys are thinking. there's a lot of experts. they've done a lot of research. they've studied it. and rather than asking my friend russ here what men are thinking we're going to ask them what men are thinking and then we can test it. i

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