chris: finally, barack obama and his mom. this is how he told it in a campaign ad. >> she was working full time so she would make me up at 4:30 in the morning. we'd sit there and go through my lessons and i used to complain and grumble. you can imagine an 8-year-old kid having to wake up at 4:30. if i grumbled she would say, well, this is no picnic for me either, buster. chris: buster. there's a start. norah, any thoughts on presidential moms? >> they clearly at the center of what has driven many of these men i think to become president. but i also think their fathers, if you look at the history of some of the men who has become president and the relationship with their father is also part of this whole psychological mix that leads someone to have the guts, the courage and determination to run for president and to win. chris: when we come back, why has the tiger moms book struck nerves in this country? is the author right that americans will be global losers if we don't get tough with our kids? chris: welcome back. this week

and my mom. there quietly but then eventually come out with like the most genius cutting comment. >> jimmy: oh, cutting comment? >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: is your mom the disciplinarian in the family? >> yes, i'd say so. >> jimmy: because the look -- i'm getting nervous. it's like she seems to be smiling but inside it's like, you'd better not embarrass us. >> exactly. but i have. i have over the years. >> jimmy: why don't you go ahead and do that again? is there anything embarrassing you'd like to say about your parents? >> yes, i would. because this has to do with how much i love them. i'm sorry, i have to go on with -- okay, my mom, again, this is also about, like, loving the fact that you just came from an immigrant household. so one time, a while ago, my mom was at my house and i was drying my clothesdryer, right, where you dry your clothe, right? she comes up to me and goes, "what are you doing?" "i'm driving my clothes." like, in the dryer? she takes out the clothes and she goes -- she says

first, it was the tiger mom who outlawed sleepovers. now it's lion moms, even teddy bear moms? tonight, the debate over who is right and whether you're doing something wrong in raising your kids. >>> plus, gimme shelter. allegations of shocking corruption by top housing officials with millions wasted on belly dancers, secret lawsuits and living space for the dead. brian ross investigates. >>> and, star-crossed. an astronomer throws a cosmic wrench into the zodiac, but he never expected that. why as troll. >>> in crisis is tonight's "sign of the times." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," january 26th, 2011. >> and good evening from a snowy new york. we begin tonight with parenting. dr. spock baby and child care book has sold more than 50 million copies since its 1946 publication. but now, a new kind of parenting book is flying off the shelves, and the author we speak with tonight has critics roaring about her sharp-clawed advice. here's juju chang to talk with the author, an

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mom. >> jimmy: well -- moms, right guillermo?do that. [ cheers and applause ] guillermo, what is your favorite football team? >> dallas cowboys. >> jimmy: that's right. and what's the best thing about the cowboys? >> ah -- i think tony romo. >> jimmy: or, how about this? come on in, ladies. let the birthday kissing commence. go ahead and give him a birthday kiss, girls. you know how it works. >> wow. >> jimmy: look at that. isn't that beautiful? isn't america great? >> this is the american dream. >> jimmy: yeah. i think it's the mexican dream, too, i got news for you. >> one more for safety? >> jimmy: so, happy birthday to guillermo. you know -- it's very snowy, very cold along the east coast of the united states. new york got 19 inches of snow overnight last night, which is a pain to deal with but it's so cute watching the rats make little rat angels. here's a tip for those of you who are dealing with the freezing temperatures. try to use phrases like, i love you, to create warm feelings in your home. [ laughter ] you're welcome

patricia tried for years to find her mom. mom had no interest in seeing her.a sudden a report appears on local news in milwaukee with oprah's mom, and patricia is watching and says -- and putting the pieces together and says, wait a minute, i think i could be oprah's sister. she has the dna test to prove they actually are related. see how the conversation unfolded yesterday on oprah's show. >> i made the decision to give her up because i wasn't able to take care of her. >> how are you feeling hearing all of this? >> i'm just -- i'm trying to take it all in right now. because i never heard that i was a pretty baby. so, i didn't know. >> very emotional story. mom felt a little shame she had given the baby up for adoption. that clip is from thanksgiving. steadman and oprah went up to milwaukee to visit mom and the half-sister for the first time this past thanksgiving and brought her on the show yesterday. of course, the impressive thing here is she never -- oprah says, she never tried to sell me out, take the story to the press or tabloids. she's known since 2007

>> mom, see if you can figure it out. you went to college.y parents, it seems like they don't know how to work a printer. they don't know how to work the internet. they'll come up to me, they'll be like, "i don't know how to get to my email." and i'm like, "well, mom, that's not the email, that's microsoft word." >> narrator: greg's father tried using aol parental controls to ywhen he was trying to track me, so i would just bring up, like, britannica.com, something he'd want me to be watching, i don't know, and i would just slide it into the little viewer that he would be seeing. and i would go on my way and do what i wanted, and he'd think i'd be researching monkeys or something. >> narrator: greg's high school, too, is struggling to keep up with a student body more at home with technology than most of its faculty. >> american debt versus... we have to be interactive because they're accustomed to sitting in front of a screen, and they've got five windows up and they're talking to three people at the same time. we've got almost every instruct

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seeing mom again? >> oh, god, it was just a dream come true because like i said, robin, you know, if anything inspired out of this whole madness that i'm going through, i did want that. this to happen. to be here, well, you know. to be with her. whether it was -- >> just to be. >> sometimes i'm still at a loss for words. >> you must be exhausted. >> yes, ma'am. yes, ma'am. >> are you okay? >> i'm fine. everybody is having this little expectation of maybe i'm burnt out or something. and it might lead to other things. >> we're worried about you. >> yes, ma'am. >> how are you taking care of yourself through all this? >> these little bites of food here and there. i have yet to sit down to just have like an hour of eating time so i can only imagine what you guys must go through. >> you have a lot more -- you have nine children? >> yes. seven girls and two boys. they're happy. they're happy. i finally have become the dad that they thought i would be with this -- because from time to time they would say, dadd

. >> i should have listened to my mom. that's what i should have done. >> caught by the cops. >> burglary, grand larceny. >> and maybe our cameras. >> are you charging me with something? >> i'm not charging you. i'm a correspondent from a television news show. tonight all-new undercover journey through an underground world. plus a vegas crime unlike any you've seen before. we put you inside the case. >> it was pretty emotional. >> a single mom goes missing. a heartbroken daughter learns the truth. >> one day i want to share my story with the world. >> now police are on the trail of a killer. >> he buys a tarp, bleach and an ax. >> and our cameras are there as the mystery unfolds. every step of the wayp. >> holy cow. this was something you see in a movie. >> vegas undercover. >>> good evening and welcome to "dateline." i'm chris hansen. this is one view of las vegas looking down on the strip. the view of vegas you get as a cop isn't as pretty, but it's just as riveting. and that's the vegas our cameras have captured. every

you're mom and dad. from grateful men who heard that you were going to be on this show, and we wanted you to see the ripple effect that your coming out has already had on some of our viewers. take a look. >> i was back home visiting my mom in brazil, and we were watching the news and they had announced that pop star ricky martin said he was gay. i asked my mom, what would she do if i told her i was gay. and she said she would love me the same way. i was waiting for that moment my whole life. >> when he came out, there was a shift in consciousness in me. i want to thank him for having enough courage and lending his strength to me. >> i came out to my mom in 1992, and she never really asked any personal questions. when ricky martin, who is latino, who speaks spanish, who's beloved, came out as gay, it prompted her to ask more questions about my personal life. i feel validated, and there's a closeness between me and my mom for the first time that never existed before. to have your mom acknowledge fully who

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i didn't want to. >> this is when i knew that margaret chung was a tiger mom, connie's mom.ously, i believe so, to my parents. she asked my parents, can i call you mom? can i call you dad? and my parents just melted and they loved that. i went to mrs. chung, who i had known for many, many years. i said, mrs. chung, connie's going to call my parents mom and dad. can i call you mom or margaret or anything you want? and she said, i prefer you call me mrs. chung. and that was the way it was for the rest of her life. >> until the day she died. >> i'm not -- you know, i never rejected a birthday card from my daughters. i'm a little more of a tiger dad than my wife is. how do you balance that out? who is the disciplinarian? >> i am. >> the son. >> he threatens and threatens. then, he doesn't followthrough. i'm the only one that follows through. but even a tiger mom, the whole controversy, i think is way out of control. she has written a book. and i dare say, so many people are, you know, criticizing it. but nobody's read it. exactly. i haven't read it. you haven't read it. >> she a

seems like the right time to introduce this. >> where we from in require land, mom? she replay plied. my father says the lacies are from tip rare the name of a city in require land, mom, which is it? is how the hell do i know. all i know is it's a long way to tib rary ♪it's a long way to go. then she told me, your father and i went to ireland but we didn't go to tibrare. this is the extent of the family history passed on to me about my irish american ancestory a song written in england in world war one perhaps written as a means to recruit the irish into the british military. i am the first person in my family to locate and travel to the town where we came from in ireland. it turns out that the town is only 60 miles southwest of the dublin airport. place my family lived is 75 miles from dublin. it is 2007 and i'm sitting in the tibrare studies department in the library in require land looking for books and reading the microfilm of every county tibrare daily nurl from january first 1847 through december 31st 1849. i'm looking for family history and in particular one a

talk about your mom or somebody else and i mean that is the big. you know no i don't talk about my mom but right i would tell me about your mother just because i'm going to tell you about the story we how did your parents raise you were it was everything you did perfect and wonderful and you were never criticized you know my parents were very supportive and then i wouldn't say they're like those psyche parents are really concerned about always making sure i have a trophy by any means always very supportive but they also knew what i was good at and what i wasn't good at and help to steer me in the right direction and that's a part of what this article was stating today that the chinese believe that you can't really enjoy something unless you're good at it i believe that i really i think that there is a little truth that it was interesting as we were having a discussion and my parents are russian and i think that in some ways also my about my i don't exactly have the western upbringing in like certain things to me it didn't seem like a big deal at al

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this is my mom's favorite.hink it was the biggest and most elegant of any resort we have ever stayed in, it's just gorgeous. >> plus you stayed in an upscale condominium. >> this was an outrigger. remember the guy in jurassic pa park? spared no expense? they're $3 million homes and you have one all to yourself. >> and the canyons? >> waimea canyon, it's stunning, huge, the old geographic formations, absolutely amazing. >> as far as this one, you were on this really unique zip line safari? >> we started with a two-mile paddle, actually kayaking and we hiked through the rain forest. we swung into swimming holes and then we got on a zip line. my mom didn't go on that. she's a trooper, she stayed on the beach with a mai tai. it's got 4,000 foot cliffs, it's amazing. >> sounds like you had a trip of a lifetime. how do we get to hear about the show and hear all the details of your trip? >> we have designed the show for this very purpose. if you go to our website, which is pleasant holidays.com/hawaii, the deals that

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but who is to say they all had tiger moms?reporter: university of california sociologist christine carter worries that when parents demand straight as, kids learn the wrong lesson. >> they learn that failure is not ever okay. knowing who you are, what you want, how to make a mistake, how to pick yourself up, those are all skills that lead to happiness and success in life. >> i'm not going to play anymore. why should i? >> reporter: all that achieving can be tough on kids. amy describes relentless piano lessons her mother forced her to take. >> i'm not your slave. this isn't china. you can't make me. >> reporter: amy is not retracting what she said but some think she may have gone too far when she threatened to burn her daughter's stuffed animals and called them names. >> is it okay to call your kids garbage? >> i think that's a little harsh. >> some people would say that's abuse. >> nothing abusive. one of the anxieties of parenting is we don't know. >> reporter: writer and mother of four, this woman took her own hits online a

hi, sarah. >> this is mom. . >> hi, mom. mom, you get over here, right next to me, okay? >> okay. come on girls. >> remember what i told you last time i saw you? remember what i told you? >> smile? >> no, no dates until you are 30. >> until what? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> you should be proud of him. >> i am. i have been waiting for this. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> all right, congratulations. >> thank you. >> okay, we're here. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, you stand in the middle, big guy. you stand on that mark over there. you hold the bible. we're going to redo the whole thing, okay if -- >> all right, raise your right hand, senator. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation without purpose of evasion and well and fifthfully discharge the office you're about to enter so help

and your mom... >> my mom was very rich and eloped with him. in the '20s-- can you imagine?sa: breaking all kinds of stereotypes. >> and she could survive. she would have been... she was disinherited. she could have been, you know... end up terrible. but my god, she became... you know, so she can't act for nuts, but... >> hinojosa: but what happens... you have an extraordinary life. your parents decide to send you to great britain. your sister is studying at columbia university in new york city. this is in, like, the 1930's, '40s? >> my sister was the first... my eldest sister was the first student that went to america because of the japanese compensation. that money, you know. before my sister's generation, when you went to... chinese are regarded as either coolies or laundrymen. she was the first generation... you know, there is a joke, "knock, knock, there is a chinaman, no laundry tonight." "knock, knock." my sister's generation, "knock, knock, there is a chinese. are you doctor so-and-so?" so there is this joke, you know? >> hinojosa: but i want to take you to... becaus

>> my mom. my mom has raised me that way, to always be polite, treat people as you would want them to treat you, you snow do unto others as you would want them to do unto you. the golden rule, as she always put it. >> you mentioned your mom repeatedly. >> love my mom and i -- here comes maybe some tears, but i always used to pray to god, i'm telling you, religiously, say, lord, please let my mom live to see another year, maybe this will be the year that somebody would, you know, say, hey, man, do you want a job or anything. but -- and i always used to say, god, you never seen fit to take my voice, in spite of all the flames and everything that went down my throat, the voice still maintains some type of resonance. and so, when i got out there with the sign, it gave me a chance to, you know, the public passing. good morning, thank you. and people would roll their windows down. then it became a situation where the same people that would give me money, they would just come by just to see if i was st

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and his mom flew back without worry. >> she was excited i told her.nd. >> you might want to call your online company and ask, or call the airline f there is a problem let me know bit. >> and still coming up tonight new at 6:30 from tucson to texas transfer of congress woman gabrielle giffords and progress she continues to make. >> in sacramento after very cordial meeting was governor brown people octobering -- acting out in defines against his budget. >> and there is a [ male announcer ] eakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> doctors say the transfer of congress woman giffords to the hopt went well today. she's ready to start rehabilitation. she left the hospital in tucson this morning and hundreds lined streets to show support. she headed to the airport for the flight. >> when traveling through streets of tucson, there are several times we can hear applause with gabby. >> doctors were mazed by the progress

you took your mom last year.ange a thing. if it's not broken -- >> tamron's available. >> i'm on the plane now, jeremy. that's not flirting, just being honest. >> maybe just a little flirting. >> just a little. i understand you hung out at boston bars to prepare for the role in "the town." >> what's that? >> you hung out in boston bars. >> oh, yeah. a whole lot of places in the community. i was embraced and they allowed me into their lives. it certainly helped me along for sure. we couldn't have shot it in los angeles by any means. >> i know you have had a busy year. i know you're shooting "the avengers" and "mission impossible 4" starring with tom cruise. how are you keeping it all straight? >> one day at a time, mama. >> did you call me mama? we love you, jeremy. come back in studio. >> it sounds to me like the early running has him taking natalie to the oscars. >> can i tell you what? it's a lot less terrifying to hear you're nominated for an academy award when not on your show. i have to be honest. >> it coul

where's mom? did she forget me? i wonder what happened to her. what if i get left here?gs and alcohol may make you forget your problems, for a moment. but that's not all you forget. my mother worked hard to be in recovery, and i love her for that. for drug and alcohol treatment for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music]

where's mom? did she forget me? i wonder what happened to her. what if i get left here? drugs and alcohol may make you forget your problems, for a moment. but that's not all you forget. my mother worked hard to be in recovery, and i love her for that. for drug and alcohol treatment for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] [music] what we're going to do now is we're going to talk about some of those training issues that make our jobs as trainers a little bit more difficult. and what we thought we would do is get from you, first of all, some idea about what you are concerned about. who are or how are- the purpose of this training is really to help providers develop skill and expertise in responding to the particular needs of lgbt clients so that when they come in, they feel understood, they feel valued and they feel like this is a safe place where they can honestly receive help. this traraining really started with a publication from samhsa that provided kind of a guidebook and overview for

your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks.eekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. rethink possible. . >>> new details about the arizona shooting. the man accused of trying to assass nate gabrielle giffords entered a not guilty plea today. jared lee loughner was in federal court in phoenix. >> reporter: this was jared lee loughner's second court appearance since he shot gabrielle giffords and 18 others. no cameras were allowed. he was wearing glasses. witnesses say his hair has grown out. today's hearing concerned only the charge of attempted murder of gabrielle giffords and two of her aids. his attorney entered the not guilty plea. when the judge asked about his ability to understand the case, she replied we are not raising any issues at this time. agents searched his home and questio

is dear mom, thanks for watching, best wish, oprah.cally the same thing you'd send to your dry cleaner. so what a week, first oprah goes to australia, now she's got a half sister. this is all morphing into an episode of "lost." i will say this, though, we joke around a lot but oprah inspired me today. she does every day but especially today because i too have a secret half sister, someone i've never met before and learned about this recently. my mother gave her away when she was an infant. because i think of you as my family i thought it would be best for us to meet her together. ladies and gentlemen, meese welcome my half sister, barbara. barbara. [ applause ] don't you ever go away from me, okay? >> okay. i'll be right here. >> jimmy: go over there. barbara, everyone. okay. barbara. her mother was my mother and her father was a muppet. i'm not sure which one. my half sister, guillermo. did you get to meet her. >> yeah, i say hi. >> jimmy: you did. the matchup is set for super bowl xlv. the pittsburgh steelers beat the jets to earn a

i prayed for the time when he would do well. >> hi mom. where is my mom. hi mommy. hi mommy.eunion in front of cameras for the early show. >> reporter: he was proud to tell his mom he finally got a job. >> i just did a commercial for craft. i'm the official voice for craft macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: he still couldn't resist playing announcer. >> i said craft macaroni an cheese dinner made with da da data. >> reporter: fame has also brought focus on his criminal and checkered past. felonies from theft to forgery toes escaping a facility. raising questions to what all the attention might do to a man who says he has fathered 9 children and battled drugs and alcohol. >> i'm about choked. i get too emotional at this point, being a recovering alcoholic like i am. >> joaquin county now that his life has gone viral they are hoping this man with the golden voice doesn't below a golden opportunity. seth doan, cbs news, new york. >>> that craft commercial featuring williams' voice will air this sunday on espn during the craft fight hunger bowl. that game between boston college an

mom kelly, dad gil and their 18, yes, 18 children. we go inside the family that could one day be the largest in america. >>> plus, hero of wall street. when gordon mour ray found out he was dying, he decided to reveal to the world the hidden ways wall street makes money. what the insiders know that the rest of us don't. >>> and, the playboy prime minister. drugs, underage girls, sex and scandal. put them all together and what do you get? just another day in italian politics. and that's a "sign of the times." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," january 19th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we begin with a story about family values. big family values. we'll take you to tennessee an introduce you to a christian family named bates. mom kelly, dad gil just celebrated the birth of their 18th baby. and they're praying for more as they move closer to becoming the biggest family in america one day. ryan owens goes 1-on

i love you mom. i love you too. we'll see you soon. choosey moms, choose jif. caw caw!ctor ]what is that? that's a horrible crow. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natural whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. brrrbb... makes you feel ageless. [ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do what you love. cheerios. [ bob ] squak. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. just about 6:30. another major cost-facing state workers. governor jerry brown announced he's cracking down on state cars to save money. he wants to cut the government fleet in half. nanette miranda reports from sacramento. >> in yet another measure to cut costs, governor jerry brown issued an executive order to scale back the state fleet including an immediate stop to new car purchases. he believes about 11,000 vehicles don't

my mom said, you can do anything in life as long issue work hard enough. the desire to get out but the desire to do something bigger than myself and be a part of telling stories. essentially, i wanted to become an actor preve. i saw these movies and stories about outsiders. i thought i could connect. it made me see bigger. i have had fans come up to me and say i saw that movie and it made me feel that i wanted more. it is a powerful and moving thing. that is not white and became an actor, but i am realizing my past has formed to i am now. tavis: is there anything else that you think you could have done or could do that will be a asaph billing as being an actor? is this -- as the killing as an actor? is this your calling? >> this is my calling in purses. -- and purpose. every day i get to live my dream. i am so grateful. i wake up so full of life in feeling full of joy when i get to go to a set. i cannot imagine not having that. what a gift it has been in my life. tavis: what about your mom? there is a wonderful bond. your mother was with you at these audit