. >> we kept been told -- what the bell when mr. gore gas often was the policy. >> it is amazing. in one of the debates he said we might have to go into pakistan that was considered a big cat, when actually it was his policy. it may still be to some extent. the other half of that is that the clinton machine was unbeatable and was taken as a given. to cook this was april 12, 2009. what, if anything, have we learned from this decade's man- made economic disaster? certain american values crumbled and vanished. rather than investing -- term in new products, innovations, technologies or services that might grow and then that america and the world, became the holy grail in the upper exons of society. those institutions are not merely the met -- the beneficiaries of the taxpayers' bailout since the crash. you can see -- i sense that you like barack obama and you are on that side of the political trend. but you have been taking regular shots at timothy geithner and larry summers. >> i am very disturbed about the culture that i described their that got us into this mess. there's no evidenc

north korea rejected the administration's first choice for the mission, former vice president al gore. mr. clinton agreed to go only after north korea provided assurances the reporters would, in fact, be released. now to that shooting rampage near pittsburgh. police say the motive was hatred. the gunman apparently hated women, often complaining they ignored him for much of his life. last night, he opened fire at a health club, killing three women and wounding nine more before taking his own life. susan koeppen reports from bridgeville, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the man who turned a simple aerobics class into a massacre was 48-year-old george sodini. a loaner who had been planning his attack at a health club in pittsburgh for months. >> he had no relationship with anybody in that club that we know of. >> reporter: shortly after 9:00 p.m., sodini walked into the aerobics classroom, he didn't say a word. he placed a duffel bag on the floor, shut off the lights and opened fire. >> there was four handguns he had on his person. >> she was in the front because she was teaching. >> reporter: ale

mr. clinton's help. gorethe co-founder of current tv where laura ling and euna lee worked when they were detained last march. secretary of state hillary clinton has also been heavily involved in trying to secure the young women's release, including issuing an apology to the north koreans during an interview with me just two weeks ago. >> the young women themselves have apparently admitted that they probably did trespass so they are deeply regretful and we are very sorry this happened. >> reporter:since president obama took office, the north koreans have tested a nuclear weapon, a long-range missile and flurry of short and medium-ranged rockets. critics say the clinton visit is rewarding bad behavior. >> their behavior has been atrocious and we've made this tremendous concession. by sending a person of this high stature to north korea could turn out to be a mistake. >> reporter: for the families of laura ling and euna lee it is a day of joy. in a statement they said we are counting the seconds to hold laura an

mr. clinton, and a vip dinner, but the white house insisted today this was not an official visit. >> this was a private mission. >> the was al gore who sought mr. clinton's help. he's the cofounder of current tv where laura ling and euna lee worked when they were detained last march. hillary clinton also has been heavily involved in trying to secure the young womens' release. including issuing an apology to the north koreans. >> the young women themselves have apparentladmitted that they probably did trespass, so they are deeply regretful, and we're very sorry this happened. >> since president obama took office, the north koreans have tested a nuclear weapon, long range misling, and a fleury of short and long range rockets. critics say the clinton visit is rewarding bad behavior. >> we have made this tremendous concessi concession. by sending a pirn of this high profile could turn out to be a mistake. >> for the families of laura ling and euna lee, it is a day of joy. in a statement, they said, we are counting the seconds to hold laura and unieuna in our arms. when they're home, all eyes will be back on north korea to see if the

mr. cramer talk about getting gored like in the bull race there. what do you think? we look at this market, we've done so well over the last several months. i guess the big question is really how much more room is there to go even if if you do build in an economic recovery? >> i believe it's important to take things in perspective. it's easy to get caught in the short term view of things. remember that we're still significantly off the highs of october of 2007 and we can look back over the last ten years and we can talk about all the bulls that have been out there on wall street and we're still almost 30% below where we were ten years ago. to me what's happened is we're in the middle of a cyclical bull market, which is a bull market inside of a long time secular bear market. let's make no mistake about it, this is a bull run. we said earlier this year that we thought that we could reach the low 9000 points in the dow jones industrial average by mid to late summer. we think this rally has legs for another four to six weeks. >> for the next four to seek weeks. because

mr. clinton as well as to former vice president al gore. >> i want to thank president bill clinton. i had a chance to talk to him for the extraordinary humanitarian effort that resulted in the release of the two journalists. i want to thank vice president al gore who worked tirelessly in order to chief a positive outcome. >> reporter: her sister journalist lisa lee says the family is grateful for their release. >> we're all so relieved. it's been difficult -- [ ininaudible ] >> reporter: the journalists were separated nearly their five months in north korea and fed bad food. laura ling says she's egg ear to taste fresh food because she had been fed rice with rocks in it. >> here at home joy and relief in the korean community on the safe return of those two women. local community leaders say they hope this will open the door to better relations with the korean government and its leader. but now with the safe return of the journalists, there's hope for resumed talks with the north. >> i hope that this isn't -- that this may contribute to some extent to relieve the tension between nort

mr. clinton and his former vice president al gore were back together again. al gore owns current tv, the network that employees the two reporters. he was there waiting to hug mr. clinton as they touched down. the women spent time in the hangar reuniting with families who they haven't seen since they were captured five months ago. lick then stepped to the microfoen and talked about when she first saw president clinton in north korea monday night. >> we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. and now, we stand here home and free to our loved ones, friends, colleagues, and to the complete strangers with the kindness of hearts who showed us so much love, we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. >> shortly after the women returned, president obama called former president clinton to thank him for going to north korea. the president praised both clinton and gore for their work. >> we are obviously ext

mr. clinton's former vice president, al gore. ling and lee were arrested in march along the china-north korea border, they were convicted in june of hostile acts and sentenced to 12 years at hard labor. today obama administration officials stress the private nature of mr. clinton's visit. at the white house, spokesman gibbs reiterated that there would be no comment while mr. clinton was in north korea. >> this obviously is a very sensitive topic. we will hope to provide some more detail at a later point. our focus right now is on ensuring that the safety of two journalists. >> reporter: the north korean news agency said the former president did convey a verbal message from president obama, but gave no details. white house officials said no such message was relayed. the north koreans also reported the discussions included a wide range of issues, and among those greeting the former president this morning was the regime's chief nuclear negotiator. u.s. north korean relations have been tense for months, as talks over the north's nucl

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. >> the two women were working for al gore's current television when gabbed along the chinese border. mr. clinton was asked for by name in a phone call the north koreans allowed them to make in june, suggesting if the former president would come, the women would be released. >> we have always considered that a totally separate issue from our efforts to reengage the north koreans and have them return to the six-party talks. >> >> the white house insisted it was a private mission. >> i wanted to thank president bill clinton. i had a chance to talk to him for the extraordinary humanitarian effort that resulted in the release of the two journalists. >> mr. obama did not speak to mr. clinton before he left, but the former president was briefed by mr. obama's national security team and the c.i.a. twice before undertaking the mission. kim scwong il had wanted bill clinton to visit north korea since 2000 when he was still president. once clinton landed, kim's government tweeted but none of the official news reports mentioned the two journalists. that's never what this was about, said former amba

meantime today we've got sarah gore in for natalie, as well as mr. al.o be talking about a subject you know a lot about. >> yes, i'll be partnering up, teaming up with my tv partner in crime, george oliphant. she's going to show us cost effective ways to update the room of any room in your home from splashes of color to how to add some light and a sense of space. and you don't have to spend a lot to make a big impact. so he's going to be here showing us how to do that. >> oh, and also ahead, they say in oklahoma the corn is as high as an elephant's eye. if you've been in our newsroom you know what that means. we're talking corn this morning. our hot chef john shenk is here to show you how to pick it, strip it, and cream it. >> mm-mmm. >> all coming up in the next half hour or the next hour, hoda and kathie lee are going to be talking to a bunch of kids. a panel of kids exploring the challenging world of step families. before all that a check of the weather. >> absolutely. for today, we're looking at sunshine here in the east. going to be a little on the

>> out on the plaza, matt lauer along with lxtv's sara gore filling in while natalie's on vacation. and mrroker joins us, as well. neither of you left-handed? >> no. although i wear my watch on my right hand and i shoot baskets with my left hand. not that i play a lot of basketball. >> because you tend to wear your watch on your off hand. >> i wear mine on my right hand, too. but i never wear a watch. >> coming up in this half hour we're going to have some medical advice for women. it's actually kind of scary how often women's illnesses are misdiagnosed. we're going to talk about the four most commonly misdiagnosed diseases in women, and what the true symptoms of those diseases are. >> wow. on a slightly lighter note when you go out shopping do you like to haggle? >> no. >> i do. >> i really do. they say you can actually save some money with the right words. we're not just talking about flea markets or when you're out, you know, out on the road. we're talking about real, brand-name stores. >> like department stores? >> like department stores. >> that's so strange. >> apparel stores, you ca

mr. clinton did not speak at the emotional reunion this morning, but his former vice president, al gore,id. gore is a co-founder of current- tv, which employs the two reporters. >> it speaks well of our country when two american citizens are in harm's way that so many people would just put things aside and just go to work to make sure that this has had a happy ending. >> reporter: president obama and his administration had avoided substantive comment on mr. clinton's trip while he was in north korea. but today, in washington, the president welcomed the results. >> i think that not only is this white house obviously extraordinarily happy, but all americans should be grateful to both former president clinton and vice presi?ut gore for their extraordinary work. >> reporter: the president did not answer a shouted question about american policy toward north korea, especially on the stubborn issue of its nuclear weapons program. but mr. obama's chief diplomat, secretary of state hillary clinton, emphasized her husband's trip was solely a rescue mission. >> we have been working hard on the rele

mr. obama thanked former president clinton and former vice president al gore in their efforts in securing the release. josh rogan is here and he is with cq politics.com. one more comment on this. the president was careful in how he phrased the release of the united states, also did not take questions when reporters were asking does this suggest any kind of flaw in the relationship or lead to something bigger or better? your thoughts. >> the idea is he did not want to make more news today. he did not want it to be about him or the nuclear crisis. he wanted to limit this and make sure the focus was on these two women who were freed after their captivity and rightly so. this is their moment. this is a great moment for their families, but it does give him a chance to tout foreign policy success in an administration that frankly hasn't been riddled with many. so he can call this a win, put it in the win box, move on and get some of the many other issues that the administration has to deal with around the world. >> josh, thank you very much for being with us throughout the morning covering this

mr. clinton d not speak at e emotional reunion this morning, but his foer ve president, al gore, di gorea co-founder of current- tv, which employs t two reporters. >> it speaks ll of our country when two ameran citizensare in harm's way that so ma people would just put things ase and just go to work to make sure that this hasad a hay ending. >> reporter: preside obama and hisdministration had avoided substante comment mr. inton's trip while he was in north korea. but today, in washingn, the presidentelcomed the results. >i think that not only is thi white hse obviously exraordinarily happy, but all amerans should be grateful to both former president clinn and vice presi?ut gore f their extraordina work. >> reporter: the prsident did not answer shouted question about ameran policy toward north korea, especial on the stubborn issue of its nuclear weapons program. but mr. ama's chief diplomat, secretary of state hillary clinton, emphazed her husbd's trip was solely a rescue msion. >> we have been working hard o the release of the two urnalists. we havalways considered that totally separate

mr. clinton had apologized for laura and euna's transgressions, and that both women had been pardoned and released. after the return trip, al goreuted the president. >> we want to thank president bill clinton for undertaking this mission and performing it so skillfully. >> the white house says the trip was a quote unquote solely private mission. so described by white house press secretary robert gibbs. but ex-president clinton says the white house asked him to iothe mission. "i happy that r happafthat aft with their love. es their families, vice pridgoenndt ae rethe itwh house asked that itundertake this humanitarian mission, i agreed." and this makes it more official. national security advisor james jones from his office in the west wing asked former president clinton to north kore question. why was bill clinton chosen for this mission and did the white house authorize it in advance? pat bu cannen? >> bill clinton was chosen because kim ill jock demanded bill clinton come to pyongyang and the white house authorized it to get those people back. bubba is back, john. he gets a great success. it's wonderful that it's home but the r

mr. trump and he goes that must be frank, frank, how are you doing. >> what would al gore say if he were the starting center of the new york knicks? >> don't shoot that basketball too high, it might bring down acid rain. the environment must be saved. i understand the environmental argument and all that kind of stuff. sometimes he seems like a bad ball dracula. because he is trying to scare. it is like some of the facts there are and some of the facts you are like wait, if i think that is true that doesn't quite make sense. i almost did a glenn beck there. look to the camera. that is glenn beck on a roll. >> got to go. >> next time on huckabee! >> thank you, frank. what a pleasure. frank caliendo. don't forget, starting october 12th, he will be at the monte carlo in las vegas. if you want more details go to frank caliendo.com. >>> they provide motivation to youngsters searching for answers. top selling music artists casting crowns join us next. >>> these guys spend half their week as youth pastors and the other half as a grammy award winning band. and you thought you had a busy schedule.

mr. trump and he goes that must be frank, frank, how are you doing. >> what would al gore say if he wereketball too high, it might bring down acid rain. the environment must be saved. i understand the environmental argument and all that kind of stuff. sometimes he seems like a bad ball dracula. because he is trying to scare. it is like some of the facts there are and some of the facts you are like wait, if i think that is true that doesn't quite make sense. i almost did a glenn beck there. look to the camera. that is glenn beck on a roll. >> got to go. >> next time on huckabee! >> thank you, frank. what a pleasure. frank caliendo. don't forget, starting october 12th, he will be at the monte carlo in las vegas. if you want more details go to frank caliendo.com. >>> they provide motivation to youngsters searching for (announcer) time brings new wisdom new aches and pains, ...and new questions about which pain reliever is right for your body. tylenol 8 hour works with your body, with one layer that dissolves quickly... ...one layer that lasts all day ...and no layers that irritate your stom

gore there, as well. john podesta accompanied mr. clinton on the trip. we'll show you all of this later on the c-span networks. it happened about an hour or so ago from burbank. we'll take you over to northern virginia and our coverage of a conference. we will hear from tony perkins, the president of the family research council. he will talk about family and faith. the group will also hear from herman cain of godfather's pizza. live coverage from northern virginia here on c-span. >> good morning. i am an intern scholar here at the young america foundation, a leading organization on college campuses. if you would like to take advantage of the resources or campus activism, such as booking speakers were getting materials for events, please contact us by phone or online at our website, www.yaf.org. our next speaker is president of the washington d.c.-based research council which leads the way in defending the judeo- christian values upon which our nation was built. he served in the louisiana state legislature as recognized as a pioneer by offering many mea

gore. and i believe, with him, is the co-founder of current tv, joel hyatt. and that is mrs. ling. doug and mary ling, the parents of laura ling. >> and they may still have medical testing to undergo. there's former president bill clinton, now. >> john podesta, of course, former clinton chief of staff. headed the obama transition team. currently running the center for american progress, who also traveled. >> wonderful how he let euna lee and laura ling go first and have the moment with their families before he disembarked. >> he also took with him david stroud, who is a retired u.s. diplomat. served at the korea desk at the state department, formally. and justin cooper, who has worked on his autobiography, and worked for the clinton foundation. and as we said earlier, the brother of a long-time clinton aide, who is a physician, an emergency physician, roger band. jake tapper? >> reporter: yes, diane. >> do you have a statement from former president clinton? >> reporter: that's right. bill clinton's office says, quote, i'm happy after this long ordeal, laura ling and euna lee are ho

mr. cling tonight they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, accused of entering the country illegally. they had been on a reporting assignment for al gore's tv network. >> we want to thank president bill clinton for performing this mission. >> reporter: it has been extremely difficult for this family and friend left behind. >> she has spent more time in north korea than she has at home. >> to look in her eyes was absolutely undescribable. >> reporter: so far they have not said much in captivity. they said that they were held separately most of the time and eating only rice with rocks in it. >> and now we stand here home and free. >> reporter: the women are exhausted and after some rest, they will eventually tell their story. >>> the white house insists that north korea was not promised anything in exchange for the two journalists. >>> more stimulus money is headed our way, this time for the general motors transmission plant in white harsh. >> reporter: the plant is one of several that will get money to build electric cars. it is slated to receive more than $100 million. it will develop a rear wheel drive electric system. it is part of the

mr. top he said that must be frank. frank, how you doing. >> we talked about sports figures of into politics. with a politician of the sports what would al goreay if he was the starting center of the new york knicks? smack don't shoot that basketball too high, and might bring down acid rain. the environment must be saved. listen, i understand the environmental argument and all that stuff. i totally get it. but sometimes al gore seems like a bad mall dracula because he's trying to scare people. it's like some of the facts are there, some of the facts are lightweight, i think that through it doesn't quite make sense. i hosted glenn beck there, just look at the camera. that's glenn beck on a wryly. suzanne frank, what about. >> get that next time on huckabee. >> mike: thank you frank, what a pleasure. frank caliendo. don't forget starting october 23 at the monte carlo and las vegas. if you want more details go to frank caliendo.com. >> coming up they sing songs that inspired millions of fans and provide motivation for youngsters searching for answers. top-selling christian music artists casting crowns joins us next. specially formulated to promo

mr. trump. that must be frank, frank, how you doing. >> mike: we talked about the sports figures moving into politics, what if a politician moved to sports, what would al gore if he were the starting center of the new york knicks basketball? >> don't shot that basketball too high, it might bring down acid rain. the environment must be saved. >> mike: listen, i understand the environmental argument and all of that kind stuff. i totally get it, but sometimes if al gore seems like a bad mall dracula, trig to scare, oh! and it's like, some of the facts, some of the facts are there and some facts, wait, if i think that true that doesn't quite make sense and i almost did a glenn beck there like, looked at the camera.: that's glenn beck on o'reilly. >> mike: frank, we've got to go. >> next time on huckabee! (applause). >> mike: thank you, frank, what a pleasure! frank caliendo. don't forget starting october the 12th frank is featured at the monty car low in legislation. if you want more details, go to frank caliendo.com. they sing songs to inspire millions of fans and top selling christian music artists casting crowns joins us next. th me. i took a bayer aspirin o

mr. clinton. the women were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, accused of entering the country illegally. they had been on a reporting assignment for al gore's tv network. >> we want to thank president bill clinton for underwaking this mission and performing it so skillfully. >> reporter: the ordeal has also been extremely difficult for the family and friends left behind. ling had just moved into this house with her husband before she went overseas. >> she actually has spent more time in north korea than she got to spend here. it was very lonely. >> to be able to look her eyes and her little face today was absolutely indescribable. >> reporter: so far ling and lee haven't said much about their captivity. they did say they were held simply in isolation most of the time, eating rice with rocks in it. >> and now we stand here home and free. >> reporter: families say the women are exhausted, and after some rest, they will eventually tell their story. we've been talking to neighbors here in this usually quiet suburb, and usually people aren't too happy to have all the media descend on their neighborhoods, but everyone is relieved to have them hom

mr. clinton made his way down the steps of the jet that brought them all home today, the crowd gave him a hero's welcome. including a big hug from former vice president al goreefore they landed, newspapers hit the streets praising clinton's seemingly instant diplomacy. he didn't do it alone but few believe it would have gotten done without him and certainly not as quickly. we want to bring in cnn's political analyst row lan martin down in tampa, florida tonight. and los angeles radio talk show host stephanie miller. here in new york, senior political analyst, jeffrey toobin. stephanie, start with you on this. i was so moved watching this tape this morning of them getting off the plane. i don't know anybody who wasn't. even talking about it with your listeners all morning long as well, what were they telling you? >> listen, campbell. i know we're only supposed to cry at like at&t commercials, but i had men in the studio with me weeping openly. and men, as you know, are only supposed to cry when something heavy falls on them. but i think it was impossible to be human and not -- and watch this and not shed a tear. as an american. >> no, absolutely. and stephani

the message was in turn passed to the former vice-president gore when he was asked if he thought the mission would be successful. mrobama did not speak directly with mr. clinton before the mission. but his national security adviser contacted the former president to sound him out. the senior official said that the administration did due diligence with north koreans in advance to ensure that mr. clinton wins, he would return with the women. we will take our first call from silver spring, maryland. hello? are you there? ok. not yet. bolling, also on bill clinton in today's "the washington post" talking about the impact of negotiations, they write that north korea had long made it clear they expect a high-profile visit on behalf of the journalists -- the no government officials appeared to be aboard clinton's plan, but the nature of the delegation did the mission a quasi-official status. it is not clear who funded the trip. the first call is from georgia. caller: yes, i am here. good morning. listen, the reason why i was calling is because i agree the white house and in the former president clinton over there to recove

diplomacy that went on leading up to the clinton visit that both al gore, the two women's employer, and the families of the two women, asked for mr. clinton to go to north korea to be the intermediary. the north koreans welcomed him but before he went they wanted to make sure that the mission would be successful, that he would not return home empty-handed and it all went off according to plan. >> hey, george, i understand al gore may be showing up out there. is that right? >> reporter: we're hearing that. we haven't had any official confirmation yet from bill clinton's press people. they're expected here on the scene in a few minutes. obviously we'll ask them about the guest list for this big reunion. he's the employer of the two women. it makes sense he would be here. >> a lot to cover on the west coast. i know this morning you have to figure out whether you're going to cover paula abdul or bill clinton. i think, sir, you chose wisely. george lewis reporting live. >> reporter: i did. >> you did. reporting live from california. that's what makes a great reporter. do you break left or right? i would have been distracted and gone t