nancy reagan is more in that mold. e was out the career in sacramento and washington very attuned to ronald reagan's agenda and how to get that agenda and that day. she was a participant as well intellectually. she has strong reviews with regard to the soviet union, with regard to how to pursue arms control initiatives, strong views on issues like south africa and she made that known, namely in that the close circle. she didn't take her differences of opinion public, but inside the white house itself, she was not already sent of getting involved in political matters that mattered most to her. she didn't have any separate ambition and the difference with hillary clinton and bill clinton is these were two people who came together in a different era, both of them very competent. one of them more politically astute than the other of the one who is more politically astute and was determined to carry on in her own right afterwards and has made a fascinating transition no other first lady has even attend day. perhaps the close

our collective love and affection for nancy reagan. when you think about nancy reagan and the role she played support, soagan's mate, if some day you have a panel with our spouses, i think he would get that perspective, the role of families play and how they need to be factored into all this as well. it is not as political science. it is people trying to live. to nancy reagan and all the you.es, god bless [applause] to closes a great note on. the people of been sending us questions and comments are also talking to each other. here is a comment posted on twitter. two parties have become like the red sox and yankees fans. neither one will support the other. but got a response from allison in new york. maybe there is hope. today" andf "usa the

our collective love and affection for nancy reagan. when you think about her and the role that she played as ronald reagan's support, soul mate, some day if you have a panel with our spouses. if trish was here instead of me, four spouses -- i think you would get that perspective too, the role that families play and how they need to be factored into this as well. it not just political science, it is people trying to live. to nancy reagan and all the spouses trying to live, god bless you. [applause] >> that's a great note to close on. i would like to say the people who are sending us questions and twitter are talking to each other. here's a comment from jason in florida. the two parties have been like red sox and camp i can fans. yankee fans. and half of "u.s.a. today" the bipartisan center i would like to thank everyone who made this possible, including all of the panel and the ronald reagan library and especially the audience here and online. this is not the end of the conversation but it was a great start. thank you. [applause] >> you

. >> the epa announced it will assess the safety of nancy reagans flame retardants. i wonder if the chemical flame retardants are unsafe. why are they being put into our furniture now? >> in the '70s, actually my research showed that the flame retardant in children's pajamas ended up inside the children and change dna was a likely cancer-causing agent. it was banned from children's pajamas. we didn't know it was used in other products. in the last ten years, it has been the number one chemical in furniture foam in california today. >> by law, they are supposed to have these flame retardants, right? it is supposed to withstand exposure to candles without igniting. >> that's right. california is the only place in the world that has a standard saying the foam inside furniture will resist a candle flame. that leads to lots of chemicals in the furniture. it does not lead to an increase in fire safety. >> it doesn't? >> no. surprising. fabric is where fires start. there is nothing about the fabric. it says the foam inside will resist a small flame. if you drop a candle on

blushed when she told nancy reagan about her life-long dream to dance with travolta who told me what next. >> nancy asked if i please would dance with diana because it was her big wish. ♪ >> we danced for what seemed like ten minutes before the dance floor cleared and it was kind of like a fairy tale. >> fairy tale to "saturday night fever" song. today, a british man paid $362,000 for that memory. the dress, a gift to his wife. >>> and still ahead on "world news." why did someone so rich and famous decide to do this instead? de to do this instead? meet life, we're bringing their son home from college along with a few friends... jimbo and carol whether it's the new kenmore elite refrigerator... or the new kenmore elite front load washer and dryer... no one gives you more capacity... so you'll be prepared for any challenge bye guys! kenmore. tested for living. found at sears. with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief, try thermacare. to

i can point out the lincoln bust that nancy reagan used to love. back in the day -- >> back in the day -- >> -- go to dinner with me. why won't you talk to me, sean? >> i know one way to get into the obama white house, if you donate 500 grand you get quarterly meetings. >> that is not true. >> that is not true. that's what they advertise. i'm going to give you a d-minus. >> that's a passing grade. >> all right. >> my friends will be mad at me. sean hannity gave you a passing grade. >> i'm being charitable. >> i have a football in any house which you signed on which you said i'm a great american. >> you're a great american, just wrong about everything political, but i got roll. see you later. >> so, tonight, if you missed cpac today, we'll have highlights from day one straight ahead. first... >> would she think the fourth amendment appreciation against searches and seizors could probably apply only to the following specified individuals and not to the individual that congress has deemed outside the protection of the bill of rights. >> i'm not a sixt

the only presidential widow, nancy reagan, turned down her $20,000 pension last year.rse, the biggest expense of all is secret service. we don't know how much it is, but it's estimated within tens of millions of dollars for each fo former president. bill clinton was supposed to be the last former president to get secret certificaservice for lif just in january barack obama signed a bill that george w. bush and he and all future presidents will get lifetime secret service, too. >> a lot of money for a lot of rich guys. thank you, erin mcpike. >>> fans of "breaking bad" want to know how it ends? just break into the lead actor's car and steal his script for the final season. that's what one guy just did. our pop culture lead is next. #%tia[ [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate

. >> chris: i spoke with nancy reagan and asked if she had a message for him.him a big, big thk

nancy reagan, a lady of great class, issued a letter welcoming us. collective love and affection for nancy reagan -- when you think about her and the role that she played as ronald reagan's support, soulmate, someday when you have a panel i think youuses, would get that perspective but the role -- about the role that families play. it is not just political science. you people trying to live. -- it is people trying to live. god bless you. [applause] great note to close on. for the people sending us comments, here is a comment on twitter. have become at red sox and yankee fans. neither will cheer on or support the others. allison in new york says, i'm a diehard soccer fan and i am friends. so maybe -- i'm a diehard sox fan and am friends with many yankees fans, so maybe there is hope. misty to everyone who made this town hall possible. -- thank you to everyone who made this town hall possible, especially our audience in simi valley and online. it was a great start. thank you. [applause] >> next pulitzer prize winning journalist, seymour hersh. a local

. >> chris: a spoke with nancy reagan this weekend and asked if she had a message for the doctor andg thank you. that's it for today. have a great week and we'll see you next fox news sunday. ♪ mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! don't stress. we can figure this out. [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪

an encounter arranged by nancy reagan. ith diana because it was her wish. we danced for what it seemed like 10 minutes. the floor cleared. it was kind of like a fairy tale. >> a piece of royal history. he bought it as a surprise for his wife. dancing with john travolta must have been pretty cool, huh? >> you hear all the stories about the marriage which was not a good one. apparently prince charles was jealous after that dance. >> jealous of john travolta on the dance floor. whereas a dude you go knock yourself out. >> john travolta. >> she sold a bunch of her dresses after her divorce with prince charles to kind of get rid of this era of her life she wasn't very happy with and got the idea from her son prince william. >> good idea. >> sell them away, mom. >> i want the $3 ceramic bowl. >> all i care about. let's find the bowl. >>> coming up, saving money at the pharmacy could cost you in other ways in the long run. >> the story of the lucky fisherman who will be telling for years this fish tale. a great white shark caught

his fashions have been worn by first ladies, including nancy reagan, hillary clinton, and laura bush.y over the weekend why michelle obama hasn't worn his work, he answered candidly, blaming himself for saying stupid things. >> a relation that started off poorly, well, i don't think will end any differently. >> reporter: in 2009, oscar de la renta criticized mrs. obama for wearing a cardigan when she went to buckingham palace, heeds on more criticism when she wore this dress for alexander mcqueen, a european designer for a state dinner. oscar de la renta did have high praise for the first lady, calling her an extraordinary woman and says she represents her country well. but just as quickly as he praised her, he also seemed to entangle himself in yards of controversy by suggesting the first lady wasn't quite the fashion trend setter everyone thinks, instead it's the everyday woman who sets the fashion tone. >> translator: i've found an anonymous woman walking down the street is a woman who influences fashion today, not a movie star, first lady, or another personality like that. >> repo

. >> bill: i want a politician with enough balls to say the war on drugs from the days of nancy reaganto be a total bust. i'm not going to fund it. i'm going to get rid of it. >> obama evolved on gay marriage. he could evolve on marijuana. >> bill: he better get on the stick fast. not much time left. allen st. pierre, you're out there, man. i love it. deliver the state of maryland then come back and tell us about it. >> make the free state a little freer. >> bill: it is norml.org. i'll be back with today's parting shot. >> announcer: heard around the country and scene on current tv, this is the "bill press show." little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems which coul

hinckley bought this postcard, reagan with wife nancy and wrote on the back. don't they make a darling couple? one day you and i will occupy the white house and the peasants will drool with envy. until then, please do your best to remain a virgin. you are a virgin, aren't you? love john. >> december 10th, president-elect reagan was staying at blair house, john hinckley lay in wait outside several times, but never managed to be there when reagan was coming or going. >> william j. casey -- to be director of central intelligence. >> the next day, december 11th, 1980, the new cabinet was announced at a news conference inside the mayflower hotel. hinckley was somewhere in this crowd with a gun, expecting reagan to show up. >> was he prepared to shoot the president? >> he said reagan was a no-show, that's why nothing happened. >> hinckley went home for the holidays, signing in at this basement gun range a few days after christmas. and again on the monday after the inauguration day. the first week of march, 1981, john hinckley came back to yale for the last time. cle

hinckley bought this postcard, reagan with wife, nancy, and wrote on the back -- >> dear jodie, don'they make a darling couple? one day you and i will occupy the white house and the peasants will drool with envy. until then, please do your best to remain a virgin. you are a virgin, aren't you? love, john. >> december 10th, president-elect reagan was staying at blair house. john hinckley lay in wait outside several times, but never managed to be there when reagan was coming or going. the next day, december 11th, 1980, the new cabinet was announced at a news conference inside the mayflower hotel. hinckley was somewhere in this crowd with a gun, expecting reagan to show up. was he prepared to shoot the president? >> he said, reagan was a no-show, so that's why nothing happened. >> hinckley went home for the holidays, signing in at this basement gun range a few days after christmas. and again on a monday after the inauguration day. in the first week of march, 1981, john hinckley came back to yale for the last time, clearly more disturbed. at this dorm, he left that note for jodie foster,

nancy reagan's spoke been it. sandra day o'connor's spoken about it. barbara mikulski is speaking about it. most of all america speaks. the alzheimer's association and other groups, they march for the cure, they march for the stretchout. we, in that one area alone, could have a dramatic impact on the lives of american families and on the future of federal spending in medicaid. it would mean a compelling human need when a family -- when a person has alzheimer's, the whole family has alzheimer's. i remember my dear mother, and as my father became more and more lost -- losing his memory, we had to work a 36-hour day looking out for him. we were more than willing to do it. you know, i was born in the 1930's. i was a schoolgirl in the 1940's and 1950's. there wasn't much talk about educating girls. but not from my father. i have two wonderful sisters. my father wanted his girls to have an education. he felt that by giving us an education, he could give us somebody that nobody would ever take away from us, that we would be ready for whatever life sent us. yo

kind of had a track record this this kind of thing, and cancelled the reagan mini series because of the outrageous portrayal of nancybs, seems to have been expected and we haven't heard a definitive answer for the network. and we're waiting to hear this, beckel on "the five" is livid and looks like he's going to blow his top and never seen him more angry. >> alisyn: he started a bit of a groundswell and people are calling for ounce and petition and a commander and vietnam war veteran himself says that lots of people are on board and let's listen, he is on our show. >> and kind of thought it was a slap in the face of the vietnam veterans, you know, over 50,000 killed in action and we kind of thought it was a slap to those and the families of those who served in this war and we thought maybe the time was coming where the vietnam veterans were going to get respect, but with what's going on, like i said, last sunday, and we're kind of wondering. >> some of the critics, thought it was young producers who didn't know the context of history with the vietnam war. which is baloney, it's baloney, you don't get on one of the t

i love the fact that you reminded our producer that once reagan was touched by somebody came up to him and nancy, nancy, we pray for you every day. because faith was really very important in their lives. 30 years ago today, the evil empire speech. we thank you very much for remembering with us. >> thank you for giving this attention. i appreciate it. >> steve: absolutely. if we don't do it, nobody is gonna. straight ahead, the white house can no longer afford to host tours. but they can afford a chief of staff for the president's dog. plus, she looks like a million bucks. but she didn't spend a million on that outfit. she's because she shops at marshal's. maria menounos is here next ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the next wave of italians has come to

getting a first look at a revolutionary surgery out of the ronald reagan ucla medical center that helped one man breathe again. dr. nancy snyderman has the story. >> wait until you see this video. a man became the first american to be part of a worldwide trial that has the potential to change the way we do organ transplants. at 57, fernando walks two miles every day. something that just months ago he was unable to do. diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2010, his only hope was a double lung transplant. >> all i could do was sit down and watch tv and my wife had to do everything for me. >> tethered to oxygen 24 hours a day, his wife said he had trouble doing the smallest things. >> just to pick up his plate, put it in the sink from here to there, it was a struggle. >> but in november, doctors at ucla medical center found a match, and fernando became the first patient in the united states to under go a surgery that placed breathing lungs into his chest. the former construction worker who helped build ucla's hospital, now entrusted its doctors to help rebuild him. >> i'm all about technology. if you want to transport lung