. >> let's go to nia bender. news director, news radio. thank you for being with us.oubt since the statute has run, the child is now 10 years old, there isn't going to be prosecution for feeding a baby a beer bottle and a cigar. it's part of a long line of using these three boys. it's that cooky reality show we showed you last night or the balloon hoax where thousands of dollars were lost and genuine 911 calls were diverted trying to save the boy's life in a balloon who wasn't in there, to the rap song with the vulgar female slur? it's -- i refuse to even say it on the air. this is just one in a pattern. >> it is one in a pattern. about the time you think it's just not going to get any more bizarre, it does with this shocking video. and i have three kids. i mean, i can't even fathom doing something like this. you know, even if this was meant as some kind of joke, what are you doing releasing this stuff? you know, my question is is, you don't do this with babies. >> you know what it reminds me of, nia, rosie, see if you can pull up the video of the little boy on the mo

. >> let's go to nia bender. news director, knus radio. nia, thank you for being with us.oubt since the statute has run, the child is now 10 years old, there isn't going to be prosecution for feeding a baby a beer bottle and a cigar. it's part of a long line of using these three boys. it's that cooky reality show we showed you last night or the balloon hoax where thousands of dollars were lost and genuine dollars were lost and genuine 911 calls were diverted trying to save the boy's life in a balloon who wasn't in there, to the rap song with the vulgar female slur? it's -- i refuse to even say it on the air. this is just one in a pattern. >> it is one in a pattern. about the time you think it's just not going to get any more bizarre, it does with this shocking video. and i have three kids. i mean, i can't even fathom doing something like this. you know, even if this was meant as some kind of joke, what are you doing releasing this stuff? you know, my question is is, you don't do this with babies. >> you know what it reminds me of, nia, rosie, see if you can pull up the vid

nia malika henderson is a white house reporter. the white house reporter, the pool reporter earlier today when michelle obama unveiled tonight's menu and other details. she also covered the arrival of tonight's guests. naeem khan is an indian-american designer and first lady michelle obama is wearing one of his designs for tonight's state dinner. his father and grandfather are both designed for indian royalty. and sally quinn is back with us. we're going to talk about style. naeem, did she pick it out from many designs you gave her? how did it work? >> actually, yes, she did. i designed her three or four things and the idea was she picked it out from there but the idea was india, chic, simple, but still very glamorous. >> larry: was she difficult to deal with? >> no. i mean, actually i didn't deal with her. i have to deal with her stylist who called me and i have to go through her. it was actually very, very easy. they had given me what they needed, i designed it, i sent it and left it for them to pick it. >> larry: do you choose t

let's talk politics real quick, nia. this is a snippet from that interview, talking about how she was coached for the debates. basically saying she was given flash cards, and does not paint the mccain campaign, not john mccain himself, but campaign advisers not in a good light. basically she was given non-answers to recite. she tried to be honest and candid. they told her, huh-uh, not a good way to go. was that a good thing to unveil that? >> it makes her look like the victim. it makes her look like someone who's kind of caught up in this whirlwind campaign, who wasn't quite ready for primetime. i mean, she kept kind of going back to not being prepared, or not -- or being naive, for instance, when she talked about the katie couric interview. she talked about it as if she was expecting katie couric to kind of talk to her about mothering or something like that. it was kind of a naive view that she had, i think, of what it means to be on this national stage. and clearly, you know, in retrospect, she seemed a bit out of her

. >> larry: nia, you were with the first lady earlier today. was she er nervous?s comment that on the surface shafs swan like but on the inside a duck paddling furiously because there was so much to think about. over the last couple of weeks you have seen a first lady become more of a first lady. we'll see more traditional events that she has to do over the next couple of weeks with december and the christmas holidays, tomorrow there will be the pardoning of the turkey. on friday the reception of the christmas tree. she very much is becoming more comfortable in the role as first lady. and tonight she had on this dress, obviously, that your guest here has described so perfectly. she talks -- you ask her, you ask her aides about fashion, and it's not necessarily her focus. she very much wants to focus on the work she's doing with the young girls, to bring them in today and important in terms of mentoring and leadership, so that's really her focus and as much as folks like to talk about fashion, she wants to change the subject and talk about mentoring and leadership

out to nia bender. i understand that mommy made a confession. >> mommy made a confession.at happened? >> apparently she went ahead and confessed in an affidavit -- well, they were taking an affidavit, that she was aware of the whole thing, knew it was a hoax, that her husband knew it was a hoax, and they planned it for about two weeks before it took place. >> clark, give me the story surrounding this alleged confession by mommy. after all they've been through, she called up police just like that, they told their boys to lie to police and on tv? >> it didn't go exactly like that, nancy, there was a bit more involved, and here's how law enforcement convinced the wife to talk. in fact what happened was they talked with the husband they said -- this is on saturday, the hoax happened on thursday -- they said come on down to the police station, we've got the aircraft for you and we'll give it back. he came on down and they started questioning the husband. at that time law enforcement converges on the home of mayumi and the children, they question her. she talks with them willing

tonight's guest, nia vfrom "my big fat greek wedding." >>> clients pay for what they want to for theangement then the sisters change the money into plours and leaves. >> even funerals, we've had people buy it. you send it to the house, and that way the people if they want to use the money to donate, they can, if not, they can use it for expenses. >> that's kind of nice. kind of cool. the business based in canada, they make arrangement made here in the u.s. using u.s. dollars as well. you can go to moneycreationsbysandy.com. >>> a group of volunteers now stepping forward to help answer letters from santa claus. yesterday we told you that the u.s. post office is stopping its service of answering letters sent to the north pole, alaska. but now "usa today" is saying that a group is working with local officials to get the service back up and running. a lot of people upset over that. one main challenge, keeping children's names and addresses private. >>> and police say they caught some men carrying a plastic container full of human fat. what peruvian officials think the men were doing with

we are joined on the north lawn by nia of political.com. who are some of the notable names?> everybody was looking for zero or. by gail king came. also steven spielberg was there -- there was no oopprah. blair underwood, alfre woodard d, other hollywood names. this is a white house that is almost like a revolving door for celebrities over the past nine months. there were rumors that brad pitt would be here. he did not show up. it is a star-studded evening. >> hollywood has been a big supporter of the president. >> it is reminiscent of the clean administration. hollywood has come out to support him. during the campaign, you saw celebrities starring and songs about barack obama. we saw a lot of that tonight with them coming back to the white house. >> all the guests entered three the east entrance which is called a bookseller. why is it called that? >> that is what everybody is wondering. the short answer is they used to sell books there. before 9/11, that is where the historical association sold books. there is a rumor that grover cleveland's mother was a bookseller. that is

these are being held behind me and we are joined by nia-maleka henderson. who are some of the notable people tonight? >> oprah winfrey was not here tonight, but her best friend was here. steven spielberg is there. and there are a lot of hollywood stars. m. night shamalan. people were expecting bigger names, because the white house is like a revolving door for the celebrities. many of them have come through the white house. they thought that brad pitt would be here and this was a star-studded evening. >> and hollywood has been supporting president obama? >> this is very similar to the clinton administration. hollywood has come not to support him. d has come out to support him. support him. use all the celebrities in songs, and they were celebrating him. >> they are coming to the east entrance, why do they call this -- s it called that? >> that is what everybody is wondering. the short answer is they used to sell books there. before 9/11, that is where the historical association sold books. there is a rumor that grover cleveland's mother was a bookseller. tha