vehicles for local police agencies across the nation and i'm not just talking about places like new york or l.a or more residents and crime equates to a greater law enforcement presence no. well chattanooga swat team now as a new tool to fight crime a joint grant paid for the lego bear cat for area police the new armored truck will help law enforcement save lives keene city councilor mitchell greenwald supports the two hundred eighty five thousand dollars federal grant that would buy olenka armored vehicle similar to one of these in fact the city council already approved it the barricade has several features designed to help law enforcement it can fit ten to twelve fully equipped swat members inside their slots to shoot chemical agents out of spotlight and a faster response time and outside intercom system allows negotiators to work closer to the action. what you just saw is a perfect example to towns like springfield ohio an army in their sheriff department with twenty thousand dollars and work toys that are usually reserved for the front lines of afghanistan or other small towns that are pick

those six or those trees, it creates a lot to get to that 60 that folks want in chicago, manhattan, or l.a.. then you find that broadcasters would have to give up their -- >> would government run spectrum be part of this auction process? about a government ,un free, wireless run network there was no basis to that. folks were confusing and inflating the idea of unlicensed spectrum. i have been a proponent of loa unlicensed use of unused tv channels in certain markets. they are sort of scrap spectrum, if you will. it is ideal for low powered devices. i am a little skeptical of a nationwide 30 megahertz. that is a big chunk of spectrum. use,haracteristic of that you need large transmitters when you're speaking about the chunks of spectrum. you're talking about harmful transitions i can go a long distance. that means a lot of electricity behind it and the towers. -- big 6towers. i'm a little skeptical of a nationwide, the block spectrum. let's try to have licensees. thean be very good for economy and do all kinds of innovation we can only imagine right now. >> we will go back to todd shields f

>> any team that's not in new york or l.a. has some disadvantage because you have the scale economics of the market. we don't have 12 million homes, we have about half of the 12. so about six million give or take. but there are ways to make up for that. but we used technology and we have a real estate project, we own part of our television network so all of those things are critical to put the players on the field that can succeed. >> let's get back to the brand theme. if you were selling ketchup or you were selling a soft drink or something, you would have a brand book, this is who we are, this is giants brand ketchup, we do this and we don't do this. do you have a brand for the giants. >> i think a brand in a professional sports franchise is a little different than a regular sort of commercial company, inn san francisco is across our chest. we appeal to everybody, so we're appealing to kids, and we're appealing to seniors and we're also in the mode of doing a lot of things around customer service and community service. so we

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it takes a lot to free up the spectrum to get to the 60 that was hoped for in chicago, manhattan, or l.a.. can you find, let's say 10, 15 # broadcasters or maybe more in the new york market to give up their spectrum, particularly to share with others? depending on how you use the math. what do you mean by "government run spectrum"? >> host: will government run spectrum will a part of the process? >> guest: late last year, there was a story about some nationwide government run, free wireless broadband network, maybe earlier this year, actually, that story was printed, and there was just no basis to that. i think people were confusing and conflating the idea of unlicensed spectrum. i've been a proponent of unlicensed uses of what we call the td white spaces, the unused tv channels in certain markets, and they are scratch spectrum if you will, and it's more ideal for low powered devices. i'm spectacle of a nationwide block of 30 megahertz, a big chunk of spectrum, in the country to be reserved for license use. the characteristics of that screen license exclusive use, license because you nee

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and you know it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion.

new more hesitation so what's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. many in the black community have long memories and today have a clear distrust for government run health agencies. to torkel perspective disenfranchisement. is very very much aware of the communities many communities are talking about this is a conspiracy. to kill. people. people don't like to say. that a government would make an effort to destroy people but black people have had a history. of this experience that was carried on by the federal government for thirty years one thousand nine hundred to one thousand nine hundred seventy two and people said at that time this is a way to get rid of the black population so that's corriveau to have to think about .

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women you know law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and you know it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. israel could become the first of a nation to enjoy the status of america's major strategic ally which could mean getting the backing of the us should israel decide to attack iran and this it could be among the issues discussed on sunday when thousands representing america's pro israel lobby will gather in the u.s. capital for the annual conference more on this that for political analyst patrick having seen as you assume a line how to patrick if israel cements this alliance with the us where would americans all the line in terms of keeping its boisterous hour life one of the better would in check do you think. well the. diplomatic move as it is

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women.

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women you know law enforcement targets in coffers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and. law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. that's the start of this strange new disease affecting healthy young americans looks like this a period between the first outbreak of aid summer nine hundred eighty one and ninety five not only were people coming down was aids and dying and so forth but nobody knew who had it or who difficult now more than thirty years since its arrival the face of aids looks like.

takes a lot to free up enough spectrum to get to that 60 that folks want in manhattan or chicago or l.a. so can you find, let's say, 10, 15 broadcasters or maybe more in the new york market to give up their spectrum or to share with others depending on how you want to use your math to get there? so what did you mean by the government-run spectrum? >> host: well, will government-run spectrum be part of this auction process? >> guest: there were some stories was it late last year, todd, about whether or not there'd be some nationwide, government-run, free wireless broadband network? maybe it was earlier this year, actually. >> earlier this year, yeah. >> guest: and there was just no basis to that. folks were confusing and conflating the idea of unlicensed spectrum. i've been a proponent of what we call the tv white spaces, these are the unused tv channels in certain markets, and they're sort of scraps of spectrum, if you will, carpet remnants in a way, and it's more ideal for low-powered devices. i'm a little skeptical of a nationwide block of let's say 30 megahertz. that's a big chunk of

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. i i. thank you watching the weekly on our t.v. multibillion dollar cuts have kicked off in the united states after the white house failed to find common ground with republicans on how to cut america's massive debt and the measures are likely to cost hundreds of thousands of jobs even as the first snaps are made the blame game grows with both camps desperate to offload responsibility economist richard walsh says the american people should prepare for the worst. publicans and democrats alike are committed to an austerity policy as we do in see it in europe their only disagreement is exactly who gets cut whose axes get raised and i'm very pessimistic as are m

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women you know law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and you know it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. again israel could become the first of a country to be formally designated as the united states major strategic. goals apparently on the agenda at the annual american israeli public affairs committee gathering that's kicking off in washington known as a pac what if a plan becomes legislation it could have blood's the u.s. to support israel diplomatically and militarily if it strikes and around it could also exempt israel from any reduction in foreign aid that might result from budget cuts yet surprisingly the conflict with the palestinians is not among the topics which america's most powerful pro israeli lobby group will be tackling once more

never before had any women held a top post in a city like new york or l.a. let alone both. let me just show you here. it is amazing at how few women hold the spot for mayor. here's the top ten american cities here. just one woman holds the mayorship. it's anise parker in houston, texas. most are men. what's interesting about mayor parker, she won, she was openly gay, first lesbian to head a major american second. there was a houston chronicle poll that found a significant majority of people said it was a non-factor. and a recent quinnipiac poll in new york, three quarters said they were comfortable with quinn's sexuality. let me show you the dearth here. the first woman ever elected mayor of a major city was in seattle, was in 1926, and it's the last time anybody, any woman has been elected mayor of seattle. as you can see here, philadelphia, no women mayors. look at the top -- this is of the top 50 largest cities in the country, just seven are led by women, houston, baltimore, forth worth, fresno and oakland. gruel got what she wanted last night, a run-off that gives you e

police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women you know law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and you know it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. and live from moscow this is our team glad to have you back with us sequester ation cuts have kicked in in the united states with the government now slashing eighty five billion dollars from its budget following political deadlock but even as the first snips are made the blame game is raging with democrats and republicans desperate to offload responsibility and economist richard wolfe says the american people should prepare for the worst. republicans and democrats alike are committed to an austerity policy as we do in see it in europe their only disagreement is exactly who gets cut whose axes get raisins and i'm very pessimistic as are most ob

. >> trying to control the united states of america, guys in belgium or rome or wherever they are, trying to tell us in l.a. or tucson what to do in their lives. it's unbelievable. it's such a nightmare, i have to say charles, repressive and regressive and plain stupid. more sinister than that, a real international plot to take over the freedom of the united states. >> neil: would it not be as objectionable if they did it everyone. if they went over china to do the same but it was really kind of singling the u.s.? >> i don't think they singled out the u.s. they levied a lot of criticism in place in africa. >> neil: but china and india did not get a tax suggestion, we did? >> i'm not sure we read the same report. the report i read was not written by a bunch of environmentalist hippies. they were making an argument. >> smoking pot. >> charles's best line ever. >> neil: go ahead. >> charlie and rest of the crew here many of the viewers we want to get government out of our lives, right? the fallacy is by avoiding these taxes you are sort of keeping government out of your life. what the imf report described was

they will have to go to new york, san francisco or l.a. to pick them up.problem with google class. that is next. ♪ doublemoco ♪ charles: this song won a disabled man $8000 in court. he was stuck on a disney ride for a half-hour and stuff to listen to that song on repeat. he claims he was the only passenger not rescued when the ride failed. the company is changing the look of its american icon. the jeep cherokee. they are making it more european. google class has not hit stores shelves yet. joining us now is an expert that is not buying all of the negativism. >> i do not buy it at all. we heard the same thing when smart phones came out. now, everybody carries them in their pocket and nobody talks about it. space -- charles: i would be a little upset if they pointed it at me. can we see some of that initially? >> you will see that and people will suspect that. how many people walk around like this with their phones in front of them? i think it is much to do about nothing. you will see people wearing fake ones and you will not know. i think it will be great f

or reuters or "l.a. r "new york times," we know them all, would be down there trying to confirm the story. they must have tried. has anybody confirmed the story? >> "the new york times" jumped in and did a really long piece drawing out all of the elements of the story people who might be behind it. other efforts to pin all sorts of bad stuff on menendez, et cetera, et cetera. the fbi has been involved. it has really gotten big. in all of that reporting, "the new york times" can -- nor anyone else can ever substantiate it. >> that's the thing that sticks out to me. you would think that somehow somewhere, somebody along the line would be able to corroborate that story. and when you look at the reporter that wrote the original story, getting matthew boyle who left "the daily caller" and is now with breitbart, he has a list of running -- >> bill: is that a -- is that going up or going down? [ laughter ] >> or let's say it is a move further right. further down the fringe and toward irrelevance maybe. >> he has

. >> do you think the "times" or the post or the globe or 00 "l.a.ears ago was objective? what you had then was a liberal monopoly on the netted works, on the major papers, on the news magazines, on the colleges and universities. on hollywood. it was they had all called the commanding heights of the culture. the difference is is that now we have a few dissenting independent sources. fox news. one page of the "wall street journal." and talk radio. and that creates an atmosphere and the internet where you have real ideological competition. so i think it's advance over where we were 30, 40, 50 years ago. >> all right, charles. thanks very much as always. factor tip of the day. a thrilling experience you may want to have. the tip just 60's seconds away. >> factor tip of the day in a moment. want some thrills? i have them for you. first, great news for us, "killing kennedy" biggest selling hard cover in america 2012. this is just in, we beat everybody by far. "killing lincoln" on publishers weekly list for the year despite it came out in 2011. both books

. >> do you think the "times" or the post or the globe or 00 "l.a.beral monopoly on the netted works, on the major papers, on the news magazines, on the colleges and universities. on hollywood. it was they had all called the commanding heights of the culture. the difference is is that now we have a few dissenting independent sources. fox news. one page of the "wall street journal." and talk radio. and that creates an atmosphere and the internet where you have real ideological competition. so i think it's advance over where we were 30, 40, 50 years ago. >> all right, charles. thanks very much as always. factor tip of the day. a thrilling experience you may want to have. the tip just 60's seconds away. effective pain relievers. tylenol works by blocking pain signals to your brain. bayer advanced aspirin blocks pain at the site. try the power of bayer advanced aspirin. by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. soup can do. campbe

they will get a chance to purchase the glasses for $1500 and will have to travel to nork, l.a. or here in san francisco to get the device. the glasses aren't expected to hit the mass market until late this year. in san francisco, i'm emily chang with bloomberg west. back to you. >> thank you, emily. next friday is the san francisco giants home opener. >> that is very exsighting. >> we're live at the ballpark to let us know what is new on the menu there. >> how did i get so lucky? if you look at some shirts you might have had on you might still have mustard on it from all cheering but might want to wash it. today, giants unveiled a new smorgasbord. the wait for a crack of the bat. today an invitation to raid their refrigerateors. they've gone international. >> if you want hot dogs, giants have them. >> there already champagne this, one will sell $140. and do you like clam chowder? >> so when playing mets you drink red stuff. >> yes. >> if playing red sox we drink the -- . >> white. >> learning fast. >> if you want to top it off with ice cream sunday yairks we learned in 2010 and 20

east facility, or old max, is the oldest jail in los angeles. and lastly, the crown jewel of the l.arrectional facility, or nccf, which houses murderers, rapists, and drug offenders. >> we find that the linear style jail really doesn't work for us anymore, and what we have here is we have more of a podular design with the staff stations in the middle and then the inmates around the outside. >> a single facility comprised of five jails housing 3,800 inmates, nccf was designed in 1983. nccf first made headlines in march of 1990, when the first president bush helped dedicate the jail's opening. >> one of this nation's founding fathers said, "if men were angels, no government would be necessary." well, i'm sure that no one here would suggest that men were angels. and that's why there's government, to write the laws we live by. and correctional facilities, like this one, for the people who break them. >> for ten years this facility had no major incidents. then, on april 24th, 2000, violence erupted. >> everybody get out! >> it was 1:00 in the afternoon when a racially based riot broke out

>> l.a. orado. >> bill: bolder. >> but it is, you know, it's not -- this isn't what america should be. >> yeah. not at all. >> the women are punished more than the men in that lifestyle. the woman -- nobody even knows the name of the victim of the woman that died. >> bill: lana clarkson. >> she was a b level actress. >> bill: she is a human being. all right? you just don't walk up to somebody's house. you know, it's a good place to commit suicide. you got any guns to make this easier? come on. >> that's happened. >> bill: gutfeld, mcguirk, everybody, factor tip of the day. some advice from me to nancy pelosi. the tip 60 seconds away. >>. >> bill: factor tip of the day, my advice to nancy pelosi. we would like too you become a premium member. monday, april 22nd i'll be holding a townhall meeting to talk about my up coming books. we're finding out amazing stuff about jesus and we'll preview for it. if you do become a premium member you get any one of my number of best-selling books free of charge.

l.a. or chicago didn't seem right. we came up portland. know that we researched it perfectly but that's a city that has pretty good social services pretty good safety net. but yet even in portland it's tremendous amount of poverty and families struggling. the way we found our families is we worked with 211 info, an info line for families that are in crisis to call to see if they can get help with their heat, rent food on the table. we listened to hundreds of calls every day and invited families to let us come out and talk to them and then chose the eight families that we used in the documentary. >> john: we just showed a clip from the trailer and it's brought to us by taxi cab confessions. it's one of the few series that focused on class on a regular basis. hunger in american is supposed to impact 50 million people, including one in five kids. one of the most powerful moments in your film shows families who don't have enough to eat. parents denying themselves meals so their kids don't go hungry. did you expect to see that when you went out

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if we ever aaddressed that problem, east l.a. oretroit were places that were thriving, where people were paid a middle class wage, what's the chance of you walking home tonight in your middle class neighborhood and being shot by somebody where w a handgun? very, very small. >> right. so given the fact you talk about this, professor david cole, my colleague at georgetown law school speaks of this as well. eloquently like you do here. we are willing to accept that as necessary price we pay for access to these guns. but when it begins to bleed out into suburban america and where white kids are victimized by this vicious culture of resentment and retaliation and this brewing subculture of disaffection and alienation from america, expressed in many ways and from traditional culture, how do we come to grips with that? we allow it to happen in the ghetto. but we don't want it in the suburb but we can't quarantine it any more, what's the problem we confront together now? >> the answer is pret e much the answer for a lot of our other problem

or closer. here's where you go to get warm. one more day. l.a., usually 68 or so. angeles, today, 84. >> if you've been watching during the week, we've had the big snowstorms. i've been standing in them. but this is a really good way to see how fast it adds up. 11:15, to 1 1shg 45. from nothing to almost completely covered. the flakes were so huge. at mizzou, they put a bear on thomas jefferson's lap. i'll have more coming up in the next half hour. >>> now, to a genre of story for which we have deep affection here at "gma." the stupid criminal story. >> one of our favorites. this one is about a guy in portland, oregon, who accidentally called 911, in the middle of a meth deal. so, what happened next? abc's tanya rivero is here with that story. >> reporter: hey. you know, we've all done it. we're all guilty of the pocket dial. and while the mistake calls can get you into hot water. sometimes they can get you arrested. >> 911. where's your emergency? >> reporter: when the 911 call came in, dispatchers initially dismissed it as another pocket or purse dial, until they

>> l.a. or >> bill: bolder. >> but it is, you know, it's not -- this isn't what america should be. >> yeah. not at all. >> the women are punished more than the men in that lifestyle. the woman -- nobody even knows the name of the victim of the woman that died. >> bill: lana clarkson. >> she was a b level actress. >> bill: she is a human being. all right? you just don't walk up to somebody's house. you know, it's a good place to commit suicide. you got any guns to make this easier? come on. >> that's happened. >> bill: gutfeld, mcguirk, everybody, factor tip of the day. some advice from me to nancy pelosi. the tip 60 seconds away. [ male announcer ] just when you thought you had experienced performance the powerful gs. get great values on your favorite lexus models during the mmand performance sales event. this is the pursuit of perfection. during the mmand performance sales event. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna d

or near poverty. we chose portland because we wanted a city that could be identified with by most of america that doesn't identify with l.a that is national. we chose a city to work in. you could find the same families any city in the country. >> you are sensitive to the model poor. these are the children that are so articulate to say i want my mom to eat dinner and i won't. the model aspect. are you sensitive to the criticism that you did not show the face of the entrenched poverty. you showed the face everyone could relate to. >> we found the families through listening in on the 211 hotline that people call social services. we heard thousands and thousands of families. most of them want to work and dignity of providing for the families. these are not the exception. these are the rule. of course there is fraud in the system. that is minute compared to the families who are working poor or out of work who want to provide for their families. >> if you look at the working poor and realize nearly half the country is poor or nearly poor, there is every type of family. i'm sure we could have done this in any city across the cou

l.a., more or less dry. here's that cold air.y, right, of course, the west has been extremely warm, but here's a look at what happens on monday, the beginning of that cold air moves in, pushes eastward, drops south, and then we see it kind of begin to relinquish its grip as we head towards wednesday and thursday. there's the big picture, the south getting back to average and not nearly as cold. kind of a lot to absorb, but happy a easter, nonetheless. >> and happy easter to you, alexandra steele. next, never-before-seen photos of the kennedys taken 50 years ago today. we'll show them to you. could. discover nectresse™. the 100%-natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. nectresse™. sweetness naturally. the walmart low price guarantee, backed by ad match. there's your price, walmart will match that right at the register. nice! i did not know they did that. wow! that's the walmart low price guarantee backed by ad match! save time and money. bring in ads from your local stores and see for yourself. ♪ [ male announ

or so. warm air today, vegas, 83. even l.a. topping out around 83. it will be in the 50s today in seattle. that's a look at the weather >>> so we are going to see the nice warm temperatures stick around in the southwest for quite some time, but the rain will also last for quite some time in the pacific northwest. >> hot, hot, hot, those three words. >> i'd take it. >>> mississippi is taking steps to be the anti-mike bloomberg state. >>> and if you've taken the azithromax z-pack lately, stick around. stories making news this morning for you. multistate manhunt for a man suspected of killing his grandparents is over. michael boyson was arrested in lincoln city, oregon, after an eight-hour standoff. police say the 26-year-old murdered his grandparents shortly after they threw him a party when he was released from prison last week. >>> signs kentucky senator mitch mcconnell is apparently concerned about a political battle with ashley judd. the minority leader is spending six figures on a new tv ad targeting the actress even before she's entered the race. and 18 months before voters go to the p

it was felt in the valley, downtown l.a., about a hundred miles away and as far south as san diego. no damage or injuries. while unimpressive by southern california standards it was the strongest quake numerically in the l.a. area in three years. >>> the story making headlines in the health world tonight is about women. a regular dose of aspirin and its power in preventing melanoma. it has focused even more attention on the many uses and many wonders of aspirin. our report from our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. >> remember, doctors recommend aspirin. >> reporter: for years this simple pill sold over the counter in stores across the country has been the go-to drug for aches and pains. increasingly aspirin has been called a wonder drug with evidence it can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, even some cancers. now in one of the largest studies of its kind new research suggests it may reduce a woman's chance of developing malignant melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. >> this is important. melanoma is increasing and on the rise in women. there are no great preventive s

or it could do what it's being urged to do by the two couples in this case, one from berkeley, the other from l.a., and say that no state can block same-sex marriage, or the court could uphold prop 8. wednesday's case is a challenge to doma, the defense of marriage act. it blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages in the states where they are legal. after first defending the law, the obama administration switched sides and now says it's unconstitutional. both these cases come to the court in a political climate that's very different from what it was just four years ago when prop 8 was passed. janelle, raj. >> thanks, pete. >>> a bay area boy is now getting worldwide attention after preparing his own argument in favor of same-sex marriage and then sending it to the nation's highest court. 12-year-old daniel sent a letter to supreme court chief justice john roberts about next week's case. even though daniel and his sister have two dads, daniel feels he has a lot in common with the chief justice, who has two adopted children of his own. before mailing his letter to roberts, d

l.a. and in orange county. no damage or injuries were reported. >>> today marks two years since the massive 9.0 earthquake that triggered a tsunami and killed 19,000 people in japan. some 300,000 people are still homeless as the country works to rebuild. an estimated 1.5 million-tons of debris washed out to sea. some of that debris continues to show up on beaches around the world. >>> and there's plenty of work to do at the santa cruz harbor damaged by tsunami debris. work to rebuild thdocks is expected to continue through the summer. some docks at the harbor still have to be demolished before they can be replaced. >> remember when cop cars look like that one? the kind of things that race around in streets of san francisco episodes. we're talking the crown vicks came in big, loud, fuel and efficient, they were fast. well, there's a new roller in town. a lot of towns, actually. kpix's john ramos gives us a look. >> whenever police officers are called, it's a good bet they will arrive in a familiar car. the ford crown victori

or too hard. forecast for today showers make their way down l.a. again, not a huge, huge inconvenience. >> thanks so much, bill. >>> turning now to entertainment, "daily show" host jon stewart is taking a three-month break this summer to direct his first film. no, it's not a comedy, but a drama based on a true story about one journalist's imprisonment following the 2009 iranian presidential election. comedian john oliver will guest-host. >> the band train is pulling out of this year's boy scout jamboree. they cited the boy scouts anti-gay policy as a reason. >>> did kate middleton accidentally reveal she's having a girl? a telegraph reports when the duchess accepted a teddy bear, she said, "thank you, i'll take that for my da"-- with a "d." middle in the denied she was about to take it for her daughter. >>> well, tony stark fans rejoice, "ironman 3" is officially in production -- and we have a sneak peek. >> we're buying tickets right now. >>> and finally, could this song replace our beloved national anthem? ♪ ignition hot and fresh off the kitchen