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take her to red lobster. suggest his wife pick up a 12-gauge shotgun on the way back home? i guess this is serious, but have you heard a ruling like this before? >> kimberly: in the olden days judges used to do this type of thing. that's how you settle it. now people are aware of the seriousness of domestic violence and abuse that occurs to women. this is inappropriate. the guy is out of line. first, he hit her. that is not good. second, i don't like red lobster. did it on a date and didn't work. >> andrea: you wore flats. didn't work out. >> kimberly: it was a one-timer. i tried to go in our shoes. bowling -- they told me you can't bowl in that. it's a liability issue and you have to wear used elf shoes. >> bob: you have taken this from our story to shoes. can we get back to the story? >> kimberly: it's not appropriate. it's not appropriate. >> andrea: this story makes me really sad. wife wanted her husband to wish her a happy birthday and he wouldn't do it. so they got in a dispute. i guess he chokes her, t

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i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. >>> today the u.s.ate took up legislation that would try the u.s. buffet rule. the author senator whitehouse will join us. and the planned parenthood and komen foundation looking for an excuse to pull support from the group. speaking of snakes the burmese >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. billionaire warren buffet doesn't think it is fair that he pays less taxes than his secretary. new legislation has been introduced in the senate based on president obama's proposed buffet rule. it would require the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share at a tax rate of at least 30%. >> we need to change our tax code so that people like me and an awful lot of members of the congress pay our fair share of taxes. you can call this class war fair all you want but asking a billionaire to

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. today the u.s. senate took up legislation that would try the u.s. buffet rule. the author senator whitehouse will join us. and the planned parenthood and komen foundation looking for an excuse to pull support from the group. speaking of snakes, the burmese python population is exploding. and a study shows that republicans have more orgasms. so now we know they lie about sex. sp we've got some vintage ones like this i love stuff like that. insightful perspective. >>a reasonable republican might run in the opposite direction. good luck finding one. (vo)at current tv, we celebrate journalistic integrity. >>vanguard is going out there and aggressively pursuing stories that we believe are important. (vo)at current tv, we expect accountability. >>there's the school sign. here's the cigarette stand. no one has any problem with this? (vo)and current tv creates the commentary that drives the truth. this is the new current tv. billionaire warren buffet doesn't think it is fair that he pays less

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red lobster. >> i used to. back in the day, in college. you dip those biscuits in cheese before i went out to a table. you want admiral's feast? >> they do make some good biscuits. got to say that. >> i love red lobster. i do. we'll go sometime. >> we'll go check it out. >>> well, forget donuts. these two macho tennessee cops are all about cupcakes. don't let the guns fool you. police officer shawn posey and sheriff's deputy terry johnson have been baking for years. they make designer cakes and cupcakes for birthday parties, and now they have a shot at competing on the food network show cupcake wars. if they win, they plan to use prize money to open a shop. and rob, cupcakes are not cheap. sometimes you pay upwards of $3, $4 for a really good cupcake. >> good luck, fellas. here's a look at your weather today. another day of showers in south florida. thunderstorms and much-needed rain for parts of texas and oklahoma. some light snow in michigan and the rockies to montana. warming up on the west coast with shower

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i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently.he new news network. >>welcome to the war room. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. she's a political trail-blazer. >>make your voice heard. >>detremined to find solutions. >>that partnership in order to invest in our country is critical. >>driven to find the truth. >>how did romney get his groove back? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. >>> all right. we are back on "the young turks." during a healthcare proposal by president obama he said if you are going to provide healthcare coverage, put in contraceptive at no extra cost. but they say if you're a church or religious organization we're going to exempt you. okay. that also makes sense. but if you are a big catholic hospital for example, or college, we can't exempt you because so many non-catholics work there. it would be discriminating to women there. also makes a ton of sense. the republicans decided to attack. >> i think that's a tremendous infringement of religious liberty. you are saying you can have th

, and then after that red lobster they're going to go bowling. >> reporter: judge john hurley ordered this plantation husband to take his wife to a belated birthday dinner after a domestic violence arrest on monday. in broward county's first appearance court you can hear his wife pleading for clemency. >> i love my husband. >> i know you love him. and you don't want anything bad to happen. >> reporter: the 47-year-old bray was released on his own recognizance because he has no criminal past. still, plantation police say when they responded to the couple's apartment on monday, things were heated. >> the victim indicated that she wasn't wished a happy birthday and because of that as a result she got upset with him and in turn he apparently pushed her over the back of the couch, grabbed her around the neck, and cocked a fist back as if to punch her. >> reporter: bray was charged with one count of simple battery. we knocked on the couple's door. mr. bray answered. and he did not want to comment on his sentence, for better or for worse. but it appears he's the only one who doesn't want to

the judge's solution, take her to red lobster and go bowling.:00 today and he's going to stop by somewhere and he's going to get some flowers. he's going to get -- hold on. hold on. he's going on get a card, flowers, and then he's going to go home, pick up his wife, get dressed, take her to red lobster and hen after they have red lobster, they're going to go bowling. all right? >> in lieu of posting a bond, right? >> right. do you understand that? >> yes, sir. >> paul, explain to us why the violence situation, you set off a whole set of things that can happen including your spouse going to jail. and sometimes on aman mandatory basis. and i think what judge hurley has done here, because he has so many of these cases, i was looking at the stats, over 2,000 of these cases come trhrough pam beach every year. and i think he said it's a pretty minor incident, so he was a little inventive with his sentence, buy her flowers and take her to red lobster and go bowling. and she's happy, the husband is happy, and he avoids the expense of sending somebody to

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. twizzlers.wist you can't resist. only one who thinks an amendment to the constitution may be in order. that's next on "the war room." ♪ >> all right we're back on "the young turks." now we got to tell what you is happening in syria and unfortunately it is not good news. at least 43 civilians killed by security forces across syria today. and theand the syrian forces attacking a city by some accounts indiscriminately shelling the city, a lot of civilians killed. meanwhile the united states has withdrawn their embassy staff or closed their embassy in syria. there are reports of body parts all over homes and it is graphic and grew some as you see there what is happening in syria unfortunately. the unfortunate part is when we brought a resolution to condemn these acts saying that the syrian president should step down and call for an unity government, the russians and the chinese vetoed that resolution and it was 13-2. it was not a strong resolution. it could have been stronger, but the iran russians

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently.>> all right. we are back on "the young turks." during a healthcare proposal by president obama he said if you are going to provide healthcare coverage, put in contraceptive at no extra cost. but they say if you're a church or religious organization we're going to exempt you. okay. that also makes sense. but if you are a big catholic hospital for example, or college, we can't exempt you because so many non-catholics work there. it would be discriminating to women there. also makes a ton of sense. the republicans decided to attack. >> i think that's a tremendous infringement of religious liberty. you are saying you can have the name, but you can't actually be a catholic or orthodox jewish institution because we the secular government are going to impose on you. i think that's a very profound moment for americans. [ overlapping speakers ] >> you predict a political cost for the president because of this? >> very substantial, yes. >> of course what gingrich said is ridiculous. he just sai

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. >> interesting, but may mott be getting the attention they deserve. story number one. president obama is in hot water with u.s. catholic leaders. they are angry that the president approved regulations that require religious organization toss include contraceptives in their employee healthcare plans. number two. there's fresh evidence that the decision by the susan g. komen foundation to cut breast cancer screening foundation planned parenthood was right-wing politics at its worst. according to a an anonymous source -- handel, who is komen's person in public policy, is an activist. they reversed the decision and had its funding restored. the funding for planned parenthood. our final story is tim tebow is in the news and it's not for his fourth-quarter heroics. what's being called the tebow bill, is now makin

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. twizzlers.'t resist. the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>it is an independent progressive voice and i love that. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. >>people like somebody who's got a spine. >>determined to find solutions... >>we need government to ensure that people have freedom. >>driven to find the truth... >>what's really going on? >>fearless, independent and above all, politically direct. >> all right, we are back now and looking at what appears to be a crowded and jubilant romney headquarters. they are very excited. romney is set to speak in the next half hour. don't miss that on "countdown." election results on "countdown," as well. now, i promised you although that crowd is excited. people on the internet are not as excited. i promised that anna was going to bring us those numbers. >> if you look at the reaction to mitt romney as a whole through all social media 81% of all commentary on him is actually negative, so people on line are not buying it. they're not

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. >> major news on the gay marriage front today. federal appeals court ruled that california's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and the next stop is likely to be the supreme court. or maybe not. in strongly worded opinion the appeals court panel wrote quote, ... >> and then they added this rather entertaining flourish ... >> white house press secretary jay kearney didn't respond to that argument and said, the president did not want to comment on this case. on the republican side, though, mitt romney slammed the decision. in a statement he vowed to protect, quote traditional marriage. and cast himself as the leader in a movement to, quote preserve our values, unquote. but mitt's values appear to be out of line wi

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. twizzlers.an't resist. >>the blood is in the water and the sharks are bipartisan. >>you got a bone to pick with that? >> all right back on "the young turks." a woman named mia apparently was in the super bowl halftime. i hope they found her. but she apparently is not missing in action because she created quite the stir with this moment. see if you can catch it in the super bowl. [singing] >> oh, my god drama. she gave the middle finger. the world has not yet exploded but i'm going to bring in my rowdy friends to discuss travesty at hand. >> what are the mia so upset about. >> the whole thing was choreographed by obama. it's a traditional values and capitalism. it symbolizes the lack of military and it's lack of christianity. >> stephen buckley said it was her birthday and no one had given her any presents. that's what she was mad about. the question is did mia do this for attention? >> not just attention but mostly. >> she says it's political. michael, you're epic politics man? >> there is 101%

after they have red lobster they are going to go bowling. all right?e judge said he never would have ordered such whimsical conditions if the charge were more serious. he called this a quote minor oh ferns. the head of a women's shelter in miami wasn't laughing. she called the judgment decision a joke and said she was appalled about it judge's response to something she says could be a dangerous situation. megyn: whimsical? bowling? red lobster? just saying. really? i don't know. let's hope it works out. that's the kind of situation that god forbid if anything happened, we would be looking back at that ruling and talking about it in much more dire ways. a high-profile murder case is underway in the case of a college lacrosse player accused of beating his girlfriend in a jealous rage. at one university students can put $25 into a vending machine and gets the morning after pill. should plan b be sold on campus. more fallout over justice ginsberg's controversial remarks about the constitution. one critic is saying her job is to support and defend the const

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the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. >>> the 2012 presidential campaign just won't have been the same without her. we know that. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann exited the race right after the iowa caucuses last month but she's still a force. she's speaking at the cpac conference this afternoon about the lessons she learned on campaign trail. take a listen. >> running for president of the united states is really one series of humiliations after another. but it's also a very educational experience. and i learned three things when i was running pore president. first of all, i learned where john wayne was born. that's very important. and then second, i learned the day that elvis presley was born. these are vital issues to our republic. and third, i learned never forget the three things that you learn. >> we're going to ask her the

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i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently.y one who thinks an amendment to the constitution may be in order. that's next on "the war room." >> g.o.p. presidential candidate bud d.c. roemer has not participated in any of the republican debates. he is not even mentioned in most polling figures but today, he did something that none of his other competitors are can lay claim to. not that they would probably want to: roemer qualified for matching funds by collecting $5,000. that means the u.s. treasury will cut him a check for 100 granted which will leave him $57 million of matching mitt romney's war chest. if one of the reasons he got into the race was to reform campaign finance, how much weight does today's news carry? let's ask him. the former governor of louisiana joins us from baton rouge. governor roemer welcome here into the war room. >> good to be in the war room. i should bring a weapon of some sort. >> bring the weapon of your minds and your persuasive ability, which i know you have ample amount of. what should voters tak

i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. for the energy to keep you going. who wouldn't want to be a part of that? payday. the sweet taste of energy. >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. >> let's take a look now at those encouraging economic numbers again. unemployment is now at 8.3%. >> that's the lowest it's been in nearly three years. the good news for the president's re-election bid is that it looks like we are heading in the right direction. but-for analysis, we are joined by laura tyson. she is a prefacer at the haas school of business at berkeley chair of the president's council of advisors during the clinton administration. she is a current economic advisors for current of it. thank you for joining us in the war room. so glad to have you here? >> it's a great pleasure. >> all right. so today

, and then after they have red lobster, they are going to go bowling. >> he's shaking his head. >> they're going bowling. >> he's upset about it. >> the florida judge said the couple spat was minor but did order them to get a little counseling, too. but i'm sure the bowling will take care of most of that. >> i don't know about that. all right. >>> an oakland native married her high school sweetheart. she is a grandmother, a mother and police officer. but that barely beginnings to describe what this week's jefferson award winner means to her hometown. kate kelly reports. >> reporter: it hasn't always been a straight and easy road for the kids who participate in the police activities league track program in oakland. but for the past 26 years, coach margaret dixon has been with them every step of the way. >> i don't just coach them on the track. i coach them through their life because i know that they need me all the way through they life many of them so they call me for advice. >> reporter: and they listen because they know she's been in their shoes. margaret dixon grew up in west oakland an

and after they have red lobster they are going bowling. all right? >>shepard: in addition he ordered the couple to visit a marriage counselor in a week. and now to the lawyers, mercedes and randy zelin. i don't know the particulars of the case and i wasn't there, i have been covering the domestic violence case for 25 years and when a man huts his hand on a woman --. >> game over. too bad i wasn't in that courtroom. let me put that judge in a chokehold and he how he feels. domestic violence, we just covered the horrible case, this was a hit of violence of the lacrosse players and it resulted in a beautiful girl's death. that is what happened. that cycle has to be stopped or someone will die and he took it as a joke. the defendant was laughing, cluck killing and you could hear laughing. this is not a joke. >>shepard: pee hut -- he put his hands on her neck but did not hit her. >>randy: can i say something before i give my response. because i want to be far away from everyone. >>shepard: the judge blew it off. >>randy: it is time we saw a jud