yesterday she hosted a first- ever kids state dinner, and among the guests is reed alexander a celebrity food chef of his own. reed joins us live to talk about his popular recipes but first, were you at the white house, man. >> >> it was awesome! >> you have a lot of you can fans on the icarly world but let's talk about the white house. how cool was that? >> it was so exciting! i have to admit i was star struck with the president and first lady standing by at the kids state dinner. we were thrilled. 54 kids from around the country celebrated great eating. mrs. obama brought a new dimension to fun. it was a blast. >> it looked like it was cool when we were watching the video. there were a lot of kids around, you ate, secret service of course. we know about that. >> absolutely. watchful eye. >> a good time, i'm sure. >> tell me about all this cooking you do. you have been cooking for two years. >> coolbites.com of the i share mrs. obama's message, let's move, with over 100 recipes i have created, tips and information and grew out of my own experiences. i was overweight and lethargic and ne

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reed energy dependants. and better auto mileage, to be fair it does pay very little attention to renewable feels. thomas? >> peter alexandere you, thank you. >>> so is the republican party in the middle of an identity crisis? with less than a week before they gather for their convention? todd akin and his comment on abortion, rape and pregnancy, have put the spotlight on an ideological split between the party and its current standard bearer. joining me is ron reagan. it's good to have you here. the official platform as we all know, was approved ahead of next week's rnc, calling no a ban on abortions. this is no different than what platform in '04 and '08. we do have mitt romney speaking this week to affiliate wcmh about his own platform and the differences. take a listen. i'm made it clear i am pro-life but i believe there should be exceptions. >> ron, i bring up the fact this is the same platform as '04 and '08. here we are in 2012 mitt romney doing the same thing. supported by the sponsorship/co-sponsorship of legislation during thinks time as congressman, but what is your take of this chasm that remains between the cand