robin thing exactly wrong the real robin hood of stole from the tax collectors turn to the people who pay the taxes he's. rich well he wasn't necessarily from the asshole as in the version of the fairy tale you know the actual dirt fairy tale the actual real story was he was stealing from the tax collectors to return it to the people who pay the taxes ok so these so these guys are stealing. it it's an imperfect metaphor but these guys are not just there i'm just gonna correct it will think you know what these guys are doing is they are saying we're going to reduce benefits on working people and and you know lower income and middle income people and we're going to make it a way of not benefits giveaways better giveaway exe food stamps or giveaways. ok but once they are on that they're giveaways are you suggesting that we should you want to live in a society where people are hungry i want to live in a society without food stamps yes there you realize there are i mean literally there are millions of children in america who go to bed every night i go to bed hungry and i i don't want food

robin, you're not a lone.ending news, pictures and information. >> i use twitter to keep in touch. >> i like to follow martha stewart. >> reporter: even betty white knows about twitter. >> i'm also on facebook. and the twitter. >> reporter: here's some fifth anniversary twitter trivia. who sent the first tweet? >> originally, twitter was just me tweeting to myself. >> reporter: that must have been such an exciting time for you. >> so much fun. >> reporter: who has the most followers? >> lady gaga, 8.8 million. >> reporter: who tweets are memorable? >> who said, with sadness in my heart, i'm not returning to "idol"? >> simon. >> reporter: paula. >> don't retreat. instead, reload. >> sarah palin. that's so predictable. >> reporter: our robin roberts, the ultimate tech holdout, is signing up for an account. what's your advice to robin if she gets signed up for twitter. >> follow the topics she wants to follow most. >> reporter: i'm becky worley on twitter. and also, the employees here at twitter have a message fo

>> 12th year, robin.that. before we tell you anymore about it, let's show you our favorite moments. you want to? >> let's do it. >> here we go. >> reporter: here he comes. you never know where emeril will end up. soon, he may be knocking on your door. it's always a morning of fun. plus, a few tears. no matter what happens, it's always a surprise. >> how do you feel? how are you? are you surprised? >> reporter: it may happen at home. >> right here. live television. >> reporter: at school. or at work. like last year when we surprised a hospital cleaning woman from africa, who brought her children to pennsylvania and raised them alone. we honored her motherhood. it was quite a shock for her. >> are you shocked, my friend? let me tell you something. you are the woman of the year. what's going on through your mind right now? >> i'm going to cry. i'm shocked. >> reporter: back in 2004, we celebrated judy byra, a woman who raised her best friend's daughters, a promise she made on her mother's death bed. emeril l

thanks, robin. >>> we're going to turn to the alarming story we've been talking about the air traffic controller who was not only alone but asleep on the job in washington, d.c. as two planes were landing at reagan national airport, getting no help from the tower. so, we asked just how many airports out there count on air traffic controllers working by themselves. jim sciutto broke this story. he has new information on that number this morning. how many airports, jim? >> reporter: well, good morning, david. federal officials looking into two things actually. fatigue and staffing at airports. this controller fell asleep on his fourth-consecutive night shift. but crucially, there was no backup in that tower behind me. a situation we found at some 30 airports around the country. this morning faa is urgently reviewing staffing at some 30 airports across the country, with only one air traffic controller on duty on the night shift. just like reagan national, when the tower went silent. abc news has learne

robin, can you hear me? whole thing with josh, ask him one question this morning. >> all right. >> the first one. ask him if he pressed his own shirt this morning. just ask him. ask him when we get there. just ask him. >> for you, sam. >> just for me. >> let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. when you send your pictures into twitter or facebook, we put them on the air. there's 63 feet of snow in the sierras. that's four feet off the record ever amount of snow. set in 1950-1951. officially say they the drought in that area is over. the melt is going to fill the lakes and streams. seattle and portland, you'll likely have problems with the rain. and another big hit of mountain snow. elsewhere on the boards, we're concerned about the severe weather. the panhandle of florida will get heavy rain today. there will be a lot of lightning. i'll keep my eye on that you guys, that was very good. all that weather was brought to you by progressive. robin? >> i'm going to get to that question in

robin? >> all right, lama. thank you. >>> now, to the latest on the shootings in germany that left two u.s. service members dead and another two wounded. the attacker is in custody. germany's top prosecutors took over the investigation this morning. a move that indicates authorities there believe terrorism was involved. martha raddatz has the details and joins us from washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's an indication of how serious the attack was, that president obama made an unannounced visit to the white house briefing room to talk about it. and a congressman has already called it a terrorist attack. at least a dozen u.s. air force security personnel were onboard this air force bus outside a terminal at the frankfurt international airport. they were coming from lakenheath, their base in england, on their way to ramstein air base in germany, to conduct what the military said were overseas contingency operations. likely in iraq, kuwait, or afghanistan. according to law enfor

nice job. >> robin does it again. >> i think robin won. >> we all are winners here.3 calories. >> that's a lot of food. you're not going to go hungry and lose weight in the process. >> that's exactly right. >> can you come back and tell us this every day? >> we want you to make these dishes in your kitchen. go to abcnews.com/gma, to get all the recipes. plus, a bonus recipe for rocco's yummy apple pie. >> that's right. >> is that on my diet, too? i love that. >>> these two kittens go high-tech. the latest and greatest gadgets for your pet. come on back. thanks, rocco.ititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititititi

robin? >> it is.sewives of new york." now, she stars in her own show, "bethenny ever after." she has a new book, called "a place of yes: 10 rules for getting everything you want out of life." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> you are getting a lot out of life. >> i had it really hard. had many noes thrown at me during my career. and one of the things that people ask, is how did you get here? i did come from a place of yes. >> what do you mean by that? >> i was positive and not in a good mood. it means you go for it. and you don't assume anyone is smarter than you because they have a better job than you. they make more money than you. you go for what you know you can have in your gut. and you have a methodical way of doing it. that's what the ten rules are. >> sometimes you do have to say no. you don't say yes to everything. >> i'm not a yes man by any stretch of the imagination. right now, with my family and baby, i say no more than i used to. there's a break the chain, letting

robin? george? >> go for it. >> magma. magma. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> i was waiting. >>> coming up, extreme road rage. why people flipout when they can't find a place to park. >>> and caught on tape. the nimble gas strags clerk who escaped a car crashing into his store. there it is. >>> and elephants show they have the smarts. oh wow, look at that. [ shrek ] calm down donkey. it's vacation time! ohhhhh, who ays ogres can't surf? nice moves fiona! ha, ha, ha, i love3d. wooo hooooo! [ shrek ] gingy! [ laughs ] hey do the roar. roooooar! yeah marty, what's shrek doing on acruise ship? looks like he's having fun! [ female announcer ] join the dreamworks experience for the ultimate vacation, only on royal caribbean. but basically, i'm a runner. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if yo

robin? >> we do, clarissa. that's part of the reason why japan's prime minister said the country is facing its worst crisis since world war ii. >>> rescuers search for survivors as the death toll mounts by the minutes. the u.s. and dozens of other countries are rushing search squads in to help. our christiane amanpour is just outside of tokyo with this side of the story. christiane? >> reporter: robin, exactly that. race to find survivors. we spoke to the prime minister's office about it today in tokyo they told us they have doubled the number of japanese self-defense forces. in the biggest deployment ever to try to find survivors. and we asked one of the officials in the prime minister's office, how many towns and villages may have been destroyed, that person just burst into tears. it was really very poignant. and still, there are incredible stories of survival. this man waited on top of what's left of his home. more than 48 hours later, the 60-year-old man's prayers were answered. floating

robin? >> thank you. >>> so much more about the crippled nuclear facility, sending radiation into the as moss fear. sam is here, saying how the winds are playing a crucial role in all this. >> incredible, robin. let me show you japan's nuclear footprint. in japan, there are 55 nuclear reactors here, broken down into 17 plants. some plants have seven in them. we'll go to fukushima. this is a picture taken before. we'll show you nuclear reactor one. nuclear reactor three. those are the two that had a problem. this is before the disaster. this is after. you can clearly see those are blown away. shortly after this picture was taken, number two had an explosion. it became a problem. just within the past 24 hours, number 4 had a fire and explosion. before, nice and clean shot. after, just the destruction. the other thing to see from this is this is where robin was talking about the winds and how it plays with that cloud. that is the actual cloud of smoke that kind of came out of that fourth reacto

. >>> good morning, robin. one of those growing crises where there are no easy answers and certainly no quick fixes. but that does not take the pressure off the administration. >> reporter: while rebels celebrated after pushing gadhafi's forces out of northern libya, this appears to be a fight no one is winning. a chess game that has stalled now prompting more calms for the u.s. to step in with a big move, enforcing a no-fly zone. >> this would be a signal to gadhafi that the president is serious when he says, we need for gadhafi to go. >> reporter: but it would require a 24/7 air control. dozens of fighter jets that would attempt to keep gadhafi's war planes grounded. a no-fly zone could allow rebels to take a decisive step forward, stopping gadhafi's ability to launch air attacks. but it could also require u.s. bombing inside libya. to take out air defense systems. defense secretary robert gates has tried to shut the idea down. and was joined sunday by president obama's chief of staff. >> well, lots of people

and next is -- [cheers and applause] >> next is robin black. >> hi, robin! >> oh, ok. i had to know. this is called "eviction notice." the police turned us away. 11 years old eating baby food. days warm like the occasional free matsoff from next door. no plates the cups were yoplaits. i stepped on a nail taking my sister through the yard the drinking from beer bottles that tasted like warm quarters the i caught fleas from cookie puss sleeping on my stomk keeping us both warms. at that age i lost the comfort from lies. stranded on a crescent move, floating in a sea of ash littered with diamonds the i swallowed past lives to spit these alternate futures. >> one more big round of applause for our very talented apprentice program. fantastic. >> i would like to tell you my experience -- when i first came here, i was the first philippino librarian. i said why don't we have a reception. i called up the san francisco press and they told me, i told them we would honor dr. rosay, when the doctor comes to the international airport, please let us know. now i am happy that the libr

robin?here to talk about his handsome new movie -- wait a minute, that's not right. "source code" is the new movie, jake gyllenhaal is handsome. can we start this over again. gosh! oh, if life was really like that, just hit the old rewind button like that. the oscar does not go to me. that is the theme of the jake gyllenhaals's new movie called "source code" where he goes back in time over and over again to stop a deadly terror attack. and the way he does it is more complicated. that was pretty good, come on. >> it was. like your style. >> thank you. >> we almost did that in the same way we thought it was too old school. no i like it. i like it. >> we're a little lower budget here. >> i don't know about that. >> i really enjoyed it. i was looking forward to seeing this. i've got to tell you, jake. it was kind of like "inception" meets "groundhog day" meets "24." >> i'll take that. >> it's all wound into one. >> yeah, it is. it's. >> reporter: very original in the fact that there are twists a

robin? george? our royal diary this morning. our new series, dressing for the big day. we're looking at what to wear at the altar, along the aisle, as well. many couples let you know the dress code on their wedding website. and the palace announced this morning that william and kate have a website of their own. but for all the details on how to dress for the event, our weekend anchor, bianna golodryga, is across the pond, in london. good morning, bianna. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i just love that royal music. now, we know there's been so much focus the past few months on kate's dress. what will it look like? who will design it? but the truth is, what really separates a princess from all other brides is not her dress. but her headdress. her tiara to be exact. what will kate's look like? we went to the experts to find out. tiaras. majestic, romantic, glamorous, and oh, so royal. historically the centerpiece accessory for a princess on her wedding day, which begs the question, just what will ka

but he tells robin that things are much better now. >> i think i am more present, present with my kids that's important. to be with them each and every time i'm with them, to feel that and be connected to them. >> you can see the entire robin roberts interview tomorrow on "good morning america" that airs between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. right here. larry beil is here with the sports. >>> the warriors are trying to take down one of the best in the west. they shot 79% in the first quarter against dallas. could they stay hot enough? >>> good evening. four years ago the warriors stunned dallas since the "we believe" series. the mavs are among the best in the west and they know how to close out games. we have begged sabd -- sandhya to show us and she refused. he is showing up and showing up angry. david leigh is taking it to nowitzki. 68-60 warriors in the third, but here comes dallas. he is doing the dance off camera. wish we had that. wright for three and warriors up 7. mavericks with a 15-0 run. jason kidd tied his 96th. dirk, i must break you, nowitzki. that's what the good teams do and they

>> george and robin -- two.easy. >> picking mascots. >> that's the way to go. >> we got to show the love for the women's tourney on espn. the final four will start punching tonight. >> indeed. all four top seeds. a little love. >> good to have you here. >>> let's get to sam. hey, sam. you're red all of a sudden. >> no, because one of the funniest memories of this weekend was robin explaining how this tournament works at an airport restaurant in san francisco yesterday. i'm like sitting there looking at her, looking at her, looking at her, shaking my head say, yeah. >> you uttered something. >> no we're not going there. let's get to the boards. plus, they're telling me in the control room to get to the boards. we start with pictures out of georgia. we're going to go down 85 a little south of atlanta to moreland, georgia, if i'm right. yes. you can see the storms. a quick hit out of washington, d.c. manassas, virginia, snow there on the cherry blossoms. officially, 0.2 inches of snow, reagan airport is the officia

robin? >> that's sad to hear that. neal, thank you. >>> looking at the effect that the radiation in japan is having here. trace amounts of radiation has been detected from nevada to massachusetts. before we went on the air, i saw sam tracking this for us. >> we need to start by saying no harmful levels of radiation have been found any place in the u.s. let's show you how connected we all are by air and water. this incident proves it, if nothing else does. we start with the problem in japan. it releases when the nuclear reactors have a problem. it releases particles in the air. one thing we're going to look at is iodine 131. that's caused by nuclear fission and put out in the air. it should be no surprise, that this, in some level, will carry across the u.s., on the winds that generally flow from west-to-east across the globe. the first place we detected night the first week, in california, and also in the northwestern area. california, washington, nevada, in week one. by week two, we're picking up that some of this has

brown spoke with our robin roberts tuesday morning.at interview she asked him about his domestic abuse case involving singer rihanna. after a performance, brown stormed off, then broke a window in his dressing room before taking off. here's what he said last night on b.e.t.'s "106 and park." >> i want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, anybody offended or really looked disappointed in my actions because i was disappointed. a lot of people don't know what went down. >> brown also asked his fans not to send threats to robin roberts. we'll have much more on all of this later today on "good morning america." good to hear an apology. robin was very gracious on the show yesterday, inviting him back, despite what happened. >> which that is pretty amazing. like we're getting over all these apologies, aren't we? it's like, just don't do it in the first place? keep your wits about you. >>> here's your thursday forecast. heavy rain in the northern half of california with showers up the coast to portland. up to 2 feet of snow

robin?> all right, clarissa. >>> let's talk about the people in the evacuation zone around the stricken nuclear plant. so many there, told to seal themselves off inside their home. but people here in the u.s., told what to do if a nuclear crisis happens in this country. and dr. richard besser, you decided to take a closer look at this. >> that's right, robin. the goal is to get out of the radiation zone as quickly as possible. if there wasn't time to evacuate, you may be told to do what is called shelter in place. get inside fast and seal up the area from whatever is in danger. i decided to put the guidelines to the test. what we're going to do is take carbon dioxide, dry ice, and see if it can get under the door of a regular office. and seal it up to make it safe. let's see. you can see the gap is coming through the door. a basic door does very little to keep anything out. let's see what happens if we follow the rules and make it safe. take a basic plastic sheet. good idea to precut it so y

i'm robin roberts.e from the actor, ahead of our "20/20" special, charlie sheen in his own words. it airs tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central. you'll hear from him, as well. the two women he lives with, that he calls the goddesses. the mother figures to his children. >>> also, lindsay lohan speaking out. a week ago, she was in court. the judge told her she's about to go to jail. this is her first interview after being charged with stealing that $2,500 necklace. she says she's turning her life around. >>> and dr. richard besser on an encouraging study about positive thoughts. >>> more personal moments with andrea canning's extraordinary interview with charlie sheen. it's time to meet the goddesses. take it away, andrea. >> reporter: thank you, george. the goddesses say they are in love with charlie. he's the man who swept them off their feet. they say they are girlfriends who live with him. and they say they are second mothers to his twin boys. who are the goddesses? >> they're an international sensation. the

but they were told to. [ robin ] my name is robin. and i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm like, "oh, promise mommy you'll never ever pick up a cigarette." i had to quit. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nicotine pill proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these symptoms or behaviors, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. if you develop serious allergic or skin reactions, stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some of these can be life-threatening. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. dosing may be differen

robin? >> okay, david. >>> now, to libya, where a colonel gadhafi sent warplanes, violating the no-fly zone. it was shot down by french fighter jets. alex marquardt with more. >> reporter: good evening we're on the road. on the frontline in the east. the coalition said the rebel air strikes allowed them to push most away from the town but still facing resistance from gadhafi forces. rebel fighters bombed towards dabbia. still besieged by gadhafi forces. fighters on anti-aircraft countries hold up peace signs, which have become a symbol of this revolution. gadhafi's forces are weak and isolated, this man said confidently. we need heavy weapons and aerial support to confront their tanks. but the gadhafi forces are still firing away, not giving in. they're also on the offensive in the west, despite international air strikes. the rebel-held cities of misratah and zintan, continue to be attacked. the residents pleading for help. >> please, please. bombs forces, they're still bombing and killing.

it wasn't like robin was grilling him. it wasn't that tough but he went nuts. his career, but back in the headlines. pub listy. >> it's still hollywood, keep that in mind. >>> also interesting here this morning in our "skinny" is howard stern -- sorry, i lost my page. howard stern. it's hard to live on his paltry salary. >> he doesn't have any money, rob, come on. >> he's dirt poor. he's now suing sirius radio company over what he says are unpaid fees. he says he brought in millions of subscribers and helped sirius conquer its main rival and he's owed all of these performance-based incentives because he got millions more subscribers than satellite radio ever expected. he said, i kind of delivered and then some for you guys and now i'm owed some big bucks here. he's been with sirius since january of 2006. at the time it was a reported $500 million deal at the time. so, whether that's exaggerated, but -- >> why do i find him handsome? i swear, it's not his money. i swear he's kind of handsome. >> really? >> behind the scenes i hear he's a really, really nice guy.

robin? george? >> miguel, thanks very much. >> remains a fluid situation. >>> back here at home, though, changing gears to a big embarrassment for national public radio. a top executive there caught on tape in a hidden camera sting operation, slamming the tea party, saying the network would be better off without federal money. jake tapper has the details. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, robin. just moments ago npr announced it was caught up in a tug-of-war over budget cuts. that's a caricature. and it was a show. new tapes revealed. schiller was duped. posing as potential donors to npr, affiliated with the fundamentalist muslim brotherhood h. schiller got chatty. >> the current government in the particular tea party is fanatically involved in people's personal lives and ved fundamental in christian -- i wouldn't call it christian, this weird, evangelical move, white, middle-america, gun-toting -- i mean, it's scary. they're seriously racist people. >> reporter: perhaps most damaging,

robin? >> thank you, sam o'champion.s been a rollercoaster year for tiger woods. but with a new golf season upon us, tiger is hoping for a fresh start and a new game. he's also been spending more time with his two children. yes, it has been a trying few years for tiger woods. and since returning to competitive action at last april's masters, fans have been wondering, where the tiger magic has gone. we sat down for a one-on-one. and you'll see, the spark is still there. not only to be the world's number one golfer. but number one in the hearts of his children. ♪ i know how competitive you are. and we were going back and looking in the files. you had to go back to the age of 11, was the last time that you didn't go a year -- that you went a year without winning a tournament. so, how are you handling it? >> it's been frustrating, no doubt. i enjoy winning golf tournaments. and i haven't done that in a while. i know what i'm capable of doing. and i know the shots i'm hitting at home and on the range, i know it's in me. i jus

to get a robber to robin hood what would happen if a rich famous and successful guy decided to change his lifestyle out of a more average american that's just what filmmaker tom shadyac did and has just released a movie titled i am it tells a story and if you are a very real way all of our stories check out this trailer from. we are asking. the significant. role in the world the we do and. most importantly what we do about. science. scattered elements that undermine everything we've been told about how we work how the world works we are working with each other at a fundamental level people realize previously. truthful. that we because we know. the basis of nature it's cooperation in democracy it's in our view. we're just at the point where it sounds and sound for tonight's washington d.c. from near the movie at the e. street theater top welcome thank you good to be here that was your voice by the way that i heard in that clip you're in this movie i'm i'm honored thank you it was beautiful to have you and thank you you've been fabulously successful and quite wealthy and then you decide

oh, robin?country's biggest bargain stores that may, just may, revolutionize the american wedding. the average u.s. couple will spend nearly $27,000 on their wedding day. yes, a big expense, especially for couples floating the bill themselves. what if you could save thousands of dollars on a wedding dress, by a top designer on the grocery aisle. bianna golodryga went shopping. >> reporter: for every bride-to-be, one of these becomes her bible. the divine challenge finding the perfect dress because from the very expensive, to the very cheap, it's always about the dress. >> they really want it to be very special. and they want to know they have found the perfect one. >> reporter: on average, women try on about 30 wedding dresses at several different stores before they finally say yes to the dress. it's enough to spin any bride's head. now, there's a new option for the one-stop-shopping kind of bride. here comes the bride, to costco? that's right. the discount retailer most famous for bulk toilet p

. >> reporter: following this interview with "good morning america's" robin roberts, which touched ontermath of brown's 2009 felony conviction for assaulting his then-girlfriend rihanna. >> recently the restraining order against you that reyoon that had issued has been relaxed. have you all seen each other, been around each other? >> not really. it's not a big deal to me now. i think definitely this album is what i want them to talk about and not the stuff that happened two years ago. ♪ >> reporter: but what happened minutes later didn't exactly change the subject. after this live performance, the 21-year-old brown stormed off the set and was said to be and stated back stage as he rejoined his entourage. this window in his dressing room was broken. when brown left the building, he wasn't wearing a shirt. hours later, wearing glasses, a grin and, yes, a shirt, brown headed to an art gallery after tweeting, i'm so over people bringing this past up. yet we chaise charlie sheen and other celebs for their -- minutes later, he deleted that tweet, and thanked his fans for support. this album

details on those stories and more, when we come right back. [ robin ] my name is robin.i was a pack-a-day smoker for 25 years. i do remember sitting down with my boys, and i'm like, "oh, promise mommy you'll never ever pick up a cigarette." i had to quit. ♪ my doctor gave me a prescription for chantix, a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nicotine pill proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these symptoms or behaviors, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. if you develop serious allergic or skin reactions, stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some of these can be life-threatening. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or

. >> tiger woods is opening up in an exclusive interview with robin roberts about a new tiger. his golf game hasn't been the same since the scandal erupted surrounding his infidelity that led to a divorce from his wife. he tells roberts things are much better now. >> i think i'm more present. i'm present with my kids. that is important because to be with them each and every time i'm with them, to fill that and be connected to them. >> you can see the entire robin roberts interview with tiger on "good morning america" which airs between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m.. >>> coming up, the vote today that could take much of the public out of national public radio. >> and royal visitecws abdbneer >>> today the house of representatives is set to vote on a bill that would completely strip all federal funding from npr. the bill would eliminate government support for the public radio network but still allow stations to use federal money for administrative purposes. funding for npr has been under increased scrutiny since a videotape showing a fund-raising executive calling the tea party activists ra

robin mcelhatton introduces us to some silicon valley entreprenures vying for a piece of the action. >> reporter: 26-year-old entrepreneur aaron levie is always on the move. his story is a familiar one in silicon valley. >> i co-founded box in 2005 with my co-founder dillon smith. we were just in our dorms and we built the application. today we now have 135 employees, over five million users. >> reporter: levie and smith turned their dorm room dream into a fast growing start-up called box.net-- a cloud computing company. its software lets businesses share and manage documents online, or in the cloud. levie says $30 million dollars in venture capital funding helped the company get off the ground and grow fast. >> we see venture capital as really helping fund the innovation that we're doing. certainly the innovation that is happening in silicon valley. it's a critical part of the ecosystem for building the future of technology. >> reporter: while no where near the record high of almost $100 billion dollars invested during the dot com boom... vc firms spent almost $22- billion last year

plus the months in which every all-stars robin van persie france is back from injury choosing not to try his big showdown at barcelona. and will steam ahead luck in the few coach lovie may avoid tax as his side of favorites against a number of the k h l quarterfinals gets underway. first of all star game of football is due to take place in chechnya is just a huge name as brazilian players past and present that to line up against teen girls may be kept in by chechen leader ramzan kadyrov who could play alongside talks new manager will lose the match really is a bonus for the region with probably a instrument. that stuff leaked. and he's now helped the straight players from this ill two thousand and two world cup winning squad to turn up after respect to chechnya and play for free i think recently help victims of the floods in a different era so a feast of talent on show for football fans later this tuesday the girls nice lady and former soviet and russian stars will play fifteen grozny all the recently retired rinaldo is also expected to feature for brazil along with record so call us

i was just the minnesota i and robin gave this to some hope he connected is trying to reverse coursei thought of the mistake by goalkeeper thomas croft helped restore not i was to god advantage in the sixty second minute surgery i can take credit to go so if we want a hand i would find a sport biased third successive defeat that started to take the high side further cemented circulates. the to us and a quick look at the table confirms biden fears nineteen points adrift of leaders to proceed development on how his life castle and i x. out of the netherlands joined by last season and took the club to a domestically in cup double or steering them to the champions league final stay last winter one but as well as slipping just if they also crashed out to sharpen a jam cup semifinals earlier this month on how well dive his side through the remainder of their child is a campaign they won the first leg of their last sixteen trashing in school and one will impose the something like on march the fifteenth and as yet it seems they could ensure prospects for the fifty nine year old has been and.

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which tuesday evening and also have received a double boost ahead of this clash of barcelona striker robin van persie and captain suspect both looking likely to play in a town the players are put through their paces at the club's training ground on monday aswell have a two one lead from the first leg it was thought that post they would miss the return trip after suffering a knee injury in the carling cup final at the end of last month however a rapid recovery means he's in the squad along with fabregas he's back after straining a hamstring however alex song and theo walcott have missed out on the trip to spain through injury as the gammas hope to avenge last season's quarterfinal defeat the atlanta side. played. so many games that with we are we have potential and we are the present we want to do with things for the club and tomorrow is obviously . fantastic exam for four for all of us as a demon individually everyone will show we want to show how good they are and it's a fantastic opportunity for the team to play on to our great game well meanwhile barcelona are missing but it's their fir

eveningwear asshole captain says fabric ass and strike a robin van persie return from injury to line up for the gunners in the second they clash and also light up the players open through their paces at the cubs training ground on monday also had a two one lead from the first leg but it was thought that percy would miss the return trip after suffering a knee injury in the carling cup final at the end of last month however a rapid recovery names and starts along with fabregas is back after straining a hamstring however alex song and theo walcott has missed out on the trip to spain through injury as they got us out to avenge last season's quarter final defeat to the catalan side. played. so many games that we have shown that we have we have potential and we are the president that we want to do with things for the club and tomorrow is obviously. a fantastic exam for for for all of us as a team and individually everyone will show we want to show. they are and it's a fantastic opportunity for the team to come to have a great game well meanwhile barcelona are missing both of their first ch

european banks have seized other libyan fronts so as the story nearing an end with more i'm joined by robin wright journalist foreign policy analyst at the united states institute of peace at woodrow wilson center distinguished scholar robin welcome. it's nice to be with you great to have you both thank you for joining us tonight what's the latest right now with libya. and mr gadhafi. well the uprising has reached a bit of a stalemate could obvious forces did try to take some of the nearby towns that are held by rebels and was unsuccessful but. the rebels have also been unable to penetrate tripoli and so there's a bit of a standoff in terms of the military situation into. as of the international community the news is tightening around colonel gadhafi but it still could be a very long time before you go one of the key questions is to what degree the financial squeeze is successful or in making it very difficult for his government to function or to what degree does the rebel force. a mass all around tripoli and manage to make some kind of inroads that does not mark imminent so we may be in fo

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song is set to miss out with a knee injury along with winger theo walcott and first a goal scorer robin van persie of just a drop of a dime as we couldn't into the last days meanwhile barcelona missing both the first choice central defenders as we all act with a knee injury and short p.k. suspended. found that magic mini camp is one of two taking place and she stayed in the other shutout and that has grown by ukrainian champions but it's a surprise three two. first leg victory rode on the hoping to make proper history or reaching the last eight for the first time. i snuck in and regular season champions of unthought sealed the last spot in the conference semifinals of the kontinental hockey league after winning their deciding game with mr kim a seven three it like it was going to be an even if early on happened. period and i let it go now i want to add a second later in the game however the simic kept pace in the first period going back two goals and just three to down but it was all adding on after that it's on the job in the race it's a student who is seventeen and. i got caught score

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dramatic recovery arsenal's robin van persie france is back from injury to head tuesday night's champions league showdown in barcelona. and looked like the male voice at his side a favorite that i read at a quarter finals gets underway. but first an all star game of football is taking place in chechnya this cheez the evening with brazilian players past and present taking on team grozny which is captained by chechen leader of the off playing alongside tax new manager route which we have live pictures now they gave the match really is a bonus for the region with capital instrumental in bringing former colleagues to tell back oh it's not going to go away or think no and he helped persuade players from the result two thousand to world cup winning squad to turn out to respect the church there and play for free i think he'd recently helped victims of the floods in rio de janeiro so a feast of talent is on show for football fans at the stadium former soviet and russian stars are playing for team grozny all the recent retarder now though is also expected to feature for brazil all of which were so

. >> robin vass will be guiding the bill through today. >> the attempt by some to filibuster the billill not be successful. they hear both sides, make the choice and move on from here. >> a recent study found 33% of the residents wanted the government to use strong-arm tactics. t. j. winick, abc news, new york. >> in los angeles today lindsay lohan rejected a plea offer involving a $25,000 necklace. she agreed to the labor case until a preliminary hearing. an upscale jewelry store said if convicted on all charges, the actress could face more than a year before prison. >> mike said how sunny it looked, things are gonna change. well, mike? >> looking outside from the east bay all the way back from san francisco. you can see the rain falling here. if you're heading around other parts of the bay i'll show you when it's neighborhood, i'll tell you when it gets there. >> look at this! so cute. this young furry animal is making her first ♪ >>> who is san francisco's cutest resident? you could make a convincing argument for this furry debutante. a public debut made in the past