kind of the rodney dangerfield of technology companies at the moment, getting no respect. >> tell us about conoco philips it reported some disappointing earnings earlier in the week. the stock has been taking a hit why dow like cop? >> well, it's an interesting franchise. one is a sector we like. we think global energy demand will continue to increase in the coming years particularly being drawn if emerging markets. conoco philips is one of the largest major integrated oil companies. it's actually announced it will be divesting itself into an exploration and production company along with a refining business. it's been attempting to monetize assets over the last couple of years, that it acquired that had give ten a high debt burden it will become more profitable and pays over 3.5% dividend yield. >> let's wrap up by talking about gold. we reported earlier that gold prices hit a new record high. you're saying that gold is still a good place to be and recommended the gld. can investors still make money with gold at this high price? >> we think so. we're still long gold. we've been long

>> i like that, john, rodney dangerfield of the space program. are there any commemorative things brought on the shuttle to celebrate the last historic flight? >> reporter: oh, yeah, absolutely. they are, in fact, bringing up commemorative pins and they are bringing up some bookmarks and commemorative patches and all of these space-flown items will be distributed to schools across the country. so, that's pretty neat. that's a pretty cool thing. >> pretty cool stuff. thanks. hopefully we'll see you there. reynolds wolf is watching the weather for tomorrow's shuttle launch. reynolds, some traveling today, i'm hoping to get there and see the historic launch. we think it's going to happen? >> how much do you like orlando? you want to stay there through the weekend? unfortunately, that might be the situation. >> i think i am. >> when you're in central florida, you're always going to have the possibility of flormz. the sea breeze, daytime heating. in this situation, we have a little bit of that but the biggest player is what you see a little farther to

. >> i am the rodney dangerfield of the show, as simple as that. >> go ahead. >> i just want to mentionorked for when he did the tax cut of 2001, i know you don't like, i know that. but it is a fact that he decreased taxes on that population, the poorer population from a 15% rate to a 10% rate. if people want to advocate the clinton rates and increasing taxes on low income people. a lot of hispanics and african-americans by 33%, be my guest, you don't think that's going to hurt the economy more? >> under this administration they've-- >> that's not a political thing. how is that political? >> and the stock portfolio. excuse me, blacks have 19%, and why mcdonald's, maybe-- >> why is. >> and goldman sachs with-- >> why is it that the bottom 47% of wage earners pay no taxes. >> because they're poor and you guys get the money and we made them poor. >> get out of here. >> koep on "the five" latest on the a.t.f. operation fast and furious and how high up the food chain did it go? did the attorney general know? did the president know? we'll be back. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] somhing unexpected t

we've had 17 rodney dangerfield commissions on spending over the last 30 years. why not number 18? we need leader who's are willing to stand by the courage of their convictions. we need leaders who will stand up and say its time to stop. we need leader who's are willing to say no. because when leaders are willing to say no, that means they're willing to say yes to the american people. that means they're willing to say yes to growth. that means they're willing to say yes to an economy that will, in fact rebound and faster than anyone thought possible. and that means we'll be saying yes to job creation. and to the next generation. this is our goal. and this is our plan. and this is something we can do. if we say no. and january of this year, secretary tim geithner sent a letter to members of congress, informing us that the debt limit would be reached sometime between march 31 and may 16th of this year. we have now known for seven months that we were approaching the debt limit z yes, the administration has failed to put forward a plan to either reduce spending or to turn our economy a

. >> you and rodney dangerfield. we're looking pretty good. we have a pretty solid cloud bank.nk we're going to lose it earlier than yesterday. we'll see a little bit warmer afternoon. this is what we're looking at. it hasn't reached the actual surface of the highway yet but mike and i will watch that. 50 in novato, 54 in san francisco. 58 in san jose. headed toward about 75 degrees at noon. this is your future cast, a mix of sun and clouds, by 4:00 as the breeze picks up, 82 degrees, just a thin band of cirrus clouds. a really comfortable day inland. temperatures running 5 to 10 degrees cooler than our seasonal averages for this time of year. 65 in san francisco. you'll hit 70. i think by friday. that's when we start to lose that marine influence and so for us, inland and it's going to get on the hot side. 95 degrees on friday. 92 for saturday. 93 sunday. if you want to make outdoor plans for the weekend you'll probably want to do it early before it gets too hot. back to you. >> break out the kiddie pool. the giants on the road paying a visit to the phillies. it's a start of a

we have had 17 rodney dangerfield commissions on spending over the last 30 years.18? we need leaders who are willing to stand by the courage of their convictions. we need leaders who will stand up and say it's time to stop. we need leaders who are willing to say no. because when leaders are willing to say no, that means they're willing to say yes to the american people. that means they're willing to say yes to growth. that means, they're willing to say yes to an economy that will in fact rebound and faster than anyone thought possible. and that means we will be saying yes to job creation. and to the next generation. this is our goal. and this is our plan. and this is something we can do if we say no. and january of this year, secretary tim geithner sent a letter to members of congress, informing us that the debt limit would be reached sometime between march 31 and may 16 of this year. we have now known for seven months that we were approaching the debt limit. and yet, the administration has failed to pult forward a plan to either reduce spending or to turn our econ

we have had 17 rodney dangerfield commissions on spending over the last 30 years.need leaders who are willing to stand by the courage of their convictions. we need leaders who will stand up and say it's time to stop. we need leader who is are willing to say noasm because when leaders are willing to say no, that means they're willing to say yes to the american people. that means they're willing to say yes to growth. that means they're willing to say yes to an economy that will in fact rebound and faster than anyone thought possible. and that means we will be saying yes to job creation. and to the next generation. this is our goal and this is our plan and this is something we can do, if we say no. and january of this year, secretary tim geithner sent a letter to members of congress informing us that the debt limit would be reaeached sometime between march 31 and may 16 of this year. we have now known for seven months that we were approaching the debt limit. and yet, the administration has failed to put forward a plan to either reduce spending or to turn our economy a

>> i think at times it is the -- i hate to use the cliche, but it sometimes has been the rodney dangerfield of the space program over the years. and -- but just the amount of payload it can take to orbit, the amount it can bring back, seven people on top of that, you know, where else have we seen that in a space program? >> wrap it up, we can head back. >> it was a defining moment. it was a successful program. we essentially have command of low earth orbit. we know how to get there and back very easily. so much so that we set the ground for the commercial providers that will come. and i would like to think the stage is set to go beyond low earth orbit, which is where nasa belongs. >> houston "atlantis," we have liftoff. >> reporter: what do you think will be going through your head there when you call wheels stop? that's it. it's over. >> you're calling wheels stop, not just for you, the order bit the crew, but i think that moment will be a -- it will be a defining moment for a lot of people. it will be at that moment when it is finally over, that you'll be able to exhale, take a breath, un

>> i think at times it is the -- hate to use a cliche but sometimes has been the rodney dangerfield of the space program over the years. and it is the amount of payload it can take to orbit and the amount of paydirt it can bring back. seven people on top of that. where else have we seen that in the space program? >> reporter: you know, i -- did that interview and i talked to commander ferguson and he said to me, you know what, he said i am bound and determined to be the last person out of the space shut whl they finally have stop at landing stop not too far from here. an interesting caveat to all of that the reason they are only p flying four people is because if there was an emergency declared on the way to the space station, but they could get to the space station, they -- it would take a year of flights to get the crew downpour the course of a year. that's why only a four as opposed to seven because will wouldn't be enough supplies on the station. >> got it. after this show, john, i'm getting on a plane and coming down to hang out with you. either we will be watching a launch tomorr

>> i think at times it is the -- i hate to use the cliche, but sometimes it's been the rodney dangerfieldof the space program over the years but the amount of payload it can take and bring back, seven people on top of that, you know, where else have we seen that? >> we want to wrap it up, you can head back to the airlock. >> it was a defines moment, it was a successful program. we essentially have command of lower orbit. so much so we set the ground for for the xhempl providers that will come. i'd like to think the stage is set to go beyond, which is where nasa belongs. >> reporter: what do you think will go through your heads when you call wheels stop. >> you're calling wheels stop, not just for you, the orbiter and the crew, but i think that moment will really be a defining moment for a lot of people. it will be at that moment when it's finally over you'll be able to exhale, take a breath, understand the significance of the moment and it will probably take a while to get me out of the shuttle, but i'm bound and determined to be the last one out. >>> i mentioned that we are supposed to s

we have had 17 rodney dangerfield commissions on spending over the last 30 years. why not number 18? we need leaders who are willing to stand by the courage of their conviction. we need leaders who will stand up and say it's time to stop. we need leaders who are willing to say no. because when leaders are willing to say no, that means they're willing to say yes to the american people. that means they are willing to say yes to growth. that means they are willing to say yes to an economy that will, in fact, rebound, and faster than anyone thought possible. and that means we'll be saying saying yes to job creation and to the next generation. this is our goal and this is our plan and this is something we can do if we say no. we faced a much smaller version of state fiscal crisis in 1982 and in 1990. in both cases were given budget deals that promised real permanent spending cuts. instead, we received temporary cuts, they quickly gave way as everyone knew they would to new spending. and now we are supposed to trust the president who has given us three and a half trillio

we have had 17 rodney dangerfield commissions on spending over the last 30 years. why not number 18. we need leaders who are willing to stand by the courage of their convictions. we need leaders who will stand up and say it's time to stop. we need real leaders who are willing to say no because when leaders are willing to say no, that means they're willing to say yes to the american people. that means they're willing to say yes to growth. that means they're willing to say yes to an economy that will, in fact, rebound and faster than anyone thought possible. and that means we'll be saying yes to job creation and to the next generation. this is our goal and this is our plan and this is something we can do if we say no. we faced a much smaller version of today's fiscal crisis in 1982 and in 1990. in both cases, we were given budget deals that promised real permanent spending cuts. instead we received temporary spending cuts. they gave away to new spending. now we're supposed to trust the president who has given us $3.35 trillion in national debt in 2 1/2 years. five mo