bobbie ann smiley did not ask for their fates. a young woman i worked with, who has five children and has been a member of valencia 13, and finally once to leave the gang, she did not ask for her fate. we need to listen to the needs -- providing them with jobs, with law enforcement and the community, we need to merge. you need to collaborate. you cannot speak to one another, you need to talk together. this is the challenge. i want to urge everyone in the audience, i take strength from those words, from that question as bobby threw down the gauntlet 30 years ago. you said you would always be there for me. meaning, the there in force, together with the understanding. thank you very much.

bobbie ann smiley did not ask for their fates. a young woman i worked with, who has five children and has been a member of valencia 13, and finally once to leave the gang, she did not ask for her fate. we need to listen to the needs -- providing them with jobs, with law enforcement and the community, we need to merge. you need to collaborate. you cannot speak to one another, you need to talk together. this is the challenge.

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. twoght a conversation with exceptional musicians at opposite ends of their careers. first, miguel. we will then talk with charlie haden. he received a lifetime achievement award and had a 50- year career that continues to this day. we are glad you joined us. >> there is a saying that dr. always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: miguel is having a breakout year irrigated his breakout album debuted at number one. now -- is having a breakout year. his breakout album debuted at number one. first at his single "candles and the sun -- in the ."n appear ♪ the sun, blowing in the wind. shot ♪ ♪ will it be too late ago,: not even two months and jeffrey osborne was on this program, and he was lamenting the death of

smiley. -- i am tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with michael shifter, president of the inter-american dialogue. then paul krugman in the wake of record-breaking week on wall street. we're glad you joined us. both conversations coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. yourd by contributions to pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: venezuelan president hugo chavez was called a hero and a tyrant. he used his vast oil reserves to benefit the poorest citizens but he infuriated many when he ridiculed george jenna bush in an infamous speech at the un and staunchly stood by raul castro and president ahmadinejad. i met him in venezuela after that speech after he denounced president

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with not one, but two talented artists, b and antoine fuqua. their latest is "olympus has fallen," which has washington under siege. angelanted artists, bassett and antoine fuqua. joining us now is our director. this is the guy who has been calling the shots. i am honored to be your subject every night, sir. >> thank you, tavis. over the years, it has been wonderful to be part of so many conversations, even ones that challenge my belief system. this is the only position i have worked on where my i.q. has increased a few points. tavis: do you want to take it away? >> we are glad you could join us for our conversation with angela bassett and antoine fuqua, right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to

ultimately, spile -- smiley was helped, but his words haunted me. why did no one speak to me, and why did no one tried to stop me. i began to listen to the stories of the gang members, and my research team at ucla discovered some startling truths. gang members to leave the gangs. they leave the gang for a variety of reasons. they all have a turning point, when they decide to leave. and it changes them. this would be something that any of you would logically imagine. for female gang members, and we did not see many of them on that video, but they are out there. they are not mothers, they are active gang members. female gang members, the turning point came at the birth of a child. for male gang members, the picture is more complex. it may be, surprisingly, it may be because they got their second strike, and they're frightened of getting the third. it may be because of the birth of a child, usually a sign. the gang world has not caught up with post-feminist theory. with the story that a gang member named maniac told me, he decided to leave the rolling

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. withht a conversation robert egger, the founder of the -- hecommunity-based pioneered job training programs and other social enterprises that empower and inspire. we are glad you could join us. a conversation with robert egger, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: robert egger is someone who looks at a problem and immediately decides to do something about it. he started the first community kitchen in the country more than two decades ago. they have provided 25 million meals to the hungry and trade more than a thousand people who have gone on to find good

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, the conversation with the authors of a new book, "top dog," about winning and losing and about getting and in a very competitive world. the author is give game changing steps. this is for everyone including students in classrooms. we are glad you could join us about the science of winning and losing, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> -- tavis the title pretty much says it all. "top dog: the science of winning and losing." cooperation is always better than competition, that risk is better than assessing risk. they also a lot to say about the way men and women approach

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with pulitzer prize-winning author taylor branch, and his latest text, "the king years: historic moments in the civil rights movment," transforming those turbulent years into what is being called a brilliant compendium. we are glad you could join us for our conversation with taylor branch, coming up. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: taylor branch is, of course, the brilliant writer of the trilogy "the king years." story distilled the epic into one book. it is called "the king years: historic moments in the civil rights movment." he joins us

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. conversation about the criminalization of america's kids and unintended consequences of a zero tolerance with the man in charge of the second-largest school district in the nation, dr. john deasy. we are glad you have joined us for a conversation on how to break the school-to-prison pipeline, coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: over the past few years on this program, i have been taking an in-depth look at some of the challenges facing america's education system. no issue has troubled me as much as the current rush to incarcerate kids, some as little as

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with elisabeth moss. the "mad men" actress started a new series called "top of the lake" from jane campion, from "the piano," but before the go to elisabeth moss, we will continue to introduce to you some of our staff. joining me now, lucas mcdaniel. he started as an intern while getting his degree. he is an accomplished photographer and is now our production assistant. lucas, we are glad to have you. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to work on a program that gives the independent filmmakers, artists, and writers a voice, as well. tavis: we are honored to have you on the program, so tonight, you get to open the show. >> the conversation went elisabeth moss, coming up right now. -- with her. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with actress emmy rossum hus co-stars in the hbo series "shameless." a conversation with emmy rossum coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. tomart committed $2 billion fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. emmy rossum plays the eldest daughter of a holy dysfunctional family in the critically acclaimed showtime series "shameless." her classical music training had heard joining the metropolitan opera as a child. she has taken more contemporary turn with the new cd entitled " sentimental journey" and with her role opposite william h. macy. we will now take a look at the episode for sunday night. >> a studio apar

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with education crusader michelle rhee. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> be more.

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. united conversation with sheila bair about -- tonight a conversation with sheila bair about deep budget cuts that went into affect this weekend. debate is raging in the country. we will try to make sense about what this means for you. we are glad you joined us. a conversation with sheila bair is coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is right thing. by doing the right thing. to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: is no stranger to the budget battles of have dominated washington politics. she was head of fdic and champion homeowners during the worst early days of the ongoing economic recession. sheila bair has been looking at the mandated $85 billion cuts and assessing the impact on our country's fragile recovery, which is not much of recovery for so many citizens. sheila bai

tavis: good evening, from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight on the eve of president obama's trip to israel, a conferring with the former u.s. ambassador to that country martin indyk. the stakes are high. the question on the table can the president restart the middle east peace effort that eludes the region. conversation with martin indyk coming up right now. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, he said it's always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only halfway to completely eliminate hunger and we have a lot of work to do. wal-mart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and my contribution to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: when president obama touches down in israel on wednesday, he'll bring with him a full agenda. first, there is the expectation that meaningful peace talks between the israelis and palestinians can be restarted. with the new secretary of state john k

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with the chair and president and editor in chief of the huffington post, are arianna huffington, on the status of women around the globe. march is women's history month. despite enormous social and economic gains, women in many countries struggle to have access to education and the rights in this country. the debate over women in the workplace is once again making headlines. we are glad you could join us for a conversation with the always provocative mariana huffington, coming at you right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: march is women's his

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with emmy nominated producer and writer david steinberg. his show on showtime, entitled "inside comedy," has some of the biggest names, but p4p get to that conversation, i want to get to something we started last week on the program. we are now in our 10th season, on pbs, and we thought this was a good time to introduce you to some of the staff that makes this show possible. joining me now is my friend jerry hernandez. he started as an intern three years ago and is now our production coordinator, and i am proud to say he is about to get his mfa, master of fine arts, go trojans. >> i want to say how grateful i am to be a part of a show that reaches out to young students and young voices and allows them the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful production like this one. tavis: we are glad to have you on. >> we are glad you could join us tonight for a conversation with conversation david steinberg, coming up. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said th

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. newton about her new series, "rogue." we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. if >>

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. our guest is bruce feiler. we are glad you joined us. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is right thing. i try to live my life every day we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminating hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: has written -- bruce feiler survived a bout with cancer. it made him investigate what happiness means. he writes about that in his new book. is called "the secrets of happy families." eat smarter, fight smarter. that helps. hungry righti am about now. it was good to have you back. how are you feeling? that cancer about scared a lot of your friends. >> and has been five years since my diagnosis. i am walking. start i thought i would thesking your take on runaway success of this and bible series. is it the history channel? the numbers are off the charts because you have written about it now in the past. what is

tavist smiley reaches a milestone, plus our panel looks at men, women and the issue of gender justice finally, we found a teacher that ♪ i lay my eyes on the prize ♪ something's happening inside ♪ prius you're doing it to me ♪ girl what you doing to me? ♪ you've been bold since birth ♪ been a blessing to this earth ♪ ♪ there's so much mooooore ♪ ♪ i just can't wait to explore ♪ you're all i need [ male announcer the toyota prius. toyota. let's go places. ♪ ♪ >>> journalist tavist smiley is celebrating 20 years of interviewing some of the world's most influential people. i sat down with the best-selling author at the studio museum in harlem to discuss his life, his new book and his thoughts on the first black president. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> first of all, brother, let me congratulate you. you just celebrated your 20th year in media. >> it's hard for me to imagine that i've been at this for 20 years. i started with tom bradley, never expected that i would be in the media, much less 20 years. it's been a fascinating ride, but i feel good about the fact that we get a chance every day on our tv and rad

smiley face.> you have emogi, and you can do animals, flags -- >> stephanie: oh, no! all of my friends that are listening right now just went oh thank god. [ wah wah ] >> look what i can do. >> now if we can just get you to use capitalization and punctuation -- >> stephanie: i don't have time for that. i'm ddf -- >> drug and disease free. >> stephanie: oh. most of my friends that will be there won't know i am gay, so it would be cool if you are discreet as well. >> if you are also a self loathing gay. >> yeah. >> stephanie: it would be helpful if you were also cloaked in shame. i don't mind people knowing, just want to control the time and place they find out, get my drift? >> i think his time line is never. that's what that sounds like. >> stephanie: if we meet up and it turns out we don't really hit it off, no worries. no pressure for anything sexual. just mostly looking for a cpac buddy. however if you do want to [ censor bleep ] that would be a bonus. >> that's adorbsadorbs. >> stephanie: hit

with a smiley face. >> bob: thank you. >> dana: we get that a lot. >> dana: no, it was to me. that's a way to communicate with me. you could learn. >> greg: it's emasculation of the society. >> dana: you would know a lot about the emasculation of society. >> greg: i try to do it every day. andrea? >> andrea: jimmy kimmel, who i love, had fun with a segment he calls "lie witness news." he sent a reporter out to ask folk what is they think about the new pope. take a listen. very funny. >> bob: what new pope? >> what do you think about the new pope? >> i think the new pope is amazing. from new york. >> where were you when you found out about him? >> actually, i was on facebook. one of my church friends. >> did you see the interview with the pope's eck wife? >> yes. >> what did you think of that? >> she was hilarious. >> what's his name? >> pope. the new pope. >> andrea: pope, the new pope. i also asked what do you think about the fact he's jewish? very, very funny stuff. >> greg: stole my joke. >> andrea: there is no new pope. >> greg: i said we should

kind of like a smiley. >> like a smiley. >> so can you kind of -- >> yeah.ind of like glue. >> and then what do you do? >> the chocolate chips go on. the granola goes on there, also. >> and the apples -- >> in any particular direction? >> the apple fries go on here and then you fold it up. >> and you eat it. >> yes. >> thank you. you kids are all, congratulations by the way. whoever wins, you guys all did a great job. >> thank you for coming to see us. >>> we're going to get ready to clown around. we're having a performance by cirque du soleil. but first, this is "today" on nbc. for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh... ...with geico... ohhh...sorry! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable lahtuger). what are you doing there? stop making me l

bobbie ann smiley did not ask for their fates. a young woman i worked with, who has five children and has been a member of valencia 13, and finally once to leave the gang, she did not ask for her fate. we need to listen to the needs -- providing them with jobs, with law enforcement and the community, we need to merge. you need to collaborate. you cannot speak to one another, you need to talk together. this is the challenge. i want to urge everyone in the audience, i take strength from those words, from that question as bobby threw down the gauntlet 30 years ago. you said you would always be there for me. meaning, the there in force, together with the understanding. thank you very much. >> let me begin this the scutcheon. you work every day with gang members. you were once a gang member yourself. why do you think you are effective working with young people and what does this mean to you and how we know that this is working. first of all, i want to thank god for his grace. i work with united players. i do reentry and the youth invol

. >> lots of happy, smiley people. >> is there a map somewhere? >> i think the closest that would be on the beyoung side, you'll get there much faster than i did. >> all right. well we'll lookout for it, thanks. >> nice job by elliot, your photographer. >> very impressive. >> thanks, sharon. >>well, we're going to check your weather. it's easter and we might be a little soggy out there. >> this would be called a speed bump on the way to springtime. we have ourselves rain. much needed rain fall. how many times we told you that, about 70, i've been counting. we'll get rain this weekend and also the risk of thunderstorms. easter plans still look like they may have to be amended if those plans will take you outside. you are thinking wow, i like this storm. 78 degrees in san jose. napa 78. heyward 77. a time it's 73 before the on or shore flow came back. half-moon bay, 65 degrees. now we have a few showers. one over daily city heading toward ocean beach, may get wet within the next five or ten minutes. we are tracking things. big changes, livermore, yo

smiley face. >> can you imagine? >> wow.am come true for him, optimus prime. >> way to go, buddy. >>> local news is next. >> for everyone else we're coming right back with the millionaire crossing guard with quite a story. i can get. i tell them, "come straight to the table." i say, "it's breakfast time, not playtime." "there's fruit, milk and i'm putting a little nutella on your whole-wheat toast." funny, that last part gets through. [ male announcer ] serving nutella is quick and easy. its great taste comes from a unique combination of simple ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. okay, plates in the sink, grab your backpacks -- [ male announcer ] nutella. breakfast never tasted this good. it smells worse, and it can happen any time -- to anyone! like when i fell asleep at movie night with all my co-workers and i totally dream-snorted myself awake. i actually popped my head back so fast, i'm pretty sure i have whiplash. oh my go... [ female announcer ] stress sweat can happen to anyone, anytime, and it

journalist tavist smiley is celebrating 20 years of interviewing some of the world's most influential people. i sat down with the best-selling author at the studio museum in harlem to discuss his life his new book and his thoughts on the first black president. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> first of all, brother, let me congratulate you. you just celebrated your 20th year in media. >> it's hard for me to imagine that i've been at this for 20 years. i started with tom bradley, never expected that i would be in the media, much less 20 years. it's been a fascinating ride but i feel good about the fact that we get a chance every day on our tv and radio shows to try to get people to re-examine the assumptions they hold, to help people expand their inventory of ideas. i'm having a lot of fun, even 20 years in. >> over the 20 years you've had a range of successes. you built a media empire and created space for black folks to create ideas. what do you know about failing? >> the more you succeed the more you know about failure because those two things are inextricably linked together. there is no success without fa

you click over to gma and you see a bunch of happy, smiley people having a party. that seems to me to be the problem they've got. how do you fix it? >> well, i think they have to get over this period of media attention. there's a book forthcoming, "top of the morning," reporter for the "new york times," they are waiting for that to land. >> which could make things worse because brian has been all over this, the "new york times" and on matt lauer's case. >> they weren't able to get out ahead of their own story months ago. this happened, and they hunkered down and hoped it would go away. >> bad management? >> i think bad management -- change of management. they had -- everybody left. the president of the news division was phasing out. the producer of the show was phasing out. there was chaos there, frankly. >> the rumor today was that my colleague, anderson cooper, had been phoned up by an nbc executive -- this has not been denied and apparently anderson has told his own staff today at cnn, the call was made. he denied to me that matt lauer had called him to say "wha

pizza, a brawny, smiley face. i love you. have you is that. is that part of the experience?lace business. so whenever customers what we want to make it kneesies platform for them to communicate special instructions. all the different things and that could raise anything from what they want to be to this day, all the peppers' demand extra onions, whenever it is. david: this is a potential $75 billion market. a huge market that you really have only begun to tap into. already making a hundred million and it. bad weather is very good for your business. what about really bad weather? we just had hurricanes, sandy in the rain. >> you hate to think about benefiting from things like that. we learned a lot. it prepared as a lot. willard a couple of things. we can do a lot in advance. we have the benefit of seeing ahead of that. we called restaurants in advance. ask them if they're planning to be open, putting out to be open. one of the other things is at cross trained a large percentage of our staff. news of people over from the date it. marketing people. people to answer the phones

. >> john: lawyer andy smiley didn't sue blitz, but he defend his colleagues who did. >> the device onplosions that have occurring because of the back draft of fumes. >> a flame arrester, inserted into the spout might prevent fire from crawling up into the can and causing an explosion. it might. researchers in worcester polytechnic are testing flame arresters and so far show the flame arresters might make the cans more dangerous, because they clog and because static electricity from metal can start a fire and that's probably why no plastic gas cans include flame arresters. >> this could cause fires, but for the jury to listen to the evidence and looking for the experts and hear about the research and make a decision. >> but the jurors aren't scientists and they see this poor victim, they just want to help. so they'll award the money. >> of course, they're sympathetic because it's dangerous. >> if they can make this product safer, why don't they? >> because it would cost more and clog and make the product less useful. this could cause a spark, this could cause more danger. there are lot

smiley face. he wants america gun free except in his proximity. a little rhyme there. but does having security immediately bar you from having an opinion on gun control? we posed this question to a mier cat. does it bar you from having an opinion on gun control? >> he is like an msnbc viewer. they get really board watching the same old stuff all the time. a little jab that might get me a raise. and welcome to the program, big fan of yours. >> thank you, thank you. >> i love your show. >> of course you do. >> i watch it religiously, meaning with an altar boy. does having an armed security guard -- we talk about this all the time. does that mean you can't have an opinion on gun control? can you explain it away? >> you can have an opinion. it might be a stupid one, but you can have one. the thing argument is the gun his armed bodyguard is carrying killed more people than any of the guns he has been raving about in the video. it is kind of stupid. >> it is kind of stupid. i like your common sense approach and i like your hat. >> thank you. it is a rush hat. it has two mean

smileys. >> reporter: hundreds showed up. >> i would like a case of the short bread and thin mints. >> reporter: by the end of the day, half the inventory had been cleared out to the tune of $12,000. for the girls, the experience a big life lesson. another way the girl scouts has helped them grow. >> for every one person that has, you know, bad intentions there are hundreds more with good intentions and good hearts that are here to help you. >> reporter: scout's honor. and the girl scouts say no money changed hands. no charges will be filed. there will be another sale next week to sell the remaining boxes. we don't doubt they will. if you're hoping for samoas, apparently you're out of luck. they already sold out of those. >> dan, did you buy them all? >> what a great group of girls. >> great story. tanya, thanks. >>> time now for a check of weather. over to ginger zee. hey, ginger? >> something that i didn't get to emphasize for the severe weather threat, mostly for tomorrow and here are the cities included, chattanooga, just west of atlanta. birmingham. nashville and jackson, mississ

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your smiley. people actually tried to figure out if there was a conspiracy, really. and nothing. spent you don't think it was anything simply dennis should be -- sinister beyond what we know? >> i'll tell you my, i'll tell you what struck me as really interesting about that tape was how it had been handled. was my job as a national archives, i wrote the library and looked into this. i had an interesting take that i run a project, and it turned out that the states had gone to this particular tape, from if i'm not mistaken june 20, 1972, the first time that haldeman and knicks are talking to each other in the white house, after watergate. they have talk to each other before but they were in florida but this is the first time next to a taping system. anyway, that tape went to camp david where it was worked on by the president, secretary rose mary woods, it also went to others. so there's number of people who could have erased it. not since richard nixon. and, frankly, my sense is that the person who might have done it is the one really deniable person in the nixon entourage. because

kind of like a smiley. >> like a smiley. >> so can you kind of -- >> yeah.u kids are all, congratulations by the way. however wins, you guys all did a great job. >> thank you for coming to see us. >>> we're going to get ready to clown around. we're having a performance by cirque du soleil. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> the high-flying death-defying spectacle known as cirque du soleil has been shocking and dazzles audiences. >> and now the troupe has pitched its tent next to city field in new york and we'll get a little taste of what they have in store. >> hey, ciao bella, como estas! >> how beautiful, okay. hey, you can call me, okay? and you, too, okay? >> we look forward to the show. we'd like to thank molly ringworld, molly, has got a terrific book, thank you so much for helping us out. she's got a book "when it happens to you." this book is out in paperback may 7th. we're going to have usher with us on monday. everybody have a great weekend and cirque du soleil, he is w