they settle on smith. smith goes and gets elected. in 1919, immediately william randolph hearst starts to poke at smith's programs. there's a milk strike in new york city. the upstate dairies can't get milk into new york city. they then have a milk strike upstate where the producers won't ship it to new york city. well, none of this is within the purview of the governor's powers. the governor tries to get his departments of farms and markets to act. they won't because many they don't report to the governor. hearst won't take this answer and he also says you are moving too slow on municipal ownership. we want the utilities in new york to be owned. you are the governor, you should make them do that. they won't. smith goes head-to-head with him. he takes the stage at carnegie hall to debate hearst. hearst won't show up for the debate. he goes to san simeon and starts buying more art work. smith loses control, screams and yells, red in the face, about this man and unmasks hearst. hearst then ironically comes out and backs smith for re- el

: right. >> smith: frrm the daily show. >> borowitz: the senior black correspondent. >> smith: for they show. >> smith: and i kind of thought how nice to see this range reflected sort of end to end. >> borowitz: and they're similar in a way, because -- larry wrote this book about what it is to be black in america today. it has a great title, t's called "i'd rather we got casinos," and --and the book is, i mean i think mark twain would've loved larry wilmore, you know that's the thing, and i think aatually one other fun thing about the book for me connections between the different writers, for example, s. j. perelman wrote for the new yorker in the '30s and '40s said that he imitated ring lardner so much that he thought he should be sued for plagiarism, and who did s. ú& perelman influence more than anybody else? woody allen, so all three of them are in the book. >> smith: in the book, >> borowitz: and you kind of get to see this conninuum of american comedy, they're all weirdly and wildly different, and yet, there is all something linking them together. theyyall you know, one enjoyed t

this is overheard. >> smith: bill keller, welcome. nice to be here. >> smith: very nice to see you. may, may we start broad and talk about the newspaper business? >> keller: you starr wherever you want. >> smith: okay, good. so circulation across the industry is down. revenues are down. competition is greater than ever. would you just end the suspense for all of us and tell uu how thissmovie ends? i think we're all, we're all a little worried about what we're seeing and we hope it's going to be better than it is now. >> keller: well, i mean, i should preface this is, by saying i'm a chronic optimist and, and, and . >> smith: that's no fun. >> keller: i know. i know. and i'm particularly an optimist about my own paper. i mean, the one statistic you didn't recite is thaa readership is phenomenally up if you count the online accesssto news. >> smith: right3 >> keller: i mean the times at its peak sold nnarly two million sunday paaers, and a million and a half during the week. it's well down from that. >> smith: right. >> keller: but we have upwards of forty millionn3 unique visitors ev

thank you. -> i'm evan smith. he's a veteran political years at the washington post and eleven years as a senior news analyst at nattooal pubbic radio. he's now a political analyst for fox news. his books include the best-seller eyes on the prize: america's civil rights years, 1954-1965 and the recently published muzzled the assault on hooest debate. he's juan williams. this is overheard. ♪ >> smith: juaa williams, wwlcome. >> williams: evan, good to be with you. >> smith: very nice to have you here and congratulations &->> williams: ttank you, sir. >> smith: could you tell us what happened that was the genesis of this? would the book have been written, although the point is a general point, not entirely about your own experience over the last few so, would you have written the book without what happened to you? because the point is a bigger point... >> williams: the point is a much bigger point, but let me just say that, as we're hhre toddy. >> smith: yeah. >> williams: .it's about a year. >> smith: yeah. >> will

>> smith: the year was 1960. madoff had just graduated from hofstra college and married his high school sweetheart, ruth alpern. he was working out of her father's accounting firm in midtown manhattan. from there, he launched a career as a market-maker, matching buyers of stocks with sellers on wall street. >> he started this little stock trading firm, one of many in wall street's outer fringes at that time, and slowly built it up, building up customers. it was kind of like a wholesale firm. >> he would actually pay clients such as fidelity, charles schwab. he'd pay them a penny a share to come and trade through him. so he saw lots of trading volume that way. >> smith: in other words, he would pay for what they call "order flow"? >> exactly. >> smith: what wasn't known on wall street was that madoff had a side business as an investment advisor. >> the investment advisory business operated, so far as we can tell, completely under the radar. we know, to some extent, that it began small; customers of his who go back

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smith to the right. take it all the way. >> [cheers and applause]. >> verne: a basket in the lane for memphis. under 2 minutes to go. and barton has 28 points. a season high. he had back-to-back games with 27. he is pretty good. >> clark: he sure is. it won't be enough today because louisville just doesn't let up. they go through occasional bumpy periods, but this last 7 minutes when the game was tied, they have been really good. >> verne: and we have josh pastner wired. >> stay in man. hey, guys, we have to get a stop right here. wesley witherspoon box out. rebound. joe, long rebound! will you get in there and be strong? i love you, but are you to cover. >> verne: 1:20 to go. back outside. for 3. antonio barton gets it to go. it's a 6 point game. dieng. >> [whistle]. >> verne: a timeout. cardinals. hey... there's mom! hey, let mom try. ready, go! ♪ yeah, rock on, mom! [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus decemb

smith and his willful attempt to stop the threat posed by mr. smith. noticing that mr. smith was still advancing, officer suguitan discharged more rounds, mortally wounding him. mr. smith collapsed in the doorway of his residence. officer suguitan and his partner quickly responded to a residence in response to a citizen needing assistance in meeting with your roommate. officer suguitan was in the of the confronted with a life- threatening soup -- a circumstance and his attempt to offer the suspect assistance in dealing with his mental issues. with practically no time to react to the threat to his life, that does his partner, and a citizen requesting assistance, officer suguitan reacted under tremendous circumstances by discharging his department's firearms and ending on stopping the threat posed by the suspect. officer suguitan, in a split- second, had to act on the threat posed by a his environment and realize that he and his partner and the reporting party were in grave danger of serious bodily harm or death. officer suguitan's actions saved his life, that does it of

it's a tale of love between smith and his audience. >> he loved his work. he loved his audience. he would boast to me that he had the best and smartest audience. >> reporter: smith known on wbal radio as the voice of reason, dropped out of high school and joined the marines. >> he was a truth teller. he had a ph.d. in conversation. >> reporter: a conversation still going. devoted callers spent tuesday remembering. >> we will be faced with what do you do when you can't see your friend anymore and talk to a friend you knew for years. >> reporter: as to what smith wants from his fans, june said this. >> he wants them to wake up. he will forever speak to me. >> reporter: smith was 70 years old and died peacefully in his home. there will not be a funeral service. the family is asking donations to be made in ron's name to john hopkins pancreatic concern research fund. >>> smith leaves behind five children and seven grandchildren. >>> the military hearing continues for bradley manning. the young soldier accused of leaking information to top secrets of wikileaks. s

al smith is the same way. he could be funny on occasions, but not all the time because people would not taken seriously. he could play a very good statesman with a sense of humor. >> i am not sure that barack obama has learned how to make it all happened. -- how to make it all happen. >> one of the first things i noticed was the cigar. al smith had a cigar in his mouth barack obama -- we have never seen him smoke. could a candidate smoke and get away with that? >> in this current campaign, herman cain's campaign manager did an advertisement on youtube smoking a cigarette. even a campaign manager smoking a cigarette now is taboo. >> franklin roosevelt was famous for his cigarette holder. >> she started by asking them to compare at barack obama and al smith. >> going back to that campaign, 1920 a -- 1928 -- al smith was a catholic. it had a lot to do with new york city. he with the urban candidate. the immigrant experience -- experiment. instruct -- it struck americans as the alien and difficult to embrace. it w

i'm ron smith. >> ron smith spent most of his life with the wbal family, first as a tv new anchor on our old action news team between 1973 and 1980. >> those against, well, they say it is just another scheme to yank still more cash. >> then after a brief break from broadcasting to work as a stockbroker, ron returned to wbal radio in 1985 to begin a whole new journey as a talk- show host. >> there were able with our technology to bomb from far away, which is what they do. >> never a screamer, ron succeeded by staying on top of local and national politics. and standing firm on his principlees, even if his listeners didn't agree. a former marine, ron opposed both wars in iraq. >> a war of choice that, like many wars, hasn't gone as planned. >> and this year criticized the u.s. action in libya. billed a conservative, he had no problem picking on both political parties. in the 2008 presidential race, he called john mccain too angry to be trusted. hillary clinton, he thought, saw goverment as the ultimate nanny. and barack obama, ron asked -- what is beneath all the fervor? adding, it's ha

and duncan smith otherwise known as i.d.'s said the extra money provided to dysfunctional families may simply be spent on drugs or gambling rather than. helping children so we won't give them any more money and he's responding to this survey that says that there are one hundred thousand more children living in poverty now while the saudia fecklessness to characterize the people as being fact was to the people who put you into office the people who pay your wage as a bureaucrat is misplaced obviously especially in the context of a city of london that has really defined fecklessness and irresponsibility to really incorporate a levels of wealth and larceny stealing that is almost unimaginable well let's go to google dot com and i'm going to check out what the definition of feckless is adjective of a person lacking in a fish in sea or vitality unthinking an irresponsible and synonyms proposed max powerless ineffective helpless. powerless that's important to know because these feckless people he's referring to are powerless they'r

many people -- ron smith was a good man.e was a good man. >> after 27 years and known for many of those years as the voice of reason to say he is irreplaceable is a given. who knows what will happen next with those hours he used to fill? they cannot be duplicated. he leaves a bar said way, way up there for all of us to face every day. >> he told listeners what the doctors told him days prior to his announcement. he said he would fight it the best he could. he gave it the best shot he could. i will take away from that fight restraint encouraged that somebody could face. ron smith taught us how to live. he lived well. ron smith taught us how to die. >> funeral arrangements have not been announced. there is a link on our homepage to leave your messages. >> joining us is congressman dutch ruppersberger who would often debate ron on this program. good morning, congressmen. >> it is an honor to talk about ron. he cover me when i was on the council. he is -- he was a true professional. he asked good questions and listened to your a

i'm ron smith. >> ron smith spent most of his life with the wbal family, first as a tv new anchor on our old action news team between 1973 and 1980. >> those against, well, they say it is just another scheme to yank still more cash. >> then after a brief break from broadcasting to work as a stockbroker, ron returned to wbal radio in 1985 to begin a whole new journey as a talk- show host. >> they were able with our technology to bomb from far away, which is what they do. >> never a screamer, ron succeeded by staying on top of local and national politics, and standing firm on his principlees, even if his listeners didn't agree. a former marine, ron opposed both wars in iraq. >> a war of choice that, like many wars, hasn't gone as planned. >> and this year criticized the u.s. action in libya. billed a conservative, he had no problem picking on both political parties. in the 2008 presidential race, he called john mccain too angry to be trusted. hillary clinton, he thought, saw goverment as the ultimate nanny. and barack obama, ron asked -- what's beneath all the fervor? adding, it's hard

next, "the communicators" talks with national association of broadcasters' ceo gordon smith on the proposed sale of broadcast spectrum to create new space for mobile broadband and emergency communications. then republican presidential candidate michele bachmann greets voters in spencer, iowa. just a little over two weeks before the january 3rd iowa caucus. then a live discussion on whether turkey's form of government can be a model for emerging democracies in the new middle east. >> this week on "the communicators," the ceo of the national association of broadcasters, former senator gordon smith, on the sale of broadcast spectrum and the future of broadcast television and radio in a marketplace where internet media are rapidly gaining ground. >> host: gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters, this week in congress they are voting on payroll extension and budget issues, and included in there is potential spectrum sale. >> guest: correct. >> host: in the house bill and potentially then in the senate bill. what are your thoughts about what is contained in tha

what are your reflections in light of the passing of ron smith? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a man. this happened just outside of nordstrom's. rob roblin is live with the latest. >> police have not identified the victim and not arrested a suspect. we do know that it happened yesterday evening and it happened in the parking lot of nordstrom's outside a service entrance. a number of gunshots and the man was shot and killed. after police arrived, they roped off the area and closed thurmont and they went inside the mall looking for suspects, canvassing the entire mall. no arrests were made. >> they immediately went inside the mall and began canvassing the entire mall, looking for somebody who may look panicked or suspicious. >> at this point, police have not arrested anyone and they have not released the name of the person who was shot here in towson yesterday evening. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> two

june smith shares with wjz his story, which turns out is a tale of love between smith and his audience. >> he loves his work. he loved his audience. he would boost to me that he had the best and smartest audience in all of talk radio. >> reporter: smith, known as the voice of reason, dropped out of high school to join the marines. >> he was a truth teller. he had a ph.d. in conversation. >> reporter: is conversation still going. callers spent tuesday remembering. >> we're all going to be faced with what are we going to do when you can't to to your friend anymore? >> reporter: as to what he wants for his fans, june says this. >> he wants hem to wake up. he will forever speak to me in my heart and soul. >> reporter: smith was 70 years old and died peacefully in his home. what an honor to have such a broadcaster serve baltimore for so long. weijia jiang, wjz eye witness news. >> there will not be a funeral for ron smith. >>> former pg executive jack johnson will sit in a prison cell. he was kicked of corruption. he will have nearly $350,000 when he's released. >>> the clock is ticking on

smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 10. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to the house resolution 479 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 10. the chair appoints the gentleman from california, mr. denham, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 10 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5 united states code to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from michig

she is erika smith.he is in her 30s and she was working in the community relations department for the warriors. she has worked for three nba teams in her 14 year career. smith says ellis sent her dozens of texts that were inappropriate and harassing. she says her responses were always professional. at some point during this ellis actually had smith reprimanded. he said she wasn't doing her job. shortly after that that, she says he sent her a text photo that he claimed was of his genitals. we saw it in the news conference today. the attorney want today to make sure we understood it was not a frivolous lawsuit. we are not going to show it is not suitable for television. smith says the texts were known to the warriors. when the story started getting out, she was fired if. >> i worked with the players i had billing action with the players. >> texts were not work-related. the texts were unwelcomed and harassing. most of the texts were sent late at night or in the wee hours of the morning. we have evidence her

when monta ellis' wife found out she worked to get erika ross smith fired and 9 days after smith was contacted by a reporter asking if monta ellis was stocking her the warriors fired her. >>> police are at a hotel where an officer shot a suspend this afternoon. ktvu's yawn s live with what brought police out to the hotel in the first place. john? >> reporter: this all started at that hotel, the extended stay america and it ended here at the courtyard marriot. an officer shot the suspect. investigators say they got the call this afternoon of a man with a gun who was threatening guests at the extended stay america. by the time they got here, the man disappeared, over a fence and fast the social security building next door. he was then spotted at the courtyard marriot. one officer stopped this car. then armed with a gun, the officers spotted the suspect behind the courtyard marriot and then the officer felt threatened and he opened fire. >> we are still investigating, some kind of dispute between him and the hotel, i don't know what that is at this point but there might have been a disp

she is erika smith. she is in her 30s and she was working in the community relations department for the warriors. she has worked for three nba teams in her 14 year career. smith says ellis sent her dozens of texts that were inappropriate and harassing. she says her responses were always professional. at some point during this ellis actually had smith reprimanded. he said she wasn't doing her job. shortly after that that, she says he sent her a text photo that he claimed was of his genitals. we saw it in the news conference today. the attorney want today to make sure we understood it was not a frivolous lawsuit. we are not going to show it is not suitable for television. smith says the texts were known to the warriors. when the story started getting out, she was fired if. >> i worked with the players i had billing action with the players. >> texts were not work-related. the texts were unwelcomed and harassing. most of the texts were sent late at night or in the wee hours of the morning. we have evidence h

i think the fcc probably is no different. >> senator gordon smith, >> senator gordon smith, president and ceo

smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 527. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 477 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of house -- h.r. 527. the chair appoints the gentleman from california, mr. denham, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 527 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, united states code, commonly known as the regulatory flexibility act, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. general debate shall be confined to the bill and sha

smith moved from illinois to help care for her daughter's four grandchildren.hile babysitting, she found her seven week old grandson lifeless. paramedics said it was sudden infant death syndrome. the coroner ruled smith had shaken the baby to death and the courthouse convicted her to 15 years to life despite testimony from smith and her only daughter that she would never harm the kids. >> there was no physical signs of the shaking. well, that just is not consistent with shaken baby syndrome medical literature. >> shirley smith spent ten years at the prison in chino. a federal appeals court ordered her release, saying the coroner presented theories. then, the u.s. supreme court stepped in. smith has to go back to prison. >> she's not able to do what she wants to do. go where she want to go without having to ask somebody. >> i can't believe this. i cannot believe this is happening. >> we talked to her daughter by phone in minnesota tonight. >> ultimately, i would like to see superior court, the six judges voted against her to overturn. >> prison is so horrible. i

>> the ceo of the national association of broadcaster, former senator gordon smith on the sale of broadcast spectrum and broadcast television and radio in a market place where internet media are rapidly gaining ground. >> host: president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters this week in congress, they are voting on payroll extension and budget issues, and included in there is potential spectrum sale. >> guest: correct. >> host: in the house bill and potentially then in the senate bill. what are your thoughts about what is contained in that legislation? >> guest: well, i first would simply say, and i told my member broadcasters in the fullness of what they are debating, we're a footnote, but a footnote that's a pay for, and those are valuable right now on capitol hill, and so i expect that we will be included in the bill, and we're good with that as long as the language that congressman waldman included and senators rockefeller and hitchenson, my friends and colleagues, went halfway, and we appreciated that, but the last pieces we needed in order for consumers to enjoy future

we're learning erika ross smith alleges ellis began texting her in 2010 while smith worked as team director of community relations. smith filed the lawsuit in alameda county superior court. afterwards the lawyer answered questions. >> i want to emphasize that my client miss smith never, never wanted the texts. she never had any interest in or any sexual relationship with mr. ellis. to the best of our knowledge he was married at the time and still is. >> attorney burton bulltoch went on to accuse new ownership of engaging in a "vast cover-up" to protect their star player and smith was fired from the warriors after she informed a human relations manager of reporters' inquiries into ellis' actions. today warriors president and coo rick wiltz also addressed the media. >> we were made aware of a consensual relationship between mr. ellis and the plaintiff. we did what an organization should do. we told both to stop promptly, directly, and fairly. the warriors have never taken any action against the plaintiff for any inappropriate reason and we deny the allegations she is making. >> reporter: he w

mitchell smith lives in blade insburg, he was seen a week ago getting on a train going to dc. linda so is here with new clues and the search for smith. >> mitchell was supposed to arrive in alabama but inform made it. this morning, police have conflicting reports op what happened to the be 33-year-old blind man. he boarded a train at union station december 16th. a fellow passenger says she saw smith headed to new orleans when a conductor told him he couldn't get to birmingham and told him to get off the train in charlotte his family hasn't heard from him since. his grandmother bought his ticket to birmingham and never knew about a transfer. on a phone call from a north carolina detective, smith's grandmother got conflicting information about when her grandson was last seen. smith is 5'11", a scar op his right temple from a shooting ten years ago that left him blind. he sometimes wears dark glasses and carries a red and white cane. if you have information, call 911. >>> take a good look at the photographs, people wanted for stealing credit cards, racking up thousands of dollars

smith, fox 45 morning news. it's been over a week since a deadly shooting outside of towson town center. and the killer... is still at large this morning. morning.since last monday... homicide detectives have been investigating the death of a 19 year old doong some last minute chhistmas shopping. rodney pridget was gunned down in the parking lot of the nordstrom's. police ssy.... this was not a random shooting. &psurveillance cameras inside and outside caught some of the action and detectives say that is proving to be crucial to the case. still, police are asking for the public'' patience. 11:30:06 in many cases such as this it takes time to put together a cass :09 :09police are looking into pridget's associates and his background.. as they pursue leads in this case. 3 3 first on fox... a new report reveals the historic mitchell courthouse downtown and courthouse east.. could be hazards.... the report done by the chief clerk and presented to the boarr of finance in november says the fire suppression system is in

smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i, too, want to thank the chairman, mr. mckeon. we always say our committee is the most bipartisan committee in congress. we strongly believe that. republicans and democrats on that committee are committed to doing our job which is to provide the troops and make sure that our national security is protected in this country. mr. mckeon was an excellent partner to work with. it's a model for what happens when you sit down and try to legislative together. something i think could be emulated by many more committees and issues. thank you. it's been great working with you on this. i think we produced a good product. . i want to address the issue surrounding detainee policy. i have never seen an issue more distorted as to what people said is in the bill versus what is actually in the bill. number one, habeas corpus is protected, not touched, in this bill. pursuant to court rulings, anyone picked up pursuant to this has pursuant to the authorization for the use of military force has habeas cor

patrick willis, justin smith and andy lick.robowl teams will be announced officially on december 27. alex smith could get selected as a backup yesterday. we heard head coach jim harbaugh you doing public lobbying on smith's behalf. the 49ers visit seattle. they are playing this game on saturday. unusual ones you get into december the schedule shifts saturday games as well. smith was asked whether he deserves to be in the probowl. >> that is for you guys to decide. i don't get to vote on it. i'm just trying to play football and win games. >> his professionalism. in the offense late at night. getting a head start on the game plan. is what your quarterback needs to do. i think we are 11-3 so that sounds like a probowl year to me. >> very good year. kicker sebastian janikowski are the two raiders leading in the probowl. the raiders they have to win the final two games and then pray for help in order to make the playoffs. the silver and black will visit kansas city, also a saturday game. not a good time to be facing the chiefs who p

mitchell smith was seen december 16th, getting on a train in dc. abc2 news linda so is standing by with more. >> reporter: police received conflicting reports of when mitchell smith was last seen. one thing they know is he never reached his final destination in alabama. smith boarded a train bound for birmingham december 16thel a passenger says she saw him headed to new orleans when a conductor said he couldn't get to birmingham and get off the train in charlotte. his grandmother smith says she bought his ticket to birmingham and never knew about a transfer. it's unlike him to go this long without calling. >> something is wrong. i believe now that amtrak put him on the wrong train. >> smith is 5 is 1'", a scar op his right temple from a shooting that left him blind. he sometimes wears dark glasses and carries a red and white cane. if you have information, call 911. linda so, abc2 news. >>> investigators in pg county, officers are trying to track down the person who beat a 70- year-old woman. he broke in through the front porch window and trashed th

ron smith is be remembered. he died last night after a battle with inoperable pancreatic cancer. >> he is on the minds of many, listeners calling in to offer condolences. >> the loss of such a of a -- of such a great friend. >> he was so competitive and had to wait. he would be skeptical but not cross the bridge to cynical. >> he stuck to his guns and that was ron. he was baltimore's conversationalist. >> he was a standard that we all measure ourselves by in order to communicate and get an audience to respond to what we feel and what we think. >> ron spent more than 20 years on radio. but his career in baltimore began in 1973 as a reporter and anchor for wbal tv. ron loved his radio show and challenging people who disagreed with him. >> he really enjoyed his listeners. the only time he ever became irritated was when a listener would call up and be on interested in dialogue. >> i met him and his gallbladder in the 1980's. i have to say, it was a challenging meeting. >> ron and his position became good friends. dr

smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 3010. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 477 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 3010. the chair appoints the gentleman from arkansas, mr. womack, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 3010 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to reform the process by which federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. conyers, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the ge

this as we learn new details about dale smith jr.'s checkered past including a history of domestic violence. but it is what happened after mr. smith got custody in court that has some scratching their heads today. the missing woman's mother walks over and gives the man who, again, is the prime suspect in her disappearance a hug. why did she do that? what did she say to him? michelle parker's family is with me now. yvonne stewart is michelle's mother,, thank you so much for being here at such a troubling time. my heart goes out to all of you. ny von -- yvonne, what did you say to dale smith jr., and why did you hug him? >> i just had an overwhelming emotional moment, you know? that i want to be able to be part of my grandchildrens' life, and i asked him that we could maybe work something out so that i could be a grandma to those babies. megyn: yvonne, do you think he did something to your daughter? >> i honestly don't know who did what, when or where yet. megyn: what is it like going over, and i know this is a man who, you know, has a

al smith is the same way. he could be funny on occasions, but not all the time because people would not taken seriously. he could play a very good statesman with a sense of humor. >> i am not sure that barack obama has learned how to make it all happen. not sure he learned the lessons of dealing witha a hostile legislature. >> one of the first things i noticed was the cigar. al smith had a cigar in his mouth barack obama -- we have never seen him smoke. could a candidate smoke and get away with that? >> in this current campaign, herman cain's campaign manager did an advertisement on youtube smoking a cigarette. even a campaign manager smoking a cigarette now is taboo. >> franklin roosevelt was famous for his cigarette holder. >> she started by asking them to compare at barack obama and al smith. >> going back to that campaign, 1928 -- al smith was a catholic. it had a lot to do with new york city. he was the urban candidate. the immigrant experiment. it struck americans as being alien and difficult to embrace.

smith replies, "because it's illegal." over the course of 10 days, smith sends her links to 40 pornographic videos showing everything from oral sex to sex among multiple partners. he tells her when he comes over he wants to perform oral sex on her. and now here he is walking into the house. >> hey, come on in. how are you doing? >> good. how are you? >> awesome. >> good. >> i made us some drinks. >> awesome. >> and we have a hot tub. >> awesome. >> i really liked your videos, by the way. >> did you really? >> so how have you been? >> i've been good. it took me like 21 minutes to get down here because there was so much traffic. >> are you serious? where do you live? >> north hollywood. >> oh, that's not bad. >> we have a lot to talk about, you and i. why don't you have a seat right there, please. >> okay. >> no, i need you to -- >> i have to go, i'm sorry. >> you're going to want to talk to me. trust me on this. >> now, you work at nickelodeon, huh? >> no. >> you don't? what's your name? >> police. get on the ground. >> get

. >> sergeant smith has come from ireland and dallas to reach home.it is a daunting 18-hour transition from the battlefield to home. th is his first christmas back in three years. >> we just have to grasp. right now you are numb to the situation. slowly as the more civilian u.s. see and the more restaurants and i guess the nicer people are to you, the more you start to -- reality hits you that you are here. >> the couple plan a private stay in napa. as happy as he is, smith says part of him is still back with his squad in afghanistan. >> i feel like i need to be there to have their back. >> as sfo, thomas roman, abc news. >> we are glad to have them home at least for awhile. >>> another heartwarming story, hours before he was scheduled to be taken off life support, an arizona state student in a deep coma did the last thing his family was expecting. he woke up. doctors are dumbfounded. the chances of are the 21-year-old surviving were very slim. a five-car pile up in mid-october left sam in a coma. a last-minute m ry scan showed he was not brain dead.

. >> sergeant smith has come from ireland and dallas to reach home.it is a daunting 18-hour transition from the battlefield to home. th is his first christmas back in three years. >> we just have to grasp. right now you are numb to the situation. slowly as the more civilian u.s. see and the more restaurants and i guess the nicer people are to you, the more you start to -- reality hits you that you are here. >> the couple plan a private stay in napa. as happy as he is, smith says part of him is still back with his squad in afghanistan. >> i feel like i need to be there to have their back. >> as sfo, thomas roman, abc news. >> we are glad to have them home at least for awhile. >>> another heartwarming story, hours before he was scheduled to be taken off life support, an arizona state student in a deep coma did the last thing his family was expecting. he woke up. doctors are dumbfounded. the chances of are the 21-year-old surviving were very slim. a five-car pile up in mid-october left sam in a coma. a last-minute m ry scan showed he was not brain dead.