i did not like getting a spaghetti facial while you are waiting for the spaghetti to bend to your willyou look all sweaty. and all the stoneware and the pots and pans. i work with meyer corporation to produce them for me. it is not like i am a spokesperson. i want them to serve a function. spoons that don't need a spoonrest -- and they're all practical. is it the largest value in that category? >> a lot of chefs will have a producer go get what is called market goods somewhere in china, and they will bring them back and put their name on them and that is all right. >> who are you talking about when you say that? >> there's a lot of people out there that you can see on qvc. if they are selling $110 collections of pots, they are doing it because it is a quick way to capitalize on their recognition factor. that is a fast and easy way to get money and very appealing. i have turned down a lot of things. >> give us an example. >> people want us to get into the wine business, the balsamic vinegar business, and commercial olive oil. into the mediocre spaghetti business. all sorts of things you

into the mediocre spaghetti business. sorts of things you could put your name on that are not necessarily a bad idea if you do not mind that you do not look so good in the long run. if you want to manage your brand in the long run, you have to make sure that everything has the high quality that you assume it has got to be, and you have to make those decisions on a daily basis. >> younger people are coming to me for advice when they are just getting to that point where they have opportunities. i say, listen, you are in a great position and there will be lots of opportunities. the things that will shape you are the things you say no to, not the things that you say yes to. if you start making a lot of bad business decisions, you become part of that brand. >> tell me what you said no to. >> i'm not going to tell you what brands i said no to, but i say no to things all day long whether it is different grills, tons of food products, restaurant chains, and when i say lucrative, i'm talking about life-changing opportunities in te

food-based insults as an italian-american you spaghetti eating so and so. >> yeah i've eaten spaghettipretty good. would you like some? >> only italians eat spaghetti. >> i should bring some next time. >> you should. >> is it a sauce or gravy? >> sauce. >> thank god. >>> what should they have served? >> freeze drive fruits and jerky. isn't that what you would pick up in space. >>> that's astronaut food. >> mexican food is never appropriate at anytime now. i feel like all of the stories we hear is about a taco something like a fundraiser and they are trying to incorporate the food. stay away from -- i mean is anything safe? maybe hot dogs maybe? >> i think that is american exceptionalism. >> that's a trigger food. >> the only great thing about the apology is the school recognizes the fact that there is alien life on other plan nents. we were not sure. now we are sure that if an institute of higher learning is saying that's the case it must be true. >> let's clip joanne saying mexican food is never appropriate and use that. i can move on. it is about time colleges are more sensitive, rig

so the burritos, italian spaghetti and meatballs. so what happens is this book tries to make you think twice of, like, what it means to be american, right? that in fact you think of it... you may think of it as something foreign, when in fact people in china, you know, or maybe even in mexico, whatever, don't recognize this food when you show it to them. you know, fortune cookies, of course, is the canonical example, and hence why my book. >> hinojosa: speaking of fortune cookies, well, you did write a book called the fortune cookie chronicles, inspired by this story about fortune cookies and lotto ticket winners and the fact that all of these people had won this huge lottery. >> 110 people came in second, march 30, 2005. >> hinojosa: and it was all from numbers that they got. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: okay, so we're going to open... now, these fortune cookies... >> those are special. those are not your typical... >> hinojosa: these are not your typical... >> vanilla fortune cookies, right? >> hinojosa: these i would eat, i have to be ho

so the burritos, italian spaghetti and meatballs. so what happens is this book tries to make you think twice of, like, what it means to be american, right? that in fact you think of it... you may think of it as something foreign, when in fact people in china, you know, or maybe even in mexico, whatever, don't recognize this food when you show it to them. you know, fortune cookies, of course, is the canonical example, and hence why my book. >> hinojosa: speaking of fortune cookies, well, you did write a book called the fortune cookie chronicles, inspired by this story about fortune cookies and lotto ticket winners and the fact that all of these people had won this huge lottery. >> 110 people came in second, march 30, 2005. >> hinojosa: and it was all from numbers that they got. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: okay, so we're going to open... now, these fortune cookies... >> those are special. those are not your typical... >> hinojosa: these are not your typical... >> vanilla fortune cookies, right? >> hinojosa: these i would eat, i have to be ho

tropicana gave us an all pulp orange juice and spaghetti-o's said they were going to start selling spaghettigain all of it not true. all of it not true. >> thankfully so. >> is this one real? >> we have some of these april fool's product ideas from this year. how about we take a look here at selfie shoes. can we see this one? these are women's shoes. apparently you can dock your cell phone in the front of them and don't need the selfie stick anymore. just lift a leg and there you go. a new picture with your besty. these would be priced at 199 a pair and possibly called shoefies. >> can we look for this product? is it real? >> it is not real. i don't believe. it could be real. it could be real. i mean -- if there's a demand for it. >>> match.com, the country's largest on-line dating site claims to be launching a new service today. if you are having no luck finding a living mate, perhaps a dead one will work. the service for match beyond, dating service for all living, dead and in between is billed as the place to light a spark with someone in the afterlife. we should make it clear these are a

we try to make sure we manage our money and what we can last us a week, make spaghetti. that lasts a few days. >> my mom works and target. i work at mcdonald's. it's a struggle. >> reporter: in san francisco, voters's probed a rate rig to $- - a -- voters approved a rate hike to $15 over three years. this woman may have lost her job but has gained respect among this crowd. >> that's why i want to join the union because i want to be protected because a lot of rules have been broken at the shop. [ cheers ] >> reporter: tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new restaurant rating system will be used in san mateo county. restaurants will be required to display a card that shows the result of food safety inspections. county board of is ups approved the -- the county board of supervisors approved the plan last night. green indicates passing. yellow indicates violations are being corrected and red is for restaurants that will be closed until unsafe conditions are corrected. >>> there is a new push to speed up the trial of the man accused of -- of killing sierra lamar. the me

anyways, she was telling me that during the play, she makes spaghetti bolognese during the scene and. i go, "do you really?" she goes, "yeah, i actually make it." i go, "that's great. i want to taste it." so, i'll give it an honest review. like the first time ever, a a review of broadway food. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. there you go. >> jimmy: and wouldn't you know it, carey mulligan being the cool person that she is, brought over a bolognese for me to try. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] wanna do it? >> steve: let's see it. >> jimmy: here you go. how do i do this? >> steve: all right. ready? >> jimmy: yeah. here we go. ready? >> steve: we'll do like "lady and the tramp." >> jimmy: no, we don't have to do that. [ laughter ] no, no, no. ♪ >> steve: mm. fantastic! >> jimmy: oh, wow! fantastic! it's a smash hit! it's a smash hit! i love it! thanks to carey mulligan, and you can find her spaghetti bolognese recipe on our website. >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we've become a a cooking show now. >> steve: fantastic bolognese. >> jimmy: it's been a great week so far. there's

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it's just, you know this is spaghetti journalism.hrow spaghetti at the wall and hope something sticks. >> a lot of clinton loyalists will believe what you're saying and americans will think that too, but here is a fact. the clinlttons are refiling their tax returns. >> i think it's the foundation but anybody can refile a tax return. i don't know if that means anything. people amend tax returns all the time. the foundation itself got the highest rating from the transparency, judge this kind of thing as you can possibly get. but if somebody wants to make something the foundation has readjusted a tax return who knows? i think about $2 billion, i wouldn't be surprised if there's an accounting somewhere. how would i know? >> do you think the clintons have to prove they have not personally profited from the foundation? are we at that point? >> i don't think personally the clinton foundation, i think it's one of the great organizations that i've been around. all the things they've done and people associated with it. i know in terms of juven

his famous father, the king of the spaghetti western himself, clint eastwood. >> nice genes.hank him for that. >> reporter: clint may have starred in "the good, the bad and the ugly." put there's no ugly in this man. the 29-year-old california native has something his father didn't have back in his day. social media. his instagram going viral thanks to beefcake shots like these. steaming up his page and the tabloids with shirtless posts like this one taken while he was working up a sweat in santa monica. and here lounging on a boat. scott told "people" magazine he's not averse to shirts but there's a practical reason for all these topless snaps. >> too many workouts. i needed to get a workout in. >> reporter: he's popped up in a few of his dad's flicks. he played small parts in "trouble with the curve" and "began torino." scott says his current success isn't due to the well-known last name. >> every father is a little harder on their son. he wants to make sure you earn it. so i've auditioned for every one of his films. >> reporter: but those famous good looks he inherited can

it'll be like a nice spaghetti sauce. then we will put in the fish soup.t thing is the dungeon as crab let it all blend together. it will be delicious. when i could, i will try to make healthy meals with fresh ingredients whatever is in season and local. those juicy fresh tomatoes will take about an hour to cook down into a nice sauce. this is a good time to make our fish stock. we will take a step that seems like trash and boil it up in water and make a delicious and they speed up my parents were great clerics, and we had wonderful food. family dinners are very important. any chance you can sit down together and have a meal together, it is great communal atmosphere. one of the things i like the most is the opportunity to be creative. hello. anybody with sets their mind to it can cut. always nice to start chopping some vegetables and x and the delicious. all this double in view is this broth with great flavor. but your heart into it. make something that you family, and friends will really enjoy. >> i am here with a manager at the heart of the city farmer's

. >> 50 years ago the bbc did a report about spaghetti trees.en shears going around clipping the spaghetti. tonight, jamie colby. here she is. she meets a woman. the battle of little big corn. check this out. >> we've got a call from a friend. i remember that name because i had actually read the book. i was even more intrigue when i found out that there were all of these sketches and paintings that he had done. he caught a moment in time that nobody else was bothering to do. that is one of the reasons that it is valuable. >> remarkable pictures. >> they really are. the question is, what is it really worth eschenbach we may have found out who killed custer. to watch that episode and for all the people that are loving strange inheritance there are four episodes on tonight. i know that you will not need disappointed. >> we would not run for episodes if it was not. >> i appreciate that, stuart. enjoying their inheritance is. >> are you doing an episode on stewart's favorite thing tractors? >> an amazing collection of tractors. i even drive one. this

>> spaghetti is a great one. they finished cooking in the sauce. this is not a science.ably know that. >> you are a wine guy. we should remind people. one from tuscany. this is the kind of food that it goes with. this is perfect for this. >> perfect while eating with spaghetti meatballs. i will in a second. coming up next going down for real. flo rida performing his latest hit live in the studio. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> the hit flo rida cold 85 million singles and at it again a brand-new et called my house. >> always a place to be at my house. >> it is your house. it's a crowded house every time. we have people with a huge crowd in the studio. >> it's like wow. >> you have the new song and i think everybody has to know what it stands for. >> going down for real. >> i like the acoustic version. you have a knack for producing the hits. this one is no exception. >> this one is another fall to the ground. >> a hit record. we'll let you play it with all the dancers. ♪ ♪ going down for real ♪ ♪ y'all know what it is ♪ ♪ it's going down for real ♪ ♪ >> you know who y

. >> there's a reason why we're famous for spaghetti, you know?>> but why let facts get in the way of a good story. this place lulls you into literally going with the flow. and it's easy to forget that this is a working city. >> buon giorno. >> see, even the garbage, even the garbage trucks in venice are romantic. garbage boats. here, traffic jams are caused by cement mixers sneaking under the rialto bridge. if you don't pull over for an ambulance, you might get splashed, and if you drive the venetian version of a '79 chevy vega, you improvise. >> ole! >> that's your horn? meet francesco. architect, author with a bloodline that goes back to the earliest days of venice. a three-point turn venetian style. and nautical skills to match. >> let's see if it works. >> bravo. unlike some gondoliers his history lessons are grounded in years of careful study. >> this is a marvelous house. is the same as my building and they have an overflow or breach that goes from there to the garden. it's fantastic. >> i didn't know there were gardens in venice. >> look,

because spaghetti straps break the school rules and the school made her cover up with a sweater overns underneath. she said the immoral shoulders of my 5-year-old daughter dress rules only persecute my daughter and he can't believe he had a conversation about sexuality with his 5-year-old daughter. >>> and the video that has people weeping tears of joys. watch this incredible reaction as one nurse reunites with a person that suffered complete paralysis and watch as she gets out of her wheelchair and walk. >> ah! oh! >> thank you lord thank you. after 11 days of an unexplained paralysis from the waist down, bailey was able to get up and walk again. >> i love this and she comes wheeling down and just stands up. lots of props to the nurse as well. the single moment when you realize a nurse is so important so crucial. >>> lets get another check of the roads right now, matt pellman is in the traffic center with an update. >> are you catching this at the right time. the fire truck is just pulling away they had both eastbound lanes blocked near 26th street, because of a cleanup from a crash

>> spaghetti sauce jars, you name it, whiskey bottles, clear bottles and jars. >> this place exists onlyon was insanely good at recycling glass. so a consortium of residents thought they would create a way to use that glass locally. this is where it starts, bottles and jars from the recycling center. >> that's sad, empty. but making stuff like this is not easy. it takes a lot of work before you even get to the hard part. the glass has to be sorted, crushed, color tinted and then melted in a 2400 degree furnace whether it's ready to be poured and poured. and then you have to be fast because it cools and hardens almost immediately. jessie is demonstrating how to make the pint glass that will enhance my beer drinking experience. >> it goes in, you scoop it, pour it out, run, pour it. you put it down, push it in, you press it, you tap it, you pull it out and then you're done. >> do you want to watch one more or you got it? >> i'll never get it. doesn't matter how many i watch, i can tell you this glass is going to come out looking like a jacked up ashtray. >> nice. okay. okay. right over the

he got some non-medical advice from a spaghetti eating cardinal dolan on the "today" show. >> holy father listen to your cardinals. listen to. get a new doctor. >> reporter: it's reported the doctors doctors wanted him to eat pasta just two days a week. is it okay for him it eat pizza from his pope mobile? he's been immortalized in cake in chocolate. who knew chocolate can look so slimming. the pope is known to suffer from back pain and sciatica. unofficially we hear the pope's doctors denied speaking to the press. however, size doesn't stop him from being a nonmagnet. >> do you like it enough to wear it? >> reporter: this pope could wear anything and people would still go crazy. at least there's plenty of him for a kid to hold on to. jeanne moos cnn, new york. >> oh, poor popy. you got to stop handing him the pizzas in line. just giving him pizza. no pasta for you, pope. we got to keep you healthy. have a great easter everyone. i'm don lemon. "at this hour" starts right now. >>> new job numbers are out and already being called a big miss. what happened and what does it mean for you? >> g

most people are confused about that sort of spaghetti chart of alliances and friendships and double-crosses. most people wonder what if anything, the united states can accomplish by interveneing in any more of a substantial way than we're already intervening in that part of the world. i think people are worried he might be on to something. >> lindsey graham has pulled no punches when he has talked about rand paul's foreign policy. he said -- i'm paraphrasing any republican could have gotten a better deal with iran other than rand paul. lindsey graham is maybe running for president. john mccain is announcing he's running for president. can you hear me? >> i can hear you loud and clear. i sat down with senator paul's political operation. i said how are you going to navigate this tricky terrain because you have all the hawks coming at senator paul. their gambit is there's enough of the republican electorate that is war weary. they think this outside group, the elite hawks, they don't represent the rankin file republicans. >> lindsey graham maybe running for president. john mccain running for t

. >> first date and order spaghetti. >> lady and tramp type moment. >> you are sucking down noodles and sauce on your face. >> yes. >> you would mike. >> i think we're getting a cheese cake factory the at 15th and sansom. they are on number four, olive guard when those bread sticks. >> they are on the list in the top ten. >> chiles, i'm not a huge chiles fan. >> wednesday all you can eat lunch special it is soup and salad. >> seriously, i will take you to a first day to chiles or olive garden, you wouldn't like that. >> i wouldn't mine. >> no. >> who wouldn't mind? alex already told you. >> i knew you were going to bring this up. >> she never had a guy spend more than $50, or $70. >> i remember that. >> she wouldn't mind chiles or cheese cake factory. >> or grand cafe. >> i do like that. >> where did you meet these cheapos. >> i hang out with you. >> that is true. >> thanks, lauren. >> by the way, i have footage of my first date. >> really. >> well, it was many years ago. >> you took a video. >> it was surveillance video. >> here it is. >> you are a dog, um. woof. >> would you like my m

number two, money doesn't grow on trees, spaghetti does. 1957 bbc, a story about them harvesting spaghettiaccommodate. number four told you as simple as effective. take the sugar bowl, out goes the sugar, in goes salt. enough to leave one producer's mother salty. and number five all roads or beaches lead to miami. not kidding you when i tell you making rounds is pit bull for mayor. what do you think of that? stranger things have happened in south florida. >>> that wraps up "the rundown." thank you for the privilege of your time. see you tomorrow. know your financial plan won't keep you up at night. know you have insights from professional investment strategists to help set your mind at ease. know that planning for retirement can be the least of your worries. with the guidance of a pnc investments financial advisor, know you can get help staying on track for the future you've always wanted. i've just arrived in atlanta and i can't wait to start telling people how switching to geico could save them hundreds of dollars on car insurance. but first, my luggage. ahh, there it is. uh, excuse me s

truly painful for anyone who lives in the spaghetti capital of the world. yet on what the vatican will be serving for easter lunch. let's hope the pope saved a cheat day for today. paula? >> a no-carb diet not in his future. alex, thank you very much. >>> and we do want to shift gears now. and a big week for the boston marathon bombing trial. closing arguments are set for tomorrow. the jury is expected to dzhokhar tsarnaev. and they have to decide if it's the death penalty or life behind bars. here's tom llamas with more. >> reporter: this week, the people of boston are one step closer to a court decision in the boston marathon bombings with closing arguments set to begin tomorrow. the prosecution spent 15 days detailing the attack. using never-before-seen video like this one showing the tsarnaev brothers allegedly launching their plan. watch younger brother, dzhokhar in the white hat, walking away from the homemade bomb he planted just moments before it detonates. >> it's terrible. it's like i -- i want to wake up and have it not be real. >> reporter: and

world war ii movies clint eastwood the westerns the spaghetti westerns they reflect a certain part of the world, now ignoring a common reality that is pervasive around most of the world. neil: are you going to watch the show now anymore? did you? >> i didn't really watch it before, but i think americans should really look up and say you know what? i look at drama as escapism let's not being pressured. what it's called it libel terrorism. they go after you using the laws they lobby push, the portrayal. neil: david webb, tea party 365 founder. from showtime to showdown house speaker john boehner saying congress may not have the votes to stop the nuclear deal with iran. to republican senator john barrasso if this means the deal will be the deal that ultimately is approved. what do you think, senator? >> it's hard to say. i think the most important thing is congress gets a chance and the american people get a chance, to take a look what is in the deal because as you know the iranians are saying there's one thing in the deal, and the white house is saying it's something very different than

. >> the easiest way to explain it is kind of like a person eating a piece of spaghetti. and the intake sucked me in so quick, and as soon as it sucked me in, it sucked off my helmet, my goggles, my gloves, my float coat, and the force of the air rushing into the intake sucked the air out of my lungs, and i blacked out for probably two minutes. >> j.d. survived getting sucked into the intake because he wore his helmet loose, and his helmet came off before he actually went into the intake and blew the engine out, which caused the blades to stop turning. >> and when i came to, i realized what had happened and i was probably in trouble. so i crawled out of the intake, and that's the last thing i remember until i woke up in medical. >> given the circumstances, his injuries are quite minor. >> i had a piece of steel in my wrist. i got a little cut on my eye, broken collarbone, a hole in my eardrum, just minor injuries, minor considering i could have and should have died. >> got to be a miracle, you know. i can't describe it any other way. everything that happened that night wa

>> kids can't eat the spaghetti because of little piece -- >> i can't eat that plate of spake it. >> i talk about picky eaters. jen, when you are cooking at home do you have these kind of problems? of course, killed are spoiled rot on. my kids eat hummus brown rise salmon we go foot new place in suburban square, guys beautiful pizza comes out, rob has this specs of basil, why is there green stuff in here. i can't eat anything with green stuff. this is my favorite. landry jane team daddy all day all night. i go to open her up a yoqret. i can't eat. >> this you opened t i wanted dad toy open t like that's a big one. my other favorite? with the feeling every fruit you start peeling a banana, hand it to them to get the party started i can't eat this. you started peeling it. by the way when my children say this later they'll be very upset with me. >> specially my kids, brody will eat brussels sprouts all kind of things traditionally children didn't eat. when he won't eat a pizza because it has basil on it? >> common. >> give me a break. >> you know alex is telling me when she was growing

if you do that in the name of spaghetti monster, you do it in an institution. he treated his son with insulin and then he stopped. what made him stop? >> she knew his son had a lifelong illness and he knew he was faithful to god and believed that it would be rewarded. he looked to a number of wines especially in sean where it says in your faithfulness he will be rewarded with a variety of things and he took that literally and believed that if he prayed this would all go away. he has since regretted that because decades later but that was the thinking at the time. but it's interesting that his wife also went along with it as did about six or seven other members of the prayer group. the pastor was very absurd about this and tried desperately to talk out of it but the child died over the period of three days. stomach have there been studies in other countries, germany, france, etc. that show similar numbers in terms of people not being willing to vaccinate or that sort of thing were calling on the religion? >> as a general rule is it is unique to america we are a

. >> so basically throw spaghetti out. her e-mail haven't worked. then you have benghazi and it is still not working. >> in the famous words, we'll see. we'll see. i'll see. howard fineman, thank you both for coming on. coming up, tomorrow i'll talk to the president about it. when we come back we'll hear from both sides. it is a hot fight in the progressive world. plus, candidates from both sides are speaking out against the secret dark money. what are we going to do about this sneaky money? why would you want to give money and not have it known? and mike huckabee takes wheel of the republican clown car. he says parents shouldn't let their kids join the u.s. military until president obama is out of office. is that sedition? and this is about a guy thinking about being commander in chief. what a full mooner he has become. finally the best news in american poly. that's coming up on "hardball." we have a couple new guys. the place for politics. >>> the wait may soon be over for the pick to be attorney general. loretta lynch could get her confirmation v

>> we've got spaghetti, meat sauce, lima beans. >> one of the interesting things about "lockup" is the of prison food. inmates are not shy telling you what they think about it. whether they love it or hate it and generally they do hate it, they're eager to tell you about it. >> how's the food? >> how's the food? >> the food is wonderful. >> you're always starving from meal to meal. >> i've gained 15 to 20 pounds since i've been in. i've only been in four months. >> what in the world is this? >> i have no idea. >> five-star restaurant. >> i think i'll stick with the potatoes. >> everybody complains. everywhere you go, somebody's going to complain. >> if you want, you could sit down and join us and you'll know for yourself. >> for some, prison food is the best they've had in years. we were at the brushy mountain correctional complex in tennessee when jason rogers arrived to begin a 24-year sentence for aggravated robbery. he had spent the last three years in county jail. >> i don't know. maybe i'm a little numb in my head, but i'll be all right. >> look right here at the camera. >> thoug

they took us to a spaghetti sauce bottling plant. and maybe this is -- i learned a lesson about why they shut down the assembly line because all the people on the assembly line crowded around to get their picture taken with the president and it was like lucille ball, you know, the jars started to -- little piece of cardboard got caught in the conveyor belt, the spaghetti jars -- okay. couldn't use that sound anyway. so part of the trick is to try to think about some sound that will make the story come alive. and, you know, the sound might be a blender might be kids singing. i was frustrated on our recent trip, we stopped in jamaica before we went down to panama to meet with the cuban leader and the first thing the president did was go to the bob marley museum. but they didn't let the full press pool into the museum. they only let still photographers. there was great pictures of the president looking at the old marley albums or what not, but it was especially frustrating because from our vantage point outside the door, you could hear

he got advice from a spaghetti-eating father dolan. >> holy father, you said you always listen to yourew doctor. >> the italian press agency reports doctors want the pope to east pasta just two days per week and is it okay for him to eat pizza delivered to his popemobile this after francis said he missed stepping out unrecognized to get pizza. >> this is a pope who has been immortalized in cake immortalized in chocolate? who knew chocolate could look so slimming? the pope is said to suffer from lower back pain and sciatica conditions worsened by weight. the vatican had no comment. unofficially we hear that the pope's doctors denied talking to the press. still, size doesn't stop the pontiff from being a nun-magnet. they are going to eat him alive, commented the cardinal. a weight loss clinic director once held a five-pound model of fat to make a point about pasta. >> do you like it enough to wear it? >> this pope could wear anything and people would still go crazy. at least there's plenty of him for a kid to hold on to. jeanne moos cnn. ♪ oh happy day ♪ ♪ >> new york. >>> thanks so much

they're throwing spaghetti against the wall. comment about the racial situation in baltimore. change the subject? >> trying to find subjects to -- >> that is legitimate one. >> absolutely legitimate. she is trying to find whatever she can to get away from those questionable things like the foundation, like the foreign policy mistakes. benghazi still hasn't gone away. i know people think that -- >> she may come back to testify on that. andrea, i see you there, are you going to chipolte, girlfriend? what is happening. >> i'm not taking any questions. >> you're from l.a. >> i'm not answering any questions. >> used to pr and messaging for candidates. this is your thing. is this a good idea to avoid the media? >> it worked for her before. this is exactly what she did ran for senate in new york. went on listening tour. didn't want to talk. i will hear everybody else. no no. you've been in office for a very long time. it is up to you to answer questions. you can't say no comment. can't put on sunglasses. you should have policy positions on every major issue there. you don't need to l

if you do it in the name of spaghetti monster, you go to an institution. it's really how it's raised. >> gentleman in the blue. >> the first man you mention that for a long time he treated his son with insulin and then stopped. what made him stop? is religion didn't change it. >> you belong to a mainstream church. he knew that his son had a lifelong illness. he knew that he was faithful to god and he believed that his faithfulness would be rewarded. people at to a number of lines especially in john we're assessing your faithfulness he will be rewarded with a variety of things and he took it literally and believe to be prayed this would all go away. he sends his regrets decades later. that was the thinking at the time. it is interesting to me that his wife also went along with that as did about six or seven members of their prayer group. the pastor of his church was very upset and tried desperately to talk about today. his child died over a period of three days. >> have there been studies and other countries, germany france, et cetera that show similar numb

got some non-medical advice from the spaghetti eating on the today show. >> listen holy father.ays listen to your cardinals, listen to me. get a new doctor. >> reporter: the italian press agency reports the pope to eat pasta two days per week. is it okay for him to eat pizza delivered directly to his popemobile? after francis said he missed stepping out unrecognized to get pizza. this is a pope who's been immortalized in cake in chocolate. who knew chocolate could look so slimming. the pope is known to suffer from lower back pain and sciatica worsened by weight. officially the vatican had no comment. unofficially we hear the pope's doctor deny talking to the press. still, size doesn't stop the pontiff from being a non-magnet. they are going to eat him alive, commented the cardinal. a weight loss clinic director once held a five pound model of fat to make a point about pasta. this pope could wear anything and people would still go crazy. at least there's plenty of him for a kid to hold on to. jeanne moos cnn, new york. ♪ oh happy day ♪ >> come on he's got to give up so many thing

could have these great ingredients, but it's a matter of when you put them in. >> you cooked the spaghettiball fin cooking in the sought themselves. >> how long? >> this is not science. as long as it takes. 5, 10 minutes? how many glasses of wine are you going to drink? it's all about drinking wine as you cook. you probably know that. >> you are a wine guy. >> we have some -- two super red wines, one from tuscany, and two red wines, this is the kind of foot that goes with a lighter red wine. perfect for this. perfect for drinking while cooking, drinking while serving and drinking while eaten. >> and perfect while eating a 00-calorie pasta spaghetti with turkey meatballs. thank you very much. >>> coming up next going down for real. flo rida performing live. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> the hit flo rida cold 85 million singles and at it again a brand-new et called my house. >> always a place to be at my house. >> it is your house. it's a crowded house every time. we have people with a huge crowd in the studio. >> it's like wow. >> you have the new song and i think everybody has to

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. >> reporter:he got some non- medical advice from a spaghetti eating cardinal dolan on the today show father you said you always listen to your cardinals. listen to me. get a new doctor >> reporter:the italian press agency reports doctors want the pope to eat pasta just two days per week. but is it ok for him to eat pizza delivered directly to his popemobile. >> reporter:this after francis said he missed stepping out unrecognized to get pizza. this is a pope who's been immortalized in cake in chocolate. >> reporter:who knew chocolate could look slimming? the pope is known to suffer from lower back pain and sciatica, conditions worsened by weight. >>: "officially the vatican had no comment. unofficially we hear the pope's doctors denied talking to the press." >> reporter:still, size doesn't stop the pontiff from being a nun magnet. they are going to eat him alive commented the cardinal. >> reporter:a weight loss clinic director once held a 5 pound model of fat to make a point about pasta. >>do you like it enough to wear it? >> reporter:this pope could wear anything and people would sti

big a life to the french capital to bring you exclusive interviews including one with thomas spaghetti. he told us it is eu politics that could drive greece out of the euro. >> it is the attitude, it looks like pushingng greece out. everyone knows greece will repay 4% of gdp from the surplus. anna: later we look at what is best for business in the u.k. and europe in the first of three bloomberg politics special debates. we will discuss key issues facing both ahead of the general election with the panel including a formal chancellor and the chairman. mark: policy makers reveal a risk on terrain rates -- we bring you the details, plus, what you need to now ahead of today's bank of england rate decision. anna: good morning. manus:rk: coming up, a $29 billion drug deal. caroline: let's head out to hong kong were stocks are surging. the market will catch up with its counterpart, the shanghai composite. shery ahn has the story. we saw searches in escapes 6% earlier. -- in excess of 6%. shery ahn: 6.4%, the most since 2009. hunghong kong has been rising for the sixth consecutive day. so why a

the famous father the king of the spaghetti westerns himself, clint east ward. >> they were nice genes i thank him for that. >> reporter: clint may have starred in "the good the bad, and the ugly." but there's no ugly in this one. the 29-year-old california native has something his father did not have back in his day, social media. his instagram now going viral thanks to beef cake shots like these. he's been steaming up the page and tabloids with shirtless posts like this one, taken while working up a sweat in santa monica and here lounging on a boat. he told "people" he's not adverse to shirts but there's a reason for all the topless snaps. >> i didn't have any workout clothes at the time, and i needed a workout in. >> reporter: he's popped up in some flicks playing in "trouble with the curve," and "grand turino," but the success is not because of the well-known last name. >> every father is a little harder on their son. he wants to make sure you earn it. i've auditioned for every one of his films. >> reporter: but those famous good looks inherited cannot hurt. abc news new york. >> w