this time, i'm joined by my friend and co-author of my france guidebook, my favorite francophile, steve smithlowing down. cruising is the best way to see burgundy. it forces you to slow down. steves: and steve's family is hitching a ride, too, as we learn how the french, who invented our modern concept of a vacation, are on to something good with barging. oh, my. steves: the canal-side lane, built as an industrial-age tow path, is ideal for jogging, strolling, or biking. boats come with bikes, and the pace is relaxing enough to allow for excursions. your ride is punctuated by a lock every mile or so. by going from lock to lock, boats can gently climb, step by step, over the rolling terrain. each lock is a treat. attendants who live in the historic lock houses are friendly and always ready to help out. some locks are automated. [ beeping ] others involve a little old-fashioned elbow grease. [ accordion playing ] full-service barges can be hired with a captain and crew who do the navigating, cooking, and guiding. boats have comfy state rooms, all the comforts you'd expect in a good hotel, and y

steve doocy representing dine holmes, fort smith, arkansas.prizes simply sign up on bill o'reilly.com. we want to uplift. and so we will begin with charles man son. what more uplifting than that? >> all right. awesome. >> bill: manson and his so-called family shocked the country when they murdered actress sharon tate. >> sharon learns that being a movie star means being written about, talked about, interviewed. >> i discovered regardless of how many months and years of acting classes that i have had, i found that i knew absolutely nothing at all. so now i can begin. >> bill: the manson family also had plans to kill which famous singer? cards up, please. and the answer is, correct. a, frank sin that the -- sinatra. living out in palm springs. could have been an inviting target. okay. so not off to a great start maccallum. >> maybe it was part of his strategy. >> bill: question number two, 1970s, ted bundy reeked havoc across the country killing scores of women. >> i think i understand what happened to me to the extent that i can see how certain

steve doocy representing dine holmes, fort smith, arkansas.sign up on bill o'reilly.com. we want to uplift. and so we will begin with charles man son. what more uplifting than that? >> all right. awesome. >> bill: manson and his so-called family shocked the country when they murdered actress sharon tate. >> sharon learns that being a movie star means being written about, talked about, interviewed. >> i discovered regardless of how many months and years of acting classes that i have had, i found that i knew absolutely nothing at all. so now i can begin. >> bill: the manson family also had plans to kill which famous singer? cards up, please. and the answer is, correct. a, frank sin that the -- sinatra. living out in palm springs. could have been an inviting target. okay. so not off to a great start maccallum. >> maybe it was part of his strategy. >> bill: question number two, 1970s, ted bundy reeked havoc across the country killing scores of women. >> i think i understand what happened to me to the extent that i can see how certain feelings and

co-cio of pimco, co-founded it back in 1971 and charles reinhart, morgan stanley smith barn barney's investment officer and steve liesman still with us. bill, you heard from me at the top. what is your expectation from the fomc. >> i like what you both said. steve talked about a stalemate. i'd suggest the fed's hiberna hibernating at least for today with very little change and a very low pulse statement that suggests the possibility, but not the probability of additional qe. i think ultimately as we approach the june meeting, however, i think the economy and financial markets will reflect the need for more stimulus and that's not my or the fed's favorite scenario because it has negative as wells positive repercussions but i think its inevitability is in our stars and tea leaves i think as shakespeare might say within ourselves. >> do you agree. >> largely, yes. we think today they will announce no policy changes. they'll acknowledge in the statement that there's moderate growth that has slowed a bit recently. that inflation is subdued. they might also speak to some of the risks such as a recent slowing in the gr

eric dyson, lynn sweet of the "chicago sun-times," msnbc contributor steve kornacki and the always buzzy buzzfeed editor-in-chief ben smithl" poll shows when it is who more likable and easy going and who better looks out for the middle class, mitt romney loses to the president by tremendous margins. but when it comes to the economy, it's a much different story. a majority of voters disapprove of the president's handling of the economy and more voters is believe romney has better ideas to fix it. let's start first before we get

smith barney. >> rose: which is the largest. that's aakin to steve jobs when he came back to apple. he looked at the product mix and he said "no, i want only four products. we're going to do what we know how to do and do it well, we won't have 125 products out there." >> that's focus. and it's resisting the urge of everybody telling you what. they say "what's your strategy?" it just makes major strategic moves like we have done in the last couple years and the audience is still not satisfyed. they want a new one every 15 minutes. you say what about if we just drive this strategy and execute it very well? now that we've made our bed, lie in it for a while. >> any skill developed that you don't have enough of? this is back to the management philosophy and understanding what a c.e.o. does that you did not get. because you are interesting in that you started as a lawyer. you went to mckin zi, the gold standard for management consulting. then you were with a big brokerage firm, merrill lynch. have you acquired most of the skills one needs or would you have been better if you have a you s

smith won entertainer of the year. other big winners blake shelton. his wife miranda lambert took top female. top female vocal group was lady antebellum. and ashton kutcher will play steve jobs in a movie. finally, a first. adam sandler's "jack and jill swts swept the razzies took every category including worst picture and worst actress and actor to for a man and his twin sisters. even this is bad with me. >> he's probably laughing at it. how did katie holmes sign up for that movie. >> i don't think there was any other options on the table. >> oh. >> did i say that? i didn't mean that. >>> this comes to us from wrc news 4 in washington, d.c., where protesters hope their view will win out by a hair. they call it the million mustache march. those with real and fake facial hair came together to call for a tax break on mustache grooming supplies. the so-called american moustache institute claims mustache americans earn more than those with a clean upper lip. but if you are wondering if they may be shaving the truth, keep in mind the rally was yesterday, which was april fools' day. there you go. there you go. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of

steve bayshore, and i manage the historic trades department at mt. vernon and that involves the gris mill and distillery operation as well as the black smith shop and the pioneer farm site. so we basically take care of those living history elements of mt. vernon. as we know, washington made apple and peach brandy here at mt. vernon. we're doing that these next three days and the apples would have been grown in orchards on his property. and you can see some of them here. the type we're using are the newton, pippen, rust set and one other variety. the first step would they'd have to be pressed or crushed in an apple press which includes a device to crank and crush up the apples into chunks, and then that would be put into a large press, which in the 18th century would've had a big rectangular press with a wooden jack screw that was basically hand cranked down to squeeze all of the apple chunks. the pulp is basically what you're squishing and from that excretes the juice. and that would be fed down and collected in budgets and then from that point on, you're going to ferment that juice. and in this case, what we're doing is fermenting this large barrel he

georgetown university professor michael eric dyson, steve kornacki of salon.com, the intrepid maggie haberman of politico and buzzfeed editor-in-chief buzzy ben smithetts by saying he does not align with the national rifle association will address the gun rights group in just over two hours from now. romney now has a lifetime membership to the nra and has mused about hunting small varmi varmints. joining us from washington is former rnc chairman and political analyst the notorious michael steele. oh, michael steele. >> what's up? how you doing? >> varmint hunting aside, the last time you were on this program we were talking about romney and what he needs to do next. you were making the case he feeds to embrace the conservatives at the base and integrate them into his campaign and mess and. do you think that's what he's doing today? >> i think it's

steve and good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the circuit court judge, jerry smith wanting that three-page explanation. we'll see what eric holder supplies later on today. this after president obama made a comment about unelected judges striking down his signature health care law. this led to the president clarifying his remarks the next day and jay carney the press secretary trying to clarify the clarification yesterday. here is carney. >> the supreme court doesn't have as its right and responsibility the ability to overturn laws passed unconstitutional. he was he refering to 85 years of supreme court precedent with regard to matters like the one under consideration. >> reporter: holder saying he would respond appropriately. that is due at 1:00 today. we'll see exactly what he writes. bill: what are the critics saying about this controversy, steve? >> reporter: they're saying the president overstepped his bound and the supreme court struck down many laws in the past here is one legal expert on that. >> the judge raised and panel raised legitimate question, the admi

maybe an hour and i like it longer. >> steve: one other thing you could make in the oven while baking the chicken is baked apple. >> or pears. you take granny smithg here. core them, stuff them with either cranberries or raisins, put some honey over it or maple syrup. >> steve: and ali said -- >> orange juice and cook it for a half hour at 350. serve it with ice cream or in the morning with yogurt cold. really good. this is fantastic with organic sweet potato and broccoli. >> alisyn: it's all in the book and the proceed goes to something important? >> really important to me, the cancer wellness center opening in australia in june. i've been fundraising for almost ten years for it. all the money goes to the wellness program. >> brian: we'll have more information on our web site. now, does olivia newton john, could you envision us going to australia and attending them? >> yeah, come on. >> brian: why do you live? -- why do -- where do you live? >> i have a spa and we have all organic and amazing food. that watermelon gazpacho is from my spa. >> brian: you have your own spa? you're supposed to leave the house to relax. you're on vacation every day.

we made a version which which is a copy of the original steve mcqueen gun that was on the old tv show "wanted deor alive." put in a 500 caliber smiths excited by. >> gretchen: you don't go anywhere without a pistol in your boot. >> we don't have a holster that will fit. i'm not sure they'd appreciate it at the grocery store. >> gretchen: but interestingly enough, you've seen this huge increase in women coming into the shop to get guns. why? >> you know, the show really appeals to the female demographic and i think that women are less intimidated to come on into gunsmoke. we've got a lot of families coming in and we've got a lot of women coming in not only to buy gifts for their husbands or something for their boyfriends, but they want guns themselves and they're taking our classes, too. it's really, really awesome. >> gretchen: rich, in general, sales are up. why? >> sales are through the roof. it's variety of things. discovery channel has two gun shows and that's been very, very important. when people see stuff on tv, they want to get involved with it. the other thing is politics. people are concerned about the administration that

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