so pete, you know steven colbert. entire show to his sister? >> i think steven colbert will probably donate, you know, give a lot of segments of his show to it. because that one was a result of joe scarborough devoting time. i do know steven. and i've also been the beneficiary, myself of the colbert bump. it is real. he's a very powerful guy who can also raise a lot of money. that's the other thing. money matters for his sister. and i am here to tell you on may 7th, she's going to win. i'm sure patricia can tell you more. there's going to be people that would never think to vote in a primary election like this one that are definitely going to come out and vote. and i think it's a done deal already. >> i know you mentioned msnbc. still, if i'm sanford, i may look at the steven colbert show and think that life is unfair. >> well, who knows what's going through mark sanford's mind right now. i don't think anybody expected him to get in this race again after his very famous and latch yan trail truth telling. this is a repu

investments. >>> enough of what we call the real news, let's gather around the water cooler to watch steven colberttage with bill clinton. they shared the stage where clinton admitted he's not one of the millions of people on twitter. we'll leave it to colbert to change that. >> do you tweet? >> no. i think i'm so sort of insecure, like if -- you know, you -- what if you tweet and nobody tweets back? what if you tweet and you have -- if there's nothing worse than a friendless tweeter, just wandering around in cyberspace. >> i took the liberty of opening you a twitter account. now, president clinton was taken. william jefferson clinton was taken. but prez billy jeff was available. would you like to break into the 21st century right now and send your first tweet? i'll type it. >> you'll type it? >> i'll type it. 140 characters or less. >> just spent -- >> just spent -- >> amazing time with colbert. >> all good. >> is he sane? >> is he sane? >> he is cool. >> can i put an exclamation mark at the end of that, sir? >> yeah, i haven't used the 140 yet. you can. >> yeah, you got some more left. anything e

. >> steven colbert signing up with a handle president billy jeff when is very flattering. >> he dictated a message to colbert who tweeted just spent an mazing time with col be. rt. he's cool. >> this morning clinton's account amassed more than 92,000 follower autos bill clinton says no, he thinks this is impersonal and cold. >> he can have steven colbert as a personal tweeter. >> a dramatic night on dancing with the stars and a super star fires back at critics. >> big apple buzzing over the cyber thriller disconnect. including jason baitman. >> i was attracted to her because it wasn't comedy. the fact it's a good script, good people involved. it's nice to do drama when do you comedy. >> the theme best year of your life had emotions rung high. especially with the high yeflt scoring couple. >> i don't feel like i could have been anymore like night. that mikes me happy. >> and find out tonight on abc. brad paisley out of his results show. the song features ll cool j exploring racial perception in the south. saying it's meant to be fun. have a fall, love, brad. you can get all entertainment

>> in the spotlight tonight, steven colbert endorsed the congressional candidacy of his sister who pronouncedmily name the old fashioned way, elizabeth colbert-busch, in south carolina. one republican official in south carolina tells the "new york times" everybody is really concerned, because she's not a bad-looking lady. welcome to south carolina politics, ladies and gentlemen. that same official said there are two other things that worry their republicans. quote, she is a good speaker and she has got some money. she will have some more money when steven colbert hosts a pair of fund raisers for his sister this month. one in new york, one in washington. on tuesday, her republican opponent, former governor, mark sanford, accepted the nomination with his argentina mistress on stage with him. according to the hill, democratic party strategists believe there is little to gain from harping on sanford's infamous extra marital affair pause voters know about it. they believe a tax on his alleged misuse of tax dollars in a commission report will be much more damaging. a state ethics commission charged

steven colbert said he signed up if former president for an account.ated his first tweet who typed just spent an amazing time the colbert. at last count it has 102,000 followers. >>> the iphone 5 a anticipated to be available in two pour three different screen sizes. that was after a meeting from the tech supply chain company. >>> if you have to go to the hospital you may want to think about going to detroit. they have a new more modest option when it comes to the dreaded hospital gowns. these are offered at henry ford hospital. it wraps around and is of a cotten blend. project designers said number one goal, not have the turn sticking out. >>> millions of california yans are expected to -- almost 3 million lowe and middle income california yans will be eligible for tax yet dids. 30% write, 5% black and latinos. >>> with the new 49ers stadium going up this golf course may have to come down. >>> back here in ten minutes. did you notice the warm-up today. it's going to be warmer tomorrow. back here in ten minutes with the details. >> someone trying to pa

cenk: when we come back, steven colbert's sister up against cheating mark sanford who is about to win. they're going to go in the general election, and we're going to have the head of the south carolina gop executive director on the show when we come back. >> no free air time, lulu that as a broadcast journalist, i'm obligated to maintain objectivity. laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to t

they have steven colbert, what can i bring? i just made the video.kyping with you, so i'm probably doing something right. so, this is my job application for my dream job. >>> a lot of things you can do with balloons. you can give them as a gift, fill them with water, you can ride in a hot air balloon. never seen a balloon used for this. this is david hall on a cruise ship. he's blowing up a pink balloon. watch what he's about to do. ♪ this is bay toefens sanaa ta. he's matching perfectly with the piano. it sounds like the song except it's a squeaking balloon. it sounds awful. >> i give him an a for technical abilities. he has to get the position of the balloon opening to match the pitch. it takes finger skills. >> when he has a little break, he blows it up and starts playing again. it gets tricky right here but still nails it. of course, he gets to the grand finale. at the end you can see he lets the balloon go up in the air. >>> pinata, girl with a bat, people watching. what do you think is about to happen? >> she's going to miss and put that bat th

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@prezbillyjeff also happens to be following steven colbert. >> one tweet so far from the former presidenthe united states. i assume he'll start tweeting a little bit more. a lot of followers anxiously awaiting those tweets. thanks very much. >>> coming up here in "the situation room" a surprising love for guns despite surviving a horrific gun massacre. gabby giffords and her husband sit down with our own dana bash for an emotional interview. >>> has the president given up on trying to get a ban on assault rifles? i'll ask the white house press secretary jay carney coming up as well. to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is limitless. ♪ from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. [ male announcer ] how could switchgrass in argentina, change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a pr

and now he faces comedian steven c colbert's sister in a minielection.ople thought sanford's political career was over when he admitted to an affair while he was governor. want to bring in our own candy crowley. candy, wow, what a political comeback story, yes? was this expected? >> well, yes. as a matter of fact he did show going into this primary runoff. but the fact that someone who has been the governor, also run for congress before had to have a runoff tells you that his support is somewhat weakened. let's see if it's a true redemption story. he needs to win this race against colbert's sister as you say. but he's certainly on the road to it. and in fact it's a little bit how he sold his campaign. he went about american voters love redemption stories. i give you richard nixon, bill clinton for very different reasons here. but nonetheless it's the kind of story that voters tend to like if they feel the redemption is real. >> how important do you think it was for voters to see his mistress standing beside him who's now his fiancee? >> former mistress n

steven colbert said he signed up if former president for an account.dictated his first tweet who typed just spent an amazing time the colbert. at last count it has 102,000 followers. >>> the iphone 5 a anticipated to be available in two pour three different screen sizes. that was after a meeting from the tech supply chain company. >>> if you have to go to the hospital you may want to think about going to detroit. they have a new more modest option when it comes to the dreaded hospital gowns. these are offered at henry ford hospital. it wraps around and is of a cotten blend. project designers said number one goal, not have the turn sticking out. >>> millions of california yans are expected to -- almost 3 million lowe and middle income california yans will be eligible for tax yet dids. 30% write, 5% black and latinos. >>> with the new 49ers stadium going up this golf course may have to come down. >>> back here in ten minutes. did you notice the warm-up today. it's going to be warmer tomorrow. back here in ten minutes with the details. >> someone trying t

. >> it's better that he got advice from steven colbert than anthony weiner, because that direct message wonder if he'll keep it. he has a lot of followers. >> you have to promise to tell us if he dm's you. >> i don't think he knows how to do that. >> he's going to retweet sex jokes and start directing spammers from eastern europe. >> he's done a lot of good things. let's leave that behind. you're going on a long time, anyway. >> i have a better twitter handle for him. @i @indshswtw. >> i know what that is. >> what? >> i did not have sex with that woman. >> you have completely destroyed my segment. >> i want to talk about lohan now, i'm serious. >> we're doing it. we're ing to start out with mr. bob beckel after we listen to this from letterman. >> aren't you supposed to be in rehab, now? >> do you not watch anything that goes on? >> how long will you be in rehab? >> three months? >> how many times have you been in rehab? >> several. >> what are they going to work on when you walk-through the door? >> we didn't discuss this in the preinterview. stop. >> she's tearing up a little bit. god

steven colbert first signed him up earlier this month. the handle then was@prez billy jeff. clinton changed his handle now to a more formal name fitting for a president@bill clinton. >> it is time now to brew on this. it is friday. here's a recap of the viral videos to see which one you like best. first up we showed you this time lapse video of the george w. bush presidential library being built. the dallas library took two years to build. get ready to smile, these dancing babies are back. the evian water ad has already become a huge hit with more than 34 billion viewers in the first week. >> that is cute. >> finally look at this shark chasing a duckling. it's a cat dressed up like a shark on top of a robotic vacuum cleaner. the duck is doing whatever it can to avoid getting caught. which video is your favorite. tweet them to us at fox friends first or shoot us an email at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will read some of those later on in the show. >> 11 minutes after the hour. move over apple tv amazon might be coming straight to your living room. new reports they may be l

ideas i've heard thrown out there is that the real person to replace letterman when he retires is steven colbertlf no longer doing his right wing character. i think that is a brilliant idea. i don't think anybody is doing a more brilliant idea right now than colbert. >> ken tucker, thanks very much for this guided tour through the late night landscape which is about to under go a number of changes. >>> why are journalists and pundits utterly fixated on hillary clinton more than three years before the next election? there's a reason no one says "easy like monday morning." sundays are the warrior's day to unplug and recharge. what if this feeling could last all week? with centurylink as your trusted partner, it can. our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and dedicated support, your business can shine all week long. as well as they could because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. my doctor recommends c

the general election against steven colbert's sister is set for may 7th and the winner will take over the seat of former congressman tim scott, who was appointed last year when jim demint quit to go run the heritage foundation. technically, tonight's election is a small and specific thing. a run off in a single district in the state of south carolina, but in political terms, it is hugely important. in the unfolding drama of mark sanford and the larger question, the politics of scandal. who gets thrown out of public life and who gets to come back? mark sanford is a test case because he is not just any old defeated republican trying to make a comeback. mark sanford is a guy whose political defeat came at the hands of a humiliating, self-made scandal. >> he has been gone since last thursday. his wife didn't know where. not a trace. no security, no nothing. >> it's bizarre behavior, but that's not unusual. for this governor. >> last week, republican governor mark sanford disappeared. neither his security detail nor the lieutenant governor could find him. he missed father's day with his fo

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sanford is running against steven colbert's sister.re obviously wasting no time going after mark sanford for his affair. so new york city christian gillibrand wrote a fund raising letter trying to go after him. do those attacks work, or will it backfire? and people say look, everyone makes mistakes, he found this woman he loves and is now with, and let's move on. >> fundamentally, special elections are like crazytown. republicans get elected in hawaii, democrats get elected in the deep south. dogs and cats live together in harmony, crazy things happen in special elections which is why the democrats are absolutely right to put their backs into t. here's the thing. even if they manage to pull off an upset in a district that voted 59% against barack obama in 2012, even if somehow they pulled that off, chances are she's not going to last very long in congress. another republican, another generic republican who is not like a sanford or not like sanford's opponent, very weak, is going to come along and win back the seat. so, again, democrats

the inaugural tweet came courtesy of steven colbert.didn't want to miss out tweeting out i taught bill clinton to tweet. almost as exciting as the time i taut cheney dance, dance revolution. i wonder if colbert taught tom delainey his moves. you remember that video, right? ♪ >> greta: and how many times have you wished you could just smash your work computer and tear it up into smithereens. employees in waterloo, iowa, did just that but took it to a whole different level. employees toss old office equipment off roof. check out this video. >> here we go! >> ooh! >> take a look at this. >> greta: wow, i don't even want to think about they would do about the lady employees. now, your turn to hash it out with us. hash tag greta on your tweets and posts and follow me on twitter @ greta wire. coming up, president george w. bush getting choked up. you will hear from president bush, next. [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where giving up isn't who you are. ♪ this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysf

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dragged such is the case of a former president - who now has a twitter account thanks to comedian steven colberter president officially authorized one sane? he is cool!" after that, the account posted three more tweets, each with the hashtag: #notcolbertpretendingtobeme. they have since been erased. as of this afternoon, the account had more than 68- thousand followers. we'll be right back. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> pam: we're now 40 days away from this year's bay to breakers. san francisco based craigslist will be a presenting sponsor. presenting sponsor. so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees th

they watch john stewart and steven colbert and things that none of us have even heard of a. that's what they see. i mentioned what is in "the new york times" and at most 5% of the class model their head that they know what i'm talking about. i mentioned a joke craft, bentley daily show and have the class is already laughing because they remember it because they saw it not on tv they see it on their laptop or ipad so i would say that is the first thing. when they get older and more conservative as they all do, we will change. the second thing i would say to you if it is well worth looking at some of the things taking place in the jewish community because you are absolutely right it is the new frontier for thinkhat there is a very brutal situation in terms of some key issues where the breakdown inside of the community especially with regard to age. there's almost a historical figure among the age of people who plan to control the institutions that purport to represent this community. because they do the surveys and they have a sense of some of these changes and they are fighti

and the democrats have steven colbert's sister who is the candidate there and turning up a lot of excitement in the democratic base. host: those candidates are meeting for the first time today in their first and only scheduled debate at 7:00 p.m. tonight. check out c-span.org for details about that debate. live today at 7:00 p.m. let's go to monty now from portsmith, ohio, on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you today? host: go ahead. caller: i've been a republican since i was allowed to vote and started voting when ronald reagan was running for president. i've been in the military and reported the republican party religiously, but now i'm to the point because of all this congressional campaign committees, corporation funds, to the point where i don't think they're playing fair anymore. and now i watch and i watch my candidates very closely here, and i try to pick the one with the lest connection to some affiliation. most people here, they vote party lines, i'm a democrat, i'm voting democrat. i am a republican, i vote republican. i've decided not to do this b

samford will face the sister of comedian steven colbert. >>> gay marriage getting increased support inmark kirk the second gop senator to support it. kirk apparently had a change of heart after recovering from a stroke. delaware democrat, tom carper announced his support. 50 senators ar >>> an arizona man is spending his first night of freedom after 40 year s in prison for a crime he may not have committed. lewis taylor agreed to a deal with prosecutors after his conviled qu he was just 16 years old at th time s arrson hotel arson. which killed 29 people. taylor spoke to reporters after being set free. >> it feels good to feel mother earth under my feet. a tale two of tragedies, the fire and me getting convicted. >> victims were celebrating christmas at a tucson hotel in 1970. prosecutors say they do believe taylor is guilty but admit it would be difficult to prove after all these years. >> apparently new arson techniques to show there was no an amazing story. >thisa le technicality. he pleaded no contest to be set free. but his lawyers do maintain that his cy inoce >>> well, searchers

this is an example of not only, you know, doing what humans really do well but it reminds me of steven colbert's big show that there is a chance to really get to the truth through the humor. i think one of the thins that happens is there isn't enough working together. greatla times on elizabeth warren, how she is sort of a hybrid of wellstone and kennedy where she is a little bit after firebrand and a little bit of, you know, work. >> bill: excellent point. she is proving to be a remarkable senator as we all knew she would be. good point, brad. nothing wrong with it. let's have more of it. >> this is bill press show. you owe 00 aeio [ music ] >> chatting with you live at current current.com/bill press, live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: thirty-three minutes after the hour, from the nation's capitol, brought to you by the utility workers' union of north america, the did men and women of the sglut worker's union. for a writer future. we thank them for their support. we are talking about the news of the day and of course the latest from the congress is they decided they are going to cause

. >> he is running against cardboard nancy pelosi -- >> he is running against steven colbert's sister he held a mock debate with a cardboard cutout of nancy pelosi. he said it was a stand-in for his opponent, elizabeth colbert-busch because she is avoiding debates. the two will actually meet monday. he said my opponent is running a stealth campaign -- >> but like you just said they are debating on monday. >> stephanie: it was reminiscent of clint eastwood's empty chair. his ex-wife has accused him of trespassing, and on sunday he ran a 1200-word ad comparing his campaign to the alamo and giving out his personal cell phone number. colbert-busch has a 9-point lead currently. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: i can't imagine why. you know what his excuse was for breaking into her house? is he didn't feel he should watch the super bowl alone. >> and so he committed breaking and entering in order to have company. >> stephanie: apparently yes. >> a companion if you will? didn't he have a argentinian lover? >> stephanie: i don't know. >> i don't think they watch the super bowl in ar

. >> stephanie: i guess steven colbert's sister is on that. >> yeah. >> stephanie: jim did what did youp to liberal values -- >> but conservatives would say once you blow something up you are not a conservative anymore you are a lunatic. >> stephanie: exactly. i think he just levelled the playing field for us. exactly. thank you very much. we stand corrected. well, jim does. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: darcy in michigan you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: good morning, stephanie. first i want to preface this by saying i have been a big fan of yours for the last -- i think about two and a half years and i love the show, especially rocky mountain mike. he is great. >> stephanie: okay. huh oh. >> caller: we were talking last night at work, and a number of us are just a little bit perplexed as to why someone with your intelligence and inner beauty -- >> stephanie: oh. [ bell chimes ] >> caller: would continue to make fun of nationalities and people's names. >> stephanie: oh, i'm not making fun of their names. i can't pronounce normal names, what are the chances i would be able

in this thing between you and steven colbert, i am happy, because you're both critical to the commonthink it's on. >> that's what they do in buzz. we're saying game on, but let's have some reconciliation here. we need you guys for the common good. let me help. >> may not be able to turn the other cheek. >> the book is "on god's side." you can read an excerpt in our blog. reverend jim wallis, thank you. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] when you take shortcuts, it shows. we don't run like that. we build john deere equipment the way we always have: the right way. times change. our principles don't. you don't just have our word on it. you've got our name on it. that's how we run. nothing runs like a deere. discover the full line of riding lawn equipment at johndeere.com/howwerun or your local dealer. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their famil

. >>> that is steven colbert last night setting up a twitter account for former president bill clintonclint was taken. >> we'll see how much william jefferson clinton uses that. i'm willie geist with natalie morales and al roker. >> we'll tackle everything from sexless marriages to mommy mayhem. could get interesting. >> we'll beef up on red meat with the five facts you didn't know or may not know. you may know them but i didn't. >> i didn't either. we'll have those coming up later. first a check of the weather. >> we got a big storm in the mid-section of the country. look for showers in the pacific northwest. windy conditions. high surf advisories southern california, gorgeous mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast. tomorrow warm in the mid-atlantic into the gulf but look for a risk of strong storms mississippi river valley to ohio river valley. rain in the pacific northwest. snow in the northern plains. sunny and warm conditions from texas right on >>> 9:32 on a tuesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. this of course the golden gate bridge. a lot of foot tra

. >>> and finally under pressure from steven co e en colbert has into the twitterverse. >> president billy clinton was taken so prez billy jeff has racked up nearly 0,000 followers. he was asked why he hadn't joined before and said he was sort of insecure. >> really? >> yeah. yeah. >> that's apparently the breaking news here. >> we will weigh turn now to president obama, all hands on deck push for gun control. he flew in families of the newtown victims on air force one last night hoping they can convince lawmakers to back some compromise on the key issue of background checks for gun buyers. jeff zeleny and he needs all the help he can get. resistance continues to grow. >> reporter: the white house is facing stiff head winds. with a new cnn poll showing that 52% of americans disapprove of how president obama is handling gun control but now the trez is hoping a bipartisan agreement can be reached before the momentum slips away. the debate over gun control is getting permanent this morning on capitol hill. >> do something before our tragedy becomes your tragedy. >> reporter: overnight,

steven. ? but if sanford pulls out a victory, a possible twist here. the democratic nominee for the may 7th general election who just happens to be comedian stephen colbert'se ad poll showing her leading both sanford and his run-off opponent in this conservative leaning district. you cannot make this up, they say. joining me now, march murray. before we get to the race on the seventh, let's talk about what's happening now. they're not expecting a huge turnout in this district which is an advantage, as i understand it. give the layout here. >> it is a potential advantage for him. he has the higher name i.d. most people know who he is. he was the state's governor so he has the name i.d. he also benefits from the fact that bostick launched his bid. that was just two weeks ago. it has been not a lot of time for curtis bostick to go from the number two finisher in that free for all to running in a run-off to really get his name high for people to get to know him. that's one of the reasons mark sanford has the advantage. >> and he has the cash advantage. on has not, over $200,000. curtis bostick, about $56,000. but you've got mark sanford, i guess that was his k