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ted nugent is back. the author of "ted, white and blue." has a lot to say. ted, thanks for coming back. >> my pleasure. you deserve me. >> i deserve you. i'm not sure what i did to deserve you, but i'm glad you're here. we'll be joined by actress debbie mazer. you've seen her on hbo's "entourage" and host of "extra virgin." ted, try to hold yourself. and strategist james carville. first up tonight, congress interrupted. a bipartisan recitation of the constitution was disrupted this morning by so-called birthers who don't believe president obama is a natural born citizen, heckling from the gallery began when new jersey democrat frank pallone started to read article two, section one of the constitution which deals with presidential eligibility. take a look. >> no person except a natural born citizen or a citizen of the united states at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall be eligible to be in the office of president. >> except obama! except obama! >> the chair would remind all persons in the gallery that they are here as guests of the house and

hi, ted. >> good morning. >> reporter: the one thing ted williams longed for as he told us wednesday -- >> i apologize. >> reporter: it was far more simple. >> mom, i did -- i did do it. hi, mommy. hi, mommy. >> reporter: on thursday, the man given more in the last week than he could ever hope for saw his biggest wish granted. >> i love you, mommy. i've been wanting to see you. >> reporter: after more than ten years. >> part, williams was finally back in his mother's arms. >> hi, mommy. i'm home. i told you i was coming this year. >> reporter: for both it's a whirlwind week that began with the now famous youtube video that set the internet on fire. >> thank you so much. god bless you. thank you. >> reporter: within dais, there were more than 5 million hits. >> you are the sensation. >> reporter: and then after the exclusive interview, the numbers skyrocketed beyond 13 million. >> i had no idea that something like this would have ever happened to me. >> reporter: williams says the phone is ringing off the hook with more job offers than he can count. >> offering -- >> a lot of amazing

ted nugent. "ted, white and blue." and cornell belcher. we've had a lot going on during the commercial break, i will tell you. let's just first -- >> a lot of profanity. >> let's talk about sarah palin. you're a huge fan of sarah palin. >> i'm a huge fan of sarah palin. both literally and figuratively. >> do you think she can be president in 2012? >> way too early to know. right now, no. >> do you think she would make a good president? >> she's on her way to being a good leader. she's coming from the street. she's coming from the we, the people, rank and file. she makes sense when she talks. she says all the right things. she's sincere. she's knowledgeable. she's articulate. she's damned good looking. plus she kills moose. what can go wrong? >> do you think she could be a good president? >> it's too early to tell. right now if we had a vote today, i couldn't vote for sarah palin. and i love her. >> even though she's so good looking you couldn't vote for her? >> nothing to do with it, roseanne. >> what do you think of her? >> i think she's

oh, momma ted, you wouldn't want to see him. bad. >> but now how things have all changed. >> yes. >> and now he's getting all this attention and all these job offers. >> that's right. >> what do you think now that he's become this instant celebrity? >> i can't believe it. it's hard to believe. but thank god. my prayers were answered. he always shut me out. and when i start talking about god, good-bye. talk you to later. so i said, well -- >> times have now changed. >> yes. >> i want to ask you about his name ted williams. because pretty popular, pretty famous name. >> that was my husband's famous player was ted williams. >> and that's -- he said i'm going to name him ted williams. i said all right. that's how he got the name. yes. >> what's everybody back home saying you to now? you must have been flooded with calls yesterday from all your friends. >> my telephone was ringing and my friend in ohio, julia, ted's on tv. >> when you do see him, what's going to be your first response, reaction? >> i just don't know. i don't know. i

two days ago, ted williams was homeless. now thanks to this viral video and his amazing voice, the job offers are pouring in and he is even helping us out today, thursday, january 6th, 2011. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and meredith vieira. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. get the order of the names wrong. >> that is the way it was on the script. you need proof that life in this country can change overnight? look no further than ted williams a couple of days ago on the streets of columbus, ohio, asking for money from strangers. he said he had a god-given gift. you know what? he does. >> he sure does. >> he is on our couch this morning. we will talk to that man. >> so many people said everybody deserves a second chance. you meet this guy and this is somebody who sure does. it was a great moment. it was a nice moment in the audio booth when you came in to meet ted. >> he was recording. >> let's take a look. >> oh, thank you, matt. oh, man, what

ted fishman, we thank you. nick eberstadt, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: finally, from an older generation to a younger one, we follow up a story we aired last month on the tough job market for recent college graduates. tonight newshour economics correspondent paul solman looks at job hunters who've already been out of school for a few years. it's part of his reporting on making sense of financial news. >> reporter: the last couple of years have been a very, very tough time to be coming out of college. rutgers university where richard white runs career services. >> at the time of graduation, probably 50% of college grads have some kind of job. that's during the good times. that probably was cut in half during these last two tough years. >> reporter: green shoots have now appeared for the class of 2011, richard white says. >> there are two recent national surveys, one by the national association of colleges and employers, which is projected a 13% increase in employer hiring of recent college grads

you've heard the ted williams story. his funniest with jimmy again last night. >> jimmy was hot last night. >> let's listen to ted. >> the "today" show, man, that's a hot show, man. and matt lauer, man, i mean -- >> you like matt lauer? >> he brings the female out in me. matt lauer's hot. i mean -- me too, me too. >> matt lauer brings out the female in all of us. >> unless he is lying. but basically people lie three times a day. >> we lie about everything. we lie about our weight, we lie about our age. >> we don't. >> i don't care about my weight or arnlg. how much do you weigh? >> i'm down now. three pounds. 126. >> what are you? >> i'm still 146. >> but you look fabulous because you're like 6'1". >> they say people lie about everything. i lie more than three times a day. >> you lie more than three times during our show. >> stop it! how is the thing. how are you doing, hoda? fine. i'm not fine sometimes. my leg hurts, i had an argument with someone -- >> but you're still doing fine. you're still uprate. that's not a lie

williams, ted williams, thanks for joining us. let me hear from the mom first. >> sure, sure. >> how long had it been since you had seen your son? >> well, i talked to him on the phone but to see him it's been about ten years. >> what was it like to see him again? >> i just couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe it. and every christmas he's coming and i said how many christmases does it take and you never got here. and we're together now. >> how did you first hear about the story as it bubbled up this week? >> someone called me on the phone, and it woke me up and i couldn't get it together. i said somebody's going to have to call me back. i don't know what's going on. >> what was the reunion like for you, ted? seeing mom again? >> oh, god, it was just a dream come true because like i said, robin, you know, if anything inspired out of this whole madness that i'm going through, i did want that. this to happen. to be here, well, you know. to be with her. whether it was -- >> just to be. >> sometimes i'm still at a loss for words. >>

at the time ted kaufman made it clear that he would not run for reelection in 2010. he noted that he had not raised any money to become a senator, and he wasn't going to raise any money to be elected two years later. he said he would be a free man, beholden to no special interest, tkoerpbld to do what is right -- determined to do only what is right for the people of delaware and the united states. senator kaufman made good on that pledge. he may be no longer a member of the senate since the swearing in of our new senator from delaware, senator coons. but in just two years here in the senate he left his mark. it should come as no surprise that ted kaufman excelled in this body and had influence and khraut far beyond what is -- clout far beyond what is typical for a freshman senator whose tenure here was only going to be two years. after all, he came to the senate with a distinguished and diverse background in government, business, and academics. as we noted, he holds a degree in mechanical engineering with duke. that led to a job with dupont chem wall company. he earn

senator ted kennedy, the late senator ted kennedy who is hard to get a handle on. i have been asked if i consider kennedy a dupe or something else altogether. by found things from kennedy on the vietnam war in the 1960's that he said about our troops. they were almost the identical to things that he was saying about the troops in 2003, 2004, 2005. very startling. i did not realize all the things that kennedy had said about our troops in vietnam in the 1960's. the major revelation that i have on kennedy, which i know a lot of you are familiar with is the may, 1983, document in the central committee archives in the soviet union. my understanding is that the archives have since been resealed. you cannot go in and get that document. that is okay. i've got it in the book. you can read it. i have 1-upped the russians. here is the actual document, which is in the appendix of the book. it is five pages in russian. if any of you regression. i have been told that the translation that is in the book is actually pretty kind. kind of charitable. if you read it in russian, both

it's the so-called golden voice of ted williams. this commercial is some of his first paid work. >> you know you love it! >> reporter: -- since he was pan-handling less than a week ago. >> when you are listening to -- >> reporter: what a week it was. since this video was posted on monday, it's grabbed well over 13 million hits online. by wednesday, he was introduced to the nation in an exclusive interview on "the early show." >> like almost winning the megaball lottery. >> reporter: the ex-radio announcer mixed up with drugs, alcohol and the law, pleaded for a chance to get off the streets. >> i was just holding this yesterday and i made like 12 bucks in 40 minutes. >> reporter: since wednesday, appeared on a local radio morning show in columbus oh, hi oh, williams has entertained job offers from the cleveland cavaliers to even oprah. >> i would like to see him be a part of the voice of own. >> reporter: but one opportunity trumped them all, that moment came late this week after more than ten years apart. >> i'm home, ma. i told you

but there was something ted now he's an internet sensation but was recently homeless. there was something he wanted more than a steady paycheck. today he got it. we have the story. >> reporter: this casual moment captured between pan handler and passing motorist has turned ted williams from a homes man with a golden voice to a national sensation. >> first of all, congratulations. >> reporter: he's gotten more than 13 million hits on youtube. and job offers including one with the cleveland cavaliers. there is talks of movie deals, new homes and trips to hawaii. but for ted there's one opportunity that tops them all. >> that's the one thing i'm looking forward to is coming to new york city to see my mom after 12 years. >> god has answered my prayer. i prayed that he could live to this this time when he would do well. >> hi, mom. >> reporter: just this afternoon, the moment game came. hi, mommy. >> reporter: a reunion in front of cameras for the early show. he was proud to tell his mom he finally got a job. >> i've the official voice for craft macaroni and cheese. >> repo

he is still grieving for his father, senator ted kennedy, who died two summers ago. >> when his lightned on me alone, there was no better feeling in all of the world. i got into politics to be closer to my family in a sense, because i never would have had the relationship that i had with my dad. so, the joy of having him around left when he died. >> reporter: so, he's leaving washington. he says he'll now dedicate his life to a cause that's dear to him. and very much in the news in the wake of the tucson shooting. understanding and coping with mental illness. his uncle, president kennedy, called outer space the new frontier. now, patrick kennedy says he thinks it's time society turns its attention to inner space. the complexity of how the brain works and sometimes doesn't. >> call it the moon shot to the mind. we got to do it. we know it's going to be complex and complicated, but john t. kennedy said, we don't do these things they're easy, we do them because they're hard. >> reporter: kennedy himself has faced his share of the loneliness and pain of mental illness. soon after he arriv

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but there is something that ted williams wanted more than a steady paycheck and, today, he got it.h doan shows us. >> reporter: when you're listening to nothing but the best of ole december. >> this casual moment captured between panhandler and passing motorist has turned ted williams from a homeless man with that golden voice to a national sensation. >> first of all congratulations. >> reporter: since monday he has gotten more than 13 million hits on youtube and job offers including one with the cleveland cavaliers. talk of movie deals, new homes, and trips to hawaii. but, for ted, there's one opportunity that tops them all. >> that's the one thing that i'm looking forward to is coming to new york city to see my mom. after 20 years. >> god has answered my players. i prayed for the time when he would do well. >> hi mom. where is my mom. hi mommy. hi mommy. a reunion in front of cameras for the early show. >> reporter: he was proud to tell his mom he finally got a job. >> i just did a commercial for craft. i'm the official voice for craft macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: he still c

let's begin with that trip to rehab for internet sensation ted williams.he homeless man was plucked out of obscurity for that amazing voice. george lewis is in los angeles with more. george, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meredith. during the night ted williams checked in with friends said he was headed to rehab at an undisclosed location. he talked about working on being clean and sober and he has decided to take a time-out. ted williams, golden voice and a tarnished history. >> alcohol and drugs and a few other things became a part of my life. >> reporter: he wound up homeless until a columbus dispatch newspaper in ohio put up this web video that went viral in days. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: one week ago williams went from the streets of columbus to the "today" show. >> great to be here. this is a dream come true i'm telling you. >> reporter: commercial contracts followed. an instant celebrity who this week reunited with his children on the dr. phil show in hollywood. >> it's too much, man. >> within a short period of time he goes from

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but for ted there's one opportunity that tops them all. >> that's the one thing that i'm looking forwardg to new york city to see my mom after 12 years. >> god has answered my prayers. i prayed that i would live to see this time when he would do well. >> where's my mom? >> reporter: just this afternoon, the moment came. >> hi, mommy! hi, mommy! hi, mommy! >> reporter: a reunion in front of cameras for the "early show." >> i love you, mommy! >> reporter: he was proud to tell his mom that he finally got a job. >> i just did a commercial for kraft. i'm the official voice of kraft macaroni and cheese. >> reporter: he still couldn't resist playing announcer. >> the new kraft macaroni and cheese... >> reporter: but fame has also brought focus on his checkered and criminal past. with felonies ranging from theft to forgery to escaping a correctional facility. raising new questions about what all this attention might do to a man who says he's fathered nine children and battled drugs and alcohol. >> i'm about choked, you know what i mean? i get too emotional at this point and being a recovering al

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flaky, who is so happy in his retirement -- ted laky, who is so happy in his retirement. when i went to work with willie brown, who wanted to work in the press office, he did not like the press so much, although now he is a member of the press, and i need to thank mayer brown for giving me the chance. i like people in journalism. i find them fun and entertaining, and i recognize i will have good days and bad days. i try not to read the comments to much. i want to thank all the people in the press who do such important work. i want to thank mayor newsom and mayer brown, but many people do not know my career came with -- with my editor here, what did you want to say? >> i love you. bye-bye. >> thank you. i love you. bye-bye. >> supervisor campos. supervisor campos: i do not think i can top sydney on that one. i want to thank supervisor dufty for giving me the opportunity to get to know him in the last couple years, and we live in san francisco, and san francisco is a very excepting place, but there is something unique about the lgbt queerer experience, and it has been an ho

they get ted williams. >>> we also have a lot going on in washington. we have the inauguration of the new speaker yesterday. john boehner, an emotional man. he was emotional as he took the gavel from nancy pelosi. a nice hug. some tears. but he made it through the speech. big changes in the house of representatives. also big shakeup at the white house. >> we knew the changes were coming after the first of the year in the white house. >>> we also have a medical breakthrough on baldness we want to tell you about. and we will in a moment. >>> first, we want to bring in sam for a quick answer to the big question this morning. is the northeast about to get whacked again, by a snowstorm? >> it's not like the last hit, robin. but it is a snowmaker. it's not one storm system that moves through the area. we've got the cold air in place today. we have a couple of systems that form about 250 miles off the coast of the cape here. there will be a low that forms. it's going to shoot a line of snow back. the snow zone in general here is northern new jersey, all the wa

it was with carol, and she said to me, "i have this audio book, this ted kennedy book. you have been talking about this book you are working on, and in the audio book, ted kennedy says the same thing. have you read?" i went out and got the book that day and was amazed kennedy had confirmed the very thing i said. tavis: when you listen to the audio version of the tape of the speech, you can hear haley, i call her, mahalia, saying, "tell her about the -- tell them about the dream." there were others on the dais. none of them got to speak. there was sexism that even you admit was in existence. no women could speak on the march at washington. the only woman that mounted the podium that day was mahalia, and only because she was singing. you know it is mahalia yelling, "tell them about the dream." >> using current technology, martin luther king, jr. could mentally cut and paste better than any individual i have ever known, on the spot. in other words, he could speak in real time, and as he was speaking in real time, he could draw from instances and power grabs and sentences f

on more than 75 acres of rich farmland, ted and fran loewen look after some of the most prized producen on menus across the state. the couple represents the third generation of farming in a family that first moved to the area inthe 1930s. fran and ted eventually took over the operation from her dad herb and immediately saw a need to change a few things in order to stay competitive. >> father-in-law back in the sixties had a fairly typical orchard for this area, where he would have a number of varieties to go through the season and he would pack them, and they would get marketed with others doing the same thing. as the market changed, we had a choice to make: either get bigger or find a niche market. >> in addition to changing the fruit they grow, the loewens also strived to change the way they grew their fruit. long before the days of organic and in a time when farmland around them was rapidly disappearing, the loewens, along with some local farmers, came up with a set of growing guidelines called "california clean," which later became the catalyst for them going 100% organic. >> takin

remember ted williams, the homeless guy with the golden voice? first, you know, he was discovered on the side of the road. he became a hit on the internet. then he was on every show on television. then he got a visit from police after a fight with his daughter. then dr. phil sent him to rehab and yesterday, he checked out of rehab early against the advice of his doctors, so, what a heart-warming story this turned out to be. this keeps up, he could wind up with the lead role on "two and a half men." right now -- [ applause ] i guess no one -- no one knows where he is. he was in rehab in texas, some tabloid is reporting he went to his ex-girlfriend, samantha ronson. when ted was a feel good story, kraft gave him a job as the voice of their commercials. i'm rooting for the guy along with everyone else. if you have seen the commercials, you know there were some warning signs and i guess at the time we just didn't want to acknowledge them. >> kraft macaroni and cheese. hot damn, i'd eat the hell out of that. wow, it's hot! hot, hot, oh, damn. >> mr. w

. >> up next come ted fishman assesses what the world will be like in the year 2013 and 1 billion people will be over the age of 65 and the number of people will for the first time ever outnumber people under 17. this talk was just over 45 minutes. >> safety for having me. one of the country's premier salons for readers and readers to read reader's. so that you very much. i have a gift for you all tonight. i was thinking that this is election season. how would i get a lot of precedents in? well, maybe i can start off by fabricating my military record. i am the most highly decorated soldier of the great war. i no there is some really dynamite reporting in the room. i hope you dig into that and falsified and i get lots of publicity from it. it sounds absurd to say that. the last veteran of the great war died -- the english veteran died it recently. he was commemorated. but if this were a time of war right now, and we were thinking 100 years into the future from the war we are having now we would not be talking about the veteran because over the last century the human life span has expanded