[clapping] ...i'm tracy gallagher.e been uncovering stories in journalism and television my entire career, and i caught up with mike byster after one of his many school visits, to uncover the story behind brainetics. >> this has been like such a labor of love for me. the reason why these kids are so far off the charts is because it's an experience, it's fun, it's cool, it's high energy. >> man: 30 divided by 143. >> o.k., um, the answer to that would be .2097902. >> great! good job! >> what does the name "brainetics" mean? >> well, brainetics really is athletics for the brain, and when you do the program, you will feel like your brain just had an amazing workout. >> tracy: but these athletics aren't hard work. they're fun games and creative exercises that improve concentration and focus, and teach kids how to process and retain more information. kids love learning mike's amazing math shortcuts. these exclusive techniques develop math confidence and teach kids how to look at numbers in a whole new way. for instance, mik

please welcome tracy kidder. [applause] >> thank you. it's nice to be here. i'm going to talk a while and read a little and then i'm going to show you some pictures. i'm afraid that the stories have already been told but i'm going to tell you good. a young medical student narrowly survives the onset of civil war in his native country, the small east central african nation of burundi. he survives because he left the door to his room open and the men who would have killed him assumed he'd already fled. he made a six months long escape on foot first from burundi's war then to the genocide of rwanda and then back and almost back accident he got transported to new york city. he arrived at jfk with $200 in his pocket, no english, a visa obtained under false pretenses although that was all been long since fixed. no friends or relations. and memories of horror so fresh that that he sometimes confused past and present. his first trip on a subway he got lost for most of a day. he eeked out sort of a living delivering groceries at night he slept in sparkle. -- central p

tracy? >> i can tell you we are finally coming to the end of a long day, a long debate as lawmakers cast their vote for president obama's health care overhaul. lawmakers spent hours in contentious debate arguing everything ranging from the big issues to minor procedural points. >> you read the bill? have you read the reconciliation bill? >> yes! >> have you read the marriagers' amendment? hell no, you haven't. >> republicans spent the day trying to stop or slow down events as democrats worked their way to vote on historic legislation. the measure touching nearly every american extend coverage to an estimated 32 million uninsured. but insurance for denying coverage from pre-existing conditions and cuts the deficit by an estimated $138 billion over a decade. >> we know the consequences of this bill will be frightening and horrible. freedom dies a little bit today. >> one of the time road blocks was listed as democrats picked up last-minute support from an opponent. >> i'm pleased to announce w

>> lawmakers will vote on whether -- tracy potts has the latest. >> we all need to step up. first lady michelle obama told food manufacturers they have got to do more. >> this is not about finding creative ways to market products as healthy. as you know, it is about producing products that actually are healthy. >> she is pushing for labels on the front of packages. >> i want more limited choice is for my children as they are learning to have the best behaviors. much different for a 30-year-old car a 50-year-old than saying we are going to lock up all the choices for you. >> grocery manufacturers say they killed pressure from consumers. >> consumers are among voting with their feet. and they go into the supermarket, they are looking for low-fat, low sugar, low

i'm tracie potts. >> thank you. >>> some good and some bad news for automakers today. some new recalls were announced. in the meantime, the industry reported an upward tick in sales. jay gray has our report. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> reporter: on a day when the numbers were good, the news again was not. >> we will not rest until these cars are safe. >> reporter: lawmakers continued to press toyota over problems with sticking accelerators. again questioning executive from the automaker today. at one point during a heated discussion, telling transportation secretary ray lahoud he's now charged with, quote, cleaning it up. >> the toyota recall situation is very serious and we are treating it seriously. >> reporter: even as it's apparently getting worse. toyota recalling another 1.6 million vehicles now to repair potentially leaky oil hoses. executives say the latest recall is a maintenance issuend not a safety problem. general motors is also recalling

tracie potts has more from washington. >> harvard reports more than 1-10 people get treatment for colon cancer unless you are over 65. researchers found the elderly tolerate chemo just as well as younger patients and are less likely to get sick. >> our research shows they shouldn't be quite as concerned as they have been. >> there is new hope for people with inoperable brain tumors. the treatment increases survival rates from the deadlyest cancer to less than 40 to 56%. >> even patients who are very ill tolerated it very well. >> there are new concerns about non-melanoma skin cancer. it affects over 13 million

. >> reporter: when 15-year-old wayne tracy hunted down eighth grader josie ratley wednesday, policeay he beat nearly to death a girl he'd never even seen before. >> he punched her, she fell to the ground, he continued to punch her, he stomped on her -- >> reporter: investigators say he then kicked her "soccer-style" with steel-toed boots. >> it was painful just to see all the blood gushing out of her head. >> reporter: 15-year-old ratley was unconscious by the time a teacher managed to pry tracy off. police say it began when tracy, who never had disciplinary problems, tried to reach his 13-year-old girlfriend, kayla manson, who doesn't own a cell phone. he texted her friend, ratley, who expressed her disapproval of his relationship with manson. >> she responded back in a manner -- she said some things he didn't apparently like. >> reporter: specifically, sheriff lamberti told abc news, one text mentioned the recent suicide of tracy's older brother whom the 15-year-old found hanging from a tree. in a rage, investigators say, he texted friends that he was going to kill ratley and rode

tracie potts has more. >> reporter: the signs just keep coming and the community group showed congress this is how many american homeowners face foreclosure, almost 3 million last year. and this -- >> these are the amount of homes -- >> reporter: is how many government programs have helped. less than half a million. >> i come to you from the front lines of america's foreclosure crisis to tell you that the battle is being lost. >> reporter: so the obama administration announced a new plan using $14 billion from bank bailout funds to encourage banks to refinance or reduce loans for borrowers who owe more than their home is worth. >> for the investor, it will be cheaper to write down a portion of it and get them to an affo affordable loan than hold them on the balance sheet. >> reporter: will it work? >> he's only helping those who are up to date on their payments. so many families are behind in their mortgage, face ballooning interest rates and so forth, they really can't be helped. >> reporter: critics say it is not fair a bailout for people who bought more home than they

championship and super bowl was due in great part to decisive interceptions by tracy porter in west baton rouge, parish. and mr. burton is right, he went to indiana. to the tune of doing so, he had a pick six against the colts. and mr. porter, by the way, has also participated in the week going up to the super bowl in a relief effort for the victims of the haiti earthquake. not only a great football player but a fine person. that said, good things comes to those who wait. thank you to the saints fans

from capitol hill this morning i'm tracie potts. back to you. >>> and as for what this bill means four it means you will probably be required to car health insurance or face penalties if you refuse to. it will be illegal for insurance companies to deny you coverage because of pre-existing conditions. and more americans will be eligible for medicaid which is the federally funded healthcare program for the poor. >> local lawmakers are reacting to the historic passage of the bill. news 4 jane watrel is live on capitol hill with more for us. good morning, jane. >> reporter: good morning. as to be expected local lawmakers were split along party lines for the most part, concerning this headlights care bill. 32 million americans will now be covered and most of that expansion will take place four years from now in 2014. despite protests by republicans, democrats say it will close gaps in healthcare. >> it's exciting. i think people realize the moment in history and the opportunity. >> reporter: the district pays $50 million a year for a pro

thank you, traci. traci barker-ball. reporter and anchor for xe-tv. he covered today's court proceedings in the chelsea king rape murder case. and in new york jane velez-mitchell, host of "issues with jane velez-mitchell" seen on hln. what specifically was he charged with today, alex? >> he was charged with murder with a special circumstance of rape that would intensify. he was also charged with intent to assault another girl which happened on december 27th. that was somebody who was able to get away. we heard from her that she actually elbowed him in the nose and she was able to get away from him, but it was very close to the area where this incident happened with chelsea. >> larry: is this possible death penalty if convicted? >> well, the district attorney wouldn't confirm that. they said that they will make that determination later on whether they're going to pursue that, but it is possible with the special circumstances that they will pursue the death penalty in this case. >> larry: and he pled not guilty. >> he pled not guilty. we didn't hear muc

from capitol hill this morning i'm tracie potts. back to you. >> thank you. here's a closer look at exactly what this bill means to you. first, it guarantees insurance companies can't deny you coverage because of a pre-existing condition. if you have children you'll be able to keep them on your family insurance plan until they are 26 years old, three years longer than is now the case. it would also make more americans eligible for medicaid. that's the federally funded healthcare program for the poor. >>> the changes to the healthcare system will not happen overnight. local lawmakers are already reacting to this historic passage. we have more from jane watrel. >> reporter: washington is waking up this morning after a history making vote. the healthcar vote that passed by a mere seven votes on capitol hill delivered president obama one of the first major victories of his young presidency. now 34 democrats as was reported this morning mainly from republican leaning states did vote against this measure. experts say it will prohibit healthcare plans from excluding

>> smith: ben tracy in tucson tonight, thanks. in arizona and across the country jobs and the economy are big election issues. today the labor department reported that unemployment fell in only four states in february compared to a year earlier. cities are struggling. nine out of ten were forced to make spending cuts last year and national correspondent dean reynolds tells us there's a lot more to come. >> reporter: five fires broke out in flint, michigan, this week, on the very day the city began laying off 20 of its 94 firemen. running an $8 million deficit, flint has no money to pay them. or 46 of its 193 police officers also receiving pink slips. a tough thing for the city with the second-highest crime rate in the state. >> they didn't just trim a little bit, they just cut our throats. >> reporter: but flint is hardly alone. some much bigger towns are deeply in the red and facing painful choices. los angeles and san francisco have $400 million shortfalls. dallas $190 million. boston $130 million. baltimore $120 million. overal

>> reporter: tracy smith, cbs news, milwaukee. >> couric: good for them.couric, thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. ♪ all the scholar ladies... >>> john edwards' wife pushed to the brink. this is "entertainment tonight." >>> elizabeth's struggle to cope. how much more can she take? the love child. the sex tape and those racy rielle poses. >> she was disgusted by the photos>>> plus, are there other rielles out there. >>> john's other women. >> a lot of women? >> a lot of women. >> the secret phone calls. the hotel hook-ups. >> i didn't want to see some of the things that i saw. >>> oprah headed to court. the latest news. who's suing the

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles >> smith: now to those who currently have insurance. 176 million of us get it through our employers. that's nearly 59% of the population. president obama has long said if we have it and like it we can keep it. but mark strassmann tells us it's still going to cost us. >> reporter: for most americans insured through work, coverage is expected to stay the same or improve. with no lifetime caps, no denial of benefits if people get sick and continued coverage if you lose or change jobs. but premiums will continue to rise. how much? no one's certain. to pay for all this sweeping reform, here's what will change. tax-free flexible spending accounts will be cut in half. they reimburse the medical bills not covered by insurance. the new cap? $2,500. and if you make more, you'll pay more. starting in 2013, individuals earning more than $200,000 a year and families earning more than $250,000 will pay almost 1% more on their medicare payroll tax. for a family earning $500,000, it means an extra $2,250 a year. those same high earners will face an extra 3.8% medicar

in, of course, it caught my interest because there is a big fan of the spencer tracy movie when i was younger. robert rogers is held as the father today's elite special forces. he was not only a wilderness where the north america's first or the playwright and authentic celebrity and john has reconstructed his life and exploits in this book. he puts together a group of hand-picked soldiers chosen for their backwoods setting and encourage insurance and i find remarkable for campaigns during the french and indian war. i have a series of questions to ask john to guide us through the book. starting off who is rob rogers and why should we be interested in him today. >> thank you henry and i want to make one quick aside and never miss an opportunity to flag our magazine. this is american heritage, we're celebrating our 60th anniversary which you'll remember this is susan '70s when it was hard back and white and without it. we brought back to life a couple years ago and a happy to say in this issue serendipitously we have an excerpt from jim's book so get this but still buy his book. [laught

>> narrator: it has been six months since mike and traci had to close their business. mike found a job as a salesman in a fitness center and has taken over the cooking at home. >> to this day, we have all of our to-go packages in our house. we got a coffee thing, so we now make coffee and use the to-go cups. i mean ,we're making positive out of it, you know. that's good. >> narrator: do you feel bad that the business failed? >> oh, absolutely. failure. big time. you know, over and over, i'm like, "this is supposed to work. why is this not working?" you know, and we were using up the money that she was earning to keep this thing going. so, it was kind of like, "i need your check again this month. i need to pay this off this month," so... >> and it's just, i wasn't earning enough, he wasn't earning enough. nothing was coming in, so then it's just stressful. and nothing... we lost fun for four years. >> my mind was constantly on that business to make it work. >> and not on the marriage. >> and not on the marriage. absolutely. the marriage was like a fifth or sixth down th

tracy pot test the latest. >> lawmakers will vote on whether -- tracy potts has the latest. >> we all need to step up. first lady michelle obama told food manufacturers they have got to do more. >> this is not about finding creative ways to market products as healthy. as you know, it is about producing products that actually are healthy. >> she is pushing for labels on the front of packages. >> i want more limited choice is for my children as they are learning to have the best behaviors. much different for a 30-year-old car a 50-year-old than saying we are going to lock up all the choices for you. >> grocery manufacturers say they killed pressure from consumers. >> consumers are among voting with their feet. and they go into the supermarket, they are looking for low-fat, low sugar, low sodium options. >> even this that industry is looking for options. >> we are trying to develop products with higher at nutrient content and lower in fat and sodium. >> we still have a long way to go. the average american family spends almost twice as much on sweet and salty snacks as they do of fruits a

here's tracie potts. >> reporter: dance in front of the regular curriculum at washington charter school, students say it makes them learn. >> it makes you speak up in class if you don't get something. >> reporter: some charter schools are super successful. at chicago's urban prep, the entire senior class is going to college. it's the environment that's different. >> for me, it's safer than a public school. we don't have metal detectors here. >> reporter: charter schools write their own rules. who they hire. who they teach. >> we get to do it ourselves. start to finish. a to z. soup to nuts, the whole thing. >> reporter: but they're held to the same standards as public schools. the center for public education reports less than 1 in 5 charter schools outperform traditional schools. most in urban areas, smaller and with a higher population of normal students. on average, they spend $2,000 less per student. >> we need to see what charter schools in general are doing and how effective they are and most importantly so we can learn from them. >> reporter: what charter students do get is choice

it's amazing. >> thank you, tracy grant, as always.for more on fun family activities, visit our website or the washington post and click on kids post. >>> after months of debate and bickering, the health care battle may be over. the house is not only gearing up for one vote today, but three. >> the first vote, on a rule to establish debate guidelines, second, a vote on changes to the health care bill, and then finally, an up-or-down vote. house democrats need 216 votes each time. nbc's mike viqueira joins us with more on how the tally is shaping up. will it happen today? >> reporter: tensions high. a very near thing in washington. a democratic leader came out and told wire reporters they believe they have the 216 votes, but it's still not assured. there is the block of anti abortion democrats. bart constitute pack on msnbc that he was here with eight of his number. these are eight democrats that democratic leaders need to be in the yes column later today, negotiating later tonight on executive order that they hope to have the president

that's houston tracy there. born with a congenital heart defect that's rarely detected before birth. he's recovering from life-saving surgery. but when his parents tried to get insurance for houston, he was denied coverage. >> they kept saying it's pre-existing. it's pre-existing. but i don't know how it can be pre-existing on a baby that was just born. >> blue cross and blue shield of texas would not talk about the case, but it did comment to our affiliate ktxa about the health care reform law and says it will review the requirements to, quote, ensure full compliance. >>> the legislative battle over health care reform, by the way, is done. last night, the house passed a smaller health care fixes bill. no republicans supported the bill now headed to president obama's desk. senator republicans found violations in two minor provisions forcing the bill back to the house. after the changes, the house approved the bill in a 220-207 vote. >>> an 81-year-old woman in new york allegedly pulled a gun from her fannie pack

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> chelsea's law is expected to be introduced in the california stateegislature next month. >>> after a massive recall, toyota announces it will replace accelerator pedals for free. drivers will have the choice to get the new pedals. the move is in response to dozens of complaints about the feel and general replace -- operation of the replacement pedals. the arc cellerators can get stuck in floor mats. >>> in wjz's healthwatch tonight, the issue of tanning bed safety reaches capitol hill. the government is considering additional regulations to make things safer. >>> 19-year-old rachel donahue says she goes to the tanning salon to feel good about herself. >> i think it makes me look slim and more perky, being tan. 30 million americans visit tanning businesses every year. but there are increasing questions about tanning beds and skin cancer. so tomorrow, the food and drug administration will consider stricter regulations about their use. today, lawmakers discuss what changes they think the fda should make. >> the food and drug administration, still classi

joining me now, is fox business network's tracy burns, good to have joining us, and what about this, will this cause problems for taxpayers, out there? if it is passed? >> look, if you start tallying up the increases in taxes, it is unfortunately, will make you sick. first thing we know, the top income tax bracket will most likely go to 39.6%, come next year and in addition you have the bush tax cuts going away and that means capital gains tax will go back up to 20% and dividend tax back up to 20%. then, let's add on now, the proposed 2.9%, medicare extension, i'm not sure what that has anything to do with your dividend investment an annuity income but we are proposing to put a 2.9% tax on that, as well, and now you are looking at capital gains of 22.9%, throw in what your state is doing, because they are broke, too, you are looking at state taxes from 6 to 8% as well. jersey, california, new york, certainly that high. on the top income tax bracket, so, you are looking at well over 50 cents on the dollar, right back out the door, in taxes. >> let me get that straight, 50 cents on the

cynthia tracy says women often present more complicated symptoms that don't always seem to point to a heart attack. >> one thing we knew is that women do tend to show up older than men do at the time they have their first heart attack. what happens is they have more other medical issues. but they need to even outside of the specialty of cardiology be aware of these things. >> she says too few women know their numbers, like cholesterol and triglycerides which can be red flags years before a heart attack can strike. >>> 108 soldiers of the d.c. national guard are back home this week after a year long tour of duty in iraq. >> glad to be among friends and family again. >> reporter: their long journey home greeted with warm hugs and familiar faces. >> welcome home. >> it feels wonderful to be back on u.s. soil. >> reporter: specialist chandra miller had a unique experience in iraq. she served alongside her sister and her mother sergeant marches that reed. the sisters came home today to their department for the first time in a year. >> we're just happy to come home to normality. >> reporter

reaction from tracy byrnes. joining us is max ferris, toby smith in washington.do you think of that? >> it is. i can prove it. look at massachusetts. they traded obama-care three years ago. the latest study out of massachusetts is if that state has destroyed more jobs than any other state in the united states. if that's not proof, neil, i don't know what is. >> neil: scott brown voted for that, you know. >> i understand he did. i bet you he regrets it, too. >> neil: tracy, what do you make of that, now ceos in this case the ceo of caterpillar saying this will be a costly albatross? >> caterpillar is talking about not getting medicare reimbursements and that is a total effect on his overall budget. trickle it down to small businesses. they're concern and confused. that just leaves them to do nothing. they will not hire. they may not fire but they will not move on and grow their businesses. there are so many uncertainties out there, neil. that i are worried about taxes going -- they are worried about taxes going up, inefficiently and it hurts their bottom line. tha

as tracy smith will report in our sunday morning cover story. >> is this a vast improvement over the status quo? absolutely. >> reporter: when the house of representatives assembles for today's health care vote, it will be the culmination of far more than a year-long debate. >> kill the bill! >> if they get it through, obama's done something that roosevelt couldn't do, that kennedy couldn't do, clinton, nixon. he's doing something really big. this is the great roll of the dice. >> reporter: what's in? what's out? what's next? an examination of the health care bill coming up on sunday morning. >> osgood: the sound of musak is not the name of a broadway show. you don't have to go to broadway to hear it. daniel sieberg will explain. ♪ >> reporter: once it was synonymous with syrupy saccharin songs. elevator music we called it. but now musak is singing a different tune. everywhere. what does musak sell? >> we sell experience. we sell emotion. >> reporter: musak, it's the sound track of your life whether you know it or not. later on sunday morning. >> shiba: ben stiller is a well known ac

tracy weighed in -- how about focusing on creating jobs and worry about getting the economy thriving, then worry about what people are eating. sammy says, what a bold and great idea. ahead, thanks for your responses. just keep them coming. what do you think? is this an appropriate proclamation from the governor? will gog veggie one day seriously impact the meat industry? do you have a beef with meetout day? or do you like the idea? we could air your comments later this afternoon. anyone can be forgiven for stealing a cookie, but the man who stole cash from girl scouts may not be forgiven so easily. >>> police in atlanta have arrested a 20-year-old man who may have killed a teenager for hicell phone. broderick smith is charged with gunning down 19 years old anthony beavers wednesday night. he refused to turn over his touch-screen phone. it happenedat a city train station. officials say it's the worst incident at one of the stations in four years. >>> actresses demi moore and nia vardolas are credited with saving a li. they responded with a young man threatening to hang himself in a fro

tracy wi tracy wilkins has more now. >> a lot of folks feel they need protection on capitol hill. there were people who had an issue with the health care bill and then had an issue when it passed, but it doesn't appear many people were prepared for e aggression and violence that followed. a tea party activist posted what they thought was a virginia congressman, tom perriello's address online. turns out it was his brother's. someone went to his house and cut the gas line to his propane tank. someone smashed a window of a congressman in buffalo, new york. another one in western new york. and someone destroyed the door of a congressional office in arizona. michigan representative bart stupak's vote helped democrats get the health care bill passed he once opposed wednesday. on wednesday, stupak released some of the vulgar voicemails he's received. >> congressman stupak, you baby killing [ bleep ]. you [ bleep ]. he's also gotten pictures like this. wednesday house majority leader steny hoyer said the democratic leadership was generally concerned. >> i think we've had very serious inci

years ago my friend brian tracy, one of the most brilliant motivational speakers of all time, said, "kevin, if you want things in your life to change, you're gonna have to change things in your life." >> hmm... >> most people are not willing to change and the first thing they've got to change is the way they think. >> mm-hmm. >> when they change the way they think, everything changes. so the guy who's sitting at home who doesn't pick up the phone... he's a loser because unless he's completely happy with his situation, if he's like, "i don't need this because..." >> "i'm already practicing it." >> "i love everything in my life!" he's not a loser, god bless him and i applaud that person. but the person who's miserable and says, "ahh!" he's gonna stay miserable. >> right. >> nothing's going to change, is my point. >> you're always gonna get what you've always gotten. >> nothing's gonna change in his life. this is the program, folks, it's called your wish is your command: how to manifest your desires and how anyone can make millions: the money-making secrets they don't want you to know ab

cbs news correspondent ben tracy has the story of an eyewitness who now says that as the king of pop lay dying, his doctor was busy hiding evidence. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. >> reporter: in the final frantic moments of michael jackson's life, the man who called 911 claims dr. conrad murray stopped cpr and started bagging up vials of drugs. this a document, alvarez told investigators that murray asked help to put the vials along with an i.v. into duffle bags. >> this witness if believed has evidence that dr. murray at the moment of crisis you wered away from his patient, michael jackson, and decideded to hide evidence. this is explosive. >> reporter: the document obtained by ap describes a grim scene at jackson's rented mansion. his two children, prince and paris, came into the room and cried as murray was trying to save their father. the singer's mouth and ice were reportedly open, but there was no sign of life. last month dr. murray was formally charged. he's accused of giving pro follow to help him sleep, but it ultimately killed pim help

traci tts with more on what this will mean for doctors and patients. >> starting today, thousands of medical providers are getting a 21% pay cut from uncle sam. >> it's going to threaten access for millions of medicare statement patients. >> the government uses an old formula to calculate payments. every year, congress votes in a quick fix. this year, that fix got kau caught up in the battle over health reform and did not happen. >> they enacted a payment formula that didn't make sense and they've had torevisit. unfortunately, they've done it in a way that just kicked the can down the road. >> doctors had already complained medicare paid them too little. now some are considering dropping medicare patients or not taking new ones. >> for now, providers may not get paid at all. the odam ma administration has put all payments on hold for the next two weeks, hoping congress will approve another quick fix soon. but doctors say they want a real raise. >> again, we need to have a permanent fix, not these temporary band-aids that congress has been dealing with since 2002. >> the ama says ever

jue morrison, tracy turner. >> jimmy: she's the worst. >> she was the worst, by the way.he do? >> she's the one, you did, you know, julie was the birds and the bees. but -- you know, i'll never forget, her walking up the stairs and -- thanks for your support. did you know julie, as well? >> jimmy: he probably did. cleto also used to have sex in high school. you guys are the only two on this stage. >> but actually i didn't have sex. that bitch. so -- no, but i remember she was running up the stairs and i said someing to her and then i gave her a long, lingering look. i said, you're going to pay for that, and i kind of sled and she looked at me and gave me these come to bed eyes and i went, that's what you do! that's flirting! i get it now. >> jimmy: really? >> and i've been doing it ever since. >> jimmy: for you, that's great. i'm sure it works beautifully for you. for me it would result in a, i don't know, maybe a restraining order or something like that. now, this new movie, animated, in 3d, which is really -- 3d is great. i heard it's a fantastic movie. somebody said it

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fox business network's tracy burns joins us live, all right, so they were at the center of the mortgagefrom g.o.p. members in congress to phase them out within four years. is that even possible. >> it is a grade yes idea. look they -- grandiose idea and they want to redo the housing finance market overall and fannie mae and freddie mac were in the center of the collapse the last few years and they are part of the secondary mortgage market and you go, you get a mortgage from your bank, fannie mae and freddie mac buy that mortgage from them, and free up cash from your bank so your bank can continue to go out and make loans and that was part of the problem. threw money out there, simply and once fannie mae and freddie mac had these mortgages, they went out and sold them off, as securities, but, backed them pretty much said, we'll back anything we sell. so, they had a lot of money on the line, and we all know what happened, so they lost their shirts, and thankfully the government was there to backstop them and, julie, as we heard on christmas eve, the government has pretty much said, we'll

tracie kidder "strength in what remains," random house. and william vollman, "imperial viking." knott protocol that we are falling through these awards is that the chairman of the various categories will name the finalists and deductibles cetacean will be read by the person who blogged about it. and scott mclemme will talk about the war. >> we think of scientific research as a entranced will of rational formulas the age of wonder by richard holmes published by pantheon returns us to an era when astronomy was awesome, chemistry was a sexy and the study of anthropology could be totally unsuited for the hypocrisy. the product of exhaustive research, the age is nonetheless a page turner written with an easy-going elegance that is what he without over making jokes. the scientist on the pages were also poets, sometimes literally so. and the poets of the more traditional source are for their part racing to catch up, standing in the universe as said than anyone imagined before. the result is a book that is in all senses wonderful. [applause] >> good evening. i am very obviously not rich

ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> all right. now let's take you back to maggie and harry. >> all right, thanks very much, betty. >>> now to a controversial double-sided decision in the case of a mississippi high schooler who wanted to bring her girlfriend to the prom. she sued after school officials canceled the dance, and cbs news correspondent mark strassmann has the result. >> reporter: for constance mcmillen, the prom is still off, even though a federal judge ruled her high school violated her rights by refusing to let the 18-year-old take her girlfriend to the big dance and wear a tuxedo. the type of speech that falls squarely within the purview of the first amendment. mcmillen openly lesbian since the eighth grade was pushing that same point. but itawamba agricultural high canceled the prom, rather than allow a same-sex couple to attend. >> it hurts me that they would rather punish everybody than just do the right thing. >> reporter: the school insisted same-sex couples would be too distracting. >> we allow each school to,

doug and kim tracy's son is less than two weeks old and already rejected from insurance.as born with a serious heart defect. blue cross and blue shield both refused to pay for corrective surgery. >> they kept saying that it's pre-existing. pre-existing, but i don't know how it can be pre-existing on a baby that was just born. >> they are fighting blue cross and blue shield over this. the company says it can't comment on the situation and tune into the "cnn newsroom" on monday morning. my former colleague kyra phillips welcomes our guest. >>> city skylines going dark and millions are hitting the globe switch tonight. why are they doing that? >>> celebrating in baghdad of a new iraqi government. how it's government is shaping up after the national election. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare® heat wraps. that's 8 hours while you wear it, plus an additional 8 hours of relief after you take it off! when i put it on the heat really releases all the muscles and the tension that i have in my lower back. [ spokesperson ] thermacare® delive

who can forget tracy porter's return for a touchdown. and, of course, the gutsy call for sean payton to start the second half with an onsides kick. it's the unique bond between the saints and their fans. it's something we've seen after katrina. for those in the superdome that night in 2006 for the atlanta falcons game, when people said the superdome wouldn't open again, when new orleans wouldn't have a team again, in fact, when they said new orleans wasn't going to come back, it was one of those watershed moments that really galvanized the city. it said they could come back because the saints came back. since then they've served as great role models off the field. that's important because we have not seen that much in sports. sean payton has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to do great things in the community in giving money to other organizations who do great things in the community. we've seen drew brees. of course, drew brees, he's gotten so many accolades on the field. but off the field he's gotten accolades as well. in his b

houston tracy was born with a congenital heart defect. surgery was really his only hope. the trouble is that there was no insurance to help pay for it. the baby's parents don't have insurance for themselves but do for their two other children. the company, blue cross and blue shield, wouldn't cover the infant, saying his condition was pre-existing. listen. >> my whole pregnancy was simple. it was easy. i had no complications. every doctor visit was great. had perfect sonograms and great little pictures and then he wasn't perfect. >> they kept saying it's pre-existing. i don't know how it can be pre-existing on a baby that was just born. >> well, after his surgery this week the baby we're happy to report is doing well. his parents say they don't know how they're going to pay for his medical care, though. blue cross and blue shield says it cannot comment on the family's situation. >>> president obama said this week he made good on his campaign promise to reform health care but does his plan really do all that candidate obama said it would? checking the facts now, here's cnn

we pull up and tracy byrd is the country western singer saying he's the only guy who strive. he's undercover on the stage. just as the bus pulls up in mccain and bush get out, the cloud parts, the sun begins to set in the gulf of mexico and the two men emerge on the stage, a fantastic moment. and we ended up the next day in phoenix and at the end of the day i possibly gave mccain by theodore roosevelt cufflinks because he's such a tr bus. >> host: karl rove, which he used that picture if of you with the opposition? >> guest: i don't think that ultimately helped them. i think you made them look petty and small. it was easy and simple to do, but it made them -- i mean, people did not think john mccain was george w. bush. if he wanted to say republicans there were other ways of doing it. in politics you can do things that if you win the campaign everybody thinks were useful and effective but in reality they weren't. i frankly think barack obama's inspiring rhetoric, not red states, blue states got his remark was focused on central policies, his post-partisan bipartisanship, i th

. >> what's the name of the spencer tracy movie that you mentioned? >> northwest passage, and it was a movie, an mgm movie in 1940 made by, made from kenneth roberts' great novel called northwest passage which is about rogers. >> it seemed like it was a very brutal and uncompromising look at the war, it didn't seem to pretty up the war unless i'm remembering a different movie. >> no. no, this was filled with the indians knew if they were captured by other indians, because it was just not -- rogers was -- this is a very interesting story, too, because and this is also what draws me to this guy is that, you know, there have been, there still to this day are some indians who believe that rogers was a genocidal maniac, and he was out just to kill every indian. well, i kind of looked at that, and that's not where i come out on that. he was the first person who, he raised indians to officers in his rangers' groups, for instance. and that baffled and then extremely irritated the british. who looked down on that. rogers, think -- i think, felt the indians wer

in a driving rain, tracy bird is is the country western singing saying he's the only guy on the stage. just as the bus pulls up and mccain and bush get out, the clouds part, the rain stops, the sun comes in the gulf of mexico. and these two men emerge on the stage. it was really one the fantastic moment. and we have the next day compulsively from mccain. >> you had the picture if you were the opposition. >> guest: i think -- i don't think ultimately it helped them. i think it easy to implement. but it made them -- i mean people did not think mccain was george w. bush. if you wanted to say there were other ways of doing it. if you can do things, if you win the campaign, everybody thinks we're useful and effective. but in a rally they weren't. there were other things that drove it. i think barack obama inspiring rhetoric, not red states and blue states but the united states. his postpartisanship, bipartisan, i think those were far more effective than him saying john mccain is george bush three. >> host: this is the book. "courage and consequence." karl rove is the author. we are taking

okay, tracy. kat says as a golfer, well, that's between him and his wife, i, nor anyone else, should be judgmental. kat says i think he chose the masters so the media are controlled at the event. she thinks it's kind of cowardly. marla says tiger should do what's best for him. mason says who cares and three explanation points. this is a place he can control and have it his way like always and a few exclamation points. this is the your views question, tiger will return to golf at the -- at the masters, all right, in augusta. is this too soon? do you think he'll be well received? tell us your thoughts on this, how are you receiving this. call us at 1-877-tell-hln, the the e-mail address, cnn.com/hln. you can text us as well, hlntv and standard text rates apply and jump on the facebook pages, chuck, christi and i all have facebook pages. >> you know they'll be through the roof. >> astronomical. >> the advertisers will be loving this. >> sure. >>> a unique rescue played out in arizona and a camera fol

. >> the trick is figuring out how to read all that stuff and weed out the things the aarsele and tracie, and i think it's just it's not going away. this is when to be part of our culture and there's a side of me that thinks that's great people are talking about books online and are doing. that's awesome. >> that's what i want to talk about next -- no, go ahead. >> i agree. >> one of the things i've noticed is people are constantly, as ron said earlier, asking what shall i read next? what is the best book? what would you recommend i read after this one? >> i would say "twilight." [laughter] >> so you're responsible? [laughter] >> you know, a classic. [laughter] >> you can't go wrong. >> my most popular review on the books we get so much traffic from is one where i do a feature called "read this, not that." and i did one about "the time travelers wife," i don't want to bring the seven again because we could go to blows verses the new one called "her fearful symmetry." some of us didn't like it at all and some people respond. i get wonderful -- >> that is a great feature. >> thank you. but