valerie comes from a less privileged background. her father was disabled in world war ii and her mother worked as a cashier. valerie became the host of political talk shows on commercial television. she is known as a tough journalist, but the role of the premier game premierdame -- dame requires other factors. >> it is going so fast. there's so much turbulence. any time to process it. >> how does she see her future? >> i will need time to think about it. >> she is giving longer interviews only to select journalists. among the chosen few, a former colleague. she says valerie wants to keep working and does not want to be dependent on a man, not even hollande. >> she is a woman who has the same concerns as everyone else in france. she wants to keep working to earn money to support her three adolescents children. hollande is not the father of her children, and she does not want them living at the expense of the state. she knows the value of money, and she has never profited from any privilege. >> the new premier dame also does not want

no such problem for valerie trierwieller. she shops for her clothes in the market and spends most of her spare time, she says, searching for clothes under her children's beds. yet her intimate knowledge of the media and her wariness of it has at times made her distant, to the point of appearing cold. one of mrs. sarkozy's supporters renamed her the rottweiler. >> you must never forget that valerie knows our profession, knows the way we begin, and therefore, she's the insider and she's wary, wary. >> certainly she's feisty, her own woman, and more than a photo opportunity. yet, on tuesday, she will walk through the looking glass into a world of kings and queens, leaders and high ceremony. hike like it or not, valerie trierwieller has at least five years to get used to it. christian fraser, bsh will be news, paris. >> politicians in australia are due to vote on whether to allow birth certificates to be issued to premature, stillborn babies. at the moment, if a child is stillborn before 20 weeks old, no certificate is issued. fo

now, salary -- valerie is on stage alone. >> it's like starting over again which is very strange. i'm a pretty confident person but this is the first time i've been nervous in years, it's a new feeling altogether. >> she's just released her first solo album. and she recorded it 11 years ago. >> i pulled it out, listened to it. fixed things and went into the studio. and made myself happen. >> a few moments of solitude and refreks before the show. she believes the man who was her partner in song and live is watching over her. >> i get a wisp of wind going by. a breeze that says, you know, move forward. >> so much emotion there. >> and talent, too. >> next on abc 7 news at 47k this goes way beyond cramming and cookies, nutrition for extreme studying ahead. >> if i want to wear glasses i'm wearing glasses. if i want to pull hair back, i'm pull mig hair back. >> formerly straight laced secretary of state clinton talks about the side of her that doesn't wear make up and has fun. >> ahead at 5:00 michael finney is back with 7 on your side looking into diploma mill. a new kind of fraud çk

that's all i have to say. >> valerie, you're a democrat. would this affect your support for the president? >> no, sir. this is one issue. i won't agree with the president on every issue but this will not affect my support for him. >> our next call comes from a republican in trenton, new jersey. david, good morning. >> caller: good morning. g.k. chesterson wrote famously once that mere tolerance is a virtue of men and women who no longer believe in anything. tolerance is a very easy thing to do. anybody can tolerate anything. it doesn't provide -- you don't have to take a stand on anything. let's say one thing about homosexuality that we never talk about, we role the aids quilt out once 18 while. hundreds of thousands of american men have died a very slow and painful death because of sex outside of natural law. let's not even talk about god's law. it is an abnormal way of life in the theater for years and years people were mocked on shows, guys like me, i was involved in that lifestyle starting back in the early 80s, i got into it through dr

we've grown up with you, valerie. >> yeah.now than when you were younger? >> i am able to be more grateful for it and i appreciate it more. i never expected to have this type of second, third part of my life be this wonderful and joyous. and i'm incredibly grateful. >> what's next for you? >> oh, gosh. what's next for me? i have a cookbook coming out. but the first thing that goes in my head is, i hope i'll be a grandma in the next ten years. that's what i'm hoping for. when i think of the joy in my life, it's my son. yes. he's back home. he's at my house, which is -- used to be our house. now, he's back home. and i'm calling him. he's watching the hockey game and taking care of the kitty cats for me. >> you're a mom at heart. that's the first thing you think of. >> i'm a mom first. >> thank you for sharing your talents with us. and someone said, thank you for making us laugh. >> thank you. >> valerie bertinelli. do well on the walk. yeah. >>> how's the weather going to be for the walk for valerie? how is the weather? >> we wo

his partner, valerie, 10 years his junior, and the only first lady to enter the palace without a ring on her finger. our correspondent reports. >> the first lady of france, which has brought celebrity in the past. she has star quality of her own. for 20 years, she has been a political reporter and presents her own talk show on french television. throughout the election campaign, she kept a distance from the cameras. she was there in the background. she had an office in socialist headquarters and was always ready to offer the device that hollande clearly values. as i think she can be very useful to me. i think she was. she knows the ropes. she knows the professional. >> twice divorced, she has three teenage children. she says she did not choose a public life. she chose francois hollande. very much on the stage, the woman who's a man's shoe stale . if that makes life difficult, what about the fact she has to follow? the super model, carla bruni, always did out stage of the others. her big problem was downplaying the clamor. valerie shops for clothes in the market and spends most of her

paul and valerie keller. so i just had a chance to visit with paul and valerie and look at their beautiful home and check out the grill out back. valerie says paul is a pretty good cook. so i'm going to he at a her word for it. the kellers have lived in this house for 14 years. val works nearby helping secure loans for farmers and ranchers. paul is a retired electrical contractor who started the family business with their son. last year with mortgage rates at historic lows, the kellers decided it would make sense for them to refinance. they thought it would be easy. since they're current on their mortgage, they make their payments on time. so this is an example of responsible homeowners doing the right thing. but when they tried to refinance, they were told they couldn't do it. because the kellers house, like thousands of others in this state and probably some of the neighbors here, their house is under water which means that the price is currently lower than what they owe on it. so they were hit, you were hi

and it turns out two of those people are your neighbors, paul and valerie. so i had a chance to visit with paul and valerie and look at their beautiful home and check out the grill out back. valerie says paul's a pretty good cook so i'm going to take her word for it. the kellers have lived in this house for 14 years. val works help secure loans for farmers and ranchers. paul start add family business with their son and last year with mortgage rates at his horn lows they decided it would make sense for them to refinance. they thought it would be easy. they are current on their mortgage, they make their payments on time. so this is an example of responsible homeowners doing the right thing. when they tried to refinance they were told they could not do it. because the kellers house like thousands of others in this state, probably some of the neighbors here, their house is underwater which means the price is lower than what they owe so they were hit. you were hit. with historic drop in housing prices which caused the value of homes in their neighborhoods to plum

valerie burton with us. things you should and shouldn't do.e things you should never say at that moment wrfrb how do we begin? the punch line, what you should never say when they say any questions for us? >> never say, no, i'm full, thank you. great interview. >> you covered everything. don't do that. >> you always want to come with questions because that shows you have an interest in the company, that you're a critical thinker. never say no. >> what kind of research do you need to do on the company so that you are best prepared moving forward? so you don't have that kind of moment. >> you want to do as much research as possible. if there's anyone you know who works for the company, has a company as a client, now there's so much on the internet, you can do research et cetera. you want to demonstrate your interest in the company, make sure it's a good fit, and ask questions that allow you to figure out, do they think you're a good fit. do you have weaknesses you need to show them you can overcome. >> you're also putting that potential employer

dash was very willing to help me and allowed me to use the ap archives and for that, i also thank valerieho is head of the ap corcoran archives, to do research on my father's time at the ap. then i was surprised to find that tom agreed to co-write the introduction to the book. and it is a very powerful introduction for any of you who have already read it. drawing on a lot of ap corporate communicati communications, internal communications, and material from the national archives that i didn't even know existed. then last week, the ap issued its public apology for firing my father over the surrender incident. my phone began ringing off the hook. i am really surprised -- how much interest there still is in this old story. i guess it really just shows that freedom of the press is still an important issue these days. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> i would like to just mention that several members of my family are here tonight. that include may husband, my daughter emma, and her husband, steve. and my dear cousins, thurston balfour and daughter. thurston is probably the only person in th

. >> reporter: turns out, keeping them honest, people have been outraged around teacher valerie yarnears. court records indicate she's been repeatedly accused of inappropriately touching female co-workers, of sending sexually suggestive cards, letters and e-mails. telling one she was smooth like ice cream and suggesting she knew a million ways to please a woman. even after being told to stop by the women and supervisors, even ordered to stop by a court, yarn was accused by a colleague of persistently calling to play sexually suggestive music over the phone. court records show she's been cited for skipping work, showing up late, not having a lesson plan and giving failing grades to some students for no reason. so why after all that is she still employed by the rochester school system? the school board would not comment because the status is the subject of on ongoing court case. officials have been trying to fire her since 2009. >> this tenured teacher disciplinary process is broken. >> reporter: jay, who represents the state school boards, says the teachers union and its lawyers too o

>> a lot of critics say the case of valerie yarn is the window to a broken system.ility rights attorney and children's advocate reva martin is here. do you have tenure for life. >> it's really troubling and it's not an isolated case. there are cases it takes up to eight years a teacher took to remove her from the district and cost the district over 300,000 dlrss. i'm all for protecting the rights. the right to have a fair and neutral proceeding to determine whether there should be a termination is important. because we want teachers to feel secure in their jobs. what we don't want is a protracted process that takes year and years and costs districts hundreds of thousands of dollars when they're egregious situations like this. i can't imagine a teacher asking young girls to take off tops and bras. >> and if it's hard to fire teachers that have misconduct, it's hard to get rid of those that are underperforming and bad teachers. >> absolutely. the whole process of removing a teacher with all the administrative obstacles in the way of the school district makes it imposs

valerie says paul's a pretty good cook. i'm going to take her word for it. the kelers have lived in this house for 14 years. val works nearby helping secure loans for farmers and ranchers. paul is a retired electrical contractor who started a family business with their son. last year with mortgage rates at historic lows, the kellers decided it would make sense for them to refinance. they thought it would be easy. since they're current on their mortgage, they make their payments on time. so this is an example of responsible homeowners doing the right thing. but when they tried to refinance, they were told they couldn't do it. because the kellers' house like thousands of others in this state and probably some of the neighbors here, their house is under water, which means the price is currently lower than what they owe on it. so they were hit, you were hit with a historic drop in housing prices which caused the value of homes in their neighborhood to plummet. and a lot of banks historically have said, well, we're not going to refinance you if your home's under

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it turns out that two of those people are your neighbors, paul and valerie keller. [applause] i just had a chance to visit with paul and valerie and look at their beautiful home and check out the grill out back. she says paul is a pretty good coach and i will take her word for it. the kellers have lived in this house for 14 years. val works nearby helping secure loans for farmers and ranchers. paul is a retired electrical contractor who started a family business with their son. last year, with mortgage rates at historic lows, the kellers decided it would make sense for them to refinance. they thought it would be easy, since they're current on their mortgage, they make their payments on time. so this is an example of responsible homeowners doing the right thing. but when they tried to refinance, they were told they couldn't do it. because the kellers' house, like thousands of others in this state and probably some of the neighbors here, their house is underwater, which means that the price is currently lower than what they owe on it. so they were hit -- you were hit

. ♪ >> music icon, valerie simpson pays tribute in the rrazz room. >> and live and well with a band.4th edition on fourth street in san rafael on saturday. >> relive san francisco music in the days of gold rush. it's about a legacy in davies symphony hall. see artists where they create during marin open studios in southern marin. >> emotional and moving and unforgettable. at marine memorial theater. >> legacy of pat brown opens in santa cruz film festival. >> more events around the bay. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> laura one a tony. she makes her debut in venetian room. also the bay area teen idol winner opens the show from bay area cabaret on saturday night. >> lots to do. >> for mother's day, right? >> perfect. >> for awful us here. thanks so much for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day.

>>henry: valerie is living in the bay area now. she is now an author.business anchor for cnn. she is now sharing it with all of us. it is your money, take it personally. we will talk about some great tips coming up. >>henry: we are here with a familiar face. bowery coleman morris has been here in the bay area for years. she worked at kron4 for how many years? >> how many years ago? i have been in business for over 40 years. it is good to be on. >> she was the financial anchor for cnn, nationally and internationally. she has written a book called it is your money, take it personally. if the if let me ask you about why he thought a book like this was needed. it is the only financial advice look in the whole world. >> part of the reason i wrote this book is because when i was hired at cnn he said, i have the numbers crunchers, i need is someone who can have a living room conversations of people. if that is what i have that my entire career. part of talking about money is to make people feel like they can trust he said. for >>henry: let's have a kitchen con

[applause] >> and holton and valerie halosted and event's last night.band is running for the senate seat held by jim webb. achy mitt romney supporter made headlines yesterday. -- a key mitt romney supporter made headlines yesterday. that's new jersey john boehner -- to governor chris christie. resisted a curse to run for president. romney is expected to settle on a running mate before the national convention in tampa florida. >> news for pet owners with an important dog food recall. diamond pepsi foods is recalling its in dry dog food because it may be tainted with salmonella. it was sold in 12 states including maryland and virginia. operations have been suspended at the south carolina plant. scientists at the national zoo are trying to inseminate the female giant panda. >> for the first time, officials are sharing the process with the public through. -- twitter. the wrote about the procedure once said we will know whether she is pregnant or experiences a fake pregnancy. >> outside we are just shy of 60 degrees. >> a different challenge for the contesta

so who is valerie jarrett? and why does she have such an influence on president obama?he author of the soon to be "new york times" bestseller, the amateur, barack obama in the white house. good morning, nice to have you here. >> thank you. >> congratulations on the book. she has unique power for someone working inside the white house. >> we haven't seen anything like this in modern presidential history. one person who is the best friend of the first lady and the soul mate of the president who is the last person to leave the oval office after a meeting? goes upstairs to the family quarters, has dinner with the president. goes on vacation with them. has his ear. is de facto president of the united states. >> wow, that's big. let's talk about her resume. does she have the resume to have this job? >> no, she doesn't. what she does have is the trust of michelle obama, number one, whom she hired in chicago and the president who uses her as his gatekeeper. she keeps away people who might come in and in some way embarrass the president, try to get him to do things that he doesn

. >>> valerie bertinelli's advice for jessica simpson on how to lose a reported 675 pounds of baby weight. >>> plus, star summer babies, who's next? >> i love being pregnant. >> tori spelling's barely-there bathing suit. drew barrymore getting married this weekend.

. >>> valerie james spends nine hours a day, reading for work.eyes. >> sometimes it itches. sometimes you have a sensitivity to light. >> she suffers from a condition called dry eye. she uses drops up to five times a day to keep them moist. but that isn't enough. >> it actually hurts. she's hoping a recently approved procedure can help. the device applies heat to the eye, unclogging the oil glands which get plugged up. >> they tend to get plugged, obstructed. so none of the oil gets on the surface. >> reporter: dr. hamilton says the problem is worse for many dry-eye sufferers because they don't shut their eyes completely when they blink. >> the oils and the tears are sitting down here on the lower lid. so if we're partial blinking, we're not accessing the tears. >> reporter: millions suffer from dry eye. especially those with diets low in vitamin a or amino fatty acids. >> doctors recommend taking a break from reading, keeping glasses below eye level. and using a humidifier. tz procedure has to be done in a doctor's office. valerie already notice

valerie says she didn't choose the publicity. she chose francois. they are the first unwed couple to occupy the presidential palace. she's a partner, offering political advice. and even a weight loss program before the presidential campaign. >> i think she can be very useful to him. i think she was. she knows the ropes. she knows the profession. she knows politics. >> reporter: valley trierweiler will join the first spouse club. michelle obama is giving them a tour of the white house, as the talks about the european economy continue at camp david. dan and paula? >> david, merci, for that report. a little french i remember. >> that was impressive. >>> no question on our first lady of the forecast. >> well deserved. >> i like that. beaucoup. >> merci beaucoup. she said much. >> let's start out with much. let's start with the much volatile weather in minnesota. minneapolis had 93, their warmest yet. then came the storms. this is near st. cloud. super heavy rain, too. where does that happen today? again in minnesota. but some of the most severe, from om

all we're asking for, everything on this list, we discussed with valerie. her husband was supposed to be there, it took him the better part of two hours to find parking. be that as it may, there is no surprise. we are not pulling any punches under the belt. the biggest item that we were requesting, that we gave up on, we pulled it out. everything else is reasonable. with respect to itemn

does that speak out against the system are often retaliated against, and valerie retaliation is often swift and brutal. they will be reacting -- retaliated against. what they will be told is that they are no longer needed. the first speaker you heard today worked for the city for 21 years. the day his picture showed up a lot of fire about the as-needed problem, he stopped getting phone calls that come to work. he was told that for the time ahead, we're probably not going to call you as much. in fact, we are probably not going to call you at all anymore. after that hearing today, there are no longer called, we will ask you to intervene with the department of human resources to undo that retaliation. you called a name earlier from local 21, they have a similar problem and the local 21 that has to do with category 16, 17, and 18 workers. supervisor chu: next speaker. next speaker. >> i work at san francisco general hospital radiology departments. we have as dedicated employees -- as-needed employees that are supposed to replace people on vacation. every three months, you have to go throu

. ♪ >> music icon valerie simpson pays tribute in the rrazz room. >> and live and well with a band. 24thtion on fourth street in san rafael on saturday. >> relive san francisco music in the days of gold rush. it's about a legacy in davies symphony hall. see artists where they create during marin open studios in southern marin. >> emotional and moving and unforgettable. at marine memorial theater. >> legacy of pat brown opens in santa cruz film festival. >> more events around the bay. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> laura one a tony. she makes her debut in venetian room. also the bay area teen idol winner opens the show from bay area cabaret on saturday night. >> lots to do. >> for mother's day, right? >> perfect. >> for awful us here. thanks so much for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day. [ male announcer ] what i if we told you the 100% electric nissan leaf was the perfect car for you... that you can charge it at home like your smartphone... that you'll never have to buy another tank of gas? [ brian ] really looking forward to not having to put 75 bucks in th

all we're asking for, everything on this list, we discussed with valerie. her husband was supposed to be there, it took him the better part of two hours to find parking. be that as it may, there is no surprise. we are not pulling any punches under the belt. the biggest item that we were requesting, that we gave up on, we pulled it out. everything else is reasonable. with respect to item number four, the proposed west elevation, this is something i just found out a couple of weeks ago. in good faith, if she could work to have that removed. the 6 inch encroachment, they have built a house 6 inches away from their property line. that is not realistic, it is a separate issue, i understand. that is something that she said she would look into. other than that, i think everything else is fair and reasonable. we hope that you take -- you incorporate the special conditions. thank you. >> project sponsor, you have two minutes. >> i just read through some of these items. i am not sure if i can address all of them. [inaudible] i can try to explain. what he is talking a

and the first vice president today, valerie conley, basically said she has no apologies for how that money was raised and where it went. >> i'm here asking actual questions from your donors and our viewers who want to know what happened to that $56 million that they thought they were giving to actual deserved veterans. >> well, the cost of fund-raising is high, as you know. and it has been for many veteran service organizations who use this kind of approach. >> reporter: what is the point of a fund-raiser when all of the funds go to your private fund-raising company. >> not all of the funds do. >> reporter: according to the documents we've seen filed by your organization, they all do, $56 million. >> well, i think you need to talk to our washington, d.c., office. >> reporter: quite frankly, i've been trying for two years to talk to them and haven't got any answers. that's why i had to resort to come this distance. >> well, i am a volunteer on the board, okay. >> reporter: are you concerned about how this fund-raising drive has gone with your private fund-raiser? >> no, we have done n

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but in this case, valerie's illness is invisible. she got lyme disease while hiking over memorial day weekend two years ago and the symptoms she developed baffled her doctors. >> i couldn't stand. i couldn't walk. i couldn't walk -- i walked like a duck and i had spasms like i was having a seizure all the time all day long. and i couldn't get them to stop. if you imagine a fish out of water just kind of flopping around. >> after repeated blood tests some specialists thought she was imagining her symptoms and even taking them. >> they just kind of dismissed it and just said sorry. we can't help you. >> dr. shore says the organism that caused lyme can hide in the body and several different courses and come bunnias may be needed to -- combinations may be needed to fight it. the oxygen therapy can simply make the drugs work better. dr. shore says oxygen therapy has always been shown to help with other conditions including traumatic brain injury, stroke, ms, even autism and cerebral palsy. >> this technology has the potential to improve t

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well, when michelle obama got wind of this, especially valerie jarrett, her very best friend, who isn the white house, they -- they interpreted this as though oprah was trying to be the first lady -- that oprah was trying to usurp michelle's position. and they really froze her out. >> sean: right. i notice, left-wing blogs that attack you are attacking you now. i don't see how they can atalk. have you a three-hour audiotape that have you given me on the reverend wright interview t. corroborates everything you said there. what do you say about the other sourcing for any information that you spent a lot of time researching the book? >> i d. i interviewed 200 people. most of them on the record, by the way, including president's position who was his-- >>> that's a great story. >> 22 years, guy who is worked with him at the university of chicago law school. people who worked with him at the illinois state senate. sparz oprah, she was so upset -- this is an oprah quote. michelle doesn't want me in the white house working on this anti-obesity campaign because she says she doesn't like a fat