he gave them vodka. and then he slapped three rubles down in front of each man and he said here's what i want you to do. i want you to fan out in moscow and go to the pubs. i want you to walk into the pubs and i want you to demand smirnov onto. and when the waiter tells you they have never heard of smirnov anke, let me get you something else, i want you to make a scene. and i want you to make a loud scenes so that everybody hears you say how could you possibly not have this extraordinary vodka, that's the best vodka that is being made anywhere. you must serve it. and call a manager in and make sure everybody hears you. then leave. and go to the next pub and repeat the scene all over again. so these men did that, and as the story goes, within literally days orders for spare not vodka were flowing in. but smirnov was smart. he wasn't done. he called the men back to his factory and he said okay, moscow is good but rush is a big country. i want you to get on the trains and i want you to get off at every sing

i want to talk about your vodka. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you have a vodka. >> yes, i do. >> jimmy: you aret vodka in the world. >> jimmy: yeah, it's smooth. you don't even mix it with anything. just have it naked. >> naked. >> jimmy: naked. >> you can put some lemonade in there though or some welch's grape juice. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: have you ever -- have you ever had vodka and welch's grape juice. >> no, no. this is serious, jimmy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i don't mean to laugh at you. i'm sorry. >> no, i want to you all something seriously. this is one of the best drinks. it's called an o.g. diddy. i make these concoctions at my house. it's simply lemonade and welch's grape juice and ciroc vodka. that's an o.g. diddy. i promise you all. you try that tonight, america, and you will be ripe. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: you will be ripe. >> you will be ripe. >> jimmy: it's grape juice -- >> you will be polling your woman. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's not what i meant at all. it's not called polling. that is ridiculous. >> i'm here to have fun, jimmy. i'm not a regular guest. >> jimm

it's made with gin, vodka -- >> gin and vodka?dangerous. >> we're going to start with our mayor oscar goodman's favorite gin. >> okay. >> how much do you put in? >> it's three parts gin. >> okay. >> one part vodka. >> okay. >> or whatever tastes good? >> and a half -- >> or whatever tastes good. >> and this is roulet blanc. it's kind of like -- >> instead of vermouth. >> okay. >> and then, as you know -- >> and we don't need. >> james bond the martinis shaken, not stirred. >> but you're shaking it. >> we're going to shake it, not stirred. >> i think charo would agree that's the best way to make a martini. >> charo definitely. >> where we at? there we go. okay. >> wow. >> okay. >> are we drinking it like that? >> oh, no. >> i was going to say. >> absolutely not. >> oh, just like has. >> we're going to purr it into a martini glass. >> oh, okay. there you go. >> it's pretty much all liquor. >> oh, you can drink it -- >> olive or no olive? >> no, no, not an olive. he actually made it famous with a lemon twist. >> oh, a lemon twist. >>

life of pyotr smirnov, the creator of smirnov vodka. she talks about smirnov's ride from a lower class family to being one of the wealthiest businessmen in russia. cappers both hosted the event event. is 35 minutes. >> i just go to be here. i love this bookstore. it is just such a wonderful institution. so, the king of vodka, i get asked more than anything else why i wrote this book. and it's actually a really good question, particularly for people who know me well. the research that was required for this book was absolutely a man's. and it was mostly

. >> we use our belgian vodka and crem depence.nd we shake it up and then we top it off with a pes, with a beer made with peach. >> so now we're putting beer in vodka. >> yes. it's a great martini. >> please bring a designated driver when you come to these celebrations. >> and with foam on top for decoration and that's the martini. >> how much fun is that. >> and we're back here. the root beer floats. i put a big scoop of ice cream and we add some beer to it. >> this is kind of the float goes with the waffle for the drink. >> exactly. so we have a spoon and everything going on. >> i am impressed. we have a lot going on. >> but its all part of the celebration. so it's really fun. >> we are celebrating indeed. i have to wrap it here for now. but we're coming back. but let me remind you, that recipes are online at myfoc.com. however, i would just go to belga cafe over the next four days. and then don't forget, if there is somebody you would like to see on the midday show, drop us a line at wttg.com. allison, over to you. >>> if you ha

no, don't. >> they're not allowed to have vodka. >> jimmy: same family?ghter ] >> jimmy: she's, like, eating your microphone. he's eating your microphone. >> i got one more animal. you want to see this one? >> jimmy: yeah. >> you ready? you want to? >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay, check this out. yeah, grab this one off. because this is -- now, move over. move over. yeah. >> demi: okay. >> this is going to be awesome! >> jimmy: oh, my god. i am so frightened. >> jimmy! >> jimmy: security! >> no, look. oh! [ audience ohs ] this is -- look at this thing, jimmy. >> jimmy: get it out of -- >> no, look at the teeth on him! >> jimmy: oh, my god. >> so awesome. it's an american alligator. isn't it cool? >> jimmy: i mean, it's amazing. [ laughter ] >> yeah, look at those teeth. 3,000 pounds of pressure. [ laughter ] 3,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. >> jimmy: oh, my god. >> yeah, you want to see him bite something? >> jimmy: no. >> you guys want to see him bite something? [ cheers and applause ] jimmy, give me your arm. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: shut up. [ laughter

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. -- the man and load up the mules with cases of vodka in the hopes of earnings and cash. >>> this islose to the border. it is a remote and impoverished region. this is also a major route for smugglers bringing alcohol into iran. these are iranian kurds who have made the dangerous journey across the border to pick up their next consignment. this the duty-free region of kurdistan. every kind of alcohol is stopped here and shipped or smuggled through the mountains to iran. the majority of iraqi kurds are muslims. here, there is no restriction on selling or consuming alcohol. this is french wine. since the islamic revolution three decades ago, a whole has been banned in iran. anyone caught drinking more than three times could face the death penalty. >>> i have been shot and jailed for smuggling. about six months last time. >>> on either side of the border, the illegal flow of alcohol is the main source of income. for many, this risky job is the only way to survive. he is 15. he has been a smuggler for two years. >>> i lost my father. i am the only one that brings food to my family. >>> t

federal indictments against the black guerilla gang charges they arninge for vodka, shrimp and crab to be smuggled into their rooms. maryland's top corrections official gary nain ard testified in support of legislation that would allow prisons to use or at least test phone jamming technology to interrupt those calls. the panel also got a letter from city state's attorneys in support of the amount. a law passed in 1934 prohibits interfering with radio signals. >> the jamming technology is something that we haven't had an opportunity to demonstrate because it's against the law to use it. so part of what we're doing is asking for a demonstration to see if the technology might work. >> corrections currently uses dogs to sniff out cell phones. other tools include a chair that can sense metal hidden in body cavities and metal detectors. but the methods are costly and use too much manpower. critics contend phone jamming is not an exact science either. there is concern it could interfere with legitimate uses. according to internal documents, in the past 14 months, authorities have found as man

. >> two beers and two glasses of vodka or something. >> she should be let go. >> immediately? >> yeah, the sooner the better. >> reporter: but he says his friend deserves a second chance. >> i have talked to him several times. he's devastated by it. he is exradioly sad by what happened and he accepts full responsibility for what he did. >> reporter: i'm audrey barnes. the fate of a dc mother accused of killing her four daughters is now in the hands of the judge. both sides completed closing arguments in banita jacks trial. prosecutors describe the house on 6th street where she lived with the girls as abu ghraib prison, a house of torture where she systemically and methodically killed the girls one by one. starting with 16-year-old brittany. >> they as witnesses had to be eliminated. >> reporter: by her own had mission jacks kept the girls away from other people. something trial watchers say may seal her fate. >> she's the only one who could have done it. >> talk about banita jacks and how she held up during the trial. >> i'm not allowed to comment. sorry. >> reporter: the judg

. >> we're talking about vodka, johnny walker whiskey. it's inexpensive and global. david: jack? >> unfortunately, a lot of the input costs of these alcoholic beverages i believe are going to rise, cut into the margins of diageo and hurt stock. david: but we'll always be interested in defense and space. >> that's right. if anything holds true, it will be defense contractors, long-term budget, their ability for to have long term extract money from the government. they're going to have to continue to spend at a certain level, and raytheon is a great place to be to benefit from that. david: and the stock is trading low, time to get in. >> because the market knows obama's going cut our missile defense system to virtually nothing. that's going hurt raytheon. david: what happens if that happens? >> raytheon does a lot of electronic components to some of the aircraft and other vessels in our defense industry, so i think that's a safe place to be, not necessarily the missile defense

they have the largest distributor of vodka in poland. terry: got to leave it there. thanks, wayne. that's

just take some straight vodka. okay. >> yeah, exactly. you doing? searing some scallops. >> searing the scallops with a little bit of olive oil. you know how to cube a melon? >> jimmy: no. >> we're gonna do it together. >> jimmy: all right. >> so grab your wedge, right there. >> jimmy: grab my wedge. is that the knife? >> no, well, grab your knife. >> jimmy: you call it a wedge? >> the wedge is the watermelon is what i meant. there you go. [ light laughter ] and then we're just going to cut it in half like that. >> jimmy: okay. great. >> cut off the rind. >> jimmy: cut off the rind. >> and then just little one-inch cubes. >> jimmy: okay, you beat me already. this is insane. okay, now, look at that. >> there you go. perfect, man. that's it. >> jimmy: look a that. right? bang. >> you're done. >> jimmy: done. this is awesome. dude, you got a big deal. the mondrian? >> the mondrian. >> jimmy: what's going on? >> i partnered up with morgans hotel group, and we're launching the new mondrian in soho. it's a flagship downtown property. all locall

i drank vodka too much. kanye west played. it was a nutty thing.nts, and sasha let me hold the trophy. >> nice. >> it was insane. and so i got pretty wasted. >> does your wife -- >> my wife was not so happy. >> she was not happy? >> no. no. >> she was not there at the party? >> no, she was not. >> for those who do not know, your wife is courteney cox. is she amused by your enthusiasm? >> she's very supportive. but it was like the end of the long season of a very enthusiastic lakers. in the morning, she was like, david, david, she was like, you are aware that you're not a laker? but i am a laker. >> you were on the bus. you were on the bus. >> i was on the bus. >> that's right. >> she was like, david, you celebrate too much. nobody celebrates as much as you. >> is that right? >> that's right. i mean, i think we all should celebrate. [ cheers and applause ] right now! start celebrating. oh, wait, can i talk about that perez thing -- perez hilton. >> go ahead. >> you know, the controversy with the gay rights, i love the gays. >> uh-huh. >> i love them

brian: fruit flavored vodka. gretchen: i like it. brian: woman facing time in the slam or for killing a deer. some people think it's no not enough. brian: we report. you decide. fruit flavored vodka. our slogan this hour combings from wyoming. "fox & friends" in the morning, that about sums it up. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- brian: that was one of the small parts of david letterman's monologue that did not include a reference to sarah palin. he did have a sarah palin joke but people thought are you going back there? gretchen: we're just trying to get our audience glued to us so we bring he them that joke when it does become available to us. because none of us stayed up that late. we do want to welcome dave briggs to the sofa bright and early for steve doocy. dave: steve doocy off. i thought there was something letterman knew that i did not. brian: did you watch the michael jackson ceremony. i don't know many people who could sit there all those hours

like vodka, caviar, and onion domes, the rosy-cheeked dolls are a symbol of everything russian. they are broke. svetlana runs this toy factory. with toys on the wane, and domestic consumption in the dumps, their storage rooms are filled with thousands of matryoshkas they cannot sell. in these times, we cannot survive without the government's support, she claims. artisans feel their livelihoods and a valuable part of russian tradition may be lost forever. but matryoshkamakers have long excelled at coming up with new ways for selling their wears. trading the traditional russian peasant woman for pop stars, politic kos, even terrorists. now, there's a small chance that president obama may be able to help. behold the obama matryoshka. until now, it's been fairly popular with tourists. but the hope is with the president's visit to moscow next week, sales will skyrocket. more than likely, it's the russian government who will save the day. with a recent promise to buy $30 million of the endangered dolls and other russian handicrafts. certainly government bailouts are good for companies

redskin potatoes and it is fillets top with a mushroom mar sal la sauce and then the chicken a la vodka>> i thought the fettucini would be saucier. i think a lot of people overdo the am of sauce on our pastas. >> we have to run to commercial but we taste this when we come back and check in with wall street and te abu yoout the seven-day forecast. stick around. yeah, no it's great. i eat anything that i want. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake... ... yeah, every night is something different. oh, yeah yeah... ... she always keeps them in the house. no, no, no. i've actually lost weight... i just have a high metabolism or something... ...lucky. babe... umm, i gotta go. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. >>> here's the opening numbers on the monday the 20th. it is a mix bag, dow up 53, nasdaq off a point and a half and s&p off over five points. here's a look at what is on tap tomorrow. some simple ways to get your child to slim down this summer. >>> and on wednesday the anatomy of evil. we will talk to the author

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instead, you've taught them the three v's, vicodin, valium and vodka. [ laughter ] you're america's drunkestougar. and with you as a judge in this competition, nobody wins. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wow, strong words from simon. i'm so sorry, paula. i know, i know, it's upsetting. okay, randy? >> look, look, look, dog, you know what i'm saying, dog. you're doing your thing, dog. [ laughter ] keep doing your thing. look, look, look, dog, straight up. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: very nice of randy to say that. some good advice. kara? >> paula, please don't go. i'll miss you. good-bye. >> jimmy: that's clear that she did not mean that. [ laughter ] okay, and finally, ryan seacrest. >> paula, sorry that i signed a $45 million contract, but that's only $15 million per year. that's also $13 million more than you make and most of that will go to taxes. we'll find out more about what i think after the break. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: words spoken from the heart. [ laughter ] okay, let's stop this beef. all right, paula, repeat after me. "i, paula abdul --" >> i, paula abdul. >> jimmy: "know that working at 'am

great and i'm sure after the stress of the situation, a beer sounds like a good idea, maybe even some vodka. the truth is beer isn't going to solve this problem. we have to look at the fact that when things like this happen, the orch trial, you go back to rodney king, you go back to hurricane katrina and see that rage, you don't need to look at the situation. you need to look at the source of the rage. racism is a virus that has infected our political body, our national body. that virus must be attacked with precision and determination. if we have a beer every time this kind of thing happens we'll continue have to the same problem for the next 100 years. >> wait a second. that is a completely unfair analogy. there is a terrible history of official racism in this country. whether it is rodney king or driving while black. but to tie this event to those when crowley may have done nothing wrong. i think that's just an unfair comparison. >> can i be the voice of reason between you guys? two things can both be true. two things can both be true. professor gates felt discriminated against and serge

. >> they really should've had vodka, but whatever. >> could you imagine if he would've said corona. you have to say bud. >> you know, if beer is diplomacy, i think we can start -- we're not allowed to open it on television, but we want to be part of the party. >> maybe they can figure out health care after all of this gets resolved. >> white house press secretary robert gibbs said it will be quote a poignant moment. one we will certainly see all of the news. >>> another step forward for judge sonia sotomayor, the senate judiciary committee approved her nomination today, no surprise there. a bit of surprise in this, though. a bit of candid bipartisan point of view here. the -- over the issue of the process that the process stinks. take a look. >> we need to change the rules for the hearings. we need to let judges really know, let us know what they think. >> if a nominee were to be rejected for not answering questions it might set a tone, but that's not going to happen. >> for many years we have seen a familiar pattern from nominees. democrat and republican alike who have learned that

>> well, what about ambien, and vodka?t they don't. it's powerfully addictive. >> why are you making fun of everything that i say? >> i am not. you bring diversity to the conversation. >> you are a wise polish woman. >> you are a wise polish woman. >> you better watch out. >> dee dee meyers, thank you. >> thank you. >> and we have a e-mail about our wise polish woman, don't we? >> yeah, holy mika, how about employers stopping their employees from drinking vodka? >> no. serious seriously. >> talk to the camera, because none of us here are listening to this. >> you should be more respectful. >> and senator specter is running for office in 2010. >>> when we come back, senator kent conrad, he is not convinced about the health care bill being passed by august. how about that? you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. >> and it could not be possible in all or most cases with the oath you have taken twice which requires impaur -- >> i was trying to play on her words, and it fell flat, because it was an impression that i

>> vodka. good morning, i'm vinita nair. >> good morning, i'm jeremy hubbard.ome to expect grim economic news but on wall street this morning the sun seems to be shining. >> the dow jones opens at its highest point since january 6th after gaining for seven straight days. ben bernanke says a recovery is in the works but on main street things will be bumpy for a while. >> reporter: green arrows on wall street seven straight days and counting. despite a reduction in revenues compared to prerecession levels, strong profits from a slew of corporate heavyweights and tech darlings like apple led traders on a buying spree, optimistic an economic recovery is under way. >> while main street may not be doing that well, unemployment rising, foreclosures going up, wall street is looking to where the economy will be in six months, they're seeing good news and it's pushing the market up now. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, a sobering prediction for a nation worried about jobs. >> i want to be clear that we have a very long haul here. even if the economy begins to turn up in

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oh, and you can also get a bloody marry, mimosa and vodka lemonade. >>> a pennsylvania swim club directording the club from accusations of racism. why he thinks it was okay to cancel swimming privileges to some young campers. >>> i'm robin meade. we salute the troops every morning on salute the troops. our troop is sean fitzgerald stationed in iraq. >> i want to send a salute out to the soldiers and officers of the saker military transition team here in tikrit, the wolverine team, and a salute to my beautiful wife christina. i'll see you soon and i love you. >> so sweet. shawn and christina, by the way, who's also an army captain, recently had their wedding featured on a new tnt show "wedding day." go to cnn/robin and you can catch salutes every morning on "morning express with robin meade." >>> the bush administration's domestic surveillance program was actually much bigger than previously acknowledged. a new report from inspectors general, two lawmakers says intelligence agencies were collecting unprecedented amount of data after 9/11. president bush, as you know, he allowed the interce

excuse me, we're not vinished with the vodka stuff. what's it? know. but listen -- the only one that was nice was this one. >> the pizz beer is when you're on the go and you don't have time for a slice and a beer you just do it all at once. >> have you met the beautiul sara sage? >> hi, steve. how are you? >> they're talking about how sexy steve is. >> i told you. >> thanks. it's my wife laura. >> bobby wrote in i'm 16 and i think that steve schirripa is the sexiest man alive. >> there you go. move over johnny depp. up next something you are very familiar with. ambush. except ours is a nice one. and it involved hair and makeup. >> pretty nice. >> what else? >> after these messages. in.t's where i com after these messages. >>> "today's" makeor is brought to you by mbe leve,an new york. maybe she's born with it. maybe it's maybe lean. >> all righty. we were back with the results of today's "ambush makeover." earlier "today" ivillage contributor and stylist to the stars louis licari and fashion expert and "us weekly" contributor jill martin plucked

they have the largest distributor of vodka in poland. terry: got to leave it there. thanks, wayne. that's your pick. and that's going to do it for the cost of freedom. >>> a fox news alert. international manhunt underway for suspects wanted in the shooting death of a u.s. border patrol agent near san diego. the agent robert rosa shot several times. one man arrested. police aren't stopping there. there's a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> i'm brian wilson in washington. for the next hour more on that manhunt in just a moment. first the other story that everyone is talking about. president obama now admits that he stepped in it, elam barthed a white cambridge, massachusetts -- when he lambasted a white cambridge, massachusetts police sergeant. now the president wants everybody to come to the white house and talk things out over a beer. henry gates says he's game. courtney keeley picks up the story from cambridge, massachusetts. >> reporter: what is really interesting is the professor is vacationing in his country home on martha's vineyard. the president is go

i thought you were a vodka girl. i know you throw back a few brews every now and then. >> i must confess i do. i'm almost ashamed to talk about it after what ed henry said. >> shame on us. but what the heck. >> some say it's no accident that the president chose beer to serve at a shindig, because as he has said in the past, he's never turn down a beer. and, secondly, beer has become quite the political tool, because it levels the playing field, really. >> reporter: it's a strategy that spawned more than a few clever headlines, like this one in the "huffington post." obama names thursday drink a beer day with splun who arrested you day. or this one in "politics daily." beer and loathing at the white house. it's tough to say if mr. obama's beer diplomacy will heal the wounds, but some say at the very least his choice of beverage will level the playing field between president, professor, and police officer. it's a tried-and-true political tactic. >> let's commit ourselves, just everyday american people, joe six-pack. >>

percocet to probably kill someone two or three times my size and i drank my usual poison of a bottle of vodkame to survive. >> reporter: but chris goldsmith did survive. his official diagnosis of post dramatic stress disorder at a va hospital came months after he was discharged. >> right now, i'm doing a lot better. i've been through a lot of therapy and i've been surrounding myself with other veterans who are going through the same thing. sglis says the most important part of his therapy is speaking out against the war. his mission, now advocating for his fellow vets. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, new york. >> wow. you just heard the heart-wrenching story of how one soldier was affected by posttraumatic stress disorder. now more is being done to help the troops and their families. joining me now, brigadier general of the united states marine corps lori sutton. hello to you, general. also with us this morning, bill white, the president of intrepid sea, air and space museum. bill, thanks for being with us, as well. general sutton, i want to start with you, as well. in that piece, we heard the numbers

. >> they really should have had vodka but whatever. speaking of really stupid stories, willie. >> the birther. >> why not? let's just run the sound bite and move on. if anyone says anything i might snap. >> the question about whether president obama is a united states citizen, there is a group out there that questions the authenticity of his birth certificate. the questions made it all the way into the white house briefing room yesterday. here is robert gibbs. >> is there anything you can say that will make the birthers go away? >> no. the god's honest truth is no. bill, let's understand this. i almost hate to indulge in such an august setting, the white house briefing room, discussing the made-up fictional non-sense about whether the president was born in this country. i have news for them and all of us. the president was born in honolulu, hawaii, the 50th state in the greatest country on the earth. he's a citizen. >> why does it keep coming up? >> because for $15 you can get an internet address and say whatever you want. >> that's ac

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