please welcome back to the show the one and only whoopi goldberg!> hey. >> jimmy: whoopi goldberg, come on. >> hello, darling. >> jimmy: you always bring me something fun. >> i have brought you something wonderful. from lulu's cake boutique. >> jimmy: i do not know lulu. >> lulu is downtown -- >> jimmy: oh my gosh. >> -- and they make their own rendition of twinkies and snow cones, and i want you to taste this one. it's a chocolate blend, much like myself. [ laughter ] take a bite of that. >> jimmy: here we go. hmm. >> is that insane? >> jimmy: wow. it's like a ring ding. >> in a way -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> -- yes. >> jimmy: but this is like, fascinating. wait. i want to do it again. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is delicious. >> isn't that great? >> jimmy: i'll tell you, it's just like a gourmet -- whatever this thing is. >> it's fantastic. >> jimmy: is that a ding dong? >> it could be. i mean -- it's not my ding dong, but -- [ laughter ] >> i made you eat a ding dong. in front of the whole country! >> jimmy: on national tv? >> that's right. i

a performance of "sister act the musical" hosted by whoopi goldberg. jobs message on the road to pittsburgh where he'll make remarks at a manufacturing plant. we can't forget about the first lady. she's making an official trip stop africa this week. >> reporter: i'm kate baldwin on capitol hill. coming up this week, general david petraeus faces a confirmation hearing in the senate thursday for his new post as the director of the cia. he could also, though, face some questions on afghanistan, the size and timetable of the planned u.s. pullout this summer of u.s. forces there. petraeus, of course, is currently the commander of the war in afghanistan. and the house? the house could be headed for a showdown with the white house over u.s. involvement in military operations in libya. speaker john baner and other lawmakers were not so satisfied with the white house's response to questions and growing concern up here that president did not adequately consult with the congress on the ongoing efforts in libya. some lawmakers have threatened to use the power of t

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he better not layover near whoopi goldberg. >> if i meet you, i'm the granny from hell. >> reporter:and one was doable. >> reporter: other pilots could not wait to disown. >> that was not us. it wasn't us either. >> reporter: that pilot is a big man, all right. a grande of the skies. >> i'm back in houston, which is easily one of the ugliest bases. >> i'm glad i'm not a houston flight attendant. >> reporter: jeannie moos, new york. >>> still more to come, i'm sure, on that story. something a lot of people are talking about. 26 minutes past the hour now. a lot of people still talking about what we have been seeing in the casey anthony murder trial. it will be back in session this morning. her brother and mother were the latest to come to her defense. we will tell you what is on tap for today's testimony. >>> also ahead, hitting the campaign trail. michele bachmann is making plans. rl up wi movie, and see a phone call. now, we can take a classroom anywhere, hold an entire bookstore, and touch the stars. because now...there's this. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's w

broadway thoughter in manhattan and will be at the performance of oyster act" hanging out there with whoopi goldberge say why is the president doing this new york city? let's be honest, it's politics. it's part of the game. >> and you say this is not considered early in which to do so, right? >> yeah. they're all stepping up. remember, we're almost at the end of the second quarter here. the president and the republicans are piling it on with fund-raisers before the end of june. >> paul steinhauser, always good to see you. thank you soft from washington. >> thank you. >>> for the latest political news, you know exactly where to go. >>> this is your favorite part of the program, right? don't forget to choose the news story that you want to see. vote by texting 22360. text one for the new sheriff on wall street. meet the guy who is putting some of the biggest white collar criminals in wall street behind bars. text 2 for the psychic economy. and then text three for 10-year-old hero. the winning story airs next hour. >>> and the latest twist in the casey anthony trial. a statement trial. trouble with mos

obama appeared with whoopi goldberg on broadway and spoke to a gay and lesbian group. he didn't specifically endorse same-sex marriage but said gay couples deserve the same legal rights as everyone. >> why i ordered federal agencies to extend the same benefits to straight couples and gay couples. where we will keep fighting until the law no longer -- >> marriage? >> marriage, marriage! >> i heard you guys. >> in all, last night, the president raised about $4 million. >>> first lady michelle obama moved on this morning. yesterday in south africa she joined bishop desmond tutu with push-ups with children at a soccer club. not too bad. >>> here is a look at the weather with marysol castro. >> happy friday to the first lady. she's got some serious guns. love her. >>> good morning, everyone, at home. severe weather ripped through the northeast yesterday. take a look at th >>> going to stay nice and dry around the bay area, we do have a couple of clouds right now. that's just some patchy fog, and that's going to break up nicely. that means mostly sunny skies as we head into

whoopi goldberg was in the movie version.o be hosting this performance and is a producer of the musical. so it is going to be -- pretty interesting, i think, fund-raiser. >> sure will be. they are saying it will snarl traffic on the west side of manhattan for hours. >> no doubt. >> hey the president is coming to town. what are you going to do? >> justin bieber is performing, too. >> the president and justin bieber. i don't know if we will have more fans of -- teenage girls of justin bieber. >>> in the president's speech last night no mention of his command on the ground. man according to our sources opposed a faster withdrawal. general david petraeus. last night republican senator lindsey graham told wolf blitzer it ignored the general's needs. >> i respect the vice president but i think that we have undercut a strategy that was working. i think the 10,000 troops leave thing year is going to make this more difficult. having all the surge forces leave by next summer is going to compromise next summer. >> an editorial points ou