coming up next, willie nelson will join me live.e has a thing or twor to say about the debt battle and what americans are really worried about. willie nelson next. you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car iance. ♪ geic [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream today! [ male announcer ] chevrolet is honored to celebrate the unveiling of the washington, d.c., martin luther king jr. memorial. take your seat at the table on august 28th. >>> guess who's on the phone line? willie nelson on the phone line. he's about to talk debt with me. i know what you're thinking. willie nelson. debt? what? what prompted this conversation. this whole thing started with my colleague anderson cooper. if you were watching "360" last night, he and paul begala were talk act the house debt vote yesterday. pa

he's a -- >> i love that willie nelson has your e-mail account. >> i live a weird but blessed life.ero. i'm from austin. if you don't belief in willie and you're from austin -- >> who doesn't believe in willie. >> i talked to rand paul and we'll play that in just a moment, and he says, we were willing to compromise. we compromised willing do raise the debt ceiling. that wasn't really a compromise by republicans. that wasn't really a democratic issue, was it? >> for a lot of republicans, anderson, it actually was. and you and me and paul may scratch our heads over that but a lot of these guys ran on not raising the debt ceiling and a lot of them, particularly in the house, viewed themselves as replacing people who were willing to lose to vote for obama care and willing to lose to not raise the debt ceiling and we may say that's not how washington worked but they genuinely believed it. paul being from austin, that's where you can get the burger between the two krispy kreme donuts. i think that's the satan's sandwich. >> is that fair? we were willing to compromise and raise the debt ce

the book is called willie nelson, an epic life. it is not the most readable book in the world because i think what joe does is give us the name of their but in the world who had anything to do with willie nelson, but given the fact that willie nelson is one of the more, is cleared one of the great entertainers of our time, and he's really an icon and a unique type of individual. because of who he is. and his entertainment qualities spirit in vermont where it seem all of this country he brings just a huge range of people. most singers won't appeal to this group of people or that group of people. willie brings them all together. i think that is a lot to do with his personality and the decency as a human being. is gentleness. is a very gentle man. is decency has been just a very, very strong supporter of rural america, family farmers. so people are interested about learning the life of god was born -- his family migrated to texas, he worked in the cotton fields. he grew up very,

and the book is called "willie nelson: an epic life." it is not the most readable book in the world because i think what joe does is give us the name of everybody in the world who had anything to do with willie nelson. but given the fact that willie nelson is one of the more, is clearly one of the great entertainers of our time and he's really an icon and a unique type of individual because of who he is and his entertainment qualities. in vermont where i've seen him a number of times, all over this country, he brings together just a huge range of people. you know, most singers will appeal to this group of people, that group of people. willie brings them all together, and i think that has a lot to do with his personality, his decency as a human being, his gentleness, he's a very gentle man. his decency, he's been just a very, very strong supporter of rural america family farmers. so if people are interested in learning about the life of a guy who was born in arkansas, his family migrated to texas, you know, he worked in the cotton fields,

willie nelson. willie nelson, yes, indeed. you heard me right.weighing in on the debt battle and he has something to say to our lawmakers including what normal americans are really worried about. don't miss it. >> also ahead, millions of people are on the brink of starvation. you have seen these images of starving children. right now, not only are terrorists keeping them from food, but there are reports that women are being targeted and raped. we will take you to the frontlines in this exclusive report ahead. but coming up next, horrifying in uh details on that attack on a fan in dodger stadium and a key witness to the beeting has suddenly died. [ car door closing ] [ man ] ooooch! hot seat! hot! hot! hot! [ male announcer ] time to check your air conditioning? come to meineke now and get a free ac system check and a free cooler with paid ac service. meineke. we have the coolest customers. >>> the more we are learning ability the brutal beating of a man, just wearing a san francisco giants t-shirt on opening day at l.a. dodgers stadium, the more

but i've known him for a lot of years, that's willie nelson. the book called "willie nelson and the epic life." it's not the most readable book in the world. i think what joe does is give us the name of everybody in the world who had anything to do with willie nelson. but given the fact that willie nelson is one of the more -- he's clearly one the great entertainers of our time. and he's really iconic and a unique type of individual. because of who he is. and his entertainment qualities in vermont where i've seen him a number of times all over the country. we brings together just a huge range of people. most singers will appeal to this group of people, or that group of people. really brings him altogether. i think that has a lot to do with his personality, his decency as a human being. he's a strong man and strong supporter of rural america. if people are interested about learning about the life of a guy that was born in arkansas, migrated to texas, he worked in the cotton fields, you know, he grew up very, very poor. and he has a unique tie, i

series during a homestand for the first time since 2008..and the >>> got to get up there to see willie nelson. maybe he can do something for the local teen. >> he can come up with a song. >> a lot of people will be turning to that if they don't start winning soon. >> giants have to face the facts. they weren't nearly as good as they were last year. during the home stand for the first time since 2008, and the latest loss in first place. down 1-0 to pitt burg in the 1st inning. pablo homered. that's the giant's 19th straight solo home run. tieing a major league record set by the phillies in 1913. third inning, andrew watched this ball leave the yard. that goes 450 feet. scored four runs today. 4 1/3, gave up four earned runs and walked four. pittsburgh put it away. giants go 3-7 on the home stand. sanchez has given away starts. and chris young rocket to double to deep left. one run scores. the dbacks win 6-3. what does it mean tonight? the giants fall out of first place. the diamondbacks are in first for the first time since june 24. a's and blue jays. deep for a grand slam to make it 6-3 toron

i really like what willie nelson said, or at least he was quoted as saying, the american people are more concerned about a ceiling over their head than raising the debt ceiling. we know we need to do both. i was pleased to hear the president talk about jobs and infrastructure, to talk about how we create jobs to meet the needs of the american people. some of his suggestions have strong support in our caucus, whether it's infrastructure, rebuilding our country, whether it is make it in america, he cede made in america, steny, mr. hoyer will talk to us about make it in america, and when he talked about the f.a.a. bill which we'll talk more about now. everybody has been intensely involved in this discussion on debt. the american people's top priority is the creation of jobs. we have crossed the grid from that important discussion, interesting that it was something that the republicans did not have the votes to pass, we remind members that they took the step to pull us from the brink of default even though they did not, were not happy about the legislation but what was good about it was it's

. >> it's from the e-mail from willie nelson. >>> still around, coming up, kentucky's junior senator, rand paul, plans to vote "no." why he's not willing to compromise on the debt ceiling. he said he's willing to compromise. we'll figure it out. >>> and a moment everyone, no matter which party could embrace, congressman gabby giffords to cast her vote. debbie wasserman schultz joins us with a behind-the-scenes look. memories, or getting lost in a good book. we'll always cook dinner, and cheer for our favorite team. we'll still go to meetings, make home movies, and learn new things. but how we do all this, will never be the same. and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief right to the site of your tough pain. ♪ in fact, it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. extra strength pain relief, twice as fast. [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the down

. >> it's from the e-mail from willie nelson. >>> still around, coming up, kentucky's junior senator, rand paul, plans to vote "no." why he's not willing to compromise on the debt ceiling. he said he's willing to compromise. we'll figure it out. >>> and a moment everyone, no matter which party could embrace, congressman gabby giffords to cast her vote. debbie wasserman schultz joins us with a behind-the-scenes look. >>> more on tonight's breaking news on the debt deal. the latest, the house voted to pass the agreement reached yesterday by president obama congressional leaders. final vote, 269-161. liberal democrats for the most part and tea party republicans joining in opposition. house majority liter eric canter downplayed this. >> i feel like we accomplished a lot by passing that bill. it is the beginning of a process but we'll change it. it also, i think, sends a signal that we can work together to try to produce results and right now it's about trying to address this economy so people can get back to work. >> the bill raises the debt ceiling through the end of 2012, calling for mo

i really liked what willie nelson said or at least he was quoted as saying, american people are more concerned about a ceiling over their heads than raising the debt ceiling. we know we need to do both. i was very pleased to hear the president pivot to jobs and to talk about infrastructure, to talk about how we create jobs to meet the needs of the american people. some of his suggestions have very strong support in our caucus, whether it's infrastructure, rebuilding our country, whether it's make it in america. he said made in america, steny. mr. hoyer will be talking to us about made in america when we talk about the faa bill, which we'll talk more about now. everybody has been intensely involved in this discussion on debt. the american people's top priority is the creation of jobs. we have crossed the bridge from that important discussion. interesting that it was something that the republicans did not have the votes to pass. i'm proud of my members that they took the step to pull us from the brink of default even though they did not -- were not happy about the legislation, but what

. >> it's from the e-mail from willie nelson. >>> still around, coming up, kentucky's junior senator, rand paul, plans to vote "no." why he's not willing to compromise on the debt ceiling. he said he's willing to compromise. we'll figure it out. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? but not in my neighborhood. ♪ [ female announcer ] we're throwing away misperceptions about natural gas vehicles. more of the vehicles that fuel our lives use clean american natural gas today. it costs about 40 percent less than gasoline, so why aren't we using it even more? start a conversation about using more natural gas vehicles in your community. >>> and a moment everyone, no matter which party could embrace, congressman gabby giffords to cast her vote. debbie wasserman schultz joins us with a behind-the-scenes look. >>> more on tonight's breaking news on the debt deal. the l

farm aid by willie nelson, john mellencamp and neil young. it has helped family farmers.mellencamp about the new focus and small local farmers need the most help right now. we've got that coming up. a really good piece. >> yeah. >> but first, your plastic credit cards may soon be a thing of the past. it is now possible to use a smart phone to pick the thiay f things you buy in a store. >> molly wood of c-net. >> reporter: look closely. it's not a card. it's a cell phone. are you the only person in town that can do that? jim mccarthy is betting that this is your future. your phone will be your wallet. and you'll use it not a credit card when shopping in stores. >> the phone has really become the wallet. >> mccarthy, a director at visa, says he and competitors at mastercord and american express are moving from the credit card business into the mobile payment business. >> don't think of it as plastic but with a set of control thes never had before. >> controls that he insists make it safe for you use your cell phone to pay. >> so if someone was to steel stale it and counterf

. >> we both like country western, we both like willie nelson. of a wine and cheese, i'm more of a hick. >> two great people who want you to check out the elizabeth house in oakland. >>> it's high school football time. so it's time to vote for your favorite match up. we will announce the winner thursday. you decide our game of the week on ktvu.com. voting ends thursday 5:00 p.m. >>> well it was not ideal golf weather for today's final round of the canadian women's open. the rain was coming downside ways but lincecum says she's singing to calm herself and it seems to work. this is lincecum's approach at the seventh hole. you have to like that it's a birdie. defending champion, the canadian open michelle wi. check out michelle's birdie on 16th here. wi ties lincecum at 13-under par. on the very next hole things were different. secondshot on the 16th. that goes into the old creek. michelle bogeys the hole. and felt that before. britney lincecum pars the 18th to win by one. it's her second victory of the l pga series. >>> the coach's son, nick single

really what willie nelson said or he was quoted as saying, american people are more concerned about a ceiling over their heads than raising the debt ceiling. >> reporter: when congress returns from its summer recess, they plan to raise -- >>> the dow jones industrial average lost 265 points dropping more than 2%. the nasdaq was off 75 points a loss of 2-3/4%. >>> deputies are investigating a shooting inen an unincorporated area near san leandro early this morning that left a man wounded. it surrounded in an attempt to steal these marijuana plants that were growing on the side of a home. ktvu's allie rasmus tell us why a man accused of stealing those marijuana plants is being let off the hook. >> reporter: this is what the man was after. he was trying to steal several marijuana plants from the back of the home. but the owner of those plants had a security system in place. >> well the alarm that he had set up near his marijuana plants was a great aid in letting him know someone was there. >> reporter: a sign on the back of the home also tells people there are security cameras here. poli

that was written a long time before willie nelson. just one more spin and full from -- spoonful from near the end. wyatt earp and josephine marcus from a jewish family in san francisco lived as husband and wife for nearly 50 years. the couple was a classic case of opposite temperaments complemented each other. wyatt irk was quiet and reserved and his wife was fiery. they remained devoted to each other to the end. that end came in los angeles a few minutes past 8:00 in the morning on january 13th, 1929. the old lawmen died quietly as josie wrote in her published recollections, my darling had breathed his last dying peacefully without a struggle like a baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. i wouldn't let him go. finally they had to drag me away. i had gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those days in tombstone so long ago. included in his pallbearers were movie heroes william hart and, next. his ashes were buried in a jewish cemetery south of san francisco. when jody died in 1944

a lot of you still tweeting me about willie nelson yesterday. >>> wolf blitzer with our cnn equals politicsate here. wolf, let's begin with a big day for the president tomorrow. the big a-0. . >> he is going to be 50 years old. you really can see he's aged over the past 2 1/2, 3 years as president of the united states. have you seen, brooke, the pictures of him three years ago and the pictures of him now. >> a lot more gray. >> he's under a lot of pressure and working hard and the stress, i've covered a lot of presidents and it really has an impact. they're working day and night. you're working really hard and you've got a lot of responsibility and a lot of authority that you have to deal with and it has an impact. he will celebrate his 50th birthday where else but in chicago tonight with his friends, but a lot of political fund-raising going on. two separate events. a big one for about 1,500 people who will pay a minimum of $50. and a much smaller dinner, that's the maximum fund-raising $35,800 a ticket for one dinner. some of it goes to his campaign and some of it goes to the democratic p

that was written a long time before willie nelson.[laughter] i think just one more spoonful from very near the end of that century that we chronical, and it's called simply adios, wyatt. wyatt earp and a jewish prominent girl from san fransisco lived as husband and life for nearly 50 years. they were a classic case of opposite temperments complements each other. they remained devoted to each other until the end. for earp that end came in los angeles a few minutes past eight in the morning on january 13th, 1929. the old lawman died quietly. as josey later wrote, my darling had breathed his last dying peacefully without a struggle like a baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. i wouldn't let him go. finally they had to drag me away. i had gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those days at tombstone so long ago. including among earp's pallbearers was william s. hart and tom mix. his ashes were buried south of san fransisco and when josey died in 1944, she was laid to rest with her hu

that was written a long time before willie nelson. [laughter] i think just one more spoonful from very near the end of that century that we chronicle. and it's called simply, "adios, wyatt." wyatt earp and josephine, sarah marcus, a girl from a prominent jewish family in san francisco lived as husband and wife for nearly 50 year. the couple was a classic case of opposite temperaments complementing each other. we were was quiet and reserved while his wife was fiery. still, josie and wyatt remained devoted to each other until the end. for earp that end came in los angeles just a few minute past eight in the morning on january 13, 1929. the old lawman died quietly. as josie later wrote in her published recollections, my darling had breathed his last, dying peacefully without a struggle like a baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. i wouldn't let him go. they finally had to drag me away. i had gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those day at tombstone so long ago. included among ear

. -- you have johnathan, willie nelson, queen latifah. through pisa, italy. and we went for -- amy winehouse was in london. that's the last record she ever made. >> jimmy: that's heartbreaking, huh? that she's not with us anymore. >> it was an amazing experience. we went all over the world to record with these artists, where they live. >> jimmy: but that's wild. and you're doing a cool thing with the amy winehouse song, which is "body and soul." >> right, right, it's wonderful. >> jimmy: you're going to release it early? >> well, we're releasing it early because her father wants to teach all the young people in the world to stay away from very hard drugs, you know? and so we're doing a -- he's creating a foundation and the record that i made with her -- the royalties that i'm supposed to get and put in the bank, we're going to forget about that and put it to that foundation. >> jimmy: oh my gosh. >> so that's [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's very, very cool of you to do that. you're a gentleman, as always. >> but you know -- the l

three are experts in taxes and finance, wesley snipes of new york, nicolas cage of california, and willie nelsonas. >> all right. time now for your political tickle with tim farley host of morning briefing from washington. you're in washington? >> yes, indeed, i am, sir. >> were you at the debate? >> no, i was covering it here. i was anchoring coverage from the studios. the megaplex here in washington, d.c. >> what do you think? >> you know, you go into this, it's like a football game, ali, you're watching during the night and you're seeing all the different plays and saying, the guard pulled on this play. look at how he avoided that interception. at the end of the game all anyone cared about was the score. going into it mitt romney was in first place and coming out of it i think mitt romney was in first place. he didn't get damaged too much. there was a fight between tim pawlenty and -- well, not a literal fight, but back and forth between tim pawlenty and michele bachmann. and there was also a bit of scrap between rick santorum and ron paul over whether or not the united states is imperial or

i wouldn't say that he's a good friend i've known him for many years and that is willie nelson, and the book is called glen olson and ethical life and that is by joe nick. it's not the most readable book in the world because i think what he does is give the name everybody in the world, but given the fact that will nelson is clearly one of the great entertainers of our time, and he is really an icon and a unique type of individual because of cushiest this and his entertainment qualities in vermont where i've seen him a number of times all over this country he brings together just a huge range of people. most singers will appeal to this group of people or the corporate people; willie brings them all together and i think that has a lot to do with his personality, his decency as a human being. his gentleness, he's a very gentle man, his decency is just the very, very strong support of the world american family so if people are interested in learning about the life of a guy who was born in arkansas cummins family migrated to texas, he, you know, he worked in the cotton fields, he grew up ver

i like what willie nelson said. the american people are more concerned about a ceiling over their heads and raising the debt ceiling. we know we need to do both. i was pleased to hear the president talk about infrastructure and how we create jobs to meet the needs of the american people. some of his suggestions have strong support in our caucus, whether it is infrastructure, rebuilding our country, make it in america. and when he talked about the bill which we will talk more about now. again, everybody has been intensely involved on this discussion. the american people's top priority is jobs. we have crossed the bridge. interesting it was something the republicans did not have the votes to pass. i am proud of our members that we took this step to polis from the brink of default even though they did not -- were not happy about the legislation. what was good about it is it is over and now it is time to talk about jobs. a person who has been a leader in beating the drum, he will tell you more about it. >> thank you. le

>> i would love to have him take willie nelson, kyra.s been on cnn talking about how he thinks that the whole debt ceiling negotiations were just ridiculous because people actually care about having a ceiling over their heads. he might take perhaps a student whose loans are going to be a lot more expensive thank you to the tea party is what i was trying to say earlier. again. bye. >> dana? >> well, i think -- i don't think he should take anybody. in fact, i think he should stay home because isn't this entire tour being financed by the tax payer? we don't have that kind of money to spend. if he wants to spend his own money like he did on his big 40 grand birthday party, so be it. i don't think we can afford to foot the bill, so stay home. keep everyone else there with him. >> pete? >> there are so many people i would like to see him bring, dean baker and i would like to see him bring captain planet if he's available and maybe he can bring reverend wright and bill ayers. that would be entertaining. >> we would love to roll camera on that.

that was written a long time before willie nelson. i think just one more spoonful. very near the end of that century that we chronicled. it is called simply adios why it. white shirt and josephine, grow from a prominent jewish family in san francisco lived as husband and wife for nearly 50 years. the couple was the classic case of opposite temperaments complementing each other. herb was quiet and reserved, while his wife was fiery. still, they remained devoted to each other to the end. perp, that end came in los angeles just a few minutes past 8:00 a.m. on january 13th 1929. the old lawman died quietly. jersey later wrote in her published recollections, my darling had breached his last, dying peacefully without a struggle like a baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. i would not let him go. he finally had to drag me away. i had gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those days it tombstone so long ago. included among his honorary pallbearers were cowboy movie heroes william s. hart and tom next. his ashes were bu

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that was written a long time before willie nelson. i think just one more spoonful.very near the end of that century that we chronicled. it is called simply adios why it. white shirt and josephine, grow from a prominent jewish family in san francisco lived as husband and wife for nearly 50 years. the couple was the classic case of opposite temperaments complementing each other. herb was quiet and reserved, while his wife was fiery. still, they remained devoted to each other to the end. perp, that end came in los angeles just a few minutes past 8:00 a.m. on january 13th 1929. the old lawman died quietly. jersey later wrote in her published recollections, my darling had breached his last, dying peacefully without a struggle like a baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. i would not let him go. he finally had to drag me away. i had gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those days it tombstone so long ago. included among his honorary pallbearers were cowboy movie heroes william s. hart and tom next. his ashes were bur

that was written a long time before willie nelson. i think just one more spoonful. very near the end of that century that we chronicled. it is called simply adios why it. white shirt and josephine, grow from a prominent jewish family in san francisco lived as husband and wife for nearly 50 years. the couple was the classic case of opposite temperaments complementing each other. herb was quiet and reserved, while his wife was fiery. still, they remained devoted to each other to the end. perp, that end came in los angeles just a few minutes past 8:00 a.m. on january 13th 1929. the old lawman died quietly. jersey later wrote in her published recollections, my darling had breached his last, dying peacefully without a struggle like a baby going to sleep. i don't know how long i continued to hold him in my arms. i would not let him go. he finally had to drag me away. i had gone with him on every trail he had ever taken since those days it tombstone so long ago. included among his honorary pallbearers were cowboy movie heroes william s. hart and tom next. his ashes were bu

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. >> queen latifah, willie nelson, john mayer. >> this is called duet 2.ouse. >> that's right. >> i believe you're the last person to perform with her. >> yeah. that was the last record she made. >> what was the experience like? >> it was great. she sang beautiful. when everybody hears that record, it's actually what's going to happen is that we're putting it ahead of the album and it's going to be a foundation that her father started to teach all the young children not to take drugs. and all the royalties of the record will go to that. >> we wanted to do a little something to mark your birthday. the official birthday party happens at the mets a little later on. but take a look at this, to be any, just from us to you. >> oh, my gosh. >> wish you a very happy birthday. >> beautiful. thank you very much. >> picture of your album is on the top of this cake there. >> great. >> thank you very much. >> tony, can you sign it? >> he said that to me once, tony. >> she's the only one that fell for it. >> i come between you and the cake. >> we love you, pal. happy bi