. >> a coast like this costs about $14 elaine johnson shares five secrets. >> they can be as beautiful and succulent as one of the fancy guys >> stuff your roast for added flavor. make mix a cup of pinno noir with dried fig, fresh thyme, and sugar, then stuff each slit. secret two, tie the roast. >> over the hand. flip it over. tuck it under. >> season it with olive oil, pepper, salt and thyme, splatter it all over the roast. sear it so it has a nice color before transferring into a baking pan. then pour the bottle of the pinot noir into the pan with garlic. add to the pan and bake at 325 for two and a half hours. put in the rest and and bake, then you're almost done. >> that fork just slides in. >> the secret is make the gravy. take the sauce from the pan. heat it on the stove. >> we're going to add thyme. i like using thyme both during cooking and at the end. >> serve with a creamy polena and cooked greens. also you can save with a lamb shoulder roast and beef ross rib coast. >> big savings >> we have posted recipes on our story on abc7 news.com. >> that looks good. >> now i'm ready

thanks elaine. ffs. the law. the law. the law the law the lot of. the law. both. the pole the law. told. the law. the law. the law. the law the law the law is. the player in the was picked up the deaf ear and the ideology that praise it is as the pole of the law there was to hide the war and the law is a big box of parts of the day the days that would make the laws once the law the lawyer law the law. the lot of the polling the analysis the logic. the logic of. the law molin. the even of them the cause of the decision and then leave it. to the mission. to keep. the economy going to be the limit to what the because of the fall and the fun of the plentiful comic mcclim comics it was the last poll the law and the law applied the law. la. la la. la . plus i was a new alert animation scripts scare me a little bit. there is breaking news tonight and they are continuing to follow the breaking news making. the alexander family cry tears of the war and a great things out there that there had to be either read or get a quart of water on the ground alive there's a story made for a movie is pl

and elaine stewart burgess weighed in as well. there are other more serious issues that need our attention. i'm proud to call you friend. so people there supporting him fred. >> so the president came out and made the other that everyone should lower the flag but it wasn't an order where there was a penalty behind it. he is not going to be reprimanded. it is more of a guideline than a mandate. lyinden johnson did it. and bill clinton did it for the prime minister of israel. but his sheriff doesn't think that it should be an honor for nelson mandela. >> over seas nuclear inspectors are in iran today. iran is denying it is trying to build a nuclear weapon. cnn has more. >> reporter: this one day inspection of this heavy water reactor is over. iran says it is not going to shut it down and not part of the secret weapons program and inspectors are welcome to see for themselves. iran is not after nuclear weapons. iran's invitation for the iaea to visit it's heavy water reactor is part of that campaign. this is the third visit to the reac

these roles but auntie elaine khodorkovsky is completed his case was politically motivated is protected by the european court of human rights. it found no evidence that the political activities of those involved were relevant. as many will not topple position the dismal officials ruled that challenges what not related to political life and have a filthy coal. the professor of law. helmand is a historic multitude of us just been too many he thinks that still enough to change the perception of khodorkovsky in the west. a portion of the worst human rights groups even to the overall cost to themselves those posts on people to catch the interest of all legal rights over co workers. of course in russia and ukraine and told you about increasing rich people talk about. may her parole board today he hoped will call because he is good in the west now has new shoes for a walk to the indian idol dollars worth of assets which will come true. true maturity into western and western real estate sold. won't we. he gave it his confirmation vote in the overtime onto the walls needed. we're covering all as

elaine quijano is with us. elaine, good morning. >> good morning to you, jeff. the distressed ship is carrying more than 74 passengers and crew. part tour boat part research vessel. it was on a month-long voyage to explore one of the most frozen continents when it ran into trouble. less than three weeks passengers are experiencing a different kind of addventureadventure. >> we surviving id but we can't get through. >> reporter: on board the stuck ship they're from the british newspaper "the guardian." >> there we go. the beginning of the exciting trek. >> reporter: the russian-made vessel is operated by a private tour company based in new zealand. they set sail on december 8th. headed toward commonwealth bay, on the art art cano torous for its sea ice. >> we just made it to antarctica. >> why haven't we crush through it. >> i don't know. >> reporter: they even visited the hut he used still preserved in the ice. >> this is actually where the main table was. >> the modern-day truckers had lest the hut and were trailing toward the magnetic south pole when their tra

in the world that they speak i don't meet elaine wish that were speaking of course in its. different transformation and it is it world heritage. and there were no law really nor no reason to put it to disappear pollution to slaughter people religious basis and now to a thirteen nuns and sickly workers from the most of the. monastery indonesian descent to take love when s. thirty who was hussein some particular disciple of simple and you put the blame squarely on the rebels and it turns out that of course they do it they have done it and they appeared on the video is such a shame to do so and what do you think the curious going forward for syria how do you see it becoming peaceful again i think that if the international community and especially those countries were fueling this for you and just to stop to send for them fighters to finance them and those foreign fighters a lot of men fight the terrorists from the. faction if they stop to fuel these for you we will have the opportunities that syrian people will come one to another and we make we make a log negotiation and a pe

many in russia believes goals he broke the lol that was why he was sent to jail a stroll but auntie elaine the other rock this year has been the deadliest since two thousand and four people were killed in the first eight days of this month and the entire month of december last year and is estimated that more than sixty six hundred people have been killed since the beginning of twenty thirteen as according to figures based on security and medical resources. one community that's been feeling the brunt of that sectarian divide is the city of her cook. bart's it was the captain not travel to the embattled town to find out how iraqis are coping with this daily violence. i did. the report is supposed to be over. tourists come in different story. he announced and confusion. the aftermath of the limited at the last year into two. lucy has been to school tomorrow will worry the symbol for the country's most intractable woes escalating violence the conflict among ethnic and the difference in the fight over the last resort. there was our first challenge group of kurdish soldiers agreed to take a sain

elaine. time has a new alert animation scripts scare me a little. leak there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news even. alexander's family cry tears of joy and embracing sather that there has to be adequate render in a court of law found alive there's a story made sort of movies playing out in real life. and. i would rather as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r.t. question for. and anti-government protesters violently dispersed by riot police in a stamp well as a corruption scandal shakes up turkey's ruling elite where reports from the heart of the unrest. federal judge in new york declares the n.s.a.'s bulk collection of phone data to be lawful directly contradicting a court opinion from washington d.c. that mass surveillance violates the constitution also in the program. we actually asked people when they came to why do i why are you here and people told us we are spied on then i want to protect myself

elaine de la cruz okay, kudos to her for breastfeeding her child. but shame on her to use it to shame women who don't, can't or just don't have the energy to look glamorous. 99.9% of crap you see like this in the media, is all a fantasy for us real hard working women. not every household has a multi million dollar income. she is an idiot for posting crap like this expecting to get "oooo's and awww's from women" get real gisele! >> reporter:jenny bennett the debate for me is the fact she calls this multitasking, seriously, she is sitting in a chair while others get her ready, and she is feeding her child. true multitasking would be getting yourself ready while feeding your child. this is not multitasking! >> reporter:denise ortega i don't feel this photo is "elitist", as mentioned in the article. this mom just happens to be a model!! she is taking time to feed her baby.the best way possible for the child.and she isn't leaving the baby home with a nanny to take care of her! good job, mom!! you should be proud >> pam: still ahead-- >> pam: the amazing

elaine. time has a new alert animation scripts scare me a little. league there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news even. alexander's family cry tears of the wife and him great things out there that there has to be adequate brander in a court of law found alive there's a story made sort of movies playing out in real life. and. i would rather as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question for. this month marks the one hundred year anniversary of president woodrow wilson signing of the federal reserve act creating one of the most powerful and secretive institutions in the united states and the decisions made by the fed's board of governors have proven to have profound implications for the global economy so what exactly is behind the curtain of the federal reserve joining us now is jim burst director of the film money for nothing inside the federal reserve available this month on d.v.d. thank you so

i spoke earlier with elaine listener director of the male contraception information project. i first asked her why we haven't seen a male birth control already. yet when it's not about the biology it's about politics it's about money it's about sociology. i tend to hear. well it's a lot easier to scotland in june and millions of sperm. well that's true if you're taking the same approach in men as has been taken in women which is to try to check things off i'm only on that is difficult to buy. men are different than women in the sperm all alone. it was all too common astana or so. this approach that's been in the news and some other coaches try to get a lot more targeted can't stop it from him that one spot. now that's a fair it's not rocket science scientifically but the problem is that happened and the scale of investment necessary. there have been a lot of studies like this one in the news where someone got a three thousand two hundred thousand dollars to try something out and it worked by twenty twenty ago now it takes several million dollars to actually take the steps to

elaine. ukraine's president says any talks on a deal with the e.u. must involve russia that's the prolonged approach european rallies are continuing to disrupt the government and the already crippled economy. the honeymoon is over. the country's allowing same sex marriages. in less than a week. we've been married and we've been on the. it's bad. relationship people in croatia vote in a referendum for good we look at setbacks for gay rights in different countries. going on the co-founder of the fall sharing website the pirate bay is reportedly being held in solitary confinement to be.

elaine quijano looks at whether science backs up her concerns. >> reporter: 29-year-old brianna brayton has worked as a nurse at lancaster general hospital in central pennsylvania since 2008. earlier this fall her employer required brayton to receive a flu vaccine. >> i want to look in to anything that's going in to my body. any pharmaceutical has side effects and we all know that. >> reporter: brayton the mother of a 19-month-old son is flee months pregnant with her second child. she has had two miscarriages in the past year. and worried the flu vaccine could complicate her pregnancy. she offered to wear a mask but refused to taked vaccine. and was subsequently fired. >> i know i'm in the minority. and so it's frustrating to me to be forced to do something that you're not comfortable. >> reporter: the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists urges pregnant women to receive a flu vaccine. it advises on its website, flu vaccination is an essential element of prenatal care. no study to date has shown an adverse consequence of flu vaccine in pregnant women, or their offspring. d

elaine quijano is at the crossroads of the world. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony, norah, our viewers out west. the barricades are up the pens are all set. now we just need the people. when those crowds arrive later tonight, they are expected to face temperatures in the 20s with windchills in the teens. nevertheless organizers are still expecting about a million people to pour into the streets in and around times square here. when those crowds do arrive they will find some tight security. no trash cans in times square and people will not be allowed to bring in any backpacks. the nypd will be using radiation detectors and hand-held metal detectors to check people for explosives and other dangerous devices. in addition, counterterrorism helicopters will be surveying the scene from the air. officials say there is no specific threat. as for the ball drop itself u.s. supreme court justice sonja sotomayor will lead the 6 60-second countdown. she is a proud new yorker who grew up in the bronx. also this year, a modern twist

for "cbs this morning," elaine quijano, key largo, florida. >> this is extraordinary stuff that's going on i mean, what they're doing down there. >> incredible pictures. i'm glad they got the funding they need to continue to do the scientific work. all right. we'll be back. you're watching "cbs this morning." >>> hope you had great the hands that drive a subaru... ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors kids, and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> good morning, it's 8:55. i'm michelle griego with your kpix 5 headlines. >>> bart's two biggest unions are working on a lawsuit against the transit agency over their contract dispute. the "san francisco examiner" reports a union official said a suit could be filed this week. the issue

elaine is here. good morning. >> good morning. the target ceo says the issue at the center of the data sweep has been identified and eliminated. the lawsuits alleged the company could have done something sooner to prevent the incident from happening. less than one week after target revealed that 40 million debit and credit card accounts may have been impacted outraged customers across the country are filing multiple lawsuits againsts the retail giant. over the weekend, target offered 10% discounts and free credit monitoring services who's customers who's bank cards may have been compromised. may be too little too late. a post on the security blog claim as many of those stolen cards have been flooding underground black markets in recent weeks selling in batches of 1 million cards and going from $20 to more than $100 per card. despite target efforts to strengthen confidence, holiday shoppers aren't taking any chances. >> i'm using cash because i heard about this and needed to bye something. >> banks are also cautious. jp morgan chas

norah and jeff. >> thank you, elaine. i don't know how it shakes out, but the traffic has been awful. >> it was awful in september and awful again recently. yes. >> and nothing makes people angrier than sitting in traffic for more than two hours. >> and now to this story, remember the american teacher who was shot and killed in benghazi libya? well, he will be laid to texas in austin. he was gunned down two years ago today on the deadly assault at the benghazi assault. and now her widow is coming forward and she has surprising words for the attackers. anna werner has the stor riy. >> reporter: anita the smith and her husband ronnie moved to benghazi on a journey of faith with their infant faith and they wanted to bring about peace. >> we knew beforehand that libya is not safe and we still wanted to go somewhere, where we wanted to bless the people. >> reporter: did you feel like you were a target there? >> over time, i did not feel unsafe. once we start theed to really knowing our neighbors and them taking us into their h

. >> reporter: it really ticked off elaine in this classic "seinfeld" episode when she thought this diner would only hire well endowed waitresses. >> you know what? that's discriminatory. >> reporter: turns out it wasn't lookism. it was nepotism. >> they are my daughters. >> oh. >> reporter: beauty bias cuts both ways. >> i was fired because my boss thought i was too attractive. >> reporter: which brings us to fort dodge, iowa, and fields of opportunities. america's heart land for some twisted matters of the heart. >> all she wanted to do was be a dental assistant. >> steve is melissa's high school sweetheart. they are married with two children. >> she job shadowed there, everything fell into place. she loved her job. >> reporter: 34 yeerltd melissa was the dental assistant for dr. james knight, by the dentist's side eight hours a day. for a decade. >> it was a fun working environment. >> reporter: how did you view dr. knight? >> i viewed him as a father figure. as a dad. >> reporter: he was your mentor, right? >> very much so. >> reporter: how much did the two of you get. >> when we had

and the honorable elaine chow, former secretary of labor under president george h.w. bush. and also president of united way and director at the peace corps. we also have rachel sklar, founder of the list, a web community supporting women in technology. also a founding editor at both huffington post and mediaite. got to pick a bone with you on mediaite. >> nothing at all. >> this young lady right here, who you may have seen before, melissa harris perry, host of msnbc's "melissa harris perry" on right after this show at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. welcome, all of you. i've been so excited about this panel. thank you so much for braving the snow and copping oming out to me. i have a new ceo at gm, mission accomplished, we're all set! don't have to worry about it anymore. this is a thing i always push back on, the feeling of mission accomplished, we have one person. the fact is that there are -- there can be more than just one. it was written how there are many men with lots of personalities and one woman, the woman version of the man's thing. and i think that this is, as you said

long-time customer elaine sampson drove from sacramento. >> very sad. this is the only shoe store in the bay area that i can get shoes at that i know of. >> it's going to change the fabric a little bit, the whole fabric has already started changing. >> reporter: fred's leasing his store to a brewery. >> it's going to go from shoes to booze report and uptown -- to booze. >> reporter: and uptown oakland has gone in that direction, more hip and young. restaurants, bars, and nightclubs have transformed telegraph avenue and broadway. the "new york times" even named oakland one of the top places to visit because of the new eateries. >> booming and booming and it's lovely and it's wonderful. >> reporter: wonderful for some. bad for others. >> the city has just gone down. i think oakland seems to have lost its soul. >> reporter: fred says the city overpromoted the new businesses. >> there's no viability in this city for daytime retail. i don't know what the people are thinking down at city hall. >> reporter: it's not the store but the people and relationships f

you can't have an elaine situation where you regift to the person who gave you the gift or someone knows the person who gave you the gift. >> that's true. >> obviously free. got it for free and says this came for free, you can't regift that. >> i really believe -- melissa: it could be embarrassing. >> but i believe it's the thought that counts. the fact that -- >> regift is thoughtless. no, it is thoughtless. >> not at all. melissa: you don't want it, here take this. >> no not at all. not at all. let me tell you -- >> waste not, want not. >> i will admit this to the world. i have over 300 ties. i get, maybe not today i will get a compliment on my tie. >> i love it. >> but i get, i get compliments on my ties. you're melting me, stop. i'm getting compliments on my ties all the time. so i'm giving out some of my favorite ties. melissa: your old ties? this is a new low. you're giving out used ties? >> wear them first. they will be worth even more. melissa: our viewers tweeted in, one, larry said avoid anything monogrammed. you should check the ties. maybe sure none have your name on them. ot

. >> elaine knight wrote us she got a dan quayle wristwatch and has it and it runs backwards. is there sort of an expiration date on dan quayle, gene? >> not if that they're good. >> does the question literally mean it runs backwards? >> yeah, i think it's a gag gift. because there are ironic gifts to spite your issues with that question. >> so the dan quayle watch goes backwards. >> you get it? it's not a good watch. >> that sounds -- it sounds -- >> the way he wasn't -- >> so what was the question about this terrible watch. sorry? >> the question from the person? >> yes. >> the person was just saying -- >> i have a terrible watch. >> can you still make dan quayle jokes. >> oh, if it's true, you can pass on the information. but i wouldn't say that's a joke. >> you know -- >> like when a comedian wants to talk about a movie that's been out for 30 years. hey, i rented this movie last night. and then we get to do the joke. i don't know. she needs to find a way -- >> she's just answering the question you asked, which is do you have a political gift. >> yeah. i feel like we're --

the first time one had a woman in charge of it was when elaine jones game head of the naacp legal defense fund which was one of the smallest ones. but usually women don't, whatever they're doing, the naacp be has had some chairs of the board that were women that they did all kinds of stuff. i'm a life member, so i can say that. but women get overlooked. and the gender thing is still disabling in a whole lot of ways. [applause] >> and largely the invisible in plain sight, too, because i was there -- the idea for the gary convention was from a paper by coretta scott king. nobody was interested. coretta got up there and presented a whole paper at this conference and swayed the crowd, and barack said that's what i've been talking about. so the way women get thrown out. the other thing i want to say on the education piece is that most of these women are educating themselves. they were denied, like rosa parks was denied higher education, but she educates herself. and the movement is a revolutionary school. right? that's why she's going to all these meetings and the bookstore. that's the real un

district court judge al elaine hovel drawing attention to lack of transparency on the directive and asking why. she was appointed by clinton the government appears to adopt the cavalier attitude that the president should be permitted to convey orders through the the executive branch throughout public oversight to engage in governance by secret law she says. what is in this thing? why would they be so concerned about it? it's a foreign aid directive, correct? >> it's a foreign aid directive. they are not as concerned what was in it, but setting a new precedent that the president can issue executive orders that the people can't see outside the government. you think about that. it is one thing when you talk about a standard as relates to fighting terrorism and dealing with islamist militants and fighting al qaeda online, et cetera. but when you talk about, i want to issue a directive for the state department about who it gives money to or how it gives money but no one in the public should be allowed to see it, that is not america. that is a weird place to be. and for this administration their

special thanks to all four of wyden, cardin, nelson, and to jennifer and elaine on my staff, i am appreciative. thank you. [laughter] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] http://twitter.com/cspanw [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [inaudible conversations] >> all right, welcome, everyone, to today's panel own private gulf donors and extremist rebels in syria. i direct the brookings project on u.s. relations with the islamic world. i'll be moderating today's panel. to the left is elizabeth dickinson, a gulf correspondent becaused, author of the new brookings paper: playing with fire: why rebels risk igniting conflict at home," and to her left is kris tin, an assistant professor forever comparative and regional studies at the american universities school of international service. she's also a nonresident fellow, senior fellow, at the atlantic council career center. to her leaf, tom keeting, a formal managing director for jpmorgan and scholar of terror threat financing. beth, i want to start with you. when i began to look at this issue back in 2012, i did

special thanks to all four of wyden, cardin, nelson, and to jennifer and elaine on my staff, i am appreciative. thank you. [laughter] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] http://twitter.com/cspanw [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> just a reminder if you missed any of this hearing, we will have it later for you on a -- on our program schedule. more live coverage coming up later on today. here on c-span this afternoon, a senate panel investigating ways to better inform consumers about how their personal information is handled, collected, and sold for marketing purposes. we will have that live. over on c-span three, the spend it -- senate special aging committee will look at the affordability of long-term care. witnesses this afternoon include the vice chairman of the federal commission for long-term care policy. over on c-span three. c-span2 at this hour, the senate continuing debate on a number of issues. senator mccain in arizona is talking about the federal budget agreement. before a vote on that at around 4:30 this afternoon. of course, you can fo

elaine quijano has more. >> reporter: for decades doctors recommended people over 60 start medication if their blood pressure was 140/90 or higher. after reviewing a large body of evidence, the panel says people over 60 can wait to be treated with medicine until their blood pressure reach 1/es 150/90. >> i think these guidelines are going to have a lot of impact. what they're doing is actually issuing clear numbers as targets and also when to treat. >> reporter: the panel found when it came to heart attack or stroke in those over 60 there was no clear benefit to lowering the number to 140. >> keep in mind blood pressure medication is not a benign process. there can be some side effects and there can be some negatives. >> reporter: the american heart association disagreed with the guidelines and delivered a response. with do not believe it can provide significant support in treatment. they'll be starting their own study but are not expected to issue guidelines for a few years. >> jon, i feel like this has to affect a lot of people. >> we're talking about 67 million americans who have h

elaine quijano is with us. good morning. >> good morning. the community is dealing with the aftermath of the horrific even events. they want the public to give them breathing room to mourn, reflect on the past year and remember the lives lost. one by one, victim's families spoke about how they will commemorate the anniversary. >> we will light a candle on behalf of jessie. >> we will light a candle in honor of our beautiful girl grace. >> we will light a candle for anna. >> we will light a candle for my mom. >> reporter: those interested in honoring loves ones should do so with acts of kindness. >> we hope a small measure of good may be returned to the world. >> reporter: they have unveiled a new website, mysandyhookfamily.org. it's a way of sharing communication and contact with the families of those who lost their lives that day. >> the anniversary is on saturday and newtown leaders are asking outsiders to stay out. they do not want a repeat of last year when the small town was overrun. >> the tremendous presence of physical vehicles, whic

i think putin is being totally unrealistic and his and he is elaine what i think is desirable and inevitable. russia as a senior partner, as a significant partner in europe, as a european state. this is what the issues currently are about, and they involve also the relationship with iran and others. >> into this collocated mist, add your questions. this ise they panel, -- a complicated mist, at your questions are since this is a panel, address your question to the person. say your name, affiliation, and please keep your question brief. >> thank you, george mason university. my question is for fyodor lukyanov. one often hears russian officials, analysts indicate that it is important to keep a inught and power -- assad power because of that as he is, it will be worth without him, and russia will be tracked by the jihadist that arise in syria. they will rebounded to russia itself. but if there any concern that in fact it is russian support for assad that is making russia a target of the jihadists? is russia in fact unnecessarily causing alienation in the middle east in the long run? in the long

we have to modernize analysis and defense analysis because, exactly what you said, elaine, with the volume and velocity of information, we cannot stick to the ways we used to have in the past. very conventional and traditional training and in some cases, even tools that we have. we have to change those. they are business decisions. i will tell you for us, we have made a couple of big ones. we have made big decisions in our information technology. we have made big decisions in our modernizing analysis. we are going to make other investment decisions in the world of science and technology because that is a big component of what we do. we are a huge lab and think tank rolled into one. we have access to a wide range of capabilities from darpa, the research organization. we have to make smart business decisions that take the dollars that we are given and use them as wisely as we can and ensure we are prioritizing exactly what we are being driven to prioritize by our leadership. i believe that has been very clear, but the challenge that we face is that, as clear as that can be, something else wi

special thanks to all four of wyden, cardin, nelson, and to jennifer and elaine on my staff, i am appreciative. thank you. [laughter] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] http://twitter.com/cspanw [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >>> the senate today wrapped up the work for the year by confirming several president obama's nominees including john at the irs. the chamber, this morning, also voted to advance janet yell less -- yellen to take over. she replaces ben bernanke. a vote on her nomination is scheduled for monday, january 6th. for more on congress' agenda following the christmas recess. we spoke earlier with the capitol hill. -- reporter. >>> david hawks -- mr. durbin proposed carrying over the nominationings that didn't get voted on in the past week until the new year. he was rebuffed by the republicans in is usually sort of a plain old -- courtesy that few people notice. it suggests that the republicans have not los

good morning elaine. caller: i would like to find out -- i have an old irs. i have been paying for two years. they set up a payment plan for me. they continue to charge penalties and interest. i am wondering why this continues. i am on a payment plan. it seems like it is not going down. is there anything that i can do? guest: the law forbids them from waiving interest. i think the penalty is either one half or one quarter of what it would be otherwise. if you think it is too high, i would contact and ask them to explain it. the penalties can still go on installment plans. it is reduced over what it would be if you were not on it. host: we stay in jacksonville for fred, who is on the line. caller: good morning. i would like to find out about annuities. i have a trust fund and an annuity that my dad have left us with. he passed in 2009. if there is any percentage difference versus 2012 or higher you have to get in my figures as far as the closing figures for 2013. we will normally see them in january. from my metlife annuity, i get checks month-to-month. they a

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i elaine. i was devastated after my twin sister and husband died. my sister was always very outgoing. and my husband was an extraordinary man. suddenly i'm by myself. has given me a mental quality. when i come to the gym, i work with the leg presses, the kettle bells, and this is what gets me through. i'm a better person. who is that woman? >> who is that woman. 80 years old and running marathons. >> he's an incredible example. she's 80 years old and i think some of the most important information in my book on exercise and the brain, the key is exercise is a medicine. it works for depression, anxiety, sleep problems. different than the other medicines people take that all have significant side effects, exercise has none and that's why it's a great medicine to take. >> a lot of people will say i'm sold, but they should probably consult their doctor especially before stopping any other medicines. >> that's correct. i want people to do exercise at home, but your doctor is part of the equation. if you for example have high blood pressure or a heart prob