. >> larry: the judds, in the middle of the last encore tour. if you believe that, i've got another bridge to sell you. they're at the nokia center tomorrow in los angeles. we're lucky to have them tonight. >> we're honored. >> larry: you two are on a roller coaster. forget about singing. do you ever feel like you're living on a roller coaster. >> i was noticing your ties and our hair color. every time we're on the show, our hair color is different. we are the reigning queens of red head. >> larry: that's not the question. >> i know, but this is my show now. what was the question, larry. >> larry: have you become a diva? >> if you turned with your mother, what would you do? >> larry: what's it like when you have to be together all the time? >> we don't have to be together all the time. we're doing this tour. the last one is phoenix next sunday. >> larry: that's it? >> yes. >> then the judds go their separate ways. >> no we're going to do a reality show for oprah. >> we're going to do the "o" network. >> larry: you're going on oprah's network. >>

returning the favor. why you can see >> today on oprah at 4:00, the judd women. at 5:00, a world first as a hospital oversees an mri during a baby's birth and the medical importance of it. making a difference in the lives of children and they come through in a big way. stories later today at 5:00. >> finally this morning a hayward man is thank the community for helping pay his pitbull's medical bills. he woke up his owners by barking just before a fire destroyed the man's apartment last october. because of the barking he got out safely. diamond had $5600 after severe smoke inhalation and burns. >> the community stepped up and paid all the bills and then some. now in the process of returning some of the money to those donors. >> wonderful. >> yeah. looks like we're gonna have the rain stopping after a few hours. a little more. >> yeah. at least friday. húhúhúhúhúhúgtoñ

returning the favor. why an east bay coco >> today on oprah at 4:00, the judd women. at 5:00, a world first as a hospital oversees an mri during a baby's birth and the medical importance of it. making a difference in the lives of children and they come through in a big way. stories later today at 5:00. >> finally this morning a hayward man is thank the community for helping pay his pitbull's medical bills. he woke up his owners by barking just before a fe destroyed the man's apartment last october. because of the barking he got out safely. diamond had $5600 after severe smoke inhalation and burns. >> the community stepped up and paid all the bills and then some. now in the process of returning some of the money to those donors. >> wonderful. >> yeah. looks like we're gonn have the rain stopping after a few hours. a little more. >> yeah. at least friday. that's for sure. >> thanks, 2 [ male announcer ] with at&t verse tv, you can watch your shows here... ♪ ...here... here... and re. ♪ [ female announcer ] switch to at&t now to g u-verse tv starting at just 39 a mon

h heard the last from judd gregg. this is good for all of us, as well as the younger generatat bo continue to spend their inher transto such an -- hair transto the extent that they'll be left with an economy so slow and weak they won't be able to pay it off s to make great deal of pain and sure that they have the same advantages and ability to access the american dream we've had. there's a native american saying, we have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we're borrowing it from our children. if we follow that lead; we'll able to ensure that their future will be as promising as they have every right to expect and demand. and before i close, i'd be remiss if i didn't say a quick thank you to your wife, kathy. as we both know there are a lot of late night trips home and abroad with little notice and things that we have to deal with because they come with the job the our wives never complain but we both know they have every reason to do so. they probably don't because they know as well as we do that we couldn't

in 1992, judd decided to run for the u.s. senate on his strong record of environmental protection and fiscal discipline. he won a close race, and upon narveg thiarriving in this chamd immediately set out to work for the people of new hampshire. and i know one of the things he's proud of in his nearly 17 years in the senate is the work he's done to protect more than 300,000 acres of land in new hampshire from development. he can also be justifiably proud of the remarkable work he's done as the republican -- the top republican on the senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, and, most importantly from our conference's point of view, on the budget committee, where his knowledge and command of the issues has always impressed the rest of us. he was clearly the right man for the job. and when -- when the budget came up -- and i think we would all agree on our side of the aisle, when judd stood up and had something to say, everybody quieted down and listened. and you can't say that about all of us on every issue all of

if this is something he wants, he has friends, even a judd gregg says, fine, that's the way kyl wants it, i'm with him. >> the back story is the republican leadership, mitch mcconnell is the leader, jon kyl might be the leader in waiting. there is other drama. chuck, enough drama. we will have you and the complete results of the "nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. >> we are following the tax cut compromise. stay with us for breaking developments. >>> up next, who did mark zuckerberg to win man of the year. and dick stengel with the runners up. join me tomorrow with joe biden. all that tomorrow right here only on "andrea mitchell reports." naturally colorful vegetables are often a good source of vitamins, fiber, or minerals. and who brings you more natural colors than campbell's condensed soups? campbell's.® it's amazing what soup can do.™ aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. >>> we're following breakin

fisl in 1992, judd decided to run for the u.s. senate on a strong record of environmental protection and fiscal discipline. he won a close race and uponmbe, arriving in this chamber he j immediately sent out to work fo. the people of new hampshire.7 and i know one of the thingsct he's proud of it is nearly 17 years in the senate is the work is done to protect more than 300,000 acres of land forof development. it can also be justifiably proud reican of her remarkable work is done as republican, top republican ot the senate health labor and budt commissions company and most were they from our point of view in the budget committee, where his knowledge and command of th. issues has always impressed the rest of us dared he was clearly the right man for the job. and when the budget came out, i think we would all agree we would all agree on our side of the aisle, when jed stood up and not something to say, everybody quieted down and listened. and he can't say that about all of us on every issue of the time. we recognized his talent from

elizabeth judd was a sophomore on the cheerleading squad. ♪ you can choose whatever ♪ >> reporter: and her leading man, john redlinger, who was a track star scooped up by shaw after he blew his knee out. ♪ i reach for you ♪ >> reporter: and so when word went out that shaw wanted to mount the show of her life more than 80 of her former students said they were in. one by one alumni put their lives on hold and came from new york to california to take that stage and to be 15 years old once again. ♪ this and that ♪ >> reporter: one of the first to show up was ann stone. she's now a stay at home mom with two kids. she was ready to reprize her role in "a chorus line," but on one condition. >> my first question is, do i have to wear a leotard. when she said no i said i'll do it. >> reporter: but as you will see, this reunion took a very different turn. a final farewell that no one expected. ♪ and none of it seems to matter ♪ >> reporter: last summer lynn shaw got devastating news. she had beaten breast cancer nine years before but now it was back. in no time word spread that she ha

i think the best days are still ahead. >> senator judd gregg, ranking member on the budget committee. always will be known as a big budget force. we expect to see you back here, but do me a favor, take the cold weather back to new hampshire with you. >> we want the snow, we love it. come up to new hampshire and ski, we'd love to see you. >> we'll be in new hampshire around 2012, senator. >> 2012, we'll see you in a coup weeks, probably. >> hope you'll come back as an ex-senator on "the daily rundown." thank you. and we should show you a live picture, i believe we probably have, of where we expect to hear from the president just a couple minutes from now. at any moment, he'll be addressing the press before this meeting with the ceos over at blair house across the street from the white house. he'll meet with them. and i think we also expect the president to talk about the tax cut vote, which will take place in the senate today. >> a little bit -- this statement, though, and they're doing it early and really want to bring attention to this, they're trying to make that pivot, again, and w

oprah: when the judds recently came on our show, they allowed our behind-the-scenes on a tour of their 1,000-acre >> can i have a hug? are you thing. >> is this a good time for me to >> let's not turn this into a mockery. >> wynonna's at a place where i you're starting to see your mother as a human being and not a glass out of your your water there. >> i'm 46 years old. >> and i think all of us go, "i >> [laughs] oprah: becky liscum is a senior field producer. where's beck? >> franklin, tennessee. within other, and now since they've oprah: this is not working for reality show is just gonna be-- >> they're a walking reality >> they are a walking reality show. >> there you go. was interested in the dynamics is really the truth of human on between them is what's going on between a lot of mothers and learn from that. ok. now i'd fearless leader in charge. i'm producer of this show, sheri salata, who's in the control up. salute you. sheri. amazing job. and just like all here every day and one of the are our leader. thank you so harpo family. thank you for the greatest season of our lives. i

judd gregg, ranking member of the budget committee. seems like you've been a part of all these debates over the last six months. i have a feeling you're coming to a presidential commission soon. you're going to get rope back into this. >> we've got to do something. thank you. >> thanks very much. >>> next, a check on that masty weather sweeping the nation, even holding up this senate vote. that's breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches on, back to more pills. and when he's finally home... but hang on; just two aleve can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. >>> that powerful storm that has slammed the midwest is continuing to do damage today as just about everyone atects to recover from rain, fls floods and mudslides in washington. snow, rain and wind won't seem to let up in chicago. heavy gusts and snowfall have grounded more than 150

. >> greta: earlier we went to the senate where senator judd gregg went on the record about the tax cut compromise. but first his farewell speech today on the senate floor. nice to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> greta: this is a big day your speech on the floor. senator mcconnell got choked up talking about you. >> when he walks out of this chamber for the last time, he will leave an enormous void. >>s that awfully nice. he's said kind things. i've enjoyed working with mitch. he's been one of our strongest leaders. he understands the role the senate plays. the senate is a unique place the keeper of the flame of the rights of the minority in this country. when the constitution was set up by madison and randolph they wanted checks and balance so the majority would not overrun the minority. that occurs in the senate where it is a 60 vote institution. i was appreciative of his comments. >> greta: was it sad, hard for you to speak the last speech on the floor? >> it was, i was talking to my wife i said i'm more nervous about this speech than as governor. people don't remember these

. >> reporter: susan judd spent the night on the train, describing conditions in a phone call to wcbs t.v. >> we're doing okay. most of the people are just waking up now and there's no water and bathroom so it's a little difficult. just about everybody on this train was coming from kennedy airport. there was no other way to get out of the airport. >> reporter: amtrak canceled 21 trains yesterday and today. as service resumed this morning, stranded air travelers from new york's airports came to manhattan to see if they could get out by other means. >> i'm trying to get to d.c. and give up on my travel plans. >> reporter: authorities worked around the clock to rescue hundreds of trapped motorists. across the region, station stations were held in an icy grip with service only returning slowly as the sun came out. and airport officials are warning passengers to call ahead and check on those flight times. they say keep in mind just because one airline is canceled the full flight schedule doesn't mean that they all have. harry? >> smith: how many days do you think it will take the folks at

>> what i think is necessary now that there be a summit that involves the president, and judd greg and i proposed this three years ago and designed it to the president's people were at the table. secretary of the treasury was the chairman. when we didn't get sufficient votes in the senate to advance that proposal, the president by executive order created this commission, but did not include his representatives. i think if we're going to reach conclusion, we have to have the leaders of the house and the senate, republican and democrat, and the president or his representatives at the table. i think that's the next logical step. >> chris: how much of this do you think could get through? >> i think a large part of it could get through. look, i would prefer to even go farther in deficit reduction in this package. i think we need more than is provided for in this package. there is certainly a strong beginning. this cuts spending. $1.5 trillion in the next ten years. it has dramatic interest savings and puts social security on solvent course for the next 75 years. most importantly, it fundame

void behind. >> senator mitch mcconnell who's talking about senator judd gregg who's retiring from the senate. >> he's shedding a tear on his lunch buddy that he hangs out with every day, where is his human feeling for not only the four of us, we represent the brothers and sisters that were down there, this isn't a me, me to any one of us, this is about the brothers and sisters that can't come out and speak like we can. it's sad to see someone like him -- >> to be fair, they have worked together for like six years. >> oh, yeah. >> on 9/11 when you heard that the towers got hit and you were with your colleagues in the nypd and the fire department, when you guys voted, obviously you needed a supermajority to vote to go down there, right? i mean you vote, you need a supermajority. >> we barely made it by one vote. >> did you have to promise things to the other firefighters or the other police officers, vote with us on this to go down to the towers to save people and we'll have chili on friday night. >> fortunately nobody retired that day because they would have been crying. >> it would ha

, judd gregg and i walked out to the reporters my briefing had been postponed. i said you heard from the president this morning and senator kennedy and senator gregg and i joined his statement in saying that our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this act of terrorism and our support goes to the rescue workers and all of our prayers are with everyone there right now. as i turned to exit, lawrence mclaughlin asked a question. you know children are struck by all this. is there a message you could tell to the nation? i didn't wait for him to finish but began. parents need to reassure their children everywhere in our country that they are safe. as we walked out of the briefing room the cellphone of my advance man john myers rain, cnn was reporting an airplane had crashed into the pentagon. within minutes the order given to evacuate the white house and the capital. the secret service decided to take me temporarily to their headquarters located in the federal office building a few blocks from the white house. following the oklahoma city bombing their office w

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, and simpson, one of the conserve tich are manies out there, and just today, judd gregg said he was for it. so a bipartisan commission. we've had several weeks now. the ideas have been out there. which pieces of it do you not support? they talk about raising the social security age in terms of benefits. for that or against it? >> eliot, look, i think you have to take it all in context here. and say, what will move us forward? there are other proposals out there as well -- >> with all due respect, you just ran a national campaign you're going to balance the budget, get rid of the deficit. i'm asking you for some singular ideas about how to do it. i'm asking you for some ideas -- >> eliot, look, look -- >> just give us a couple. >> eliot, look, you can go through -- i'll tell you what we're going to do. we're first going to pass a budget. second, we're going to break open the appropriations process so that members of congress can go to the floor like they used to do and offer up those alternatives. this is about how we govern going forward. you're going to see that happen under john b

the board seems incapable of considering much of anything. >> the board judd. it is a long-term strategic issue. -- the board should. it is a long-term strategic issue. >> if i could just add a point to that, outsourcing of benefit calculations in particular is perhaps one of the most complicated endeavors we have in our society. it is terrible. if there is a change from status quo do something else, whether it is one contractor to another or one contractor back into the government, there has to be a transition which may span several years. that is one point i would like to make. that thend point is backin majority of the plans that have been frozen are sponsored by healthy companies that continue to fund their plans. they are not terminated. they are not turned over to the pbgc. certainly, pbgc has to take into account the likelihood that they might be turned over, but we need to encourage these companies to continue to fund them, as we are today. even though employers may not continue to be participating, there are hundreds of thousands of employers who are p

senator judd gregg and kathleen have been stewarts in the senate for their 18 years of service. i worked very closely with judd on so many issues, most recently in the dodd-frank bill where we worked collaboratively with respect to this whole complex issue of derivatives. i was impressed with his intellect, his grasp, with his balance, and, in fact, we both, i think, pushed ourselves to think harder, do better and come up with a solution, frankly, it was much better than i know i could have done individually. so i thank judd gregg for what he has done there and in so many other ways. my dear friend ted kaufman and lynn, we traveled the world together, to afghanistan multiple times. he is the one who served with such distinction. he has taken up the effort to ensure that securities markets particularly are well regulated, especially in regard to the new phenomenon of high frequency trading. and it's no coincidence that just yesterday we -- or this week, rather, we had a hearing on high-frequency trading. ted has not let us forget that very critical issue in the future. senator ge

judd gregg, that was just today. each of those incidents and a million others like them, which public figures become per clamped tells you a lot. we are about to get the most emotional politician third in line to the presidency. he is about to be in the headlines for all of next year and beyond. we have to get past the shock of his visibly strong feelings and the feelings that invokes in us. we have to figure out how to pay attention to what he is saying even if he is crying while he is saying it. >> members on all sides of the aisle who feel differently that our mission in iraq and chances of success there -- after 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, we need to stand up and take them on. >> i put my -- myself through a school working every rotten job there was. every night shift i could find. and i poured my heart and soul into running a small business. >> you have probably found out by now i am in a pretty emotional guy. these are some things that trigger real emotions. i was talking

, judd gregg and i walked out to the reporters my briefing had been postponed. i said you heard from the president this morning and senator kennedy and senator gregg and i joined his statement in saying that our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this act of terrorism and our support goes to the rescue workers and all of our prayers are with everyone there right now. as i turned to exit, lawrence mclaughlin asked a question. you know children are struck by all this. is there a message you could tell to the nation? i didn't wait for him to finish but began. parents need to reassure their children everywhere in our country that they are safe. as we walked out of the briefing room the cellphone of my advance man john myers rain, cnn was reporting an airplane had crashed into the pentagon. within minutes the order given to evacuate the white house and the capital. the secret service decided to take me temporarily to their headquarters located in the federal office building a few blocks from the white house. following the oklahoma city bombing their office w

. >> reporter: senator kent conrad, the democratic chairman of the senate budget committee, was joined by his republican counterpart senator judd gregg. >> we either as a nation govern or we risk losing our greatness. >> reporter: gregg, however is retiring. two members from both sides of the aisle who are not retiring gave the report a thumbs down. >> i cannot, for the reasons of equity, support this proposal. >> i do not believe this sufficiently fixes the health care problem. and guess what? our debt problem is the health care problem. >> reporter: commission co-chair alan simpson today acknowledged that this report may soon go into a coffin, but he predicted it will rise from the crypt in the spring when members of congress vote again on raising the debt limit and on funding budgets well beyond the nation's means. >> jake, they have known this was coming. they have known it was coming. what's going to happen when they get to the vote on friday? >> reporter: well, it might not pass. but there is some talk between the president and the republican leader in the senate that they might

and the rams beat the 49ers 25- 17 yesterday. that eliminated them from playoff contention. and after that loss, team owner judd york fired singletary and in an exclusive interview overnight with cbs 5, singletary spoke about his time with the 49ers. >> part of the nfl. but very, very thankful for the opportunity that they gave me to coach here, and i understand, it is about winning, and -- but just really sorry we didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. but that's part of life. >> and during his 2 1/2 seasons, singletary had a win loss record of 18-22. and the national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owner's approval. now, if you want to see the full interview with singletary, just go to our web site, cbs5.com. >>> the man tagging singletary's place for now is defensive line coach jim tom sue la. he will coach the final game against the cardinals on sunday. he is in his fourth year with the team but his only head coaching experience came in nfl europe. >>> let's get a check of the bay area headlines. fire offici

at judd gregg said is the pillar of our government is the senate and the reason the is that it is so important is precisely because we ordinarily have plenty of time to talk things over and to resolve issues through through the give-and-take of the amendment process. there is no way that the current process will allow for that. now we will have a lot of opportunities to talk about other issues, specific issues and other matters as the days come forward here but we are really late and i know we have held all of you so we will see you later. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you very much all of you for coming. delighted to be joined by senate vote -- senator carl levin the chairman of the armed services committee and senator dianne feinstein the chairwoman of the intelligence committee, and we are delighted to be here to share some thoughts about where we are. at the beginning of the debate on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty on the floor of the united states senate, really marks an historic moment. the senate has the opportunity and frankly it has the solemn responsibility to act to reduce the

top of that block memorializing senator judd gregg. that was just today. each of those events in which public figures become verklempft in public tells you nothing bad about that person. we're about to get probably the most emotional politician in modern american history taking on a very visible role, third in line to the presidency. with john boehner about to be in the headlines every single day for all of next year and beyond, we're going to have to get past the shock of his visibly strong feelings and the feelings that that invoke in us. we're going to have to figure out how to keep paying attention to what john boehner is saying even if he is crying while he is saying it. >> members on both sides of the aisle who feel differently about our mission in iraq and our chances of success there. after 3,000 of our fellow citizens died at the hands of these terrorists, when are we going to stand up and take them on? when are we going to defeat them? i put myself through school working every rotten job there was and every night shift i coul

the chair of the joint chiefs of staff said that the sooner this treaty is ratified, the better. and now we do see more republican support. scott brown of massachusetts has said he will vote for it. judd gregg has said that he is leaning toward voting for it. their compromise seems to be centered around amending a resolution that would go along with the treaty to address some of republicans' concerns about whether or not the u.s. would be able to develop its missile defense. we could see a final vote on this this week. >> tracy pots in washington. thank you. and now here's a being look at other stories making news early today in america. in massachusetts, police are looking for the person or persons responsible for stealing some 1,500 gifts intended for needy children from a storage facility. police say the thief or thieves took only the more expensive items valued at more than $15,000. amazingly, just a day later, residents have banded together to donate more toys and over $30,000. >>> an indianapolis man proves its never too late to finish what you started. the 79-year-old grad

we would not be here without the inspiration of judd gregg and kent conrad, who patched this idea on a trip. -- hatched this id on a trip. even that good idea could not have been launched without define leadership of you two. i thank you, senator simpson, for knowing this institution of congress from the inside, and thank you, erskine bowles, for amazing amounts of energy and dedication to get to this point. bruce, thank you so much for all you have put into this. i've received a few phone calls in the last 24 hours. [laughter] so my closest allies in politics the -- so many of my closest allies and politics cannot understand this. "why is a progressive like dick durbin of voting for this deficit commission report?" here is why -- i believe politicians on the left and right have to acknowledge the deficit crisis our nation faces. when we borrow 40 cents out of every dollar we spend, whether it is the pentagon or food stamps, that is unsustainable. being ein get it for generations to china, opec, other nations around the world, will not allow us to build a fair and just america. when

and what judd gregg said is the pillar of our government is the senate, and the reason this is so important is precisely because we ordinarily have plenty of time to talk things over and to resolve issues through the give and take of the amendment process that is the way that the current process will allow for that. we will have a lot of opportunity to talk about other issues, specific issues come other matters as the days come forward here but we are really late. we will see later. >> thank you very much, all of you, for coming. i'm delighted to be joined by senator carl levin, chairman of the armed services committee, and senator dianne feinstein, the chairwoman of the intelligence committee. and we are delighted to be here to share some thoughts about where we are. at the beginning of the debate on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty on the floor of the united states senate where the marks a historic moment. the senate has the opportunity, and, frankly, it has a solemn responsibility to act to reduce the number of nuclear weapons pointed at our country. that's what makes this moment historic. it's a c

. >> reporter: senator kent conrad the democratic chairman of the senate budget committee was joined by republican counter part senator judd gregg. >> we either as a nation govern or we risk losing our greatness. >> gregg, however, is retiring. two who are not retiring gave the report a thumbs down. >> i cannot for the reasons of equity support this proposal. >> do i not believe that this sufficiently fixes the healthcare problem. and guess what, our debt problem is the healthcare problem. >> jake tapper reporting. as he said the vote on this is scheduled for friday. lawmakers might not pass it. there is talk between the president and republican leaders in the senate that they might use it as a template for deficit reduction votes in the future. >>> permanent full-time jobs are still very hard to come by in this economy but a seasonal job may be the way to get your foot in the door. some businesses are bringing on extra workers for the holidays bus as abc 7's eric thomas reports they are hoping that things will pick up. >> if the number of seasonal hires packed into the basement offe

dirr, j it could be the budget director, judd it could be just one republicang to give a passionate argumenthi for why they insisted this in the package. i just like to listen to it. i like to hear it with my ownhay thought was so important that they had to have been in the package? because i know it's angry as iio am with the president right now heout some matters, i know the t president did not insist this bn in the package. i know a enough about him to know that he didn't callroom everybody and say we forgot something. e let's make sure that this tax se extension includes people over million dollars. tax so i know he didn't give that speech. i want to know who did.llion. who did give it? it? because your constituents should know about it. and the american people have a right to know. that's one thing about our democracy. o cou it's open. it could be more open. we couldld be like what were tht all stand up and talk to one another in one of the rooms. very interesting. ver i find it very interesting to watch sometimes. we don't do that. but t at least the people want i know what their people

i also want to thank my partner, senator judd gregg who is the ranking republican on the budget committee. he and i came up with the notion that we absolutely needed a commission to come forward with the plan. he will be missed in the united states senate. he will be missed by me. i thank him for his leadership. i think every member of this commission. whether you decide to support this effort or oppose it. i think every member has demonstrated a commitment to the work of this commission, and has broader perspective that was important. i deeply appreciate that as well. certainly to the staff, who has worked so extraordinarily hard, led by bursts -- bruce reed. you have worked weekends and nights and long hours. i think you have demonstrated rote commitment -- real commitment. you should be recognized and applauded. [applause] [applause] toomey this is a defining moment. we're headed for a fiscal cliff. america is in danger. we can either look the other way, hopes

no. >> when judd walked out of this chamber, walks out of this chamber for the last time, he will leave an enormous void behind. >> okay, michelle? >> you know, i think that times -- things have really, really evolved. people, you know, joan's blackberry probably went off when hillary clinton cried after losing iowa, because a lot of people didn't know if she were capable of crying, i think it was a shock. i think that men should be allowed to cry, women should be allowed to cry. >> remember that senator clinton was responding to a very sympathetic concern. >> personal. >> say about her personal feelings about what she had been going through, she was almost -- you know, talked to on that personal basis, gave a personal response, as i recall. >> absolutely. and people -- i think there were a lot of people who were stunned to see it this is the woman who after all of the talk came out out about monica lewinsky -- >> i'm not sure that that helped her, if that helped her at this point. but what is this story about this -- are we now free to cry? men? now that boehner did it? >> yeah. >> did

in the south bay you'll find slick roads and a lot of the typical delays. north 280 slowing underneath oprah: wynonna judd -- your husband is accused of sexual battery with a minor. how she survived the ultimate betrayal, then -- momma naomi's here. >> welcome back. here's a look from mount tamalpais. you can see the rain falling. all our reporting stations are saying rain, mainly light but more moderate rain offshore and moving our way. the waves of light to moderate rain in the forecast for the entire day. temperatures cooler today with mid to upper 50s. rainfall amounts will be most impressive in the north, an inch and a half. half an inch in the ieft bay. three-quarters of an inch on the peninsula. light showers possible thursday and friday. warmer than average weather and sunshine this weekend. eric? that somebody must think i'm lying. that's number one. number two, why would you want to hide it? that is not the way i run my life. >> just a little bit of barbara walters' conversation with oprah winfrey. it is an emotional interview. it's on tomorrow ni

the wrong continent," and besides, he's tony judd. this is more like die depressions into my travels and so forth. but he's defending, if you read what he's writing, he's much more interested in defending state ownership than public own errship. -- ownership. and the germans have less of that partly pause after world war ii, the british and french and americans decided they didn't want a strong germany. and germany was never unified to begin with. you know, the popes have always battled, so they don't have a strong central government. what has been interesting about their version of social democracy and so important for us is that they figure out a way to empower people. that's the real dividend. it's not just this chicken in every pot, but it's the opportunity to stir the pot, to put people into, quote, office. whether it be works councils or co-determine boards. i had these visions which i tried to describe in the book about being on many town tapetop, you know, where they bring in people and train them. these are just ordinary peop

. >> senator judd gregg from new hampshire who is on the panel had a great analogy and said, look, this is like a category five hurricane that's sitting 30 miles off the coast. if we don't start creating evacuation plans at this point, we'd be really dumb. so when the hurricane comes closer, at least we'll be prepared. it's not a waste of time. it's not going to moth ball completely, but it's certainly a good first step into tackling this massive problem. >> that's another good analogy. we've heard plenty surrounding this debt commission. the congressional washington correspondent for "time" magazine, good to see you this morning. thanks so much. >>> i want to turn now to the new trade deal with south korea this morning. the white house says it will create jobs here for americans. possibly create or support up to 70,000 jobs. and also expected to give a boost to u.s. car makers. this is what we do know about the deal so far. it would do away with tariffs on more than 95% of industrial and consumer goods within five years. the u.s. international trade commission estimates the tari--o cal

minority leader, mitch mcconnell, it could be the budget director, judd gregg, it could be just one republican to give a passionate argument for why they insisted this be in the package. i'd just like to listen to it. i'd like to hear it with my own ears. what was it about it that they thought was so important that they had to have it in the pac package? i know as angry as i am at the president right now about some matters, i know the president did not insist this be in the package. i know enough about him to know that he didn't call nrve the room and -- call nrve the room and -- everybody in the room and say, oh, we forgot something. let's make sure that this tax break-in cliewdz people over $1 million. i want to know who did? who did give it? your constituents should know about it. and the american people have a right to know. that's 1 thing about our democracy -- that's one thing about our democracy. it's open. it could be more open. we could be like britain where they stand and talk to one another in one of the rooms. i find it very interesting to watch sometimes. we don't do th

. >> i spoke with senator judd gregg of new hampshire and kent conrad of north dakota, bo the top people on the senate budget committee. they say, look, they did get 60% of the votes, which was more than a lot of them thought they were going to get. they thought, you cannot end it here. they are happy with what happened. they said they bridged a lot of philosophical divides. senator kent conrad says the next thing that has to happen is that the president needs to call for a budget summit so people don't write worthless budgets but get together and use what the commission did as a template and actually get some deficit reduction done in this next congress. >> they had ten months to get the job done, to come up with some sort of recommendation that 14 of the 18 members could support and submit it to congress that congress would have to vote yea or nay on it. it is a bunch of recommendations that may or may not go anywhere. >> it is a glass half full, half empty kind of proposition. i think after the elections an given the partisanship and polar zation that we saw coming out of the elec, it

gregg who are champions of the original concept, suggests to me that there is a lot more room to get things done than anyone could have possibly imagined. and why could such a broad spectrum of members come out for a plan with as much as this? because they're generally concerned about the fate of the country if we don't act. i think that's going to be what forces us to take action here. i will take slight issue, roseanne, with your charactercharacterization of domestic spending cuts. it is true that we have tough -- a very tough discretionary path, but you have to look at the whole picture, what house republicans have proposed is deep cuts going back to 2008 levels entirely on nondefense discretionary spending. what we said was we need to be tough on spending but we need to be fair about it. so we set up firewalls require proportional cuts to defense programs, security programs, and domestic programs. if we don't do that it will put more pressure on the nondefense discretionary programs than anything else that we could possibly do. so those programs will come out a lot better off in

i was quite impressed with the fact that 60% of the senate representation on the national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform supported the recommendations of the chairman, including tom coburn, mike crapo, judd gregg, kent conrad and dick durbin. as far as i'm concerned, there are -- they are true patriots. as our colleague tom coburn said just before the commission vote -- and i quote -- "the time for action is now. we can't afford to wait until the next election to begin this process. long before the skyrocketing costs of entitlements costs tax traoeuts double, our -- tax rates to double our economy may collapse. we are near precipice. in the near future we can experience collapse in the value of our dollar that would force congress to set a -- face a set of choices far more painful than those tphroepd this plan. -- proposed in this plan." here we are on a fiscal course caused by explosive and unchecked costs in spending. we've got an outdated tax code that does not sufficiently encourage savings and economic growth, a skyrocketing national debt that puts our credit rat

wynona judd told you about a god wink. i hadn't heard that before so i looked the phrase 7. it's a miracle, blessing, an overfilled cup. that's what you are, and as old blue eyes might say, the best is yet to come, larry, you did it your way. congratulations, larry. [ applause ] that's from wendy, too. >> larry: thank you all. diane, until i get them, you may wear those suspenders on the abc world news. >> i will so wear them with pride and a little bit of eccentricity. >> and a blazer covering them up, larry. >> i'm sure something like that. >> yeah. exactly. >> larry: thank you, guys. thanks very much. a guest here 28 times over the years will join us for the 29th time. we're going to go live to little rock, arkansas, next. >> larry: i have spent many, many moments with him, all of them delightful. all of them informative. never dull. bill clinton is the 42nd president of the united states. he's just back from haiti. he's been a guest on this show 28 times. provided us some memorable moments. i'm honored to have you back again tonight from little rock. thank you so much, m

. >> reporter: senator kent conrad, the democratic chairman of the senate budget committee, was joined by his republican counterpart, senator judd gregg. >> we either as a nation govern, or we risk losing our greatness. >> reporter: gregg, however, is retiring. two members from both sides of the aisle who are not retiring gave the report a thumbs-down. >> i cannot for the reasons of equity support this proposal. >> i do not believe that this sufficiently fixes the health care problem. and guess what? our debt problem is the health care problem. >> reporter: jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and the debt commission panel is expected to vote on that plan tomorrow. >>> well, you would think prison inmates would try to stay off the federal government's radar. but a new investigation finds nearly 50,000 inmates have claimed $into million in tax refunds this year without providing any wage information. the audit stopped short of calling this fraud but the treasury department wants the irs to crack down harder on inmates putting in for sham refunds. >>> there has been a stunning deve

going around. 45 past the hour. >> who was he talking about? >> that was senator mitch mcconnell yesterday saying good-bye to retiring republican senator judd gregg, getting a bit teary. >> great senator, judd gregg. >> absolutely. >> dr. jeffrey sachs back at the table. >> enough with the crying now. >>> time for the must-read op eds. >> boehner, mcconnell. >> we're sensitive. we're not ashamed to admit we're sensitive. we like little puppies and daffod daffodils, the end of "pretty woman." that always would make me cry. you never think richard gere is going to go back when make julia roberts an honest woman. "you've got mail," i cry in that all the time. >> when the dog shows up at the park. >> oh, my god, i was hoping it was you. we played that in the republican house. not a dry eye in the place. >> "new york times," maureen dowd. i'm going to read half of this. usurper in chief. with the last three presidents there's been an attempt to go beyond presidency to delegitization, to paint them as not just wrong, but sharl tans with no right to t

senator judd gregg told reporters that he was leaning toward supporting the treaty. bob corker said that he has not made a decision yet. john, a democrat -- your next. caller: i was in the military for four years and the national guard in 32 years. i'm not anti-military whatsoever. i have followed military procurement. what this whole argument about -- it is not about whether 1500 ready bombs are enough. what it is about is a missile defense system. a lot of the higher-ups in the military are tired of spending money on it. we've spent almost $300 billion in the last 25 years on that system. it does not work. there are a lot of higher-ups in the senate and congress who are saying, let's drop it, let's get rid of it. it has gone so far that, to keep it going, they actually pushed through and had it deployed -- a system that does not work -- so they can sell it to the american public how great it is -- only defending the west coast with the period ended tour, we are not. we're going to put it in europe or defending europe -- no, we are not. this whole argument is about,