taylor and her family settled out of court but refused to sign a gag order so taylor could speak out. >> parents don't go on a cruise ship and think, you know, my child could get raped when i go on this cruise. nobody thinks about that. >> reporter: because as they set sail, that's probably the furthest thing from anyone's mind. this is vicki mabrey for "nightline" in oklahoma. >> a brave girl. thanks to vicki mabrey for that report. >>> when we come back, we'll switch gears. the erratic and brutal behavior of moammar gadhafi has long been a source of shock and concern around the world. but just how unhinged is he? as a kid, i couldn't wait to skate on that ice. what was i thinking? but i was still skating on thin ice with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol, stop. lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication, fda approved to reduce the ri

taylor and his lawyer failed to turn up. mr. taylor is accused of fuelling the civil war in sierra leone in the 1990's and is charged with 11 counts of war crimes. peter barnes was there to witness how the judge and the court deal with the snub. >> good morning. i take appearances, but before i do so, i note the absence of the accused, but, however, i will ask the principal person to speak. >> there was no sign of charles taylor nor his defense attorney. the presiding judge said she had received a document stating that mr. taylor had waived his right to be in court, thus confirming there was no medical issue involved. today had been set aside for the defense to present their summing up in this trial, but yesterday, the lawyer walked out and began a boycott because of disagreement over the late submission of this final written trial brief. >> this trial has already lasted over three years. the prosecution is trying to prove that the former president of liberia, charles taylor, which the central figure in terror in sierra leone in

taylor had waived his right to be in court. confirming that there was no medical issues involved. >> thank you, madame justice. >> today had been set aside for the defense to present their summing up in this trial. yesterday, and he walked out and began a boycott because of a disagreement over the late submission of this final written trial brief. >> i solemnly declare -- >> this trial has already lasted more than three years. the prosecution is trying to prove that charles taylor was a central figure in a campaign of terror in the 1990's. it is alleged that he profited from the country's diamond wealth. the civil war was renowned for its brutality. that had enough of limbs was one of the horrors inflicted on the civilian population. last year, prosecutors summered -- they've been trying to establish a link between charles taylor and the number of uncut diamonds that she was given it soon after meeting mr. taylor at a dinner in south africa. >> i had a knock at my door. i and i enjoy it. two men were there and gave me a pouch.

. >> amanda: taylor wore a size triple-extra-large shirt and size 44 pants. >> i was upset. i was sad that it gotten that way. i was embarrassed. i was also angry at myself. how could you let yourself do this, but i realized that it was no one else's fault but my own because i made the decisions to eat. i had always had healthy options in front of me, but i always flipped them out. i preferred the unhealthy lifestyle. >> amanda: taylor knew he had to make a change. >> the most pivotal moment for me, realizing that i've got to do something to take control of my health, was when i hopped on a scale and the numbers flew up to 297, and i was 14 years old at the time. >> amanda: so, he created a unique way to shed the pounds. he thought of losing weight like a video game. >> when it comes to a game, i'm used to remembering the rules and knowing that i'm playing this controller here. there's all these different combinations and combos i can do, so i'm used to the complexity of it, of the elements that go into a game. >> amanda: to understand how to count calories and keep track of

a stormy day at the war crimes trial of the former liberian president, charles taylor. the judge refused to accept a leak documents as part of the closing argument. we have this from the hague. >> right at the start of proceedings, a testy exchange between the defense lawyer and the judges in the courtroom. >> it is our intention, but myself and mr. taylor, to leave court at this point. >> this trial has lasted three years, and the judges appeared in no mood to entertain further delays. >> if you continue to remain on your feet, and present council for the prosecution from speaking, then i will be obliged to consider you are verging on the intense. >> at that point, he left the outside, he explained his actions. >> we have decided not to participate in these closing arguments because as far as we are concerned, it is a complete farce, given that the judges will not have the foundational information enclosed in a written submissions. >> that inside the court, the accused saddam of listening to the prosecution of's closing arguments. the prosecution said that he was direc

[applause] >> charlie: i am pleased to have james taylor back on this program. welcome. >> thank you. that was a shock. y time i see you i feel good. >> charlie: because we have this life that's sort of interconnected. and it's north carolina in part. in part i worked with your father and in part i knew the family. and in part price is part of this too as we were just talking. >> yes. i think it may be different today to see yourself, to come from north carolina, to think of yourself as a north carolinaiam. it becomes more homogenized because of the globa experice. it was great to be a north carolinans, particularly those who have left and who escaped and sort of refer back to it, i think we have that in common. the period of time -- he left north carolina and then came back. but that was a major sor of, i think you and i have that in common, that kinship of knowing that what that is. sort of being on the outside a little bit. >> charlie: so now you're going to be at carnegie hall four nights? >> yes, it is. >> charlie: what are you going to be doing? >> well th

of course her mother insists on christina taylor. she embodied what's good about kids, what's good about growing up in the united states. she wanted just to be a little girl that loved doing what she did. she said she was going to be the first major league gal. that's 9 years old. but she was pretty good. she was pretty good. and i did see her swing the bat a couple times and i guess the one thing that i can't get through my mind, even though i'm a hunter and i love to shoot and i love to have my guns, i don't have a glock or whatever it is and i don't have a magazine with 33 bullets in it. i just don't understand that. we hope we can all get through it and maybe get through it with the help of baseball. it's helped me because it -- you know, obviously you sink yourself into the work and you don't -- you don't see a little girl with a hole in her chest as much. we just miss the hell out of her. >> baseball veteran and grandfather, dallas green, in his own words here tonight. >>> there's a story out of iowa tonight, a standout high sc

. >>> no change tonight in the condition of oscar winning actress, elizabeth taylor. the 78-year-old will remain in the hospital for observation. taylor was admitted to los angeles earlier this week for treatment of congestive heart failure. she suffered with that condition for years. taylor had to cancel an appearance, where she was to receive an award for her work in aids research. >>> dr. dre and bob dillon to lady georgia. gaga. in the audience, a legendary bay area bluesman who got some unexpected help from a child who is up for an awart. ♪ [ music ] >> always say the blues is your comforter when you are down and your buddy when you're up. my name is charlie and i play harmonica. >> douglas born january 31, 1944 in the rural hills of mississippi. raised in memphis by a sing l mother and schooled by some of the greats on the south side of chicago. >> i'll never forget being on the stage in this little club next to muddy waters playing harmonica. how did i get up here, you know? >> in the 60s, charlie ended up in the san francisco bay area, where he met henryieta

. >> taylor: oh, i missed you so much. >> steffy: you're so tiny. jeez. (laughs) >> ridge: it's good to have you back, sweetheart. >> steffy: oh, it's good to be back, dad, really. >> thomas: it was getting pretty boring here without you. >> steffy: really? not from what i hear, "mr. taboo." oh, which reminds me. sorry i wasn't in town when you and brooke were in paris... >> thomas: (chuckles) >> steffy: for one lousy day. you couldn't wait around till i got back? really? >> thomas: hey, what can i say? i'm in high demand these days. >> steffy: uh-huh. >> taylor: uh, speaking of paris, uh, did you meet any interesting people when you were there? >> steffy: oh, well, you know, i-i could have gone out every night if i wanted to, but, you know, i didn't. >> ridge: too busy at international, huh? >> steffy: yes, but, uh, sorta kinda have my eye on someone. >> taylor: oh, really? >> steffy: oh, don't worry. you'll know if anything comes of it. >> brooke: oh, steffy. you're back. >> steffy: brooke, you're still here. >> brooke: yes, i'm still here. >> steffy: w

. >> reporter: so taylor says it is good news that the v.t.a. along with the city of san jose and santa clara county are teaming up to continue a little known program that offers the homeless free rides on the v.t.a. bus and light rail network. >> seems so simple but it is a big, huge issue. >> reporter: lynn with santa clara county's housing and home support program helps the homeless get back on their feet. >> how do you apply for benefits or services? how do you get to your doctor? how do you get food at the food bank? you have to find a way to get there. >> reporter: the county gets 1800 transit stickers each quarter from the v.t.a. permanently affixed to photo i. d..'s like this one. the travel is monitored to prevent abuse. >> there is no way to just get one. >> reporter: riders say they are all for helping those who are already struggling. >> it helps them get where they need to go. they don't have to worry about having bus money. i think it is a good idea. >> we really need to be loving to the homeless right now because what they need is

clay and taylor never got along. when a clay came to the white house, they said clay was the president. everybody paid attention to him. not to zachary taylor. who was really a general. he didn't look like much except when he was on a horse. people were saying, yeah, that's a session come. we've got a man who is president of the united states who is a military general. he will show us, the south, is that what you want? reduce it to a military conflict? so when the vote came in the senate, the whole package or nothing, it went down to defeat. henry clay collapsed in his seat. you gave the senators consent, a choice, the whole thing or nothing. i can't vote set a northerners for a bill that includes a fugitive slave law. give me the right to pick and choose, i'll vote in favor of california and new mexico and the resolutions on the district of columbia. but i will never vote for the fugitive slave law. poor clay, he was really, he didn't have much time to live. he left to go north to try to regain his health. and fortu

trial in the hague it came after prosecutors refused to accept a written summary of his defense case taylor stands accused of arming rebels and neighboring sierra leone in exchange for so-called blood diamonds the trial has lasted more than three and a half years with a verdict expected later this year if convicted taylor will serve his sentence in the u.k. . britain's former labor government has come under fire after a report revealed they did all they could to secure the lockerbie bombers release. he was the only person convicted of the aircraft explosion in one nine hundred eighty eight that killed two hundred seventy people he was sentenced to life in prison but returned to libya in two thousand and nine on compassionate grounds a report just released by the present government says the u.k.'s commercial interests in the country are the driving force behind the deal. military officers from the two koreas have sat down for talks following months of high tensions on the peninsula gang and seoul broke contacts late last year when the north responded to our turn to refire near their territor

for that was the day elizabeth taylor was born in london to american parents. >> isn't he beautiful? >> he's new. >> reporter: after moving to los angeles young elizabeth landed in the movies. she became a star with national velvet at the age of 12. >> whoa. >> there. what a lovely boy he is. >> reporter: and successfully made the jump to grown-up roles and won her first oscar in 1961 for her performance at a call girl. >> mama, face it. i was the slut of all time. >> reporter: by then taylor had already been married and divorced to mickey hilton and michael wilding. and had lost her third husband michael todd in a plane crash. next married to eddie fisher, elizabeth taylor went on to star in cleopatra and to fall in love with co-star richard purt onwho soon became husband number five. >> remember, remember, they want you to forget, please. >> forget? >> who's afraid of virginia woolf? >> osgood: together taylor and burton played the feuding couple in a critically acclaimed film who's afraid of virginia woolf for which she won a second oscar. >> you're going to get it, baby. >> be ca

. >> james taylor's here. he is one of america's timeless musicians. he started out in the 1960's, he paved the way for the singer-song writer genre. he's part of the american musical cannon. he has five grammies gold and multiplatinum awards. in 2000 he was indeducted into the rock and roll hall of fame both as a singer and song writer. this spring he's hosted concerts at carnegie hall called perspective. here's a look at some it. ♪ darling you are my only one. ♪ you are my only one. ♪ now you're my only one. music ♪ hey baby the sky's on fire, i'm dying. i'm going to caroline ♪ ♪ sun's so hot ♪ i've seen fire and i've seen rain ♪ i've seen sunny days thought they'd never end. ♪ i've seen lonely times when you could not find a friend. ♪ but i always thought i would see you again. ♪ moon light lady ♪ ♪ let me go down in my heap oh ♪ my sweet baby jane. [applause] >> charlie: i am pleased to have james taylor back on this program. welcome. >> thank you. that was a shock. y time i see you i feel good. >> charlie: because we ha

taylor denies the charges, which includes inside the murder and . after a brief adjournment, he refused to return to the koran. earlier, his lawyer walked out from the courtroom after they refused to accept me to documents. and one man said he ordered last month's deadly suicide bombing at moscow's international airport that left 36 people dead and dozens wounded korea already declared public enemy no. 1 by russian officials, he has threatened further attacks in a new video message. he says the airport attack was carried out to avenge russian crimes in the caucuses. >> the video was posted on the website that is hosted -- associated with islam gravel's in the caucuses. in it, the chechen leader says he was behind the bombing at moscow's domodedovo airport last month. >> this was carried out on my orders, and, god willing, these will continue in the future. >> the bombing killed 36 people. he said it was revenge for the kremlin's anti-terrorism campaign in the caucasus. he also ordered the bombing of the subway, which killed 40 people last year. isla

taylor a social media insider from reading your posts. in some pieces but he's available in greenwich oh you're going to tell him or her to leave the club school so close hotel in the big old circus or tell us your great genius keep it. as a a strong kempinski when you look at eclipse come on. now so it's. well it's no secret the newspapers are struggling in the internet age aside from loyal paying customers the majority of us prefer to get our news for free on our computers on our own time but could the free for all the coming to an at the new york times announced this month that sometime in february bell begin rolling out a paywall like the wall street journal and the times of london already do and we saw that release too many details but rumors are floating around out there may be a twenty dollars a month charge for a digital bundle which would allow access to the website at the i pad application but they will also sell an internet only subscription for unlimited access to the site but of course the over arching question here is will p

i'm joined now by taylor. taylor, tell us about your cruises. >> red and white fleet offers three different types of cruises and currently we're running two, the twilight crew and bay cruise. 5:30 p.m. and appetizer buffet, complimentary drink, live music. a nice casual way to just relax. you get to see the golden gate bridge along the water front, you see the skyline and then goes around alcatraz as well. the golden gate bay cruise runs year round every day rain or

taylor was rooting for "the king's speech" to win best picture. it did winning for butterfield 8 in 1960 and who is afraid of virginia wolf six years later. a birthday celebration is planned for her when she is released from the hospital. >>> bay area kids exposed to the world of science. hosting the science festival in san francisco for students and their families. they road hover crafts, launched rockets and operated a lunar rover and also introduced to an astronaut is excited about nasa's future. >> nasa has an incredibly bright future. we are looking forward to really not just exploring space but finding out how we can use space to really enhance our existence here on earth. >> the doctor has recently completed her training and is waiting for her first mission assignment. >>> golf's best battle in the snow for the match play championship. i'm dennis o'donnell. warriors going down to the wire since the all-star break. that's next. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the s

taylor was submitted to a center in l.a. a few days ago. the 78 year old suffered from congestive heart failure for seven years and had a leaky heart valve repaired in 2009. it's not known how long liz taylor will remain in the hospital. >>> coming up after the break, new information about an officer-involved shooting in vallejo. >>> plus what's different after a run herb died in a race last week. >>> and big changes coming to our weather. the last chance to enjoy the sunshine and when you'll start to see a lot of rain. san francisco is still investigating last week's death of a 36 year old runner during a half marathon. it is expected to be several weeks before it's completed. now another race is set for this weekend and as rob ross found out today, organizers are not taking any chances. >> reporter: the races are organized by the chinatown ymca as a found rayser. the death of a runner at a different race last week was a reminder. >> making sure we double check our plans and having a plan available for runners anxious is important. >> repo

taylor was submitted to a center in l.a. a few days ago. the 78 year old suffered from congestive heart failure for seven years and had a leaky heart valve repaired in 2009. it's not known how long liz taylor will remain in the hospital. >>> coming up after the break, new information about an officer-involved shooting in vallejo. >>> plus what's different after a run herb died in a race last week. >>> and big changes coming san francisco is still investigating last week's death of a 36 year old runner during a half marathon. it is expected to be several weeks before it's completed. now another race is set for this weekend and as rob ross found out today, organizers are not taking any chances. >> reporter: the races are organized by the chinatown ymca as a found rayser. the death of a runner at a different race last week was a reminder. >> making sure we double check our plans and having a plan available for runners anxious is important. >> reporter: race organizers are required to follow city guidelines for emergency medical services, the s

until he investigated what happened to taylor mitchell a 19-year-old folk singer and a rising star in canada. this young woman single handedly turned everything scientists know about coyotes upside down. she's the first and only human on record to have been killed by a coyote. her bodice covered on this nature trail in canada in 2009 with massive bite wounds covering her legs and head. when a group came by minutes later, a lone coyote was still over her body. >> it made eye contact with us and stood over as it f it wasn't going anywhere, it was sort of protecting its meal i guess. >> reporter: dr. garrett came to canada to investigate her death. this he's never seen before but he's seen a pattern with coyotes. they are encroaching on humans. normally it's harmless. last week, a woman in fargo, north dakota captured this coyote killing a deer in her backyard. but people are starting to bear the scars. anywhere from three to five people are attacked in the u.s. every year. with daytaylor,dyed they try to eat her? >> no, they tried to eat her. >> reporter: wow. >> there's no doubt. she w

now, the broccoli is in cooked and fresh products in safeway stores that have the taylor farms label dated from february 7th to march 7th. no illnesses have been reported in connection with the broccoli. >>> gmail users, if you are missing your e-mails you are not alone. google is investigating a glitch in the mail system following complaints from gmail users that their old messages disappeared. only a small number were affected by the glitch which completely resets accounts when logged on. some web logs say half a million people were affected. google says it expects all lost data will be recovered. >>> some hollywood finest have new awards this night. "the king's speech" came away with the best picture at the academy awards. stephanie stanton was backstage. >> i'm feeling my career has just peaked. >> reporter: colin firth may have summed up the night for many associated with "the king's speech." his oscar for best actor. they also won for best picture. firth was one of several first-time winners including natalie portman for best actress for "black swan." >> it feels very, very dre

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on her left sleeve was a patch to honor christina-taylor green. that was the 9-year-old girl killed in the massacre in tucson. >> she must be excited about this. she's 36 now. this is her due. >> not done yet. she will be pitching at the batting practice for the oakland a's. so, congratulations to justine. >> a lot of people excited to see baseball season. that means spring is on the way. >> amen. >>> coming up, the latest on our top story this morning. a deadly quake in new zealand. dozens are dead. >>> and big day for rahm emanuel. will voters let him run chicago? (jennifer garner) there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there to cover up flaws and make skin look pretty but there's one that's so clever, it makes your skin look better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% of women saw improvement in their skin's natural texture, tone, or clarity. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics recommended most by dermatologists. was just voted product of the year? in a national consumer survey on production innovat

taylor goes on to draw some lessons. he makes the point that most of the people who were advising kennedy at the cuban missile crisis were the same people who had advised him to go ahead with the bay of pigs which was a disaster and he said in my opinion the differences relies on my experience the two officials considered between crisis. the second lesson is the importance of recognizing the president must inevitably be want manager of any crisis. he also talked about the necessity for maintaining secrecy, which allowed debate to continue without having -- being leaked, without getting congress and all of its hysteria involved. finally, he made the point that it was not our nuclear capacity but our conventional capacity that had swung the -- that had swung the balance. now, i had some interaction with some of these same people in a war game focused on vietnam which took place in early 1964. the war in vietnam was not going well. and so the decision was put forward driven by curtis lame to start bombing north vietnam. and

. >> the trial of the former liberian president charles taylor is expected to hear closing arguments from defense lawyers in the hague. mr. taylor and his defense lawyer courtney griffins both boycotted proceedings on tuesday when prosecutors were presenting their summing up. the family of twin girls from switzerland missing for a week say hopes of finding them alive are waning. their comments follow the discovery of thousands of euros in cash sent by the girls' father to his estranged wife. before he apparently killed himself, it had been hoped that the father had taken the money in order to care for the children. the british government says it will increase the levy on banks to $2.5 billion pounds this year, leaving an extra 800 million. the chancellors said the taxes being brought forward because anchings deserve bonus payments but leaders of the four biggest banks are said to be livid at the move. >> a countdown is under way for the banks. they're about to announce profits and bonus payments and that's set to provoke another wave of criticism. and today in a surprise move, the ch

elizabeth taylor reportedly celebrating her 79th birthday early. before she was rushed to the hospital. >> the house was filled with balloons. it was very festive. everybody was laughing. she looked pretty good. >> it's day ten in the hospital for dame elizabeth. the brave screen legend checked in last week. earlier this month, she was photographed in a wheelchair.

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taylor. my credit rating is 850. your credit rating is probably not 850, mr. taylor. if the people cannot put down 10% on a mortgage and i'm supposed to tell somebody -- sell some but more property and they cannot put down 10%, people like you guys want to comment and change the rules". you will pay so much unless you cannot pay and then you want to change the amount you pay. elipse change all the rules. three and three is nine. -- let's all change the rules. you guys are destroying america with your crazy ideas. host: let's get a response. guest: we are on destroying america. the president agrees with you and the 10% down. all the president and the administration is trying to do and what we're trying to do is have a responsible system of mortgage finance, which insures that a hard-working blue-collar americans have access to home ownership as well. that has been a basic tenet of u.s. citizenship for as long as we can remember. that does not mean everybody is qualified to be a homeowner. if you are willing to work hard and you're a safe bar, you should be able to of a

hopes that the long running trial of former liberian leader charles taylor would end of this week have received a blow after his maid lawyer stormed out of the courtroom taylor is accused of arming rebels in sierra leone for power and profit while the former president refused to return to the court following a break in the trial at the hague that has so far lasted more than three years well the opening was delayed for six months following similar protests now a search is continuing for two swiss girls who are believed to be missing in southern italy their father picked his six year old twin daughters from their mother so me and switzerland more than a week ago then travel to france and then on to italy where he killed himself by jumping under a train at a station an extensive search involves italian french and swiss police. now a new batch of the legendary russian military helicopter the fifty two has been unveiled known as the alligator it is equipped with state of the art weapons are. checked out the military might of the flying russian machine. or be so sensitive that these common t

a lawyer for the former liberian president charles taylor has walked out of a war crimes course in the hague in protest over procedure that's after prosecutors refused to accept a final document from the defense saying they had missed in january deadline to submit it taylor was accused of arming rebels during the civil war in sierra leone in exchange for blood diamonds he's also charged with masterminding atrocities during the war which claimed a quarter of a million lives but. now testing on animals is an emotive issue for many people it's a debate that continues to evolve but the scientific consensus is that few medical breakthroughs would be possible without it and in russia groundbreaking research is helping in the quest to find new treatments for diseases like cancer and diabetes archie saraf earth has the story. just how de ravin more importantly why would you want the newest you can spew sickly genetically modified rivets produce a very valuable drug in the milk which is used in treating cancer. here's a scientific research center on the outskirts musky these animals are aging s

former liberian leader charles taylor has boycotted his trial in the hague for a second day running a lot to say his lawyer walked out following the court's refusal to accept a key document taylor is accused of arming rebels in sierra leone for power and profits the former president is refusing to return to the court in a trial that has so far lasted more than three years the opening was delayed for six months following similar protests. now a new batch of the legendary russian a military helicopter the k a fifty two has been unveiled known as the alligator it is equipped with state of the art weapons well arty's checked out the military might of the flying russian machine. around a military air base in central russia and that is the common fifty two also known as the alligator of the russian air force receiving the latest batch we ourselves were able to take. back to one of those monsters. basing this thirty reeling in a cannon can pierce through armor but obviously it's not the only weapon this aircraft can be equipped with antitank missiles early air missiles bombs all of them inst

brief look now at some other world headlines lawyers former leader of liberia charles taylor stormed out of his trial in the hague and he came out of a prosecutor's refused to accept a written summary of his defense case taylor stands accused of arming rebels in syria are going to exchange the so-called. trial has lasted more than three and a half years the verdict is expected later this year convicted table service sentence in the u.k. . britain's former labor government has come under fire off the report review they could to secure the bulk of the promise release a little less of a liberal he was the only person to vehicle experience of the eighty eight that killed two hundred seventy people he was sentenced to life in prison but returned to their theory in two thousand and nine passionate grounds. just released by the present government says the u.k.'s commercial interests in the country with the driving force behind. richard offices from the two koreas have sat down for talks only months of high tensions on the peninsula pyongyang and so broke contact late last year when the nort

taylor: desde que empecé a usarlo no tuve ningún otro grano o erupción. me despierto y siento confianza en mí misma antes de mirarme al espejo porque sé que no tengo que preocuparme de los granitos. pienso que lo que más me convenció de acne complex fue ver que usan a personas reales en sus infomerciales. pienso que uno está más inclinado a verificar por sí mismo si ve a gente común y corriente que tiene acné o barros obtener buenos resultados, en vez de creerle a alguien famoso que dice usar los productos, porque al mirarlos en televisión, ya sabe, siempre se ven mucho mejor que uno. es mucho mas creíble... eso fue lo que hizo. pude ver mi cara completamente sana después de 4 semanas y fue maravilloso. ahora puede despedirse de las erupciones rojas e irritadas de una vez por todas con acne complex de murad, una forma totalmente diferente de combatir el acné, que incluso es buena para su cutis. llame en los próximos 12 minutos y usted obtendrá el sistema completo de 3 etapas, más $60 en regalos gratuitos por solo $29,95. además, sea una d

. >>> elizabeth taylor is in the hospital this morning and will likely be there for another few days. taylor is in the cedar sinai medical center in los angeles being treated for congestive heart disease. the 78-year-old is reportedly well enough to see family and friends but not well enough to be released. taylor has lived with the congestive heart disease condition since 2004. >>> president obama is going to hand over his 2012 budget proposal to congress today but republicans say it does not go far enough. >> our job is to focus on spending. we are spending too much money here in washington. the president is going to outline the new budget, spend too much, bottles too much and taxes too much. and the president wants to talk about winning the future, this isn't winning the future, it is spending the future. >> that is house speaker john boehner on "meet the press" yesterday. he told david gregory unless the nation's up employment rate is significantly lower in 2012 the president will have a hard time getting re-elected. he says he takes the president at his word but it is not his job

. >> la compañía taylor farms dio una prueba positiva a la bacteria. >> la violencia en acapulco ha afectado el turismo. >> temperaturas extremadamente mínimas en el clima3 para el presidente "barack obama" el llamado del pueblo de libia ha sido muy claro al exigir que "moamar gadafi" debe irse ya.--durante una conversacion telefonica con la canciller alemana "angela merkel", obama dijo que cuando un Íder solo puede conservar el poder a traves de la violencia contra su pueblo, ese Íder ha perdido la legitimidad para gobernar.--se trata de la primera vez que obama insta a "gadafi" a renunciar.--mientra tanto, el hijo mayor del Íder libio, "saif al islam", se reunio hoy con tribus del este de libia para llegar a un acuerdo que evite mas enfrentamientos entre los opositores al regimen y quienes estan a favor. --por su parte, el consejo de seguridad de la onu aprobo este dia por unanimidad una resolucÓn que contempla fuertes sanciones contra el regimen de moamar gadafi y su familia.--los 15 miembros coincidieron en que los responsables de la represÓn contra la poblacion civil en libia debe

taylor denies the charges, which includes inside the murder and rape and hiring child soldiers. after a brief adjournment, he refused to return to the koran. earlier, his lawyer walked out from the courtroom after they refused to accept me to documents. and one man said he ordered last month's deadly suicide bombing at moscow's international airport that left 36 people dead and dozens wounded korea already declared public enemy no. 1 by russian officials, he has threatened further attacks in a new video message. he says the airport attack was carried out to avenge russian crimes in the caucuses. >> the video was posted on the website that is hosted -- associated with islam gravel's in the caucuses. in it, the chechen leader says he was behind the bombing at moscow's domodedovo airport last month. >> this was carried out on my orders, and, god willing, these will continue in the future. >> the bombing killed 36 people. he said it was revenge for the kremlin's anti-terrorism campaign in the caucasus. he also ordered the bombing of the subway, which killed 40 people last year. isla

in the second half the badgers were up by five as taylor hits two of his points. this time with less than 30 seconds left he dumps the ball off to mike who hits the three of his own. kids celebrate the first time since 1962 that wisconsin has knocked off the number one team, the buckeyes on that occasion as well. ohio state new 24-1. >>> the women lost a heart breaker to washington state. 68-6, the cardinal 13-0 in conference, 22-2 overall after beating washington. >>> still to come, tight finish in one of the biggest horse racing events of the year in the bay area and the new nascar season is officially underway on . >>> the new nascar season gets started next sunday which means a week of preliminary preliminaries. the races will be different. this event for 24 select drivers among them jimmy john. the race broke then to two segments. regan smith will get into the number 99 car of edwards, he then runs in to dale earnhardt june you're. they were finished along with montoya. the new surface made for racing at speeds over 200 miles an hour. the drivers figured outr

. >> elizabeth taylor se recupera en un hospital de los angeles de un problema cardiaco, a mujer comenzÓ a sufrir insuficiencia cardÍaca en 2004. nos vamos a la otra cara del mundo, en tailandia,5 parejas se casaron bajo el mar en un evento que ya es una tradiciÓn en ese paÍs. los flamantes esposos estaban vestidos con trajes submarinos durante la firma. las nupcias se extendieron por 15 minutos para cada pareja que quiere intercambiar sus anillos de boda. ahora, la tinta era a prueba de agua? nos

she referenced an event liz taylor was supposed to be at. she said she was supposed to be recognized by an organization and they say it was a combination of unstable weather conditions and the fact she was feeling under the weather that forced her to not make the decision to travel. so, obviously, she was absent from an event. "national enquirer" not mentioning that, just saying she's not doing well. prayers are with her. but it's also sort of interesting like is she sick? is she not sick? rumors are spinning out of control right now. >> wish her the best to matter what. hollywood legend, that's for sure. >>> another legend already and only will get bigger and better for years to come, jennifer hudson. i'm a big fan of hers. such an amazing backstory. if you've seen those weight watchers commercials, she's lost a tremendous amount of weight, looks good. she was on opera yesterday and finally revealed the number quantifying how much she's lost. take a listen. >> so, you're not going to say the number? >> i really want to tell it. i'm like, en

it paid off for her. >> you know who is always timeless, liz taylor. >> oh, my goodness. 1970, liz taylor wore a custom-designed edith head gown. i think it was designed around this 49 carat diamond necklace. the beautiful thing, this dress showed off that necklace. and shows off some of her wonderful assets. and her beautiful eyes. she really scored big with this one. >> how could we have not talked about cher until now? >> you can't think of amazing, outrageous, iconic fashion, without thinking of cher. this is a variety of cher's outfits. if julia roberts showed up in this, you would think she had an aneurysm. but cher, you expect this. >> you do. >> and she's cher. >> most people, they check themselves out at home before they go. and barbra streisand said everything looked fine when she left the house. and she didn't realize it was see-through until the lights were hitting her. >> she wore these evening pajamas. a pants suit. she said she didn't realize it was sheer, until she got on stage and all the light shining on it. we could see through to barbara. >> that was a big deal to be w

. >>> and actress elizabeth taylor is in a los angeles hospital this morning. taylor is being treated for systems related to congestive heart failure at cedar sinai medical center. the 74-year-old has suffered from the heart condition for years. taylor's spokesman says doctors don't yet know how long the actress will be in the hospital. >>> and in pakistan, an arrest warrant has been issued for former president pervez musharraf. an anti-terrorism court judge in pakistan issued the warrant in connection with the 2007 assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. musharraf left pakistan more than two years ago, and now lives in london. >>> and a strong earthquake in chile panicked thousands of people. the tremor struck friday near the city of concepcion close to the site of last year's devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people and caused widespread damage. telephone, electrical service was disrupted. but there were no reports of damage or injuries. >>> and finally, just in time for valentine's day on monday, voodoo valentines. now, some wom

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