charlie: simon. his writing is a performance. charlie: exactly. you feel more than you do with any other great writer in the presence of the author you feel him doing it for you, wanting your admiration for the virs yosity of the different voices that he employs. even the passages are like great arias. it's all a performance. >> his daughter reported that she saw him standing in front of a mirror and acting something out. he asked her about it. he gave her a very interesting answer. he said, well, if you asked someone to list the ways in which an old man walks he might think of eight or ten things but a decent actor is imitating 100 mowings. he would rush to his desk after acting out and write down what he had just done. the acting and the writing were won. snairlts robert, you were going to add what? >> don't talk about it. do it. that's what's he used to say when he was an editor. the reason he loved acting so much is you could do things by talking, simply by talking on the stage you could see the reactions on the faces of your audience. you cou

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

great job, charlie. when did you get the call yesterday? charlie: i am not getting into that. i don't reveal sources. liz: all the e-mails, we were -- charlie: we were on the air almost immediately. and we made the look bad. i know when i was there that would never happen. never. we torched them. [talking over each other] charlie: celebrated with a couple martinis. liz: thank you. in terms of the market -- charlie: did well -- liz: colleagues at the journal. in terms of markets we are bouncing around, 49 times we crossed the flat line for the dow jones industrials. that means the search for direction is on an folks trying to gauge what is happening in washington. let's look where we stand with floor traders. mark, your floor traders will stay according to the ceo of ice and the nyse-listed >> the holliday, a lot of traders hoped technology would make strides and humans are still needed. we have a lot of reasons to be optimistic in 2013. the market has been acting well, resilience, december's the best month for the s&p up on average 1.7%. we have seen good breakouts recently in

somebody hold charlie. >> charlie, get charlie. somebody get charlie, please. >> it literally sounds like a bull in a china shop right now. >> how many times have i said one simple thing. get charlie. >> oh, my gosh. >> he almost had him. >> charlie almost takes a giant bite out of the squirrel. it runs underneath the couch. you can hear things falling all over the place. charlie causing most of the damage. >> that's why the dad says how many times do i have to say will somebody get charlie. >> right there. how come the front door is not open. >> no one gets charlie. no one goes to the front door, why is the front door not open. >> how come nobody pays attention to dear onold dad. >> everybody is terrified of the squirrel. they are all running. >> officially my new christmas video. i love that. >> all right. that's enough. >> during this time of the year, one of the very exciting things to do is sit on santa's lap so you ask him for your favorite gift. these two little girls, they are in washington. that's 9-year-old brooklyn and 8

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

, and beautiful clothes. - "charlie's angels"... there was the smart one, the athletic one, and the sexy one. which one would you be? the sexy one-- we'd all be the sexy one. the guys would want the sexy one. it's the sexy one. - no one does sexy like magnum p.i., and no one can get away with wearing short shorts like him, either. - the thing about these, like, the dudes from these shows, like "the six million dollar man" and "magnum p.i.," it's like, they were testosterone. two-dimensional testosterone. it's like, "i never seen a guy "with that much muscles and hair," you know? it was like kind of being attracted to saskatchewan, but they're dudes. - the lone ranger, he'd show up out of nowhere, beat up the bullies, fix everything that was wrong, and ride off. you never saw his face, and he never wanted to stay for dinner. - i don't know if i find the lone ranger sexy per se. now that i'm thinking about it, kinda kinky, actually. - if we could combo magnum p.i. and the lone ranger, that'd be my superhero. i mean, i'd have a fathead

that is where charlie lives. charlie is in danger of losing his family and his life. charlie was taken to a park where animals are allowed to run off leash. he got into an incident. police say charlie attacked a horse with a cop on his back. because he is a pit bull, charlie has been taken from his owner. >> oh, wow. that's a big gouge on the horse's thigh. >> the dog went after a horse with a cop on it. >> yes. >> oops. >> this is charlie's owner. he's really disappointed. >> i'm a little nervous but i'm trying to be optimistic. >> ktvu talked to the owner of charlie before a hearing where police were going to hear from the park's officer that was involved in the incident and the dog's owner. >> he was just completely covered by gashes, blood. the dog chased my horse for 1.6 miles. that's unheard of. >> this incident happened making it really hard to argue in the favor of this dog in this particulars case. >> what the owner was saying is that you have farm animals like a horse in an area where dogs domesticated animals are playing and he thinks it could have been any

i think they're relatively calm because of what charlie said. the markets believe we will get a deal. the leadership is trying to get a deal, but it's not easy and by the way by the way-- >> adam, adam. >> charlie, not the end of the world. >> markets like short-term fixes, too. and just because-- >> markets like money printing and. >> neil: by the way, i know i might offend some of you market enthusiasts here, but markets can be wrong and markets might be satisfied. >> they're always wrong. >> neil: a short-term gift and remember the first tarp vote rejected and the market fell about 800 points and run back together and get a deal going and the market ends up being 4,000 points lower a few months later. so, ben, my worry is basing everything you do on a market selloff. >> well, the markets are always wrong,eil because they change the next day or the next hour. and for long periods of time, they have a modest degree of predicted value. >> neil: would you do any deal based on what you fear the markets would do? >> i would not. i would do a deal b

norah, charlie? >> bill whitaker, thanks. >>> there is growing concern for the health of nelson mandela. south africa's government says the former president had a good night's rest in the hospital, but officials aren't saying why he's there, and that has many people worried. mark phillips is in pretoria, south africa. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. in the absence of any specific detail on nelson mandela's condition, he's been in the hospital for two days now. inevitably the speculation rises and so does the concern. the last, more or less, public appearance of nelson mandela was on his 94th birthday last july. when we saw him with his family at a birthday lunch in his home village of kunu in the rural eastern cape province. at that time, he seemed physically robust but mentally distant from what was going on around him. when news emerged that mandela had been moved to a military hospital in pretoria, the worrying began again. >> we nid him around. we need his wisdom

charlie? >> jim axelrod, thanks. >>> police say adam lanza killed himself after first responders to the school caught up with him. he died carrying hundreds of rounds of unused ammunition. bob orr is in washington with more on the killer. >> many go charlie. investigators tell us they're know cussing on the relationship gunman adam lanza had with his mother. the picture is emerging of a troubled loner. adam lanza's massacre began at home. police say the 20-year-old recluse shot his mother nancy multiple times in the head killing her as she slept. sources say nancy lanza was a demanding mother who pushed her socially challenged son toward higher goals while schooling him at home. he also accompanied his mother on trips to shooting ranges. family friend mark told scott pelley on cbs's "60 minutes" nancy was an avid gun enthusiast. >> she liked to target shoot. she got into the last few years or so. she really enjoyed it. yes, she was an advocate. >> reporter: nancy lanza kept at least six legall

my goodness, not at old. >> neil: charlie, what do you think of it it? >> you know, as somebody whose parents tried to throw him out of the house at 15, what's interesting about this, kind of what like goes on in italy and show you how much we are to european style. >> neil: and don't drag our people down. >> i'm telling you, neil, people who stay with their parents. a term for italy who does this and they do this. >> neil: you're out of money. >> unemployed, underemployed and get paid your welfare payments and party every night and it's kind of where we're going and think this is a direct correlation, and i think-- >> and you could have cited any other country on earth, but you had to go-- >> you know what. >> and you could have gone after france, but no, no, mother italy. charles, charles. >> firsthand experience. >> a lot of it points to a serious insecurity and you know, kids gone directly from college with the parents and sometimes may even have a job, but everyone is so intimidated by the economy o such a lack and i don't care what the polls say, p

charlie: brokers -- liz: the start of 2012 -- charlie: look at that a little closer. since august, we have the run of. liz: january to april was nice to. do you remember the days where at the stock exchange companies like harry winston used to set up pop up stores so these guys could get their bonuses and literally walked a pop-up for 4? charlie: i don't remember that. liz: 1998-1999. charlie: the heyday of the broker was the floor broker. i believe that was later. [talking over each other] charlie: right before the stock exchange. liz: charlie gasparino fox business exclusive, thanks to brian moynihan. brokerage compensation. charlie: everybody else gets screwed this year. sorry. liz: thank you very much. we need to talk about gun stocks. smith and wesson, these names are rallying today after three days of huge dive following last week's shooting murders in connecticut. private equity firm server putting its investment in a semi-automatic weapons co. on the block. who is next? your pension fund jettison these names? atop a trustee of new york's largest pension, about

charlie and norah? >> holly williams, thank you. >>> and winds of change are blowing through washington state this morning. and you might say they smell a little funny. a new law is now in effect. the first of its kind in u.s. that is allowing adults to own marijuana for non-medical usa. john blackstone reports from seattle that supporters wasted no time celebrating. >> three, two, one -- whew! >> reporter: at the stroke of midnight, cheers in seattle of marijuana officially becoming legal in washington state. >> yeah! >> reporter: an impromptu celebration was head, appropriately enough at the space needle, a seattle high point. did you ever think you'd see this day? >> i certainly did not. i did not. >> reporter: the air was filled with the scent of victory. for those who campaigned for this night. although, that itself is stretching the new law. it is not legal to use marijuana in public, just like alcohol. and while it is now legal for those 21 and over to buy marijuana, it is not yet legal to sell i

"good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson. >> and i'm megan pringle. you thought that looks pretty and then thought maybe not. here's meteorologist mike masco. >> it's chilly look at the temperatures mostly into the 30s a lot of locations. you go outside the beltway and it's coming close to freezing in reisterstown and belair road to the north maybe a little ice on the roads this morning. so just be careful of that. winds have been gusty out of the northerly direction between 10 and 20. just know a pretty chilly raw feel out there. some showers working over cecil county rogue now heading upth delaware line. winds become really gusty today. 40-mile-per-hour and for that reason a high wind advisory has been posted and yes a weekend storm potential certainly growing. we're going to detail that and show you the seven day coming up in a little bit. let's get a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >>> so take it slow this morning. be extra careful as you head out. no delays though traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel or the harbor t

charlie: short. liz: it is kind of there. charlie: i spray it on. liz: one of our early advertisements. charlie: take money from anybody. liz: thank you very much. closing bell ringing in 27 minutes. could be one of those very special years where the bulls run wild, but we have someone who is going to tell you in which direction. barry bannister is managing director of cycle nicholas calling for big gains on the s&p 500 in 2013. find out how and where you should put your money to work coming up in a fox business exclusive. fox means business. >> i am adam shapiro, on wall street continues with concern over the fiscal cliff, taking a toll on markets. and one hundred five points was the fiscal cliff is not the only pressing issue, there's concern, and a farm bill by the end of the year billions of dollars in agriculture programs hang in the mix including one in which the government sets a minimum price for milk to cover production costs for dairy farmers. the securities and exchange commission charged four industry professionals with conducting a frau

megan and charlie, over to you. >>> the first family is now getting into the holiday spirit. today is the 90th annual national christmas tree lighting. president barack obama, his wife and two daughters will flip the switch to light the 30- foot tall true. this was planted in october on the ellipse near the white house. the event kicks off at 4:30. neil patrick harris will be the host. >>> it's beginning to lookalikes like christmas in baltimore city too. that's because today is the annual lighting of the washington monument. and festivities start in mount vernon at 5:30 this morning. the lights and fireworks happen around 7:45. the year lardarius webb will flip the switch and starting this morning there's going to be road closures in the area because of the event. here's lauren cook and let you know how to get around that area. >>> well this lighting will really impact the traffic in mount vernon this morning. beginning at 9:00 a.m., the westbound lanes of mount vernon place will shut down from charles street to cathedral street. at 10:00 a.m. the east drive of north charles

i'm a union man and i know charlie is very fondf unions. we love unions, but we want people to have the right to choose whether or not they belong to a unn. a clothes shop wherehey have to have the union and i don't think that's freedom, if you want to join the union by all means, but to make it mandatory, that seems a bit harsh. >> neil: but the unions are spinning it the other way in michigan, charles, what do you ke of that? >> and ben makes the great point. the unions feel like their back has been against the walls and have for a number of years. in michigan, this is the way we can be competitive. liste everyone talks about the great comeback in detroit in the auto sector, that's a mirage. michigan's in trouble, detroit is in trouble and this is how they compete on the national scale, ultimately, a global scale. >> neil: dagen? >> versignificant that this is happening and by the way, this is just the right to not have toay union dues i you don't want to belong to a union first and foremost. >> neil: and you got that. >> very significant

you go the to love owen weber. >> the charlie brown school of dance. you'd be nuts to go anywhere else. >>> three ways to wear an ugly christmas sweater without looking -- you know, ugly. >> well still an ugly sweater, you ju >>> i think this guy, he's just like the greatest guy ever. >> yeah? ♪ ♪ >> this is eugene vanderworth and eugene is playing "turkey in the straw" on his harmonica. and that's impressive enough. he's doing this at his 100th birthday party. >> tell you what, this guy can do it all, he can live to be 100, he can play harmonica. he's named eugene vanderworth. no one is named names like this any more. that's what i like about this video. >> eugene vanderworth may be one of the last really great men. ♪ ♪ >> he's got it, look he's got energy at 100 to put on this performance for everybody who cares about him. >> he loves playing the harmonica so much he joined a traveling band that went around to nursing homes and played for all the folks who were there. >> what? this guy is the man. >> woo! [ cheers and applause ] >> just becau

-charlie. what would you think if told you i had the answer to the whole sage problem sitting in the hotel across the street? what are you talking about? -come on. i want you to meet somebody. -now, look. -and one thing: when we get there, keep your mouth shut. don't object to anything i say, you understand? -but. you understand, charlie? -sure. ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah? tarbuck. who's this? -a friend of mine. mmhmm. since when you do associate with the sheriff? since i've been a sheriff's deputy. -reno, lawrence, charlie parks. -reno lawrence? yes, sir, charlie. i guess i know reno better than any man alive. we used to ride in the same gang together. then i left texas, and reno headed off on his own. everybody else in the gang is dead-- -alright, cut it, tarbuck. i didn't come this far to talk. i, uh, understand you have a job for me. the same old reno

>> here's what i would say, charlie. in other words, somebody who's smarter than i am should pick what's the right strategy. is it independence? is it security? is it something like that? but between canada, mexico, and the united states this region, the and a half a region, could be energy independent very soon. this region could probably be the most powerful or one of the most powerful energy producing regions in the world. and shale gas is just a game changer. it's just -- it's just a game changer is it a pan see yaw yah? no. but it opens up doors and that's something we should have high on the lists of things to do. >> rose: when you see that, what could disrupt that possibility of shale gas playing the role of -- that you see it? >> it exists. so in other words the seismic aspect of it is very real. it exists. what you need to commercialize it is a set of pipelines or a set of capabilities inside a country which the u.s. is pretty good at. you need some new demand. are you going to convert automobiles or other thing

charlie: maybe your smile will do it. liz: charlie always has it, everybody else follows. we're up 74 points. it looks like a healthy day. stay tuned, much more ahead. we will look at the chart. where you may want to sell the s&p coming up. >> i'm adam shapiro with your fox business brief. the financial times reports three dozen bankers and senior managers will be implicated in the rigging of leiber interest rates when ibf settles with global regulators later this week. close to finalizing a deal in the united states, the uk and switzerland in which the bank will pay roughly 1.5 alien dollars. morgan stanley paying $5 million fine to the state of massachusetts over facebook ipo. the complaint against the banking giant cited improper influence of bankers over wall street analysts. morgan stanley shifted into fox business state is pleased to have reached a settlement and put the matter behind us. american drivers are getting more relief at the pump as gas prices dropped to the lowest level of the year. according to aaa daily fuel gauge, the national average is down $3.25 per

megan and charlie, over to you. >>> the u.s. supreme court hears a highly personal custody case today and this is something it rarely does. >> it could be the last chance for u.s. army sergeant to fight for his daughter in united states' courts. eris chaffin is a 5-year-old in the middle of a custody battle of two parents. it's a complicated legal fight dealing with international borders and treaties. a federal judge ruled the mother could legally take the child back to scott land. if the father can appeal decisi of the country. >> this is a case that has immediate significant long- lasting impact for every parent in america. >> it's caught the attention of two republican senators but neither would say they'll introduce legislation addressing any of the issues discussed. >>> well, a bitter battle is now playing out over a girl who was adopted and her biological father who never knew she existed. terry while he was stationed in south carolina his ex-wife was giving birth in utah. he was never told he was going to be a father or t

charlie. cbs news has learned susan rice privately began expressing doubts about her nomination to friends this week saying the attacks had reached a fevered pitch. then yesterday she had a phone conversation with president obama and withdrew her name from consideration as secretary of state. >> i would have been very honored to serve in that job, just as i'm delighted to do what i'm doing. but yes, sure how can you not want to in my field serve at the highest possible level? >> reporter: last night u.n. ambassador susan rice explained why she asked president obama not to consider her for secretary of state. in an op-ed she wrote, quote, a national security appointment, much less a potential one, should never be turned into a political football. there are far bigger issues at stake. on twitter she posted those of you who know me know that i'm a fighter, but not at the cost of what's right for our country. >> she's not qualified. anyone who goes on national television in defiance of the facts f

>> round two by saturday megan and charlie. over to the boards and show you through the course of the morning we'll be right around 36 degrees. lunchtime lot of clouds. windy at 37. we'll be flirting with the 40 for much of the afternoon. but the story is the wind and the wind will make it feel like it's around the freezing mark. here's that storm system from yesterday pulling up to the canadian maritimes. cloudy skies behind it and here we go out to the rockies another system that will be the saturday event we've been headlining through the morning. 39 today and 40 for friday and wintry mix moves in over the weekend. pretty chilly overall forecast with temperatures into the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. we'll break down two track scenarios lauren cook in just a little bit. you will break down the traffic. >>> as you mentioned we have heavy winds this morning. so take it slow. traveling across the bay or the key bridge. in howard county right now. icy conditions are possible that's going to be an issue across the region. defi

>> well, i have no idea, charlie. but if there's evidence, if our intelligence community has evidence that they're beginning to mix the chemicals, that would be quite disturbing. if he did use them, it would not be the first time that a sect leader used them against his own people. that happened in 1980 when saddam hussein used them against the kurds. hopefully that will not happen. >> what should trigger the united states to act to stop him from using them? >> well, i think what the administration has done and is doing is the right course to follow. i think it's fine to put a marker down there and tell the government of bashar al assad that they better not use them. that does raise a credibility problem. any time the president of the united states threatens something, he better damn well be prepared to follow through with it. and they've never said what the consequences would be. of course, consequences could range from anything including further diplomatic, political and military action to the idea that once the reg

that line makes the film "charlie is my darling" all the more poignant. shot in the 1965 tour, it shows the glimmer twins writing songs as a true creative team. but keith's insults of jagger in his book were so sering it took a reported apology from richards before this reunion could even happen. how would you characterize your relationship with keith these days? >> at the moment, it's good. a pretty good working relationship. we see each other, we go onstage and we play together and we rehearse six weeks in paris. it's pretty good. ♪ >> two new songs. did you write those together? separately? >> separately. keith lives in the united states and i live in europe. >> one of the great clips i came across was you guys noodling together. >> yeah. >> how much of that is the secret sauce of the stones, where you two need to be together to do that? >> i think we've gone past that, really. >> we're made to do this. it's when we're not working there's a problem. or could be. but otherwise, mick and i have been working together the last few months. it's been a rev

charlie and gayle? >> john blackstone, thank you. >>> now this has many people concerned for the safety of a u.s. veteran. john palmetto survived the wars of afghanistan and now he's locked up in mexico for an honest mistake. he was arrested for carrying an antique shotgun over the border. >> we need to get him out before this is too late. >> reporter: for the parents of john hammer, the past four months have been a living nightmare. >> it's just absolutely paralyzing. >> reporter: in august, their son, a former marine, set out with a friend for a road trip to costa rica. it was supposed to be a surfing adventure. a healing get away for hammer who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. but he never made it. crossing from texas into mexico, his parents say u.s. customs cleared his gun. a family heirloom used for hunting. >> customs waved the gun, gave him paperwork to fill out and he took that paperwork across to the mexican side. declared the gun and was immediately arrested. >> reporter: he was b

as always. >> thank you, charlie, it was a pleasure. >> rose: we will be right back. stay with us. >> rose: ornstein is here, he is a long time observer of the u.s. congress for years he and his colleague thomas than have studied the route causes of government dysfunction, they have written a gnaw book about the most pressing problems in our political system and how we might solve them, it is called it is even worse than it looks how the american political system collided with the politics of extremism. i am proud to have ornstein back at this table. >> thank you it is always great to be here. >> rose: let's talk about today, at the weekend, at the white house, john boehner, president of the united states met representing the congress and representing the presidency, a lot of people i have had a conversation with, at long last that is the way it ought to be done. will it be successful? >> ultimately it will be successful but one of the things we need to keep in mind and every time we look at the daily statements that suggest that the end is nigh is this is an end game

charlie and norah? >> elaine quijano, thank you. >>> president obama announces today that a new white house task force will look at changes in federal gun policy. also this morning for the first time, the national rifle association is responding to the newtown attack. bill plante is at nra headquarters in fairfax, virginia, just outside of washington. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. the nra is one of washington's most powerful lobbying groups. but for four days after the killings in newtown, it had nothing to say. nothing on its website, on facebook or on twitter. but tuesday with politicians of every stripe now calling for some kind of action, the nra broke its silence. saying that it was shocked, saddened, and heartbroken by the murders and that it had refrained from commenting out of respect for the families. in a statement the nra said it is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. and that it will offer more details at a news confe

norah, charlie? cont >> john blackstone thank you. >>> senior correspondent john miller former fbi deputy r has director has been talking with with h his sources. good morning. what do we know about the suspect and motives? >> we don't know much about the it suspect and it's not clear ar whether he is unidentified is because they're working that because th lead or because they haven't le been able to identify him, but identif we were not able to get a name. get as for the motive you know t what we're relying on is the relying o profile with these types of offenders. most of them are injustice collectors, people who catalogue every sleight, every offense to for an irrational level and they strike out to draw attention.mall >> why this mall?e do we know why he targeted this ifically? mall specifically? no. >> no, and authorities don't know that either. either i talked to people who were on the scene last night, and they say you know this came out and f a half where. they said it's pretty miraculous bec