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Efficient way . Every single county in the world does it that way. We bring different efficient measures throughput more efficiently. A good example, in canada a few years ago, they had issues in terms of budget. They came to us and said could we do things differently . In just one, region were able to cut the budget from 264 million. If you take the same scenario in the u. S. , 1. 5 billion is going to the screeners and 1. 5 billion to the oversight. This is totally ridiculous. Tsa needs to get their act together and i think this event this will push the pressure on the u. S. Government to look at the business and more importantly. Stefan, i have to cut you off. Thats it for your money. Have a great weekend. Hello, everyone, im Fredricka Whitfield a look at our top stories in the newsroom. When it comes to Queen Elizabeths health, Buckingham Palace isnt taking any chances. For the first time in ten year, the 86yearold monarch is in the hospital in what is being called a precautionary measure. Royal correspondent max foster joining us now from outside the hospital in london. So, max what is the latest . Reporter well, the latest is that she is in the hospital behind mend it is the first time she has been in hospital, frederica, for a decade. She takes her public appearances very, very seriously and she has canceled all her public appearances this week. She has got a stomach bug, fright severe one it seems and she is in her mid80s. So, there is a concern, i would have thought, in this situation, medical experts are saying, at least about dehydration. So she will be getting rehydrated. We were told about this illness on friday and its sunday now. She has a couple of dives this illness. She has clearly been getting worse and she is in the hospital. But as you say, the palace playing this down to some extent, saying she is in good health, actually and in good spirits and she is here as a precautionary measure. What about at that hospital . Are there a lot of people who have gathered who are trying to inquire about the queens situation there . Well, mainly media, not the public, as we said, but the media concern and International Media as well, people from all over the world, because this is the head of state in 16 countries and the medical team, they dont want to take any chances, they want her here and the palace wants her here. They are concerned about her. They would be, to have her here. But it is very interesting to see that she today actually had an engagement, a private engagement at Windsor Castle where she was staying. She splus been in real pain to have gone through that because after that, she had to come to hospital, but really epitomizes how she takes these appearances very, very seriously and how canceling them is a very big deal for her, which gives this whole hospitalization a sense of seriousness as well. Max foster, thanks so much. Keep us posted there from london. All right, now to the latest on that sinkhole near tampa, florida. Searchers now say they may never recover the body of jeff bush. He disappeared into a sinkhole while sleeping in his bed in the middle of the night thursday. Demolition crews moved parts of the house onto the street to help the family recover some of their belongings. It was a variety of things, pictures as well as a purse. Sorry . Family bible as well. The flag was real important to them. Apparently, there was quite a bit of military awards and decoration and so we were able to recover a lot of that. Really at this point, i understand it, the family is close knit. Many lived in this house over the years, belonged to the grandmother. And so they all have a very close, personal connection. Just being able to touch and feel and have that experience. The demolition is expected to be done by tomorrow. In selma, alabama, today, thousands are rein act an historic march. Vice President Joe Biden is helping mark a civil rights milestone. It was 48 years ago this month when Alabama State troopers and others attacked a peaceful group of marchers. They were marching from selma to montgomery in support of what would become the Voting Rights act. We will have a live report from selma coming up in just a few minutes. Right now u. S. Secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia for talks. Earlier today, he was in egypt meeting with president mohammad morsi. Kerry announced the u. S. Is starting a fund providing direct support for democratic reform in egypt. The first installment is 60 million. But kerry says the pledge will rise to 300 million in the years ahead. Back in the u. S. Now, a horrifying car accident has rocked a hassidic Jewish Community brooklyn, new york an Orthodox Jewish couple expecting their first baby died when their cab was hit by another car. Susan candiotti joining us live from new york. Susan, the couples baby, a little boy, survived. What do you know about his condition and the search for the two people who fled the accident scene . Reporter fred, this is just so sad, isnt it . A young couple, 21yearold parentstobe were on their way to a hospital about midnight last night because the expectant mother wasnt feeling well. Police say a hit and run driver crashed into the side of their cab, killing razi and nathan globber. The cab was totaled. Thanks to quick action by doctors, a premature baby boy was delivered by csection after his mother died. He was the couples first child. Police say the infant boy is in Critical Condition and relatives are standing watch. Now, investigators, meantime, are trying to track down the drive over a lightcolored bmw which fled the scene and the drivers and occupant fled the scene on foot. Police will only say they have spoken to the registered owner of that car but not much more. We dont know yet whether the car was stolen. At this hour hurricane the hassidic Jewish Community williamsburg section of brooklyn is rallying around the surviving fam, sharing their grief at a funeral and burial, which according to custom is already taking place for the young couple. There is a lot of emotion as everyone is trying to come to grips with what happened. They have all the resources there to deal with it. All the psychological help they need. The impact of it as we are all learned as children go to the grave of the parents, parents dont go to funerals of children. And here we are going to have two sets of parents going. Its terrible. Terrible. One year, not even married a year. You know, going in for the happiest time to have a baby and thats what happens. Terrible. The driver of the cab survived and is in stable condition. Relatives tell us the couple had been married less than a year. Fred . And so, susan, were there eyewitnesses . Will investigators be able to rely on those accounts to try find out the identity of these two people . Thats good question. We have been trying to find that out, fred, but so far, no Additional Information on whether there were witnesses but certainly, thats something that investigators are trying to track down as well as more information about who was behind the wheel, who was the passenger in the car . Have they found step in if they have, they are simply not telling us just yet. Heartbreaking. All right. Thank you so much, Susan Candiotti in new york. At the vatican today, it is not business as usual for the First Time Since Pope Benedict xvis resignation there is no pope to say the angell plus prayer over st. Peters square. Cardinals are still arriving in rome for the conclave and tomorrow, they will attend preconclave meetings to discuss the future of the church. One cardinals past in the headlines today. Keith obrien of scotland, apologizing for improper Sexual Conduct. Allegations he behaved inappropriately to four priest in the 1980s n a statement, Cardinal Obrien said there have been times that my Sexual Conduct has fall bean let standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal to those i have offended, i apologize and ask forgiveness. To the Catholic Church and people of scott land, i also apologize. I talked to cnns senior vatican analyst john allen about the scandal and the upcoming conclave and i started out by asking john if obriens admission would have an impact on the cardinals vote. What it is likely to do is reinforce a conviction that was already very strong among 1915 cardinals who are going to be voting in this election. First of all that the next pope has to profile as a reformer on the child sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church. That is he has to strike the world as part of the solution rather than part of the problem. And the other thing is if nothing else, he has to have clean hands himself on this crisis. That is he cant carry any baggage into office. As i say the cardinals were already thinking along those line bus certainly, this news about Cardinal Obrien will set that into cement. And then theres a report in the sunday london times saying the cardinals will ask the new pope once that person is selected, to actually pledge to serve until death. What do you know about that . Reporter well, this is a report that first broke in the italian papers a couple days ago. And you know, i have lived in italy a long time. I will say this you know, god love them, but the italians have never seen a Conspiracy Theory they are not prepared to believe. I would take this report with a grain of salt. I think there are some cardinals who think it was a bad idea for benedict to resign. They think it has destabilized the church and maybe compromised the majesty of the papal office. Other cardinals who dont buy that the one thing they all agree on is the pope is the Supreme Authority in the church and no one can tell him to what to do and no one can force him to commit before his election to a particular course of action. So, they will all have their ideas about whether the next pope ought to resign or not but i dont think anybody is going to try to tie his hands. And then we have got the situation where there are posters of the cardinal plastered throughout rome and many would find that kind of campaigning to be very unusual and if anything, might even folksily backfiresome it clear whether he is up to this Cardinal Peter turkson of ghana or whether someone else might and how might that impact his chances . Reporter frederica, i think it is still unclear who exactly is behind. This the one thing i think you can take to the bank is that it is not cardinal turkson. In fact, privately, you know, he has put out feelers to various people in the press corps to make it very clear that his finger prints are not on this. And you are quite right. I mean, the rules of this Gentlemans Club, that is what the 115 members of the college of cardinals who are going to vote in this election, it will have a Gentlemans Club and the rules are nobody campaigns for this job. And the perception that youre campaigning for it is sort of a kiss of death. What most cardinals will tell you is that if somebody actually wants this job, they dont have the first idea what its all about. Vad can analyst john allen. Even though the cardinals are meeting tomorrow, the vatican says it is not sure whether a date for the conclave will be set then. The height of the civil rights movement, activists campaigning for Voting Rights beaten as they tried cross an alabama bridge. Well today, the Vice President joins in to help mark the anniversary of bloody sunday in selma. We go there live. Then, mitt romney has some advice for the president about how to lead the country. Find out what he is saying, next. Target is in sight. Yes, dad, i see him. Now pour some chloroform into a white rag and. No. Hi. I understand youre looking for a hotel with a pool. With priceline express deals, you can save big and get exactly what you need. Do i have to bid . Use the stun gun. Hes giving you lip. No hes just asking a question. No bidding. Awesome. 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The group was matching from selma to montgomery in support of what would become the Voting Rights act. Victor black as well live for us now blackwell. So victor, what is happening right now . Reporter the last few people crossing the bridge are doing that now and the Vice President , joe biden, was at the front, locked arms on one side with congressman john lewis you who was beaten nearly to death when he tried to cross this bridge in 1965. On the other side with congresswoman terry sue wall, the first black woman elected to congress from alabama. His visit is timely because of the challenge to the Voting Rights act of 65 before the Supreme Court right now. Heres what he told people before crossing the bridge earlier today. We still have a lot of work to do, but i think it will be easier than it was 48 years ago for one overwhelming reason. What we all did here 48 years ago changed the hearts and the minds of the vast majority of the american people. Thats why im absolutely convinced we will prevail in the new fight with regard to voter access and voter rights. That came during a speech that lasted 20 minutes. Mostly, he talked about people trying to cross the bridge in 1965 and literally, if you listen to joe bidens speech, he uses that word often, literally inspired a nation. Heres what they did. It was supposed to be a nonviolent day for Voting Rights but became one of the most violent, march 7, 1965, alabama. 64 miles from selma to montgomery to bring attention to the need for Voting Rights protections in the south, blind jose ya williams and now congressman, john lewis. As we cross the bridge are we were met by state troopers who shot us with tear gas. Beat us with night sticks and trampled us with horses. I was hit on the head and suffered a concussion on the bridge. Reporter lewis and 16 brothers taken to hospitals and the day was known thereafter as bloody sunday. Since then, selma has hosted a bridge crossing jubilee on the first sunday in march, year after year, thousands return to cross the Edmund Pettis bridge. Civil rights activist and leaders and members of congress have reenacted the march. In the final months of his administration, president clinton crossed the bridge in 2000. He returned in 2007 with thensenator hillary clinton, alongside senator barack obama at the start of the 2008 president ial campaign. More than a photo opportunity for politician, activists march to honor the original bloody sunday demonstrators and to show that the struggle for voter protections continues. Now, i spoke with one of the attorneys arguing to support the reauthorization that happened in 2006 for the Voting Rights act. He, vice President Joe Biden, and congressman lewis believe when the majority opinion comes in from the Supreme Court it will be to uphold that reauthorization from 2006 through 2031. Victor blackwell, thanks so much for bringing that to us from selma. Former president ial candidate mitt romney is back on the attack. He has almost entirely stayed out of the spotlight since he lost in november, but now, romneys blasting president obama over the forced spending cuts. He says the president should work with republicans, not hold rallies around the country knocking them. The president has opportunity to lead the nation and bring republicans and democrats together it is a job he has got to do and job on the president can do. Most federal Agency Notice Defense Department will begin implementing the 85 billion in cuts starting tomorrow. Senate republican leader Mitch Mcconnell lashing out at a leftwing group for what he is calling a racial slur against his while the group, progress kentucky, ignited controversy when it drew a connection between former labor secretary elaine chow and the practice of outsourcing to asia. Chow was born in taiwan. Mcconnell defended his wife and said his Reelection Campaign has already begun, saying, elaine chow is just as much an american as any of the rest of them. In fact, she had to go through a lot more to become an american, it went on to say. The race will take care of itself in 2014 i must stay has started early, a Left Wing Group down here in kentucky already issued racial slurs against my wife and already questioned my own patriotism, so the left is fully engaged down here in kentucky. They would love to take out the republican leader of the senate. Mcconnell says its not the first time this type of thing has happened. You on your way home . Yes, maam. So, youre not gonna be here in town when these cuts kick it . They call me back, ill be back. But what do you think about the idea of congress, youall wont be here when the Congress Kicks in . We got to go to the airport. You got to go to the airport . Okay. Congressman caught on the run as not too keen to explain why they were leaving washington without resolving those forced spending cuts. So with us now are two house members, both representing california. Republican John Campbell, back in washington now, and democrat karen bass in los angeles. Good to see both of you. All right. So, this week, you know, what efforts will be made on capitol hill to avert a Government Shutdown tend of the month . Congresswoman bass, do you see these forced spending cuts as kind of a prelude to a Government Shutdown . I certainly hope that thats not the case but i have to tell that you the imis already being felt. I met with my constituents here over the weekend there ands major concerns. I am kearn bound employment insurance, the people on longterm unemployment and the fact they are going to experience a reduction in their checks. And so, i am very concerned about what has already taken place, let alone what the potential is over the next few weeks. When you see the tape of our dana bash chasing after members of congress on friday who were saying they are leaving and, you know, they will come back iffed, is that an embarrassment for all lawmakers that there was business unfinished, yet they would move on and leave washington as opposed to staying in the city and getting some work done . Congresswoman bass, you first . Frankly, i would have been happy to stay, but the fact of the matter is if congress adjourns, theres not much that can take place. However, i do think though that the leadership in both houses, you know, works regardless of whether or not the entire house is in section. I think we should you can there. I will go back in the next couple of hours and im holding out hope that congress will get some work done. Congressman camp, do you thank you is embarrassing for all lawmakers that perhaps that exit symbolizes a feeling of, you know, we just really dont care . I dont think that is the case at all. I think everybody cares regardless of which side of this issue you are on the i think everybody cares about t we will be in session tomorrow and we will be dealing with the Government Shutdown issue that you discussed. The southwester is not the great, huge disaster and armageddon that the president and some people team in seam to make it out to be. It still means the nondefense part of government will have increased by more than inflation over the last four years. So theres still spending more money, total spending in the government, after the sequester, will be more this year than last. What i think will happen now you think the southwester is okay . People are overreacting if they think that this is a real blight . What is not okay, we dont deal with our debt and deficit. This is 2 of the federal budget. It is the least we can do at this point and we frankly need to do quite a bit more to get spending and the deficits under control. I believe that we, in the house, will pass this week a bill that will extend funding for the rest of the fiscal year at the sequester level but that will include a lot of things relative to defense so that the president has some flexibility and so that the priorities of the congress are taken into account with the sequester, but i will pass that and send that over to the senate this week and then we will see what the senate does with it before the potential shutdown on march 27th. Are we at this juncture because overall, republicans dont want taxes raised . The white house does. And thats why these two sides really couldnt come together by last friday, congressman . We had a big tax increase on january 1st. And there was no spending cuts in that. Zero. There were actually spending increases in that january 1st. So the president got his tax increases. And so now, what we need do is get some spend cuts, reductions and entitlement reforms to bring it under control. The president doesnt seem to care about the deficit. He seem toes want to actually increase spending learn reducing t fanned we continue these trillion dollar deficits forever, eventually, we will. It is not speculation, will be like greece or spain, people wont buy our debt and then we will have a real collapse. Then we have to put cut spending by 25 overnight. I wonder congresswoman if this simply says that over the next four years, no matter what there will be no compromise you there will be no meeting of the minds, wont matter whether there is a meeting on capitol hill or a meeting at the white house but things just will not get done in any other fashion except what we have just seen. Well, first of all, i dont think that that should be the case and i think that theres an example. We passed the violence against womens act just a couple of days ago and we did that because the republicans broke with the policy that every single republican has to vote on the bill in order for to go through. Both democrats and republicans came together and passed the violence against womens act and i believe if we could continue forward in that manner, we will be able to get something done. I do have to beg to differ with my good friend though, because in terms of the sequester, i do think the damage is going to be significant. The most important issue in our country right now is jobs and the potential of losing 750,000 jobs is devastating. In my district alone, when i met with constituents the other day you there was a program that provides meals to seniors that is going to have to cut back. There was a woman that had already received a furlough notice who works at the air force base. We had a meeting in the clinic where they were going to have to reduce coverage to 3,000 people and they werent going to be able to provide service for them anymore. And so i dont think that we have to have the gridlock. I do think that the republicans should come to the table with a balanced approach. And in terms of spending cuts, thats all we have done over the last couple of years. We have had 1. 5 trillion dollars in spending cuts, cuts to education, cuts to health care. In about ten seconds or less, do you have a response to any of that . In ten seconds, just to say spending is more in the federal government, according to cbo this year than last year so, if we had cuts, why is spending more . We havent cut anything significant. Its time to start. Congressman John Campbell people who get those cuts feel its significant. Thank you so much to both of you. Appreciate it. Hopefully some work gets done this week. A lot of people are counting on it. All right. The palace says that Queen Elizabeth ii is in good spirits, but doctors are still keeping a close watch on the 86yearold monarch. Up next, an intimate look at the monarch, right after this. To pick up some accessories. Id a new belt. Some nylons. And what girl wouldnt need new shoes . And with all the points ive been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. Things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your Citi Thankyou points to travel whenever you want. Visit citi. Com thankyoucards to apply. Elizabeth ii is in good spirits, good morning, turtle. My friends are all around me my friends, they do surround me i hope this never ends elizabeth ii is in good spirits, and well be the best of friends [ male announcer ] introducing the reimagined 2013 chevrolet traverse. All set . All set. With spacious seating for up to eight. Imagine that. Chevrolet. Find new roads. Britains Queen Elizabeth ii is in the hospital that the hour, where doctors are treating her for flulike symptoms. Buckingham palace calls it a precautionary measure around says the queen is in good spirits. The 86yearold monarch is known for her good health a royal biographer, mark saunders, joining us now from london. Mark, you know, the queen apparently doesnt like a whole lot of fuss made over her but this clearly was a case where it was felt she needed hospitalization for this socalled, you know, stomach flu. Is there a feeling that theres more to it . Well, yeah i think theres always this concern when they use these words, precautionary measure. Yeah . Because the medical facilities at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, balance moral, any of the estate, the medical facilities are excellent. Now, what i was told from sources at Windsor Castle is the queen has been badly dehydration. Dehydration, i am not a doctor, but quite common with this stomach bout to feel dehydration, the problem is 86, remember, she is 87 next month, she would need to replace all the liquids she is losing very quickly, so one assumes she would be on some form of iv drip at the king edward vii hospital. As i say, yes, there is cause for concern because the queen just doesnt go to hospital. She was in her 50s before she went to hospital for vet first time. That was back in 1982. And she knows, as you have said, always a circus involved, always concern amongst her subjects but the people throughout the castle, yes, they are worried about this one. She seeming slay very fit, near 87yearold. But she has had a very busy schedule during her jubilee year. Engagements canceled or postponed for this week. What do you know about her schedule this year in comparison to last year . Is it an issue of exhaustion, just doing too much potentially, being exposed to too much . Nch i understand what youre saying, but we have this every year. When the list of royal engagements is published, as it is it is the queen and the duke out in front. The current currently, charles and camilla are taking on far, far more work than they used to. And its fairly obvious the queen is slowing down a little bit and indeed, behind charles and camilla, we now have william and katherine, as senior members of the royal family. I was expecting to go rome this week, a visit by the queen, and i was told as early as friday night, you wont be in rome next week. We have to face facts, the queen is in the winter of her rein and cant carry on the schedule that she has been doing, especially this year. We had the olympics. We had the diamond celebration r theres been so much. Well, yeah, but it was all such great fun. She enjoyed herself so much that she said, i dont want to give this up. Fantastic, royal biographer mark saunders, thanks so much for helping us understand the fitness of the queen and her very busy schedule. Appreciate it. All right. In the fight against aids, this is what people have been waiting for, waiting to hear, for years a medical breakthrough that could change everything. Details coming up on that. Plus, they are used to working closely together but some modern family cast members found themselves in a really tight spot. We will have more later. Why not make lunch more than just lunch . With two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. Chase sapphire preferred. Theres more to enjoy. Oh, hi thehey ill. Are you in town for another meeting . Yup, i brought my ateam. Siness trips add to family time. This is my family. This is joe. Hi joe hi there earn a ton of extra points with the double your hhonors promotion and feel the hamptonality. Ive always kept my eye on her. 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Okay, when members of congress return to capitol hill monday, their agenda will start with trying to resolve those forced spending cuts, but thats not off. Cnn state of the union anchor Candy Crowley says they also have to avoid a complete Government Shutdown later in the month. All eyes are on now the end of the month, when congress doesnt have a budget, they have to find way too keep the government running, they passed a continuing resolution which basically extends the budget another two months or three months or however long they think they need, the cr is about to run out. And without an agreement, the government would shutdown. The good news here is this does not look like something, and i say this with a little bit of caution, but it does not look like something thats gonna go till the final moments. The president has said he has no reason to want to see the government shut down. We have seen the speaker say he doesnt want to see the government shut down as well as Senate Minority leader, Mitch Mcconnell, who says he doesnt. So, they are all of a mind that shutting down the government might not look great out there outside the beltway, so it looks as though they will come to something, but i imagine its going to be fairly hard fight, as all these budget things r you spoke with Mitch Mcconnell this morning, we will talk about that in a moment. First, the president did kind of work the phones yesterday. He didnt speak to the leaders on the hill. So, lets play a clip from your show when you asked the president s senior economic adviser about that. I think whats most important were not trying to make those calls to read out the names. Hes making those calls to see where there might be a coalition of the willing, a caucus for common sense and trying to build trust. Hes going to be having a lot more conversations like that. Okay, so, folks need to talk to one another, they arent necessarily the president was pretty firm on friday, you are know, digging in his heels on closing loopholes, but from your talk with Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell this morning, they are not necessarily seeing eye to eye. So far, i havent heard a single Senate Republican say they would be willing to raise a dime in taxes to turn off the sequester. The president is free to call whoever he chooses to. He doesnt have to go through the speaker and myself to talk to our members. And i fully expect him to do that. But so far i havent heard a single Senate Republican say they willing to raise one dime in taxes. So its all about the tax . Certainly for republicans. Did tax hikes, we did the fiscal cliff deal, the sequestration is about cutting the budget. Is not about raising taxes. That has been their position for some time now. It has been the president s position. No lets replace these budget cuts with a mix of closing loopholes, which means somebodys taxes get raise ready, including corporate loopholes some this is i thought really when i saw them do this that maybe midmarch, theyd find some way to figure out how to get around this, when, you know, really looked as though the budget cuts were about to set in. But i dont think that anymore. I think that they are willing, both sides, to let these budget cuts play out and while they may give the President Authority or take authority on capitol hill, which they have clearly already and say, well, heres where we want to make the cut, lets leave this program alone, but lets, you know, take money out of this program, there may be some more specificity as opposed to these acrosstheboard cuts. But that bottom line, top line, whichever, is not gonna change. Candy crowley, host of state of the union. Thanks so much. Thank you. All right. Finding a job can be hard enough in these tough economic times. 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I think ive done so well in nrra and ive committed so much time to my craft there, i think now is the time for me to do that transition and showcase myself in nascar. Lions love for cars started at a young age when she was influenced by her father, jack davis, an avid street racer. I was an old only child, daddys little girl n the shop 24 7. By the time i was 4 years old, could i name every muscle car, the options that came with it, all of those good things. She recently tested for nascar. The challenges, she say are different. In drag racing, you want to go straight. You dont want to make a left turn to save your life. In terms of nascar racing, its completely different. You ride the wall. You make left turns, you know, you have a braking system thats completely different and drag racing, the brake is not our friend. The squal not our friend. We dont want to get near it. Not only is lions racing cars, but shes an awardwinning engine builder and owns a muscle Car Restoration shop in los angeles where she employs female mechanics. When she makes the transition, many will identify lions primarily as one of the first africanamerican females to race in nascar. But to her, winning is whats most important. And nicole lions with me now here, she decided to put the brakes on and stop and have a little sit down with me. Youre an engine builder, a real entrepreneur. Race car driver. All of that. So, what is it about racing cars . Is it the adrenaline rush . Is it the love for cars . The love for speed . You know, its all of those things you just described. Its the passion behind it. I have a need for speed. So, that tackles, you know, that whole aspect of it. But you know, i love what i do and its amazing to get up every day and be able to say that i love what i do incredible. Here you are, 28 years old now, trying to chain lanes so to speak from drag racing into the nascar circuit. Youve been in a car for a very long time at high speeds, since the age of 2 when your dad kind of, you know, introduced you to what it was to be in a race car. Did you know fairly early on that this was a path that you wanted to take . You know, i think my dad was like this is the path that youre going to take. Yeah. You know, but i did know very early on, you know, at 7 years old, i had my own little pit crew, my girlfriends were, you know, part of my team and i was gonna be the next, you know, shirley mulldowney. I knew quite early. Folks you admire, mulldowney for one. Jimmie johnson another . Yes, i love jimmie johnson. I just think that he is so humble and just the way he comes off on the track and how he basically devours the track politely is, you know, pretty unique. And Dale Earnhardt jr. . Yes, and senior, of course. What is it about their driving techniques that you perhaps want to learn from or that you watch or you hope one day to be driving alongside them if not leaving them in the dust . I think their consistency on the track key. And why theyve been around as long as they have really shows improved driving capabilities. What does it mean for you as a driver and one who has aspirations to do even more with your driving abilities. What did it mean that danica pat terrific at pole position for daytona 500 . I think thats big for women racers period. For her to capture pole just is another, you know, stance in the fact that women drivers could be great drivers and beyond that you know, great Marketing Partners as well. So, whats next for you . You were recently to test nascar but it was rained out so now, midmonth, youll be doing that. Give me an idea of whats ahead for you. Well, weve been test out at anderson and now we are actually headed to hickory and our first race will be in hickory march 16th. So, really excited about that and our Pacific Racing Team and ashley burnt and david roberts, i mean mean, its incredible to working with these amazing individuals. It takes a lot of money to be in nascar sponsorship and talent. You feel you have that backing to go as far as you want to go . I think i have it personally. We are always looking for it financially, as any other driver will be screaming out there. But you know, i say in due time, you know, show improvement on the track is what i need to do and i know in due time we will have all that. Nicole lions, all the best. Good luck to you. We will be watching. Thank you so much. Meantime, got share waugh medical breakthrough that could change everything in the fight against aids. This is a brandnew development. All the details just minutes away. Tt feels. Tt feels. 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