decent timing and kimmel pretty good as well. s john fugelsang with us, political comedian, with the professional opinion and will cain, columnist of theblaze.com. good morning. our starting point this morning, pretty shocking and daring escape that could have an impact on the u.s. relationship with china, a blind chinese discy dent evaded layers of guards after 18 months under house arrest, he made his trek 370 miles north to beijing. secretary secretary tim gigter in are expected to be in the country for the long planned strategic talks. neither governments are confirming of chen s whereabouts are at the embassy but a former senior china analysts at the cia says this, this is the greatest test in bihall relations in years, 1989, when tiananmen square was unfolding. joining us is gordon chang, nice to see you. thank you for being with us. the greatest test, do you think that s an overstatement of what s happening right now? i think so. any time there s an incident we
if these soirees are any indication of the future, i m definitely in trouble. andrea canning reports on lavish birthday parties not just for the rich and famous. take a look. reporter: it s almost expected. celebrity parents throwing over-the-top birthday bashes. this is what we call reporter: sean diddy combs bought his son a $360,000 car on this episode of my super sweet 16 and now everyday moms and dads are spending big bucks just to sing happy birthday in style. this is going to be a fairytale birthday party for her. reporter: 6-year-old gracie from utah may not be a real princess but she might as well be. gracie and her mother nicole planned her party for weeks with tlc s new show called outrageous kids parties capturing every moment. were you thinking of a budget? i was thinking 15. 1,500 or 15,000? 15,000. 15,000. reporter: try $32,000. they spared no expense from the perfect skin to the perfect
hour, major developments today in libya where antigovernment demonstrators are demanding an end to the moammar gadhafi regime. how gadhafi has responded just hours ago, went on tv to make a bold statement. all signs indicate his power you know, he s on the way out. also coming up a little later, how everyday parents are following celebrity trends, throwing their children ultralavish birthday parties, even when money is tight. have you ever seen that show on mtv i know. super sweet 16 . they get the cars? where were my parents when that was going on? me too. breaking news from new zealand. 65 people are dead after a earthquake rocked the southern city of christchurch. that death toll is expected to rise as rescuers frantdically search for hundreds trapped beneath the rubble. 6 terry moran has details on what could be the worst tragedy in new zealand s history. reporter: it hit shortly