members of the united states congress, people in imported positions of power who are pointing fingers at individuals working in this government making allegations or spreading innuendo about them without any direct evidence. they re dragging people s names and reputations through the mud. these are the five members of congress we re talking about. over the weekend, they ve got a new and powerful ally seem. he refers to congressman bachman and the others as the national security five. he blames political correctness to the threat. he goes on. the national security five are doing their duty and asking difficult questions designed to make america safer. asking the difficult question, he says. he says that critics are the five, in his words, the kind of willful blindness that keeps america at risk. now, they ve named these two to investigate muslim brotherhood infiltration. on the left is a member of president obama s homeland security advisory council. on the right is hillary cl
good evening from london and day three of the spectacular olympic games. behind me is the aquatic center. a new world record. an extraordinary achievement. a devastating loss for u.s. gymnast jordan wieber. leaving her team and country shocked. finishing out of the medal race. and gymnast twisting and turning in their seats as they watch her perform. for sheer drama, nothing can quite match the u.s. men s team and the ongoing battle for glory between michael phelps and ryan lochte. are we witnessing a changing of the guard? with me now on our big story is olympic legend mark spitz. also with me is christine brennan, sports columnist for usa today. welcome to you both. mark, let me go to you first. because you we watching a little earlier the astonishing race where everyone assumed it would be a easy comfortable win for ryan lochte. this french swimmer has taken the scruff of the neck of the swimming competition and changed the whole game, hasn t he? i think all of us have
michael moore. in the ten years since he made the oscar-winning bowling for columbine he s never once given an interview in the wake of a mass shooting. that changes tonight. michael moore is ready to talk after the aurora tragedy. he says guns don t kill people, americans kill people. tonight, he answers your questions. is gun control the answer? how do we protect america s rights? does his country have a culture of violence? the important conversation for america. joining me now exclusively for the hour is michael moore. michael, thank you for joining me. i ve noticed that you have barely said a word since what happened in colorado on friday. what do you want to say? the first thing i want to say is i m loathe to be here, frankly. as you pointed out, i ve never gone on tv after any of these shootings since i made bowling for columbine. i m not a pundit. i m not an analyst. i don t want to participate in the existing debate that s going on about whether or not you shou
two straight years, job creation seems to be slowing down. earnings for middle income americans fell some 7% in the past decade. and then there are investments. your i.r.a., your 401(k), your pensions. they re a second road to prosperity. that is complicated in this volatile market. for those of you looking for a safe harbor by investing in fixed income or parking money in the shelter of a bank, you re getting nothing. even our virtually nonexistent inflation is higher than what you re earning. you are being penalized for not taking risks. ironically, owning your home may be the one vehicle to personal wealth that shows signs of some brightness. home prices may have hit bottom and are finally bouncing back. if that s the case, then now is the best time to buy a home or refinance a loan. interest rates are at historic lows. but that s little consolation to scores of homeowners who have seen the value of their homes on average shrink by a quarter since the beginning of the rece
how much to eat and crunches and how many endless hours of training will it take to win. why are you here every day? because i want to win. this is my life and this is what i do. like and i can honestly say, like this is who i am. you see it. this is what i do. reporter: marlen is a trainer in boxing. i ve seen her come in and she s all like just pouring down with sweat and when she is training really hard, i m like, marlen, you want to eat something? she is no, i can t, i can t. she makes me want to cry when she does is that. reporter: the family struggles to find the money for national tournaments. i ve gone even far as here at work to say, hey, we, you know, we don t have the money to send her. even the girls here at work have said, you know, here s 20. here s 60. reporter: it all has to add up. the money, the training, even her lunch. marlen is a fly weight. she has to weigh in at 112 pounds at 5 3 . i m 21 and i already have like all of these injuries and i m