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[♪...] stay tuned for a brand-new, limited-time offer. >> hi, i'm suzanne sena. thanks so much for joining us today on qsn direct. my guest is consumer advocate and new york times best-selling author, kevin trudeau. now, kevin sold more than a million copies of debt cures "they" don't want you to know about, and he's here today to discuss his next best-seller, debt cures ii: what "they" really don't want you to know about, which kevin claims will help you get out of debt and show you how to get free money that you never have to pay back-- free money. kevin, thanks for being with us today. >> glad to be here. >> well, we know that debt cures i sold... more than a million copies, so what are we doing with debt cures ii? >> well, debt cures ii is kind of the... not the sequel to debt cures i. it's a brand-new book, because in the last three years, you know, i sold over a million... close to a million and a half people bought debt cures to learn how to get out of debt, to learn the cure for their debt problem, using little-known laws that the government and the banks don't want people to know. so debt cures ii is a brand-new book, because in the last few years, because of the success of that book, legislation has been passed which changed a lot of the laws to the advantage of the american citizen. the problem is, the government is passing the lbut they're not informing the american public of those laws and changes, so what i'm doing is i'm really probably the... number one consumer advocate right now when it comes to debt. i'm informing the american citizen of the law changes and exactly how they can implement them to change their debt problems. >> why does the government not inform people about the laws? >> well, you know, this is politics as usual. the problem is, the banks were given by the government, years ago, regulation changes which allowed the banks to basically steal money from the american citizen. one of the changes was they... the government eliminated usury interest. now, most people have no clue of what their credit card interest rate is, but it could be high as 30-, 40% or more. >> well, that must drastically affect a payment. >> you... yeah, and you, and you never pay it back. years ago, that was called, uh, loan sharking. >> mm-hmm, right. >> you were in the mob, o.k., and you would go to prison because the governments knew you can't charge that type of interest rate. well, what happened was the federal government got pressured from the banks... here's how the bribery works in washington, which nobody talks about on television: the banks give millions and sometimes tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars to lobbyists, who turn around and pay off politicians by giving no-show jobs to their sons, daughters and relatives... this is the stuff nobody wants to talk about, everyone's going, "aah! he's saying it!" guess what, it needs to be said. bribes and payoffs are common in washington. how do we know this? jack abramoff is doing time in jail. he was a lobbyist that was caught bribing congressmen, and what did he say? everybody is being bribed. never made headline news, but that's his testimony. we have hundreds of congressmen, senators and politicians, both federal and state, in prison today because of corruption. this is how it works. so the banks paid off the congressmen and senators to pass legislation which allowed the banks to steal money out of your pocket, out of my pocket and the american citizen. >> and are you... when you're saying "stealing money," are you referring specifically to their ability to charge these outrageous fees and... >> yeah. let me give you an example of a complete outrageous scam, o.k.? you get a credit card and you sign the contract. you know what the contract says? the contract says, "we, the bank, can change the interest rate or fees or any of the terms in this contract for any reason anytime we want." how on god's green earth can you enter a contract for that? if you're gonna... enter a contract and say, "o.k., i agree to pay $150 a month in payments," would you sign it and agree if they said, "now, we can change those payment terms anytime we want. we can make it $300 a month, or 450. we can change the interest rate anytime we want." >> but they do it, and people sign those contracts... >> most people don't even know what's in there. >> right. >> see, that is wrong. the federal government is not protecting you, it's not protecting the american citizen. so that's what i'm doing, i'm exposing this, but there are... the good news is there are little-known laws that people can use to change that. >> so what you're saying is, i mean, you're making it clear what the problem is... >> yes. >> and people, when they become more educated and aware of that, that's a good thing, so what else... once they know that... how do we... will we find out in your book what to do about that? >> yeah, there are some very... in debt cures ii, i give you the solutions. number one, i tell you how it works and i blow the whistle. now, let me tell you, i blow the whistle on the federal trade commission, showing that they're criminals, that they're not protecting the american citizen, that they're protecting the profits of the banks, o.k.? i showed that. guess what the federal trade commission did to me? they sued me. >> mm-hmm. >> they sued me on one of my other books because i said the program i described in the book was easy, and they fined me $37 million. >> mm-hmm. >> they called the i.r.s. and they got five agents to basically live in my house for the last i don't know how many years, investigating every transaction that i've ever done or will ever do in my entire life. >> and you're still here. >> and i'm still here. >> so... >> o.k., they haven't, they haven't tried to kill me yet... >> [laughs] >> but they're trying... they went to federal court... the federal trade commission went to federal court and they said, "your honor, we want mr. trudeau to stop selling the book debt cures." and i said, "excuse me, you're the federal trade commission. you're supposed to be protecting the american citizen. this book is helping the american citizen. why would you want it banned? why do you want me to stop selling it?" the answer is, the federal trade commission is not protecting the american citizen. they're protecting the profits of the banks. so this book gives people the answers, and let me tell you specifically what it does. number one, i teach you how to take your interest rates on your credit cards and lower them dramatically. now, i have stories in the book where people take 30% interest rates and in one minute, one minute, using one technique, in one minute, the interest rate goes from 30% to 8%. 27% to 2%. 38% to 9%. >> wow. >> 26% to 4%. so you can dramatically reduce your interest rates. now, what happens when you dramatically reduce your interest rates? your minimum monthly payment goes down, in many cases dramatically. i have people... if you take all your credits cards and write downhat are your minimum monthly payments, it could be 300, 400, 500, 800, a thousand dollars minimum monthly. using these techniques, you can take that and cut it half. take a thousand-dollar minimum monthly, now it's down to 500. 300 could go down to 150, or even lower. >> so in debt cures ii, you actually have testimonials of the people who tried some things from debt cures i. >> correct, from debt... exactly, and there's new information and there's new techniques. so, reducing interest rates, number one, reducing the actual payment, number two... reducing the principal. there's a new technique now that if you have principal on your statement, you can reduce the principal, which in turn reduces your payment. >> does this also apply to people with mortgages and, and their houses... >> yes. >> and that type of debt? >> yes. first we deal a lot with credit cards, because most people are buried in credit card debt, so reducing interest, reducing principal, reducing your monthly payment on credit cards are really good. there are even ways to get one month grace periods. people are struggling so much, just one month not having to pay and not having it adverse your credit can be a huge relief to people, so there's techniques and ways to do that. also, on credit cards-- we'll stick with this for a minute-- there's something called fees. now, i'm a former insider, because i was brought in to own banks in the caribbean and various parts of the world. i've been on the 200-foot yachts, dealing with all the bankers who said, "listen, you know, we basically paid off..." and i know this because they said it... "we paid off congress..." >> mm-hmm. >> "we paid them off, we bribed them, they passed the legislation--" this was years ago-- "and now we have a license to steal, because we can charge any interest rate we want, we can change it anytime we want, and we can charge any fees we want." >> and you heard these things. >> i was sitting on the... i'm sitting there. >> yeah. >> so they're saying, "listen, we can charge any fees we want," so credit cards charge, uh, activation fees, monthly maintenance fees, late fees... >> sure. >> over-limit fees. >> right. >> they charge, uh... annual fees. they charge credit report review fees-- what the heck is that? >> and then they change their fees. >> exactly, then they add the fees and go up the fees, but here's the worst part: the banks didn't... weren't making enough money from the fees, so guess what they did. they started charging you the fees even though you didn't incur them. >> hmm. >> providian got fined $400 million because they were screwing all their card holders because they were charging 'em fees when they didn't deserve to be charged. >> but the money that they got sued for... that didn't go to the people... >> no, it went to the government... >> yeah. >> and, and it was a penny... it was like a percentage of what they, what they made in terms of profits. >> mm-hmm. >> so it was a joke anyways. and then there was actually almost a dozen other banks that were sued and have class-action lawsuits for doing the same thing, committing fraud. where's the federal trade commission? the federal trade commission's not going after the banks, oh, no... >> [laughs] >> guess what they do. they sue me. >> mm... >> they sue me 'cause i blew the whistle on them. >> well, i'm guessing that if the federal trade commission's been after you and you've been... you know, they're looking through everything with a fine-tooth comb, you wouldn't be here today if you didn't feel pretty confident you could back up the things you're saying. >> well, yeah, i mean, everything in here is obviously... it's a book, it is protected by the first amendment of the united states... >> sure. >> although the government is trying to get the books banned and they are trying to burn the books and they're trying to get me banned from expressing my first amendment rights. i mean, that's true. they're in court trying to get me. they're trying to be... have me be the first united states citizen to have his first amendment rights taken away. they went to the federal judge and said, your honor, we want kevin trudeau's first amendment rights to be stripped from him... for life. we do not want him expressing his opinions... for life that's what the federal trade commission is trying to do. this is outrageous. so if you're watching right now, this is the book and this is the offer: debt cures ii... it's a brand-new book which teaches you the secrets on how to get out of debt. now, listen and pay attention, because this is one of the greatest books of all time, that can dramatically change your financial picture. if you have credit card debt, this will teach you how to lower your interest rates on your credit cards. it will teach you how to take your monthly payments and reduce them, as high as 90% reduction in your monthly payments on your credit cards. it'll teach you how to take your principal on your credit cards and reduce it, how to potentially get even one or two or three months' grace period on your credit card so you don't have to pay, which can give you a huge amount of relief in terms of your debt problems. all of the fees that you have been charged on your credit cards, there are techniques that can get those fees reimbursed. that could mean hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars credited back to you from those credit cards. there are techniques that you can apply to potentially make that happen. if you have a mortgage, there are techniques that can allow you to take a 30-year mortgage and pay it off in as little as 10 years. if you have a mortgage, there are techniques in this book, brand-new techniques, that can allow you to take your principal and dramatically reduce it. reducing and renegotiating your interest rate and taking your mortgage payment and potentially dramatically reducing it. that's the information that's in here. if you have a credit score that's low, you can learn how to improve that credit score 100, 200, 300, even 400 points in as little as 30 days. that's what's in here. if you're getting screwed with payday loan fees and charges, student loans, if you have back taxes, parking tickets, back debt of any kind, there is a powerful, little-known technique in the book that you can apply, and i have listed over a dozen peophat wrote in who used this in just the last few months... you can take all of that debt, if you're in debt 10,000, 30,000, 50,000, even $100,000, using this one technique, you can take all that debt and potentially reduce it down to zero. there... and it's not bankruptcy, it's a little-known technique that can potentially wipe out all your debt, you never have to pay it ever again, it's gone, it's off your credit report, the bill collectors stop calling instantly, and it's not bankruptcy-- it's a little-known law. that's what's in here. if you are in debt, you need the cure for your debt problem. it's in debt cures ii, but i have a few bonuses that i'm gonna throw in absolutely free. first is secrets to money in tough times. this is secrets to easy money in tough times, teaches you how to make money during these recessionary times, it's a cd, it's free of charge, it's included in the package. you also get the 10-minute guide to lowering or eliminating your payments, the most powerful techniques on reducing, lowering or completely eliminating all of your monthly payments-- 10-minute guide to give you the information. and i'm gonna throw in one more bonus: my newest book, a $30 value, kevin trudeau's guide to free money "they" don't want you 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eliminating and lowering payments, and the free cd, secrets to easy money, all for just $29.95. it's an unheard-of, limited-time offer. if you're in debt, you need this, and it's unconditionally guaranteed. here's my guarantee... guarantee's gonna be so strong, i'm gonna say this: you get these books... if in the first 30 days you don't put $500 cash in your bank account or if you don't see that money coming in, and if you're not thrilled, for whatever reason, send it all back for a full refund, no questions asked. that's how confident i am this can change your financial picture, so get on the phone, it's a limited-time offer, it's available right now, and i have to... we have to be honest-- you do it right now before the government pulls this show. >> [laughs] >> the government may burn these books. i mean, they are trying to burn my books and stop me from selling my books on television. >> so with all of that, uh, you know, interest in stopping you and people checking every time you do a new book or what facts you're putting in there, why do this? why are you bringing debt cures and the free money book to the people in america? >> you know, the american people people say, "oh, he's just doing it 'cause he's selling books." well, guess what. i don't make any money when you buy these books. both of these books here, guess how much money i make when you buy them. nothing. zero. i don't get one penny. the publishing company is not mine, i'm doing this as a public service to the american citizen. the federal trade commission should be giving me a medal. the president of the united states, mr. obama, you should be giving me a medal for educating the american public. instead, what is the government doing? they're suing me. i got fined $37 million for educating the public because i said the word "easy." one of my programs was "easy." they fined me $37 million. but every time i walk across the street, i walk into a restaurant... i was in a restaurant last night, guy was having dinner with about five people, he came over to me, he said, "kevin--" he was a famous celebrity... >> mm-hmm. >> he says, "kevin, i have to tell you, i got your debt cures book. people see me on tv all of the time. it saved my life." >> mm-hmm. >> he goes, "the information, i had no idea it was in there, i had no idea how effective and, and simple and quick it can be, but it saved my financial picture." >> well, i'll be honest, i read the first book, um, before i had a chance tmeet you and talk with you about this, and, um, i was reading it just out of curiosity about you and the book, and when i read it, i found two or three things immediately within the first chapter as i was reading, and i, i did some of those things and i lowered my interest rate on my credit cards. >> that fast. >> and i'm not a person, you know, who wouldn't know these things, you'd think... >> right, yeah. >> and yet i had no idea that you could just pick up the phone and make a phone call and do it, and, uh, and so that was very exciting. so that's why i was excited to see about debt cures ii to see what else... >> there's new techniques, and you have to understand: just one of these techniques... by, just by reducing an interest rate, it can save you thousands of dollars. that's how much money it can save you in interest. there's, there's words, for example... let me give you an example. if you reduce an interest rate just one percent on a $200,000 loan, you've saved $45,000. >> incredible how it adds up, yeah. >> that's $45,000, o.k.? i mean, most people don't make that in a year. >> um, kevin, let me ask you this: right now especially, people are very sensitive, with the economic times, and, and there are a lot of people, more people than we care to count, that need this kind of help, so every chance you get, there's a commercial on advertising this debt service or "get out of debt free," you know, "call these lawyers," and that kind of thing... why is your book the way to go? what's different about your book that they're not gonna find somewhere else? >> uh, the difference is, this book is $29.95. >> as opposed to...? >> thousands of dollars. >> yeah. >> that's the difference-- the information's the same information. there's... i mean, there's information out there that you really can't get in a lot of books. uh, the information here is pretty much... if you go to any debt service, if you go on the internet and punch in "debt services," a lot of 'em have some of the same information or similar information, o.k., 'cause it's using the federal laws, so it's similar information. if you go and attend seminars or if you see ads on television or if you see ads or hear 'em on the radio or if you buy stuff on the internet, the problem is not that the information is gonna be different or unique-- it isn't-- the problem is they're gonna charge you 30, 40, 50, $100 then another couple of hundred dollars for the next service and then if you want to, you know, renegotiate a mortgage, that's a couple of thousand dollars, and so every service you do they charge you hundreds or thousands of dollars. this gives you pretty much all of it for $29.95. plus i give you all the grant information for free. so, i mean, you can go online... for example, matthew lesko, who's probably the king of free money grants, you buy all the stuff, i don't know, it'll cost you 500 bucks, a thousand bucks for everything? this-- i'm throwing it in for free. >> it's another way to save the money. >> yeah, exactly. this is to me consumer advocacy. you know, we hear about government saying, "volunteer... it's not what the country can do for you, it's what you can do for the country." well, guess what. that's what i'm doing, and when i'm exposing the corporate and government corruption, what does our government do to me? they sue me. >> kevin, we have a caller on the line. we have wayne from maryland. you're on with kevin trudeau. >> hi, kevin, thanks for taking my call. >> hi, wayne. >> hi. i've got a lot of debt and we've all heard about the corporate bailouts and the bank bailouts and the automaker bailouts. i want to know, where's my bailout? >> [laughs] that's a good question. if a person is watching right now and you hear about all the bailouts to the automakers and the bailouts to the banks... first off, you should be mad as hell because the politicians are not helping the economy. what they're doing is they're paying off their friends, relatives and the people that basically put 'em in power and in office. these are basically absolute, 100% payoffs. one bailout, for example, the government gave $15 billion to a bank. guess what the bank did. they gave $15 billion to bonuses to their senior executives. that should be criminal, and on national media they say, "how could the government politicians be so stupid?" they weren't stupid. they did it on purpose. they made sure that there was no oversight in that money. they gave that money, in the last administration, they gave that money to the banks without any condition so that the banks could use it for the bonuses to the senior executives because the senior executives put those guys in power. it's called a payoff. it's corruption at the highest level. there's a reason why we have hundreds and hundreds of politicians, both federal and state, in prisons today. there's a reason why we have hundreds of politicians accused and found guilty of corruption. there's a reason why we have hundreds if not thousands of corporate executives in publicly traded corporations, all around the world, in prisons today, for committing corruption crimes and fraudulent crimes. there's a reason. we have greed and corruption in corporations and in government at the highest levels and it's rampant. so we should be mad as hell. and the question that you ask is where's your bailout? guess what. the bailout, my friend, is right here. for $29.95 this will give you the answer because there are programs that the government has instituted, in new legislation, that you don't know about and the government doesn't want you to know about. for example, one government agency, the director says, "all a person has to do to get their, their bailout money, and i think they call it stimulus money, is to basically file for it. we have... hundreds of millions of dollars ready to go, but we can't send it to the person unless they send in the form." that's what one government official says. so there is stimulus money and there is bailout money available to you, the american citizen, but the government is not gonna tell you about it because they want to keep the money, they don't want you to get it. they'll write it into law so they get votes, but they don't want you to ultimately get the money. these books will tell you how to get that money, how to get the bailout money, how to get the stimulus money from agencies, it's got your name on it, and how to find unclaimed money that has your name on it, just like i did. i told you, i went on the internet, i couldn't believe that i got, in virtually a minute, almost $2,000, just sent to me and it's my money, i never have to pay it back, it's mine to keep and i could not believe it, and two other guys right here on the set did it just a couple days ago. 50 bucks to one person, almost 300 to another. >> oh, my gosh. so we have another caller on the line. are you there? what's your name and where are you from? >> hi, i'm savannah from california. >> hi, savannah. >> hi there. >> hi, kevin. um, i just... got a lot of debt, credit card debt and i'm having trouble with my mortgage and i'm actually thinking about declaring bankruptcy. is there something that i can do? >> well, i don't know your particular financial situation, so it's hard for me to give you advice on the phone, but i would suggest that you get on the phone and get the debt cures book because if you're close to bankruptcy, if you're having trouble paying your bills, there are some techniques that you can apply right away and you could see results instantly and it could save you from the need of filing bankruptcy. and for those who are watching, this is the book we're talking about, debt cures ii, it's a brand-new book, i don't make one penny when you buy it. you buy the book, you get the book, you apply the techniques, it can save you from financial ruin. $29.95 and it's unconditionally guaranteed and when you call right now you're gonna get secrets to easy money in tough times, the 10 minute guide to eliminating or lowering all of your payments, these are free, and most importantly, my brand-newest book, free money "they" don't want you to know about, which talks about government grants and how to get money in loans. this is grant money that you never have to pay back. there's over 100,000 hidden, secret soues of money from private foundations around the country, many of which give money directly to individuals. call, get this book, it's free. we'll show you how to get this money. in some cases, there's chapters in these books that i teach you how to put up to as high as $10,000 cash or more in your bank account in as little as 24 hours, money that you never have to pay back. there are techniques in here that if you need cash right now, today, there are techniques that in 24 to 48 hours to 72 hours, you could have cash in your bank account, money that you never have to pay back. we explain various techniques in here. you can get money from the government, money from private foundations. there's unclaimed money in virtually every state waiting for you with your name on it, potentially. all you have to do is apply or find it, it takes less than five minutes and they can send the check to you virtually instantly. i did it... just last week, i couldn't believe it, almost $2,000 with my name on it being sent to me right now, unbelievable. and two other people right here, on the set, $50 for one, 300 to the other. so get on the phone. you get everything here, both books, it's a $60 value for both books, plus the guide, plus the cd, probably $100 value for everything... $29.95, a limited-time offer. if you're not thrilled, i'm giving you a $500 unconditional guarantee, use these techniques, if you don't put $500 cash in your bank account in the first 30 days, you get all your money back, send it back, unconditional guarantee, and make sure you ask the operator about my two newsletters. i have the debt cures newsletter and the free money newsletter which gets you updated on all the new legislation for free money grants, free money programs and new debt legislation that you can use to reduce or eliminate your debt. >> thanks for your call. we have another caller on the line, it's amy and amy i think is from ohio. >> i don't have a college degree and i have a lot of debt and i'm just wondering, is this something that i can easily do? >> it's a good question. you know, a lot of people are calling right now and probably ordering the book and they're thinking, "is it gonna be difficult, is it gonna be easy?" uh, the government sued me and fined me $37 million because i said one of my other book programs was easy. so i'm not gonna use that word, you decide if it's easy. but i can tell you this. it doesn't make a difference if you're educated or not educated, as long as you can read english, you can read the book and you can apply these techniques. some of these techniques you can put money in your bank account in as little as 24 hours. some takes a few weeks, some takes a few months. lowering your interest rate you can do in virtually an hour. there's two magic words that can eliminate debt virtually overnight, two magic words when you use them. there's one magic word that can eliminate all types of fees on your credit card statements... the techniques are so powerful, every single day of my life when i walk around, people are coming up to me and saying this is changing their life. here's the offer: debt cures ii, categorically, 100% you can reduce your debt, reduce your payments, reduce your interest and save yourself from financial ruin, debt cures ii contains the information. free money, programs from the government and private foundations, how to put up to $10,000 cash in your bank account in 24 hours. this book is brand-new, it's a $30 value. you get both of 'em. plus you get the cd and the guide, all included, it's $100 value, just $29.95, so call right now, it's a limited-time offer and ask the operator about my monthly newsletters. people need this. >> kevin, it's great talking to you today, a lot of good information. well, i want to thank our guest today, kevin trudeau, for joining me, and also thank you for watching. i'm suzanne sena, we'll see you right here next time. 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something and that something was allowing erika to undergo cosmetic surgery at the age of 15. air i can is under a small but growing number of teens that need surgery. erika said this was to consider to undergo cosmetic surgery. nearly 90,000 teens underwent cosmetic surgery in 2007 and doctors say the numbers are growing. >> i see a fair amount of parents coming in with their child because of bullying. my preference is, of course, to work out the issues first, the bullying, the teasing. but there are certain situations where people are mature enough and surgery is a final resort. >> reporter: the most popular cosmetic procedures for teens include nose jobs, breast reductions. breast augmentations, ear tuck and botox injections. but while teens like erika say plastic surgery has enabled them to gain self-esteem critics argue they lose on a number of levels. this child psychiatrist said parents that allow their teens to get plastic surgery may put their teens at psychological and physical risk. >> any time you have any kind of surgery, when you do the risk-benefit analysis, cosmetic surgery to avoid bullying unless you're severely deformed clearly doesn't pass the test. >> he says teens determined to have cosmetic surgery should, at the very least, should reach adulthood. that's what michelle did. for years the 19-year-old said she was teased for being flat-chested. >> i have a curvy body and a flat chest. people were mean. i felt ugly. i felt like undesirable. >> reporter: michelle says her mother told her repeatedly she didn't need a breast augmentation but michelle tired of feeling inadequate, thought otherwise and last thursday she traded in her a-cup bras for a trip to the operating room to get a pair of size b breasts. we stopped by to see the results. >> hi, come on in. >> thanks for having me. >> thursday was the worst. i wanted to die. >> reporter: michelle told us she was in a lot of pain in the wake of surgery. >> do you feel like you give in some ways if you turn to something like a surgery to change the appearance because people have teased you about a certain feature? >> not at all. >> reporter: michelle says the scars from surgery are a small price to pay to make up for the scars left behind by years of teasing and feeling inadequate. >> this is something to make me feel better. to make me happy. make me feel like a beautiful woman. >> wow. as parents i understand you want your kids to be happy. you see them in pain and want to remedy that. you do one little thing and then the next year you want this and you don't want to be the next heidi montag. >> these stories draw some polarizing opinions. people say you should and some say you shouldn't. one thing i didn't realize is boys are often getting cosmetic surgery and they say the most common thing for boys are breast reduction and having the ears pinned back. >> that's pretty painful. >> according to heidi montag. >> and dudes are getting their breast reduced? >> yes. i can see that that would be a source of teasing. >> i guess you got to go under the knife. when we return, members of brett favre's family, who is in serious legal trouble. and why carrie fisher wants us to see less of her. that's coming up next in "the skinny." good evening h brett favre has certainly been in "the skinny" recently. >> just a little. >> now it's his sister making headlines today. this is not funny in any way. she's been arrested in a meth bust. the situation is that neighbors were called to a normally quiet upscale community and found an active meth lab inside a condo unit in the heart of like i said, an upscale community. they found ten grams of finished product which they say is a lot of meth. and a full lab in the bathroom which was still cooking and i'm sure you covered these before. these things are so flammable and so deadly. they had to evacuate seven of the closest condo units and brandy favre is now in trouble and she's been arrested and there's a laundry list of 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they're now in the final weeks of training for. in london, the team and their equipment were introduced to the press. their interest raised by the announcement that prince harry hopes to go with them part of the way. so how does the team feel about that? >> i'm very honored to have prince harry on board. as a member of the royal family and as a serving officer in the british army -- he's got a bit of character. he'll be throwing snowballs at me. >> reporter: back in may of last year, i joined the team in arctic area, following them on a snowmobile as they got their first taste of the ice and snow. eight months on, the polar guide thinks they are now fit for the pole and now they're training individually and together for many months and they're getting there. they're as ready as they can be for the north pole. >> reporter: this is one of the tents they'll be using when they set off in a few week's time to cross the polar ice cap and reach the north pole. today it was announced, pending commitment, prince harry will be joining them for part of the journey. so with a bit of luck, the expedition will have their royal patron with them at the north pole. every one of the wounded soldiers taking part has sustained serious combat injuries in afghanistan. in a few weeks' time they'll find out if all the training was enough for what lies ahead. frank gardner, bbc news. >> we should convince our producers to let us go up there and cover the prince's magical journey up there to the north pole. we should jump on that. look at us there. >> we're wearing fur but we didn't put together those outfits. >> i like that one. >> look at our express gabby giffords' recovery. encouraging signs from the hospital and how the president delivered the news. vital vehicles. commuting without burning fuel. >> electric cars are patriotic. >> my test drive into the future. and lucky ones. a baby and her brother born on magic moments. it's thursday, january 13th. captions paid for by abc, inc. we've head a watershed moment we've had a watershed moment for the auto industry. they are coming off by the thousands. the next two years will be huge for the electric car market. not like something othe future or a novelty. they're coming and charging stations around the country and in your garages now. we're plugging in. >> ev means electric vehicle, right? >> right. good morning. i'm rob nelson. >> funeral begins today for the tucson shooting victims. services are this afternoon for christina taylor green and tomorrow for judge john roll. >> during a public memorial last night, president obama urged the nation to unite and revealed encouraging news. we have that story from tucson. >> reporter: the president started on a somber note. >> there is nothing i can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. but know this, the hopes of a nation are here tonight. we mourn with you for the fallen. we join you in your grief. >> having come straight from the hospital where he visited congresswoman gabrielle giffords he brought with him significant news. >> right after we went to visit, a few minutes after we left her room and some of her colleagues from congress were in the room, gabby opened her eyes for the first time. gabby opened her eyes for the first time. >> reporter: with giffords' husband sitting next to the first lady the president paid tribute to her and the six killed. dorothy morris, phillies scheck, gabe zimmerman, john roll and the 9-year-old christina taylor green. the president demands explanation to make sense of the senseless. he says that's human nature. >> at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized. at a time when we're far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who happen to think differently than we do. it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals. not in a way that wounds. if this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost. >> reporter: president obama spent much of the speech talking about 9-year-old victim christina taylor green saying he wants the nation to live up to her expectations. abc news, tucson, arizona. aides for sarah palin say there have been a surge in death threats to her targeting congressional districts. and new controversy now that palin has released a statement blaming the media for stirring up emotions. >> journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence that they purport to condemn. >> palin's use of the term "blood libel" has offended some jewish groups referring to a time when jews were falsely accused of killing christian children for their blood. and we're learning more about the troubled history of the accused tucson shooter, jared loughner and for the first time we're hearing his voice in court. pierre thomas is following that part of the story. >> reporter: a 2007 court appearance on drug charges. it was one of a dozen encounters loughner and his family had with police, including two arrests on charges of alcohol possession when he was drunk at school, and for marijuana possession. and we're learning new details about the sequence of events leading up to the shooting. 7:30 a.m., an arizona game and fish officer pulled over loughner for running a red light. the officer finds no outstanding warrants so he lets loughner drive away with a warning and a half an hour later, loughner loughner's father sees him take a black bag out of the trunk of his car. >> and he mumbles something back to dad unintelligible and then he turns around and leaves. >> reporter: shortly after 10:00 a.m. after being driven by the cab driver to the scene the shooting begins. there's new questions about whether law enforcement missed signals from such a clearly troubled man. last year alone, campus police were called five times for classroom and library disruptions involving loughner. in may, a teacher requested police protection after he became hostile and intimidated her. >> did the community college police ever make that information available to your department? >> no. that came to light as this investigation occurred. >> the official said there was no information to pass the information along. sources say loughner has been sitting in his jail cell, still smiling, still smirking. pierre thomas, abc news, tucson, arizona. >> and our coverage of the tucson tragedy continues throughout the morning. you can get the latest on the impact of the presidential memorial on "america this morning." we'll also hear from a shooting survivor on "good morning america" later today. stay with us. a threat against another lawmaker led to the arrest of a southern california man of palm springs appearing in federal court on the charge of making threatening phone calls to washington democrat, jim mcdermitt. he left his name and phone number on the congressman's voice mail before threatening to kill him. he could be released on bond as early as today. the sister of quarterback brett favre will be in a mississippi courtroom when 34-year-old brandy favre faces drug charges after being arrested along with four others. favre was charged with manufacturing crystal meth. this isn't the first time she was in trouble. brandy favre was arrested twice in the late '90s. the roller coaster ride of internet sensation ted williams has taken a plunge. williams is heading to rehab for alcohol and drug abuse. he agreed to check in after recording an appearance on the dr. phil talk show airing today. he was briefly detained of a dispute with his daughter at a los angeles hotel. turning overseas to a deadly catastrophe in brazil. heavy rains caused mudslides roaring through a town and more than 250 people were killed. dozens missing. ten inches of rain fell on the mountainous area in less than 24 hours. rescue crews will go back to work at daybreak. and in flood-ravaged australia, one leader says rebuilding is a task of post-war proportions. it might be comfort to people in brisbane to hear that the water levels have crested three feet below what was expected. at least 25 people have died in the flooding and dozens are still missing. an early price tag on the devastation. $5 billion. roads along the east coast are still treacherous this morning a day after winter storm number three. more than 1700 flights were cancelled in the new york area alone and parts of new england were brought to a standstill. we have this story. >> reporter: new england received the biggest punch as the storm slammed across the northeast. some areas in states like connecticut received more than two feet of snow. the few that ventured out into parts of massachusetts, struck by mere whiteout conditions. the state declared a state of emergency. this tree nearly killed a sleeping 19 year old. >> i was sleeping and i woke up to a crash. i woke up covered in debris. >> reporter: icy roads across the storm's path kept drivers on alert. >> it's very slick. i slid through here in the parking lot itself. just about hit a truck so i'm glad i didn't. >> in many areas, armies of plows were out early. in new york, mayor bloomberg said the city changed its strategy for handselling major snowfalls. avoiding of a repeat to the response of last month's blizzard that paralyzed the city. extra crews and machinery were out on the streets. >> as part of our new strategy, we changed the way we called in and deployed other city resources and private assistance. >> reporter: the south is still reeling from the same storm. it left sheets of ice across roads and highways. airlines delayed or cancelled flights from atlanta to boston, leaving passengers stranded thinking of a backup plan. some areas have already broken records. new york city typically gets 27 inches of snow a year. after this blizzard it surpassed that average and still, three months of winter are left. in new york for abc news, back to you. and a beacon of light has serving as a remindser of the midwest harsh winters. along lake michigan a lighthouse is covered in a thick coating of ice. the wintry scene was created by a combination of high tide and some bone-chilling tents there in western michigan. pretty if you don't have to be in it. here's your thursday forecast. stormy in the pacific northwest. rain along the coast. up to two feet of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. one to three inches of lake effect snow from michigan to buffalo and pittsburgh. up to 20 degrees below normal in the deep south. 34 in atlanta, 44 in new orleans. 30 in boston. mostly 20s in the midwest from kansas city to detroit. 36 in billings. 51 in seattle. 71 degrees in phoenix. even this one might be quite a stretch for the long arm of the law. >> two men in austin, texas, were pulled over for drunk driving but there was no car involved. here's the surveillance video. one man was on a horse and his friend was on a mule. they invited people to take pictures with them. >> steady there, partner. one man was so intoxicated he could barely stand up. the police say they were posing a danger to themselves, the public and to those folks and horses. >> this is on 6th street and this is an area where college kids are. one of these guys is 33 and the other is 48. you should know better! >> it's cold there. they needed to warm up a bit. wow! man! >> that's right. >> no way to hold them. >> no way to hold them. >> let's hope for the best. >> no way to stumble away. we'll be right back. 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next stop. coming up, baby girl born at magic moment this week. >> she's got something in common with her brother and it just might surprise you. that's coming up next. welcome back. now to one lucky baby whose friends and family will never forget her birthday. she was born at 111 on january 11th, 2011. that's 1-11-11. got that? >> her big brother was born on 11:11. more 11s for that family. we have the report from denver. >> she just had a bath. and she's all pinked up. >> if the date and time annie came into this world are any indication, one is her lucky number. >> the timing jokes about it. >> her mom and dad didn't really plan to have their pink bundle of joy on january 11th, 2011. >> we were getting induced a week early and didn't even think about the 1-11 date. it just ended up being exactly a week. >> reporter: and they didn't plan for it to happen at a very specific time. >> i checked her in and she was complete and her husband tyson said, that was would be awesome if we could deliver at 1:11. >> the nurse had to pull my legs and get the doctors here in time. so then, one quick push and she was out. >> reporter: turns out the number one runs in the family. annie's big brother was born at 11:11. >> it's just a coincidence. i don't know what will come out of it. maybe we'll make it big some day as a family with a connection that has a connection with the 11. >> reporter: for now, this number one family says it's a good reminder. one day, one moment at a time. >> we'll never forget what time they were born. that's for sure. >> and as hard as it is to believe that baby was born in denver at 1:11 p.m., yesterday we had a story about a baby that was the exact same m.o. but that one was born at 1:11 a.m. they should meet. >> they'll get together. mom and baby are just fine. stick around. your papers when we return. fine. stick around. your papers when we return. if your racing thoughts keep you awake... sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here, on the wings of lunesta. lunesta helps you fall asleep and stay asleep, so you can wake up feeling rested. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions, such as tongue or throat swelling, occur rarely and may be fatal. side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness and morning drowsiness. ask your doctor if lunesta is right for you. get lunesta for a $0 co-pay at lunesta.com. sleep well, on the wings of lunesta. ♪ , [ female announcer ] tide with acti-lift technology helps remove many dry stains as if they were fresh. ♪ tide with acti-lift. so why does this one cost so much less on hotwire.com? 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