we use the poison. >> simon: you use poison? >> seketet: yeah, poison. >> simon: and this works? this is effective? >> seketet: yeah. actually, it's very effective. >> simon: and this is how effective the poison is. this lion could barely walk. its nervous system was shutting down, so it was put down by vets from the kenyan wildlife service, who conducted an autopsy. the official government chemist's analysis found furadan in the lion's stomach. a subsequent report by the agency that regulates pesticides in kenya did not mention that finding, and claimed that furadan was not connected. when we asked mengistu and his friends about furadan, they didn't recognize the name, but knew exactly what it looked like. oh, there you go. >> oh, wow, it's the one. >> simon: it's the one? >> yeah. ( laughter ) >> oh, really, this one. >> simon: it's bluish, huh? >> yeah, it's... it's bluish. >> simon: and that's the one you used? >> yeah. >> simon: mengistu and his friends wouldn't have any trouble finding furadan. it can be bought in towns and villages all over kenya, in stores called agrovets

one of my favorite paul simon songs. and then steve martin. [ cheers and applause ] love steve martin. any standup comedian should read "born standing up." that's the -- his book that he wrote about standup comics -- >> steve: and listen to every album. >> jimmy: and listen to every album, of course, that he's done. and watch every special. and then you have vanessa williams who's gorgeous, talented. the last time i saw vanessa williams i was on "saturday night live" and she sang with pavarotti. remember that? >> steve: yeah, and did "kwanzaa timmy." >> jimmy: and "kwanzaa timmy," too. tim meadows fans out there. yeah, that was awesome. [ laughter ] but anyway, it's going to be a great show. i'm just so psyched you guys are here. it's going to be so much fun. thanks for coming. it's no secret that we love shooting here in new york city and every now and then we take the cameras out in the streets and we ask people if they'll do something for us. like an impression of a famous person. take a look. >> jimmy: hey, everybody

ladies and gentlemen, simon schama. [applause] >> thank you so much. first of all, of the most boring question and a performance -- can you hear me? great. thank you so much for coming in this horrible weather. in you all want to know when you have done to deserve a the rauf of providence falling on you. the answer is invited me. wherever i go this nasty black cloud of not a moral or metaphorical but a meter logical occurs. we did was kind of a musical performance whether as a huge time passed overhead and, this was providences saying simon schama is not yet ready to sing actually. it found out to be true. thank you, warren, this is a washington post audits other is in much british empire to command. it is like a free scuba diving like the queen's personal order really. but given the way things are going and republic of the free, i have been authorized by david manning in the ambassador and britain is sending applications for readmission. [laughter] let it not be said we are heart of hearts or prepared not and, of course, we are the money of the revenu

simon property. its simon property. anyway, its private company that has a right to kick anybody out of their mall. you mean to tell me there has never been any anti-bush items in the last eight years they were in office? do they have an urban outfitteders? wait a minute, simon property group. simon property group. >> 20,000 people were expected to attend the event. why did the mall pull the plug at the last minute. atlanta tea party organizer joining me now. >> we planned it to take place in a county a suburb of atlanta at an old abandoned macy's building that is being restructured right now. we were called on about thursday which i believe is june 18th. we were told at the time that political events were not permitted on simon properties. they owned the mall. they don't own this particular property that is privately owned. he told us we could basically could not have our event because we were a political event and because they were very concerned about the fact we were using the term protest. >> we checked into simon

simon property. simon property. simon property. anyway, it is a private company that has a right to kick anybody out of their mall, but you mean to tell me that there has never been any anti-bush items in the last eight years that they were in office? do they have an urban outfitters? simon property group. where have i heard that name before? simon property group. jack luntz is preparing for an independence day party in atlanta. 20,000 people were expected to attend. why did the mall where it was being held pull the plug at the last minute? the atlanta tea party organizer joins us now. >> the atlanta tea party was to take place in a suburb of atlanta at an old abandoned macy's building that is being restructured now. we were called in last thursday, which i believe was june 18, and we were told at the time that political events were not going to be on this simon place mall, which was privately owned. they told us we could not have our event because we were a political event and because they were concerned about the fact that we wer

simon property. its simon property. anyway, its private company that has a right to kick anybody out of their mall. you mean to tell me there has never been any anti-bush items in the last eight years they were in office? do they have an urban outfitteders? wait a minute, simon property group. simon property group. >> 20,000 people were expected to attend the event. why did the mall pull the plug at the last minute. atlanta tea party organizer joining me now. >> we planned it to take place in a county a suburb of atlanta at an old abandoned macy's building that is being restructured right now. we were called on about thursday which i believe is june 18th. we were told at the time that political events were not permitted on simon properties. they owned the mall. they don't own this particular property that is privately owned. he told us we could basically could not have our event because we were a political event and because they were very concerned about the fact we were using the term protest. >> we checked into simon

>> yeah. >> jimmy: eli, you're going to be simon. there you go there. [ laughter ] what is your name? >> oliver. >> jimmy: oliver, you're going to be randy. i can't get over your hat there. there you go, thanks. what's your me? >> katie. >> jimmy: katie, do you want to be kara or ryan? >> i'll be kara. >> jimmy: there you go, yeah. that means you're ryan seacrest. yeah, this is good. [ laughter ] you want to take your hat off? >> sure. sure. >> jimmy: all right, cool. good man. you're ryan. this is perfect. [ laughter ] and next we have to find out what this beef is all about. paula, go ahead and read this card. take your time. >> no one ever says, "let's watch 'american idol' and see simon's man boobs." the people want to know what loony, bat-crap crazy, insane thing is going to come out of my mouth every week. and the fact is, i always deliver. >> jimmy: okay, very good. well, there's two sides to every story. so, let's hear from you guys, too. here. take your cards. there you go. and that's all right there. okay, now, go ahead. si

simon, let me start with you. are you at all skeptical about the strong pick-up we're seeing in the marketplace? >> this pick-up we've seen in the marketplace is quite logical. because the earnings are now starting to come through in a number of sectors. we're starting to see the upgrades. the risk trade has been based on the green shoots of the recovery, both on a worldwide basis and locally in the region. we're seeing strong data coming out in a number of countries in the region. this is now being backed up by earnings. no, we think the risk trade is continuing. and as long as we get support from global markets, we can continue to go higher in asian stocks. >> harrison, what do you think? do you think this pick-up is it logical or they're choosing to ignore all the bad news? >> i think there's clearly good growth coming out of china and asia at large. in despite of the fact that asia is recovering, i'm very skeptical about what's happening in the developed economies of the world. particularly in our bread and bu

simon mcgregor-wood has more from jerusalem. >> reporter: a demrap dated building in east jerusalem, on land once owned by a famous palestinian leader. it's now at the center of another row, between the obama administration, and the government of benjamin netanyahu, over settlements. the israelis want to build settlements here. washington says that won't help the peace process, once it's stopped. netanyahu has come out fighting. unified jerusalem is the capital of the jewish people and the capital of the state of israel, he said. our sovereignty is nonnegotiatible. that means residents of jerusalem can buy apartments in any part of the city. but the palestinians want east jerusalem for the capital of their long fought state. a division of the city they believe is one of the final key status issues. >> the efforts being exerted in this process. this undermines the credibility of those involved in making the peace process continue. >> reporter: by picking a fight over this particular settlement project, netanyahu is telling the u.s. administration, we can discuss limiting settlement co

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paula abdul was upset because ryan seacrest and simon made so much money. anyway, the question was, how many judges will there be when season 9 kicks off. kara degawr do will be back. her deal is done. no ifs, and, or buts about it is what a source said close to car ra. but they say that that money doesn't come close to even what paula was making which is much less than simon and -- >> the bottom line is they will all probably be back for the show. >> do they need all four. >> no. >> she should have to pay to be on. >> i don't think her expectations would have been to get the kind of money that they we getting. >> no talk of randy, is he flying under the radar. >> me a be in the middle of contract. maybe his wasn't up. >> that is weird. let me ask you this: if they did not bring paula back, if simon, randy and kara, would you like that. would you miss paula. >> i would miss paula? >> you would. >> i wouldn't mind. >> she does bring a degree of unpredictability. >> kara is credible, chatty. >> i would miss her outfits and her state of mind whatever it might

go to isitlowt.com to find out more. >>> we're back with roger simon and maria teresa kumar. for more of "the politics fix." betting against health care reform has been a very safe bet for the last 60 years or so. let's listen to what president obama had to say about that today. >> that's why those who are betting against this happening this year are badly mistaken. we are going to get this done. we will reform health care. it will happen this year. i'm absolutely convinced of that. i bee

simon mcgregor-wood, abc news, jerusalem. >>> and one more note from overseas. the president of france, nicolas sarkozy, was rushed to a hospital by helicopter today, after feeling ill while jogging. we're told the medical tests came back normal. but sarkozy is spending tonight in the hospital as a precaution. >>> and coming up on "world news" this sunday, the stock market is up, way up. why are so many of us still so far down? we're going to look at what the numbers mean. >>> it is a staple of science fiction. computers stop taking orders and start giving them. but now, some scientists say this is a real possibility. it's our "closer look" tonight. >>> and the marriage penalty, paid in pounds. what you may be gaining when you say "i do." my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentures and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal between my dentures and my gums super poligrip makes eating more comfortable. even well fitting dentures can feel more comfortable with sup

with paul simon? >> with paul simon. >> jimmy: look at this one with the white stripes. i like this one. >> yeah. we painted the horse. >> jimmy: okay, good. [ laughter ] >> am i going to get in trouble? >> jimmy: no, no, not at all. you digitally painted him, right? >> yeah, digitally. thank you. >> jimmy: or else you found a red horse somewhere. that would be awesome. >> we were looking for a white horse. we've just got one red one. >> jimmy: an actual red horse. but so many insane things in there. i mean, out of your favorites, you're saying ladysmith black mambazo. >> well, that's actually not in the book, but that was my first cover picture for "rolling stone." and that was an assignment that i got the exact same day. i had to run to the studio, set it up. ladysmith came. they were amazing. they sat and they waited. paul simon comes in. and they sanfor us for like 20 minutes before we even shot. so, the "graceland" songs kind of, you know, came out. and then we shot -- >> jimmy: they were like -- ♪ what kind of camera should we get? tell me, can we get a discount

>> i'd agree with simon about being defensive. we're very much in a trading environment rather than an old-fashioned investment plan. in that sort of trading environment, some of the things we'll do well, are the long-short hedge funds. things that are less directional and can play both sides of the market. we're very much in a trading environment. we are going to get some good days. there is also very much down side risks to news. simply trying to invest in the stock market and leave your money there like many investors are used to doing, we don't think that will work very well. you've got to look for the hedge funds that can do long and short. >> all right. we'll leave it there. thank you, gentlemen, both for joining us. jacob and simon. thanks very much. >>> moving on here. the u.s. and ubs have asked a federal court to delay the start of their closely watched trial as they try to resolve the dispute over the identities of american clients. u.s. officials want the swiss banking giant to reveal the name of 52,000 accountholders,

>> no. >> thank you all very much. >> thank you very much. >>> well, we're back with roger simon and mark whit akerr. i have watched politicians for about 40 years now, he's better than most of them. >> is he suave or what? we had a cordial and productive discussion. he's like a head of state. >> answered a lot of questions, no apologies, they're going to look forward, have a serious get-together. mark? >> no apologies, but probably no lawsuits, from the body language. he says they're going to meet again. my guess is that skip gates likes to do documentaries, and i think we've seen that a star is born. i think this guy could have a future in politics, in the media, let's see. >> we'll be right back. i have to tell you, well, i feel like we're watching "britain's got talent here." we'll be back with more of "politics fix." we have our susan boyle here sergeant crowley, changed the whole tenor of the discussion. quite a statement. a lot to say for himself. be right back. >>> we're back with mark whitaker the washington bureau dheef for nbc news and roger simon, chief political for poli

and howard simon and the obama administration's no more mr. nice guy stance with jonathan alter. irony hits the sotomayor hearing, after a week of offering the nominee in slack in her wise latina remarks, today's session left a doozy. >> we when you going to do that crack cocaine thing that you and i talk about before? >> important to you now, senator? maybe feeling a little empathy for sotomayor? why follow the law if you can just ignore the law? former bush administration justice official john hugh hu. defending spying on millions. considering it obsolete. shocking video surfaces 25 years past as this pyrotechnic mishap lead to an addiction of painkillers and the subsequent death of michael jackson? and the nominee is -- >> now i'd like to entertain everybody with some fancy pact walk-ins. >> tina fey earns an emmy nomination. an amazing year in politics. all that and more now on "countdown." >> and i can see russia from my house. >>> good evening from washington, everybody. i'm david shuster in tonight for keith olbermann. like a vomby from "dawn of the dead" the stimulus has

michelle barnard, roger simon. and that continues on "the ed show" with ed schultz. >> we will pass reform that lowers costs, provides choice and provides coverage every american can count on and we will do it this year. >>> good evening, americans. thanks for joining us on this late edition of "the ed show." coming from the nation's capital, washington, d.c. president obama wrapped up his primetime news conference a few hours ago. i was there in the front row and somewhat dismayed. i will tell you about that. we'll have complete coverage. the president clobbers the insurance companies, highlighting the numbers we showed you earlier in the program. the president did address the republican critics and he was a little soft when it came to the conservative democrats. nancy pelosi is the one making the news. the speaker says that she has the votes to pass a progressive option. she's willing to work through august, but dick durbin in the senate said he won't take it up until after august. the president says he's in a hu

. ♪ >> simon had a tear in his eye and i've never seen that before. >> reporter: her magic pipes turned simon cowell into mush and elicited shout-outs from royalty and music icons. >> i think she's fantastic. >> susan's great. >> i hope she knocks this one out of the park. >> reporter: but there is only one man whose praise can take susan's breath away. ♪ and they called it puppy love ♪ >> reporter: i read that when you were growing up as a little girl one of your idols was donny osmond? >> yeah. >> reporter: what was it about donny osmond that you like? >> there was something magical. >> reporter: well, we called donny, told him that we were going to be here talking to you and he wanted to send a message. >> susan, congratulations on all of your success, i think it's wonderful what's happening with your career, and good luck with this new record that you're doing. some day, it's a prediction, you and i will do a record together. we'll remake "puppy love." ♪ and they called it susan's love ♪ come out to vegas and see the show, as a matter of fact, we're going to lose the name ma

thank you, roger simon and maria teresa kumar. chris matthews will return monday night at 5:00 and 7:00 for more "hardball." "countdown" with keith olbermann starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? first class hypocrisy. governor mark sanford flying high on the taxpayers' dime. the phony fiscal conservative won't take federal stimulus money to educate the poor, but he will spend public funds on expensive airline tickets to south america. you know, the place where his mistress lives. >> i've let down a lot of people. >> a conservative think tank allegedly putting its thoughts up for sale to the highest bidder. do i hear two million? when fedex tells you it absolutely won't be part of your paper plate scandal, there's always u.p.s. what can green do for you? turns out not every mccain loves joe the plumber. daughter megan sets her sights on huss her father's unofficial campaign mascot samuel wurzelbacher. quote, joe the bummer is a dumb ass. he should stick to plumbing. crank calls gone wild.

simon, let me start with you first. when you see levels like this, do you somehow think this is a healthy correct or do you somehow think, you know, people could see more in the day ahead? >> i would think the numbers could be bigger. it's serve not going to cause any panic. and we've seen that china has restarted these ipos, probably with the aim of sucking some excess liquidity out of the market. they won't be too perturbed at all to see china come off the market. it's more in danger of overheating than it is of collapsing. so we see this as more of a consolidatio consolidation. we think sometime in the near future, though, it will be a point where you will cut back some risk and take some profit. we all know what happens to asset bubbles. no one should get too carried away. >> do you think this one-day sell off is going to make investors think too much about investing in the ipo market? >> if you look at the ipos, they're all trading now below their initial offering price. so it seems there's a lot of people in the s

en peru,el primer ministro, yehude simon, entrego hoy al presidente alan garcia, su carta de renuncia irrevocable al cargo, en la que asume el costo politico por las muertes de policias y civiles ocurridas el mes pasado en enfrentamientos en la selva... el jefe del gabinete habia manifestado hace cuatro semanas su disposicion a dejar el cargo y el propio garcia habia anunciado en los ultimos diasque el proximo fin de semana daria a conocer la conformacion del nuevo gabinete.... en bolivia,el presidente evo morales dijo que su gobierno acepta que estados unidos tenga una presencia importante en bolivia y ha pedido a su par estadounidense barack obama relaciones diplomaticas sin injerencia... el mandatario destaco la desion de estados unidos por deportar al ex coronel luis arce gomez sentenciado a 30-anos de prision en bolivia por asesinatos de lideres opositores en los 80... arce gomez llego hoy temprano a la paz y de inmediato fue enviado a una carcel... el zoologico de washington celebra hoy los primeros cuatro anos de su huesped mas famoso... se trata del osito panda tai sahn, que s

we'll be back with roger simon and ruben for the health care fix. this bill may have hit an iceberg. introducing the all new chevy equinox. with an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon. and up to 600 miles between fill ups. it's the most fuel efficient crossover on the highway. better than honda cr-v, toyota rav4 and even the ford escape hybrid. the all new chevy equinox. >>> we're back with roger simon and ruben from the politics fix. ruben, you lead off here. we get the word now that the president's going to make a lot of tv appearances tomorrow, making the case for health care. he seems to have gotten the word on his trip overseas to africa and europe and russia and everything else, meeting the pope and everywhere, that he's got to really step on the gas now if he wants this thing to get done. >> absolutely. and you know what the problem is, it's democrats, it's members of his own party, they've said all along, conservative democrats, this is a nonstarter for us. we're not going to go and stick our nets out on this plan. i'm not sure that the presid

thank you, roger simon and maria teresa kumar. right now, it's time for "the ed show," with ed schultz. >>> i'm ed schultz. this is "the ed show." good evening, americans. live from 30 rock in new york, it's "the ed show" on msnbc. you heard it here first. howe now it's official. the house intelligence committee chairman sylvester rayers confirms there will be an investigation into dick cheney and the cia and why they didn't brief the congress. yes! the right's talking about taxing and spending and some democrats are starting to get some weak knees on this again. we'll straighten them out tonight. one of them's joe lieberman. he's acting up again. i've got a message for them tonight, that's right. less than one year after the bailout, wall street's making some money again. how's this working out? i thought government wasn't supposed to get involved in any of this kind of stuff. another republican talking point bites the dust. this country, serious business. not doing right by our female veterans. we're going to talk about that ton

roger simon, i want to start with sarah palin. i thought senator mccn was rather striking in his comments today. on the one hand he said he was surprised that she stepped down. how could he not be given his record as apolitician, as a senator, as a leader? is this the same person he chose to be on his ticket? >> i think it is the same person. if the republicans were choosing a nominee today, i believe they would choose sarah palin. the republican party has collapsed like a star going nova to its densest core of conservative voters. sarah palin speaks to that core. now, the man darins, the elites don't like her. she's not of their ilk. she is the skunk at their garden party. they believe, as some in the media believe, that the highest form of political skill and authenticity today is to flawlessly read a speech from a teleprompter that somebody else has written for u. that's not sarah palin. look, she's not going to beat barack obama, but all she has to do is beat tim pawlenty, bobby jindel, mitt romney. are you saying she couldn't

you can have paula for $15 million, and she's a nice counter balance to simon. he's the real world, she's the real world of pegasus and doug henning, so she'll probably get a few more mill out of it. i don't think she's going anywhere. bill: i don't either. >> where are you going to make 15 million does tv other than "idol" and "the factor"? bill: it's a hard world out there right now, so everybody -- >> no, i meant me. bill: now today for lunch i had two hebrew national hot dogs. ok. >> nice. bill: and they were delicious. they were the best. but i go home, and then the cancer project is telling me they're going to file a lawsuit on behalf of some jersey people saying that hot dogs cause cancer, and they have to be labeled like cigarettes. hot dogs. so at the ball game it's get your frank here, could cause cancer here. is that what we want? >> listen, here's my feeling on hot dogs. i know they're crap. that's what i dig about them. i don't need a warning label on them. just like when people that smoke cigarettes say there was no warning on them. if they didn't

joining us is simon ruben. i've got to say i thought it was a gloomy report. a check on the exuberance going around at the moment. >> the picture is down beat. there are a couple of chinks. most of that is relating to what's happening in asia. we've seen a bounce-back generally in economic activity. asia has been in there. if we're looking in any bright spots, they come from hong kong, india, china. approximate. >> i take your view. asia is not too bad. in fact, the west, europe in particular strikes me as being awful. i've just been so surprised that so many of your colleagues, perhaps the more commercially of oriented colleagues are talking the market up. it's premature. >> it's interesting to hear what you say. the report itself is based on surveyor responses from around the world. we are getting the commercial view coming into the survey. it's interesting. if you look at europe, most of the markets are still pretty downbeat in terms of the outlook. so spain in particular you would expect. germany showing a bit more resilience. the u.s. as well. both for re

i thought simon said it. >> his contract goes through the next year. then they are offering him more to extend. but you know, american idol was a billion dollar franchise. >> how do you think it would be without paula? >> i think she'll be there. >> they're making her sweat a little bit. i think the show would survive without her. >> i don't know. >> i'm not sure. i'm not an expert on these things. >> i like paula but does she really add a lot of the show? >> i think, you know, i'm sure there's some within that building saying, you know, we don't know what we're going to get with paula. >> that's partapp reason why people would watch. >> they could have me for a million dollars. >> me too. okay. i'm not going it can off on ryan, but is he worth that money? he's been given a raise to $15 million a year to host that show. i think someone else could host that. i'm not being funny. he's not crucial to the success of that show. he's associated with it but come on. >> well, there's some research somewhere that says there's a certain amount of people that wat

you only see at the fringes but very respectful people, simon johnson, it's great that the message is breaking through the smoke screen. >> glenn: i wonder if it's good or i'm suddenly on a really dangerous boat to hell. >> don't worry. they are the most powerful people in the world. thank you so much. let's go to ron paul the congressman from texas. congressman, i draw this spider web up here. i see it. i think to myself, at the center of this really is the fed. they are in this thing all waited around. yet, you want to talk about powerful people. you've got a majority of congressmen that are willing to say we need to open up the books to the fed. you can't even get this thing brought to the floor now. why is that? >> well, so far we haven't been able to. we have 273 which includes 90 democrats. so the large majority of the coming men wanted, it's not because they really understand the issue. it's as much of the fact it has struck a chord with the american people. they are demanding more transparency. i think this is very good. we had the first demonstration last week when they tried

it is fascinating and you know i have told my family-- >> simon & schuster is going crazy. you are not pushing this. [laughter] >> reader's digest version. >> it is a small miracle to me that this actually made "the new york times" best-seller list and i say actually because i thought it might, who knows who zhao ziyang is? who remembers he is but it really did well and i think the reviews have been incredibly favorable. it is a moving story of the material got out and we have never seen somebody at that level peeling the curtain back in describing how these people, not only what happened but how did these guys talk to each other. as a journalist we used to write about liberals and hard-liners and you never had firsthand information but you felt pretty confident that there was that kind of split. not only does zhao confirm that but they go after each other sometimes in petty ways. zhao, the famous moment when zhao is out of power and he goes to tienanmen square to talk to the students with a bullhorn. he talks about, he talks about-- he then says he was terrified and immedi

you only see at the fringes but very respectful people, simon johnson, it's great that the message is breaking through the smoke screen. >> glenn: i wonder if it's good or i'm suddenly on a really dangerous boat to hell. >> don't worry. they are the most powerful people in the world. thank you so much. let's go to ron paul the congressman from texas. congressman, i draw this spider web up here. i see it. i think to myself, at the center of this really is the fed. they are in this thing all waited around. yet, you want to talk about powerful people. you've got a majority of congressmen that are willing to say we need to open up the books to the fed. you can't even get this thing brought to the floor now. why is that? >> well, so far we haven't been able to. we have 273 which includes 90 democrats. so the large majority of the coming men wanted, it's not because they really understand the issue. it's as much of the fact it has struck a chord with the american people. they are demanding more transparency. i think this is very good. we had the first demonstration last week when they tried

mitchell is our simon judge and he's the executive in the business. and he is -- he gives it to them straight. he doesn't really try to fluff it for them. >> you said it's not just gospel but inspirational. >> i think what this show is -- what they do on the show is very interesting. because what they do is expose the public to different -- different categories of gospel music. when people think of gospel, they think of blass gospel, and they think of church. yes, motive of us singers starred in church. i started in church. i think nowadays when there's so much crossover music that there are so many inspirational shows. it's about inspiring people. it's a feel good show. so these contest tans, the age ranges are from 16 to 40. they're very serious about what they're doing. >> you don't get just a trophy and congratulations. they get something there. they get a price. >> they get a record deal. they get signed to a label. you know, just like "american idol," you know, as a singer, that's what we all aspire to. that's what we want. that's the money in t

>> senator simon, not knowing your technique, i feel it will be unfair for me to pre judge your chances with her. >> you think it's the bow tie then, huh? >> guessing life really does imitate art these days. moving on to our president, with his supreme court pick safe on the hill. president obama launching a full court press on his other top priority, health care reform. sitting down with all three medical reporters from all three broadcast networks, trying to convince americans the only thing we have to fear -- well, you know the rest. >> you got health insurance that you're happy with, you got a doctor that you're happy with. we don't want you to do anything. we don't think that we have to impose draconian measures to force patients to abuse a generic enstead of brand name drug. we can't just provide care to everybody. >> the white house wants congress to pass health care reform before the august recess. >> and now, some candy for ladies out there. david beckham rejoining the galaxy saying he's committed to playing in the u.s. and delivering for his fans. he was on the "today" show th

. >> reporter: eyewitness news contacted simon mall, the company that owns the mall about the upcoming legislation, it did not want to discuss it. >>> baltimore county is the only county that has a law that requires them to use video cameras glime let's turn to weathers. we had a few thunderstorms this afternoon and everybody but taking a look right now, it looks like we have dried up. >>> bernadette woods. >> i want to show you the radar. action has. [ no audio] >> on july fourth. pgh all the police says that the former girlfriend, donna watts was shouting at an officer that he was harassing her. >>> sarah palin is faces more issues. another ethics complaint has been filed against her. it it alleged that she has been paid for interviews. this is the 17th complaint filed against sarah palin and the 2nd since she has stepped down. >>> president obama is on his way home after a week long week overseas. it is report that had the president visited to ghana, the first to africa since he took office. >> reporter: aplacee that once imprisoned slaves. >> crowds cheered him. the american presid

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with recent repor of a big pay day for ryan seacrest and another on the way for simon cowell, abdul's manager says she's hurt, angry, and she may not come back for season number nine. >> reporter: from the unusual -- >> touchdown! >> reporter: to the emotional. >> you've moved me from the beginning. >> reporter: to the confrontational. >> what she's saying is you'd make a good rat. >> i didn't say that. >> yes, you do. >> no, i didn't. >> reporter: paula abdul has been a fixture on "american idol" for ieight seasons, but i appears paulo will not be back on "american idol" next season saying she's not a happy camper as a result of what's going on. she's hurt, she's angry. >> this is "american idol." >> reporter: what is going on? ryan seacrest has reportedly signed a three-year, $45 million deal, making him tv's highest-id reality host. >> i do agree with paula. >> reporter: there is also talk of a major contract in the works for judge simon cowell. >> the timing of paula's i might not be coming back headlines is suspicious because we just heard about ryan seacrest deal that nets him $