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>> jeanine: let me move on. the presidents said he was willing to forgive egypt $1 billion that they owe us. all right? and can we even afford to forgive a billion dollars in debt that egypt owes us? and arent we -- >> bingo. thats the $14 trillion question right there, judge y. is it that were borrowing money from foreign countries to give and loan money to foreign countries, no, we dont have these dollars, these billion bucks to be forgiving egypt. egypt of course is a whole other story here w...

>> unbelievable. also in this half hour, congresswoman gabby giffords gets a new nickname from her doctors in houston as her astronaut husband showed everyone a symbol of their love. this is truly such a miraculous story on every, like, level. >> and very romantic, too. these two remarkable people doing incredible things at the same time. very cool. and also, really important news that everybody needs to know. were going to give you a followup on my 17-day diet. youre going to see if the reg...

Agreeing to a four year etch tension of the patriot act. the anti-terror law passed shortly of a 9/11. probably familiar. the extension means very controversial provisions will live on. they include roving wiretaps in our country on electronic devices. maybe they are on their blackberry right now. federal access to business records and surveillance of nonu.s. lone wolf terror suspects. this, just the latest example of bush era terror policies being perpetuated bay democratic congress and democra...

Correct? >> yes they love to scare people in submission. buy things only can you afford. buy a hem that suites you and what you can pay for. the dollar bip we tell story, the book would tell us to get back into the mentality of 2006. thats exactly the opposite of what you hear on this network and cnbc. we need to be in the homes we cant afford. we lived in big houses and everything was fine. >> we didnt have any money then and we dont now so why arent we in the big houses. >> thank you. >> quite...

California, are upset over a police department advertising campaign that mentions gangs. the police officers association has posted these billboards emblazoned with messages like, quote, gangs are hire, why arent we? and, quote, many criminals, too few talks. oprah winfrey has a street of her own in chicago. mayor richard dailey has renamed a street oprah winfrey way. and police in california are looking for a burglar who stole several atms and buried them in the floor below a business. they w...

They just dont drive as big and inefficient vehicles as we do, and they dont drive as far. >> but were pretty civilized here as well, arent we? but that doesnt seem to make any difference. >> no, theres people still driving even when the price of gasoline is high. i think the oil -- im not defending oil companies, but i think their argument is if you are really a laissez faire libertarian person you would let the price of gasoline go up and up and up to the point where people wouldnt pay. were q...

Lot of people doubt that hes dead. people will believe what they want to believe. its been enough time that anybody who can say thats photo shopped, thats a propaganda trick. >> peter bergen, you believe these should be released. why? >> reporter: i think what he says makes sense, but the objections to it, it raises the questions why arent we releasing them if we dont? two, there are conspiracy theories around the world about all sorts of things. of course, some people will never be persuaded. t...

Questions why arent we releasing them if we dont? two, there are conspiracy theories around the world about all sorts of things. of course, some people will never be persuaded. there are people on the fence who will say, okay, osama bin laden is dead. and finally, you know, releasing the photographs, the lingering sort of heroism or regard for bin laden in some parts of the world, and to show him actually dead i think will puncture what remains of his heroic glow, and would be useful. after all,...

Objections to it, it raises the questions why arent we releasing them if we dont? two, there are conspiracy theories around the world about all sorts of things. of course, some people will never be persuaded. there are people on the fence who will say, okay, osama bin laden is dead. and finally, you know, releasing the photographs, the lingering sort of heroism or regard for bin laden in some parts of the world, and to show him actually dead i think will puncture what remains of his heroic glow,...

Thats what is going to be the total story. and were now being told that a lot of people doubt that hes dead. people will believe what they want to believe. its been enough time that anybody who can say thats photo shopped, thats a propaganda trick. >> peter bergen, you believe these should be released. why? >> reporter: i think what he says makes sense, but the objections to it, it raises the questions why arent we releasing them if we dont? two, there are conspiracy theories around the world ab...