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And lulling me into a sense of complacency when she doesnt have what she needs. so while i think that we shouldnt have an overemphasis on the test and that is happening in some places, we have to have some accountability. >> and that leads to the yes question of standardized testing. its a one size fits all measureme measurement. what do you say to that? >> i think we can always do a better job of making sure that we have great assessments, but we have to have a starting point. and we cannot con...

High wire walk 200 feet above a highway in sarasota. unlike niagara falls he was not wearing a safety harness. he says that did not change his approach today. >> i take them all just the same. they are all just as serious as the last. every single one im risking my life its important i stay extremely focused and i never get to the point of complacency. >> it took him only 15 minutes to this speed. officials closed down the highway for the stunt in sarasota. right after his first inauguration. gu...

Weight. could this bring reason to the nations obesity debate? will the diet and food industry lead us into a fat frenzy and leaving themselves fatter profits. the professor of nutrition and co-author of "thinner this year." jackie, the executive producer of just food that promotes fresh, locally grown food in new york. karen finney and john, democratic strategist and president of fletcher rally media. jennifer, if you are not feeling anything in the world, how do people lose weight? what does i...

One, two, three. spokane, washington, is now home for ali and her sister amber. every year they join more than 50,000 people signed up to do the blooms day run. this will be the third time for ali but not the last. my favorite thing about blooms day is actually the fact that i didnt know that it existed in all the years that i would come to spokane and visit amber. so i just think its a wonderful representation of life, because now i can take a different course, and like oh my god, like spokane ...

End not holding that vote because john boehner couldnt muster enough votes to raise taxes on people earning over $1 million. futures took a bit of a dive. and right now, were calling markets down here, the s&p down twre 20 points. theres concern now that boehner cant secure enough votes in the republicans to support whatever plan may come from the other side of the aisle. and theres been a lot of complacency going in for investors. they will eventually get a deal done. european markets are now d...

Complacency, all that may be true. i wonder what you may get done with congress still in a state of gridlock. >> this is the biggest fear of republicans we cut a deal in the short term on fiscal cliff without any real spending reform or tax reform and wont have enough time or political will to get the real reforms that need to take place and republicans raise taxes and get no spending cuts. >> thats the biggest fear of democrats we dont deal with thi this. >> eugene, we were showing the tape of ...

Monica lewinsky showed up at the white house in 1995, first term. george bushs iraq agony was because of decisions he made in his first term. theres a certain myth about this. people say you get re-elected and get arrogant and cocky. you look a lot of this is whats happened to presidents before they get re-elected. a way of me say, even if you do disagree. i saw bartlett nodding his head so i think im going with him. you have to think before you casually say theres a second curse. after impeachm...

Shows that we are a center-right 70/30 country. 70% of americans want the american dream. they believe in the american idea. only 30% want the welfare state. we risk hitting a tipping point in our society where we have more takers than makers in the society. where we will have turned our safety net into a hammock that lulls able-body people to lie in complacency, which drains them of will and incentive. >> moreç takers than makers in august of 2012. >> yeah. im sorry to put a dampener on this,...

Picked up my son and carried him up the hill. >> because of the coun sometimes its)9 complacent. i speak to thousands of people and people say to me, well, what should we do? i say to them very nicely, i say, im not going to pick on you but how many of you, after hearing about the 9/11 that the government wasnt going to maybe act on it, how many of you -- and raise your hands -- called a u.s. senator, senators your congressman in your states and demanded that they act on it? raise your hands? we...

A guy had to get there before dawn and suit up. even the protective gear i had to wear to shoot they wouldnt let me go beyond a certain point to shoot it. >> the footage camera operator captures the extreme precautions staff must follow. it takes a team of three officers to serve this breakfast of pancakes and grits. >> the inmate might try to grab your arm and pull it in the cell so he can break it or stab it or you know, cut it, slash it. >> it reminded me of, you know, feeding vicious animals...