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Wondering if you would like to meet him. [ laughter ] and i said, i would love to. [ laughter ] i went and visited him at paramount. he was making "king creole." i thought to heck with marlon, except i didnt really mean it, of course. i thought if it gets in the papers, maybe hell get jealous. he went ballistic. >> alisyn: it worked. >> i loved it! >> alisyn: if you want to read more about what her date with elvis is like and ha kind of perhaps -- what kind of perhaps lover -- >> you read the bo...

To the vatican? >> the swiss guard is not associated with the government of switzerland at all. you basically apply and then its a competitive kind of process to get in and get accepted. >>alisyn: you ended up protecting and actually befriending john paul ii. i read that you said he was the most fully human person you ever met in your life. what does that mean? >> when i went to the vatican, i wasnt particularly practicing my catholic faith. i grew up in -- im a cradle catholic but like many peo...

Me and beneath the office. but nonetheless hes doing it again. >>alisyn: it might still work. regardless of the motivation, even if the motivation wasnt pure, it could still work when they get together. i like i am not willing to fold my hands and be cynical like everybody else in the beltway. im hoping something will happen. >>brian: alisyn seems really smart today. coming up straight ahead, a story that may have people thinking twice about cracking down on gun rights. >> i made it clear to him...

>> thats funny. >>alisyn: a good one. lets get to your headlines and tell you what you missed overnight. there is a new warning out by the f.d.a. about a very popular drug. officials say the antibiotic better known as the zpac could cause potentially deadly heart problems. it may cause an irregular heart rhythm. at high risk are elderly people and those who already have an irregular heartbeat. >>brian: they say that is what paul ryan is doing, hurting old people with z-pak. >>steve: dont believe...

Murray will release a competing plan. back to you. >> steve: all right. thank you very much. also kevin mccarthy, the whip talked to the president at the gridiron dinner the other night and apparently they had a chat as well and he said, the president said if the republicans are going to get entitlement reform, he says, you need me. >> brian: no kidding. is that big news? >> alisyn: yeah. they do need him. >> brian: theyll bypass the president and get that passed. paul ryan spoke out for the fir...

Be pretty bored. this is not a political event, not a rally. this is a prayer meeting. >>alisyn: i was thinking it would be great to be a fly on the wall inside the conclave right now. but i read in your notes you say all they really do is vote and pray. and its your theory that the cardinals arent really lobbying to become popes because this was gods choice. >> i dont think that any one of the cardinals really wants to be pope. i was very privileged to see firsthand, sort of a first-row seat to...

Political responsibility on you. >> he also came from st. louis where he grew up. then he moved to milwaukee, a huge brewers fan. and then he had to move to new york. that is as big a culture shock as all of that. and then you get to go over here and i dont know. think what that gregarious man could do. think of the changes he could make not just here in the church but all over the world. if god wants him there, hell be there. >> i like that. you know, if he were to be pope, they would find him ...

But its hard to know since inside the white house theyre saying its for the ops. >> steve: two weeks ago he said my number one goal for the second term is make sure nancy pelosi is speaker of the house. and then like a week later to suddenly, come on over! lets hug, come on. >> brian: yeah, but that was the story that broke. the president didnt want that out. i dont know. well see because senator coburn, senator lindsey graham all came out and said we had substantive conversation. >> steve: but ...

Mind ♪ >> steve: this impromptu performance happen during a q and a session at vanderbilt. he asked billy joel, hey, could i play with you? and as you just saw there, he said yes. joel told the crowd to remember that name. >> brian: hes got an unbelievable personality. when he was still drinking. >> steve: billy joel? >> brian: not mr. pollack. he was at the new school giving a seminar telling the background on his songs. i never forget, the story got better and better, as the scotch -- he wou...

To st. peters square, its going to be a little bit rainy unfortunately today through tomorrow. over to the u.s. here, temperatures chilly across chicago. 34. even atlanta right now in the 30s. and the satellite radar imagery shows you that storm system exiting the east coast. we still have lake-effect snow and a new storm system moving into the northwest bringing some rain and a little bit of snow. there is your u.s. forecast. there is your european forecast. we are just all over the map today w...