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In tonights "building up america" report, the famed keyboardist for the rolling stones, when hes not with the band, hes on his rural farm in georgia, a tree farm. he writes about his new passion in a new book called "growing a better america." he recently spoke with anderson. heres a look at the interview. >> people know you from the rolling stones, from your music. but youre a tree farmer. how did that happen? >> i am indeed. its all my wifes fault, anderson. her family have been connected to t...

Know the family a little bit, i realized the passion and devotion they had to the land and it began to rub off on me. in 1981, her grandmother passed on, and left her about 1,000 acres of land. >> in georgia? >> in georgia, yes. so it became our responsibility to carry on this generational heritage of stewardship. >> did you know anything about tree farming? >> no, i did not. i had to go on a little self-education journey. i went to the library and checked out books and we looked at other option...

Felt about this country that i worked far too hard and that things happened in my life that were not appropriate. >> well -- >> howd that explanation work out? >> i think not an explanation that worked well. i talked to a social conservative republican leader in iowa who said people do care about fidelity in a marriage there. social conservatives who play such a big role in the caucuses there. they thought this was not a persuasive argument. he said whats more persuasive is when newt gingrich ta...

Really fascinating, where you have to basically choose your character between your mother and your brother. >> uh-huh. >> could you relate do that? have you ever had anything in your life where you had to make a decision of that kind of magnitude? >> fortunately, no. but i think family is really at the core of most peoples beliefs and i think thats what is so incredible. the incredible. the dilemma that these two characters face is having to choose between devotion between their country and devo...

A decision of that kind of magnitude? >> fortunately, no. but i think family is really at the core of most peoples beliefs and i think thats what is so incredible. the dilemma that these two characters face is having to choose between devotion between their country and devotion between their family, and i think at the end of the day, family is always going to prevail in that way. >> im curious. when you have the sort of behind-the-scenes banter, do the women gang up on the guys? the feeling i ge...

I mean, shes so good that what i love, i didnt have to say hardly anything to her. she understood it, okay i got it. she did have it. just a few words here and there and she would jump right on it, it was a joy. >> do you have another ethical dilemma in the movie which is really fascinating, where you have to basically choose your character between your mother and your brother. >> uh-huh. >> could you relate do that? have you ever had anything in your life where you had to make a decision of tha...

He thought about me. >> honoring the life of journalist david broder. washington stopped at noon today. msnbc contributor and managing editor chris silissa among those who worked with and loved david broder. words cannot express how many of us got our start in journalism because of david broder. >> i was there at the national press club to honor david. dan balls, a great political journalist in his own right, said what i thought was the most poignant thing. he said there will not be another one ...

And purse? martha: im going to hold my purse the whole time! gregg: are you excited about this? >> martha: yes. you know i heard, hes not going to wear a wedding ring. not all men wear wedding rings and his father did not wear one. my father never wore one. its generational. our generation wears them but the british are old world. gregg: its a symbol of love and devotion. martha: hopefully, yes. hopefully, that wont be a problem. gregg: it also tells other people your status but i think everybod...

Asked me to give her this award for her empathy and her, you know, all of her charity work, and i -- i thanked her for getting eddie out of our house, and she thought that was hilarious, and she just had the -- she and my mother ended up laughing really so much about that, those times all those years ago, so i think -- i think she should be remembered as a woman who really loved life and whatever was part of that, men and her career -- you foe, her acting and her friends and her family, certainl...

Getting eddie out of our house, and she thought that was hilarious, and she just had the -- she and my mother ended up laughing really so much about that, those times all those years ago, so i think -- i think she should be remembered as a woman who really loved life and whatever was part of that, men and her career -- you foe, her acting and her friends and her family, certainly. >> carrie fisher, its been a real pleasure talking to you on this very sad day for your stepmother, elizabeth taylor...