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Nbc did not waste time, "the playboy club" after three episodes. axed. >> good night. >> this one was controversial from the start because the parents television council said this whole thing is demeaning to women, it is overly sexualizing the show itself. called it commercial disaster. apparently advertisers started to pull out. the show is now history. after all the drama, controversy, "the playboy club" is out of here. bigger news here, apparently "the simpsons" is pretty much in danger for i...

There are so many proposals that have been out there. reforming the tax code over the last three years that have been written. you know, take it off the shelf. there is bowles-simpsons. ken conrad written one. there is plenty of ideas out there. >> there are. but a lot of the exemptions have been here for 50 years. you have entrenched interest groups, members. this is traditionally been done through ways and mines. it they come up without amendment. >> dont forget the finance committee. >> and t...

Question is whether or not this is able to make that same transition. if it does, one thing ive been noticing talking to these people, theres a real mirror image. theres a skepticism of power in the tea party, an anger that sort of the government and the politicians they feel have made bad decisions and done fine. similarly theres an anger at the banks. the tea party people are not big fans of the banks. if these things continue going on i wouldnt be surprised if in certain actions, certain acti...

simpsons" could make more money because they could probably sell them to cable. this is from another generation of television. they were made in the 1990s. new deals that could earn a lot more in the future. >> i want to read a statement from century 21 fox. we are hopeful to get and audience with the original episodes for many years to come. do you think they are going to find a deal? >> i think they are asking the cast to take a $200,000 pay cut. its hard to walk away from that kind ...

supported us. and especially amanda. >> yeah. all i can say is, again, thank you. because of the letters and the calls and just amazing support that we received from people all over the world, especially here in seattle, that weve been able to endure and that weve been able to, you know, make sure amanda had the support she needed. there theres no way we can thank everybody. so here individually, so heres our way to just say thank you. >> id like to add in one more thing. we would also...

do you think they are going to find a deal? >> i think they are asking the cast to take a $200,000 pay cut. its hard to walk away from that kind of money, especially when you dont have to even put on clean clothes to go to work. >> must be nice, dont have to deal with makeup or nice clothes or anything. steve, thanks so much for coming on. here we go. hour two, im brooke baldwin. city and the military gets polled and a lot happening in the west. time to play reporter roulette. alison k...

im really overwhelmed right now. interviewing the pilot to try to i was looking down from the get some answers about what airplane and it seemed like everything wasnt real. happened yesterday. >> jason carroll, thanks so much. the woman who died, that was to whats important for me to say be a part of her 40th birthday is just thank you to everyone celebration who has believed in me who has still ahead -- a wisconsin man trying to figure out why governor rick perrys office defended me...

all i can say is, again, thank you. because of the letters and the calls and just amazing support that we received from people all over the world, especially here in seattle, that weve been able to endure and that weve been able to, you know, make sure amanda had the support she needed. there theres no way we can thank everybody. so here individually, so heres our way to just say thank you. >> id like to add in one more thing. we would also like to send our appreciation to our italian ...

no matter who we vote for, nothing happens. people feel like they are getting shafted. >> reporter: social inequality along with rising unemployment struck a cord with the largest and most powerful unions. >> they are fighting to make sure the rich, the mull pi billionaires pay their fair share. its why we joined forces. >> reporter: what started as a grass roots rally over two weeks ago swelled into a nationwide movement. sympathy protests have been held in 50 cities from coast-to-coa...

also mitt romneys preemptive strike on jobs, the republican unveils his plan days before the presidents big speech. this hour political leaders zeroizer zeroing in on issue number one. do any have a plan that will really work? and texas wildfires destroying more than 700 homes in 48 hours. a massive blaze growing closer to the states capital is growing bigger and more destructive every minute. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." ive covered dick cheney for many years as...