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>> the last word has a dedicated new viewer, rory dylan freed was born. he is resting comfortably along with mom, rachel freed. yes, mom, rory will sleep through the night, but not this year. up next, a look inside the funniest washington show ever, veep, with the strangest character in the show, played by the ingenious tony hill. of ens. a simple choice to help you eat right. [ major nutrition ] nutrition in charge. a simple choice to help you eat right. trust your instincts to make the call....

>> the last word has a dedicated new viewer, rory dylan freed was born. he is resting comfortably along with mom, rachel freed. yes, mom, rory will sleep through the night, but not this year. up next, a look inside the funniest washington show ever, veep, with the strangest character in the show, played by the ingenious tony hill. uh-oh! guess what day it is?? guess what day it is! huh...anybody? julie! hey...guess what day it is?? ah come on, i know you can hear me. mike mike mike mike mike.....

That is what they want. that is what everyone in washington wants, more power, except maybe the president, maybe he has enough. at least every character on hbos washington series, "veep," the part played by julia louis-dreyfuss, and the butler, played by tony hale, his characters are not like anyone else in the shows he has been in. on "veep," he is the only character not driven to move up in the world. tony hill dropped by our headquarters in new york the other day, and he talked about playing ...

>> and i got you a little gift. yes, i did. thank you so much. >> that is so nice. >> look at this. >> i love this. isnt that great? >> it has the same layout, honey, took you so long to learn the other one. >> that is fine, i can learn a new layout. that is fine. >> do you wish i had gotten you a different kind? >> no, i love it! >> that is tony hale in "veep." and tony you are playing in government and politics, what they call the body man. a person who is just attached to the office-holder at...

At least every character on hbos washington series, "veep," the part played by julia louis-dreyfuss, and the butler, played by tony hale, his characters are not like anyone else in the shows he has been in. on "veep," he is the only character not driven to move up in the world. tony hill dropped by our headquarters in new york the other day, and he talked about playing the adoring assistant to the president of the united states. here he is in veep. >> i want to say thank you for all that you do ...

Will stay there until i die. >> the thing that veep captures, there is only one person not trying to move up, the president of the united states, who is actually on his way down. but -- gary, your character, your only hope to move up is to be the presidents body man, when selina moves up. your ambition is entirely decided on with her. >> my ambition would be to be her husband, if i could have a romantic relationship with her. >> and by the way, the girlfriend character beside you has not figured...

Earth. >> so is mushrooms! >> thats illegal drugs. >> still is. >> got you! >> hey. >> thats a clip youre watching from last weekends "veep," a funny show on our sister network hbo starring julia louis-dreyfus. you heard her staff talk about st. johns wart. its one of the most well-known alternative medicines out there, but are there limitations, and perhaps, even dangers in taking supplements? dr. paul offit says yes. hes author of "do you believe in magic? the sense and nonsense of alternative...

Place as a pioneer of software innovation. >> im a huge fan. >> you have played it? >> yes, yes. although violence in games is a concern. >> that was the fictional vice president selena myer during an awkward encounter with the fictional finish prime minister. how much fiction reflects fact? joining me now is the creator and executive producer of the hbo show "veep. "welcome. >> good morning. its someone who worked in the bush -- >> is one of your -- >> told me how terrible it is when you go on ...

We dont give up and this is just the beginning. >> whoo! >> effective ad, angela? i found some women younger than you. >> well, rev, its not only very effective, its reminiscent of what weve seen with the young man kid president. hes made it all the way to the white house with some of the things hes done and its really nice to see young people being inspirational about pursing politics despite the mess that we have going on inside the beltway. the one thing thats really, really important is not ...

And it was kevin spacey, over and over again. they all said, you know, his part, he playing them a little too real. so they were all excited to meet him tonight. he is one of the best actors. >> i love the accent. that was until that stingy hoyer. >> exactly. >> you do get a lot of southern accents in politics. you hear it on the television where everybody kind of sounds like this. >> you do. i will tell you that you dont often get too many southern democratic accents these days. thats gone by t...