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>> chris, it is good to be with you. i'm not sure that ibm watson computer wasn't having a low voltage night. you know, it was all for fun. but with a real point. and the point to emphasize the importance of research and that's why ibm did this, to show that programming, complicated decision making and information retrieval can be done in a way that is good for medical diagnosis and transportation planning and yes, even playing games. and so i did it because for decades i've been trying to highlight the need for more investment in research and science education. that's what it was about. but i...

It's time to play quick gail of jeopardy. at the top of the show we gave you a clue. this democratic congressman from new jersey just beat wathson, the ibm super computer in an exhibition match of "jeopardy." the correct question, of course, who is rush holtz. he defeated watson, the machine, 8600 points to 6200 points. a remarkable triumph of man over machine. real john henry stuff here. and here he is to tell us about it. remember john henry the guy that beat the machine and then died back in mythical times? >> with the hammer in his hands. >> how did you do it? i hear the machine is faster ...

I think a lot of people i talked to after the new yorker story came out thought he might be gone. you add howie kurtz, was he talking to the congress mank or not? i think in a lot of ways mark leibovitz got exactly the story he was looking for which is a kid, kurt is in his late 20s, a kid who rises very past a member of congress, who is on a fast rise, too, and then falls very fast. john knows that. that is a story played out time and time again here in washington. >> unless you're watching -- in case you're watching mark leibovitz, i really like you, by the way. i never told you before. anyw...

Case you're watching mark leibovitz, i really like you, by the way. anyway, thank you -- and john and chris like you, too. by the way, you're apparently saying he took too many shots beyond the three-point line. coming up, the united states congressman who beat ibm's watson super computer at jeopardy. finally a politician who knows more than you know maybe. new jersey democrat rush holtz coming on, he's the guy who did it. will this is hardball only oig on m scht mbs. breathes easily. it flows with clean water. it makes its skyline greener and its population healthier. all to become the kind...

It. remember john henry the guy that beat the machine and then died back in mythical times? >> with the hammer in his hands. >> how did you do it? i hear the machine is faster than man, but not always right obviously. >> well, it's good to be with you. i'm not sure that ibm watson computer wasn't having a low voltage night, but it was all for fun. with a real point. and the point to emphasize the importance of research. and that's why ibm did this. to show that programming complicated decision making and information retrieval can be done in a way that's good for medical diagnosis and transport...