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>> steve: welcome back. today crews in florida plan to finish demolishing this house nearly swallowed by a sink hole last week while one man believed to be dead somewhere underneath, he may never be found. 36-year-old jeff bush was swallowed by the earth as he slept in his bed on friday and now the rest of his family is homeless. >> gretchen: joining us to explain what the crew's next steps need to be, sink hole repair expert, billy fernandez. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. >> gretchen: how do you become an expert in sink holes and what happened here? >> what happened here is sim...

You've got to be earnest about it and you've got to have a sustained commitment to it. on the earnest side, the president is doing nothing but fin pwer pointing -- finger pointing, creating straw men and knocking them down. as far as sustained commitment, he had 18 months to take this on. he waited until the last 18 days to start scaring people. that is a recipe for getting nothing done. he's the commander in chief. he's the president. if he wants to put people in a room -- i know he says i'm the president, not a dictator. i get that. but if you want to lead and make it happen, you can bring t...

Aren't that unusual after all. they happen regularly. a new congressional report shows taxpayers picked up the tab for at least 894 conferences in 2012 to the tune of $340 million. how were they able to get away with this kind of waste and how does congress plan to stop it? let's talk to the congressman who chairs the subcommittee on oversight. is this law a colossal waste of money or is there vital business being done? >> for the most part, a good conference is worth the money. but when you see spending like we saw in las vegas or with the post office, $2.2 million for a conference in san fra...

>>gretchen: 47 minutes past the top of the hour. quick headlines for you: white house officials say the president will appoint three new people to his administration today. first up urbgs m.i.t. -- first up m.i.t. scientist to head the energy department. wal-mart foundation president as his budget director. heidi klum and howard stern are getting together? kind of. the model said to be the fourth judge on america's got talent. she'll join howie mandel and a former spice girl. brian? >>brian: gretchen, let me correct you. you're never a former spice girl. one of the most infamous bashes held ...

Thought if i put her through the paces, that might be the perfect set-up for tonight. >> definitely, should be a good warm-up, get me all ready and prepared to fight tonight. >> brian: it's always a tough match with her. you beat her when you were 19. now you're 23 and now every time go out, it's a heck of a match the let's play a little bit. it will be fun tonight. you like playing in new york? >> i love new york. it's my favorite city. >> brian: all right. good. victoria. >> okay. do we keep score? >> brian: why is serena at 31 so tough still? that should be washed up for a tennis player. >>...