he as well as mike douglas, out of cleveland, who i saw when tiger woods first came on the scene, i ran into mike douglas and it was so great seeing him after all those years, but, yeah, they both were really, really fabulous. >> he also had integrated audiences, he had african-americans dancing with white couples as well, which again you just didn't see on tv at the time. >> no, you didn't an he very easy did it. he crossed that with no sweat. >> did you know at the time when you first started going on the show what a good businessman he was? a lot of people a good host, but he was very savvy. >> i had no idea, but as time went along, you began to see different things emerge, like the pyramid and his business enterprises, he had a beautiful office out in los angeles. i saw that. of course that was one of the highlights to see. and no one knew -- who knew, you know, that he was that savvy. >> ms. franklin, stay with us, also joining us from american bandstand, little richard joins us now. what did dick clark mean to you? >> oh, he was a real, real personal friend of mine. we had an offi

into mike douglas and it was so great seeing him after all of those years. yeah, they both were really, really fabulous. >> he also had integrated audiences, he had african-americans dancing with white couples as well, which again you just didn't see on tv at the time. >> no, you didn't and he very easily did it. he crossed that with no sweat. >> did you know at the time when you first started going on the show what a good businessman he was? a lot of people are tv hosts, but he produced, he owned content. he was very savvy. >> i had no idea, but as time went along, you began to see different things emerge, like the pyramid and his business enterprises, he had a beautiful office out in los angeles. i saw that. of course that was one of the highlights to see. and no one knew -- who knew, you know, that he was that savvy. >> ms. franklin, stay with us. also joining us on the phone from "american bandstand," the man who made rock 'n' roll scream, little richard joins us right now. little richard, thanks for being here. what did dick clark mean to you? >> oh, he

into mike douglas and it was so great seeing him after all of those years. yeah, they both were really, really fabulous. >> he also had integrated audiences, he had african-americans dancing with white couples as well, which again you just didn't see on tv at the time. >> no, you didn't and he very easily did it. he crossed that with no sweat. >> did you know at the time when you first started going on the show what a good businessman he was? a lot of people are tv hosts, but he produced, he owned content. he was very savvy. >> i had no idea, but as time went along, you began to see different things emerge, like the pyramid and his business enterprises, he had a beautiful office out in los angeles. i saw that. of course that was one of the highlights to see. and no one knew -- who knew, you know, that he was that savvy. >> ms. franklin, stay with us, also joining us on the phone from "american bandstand," the man who made rock 'n' roll scream, little richard joins us right now. what did dick clark mean to you? >> oh, he was a real, real personal friend of mi

this is when he hypnotized comedian bill cosby on the mike douglas show ... that was the first costume i had ... and "wizzo" was born his wife mary met him in the mid-1990s while writing an article about the end of his bozo days ... you can just follow the laughter and you will find him ... it is tricky being married to a magician ... not every wife is asked to climb into a blade box there are so many memories ... the silver circle award recognizes people like marshall brodien who have made significant contributions to television over a period of 25 years or more. he joins other wgn legends bob bell, ray raynor, and roy brown for the honor. you can learn more about the winners present and past at our website, wgntv.com. we will be right back with the weather forecast my son just sent me a text message telling me he was on his way to wrigley field ... i hope he stays dry and warm ... the good news is is that the rain is moving out ... there is still a bit of a misty drizzle along the lakefront is probably not heavy enough to cancel that camegame... things will

>> kirk douglas: come on, mike. >> stahl: here he is with actor kirk douglas in 1992. >> wallace: you had a reputation as a real horse's behind. even your own kids said that you were very difficult. >> douglas: they didn't say i was a horse's ass, did they? >> wallace: no, they did not. >> stahl: who besides mike wallace would start an interview by saying, "people say you're a horse's behind?" i mean, wow. >> wallace: they know who i am and what kind of questions i might... >> stahl: they've walked into the den. >> wallace: oh, absolutely. >> stahl: and they know it. >> wallace: why do they do it? >> stahl: they think they can beat you. >> wallace: that's correct. >> stahl: not many did. mike got to hang out with johnny carson in 1979 for carson's only in-depth television profile. >> johnny carson: why are you doing this now? i'm not running a boiler room operation, i have no phony real estate scams, i'm not taking any kickbacks... >> stahl: it was pleasant and innocuous enough, until carson mentioned his rule about never joking on "the tonight show" about people's drinking problems.

. >> douglas wising follows the money and follows corruption right into the hands of the taliban. >> i was in one meeting with an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office. and the state department was out there saying okay, we're going to give you a whole bunch of development money. you know, it's counterinsurgency. we're going to do this. win their hearts and minds, nation build. and colonel louder said, don't send them any more money. send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bankrolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> jury selection began this week in the retrial of former major league pitcher roger cleme clemens, charged by federal prosecutors with knowingly lying to congress in february 2008 on performance enhancing drug use in baseball. >> let me read to you what his wife said in her affidavit. "i, laura pettitte, do depose andy told me he had had a conversation with roger clemens in which roger admitted to him us

. >> douglas follows the money in afghanistan and fines corruption from top to bottom into the hands of the taliban. >> the brigade commander, mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office. the state was saying we're going to give you development money. counterinsurgency. we are going to do this. nation-building. howard said do not send any more money. sandy contract officers to oversee this stuff. i need people. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. look for our interview with robert caro coinciding with the release of "the passage of power." >> now, managing director christine lagarde speaks at the closing conference of the imf's world bank annual meeting. she discussed the consensus within the group that struggling governments must be reformed or risked raising economic danger. this is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to this press conference. the governing committee of the imf, it is my pleasure to introduce you to the chairman of the committee, tharman shanmugaratnam. and to his right, the first deputy managing director of the imf. an

you talked with mike wallace while cronkite's biography. what was he like on the other side of the interview? >> well, i was at cbs for a while as a historian. i knew mike and don ewid before don had died. they were warm, funny, at the top of their game in many ways going on the way out. but i've written in cronkite less than personal with me but the history of cbs news. it's key to remember that mike wallace served in world war ii and was a graduate of the university of michigan, a college guy going into tv and radio. and i think the turning point was in 1962 for wallace, because doug edwards at cbs was losing his newscast and they were looking for replacement and wallace was high on the list but they chose cronkite over wallace and others because they thought he was too tough of an interviewer, that in order to break through the glass and in people's living room and tv you need to have cronkite's style. he made being the tough interview really who he was. as late as '86 he was kind of floundering. nixon, of all things, offered running in

. >> in funding the enemy, douglas wissing follows the money in afghanistan and finds corruption from top to bottom. >> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard, this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying okay, we're going to give you a whole bunch of development money. it's counterinsurgency, we're going to do this. win the hearts and minds, nation build. and colonel howard said, don't send me any more money. send me -- send me contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing on bankrolling the enemy sunday night at 8:00 easter

mike howard. of death was not long after. obama took office. the said there were going to get a whole bunch of development money. carl howard said do not send any more money. send me contract officers beckon oversee this stuff. i need people, i do not need money. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a". >> in a few moments, a hearing on the management of the general services administration. washington journal is live at 7:00 eastern. our guest is the president of the national organization for women and the president of forbes, steve forbes. >> several live events to tell you about this morning. house majority leader eric cantor will be interviewed on c- span2 at 9:00 eastern. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, secretary of defense leon panetta and general martin dempsey talk about developments in syria. what this weekend on booktv, live coverage from the los angeles times festival of books. coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday. saturday, clarence darrow, dwight d. eisenhower,

douglas wissing. >> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, and colonel mike howard, not long after president obama took office. the state department was out there saying it is counterinsurgency. we are going to do this, when the hearts and minds, nation- building. colonel howard said don't send me any more money. sen the contract officers that can oversee this stuff. i need people. i did not need more money. >> sunday night at 8 eastern on "q&a" pickwick now treasury secretary tim geithner on the u.s. economic recovery. he spoke for about an hour at the brookings institution, looking ahead to this week's imf world bank and g-20 finance ministers meeting. >> good morning, everyone. it's a great privilege, honor, and pleasure to welcome, on behalf of brookings, secretary geithner this morning, and also david ignatius from the "washington post," and all of you. welcome at an interesting moment when the imf and world bank spring meetings are going to take place in just a few days at a moment of the world economy where there is some good news, particularly in the united states. bu

where the commander, an incredibly effective guy named colonel mike howard -- this is not long after president obama took office -- the state support was out there saying we will give you a whole bunch of development money for counterinsurgency. colonel coward said do not send me more money. -- colonel coward said do not send me more money. we need people. i don't need more money. >> douglas wissing sunday night at 8:00 eastern on cspan's "q &a." on may 6, look for our "q &a" interview with robert caro and his biography of lyndon johnson. >> the federal reserve reports that u.s. manufacturing increased 10% in the first three months of the year. manufacturing has dropped slightly this month. commerce secretary john bryson testified before congress yesterday for efforts to boost u.s. manufacturing. >> please come to order, when it comes to the future of manufacturing and united states, will would be a nation where help-wanted signs hangs on factory gates? our subcommittee will talk about if we canortant subject thrive again and the future of our economy will be at stake. generations of

. >> douglas wissing follows the money in afghanistan and fines correction from top to bottom, right into the hands of the taliban. >> i was in one meeting where the brigade commander, colonel mike howard -- this is not long after president obama took office, and the state department was out there saying we are going to give you a whole bunch of developments. counterinsurgency. we are going to win hearts and minds, nation building. colonel howard said don't send me any more money, sending contract officers. i need people. i don't need more money. >> the douglaswissing on bankrolling the enemy, sunday night on "q&a". on may 6, look for our interview with robert carroll, that coincides with the release of power of the passage of power, volume 4, the years of lyndon johnson. >> on tuesday, citizens against government waste released its annual report on earmarks in the federal budget. this year's congressional 2012 so-called pig book identified 152 earmarks, a 98% decrease from the 9129 earmarks in fiscal 2010. the annual report revealed that although earmarks have dropped drastically, n