Hi All,
ok, so far so good... I took the chip out and put it on a different place on the breadboard (also meaning re-doing the wiring). Now everything is working... so that means my breadboard has a problem or more likely I had the wiring wrong (I know what your thinking and you may be right, but I really checked and rechecked the wiring again and again).
oh well, important thing is that it is working, right? 
Thanks