1 co-pilot on jetblue flight supposed to go from jtk to supposed to go from jtk to pittsburgh and also a federal pittsburgh and also a federal flight deck officer. flight deck officer. that means he has been trained that means he has been trained and he has been handed or given and he has been handed or given issued a tsa weapon. issued a tsa weapon. a .40 caliber handgun. a .40 caliber handgun. the tsa created, of course, this the tsa created, of course, this federal flight deck program, federal flight deck program, this officer program to try to this officer program to try to guard against hijackers. guard against hijackers. well, unfortunately, he had it well, unfortunately, he had it in a back pack. in a back pack. he somehow put the backpack down he somehow put the backpack down and another passenger thought and another passenger thought that was her backpack and picked that was her backpack and picked it up and got on her flight to it up and got on her flight to palm beach and she realized it palm beach and she realized it was not her backpack and she was not her backpack and she left it in a seat. left it in a seat. a passenger told the flight a passenger told the flight attendant there was a backpack attendant there was a backpack and opened it up and there wa.

and opened it up and there wa. they delayed his flight down to they delayed his flight down to pittsburgh. pittsburgh. so, this took about 40 minutes so, this took about 40 minutes or so to all shake out. or so to all shake out. both the flight to pittsburgh both the flight to pittsburgh and the flight to palm beach and the flight to palm beach were delayed. were delayed. we're told the tsa has now taken we're told the tsa has now taken this handgun away from the this handgun away from the co-pilot, although we were told co-pilot, although we were told it was someway secured so that it was someway secured so that it could have never discharged. it could have never discharged. nonetheless, this co-pilot nonetheless, this co-pilot michael connery was in a bit of michael connery was in a bit of hot water for somehow losing hot water for somehow losing control of his backpack with a control of his backpack with a handgun in it in an airport. handgun in it in an airport. he lost that handgun, according he lost that handgun, according to the tsa, meanwhile, jetblue to the tsa, meanwhile, jetblue is refusing to comment. is refusing to comment. >> that's scary stuff. >> that's scary stuff. you travel a lot, too. you travel a lot, too. these bags and backpacks these bags and backpacks lookalike. lookalike. i had people pull my bag from i had people pull my bag from the overhead thinking it was the overhead thinking it was theirs. theirs. >> by the way, welcome back and >> by the way, welcome back and wonderful job in tucson. wonderful job in tucson. >> thank you so much, tom, i >> thank you so much, tom, i appreciate that. appreciate that. republicans plan to get back republicans plan to get back to work next week starting with to work next week starting with the repeal of the health care the repeal of the health care bill, but will they remember

bill, but will they remember this part of the president's this part of the president's powerful speech in the wake of powerful speech in the wake of the tragedy in tucson? the tragedy in tucson? >> at a time when our discourse >> at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized. has become so sharply polarized. at a time when we are far too at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame that all eager to lay the blame that all that ails the world at the feet that ails the world at the feet of those who happen to think of those who happen to think differently than we do. differently than we do. it's important for us to pause it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that for a moment and make sure that we're talking with each other in we're talking with each other in a way that heals. a way that heals. not in a way that wounds. not in a way that wounds. >> let's bring in our company, >> let's bring in our company, "usa today" washington bureau "usa today" washington bureau chief susan page, co-host of chief susan page, co-host of america's morning news. america's morning news. amy holmes and keith boykin is amy holmes and keith boykin is the editor of daily voice. the editor of daily voice. susan, you watch lawmakers on susan, you watch lawmakers on capitol hill, are we going to

capitol hill, are we going to see something different? see something different? a kinder, gentler congress? a kinder, gentler congress? >> i think there are some signs >> i think there are some signs that republicans and some that republicans and some democrats are trying to temper democrats are trying to temper their language in the wake of their language in the wake of the tragedy in tucson. the tragedy in tucson. but, you know, we have a whole but, you know, we have a whole political infrastructure set up political infrastructure set up that is based on sharp that is based on sharp conflicts, differences in conflicts, differences in policy, campaigns, fund-raising. policy, campaigns, fund-raising. that's going to be hard to that's going to be hard to overcome. overcome. i would be surprised if there is i would be surprised if there is some kind of fundamental shift some kind of fundamental shift in the tone in washington, but in the tone in washington, but it's possible. it's possible. this is a story that's still this is a story that's still unfolding. unfolding. we're not at the end of it yet. we're not at the end of it yet. we don't know exactly what is we don't know exactly what is going to happen. going to happen. >> speaking of what happens on >> speaking of what happens on the floor of the house, senator the floor of the house, senator mark udal is proposing that mark udal is proposing that lawmakers sit together during lawmakers sit together during the state of the union speech the state of the union speech instead of their own parties. instead of their own parties. i want to play for you what was i want to play for you what was said on "morning joe" today. said on "morning joe" today. >> i think it's a great idea. >> i think it's a great idea. we'vgot to set an example for we'vgot to set an example for the nation. the nation. we need to do things differently we need to do things differently than we've done them in the than we've done them in the past. past. >> i think it's a great idea. >> i think it's a great idea. i'm going to encourage my

i'm going to encourage my colleagues to do exactly that. colleagues to do exactly that. >> amy, do you think it will >> amy, do you think it will happen? happen? should it happen? should it happen? is this kind of symbolism is this kind of symbolism important at a time like this, important at a time like this, in particular? in particular? >> chris, i think you'll notice >> chris, i think you'll notice most of the people proposing most of the people proposing this are democrats with the this are democrats with the exception of john mccain, maybe exception of john mccain, maybe a couple of the republicans. a couple of the republicans. while i certainly understand the while i certainly understand the reasoning behind it, i think we reasoning behind it, i think we have to consider the politics have to consider the politics that democrats would very much that democrats would very much like to be able to dilute th like to be able to dilute th fact that as president obama fact that as president obama said in november, they got a said in november, they got a shellacking at the polls and we shellacking at the polls and we had one of the biggest waves of had one of the biggest waves of changeover in electoral politics changeover in electoral politics on the house side since 1938. on the house side since 1938. so, i don't think they want to so, i don't think they want to sit in the section that looks, sit in the section that looks, you know, sort of diminished as you know, sort of diminished as compared to the section that has compared to the section that has expanded. expanded. >> keith, i think she's >> keith, i think she's suggesting they're playing suggesting they're playing politics at a very difficult politics at a very difficult time. time. >> are you suggesting we have >> are you suggesting we have cynical motives, amy? cynical motives, amy? of course, these are of course, these are politicians. politicians. they would never do anything they would never do anything like that. like that. i think the reality is that

i think the reality is that these people are seriously these people are seriously trying to figure out how they trying to figure out how they can move the country forward in can move the country forward in a less politicized, less a less politicized, less polarized movement. polarized movement. i don't think we can go back to i don't think we can go back to business as usual next week. business as usual next week. the republicans trying to repeal the republicans trying to repeal health care reform and that's a health care reform and that's a nonstarter in washington because nonstarter in washington because they don't have the votes. they don't have the votes. the american people saw us in the american people saw us in december come together and pass december come together and pass don't ask, don't tell repeal. don't ask, don't tell repeal. they saw us work on the start they saw us work on the start treaty and get that done. treaty and get that done. they saw us get the tax they saw us get the tax compromise done. compromise done. they want that spirit to they want that spirit to continue and they know it's continue and they know it's possible. possible. >> but as you know, keith, >> but as you know, keith, they're still asking to bring up they're still asking to bring up the whole issue of repeal of the whole issue of repeal of health care and some criticism, health care and some criticism, of course, on the democratic of course, on the democratic side, but they're not going to side, but they're not going to back off on that either, are back off on that either, are they? they? >> they're not. >> they're not. if you want any sign that things if you want any sign that things have not changed in washington, have not changed in washington, there was a maine congresswoman there was a maine congresswoman who proposed that the who proposed that the republicans take out the word republicans take out the word job killing from the title of job killing from the title of the legislation. the legislation. and not only are republicans not

and not only are republicans not going to do that, but the main going to do that, but the main republican party put out a press republican party put out a press release that called her an release that called her an extremist and used very harsh extremist and used very harsh language for her just saying language for her just saying that maybe this word job killing that maybe this word job killing is not the best language to use. is not the best language to use. so, i think that's a sign that so, i think that's a sign that it's -- you know, our political it's -- you know, our political culture is pretty set and it's a culture is pretty set and it's a hard thing to change. hard thing to change. >> sure, but let's also keep in >> sure, but let's also keep in mind that eric cantor did say mind that eric cantor did say next week they intend to have a next week they intend to have a measured thoughtful debate on measured thoughtful debate on this and that health care, the this and that health care, the vote for health care doomed a vote for health care doomed a lot of democrats, moderate, lot of democrats, moderate, centrist democrats in november centrist democrats in november and that republicans, they feel and that republicans, they feel that they do have a mandate, that they do have a mandate, given those election results. given those election results. and while this, you know, this and while this, you know, this incident over the weekend was incident over the weekend was tragic, even president obama tragic, even president obama says that it was not political says that it was not political rhetoric. rhetoric. it was not, you know, it was not, you know, passionate, partisanship that passionate, partisanship that created jared loughner and created jared loughner and created this incident over the created this incident over the weekend. weekend. >> except good luck trying to >> except good luck trying to plain that to the american plain that to the american people, if the people are on the people, if the people are on the right -- right -- >> people are not buying the >> people are not buying the partisanship argument either.

partisanship argument either. >> good luck trying to explain >> good luck trying to explain this argument you're making to this argument you're making to the american people when the tea the american people when the tea party crowd, the right wing of party crowd, the right wing of the republican party starts to the republican party starts to turn the table and take control turn the table and take control of the gop. of the gop. >> keith, but you know that the >> keith, but you know that the exit polling shows -- exit polling shows -- >> one is do people believe that >> one is do people believe that there was a causal effect, which there was a causal effect, which there is absolutely no there is absolutely no indication there was. indication there was. the other hasn't shone a light the other hasn't shone a light on the kind of inflamed rhetoric on the kind of inflamed rhetoric that we have, that i think it that we have, that i think it has. has. i don't want to go from i don't want to go from politics, necessarily to ratsen, politics, necessarily to ratsen, but i have to ask you guys to but i have to ask you guys to stick around. stick around. have you guys seen this video? have you guys seen this video? >> no. >> no. >> this is one of new york >> this is one of new york city's finest. city's finest. obviously, a well-fed rodent. obviously, a well-fed rodent. >> oh, wow. >> oh, wow. that's not real. that's not real. that's not real. that's not real. that is not real. that is not real. >> on the face. >> on the face. we didn't stage this. we didn't stage this. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. i see rats on the subway all the i see rats on the subway all the time. time. down below, but never actually down below, but never actually in the train. in the train. >> i have never seen one in a >> i have never seen one in a train. train. are you happy right now, susan

are you happy right now, susan and amy, to be living in and amy, to be living in washington, d.c. washington, d.c. you have a very nice metro you have a very nice metro system there. system there. >> this is not encouraging for >> this is not encouraging for mass transit proponents mass transit proponents anywhere. anywhere. this is sending people back to this is sending people back to their cars. their cars. >> this is the reason i don't >> this is the reason i don't take the new york subway and take the new york subway and only take cabs. only take cabs. >> that's what makes new york so >> that's what makes new york so exciting. exciting. everyone is allowed to get on everyone is allowed to get on the subway. the subway. >> our rats are right behind me >> our rats are right behind me here on capitol hill. here on capitol hill. >> ouch. >> ouch. anyway, i had to share that with anyway, i had to share that with you. you. also, this, i want to thank also, this, i want to thank susan, amy and keith. susan, amy and keith. some shocking new some shocking new developments discovered in the developments discovered in the world of astrology. world of astrology. it could have you asking it could have you asking yourself, who am i? yourself, who am i? later -- later -- ♪ o say, can you see ♪ o say, can you see >> an 8-year-old girl here >> an 8-year-old girl here singing the national anthem only singing the national anthem only to have her mike cut out in to have her mike cut out in front of her in front of a huge front of her in front of a huge crowd. crowd. wait until you see what happens wait until you see what happens after that because it will make after that because it will make you smile.

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keep your home smelling like home. that is michael steele, he is talking at the rnc winter is talking at the rnc winter meeting. meeting. he is fighting to keep his job, he is fighting to keep his job, but it doesn't look good for but it doesn't look good for him. him. we'll listen in if we hear we'll listen in if we hear anything that makes news, we'll anything that makes news, we'll bring it to you. bring it to you. facebook is looking to build facebook is looking to build its influence on capitol hill. its influence on capitol hill. the internet giant is spending the internet giant is spending more money on lobbying. more money on lobbying. they're hiring more people and they're hiring more people and building more office space and building more office space and as facebook puts it, they want as facebook puts it, they want to define themselves in the eyes to define themselves in the eyes of congress before anyone else of congress before anyone else does. does. peter swire law professor. peter swire law professor. good morning professor, good it good morning professor, good it see you. see you. >> morning to you.

>> morning to you. >> the congress is trying to >> the congress is trying to make laws to try to catch up make laws to try to catch up with what has been an explosion with what has been an explosion in social networking led by in social networking led by facebook. facebook. but in terms of facebook doing but in terms of facebook doing what they're doing, what are what they're doing, what are they worried about? they worried about? >> well, facebook has gone from >> well, facebook has gone from nothing to over 500 million nothing to over 500 million people over the last six or people over the last six or seven years. seven years. that's a huge change. that's a huge change. clearly a lot of people like to clearly a lot of people like to use facebook, but people also use facebook, but people also worry about privacy. worry about privacy. there's been proposals in there's been proposals in congress to pass legislation congress to pass legislation about privacy and also action about privacy and also action from the administration and from from the administration and from the federal trade commission to the federal trade commission to talk about these issues. talk about these issues. >> is there a will to do this? >> is there a will to do this? a recent poll showed nearly 70% a recent poll showed nearly 70% of internet users don't think of internet users don't think they should target them based on they should target them based on their web surfing habits. their web surfing habits. is this something that congress is this something that congress will get all riled up about? will get all riled up about? >> certainly some people in >> certainly some people in congress are talking about do congress are talking about do not track. not track. the federal trade commission the federal trade commission issued a report for comment, issued a report for comment, comments are due in a couple of comments are due in a couple of weeks proposing a do not track weeks proposing a do not track list that would give ordinary

list that would give ordinary users the option to say, don't users the option to say, don't track me, don't target me for track me, don't target me for ads. ads. >> you have to wonder, look, >> you have to wonder, look, it's not like they don't have it's not like they don't have oney, but you have to oney, but you have to wonder how much facebook is wonder how much facebook is willing to spend if this does willing to spend if this does become a big debate on capitol become a big debate on capitol hill. hill. sounds like a lot of money, but sounds like a lot of money, but tech companies are still being tech companies are still being dwarfed by pharmaceutical and dwarfed by pharmaceutical and insurance and i could go on and insurance and i could go on and on and on. on and on. >> there have been recent >> there have been recent reports that they expensed by reports that they expensed by 30% this year. 30% this year. that's off a low base. that's off a low base. less than 1% of what the less than 1% of what the financial service folks spent financial service folks spent last year on lobbying. last year on lobbying. >> peter, good to see you, >> peter, good to see you, professor, thanks so much. professor, thanks so much. >> great. >> great. if you're one of those popal if you're one of those popal who likes to read your horoscope who likes to read your horoscope every day, you might be in for a every day, you might be in for a shock because a minnesota shock because a minnesota astronomer the zodiac chart we astronomer the zodiac chart we all follow is wrong. all follow is wrong. a shift in the earth's alignment a shift in the earth's alignment has shifted zoed zack dates by has shifted zoed zack dates by about a month and added an about a month and added an unpronounceable 13th sign which

unpronounceable 13th sign which applies to those born in early applies to those born in early december. december. richard lui, is your sign richard lui, is your sign changing? changing? >> first of all -- this is not >> first of all -- this is not something i normally follow at something i normally follow at all, chris. all, chris. i'm kind of upset that i'm no i'm kind of upset that i'm no longer a gemini. longer a gemini. i'm switching to a taurus now. i'm switching to a taurus now. >> what is a gemini and what's a >> what is a gemini and what's a taurus? taurus? >> a gemini is supposed to be, >> a gemini is supposed to be, blah, blah. blah, blah. >> you can tell how much he >> you can tell how much he follows this. follows this. >> i don't want to get into it. >> i don't want to get into it. i'm tired of hearing about it i'm tired of hearing about it but now i do care. but now i do care. i am looking at your sign -- i am looking at your sign -- >> we always call ourselves -- >> we always call ourselves -- >> i barely know what my sign >> i barely know what my sign is. is. >> just for fun, i dug that up. >> just for fun, i dug that up. your sign says it's not changing your sign says it's not changing at all. at all. at some stage today you'll at some stage today you'll realize you're up against a realize you're up against a force that you will realize that force that you will realize that it is too powerful for you to it is too powerful for you to defeat directly, which means you defeat directly, which means you have to use your head to win have to use your head to win this particular conflict.

this particular conflict. we know that you got a big we know that you got a big brain. brain. >> look at that. >> look at that. that is a fighting force. that is a fighting force. powerful. powerful. >> it's up there. >> it's up there. it's up there, chris. it's up there, chris. >> i'm saying maybe i have a >> i'm saying maybe i have a little bit of both. little bit of both. >> you don't care about this, do >> you don't care about this, do you? you? >> i couldn't be less >> i couldn't be less interested. interested. >> a lot of people do. >> a lot of people do. >> we have certain people in >> we have certain people in this building, contessa, who this building, contessa, who love their horoscope. love their horoscope. >> well, you know, there's now a >> well, you know, there's now a 13th sign. 13th sign. she'll have to worry about that. she'll have to worry about that. >> which is short for -- >> which is short for -- >> serpents. >> serpents. >> who wants to be a serpent. >> who wants to be a serpent. >> it was too cold in minnesota >> it was too cold in minnesota for this guy. for this guy. >> you are taurus the bull. >> you are taurus the bull. >> before i was a gemini guy. >> before i was a gemini guy. yeah. yeah. >> all right. >> all right. thank you very much. thank you very much. >> yeah, you bet. >> yeah, you bet. >> did you see the donald late >> did you see the donald late night visiting with. night visiting with. he, the donald, leaves the door he, the donald, leaves the door wide open to a 2012 presidential wide open to a 2012 presidential run.

run. >> there is a rumor going >> there is a rumor going around, are you going to run for around, are you going to run for president? president? >> i have had more people asking >> i have had more people asking me if i was going to announce me if i was going to announce tonight that i am running for tonight that i am running for president on your show. president on your show. >> that's the way to do it. >> that's the way to do it. >> i'm not doing it tonight. >> i'm not doing it tonight. >> come on, this would be the >> come on, this would be the place to do it. place to do it. >> we may do it. >> we may do it. he's wearing the red power tie. he's wearing the red power tie. a little bit later in the night a little bit later in the night he joined jimmy and other guests he joined jimmy and other guests in a little celebrity game of in a little celebrity game of charades. charades. he tries to get rapper lil jon he tries to get rapper lil jon to get the song "whip my hair." to get the song "whip my hair." >> second word, brain. >> second word, brain. boss. boss. head, hair. head, hair. head. head. head bang. head bang. whoop. whoop. >> whip my hair.

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to pay $10 a month with the onglyza value card program. there's a big shakeup happening in chicago hospitals happening in chicago hospitals because of budget cuts. because of budget cuts. starting tomorrow provident starting tomorrow provident hospital on the city's south hospital on the city's south side will no longer accept side will no longer accept ambulances to the emergency ambulances to the emergency room. room. neighboring e.r.s already neighboring e.r.s already crowded will have to pick up the crowded will have to pick up the slack. slack. officials say it will save as officials say it will save as much as $25 million. much as $25 million. a spokesman for cook county a spokesman for cook county health and hospital system. health and hospital system. good morning. good morning. >> hi, good morning, chris. >> hi, good morning, chris. >> i know provident doesn't have >> i know provident doesn't have a trauma center so the most a trauma center so the most critical patients aren't taken critical patients aren't taken there in the first place. there in the first place. still, it raises questions, how still, it raises questions, how did this all come about? did this all come about? >> well, like you mentioned. >> well, like you mentioned. we're struggling like a lot of we're struggling like a lot of other public entities with a other public entities with a shrinking budget.

shrinking budget. we had to find ways to use our we had to find ways to use our money wisely. money wisely. what we looked at is areas that what we looked at is areas that we're spending a lot of money or we're spending a lot of money or that were costly but not that were costly but not underutilized. underutilized. those are the areas we decided those are the areas we decided to cut back on and use that to cut back on and use that money else where. money else where. in the case of provident, for in the case of provident, for example, although it does seem example, although it does seem like stopping ambulance runs like stopping ambulance runs does sound severe for us at does sound severe for us at provident, about 10% of our provident, about 10% of our people come through the people come through the emergency room via ambulance. emergency room via ambulance. so, about nine out of ten of our so, about nine out of ten of our patients in the emergency room patients in the emergency room come just walking in the door. come just walking in the door. >> but they still have to go >> but they still have to go somewhere and officials at somewhere and officials at nearby university of chicago nearby university of chicago medical center say the move will medical center say the move will increase the number of ambulance increase the number of ambulance calls and they're already calls and they're already operating almost at full operating almost at full capacity all the time. capacity all the time. so, what do you do about that? so, what do you do about that? >> yeah, you know, what we did, >> yeah, you know, what we did, obviously, we had that in obviously, we had that in consideration where we came up consideration where we came up with this plan and we talked to with this plan and we talked to other facilities in our area and other facilities in our area and a five-mile radius of a five-mile radius of providence. providence. half a dozen emergency rooms who half a dozen emergency rooms who do have capacity, the bypass

do have capacity, the bypass rate. rate. the rate that hospitals shut the rate that hospitals shut their doors to ambulances is their doors to ambulances is less than 1% to those hospitals. less than 1% to those hospitals. outside the university of outside the university of chicago which has a higher rate chicago which has a higher rate of 30%. of 30%. everyone else in a five-mile everyone else in a five-mile radius is lower than 1%. radius is lower than 1%. let me give you some other let me give you some other statistics. statistics. 2009 government report shows the 2009 government report shows the average wait time for an average wait time for an emergency room patient is double emergency room patient is double what's recommended. what's recommended. and, actually, another study and, actually, another study shows patients spend four to six shows patients spend four to six hours in the emergency hours in the emergency department. department. i don't know what the numbers i don't know what the numbers are in chicago, but i'll tell are in chicago, but i'll tell you, when you're feeling sick you, when you're feeling sick enough or you're hurt badly enough or you're hurt badly enough to have to go to enough to have to go to emergency room, 15, 20 minutes, emergency room, 15, 20 minutes, yet alone four, six hours is a yet alone four, six hours is a very long time. very long time. >> now, chris, you bring up an >> now, chris, you bring up an excellent point and i think what excellent point and i think what you find, especially in public you find, especially in public institutions and public institutions and public hospitals most of your emergency hospitals most of your emergency room patients aren't true room patients aren't true emergencies. emergencies. those are folks that just don't those are folks that just don't have other doctors. have other doctors. they have some kind of cold or they have some kind of cold or other symptoms that can be other symptoms that can be treated. treated. a regular doctor have no where a regular doctor have no where to go.

to go. they come to emergency rooms. they come to emergency rooms. what we hope to do is by saving what we hope to do is by saving money on in-patient care with money on in-patient care with ambulances we'll expand to ambulances we'll expand to outpatient care and provide more outpatient care and provide more primary care doctors to those primary care doctors to those folks looking for care. folks looking for care. >> i think we just moved into >> i think we just moved into the whole health care debate. the whole health care debate. in the meantime, i don't envy in the meantime, i don't envy you folks who have to make these you folks who have to make these decisions. decisions. it's good of you to come on, we it's good of you to come on, we thank you. thank you. >> not a problem, thank you, >> not a problem, thank you, chris. chris. speaking of emergency rooms. speaking of emergency rooms. who sent martha stewart to the who sent martha stewart to the hospital to get nine stitches? hospital to get nine stitches? yet, another setback for yet, another setback for broad way's "super-man." broad way's "super-man." the show's producers say, again, the show's producers say, again, the musical needs fine tuning. [ male announcer ] introducing listerine® zero™. we removed the alcohol and made it less intense. ♪ ♪ it still kills bad breath gms for a whole-mouth clean. and it's never felt so good.

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follows financial problems and a stunt man's 30-foot fall. stunt man's 30-foot fall. and martha stewart is in and martha stewart is in stitches today, but it's no stitches today, but it's no laughing matter. laughing matter. the diva had to get sewn up the diva had to get sewn up after she leaned over one of her after she leaned over one of her sleeping dogs and he woke up and sleeping dogs and he woke up and smashed her in the mouth. smashed her in the mouth. nine stitches. nine stitches. ouch. ouch. richard lui, the governors richard lui, the governors warned us this would be a tough warned us this would be a tough year for state budgets and they year for state budgets and they were not kidding. were not kidding. >> they were not kidding here. >> they were not kidding here. they're following some of that they're following some of that burden on to the taxpayers and burden on to the taxpayers and their paychecks, that's where their paychecks, that's where they'll feel it. they'll feel it. raising personal income tax by raising personal income tax by 67%. 67%. let me show you what that means. let me show you what that means. for a family of four making for a family of four making $60,000, that's about 1,000 more $60,000, that's about 1,000 more in taxes. in taxes. 140,000, little bit over 2,500 140,000, little bit over 2,500 and if you make $200,000 as a and if you make $200,000 as a family, almost 4,000 more. family, almost 4,000 more. now, business taxes are also now, business taxes are also being raised 45%. being raised 45%. neighboring states are licking neighboring states are licking their chops knowing that their chops knowing that businesses and employees, they businesses and employees, they just might hop state borders just might hop state borders because of that. because of that. indiana's governor saying it's

indiana's governor saying it's like living next door to the like living next door to the simpsons. simpsons. you know the dysfunctional you know the dysfunctional family down the block. family down the block. you know what i'm talking about. you know what i'm talking about. one think tank says it makes one think tank says it makes sense. sense. even after they raise that even after they raise that illinois will, no doubt, still illinois will, no doubt, still be in the bottom 15% of be in the bottom 15% of tax-paying states. tax-paying states. take a listen. take a listen. >> if you don't raise adequate >> if you don't raise adequate tax revenue to fund services, tax revenue to fund services, you do what illinois has done you do what illinois has done for decades. for decades. you lie to the public and you you lie to the public and you tell them they could have those tell them they could have those services but you're never, ever services but you're never, ever going to have to pay for them. going to have to pay for them. that's snake oil salesmanship that's snake oil salesmanship and we've done it for decades and we've done it for decades and because we've done that, and because we've done that, we've run up huge debts. we've run up huge debts. >> he's from illinois. >> he's from illinois. 46 states face debt problems 46 states face debt problems similar to illinois. similar to illinois. this year says the center on this year says the center on budget including indiana. budget including indiana. look at this, costs are just too look at this, costs are just too high in all these states. high in all these states. revenues are too low. revenues are too low. that's why you see them out that's why you see them out there in gray. there in gray. only four states on this map out only four states on this map out of 50 are expected, actually,

of 50 are expected, actually, balance or have a surplus in balance or have a surplus in fiscal 2011. fiscal 2011. what states are doing here is what states are doing here is they're trying to raise income they're trying to raise income taxes. taxes. for 2010, you can see 11 states for 2010, you can see 11 states enacted or proposed upper income enacted or proposed upper income taxes here. taxes here. this is actually pretty common. this is actually pretty common. by recession standards, we look by recession standards, we look at history. at history. in the early '90s, all but six in the early '90s, all but six states raised ovrall taxes by states raised ovrall taxes by 5% on average. 5% on average. in the early 2000s they raised in the early 2000s they raised 2% on average total taxes. 2% on average total taxes. so, illinois' income tax so, illinois' income tax increase here in context may be increase here in context may be the first for 2011, but could be the first for 2011, but could be the norm. the norm. and, by the way, welcome back and, by the way, welcome back after some great work in tucson. after some great work in tucson. welcome back. welcome back. >> thank you so much, richard. >> thank you so much, richard. what a mess this is. what a mess this is. amy, susan and keith are us amy, susan and keith are us with. with. keith, look, these states are in keith, look, these states are in a lot of trouble. a lot of trouble. i mean a lot of trouble and, i mean a lot of trouble and, yet, you've got a lot of people yet, you've got a lot of people out of work and homes in out of work and homes in foreclosure and they're talking foreclosure and they're talking about raising income taxes. about raising income taxes. what is going to happen here? what is going to happen here? >> illinois has a $15 billion >> illinois has a $15 billion budget deficit right now they're budget deficit right now they're tries to close.

tries to close. the only way mathematically to the only way mathematically to close that gap is to raise taxes close that gap is to raise taxes or cut spending or do both. or cut spending or do both. and what one party wants to do, and what one party wants to do, apparently, is to rais taxes. apparently, is to rais taxes. the other party wants to cut the other party wants to cut spending. spending. what americans want us to do is what americans want us to do is to come together and come up to come together and come up with a combination of solutions. with a combination of solutions. we can't go back to the old we can't go back to the old rhetoric where it's taxes versus rhetoric where it's taxes versus spending cuts. spending cuts. we have to co together and we have to co together and create solutions. create solutions. we have to make some tough we have to make some tough choices and sacrifices. choices and sacrifices. >> amy, mitch daniels was just >> amy, mitch daniels was just mentioned by richard and an mentioned by richard and an article in "new york times" article in "new york times" chris christie lower business chris christie lower business from new york to new jersey. from new york to new jersey. maybe a smart move for maybe a smart move for high-profile candidates. high-profile candidates. maybe you turn something bad maybe you turn something bad into something good. into something good. you look like the action figure, you look like the action figure, you know. you know. >> sure. >> sure. well, it's a smart move for any well, it's a smart move for any governor to bring employment and governor to bring employment and economic growth to his state and economic growth to his state and that's why all the governors are that's why all the governors are look at illinois. look at illinois. as richard report edreported, l

as richard report edreported, l their chops to lure businesses their chops to lure businesses to this state. to this state. i agree with keith, the other i agree with keith, the other side of the equation. side of the equation. where illinois is coming under where illinois is coming under such criticism. such criticism. the illinois chamber of commerce the illinois chamber of commerce said, look, no significant said, look, no significant effort to rein in spending. effort to rein in spending. spending could increase up to a spending could increase up to a 2% cap. 2% cap. so, spending can go up while so, spending can go up while they're asking taxpayers to they're asking taxpayers to tighten their belts. tighten their belts. a lot of taxpayers and business a lot of taxpayers and business people are very upset about people are very upset about this. this. illinois already has high sales illinois already has high sales tax, high property tax and high tax, high property tax and high gas prices and really strict gas prices and really strict regulatory environment and now regulatory environment and now adding this on top of the adding this on top of the illinois economic mess. illinois economic mess. the states next door are saying, the states next door are saying, as governor daniel said, it's as governor daniel said, it's like they're the simpsons. like they're the simpsons. >> susan, who will pay the price >> susan, who will pay the price here? here? is the the governors and is it is the the governors and is it possible barack obama because possible barack obama because it's the party in power? it's the party in power? if people are finding their if people are finding their taxes are going up, up, up maybe taxes are going up, up, up maybe they don't have their governor they don't have their governor up for re-election and they take up for re-election and they take it out on whoever is on the it out on whoever is on the ticket. ticket. >> i'm sure the governor of

>> i'm sure the governor of illinois will pay some price but illinois will pay some price but it was the lame duck session of it was the lame duck session of the illinois legislature that the illinois legislature that raised taxes. raised taxes. not the people that just got not the people that just got elected. elected. some people leaving office, that some people leaving office, that may have made them more willing may have made them more willing to raise taxes. to raise taxes. >> thanks to you. >> thanks to you. you have got to hear this story. you have got to hear this story. okay, so, dad is home, he's okay, so, dad is home, he's sleeping soundly and gets a call sleeping soundly and gets a call in the middle of the night. in the middle of the night. it felt like trouble from the it felt like trouble from the start. start. but when aaron picked up the but when aaron picked up the phone it was, by the way, 4:30 phone it was, by the way, 4:30 in the morning. in the morning. it was a robo call telling him it was a robo call telling him school would open late because school would open late because of weather. of weather. aaron called another robo call aaron called another robo call company and got a revenge on a company and got a revenge on a few school board members in his few school board members in his district calling them 4:30 on district calling them 4:30 on thursday with this message. thursday with this message. >> this is a prince george's >> this is a prince george's county school district parent county school district parent calling to thank you for the calling to thank you for the robocall yesterday at 4:30 in robocall yesterday at 4:30 in the morning. the morning. i decided to return the favor. i decided to return the favor. while i know the school district while i know the school district wanted to ensure i drop my child wanted to ensure i drop my child off two hours late on a snow off two hours late on a snow day, i already knew that before

day, i already knew that before i went to bed. i went to bed. i hope this call demonstrates i hope this call demonstrates why a 4:30 a.m. call does more why a 4:30 a.m. call does more to annoy than to inform. to annoy than to inform. quit robocalling parents at 4:30 quit robocalling parents at 4:30 in the morning or at least allow in the morning or at least allow us to opt out of these intrusive us to opt out of these intrusive calls. calls. >> aaron titus joins me now. >> aaron titus joins me now. good morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i don't want to get on your >> i don't want to get on your bad side, that's for sure. bad side, that's for sure. but what was it, look, nobody but what was it, look, nobody wants to get a phone call at wants to get a phone call at 4:30 in the morning, but what in 4:30 in the morning, but what in particular, just obviously, particular, just obviously, really ticked you off? really ticked you off? >> i think, i think the >> i think, i think the adrenaline rush and sitting in adrenaline rush and sitting in bed trying to go back to sleep bed trying to go back to sleep tended to fuel my creativity as tended to fuel my creativity as i was trying to figure out how i was trying to figure out how to best deal with the situation. to best deal with the situation. i figure i could throw myself i figure i could throw myself against the bure rockeracy of against the bure rockeracy of the school district and write a the school district and write a letter but this was more letter but this was more satisfying and effective. satisfying and effective. >> i want to talk about that in >> i want to talk about that in just a minute, effective. just a minute, effective. let's put this into some let's put this into some context.

context. we call you a disgruntled we call you a disgruntled parent. parent. you had a lot of kids at home you had a lot of kids at home sound asleep at the time, right sound asleep at the time, right >> i have five children at home. >> i have five children at home. the oldest is 5 in kindergarten the oldest is 5 in kindergarten and the youngest 1-week-old. and the youngest 1-week-old. in my mad dash to wake up, part in my mad dash to wake up, part of me was thinking who died and of me was thinking who died and the other part i was thinking, i the other part i was thinking, i have to keep the kids asleep. have to keep the kids asleep. >> so, you decide to do this and >> so, you decide to do this and we were all laughing, frankly. we were all laughing, frankly. by the way, let me compliment by the way, let me compliment you on your robocall voice, you you on your robocall voice, you may have another career doing may have another career doing that. that. what has been the reaction what has been the reaction because just as you were not because just as you were not happy with the call, i'm happy with the call, i'm guessing a few of the people who guessing a few of the people who got your robo call weren't very got your robo call weren't very happy either. happy either. >> i haven't heard back directly >> i haven't heard back directly from anybody who received it. from anybody who received it. i hope, i just wanted to make a i hope, i just wanted to make a point. point. and i think i have made the and i think i have made the point well. point well. i don't plan to do it again or i don't plan to do it again or anything. anything. the response, though, has been the response, though, has been overwhelming from everybody

overwhelming from everybody else, i think, who has wanted to else, i think, who has wanted to do exactly that same thing to do exactly that same thing to those annoying robocallers. those annoying robocallers. so, you know, the fact that i'm so, you know, the fact that i'm on this show, i think on this show, i think demonstrates that. demonstrates that. >> well, i do think you probably >> well, i do think you probably speak for millions of others. speak for millions of others. just out of curiosity, did just out of curiosity, did everybody know? everybody know? did the call have to come in did the call have to come in because most people wouldn't because most people wouldn't know school was delayed? know school was delayed? >> we live in an area where some >> we live in an area where some people don't have internet people don't have internet access and i understand the need access and i understand the need to do robocalls under certain to do robocalls under certain circumstances. circumstances. 4:30, though, is just not 4:30, though, is just not acceptable. acceptable. >> it's a little early. >> it's a little early. i have to agree. i have to agree. aaron titus, who we call a aaron titus, who we call a disgruntled parent, but has a disgruntled parent, but has a future in robocalls, thanks a future in robocalls, thanks a lot for calling. lot for calling. we do appreciate it. we do appreciate it. you're not mad at me, are you? you're not mad at me, are you? >> no, absolutely not. >> no, absolutely not. >> excellent, thank you. >> excellent, thank you. he must use a really good he must use a really good conditioner. conditioner. why this man has decided to why this man has decided to forego the gas pedal and, forego the gas pedal and, instead, pulling a bus with his instead, pulling a bus with his hair.

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♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ of the free ♪ ♪ and the home ♪ and the home of the brave? ♪♪ of the brave? ♪♪ >> that young singer, 8-year-old >> that young singer, 8-year-old elizabeth hughes joins me live elizabeth hughes joins me live from virginia beach. from virginia beach. her mother is also here. her mother is also here. first of all, what i could hear first of all, what i could hear you sing, you have an absolutely you sing, you have an absolutely beautiful voice. beautiful voice. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> then all of a sudden your >> then all of a sudden your microphone goes dead. microphone goes dead. what were you thinking then? what were you thinking then? >> i was disappointed because i >> i was disappointed because i didn't get to sing my high note didn't get to sing my high note and no one could barely hear me. and no one could barely hear me. >> i understand why that would >> i understand why that would be disappointing. be disappointing. i bet you probably practiced a i bet you probably practiced a long time to do that because long time to do that because that's a pretty big deal. that's a pretty big deal. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so, if they stop and for a >> so, if they stop and for a minute nobody quite knows what minute nobody quite knows what to do and then everybody starts to do and then everybody starts singing. singing. what did that make you feel what did that make you feel like? like? >> that made me feel good that

>> that made me feel good that people were supporting me and i people were supporting me and i was happy, i was glad and i was was happy, i was glad and i was just thinking the show must go just thinking the show must go on. on. >> oh, i love that. >> oh, i love that. the show must go on. the show must go on. are you a little performer? are you a little performer? do you do plays and sing a lot do you do plays and sing a lot in different places because i in different places because i have to say, i don't think a lot have to say, i don't think a lot of people would have handled it of people would have handled it as well as you did. as well as you did. i'm talking about grownups. i'm talking about grownups. you have a lot of experience you have a lot of experience being in front of big crowds of being in front of big crowds of people? people? >> yes. >> yes. >> i could tell. >> i could tell. i could tell. i could tell. mom, i always think that moms mom, i always think that moms are more nervous, you know, with are more nervous, you know, with the kids' performing, right? the kids' performing, right? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> what is going through your >> what is going through your mind? mind? >> well, when the mike went out >> well, when the mike went out all i could think was, first of all i could think was, first of all, please, come back right all, please, come back right away and when i saw it wasn't, i away and when i saw it wasn't, i could only see her from the could only see her from the back, so, i didn't really know back, so, i didn't really know what she was thinking and i just what she was thinking and i just saw her standing there and then saw her standing there and then when i heard the crowd pick up when i heard the crowd pick up and sing i thought, okay, she and sing i thought, okay, she knows they are with her and they knows they are with her and they are supporting her and she's

are supporting her and she's still standing there, so she still standing there, so she must still be doing something. must still be doing something. i just hope she's not too i just hope she's not too disappointed and -- disappointed and -- >> i have to say, she was >> i have to say, she was disappointed at that moment, disappointed at that moment, more than 2.5 million people more than 2.5 million people have now watched the video have now watched the video online. online. elizabeth is a star. elizabeth is a star. and i want her to have the and i want her to have the opportunity, as we go to break, opportunity, as we go to break, to sing us out and to hit that to sing us out and to hit that high note for all the world to high note for all the world to hear. hear. thank you, mom. thank you, mom. thank you, elizabeth. thank you, elizabeth. take it away. take it away. >> all right, elizabeth, here's >> all right, elizabeth, here's your. your. ♪ ♪ oh, say, does that star-spangled banner star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪

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>> i think as long as ricky gervais stays on this side of gervais stays on this side of fcc, we'll be in good shape. fcc, we'll be in good shape. it's kind of the whole idea of it's kind of the whole idea of what will he say next is really what will he say next is really fun and keeps people tuned in. fun and keeps people tuned in. as far as the dresses, i don't as far as the dresses, i don't think people take as many risks think people take as many risks as they used to and for that, as they used to and for that, i'm just a little bit sad about i'm just a little bit sad about it. it. it was fun on monday morning to it was fun on monday morning to quarterback the whole thing and quarterback the whole thing and say what were they thinking? say what were they thinking? >> but there will be at least >> but there will be at least one person who does something one person who does something crazy or makes a horrible crazy or makes a horrible fashion faux pas which we all fashion faux pas which we all can agree on. can agree on. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. and that's what makes the globes and that's what makes the globes so fun. so fun. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. and then there's this video. and then there's this video. look at the size of this thing. look at the size of this thing. it's a small cat. it's a small cat. it's a rat on the subway in new it's a rat on the subway in new york city. york city. it runs all over the place and it runs all over the place and crawls over a sleeping man. crawls over a sleeping man. jeffrey fort is the man on the

jeffrey fort is the man on the train that shot that video. train that shot that video. and jeffrey, oh, my gosh. and jeffrey, oh, my gosh. i'm sure you know this is so i'm sure you know this is so gross and so disgusting people gross and so disgusting people think you're a rat trainer and think you're a rat trainer and you got this rat to do it. you got this rat to do it. tell me what happened? tell me what happened? >> pretty much i was on the >> pretty much i was on the train and a lady screamed oh, my train and a lady screamed oh, my god, there's a rat on the train. god, there's a rat on the train. and i was actually sleeping and i was actually sleeping myself. myself. when i looked up, the rat was when i looked up, the rat was right underneath my feet. right underneath my feet. i reached for my camera and went i reached for my camera and went to take a picture of it. to take a picture of it. so i followed it with my camera so i followed it with my camera trying to get a couple of shots. trying to get a couple of shots. it ran up the guy's leg. it ran up the guy's leg. i got a couple of pictures on i got a couple of pictures on his leg. his leg. and once it ran down, i started and once it ran down, i started shooting some video clips. shooting some video clips. the last one, it ran up his leg the last one, it ran up his leg again. again. >> i've been in television my >> i've been in television my whole adult life, i will tell whole adult life, i will tell you that was my camera, the men you that was my camera, the men it fit the guy's face, the it fit the guy's face, the camera would have gone flying.

camera would have gone flying. how did you even stay focused on how did you even stay focused on that? that? >> honestly, i don't know. >> honestly, i don't know. to be honest with you. to be honest with you. i really don't know. i really don't know. because i couldn't -- i was because i couldn't -- i was laughing hysterically. laughing hysterically. i have no idea. i have no idea. >> can you stay on the phone >> can you stay on the phone with us? with us? i want to bring in a couple of i want to bring in a couple of our friends here. our friends here. >> we ride the dwas all the >> we ride the dwas all the time. time. if anyone in new york city if anyone in new york city knows, new york city rats can be knows, new york city rats can be as big as huge cats. as big as huge cats. and if you try to look at them, and if you try to look at them, they realize you're looking at they realize you're looking at them and they scramble. them and they scramble. so the fact that he was able to so the fact that he was able to stay with that rat for that long stay with that rat for that long is impressive. is impressive. >> well, they're a little too >> well, they're a little too domesticated in new york, too. domesticated in new york, too. they're everywhere so they get they're everywhere so they get useded to us in a way. useded to us in a way. >> is that what you're thinking? >> is that what you're thinking? >> yeah, they're used to being >> yeah, they're used to being around people. around people. they're used to the hustle and they're used to the hustle and bustle of the trains. bustle of the trains. i'm pretty sure he was scared

i'm pretty sure he was scared but i don't think he was too but i don't think he was too scared. scared. >> i' seen rats in the subway >> i' seen rats in the subway but never on a train. but never on a train. >> never on a subway train. >> never on a subway train. >> i said the same thing. >> i said the same thing. that's why i wanted to take the that's why i wanted to take the picture first. picture first. you said it came to you first, you said it came to you first, it was down at your feet. it was down at your feet. did it touch you? did it touch you? >> no, it didn't touch me, no. >> no, it didn't touch me, no. >> have you showered? >> have you showered? >> this is also all over the >> this is also all over the internet. internet. jeffrey ford, thanks to you. jeffrey ford, thanks to you. can i tell an inside secret? can i tell an inside secret? contessa brer and tameron hall contessa brer and tameron hall has this back and forth they do has this back and forth they do about who has the superior dog. about who has the superior dog. i do believe that rat is bigger i do believe that rat is bigger than tamron hall's dog. than tamron hall's dog. >> she rivals my dog but the rat >> she rivals my dog but the rat is not nearly as cute as my dog. is not nearly as cute as my dog. i can't say anything about i can't say anything about tamron, she might be as cute. tamron, she might be as cute. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. what do you have coming up? what do you have coming up? >> we still have some really >> we still have some really good news from the hospital good news from the hospital here.

here. we're following congresswoman we're following congresswoman giffords. giffords. her recovery has been nothing her recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. short of miraculous. we expect another life update in we expect another life update in her doctors on how well it's her doctors on how well it's going as well as the rest of the going as well as the rest of the victims and how their recovery victims and how their recovery is as well. is as well. we're also expecting to hear we're also expecting to hear from the daughter of one of the from the daughter of one of the people in the hospital. people in the hospital. stay right here on msnbc. >> thank you. we'll see you monday where the we'll see you monday where the health care debate, take two on health care debate, take two on capitol hill. ar insurance? host: was abe lincoln honest? mary todd: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps a... vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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here's dr. rhee who's talking about the recovery now on about the recovery now on congressman giffords at congressman giffords at university medical center. university medical center. >> there are three patients in >> there are three patients in good condition. good condition. one of the patients finally one of the patients finally underwent a surgery yesterday. underwent a surgery yesterday. everybody is doing extremely everybody is doing extremely well. well. nothing is unexpected at this nothing is unexpected at this time period. time period. and everybody seems to be making and everybody seems to be making progress on healing. progress on healing. with that, we have one with that, we have one particular patient who's particular patient who's interested in making significant interested in making significant strides and i'll introduce dr. strides and i'll introduce dr. la mold to give an updade on la mold to give an updade on that, but i also want to state that, but i also want to state we would like to have a few we would like to have a few minutes of your tame to have a minutes of your tame to have a statement read by the douglas statement read by the douglas family following just a few family following just a few questions about them. questions about them. michael? michael? >> as regards congresswoman >> as regards congresswoman giffords, she continues to giffords, she continues to follow the commands, as we told follow the commands, as we told you about before, and we're you about before, and we're actually confident that she's actually confident that she's making progress now. making progress now. her eyes we describe being open. her eyes we describe being open. that kind of occurrence is more that kind of occurrence is more frequent at this time, and we

frequent at this time, and we can even think that she is can even think that she is beginning to carry out more beginning to carry out more complex sequences of events, complex sequences of events, more complex sequences of more complex sequences of activity in response to our activity in response to our commands or spontaneously. commands or spontaneously. we're very encouraged that she's we're very encouraged that she's continuing to make all the right continuing to make all the right moves in the right direction. moves in the right direction. obviously we're cautious that obviously we're cautious that she make them at her own pace, she make them at her own pace, but we're very encouraged given but we're very encouraged given the severity of her injury the severity of her injury initially. initially. >> with that, if i could have >> with that, if i could have the douglas family coming up. the douglas family coming up. we have jenny and sister we have jenny and sister chrissie here who's going to chrissie here who's going to make a brief statement. make a brief statement. >> good morning. >> good morning. i'm jenny, ron douglas' i'm jenny, ron douglas' daughter. daughter. beside me is my sister chrissie. beside me is my sister chrissie. here's the message from my dad, here's the message from my dad, being released from the hospital being released from the hospital today.

today. i want to thank the staff at i want to thank the staff at university medical center for university medical center for the incredible care and the incredible care and treatment that they have given treatment that they have given to me since i was brought to the to me since i was brought to the emergency room last saturday, emergency room last saturday, but first, i don't believe i but first, i don't believe i would have made it to the would have made it to the emergency room had it not been emergency room had it not been for the aid rendered to me on for the aid rendered to me on the seen by anna bellis who the seen by anna bellis who applied pressure to one of my applied pressure to one of my bullet wounds and helped stop bullet wounds and helped stop the bleeding. the bleeding. there's so many people at umc there's so many people at umc who have given me and my family who have given me and my family every time of support we have every time of support we have needed over these days and it needed over these days and it would be impossible to name them would be impossible to name them all, but every one of them has all, but every one of them has had a profound impact on my had a profound impact on my recovery and the well being of recovery and the well being of my family. my family. [ staying alive playing ] [ staying alive playing ] >> there are a few i would >> there are a few i would particularly like to particularly like to acknowledge. acknowledge. dr. rhee and his trauma team, dr. rhee and his trauma team, dr. hughes and his vascular dr. hughes and his vascular team, critical care services team, critical care services director jane wilson, the director jane wilson, the nurses, technicians and all the

nurses, technicians and all the staff in the icu, case staff in the icu, case management, and social work management, and social work staff and my therapy team. staff and my therapy team. two nurses in the icu were two nurses in the icu were largely responsible for my care. largely responsible for my care. i have never met two more i have never met two more compassionate skilled health compassionate skilled health care professionals as tracy and care professionals as tracy and buck. buck. they feel like family to us now. they feel like family to us now. all have contributed greatly to all have contributed greatly to my recovery and the ability to my recovery and the ability to be discharged today. be discharged today. their help has made it possible their help has made it possible for me to attend the funeral for me to attend the funeral services for chief judge john services for chief judge john roll and return home. roll and return home. we are extremely fortunate to we are extremely fortunate to have such an outstanding medical have such an outstanding medical facility in our community led by facility in our community led by ceo kevin burns and now the ceo kevin burns and now the whole world knows about the high whole world knows about the high level of expertise and level of expertise and professionalism that is found professionalism that is found here. here. i also want to thank from the i also want to thank from the bottom of my heart the people of bottom of my heart the people of tucson who brought their words tucson who brought their words of encouragement to the front of of encouragement to the front of the hospital. the hospital. i saw their tributes, i saw their tributes, and photographs for the first

and photographs for the first time yesterday and was deeply time yesterday and was deeply moved and uplifteded. moved and uplifteded. my healing process is under way my healing process is under way and so is the healing of the and so is the healing of the wonderful community we call wonderful community we call home. home. i ask for continued prayers for i ask for continued prayers for congresswoman giffords full congresswoman giffords full recovery and for the survivors recovery and for the survivors of the tragic events last of the tragic events last saturday. saturday. i send my condolences to the i send my condolences to the families of the good people we families of the good people we lost and wish them spiritual lost and wish them spiritual solace and emotional recovery. solace and emotional recovery. we will take a few questions. we will take a few questions. >> is he on his way now to the >> is he on his way now to the judge's -- judge's -- >> he is. >> he is. he has been. he has been. he was asked to make a personal he was asked to make a personal statement and he couldn't statement and he couldn't physically be in two places at physically be in two places at the same time and it was very the same time and it was very important he was at the funeral important he was at the funeral so he asked my sister and i to so he asked my sister and i to make it on his behalf. make it on his behalf. >> were you with him when he >> were you with him when he left the hospital? left the hospital? >> i did. >> i did. i was with him when he left the i was with him when he left the hospital. hospital. it was joyous and sad at at the it was joyous and sad at at the same time.

same time. we created quite a family at the we created quite a family at the icu. icu. we're going to miss them greatly we're going to miss them greatly but we're definitely going to but we're definitely going to come back and visit. come back and visit. it was quite a moment. it was quite a moment. >> during the memorial >> during the memorial yesterday, was he able to walk yesterday, was he able to walk outside? outside? >> he really wanted to see what >> he really wanted to see what was going on. was going on. my dad is a hands-on kind of my dad is a hands-on kind of guy. guy. being in a hospital bed does not being in a hospital bed does not suit him. him suit him. him out there. out there. he wanted to see the entire he wanted to see the entire thing. thing. we walked the entire memorial. we walked the entire memorial. and what he said in the and what he said in the statement is right, he was both statement is right, he was both sad but uplifting iffer him to sad but uplifting iffer him to see this community that he loves see this community that he loves so much come together in that so much come together in that way. way. >> you said sitting in a >> you said sitting in a hospital bed didn't suit him. hospital bed didn't suit him. could you describe his could you describe his character? character? his personality? his personality? >> our dad, he works hard.

>> our dad, he works hard. he works so hard. he works so hard. that's something he taught my that's something he taught my sister and i. sister and i. he's always worked in service he's always worked in service for the people and his for the people and his community. community. what they've said at him, he's what they've said at him, he's the first at work and he's the the first at work and he's the last to leave. last to leave. that's true. that's true. that's what we know about him. that's what we know about him. but he plays hard with us, too. but he plays hard with us, too. he loves his family and he -- he loves his family and he -- sundays in our family -- every sundays in our family -- every sunday, even when we were sunday, even when we were teenagers and we rommed our teenagers and we rommed our eyes, every sunday was family eyes, every sunday was family day. day. so it's something he insisted so it's something he insisted on. on. he holds his family close to him he holds his family close to him and he works hard. and he works hard. >> how has this changed him and >> how has this changed him and how has it changed you? how has it changed you? >> people have been asking us >> people have been asking us that, it's hard to say right that, it's hard to say right now. now. it's been such an emotional it's been such an emotional roller coaster for us. roller coaster for us. >> i think we'll see the changes >> i think we'll see the changes to come. to come. >> is he walking? >> is he walking? >> he's taking a few steps on >> he's taking a few steps on his own with a walker. his own with a walker. >> is he going to be to the >> is he going to be to the office on monday?

office on monday? >> we're going to keep him from >> we're going to keep him from doing that. doing that. he had as meeting in his room he had as meeting in his room yesterday. yesterday. my husband took pictures of him my husband took pictures of him sitting in his bed, you know, sitting in his bed, you know, all his staff around him. all his staff around him. staff and co-workers around him. staff and co-workers around him. you know, that was heart warming you know, that was heart warming to see. to see. it's like dad's back. it's like dad's back. >> do you have those pictures? >> do you have those pictures? >> i believe my husband has >> i believe my husband has given permission to "the star" given permission to "the star" to release a couple of photos to release a couple of photos this morning. this morning. >> [ inaudible ]. >> [ inaudible ]. >> he doesn't need any further >> he doesn't need any further surgeries. surgeries. we don't expect any we don't expect any complications. complications. he's healing so well. he's healing so well. he will have in-home physical he will have in-home physical therapy and nursing care therapy and nursing care provided to him until he feels provided to him until he feels well enough to do things on his well enough to do things on his own. own. >> you said sunday is family >> you said sunday is family day, what is this sunday going day, what is this sunday going to be. to be. >> it's going to be quite a >> it's going to be quite a celebration. celebration. it will be mixed because we'll it will be mixed because we'll be attending a funeral that day,

be attending a funeral that day, but we'll be together. but we'll be together. >> this will be the last time we >> this will be the last time we meet regularly like this. meet regularly like this. we haven't been picked up for we haven't been picked up for the next season. the next season. so at this time, all other so at this time, all other information that we have to give information that we have to give out, we'll give out in a routine out, we'll give out in a routine way, both either on our hospital way, both either on our hospital website or through our public website or through our public affairs office, and if something affairs office, and if something was to happen that you need was to happen that you need to -- that we need to reconvene, to -- that we need to reconvene, then we'll coordinate that then we'll coordinate that through the public affairs through the public affairs office as well. office as well. thank you very much. thank you very much. >> and there you have dr. peter >> and there you have dr. peter rhee who has every day been rhee who has every day been coming out with his colleague coming out with his colleague and talking about the recovery and talking about the recovery of the victims there at of the victims there at university medical center in university medical center in tucson. tucson. the update they have on the update they have on congresswoman giffords has been congresswoman giffords has been very good. very good. they are considering whether to they are considering whether to remove her airway now. remove her airway now. they say that she is capable of they say that she is capable of breathing on her own and they breathing on her own and they kept the airway in place to kept the airway in place to protect her from infection and protect her from infection and to be able to deliver humidified

to be able to deliver humidified air to her but now that she's air to her but now that she's responding they're considering responding they're considering bringing that out. bringing that out. we also heard from the daughters we also heard from the daughters of dr. ron barber. of dr. ron barber. he's congresswoman giffords he's congresswoman giffords district director. district director. he was shot twice on saturday he was shot twice on saturday there in tucson. there in tucson. he's now left the hospital. he's now left the hospital. before he did that, he was before he did that, he was wheeled outside the university wheeled outside the university medical center to see the medical center to see the memorial that so many people memorial that so many people have placed outside. have placed outside. so it is a bittersweet day as so it is a bittersweet day as the daughters were saying, they the daughters were saying, they were able to receive their dad were able to receive their dad home, but again, they've home, but again, they've received so much support at the received so much support at the hospital that it was in some hospital that it was in some ways sad to leave that support ways sad to leave that support behind. behind. i want to get you caught up to i want to get you caught up to date on so of the angles of date on so of the angles of the investigation now taking the investigation now taking place. place. we know that there was a black we know that there was a black bag believed to belong to bag believed to belong to suspect jared loughner that suspect jared loughner that appeared near his home. appeared near his home. we'll replay it. we'll replay it. >> we wept out to retrieve the >> we wept out to retrieve the bad and found inside several bad and found inside several boxes of .9 millimeter boxes of .9 millimeter ammunition.

ammunition. >> and loughner's dad told place >> and loughner's dad told place he saw loughner removing the he saw loughner removing the black in the car the day of the black in the car the day of the attack. attack. nasa has named a backup nasa has named a backup commander for captain mark commander for captain mark kelly's upcoming space shuttle kelly's upcoming space shuttle mission. mission. that will allow the shuttle crew that will allow the shuttle crew to continue training by to continue training by giffords' husband keeps vigil at giffords' husband keeps vigil at her bedside along with the her bedside along with the congresswoman's parents, sister, congresswoman's parents, sister, rabbi and chief of staff. rabbi and chief of staff. the second of six funerals the second of six funerals begins this hour. begins this hour. more than 100 judges from around more than 100 judges from around the country will attend the the country will attend the funeral of judge john roll. funeral of judge john roll. and tomorrow, friends and family and tomorrow, friends and family will remember 30-year-old will remember 30-year-old gifford aid gabe zimmerman. gifford aid gabe zimmerman. >> gabe was my best friend. >> gabe was my best friend. it's going to be harder for me it's going to be harder for me to get through life on a day to to get through life on a day to day basis. day basis. >> and the investigators have >> and the investigators have blocked off that safeway, and we blocked off that safeway, and we still see the crime scene behind still see the crime scene behind you. you. do you have an update about the

do you have an update about the crime scene itself? crime scene itself? >> contessa, good afternoon. >> contessa, good afternoon. federal and local investigators federal and local investigators have left the crime scene. have left the crime scene. they say the investigation is they say the investigation is done. done. yesterday, we could see clean-up yesterday, we could see clean-up crews spraying down the crews spraying down the sidewalks as well as the grocery sidewalks as well as the grocery store and removing most of the store and removing most of the crime tape. crime tape. the tape behind me is actually the tape behind me is actually blocking off the safeway parking blocking off the safeway parking lot. lot. that's their problem. that's their problem. it will be up to them when they it will be up to them when they want to determine it's time to want to determine it's time to remove that crime tape. remove that crime tape. there were reports that the there were reports that the safeway would open as early as safeway would open as early as tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning. that could be a little bit fluid that could be a little bit fluid of a situation, but for the most of a situation, but for the most part, investigators completely part, investigators completely done with their investigation done with their investigation here at the crime scene. here at the crime scene. it's just a matter of safeway it's just a matter of safeway reopening their parking lot and reopening their parking lot and reopening their doors, contessa. reopening their doors, contessa. >> thank you. >> thank you. house speaker john boehner house speaker john boehner postponed the vote to repeal postponed the vote to repeal health care because of the health care because of the shooting in tucson. shooting in tucson. we'll tell you when that vote we'll tell you when that vote will happen. will happen. plus, if your wallet feels plus, if your wallet feels lighter these day, there's a lighter these day, there's a good reason. good reason. prices for almost everything are prices for almost everything are rising.

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mob boss to eight years in prison. prison. supporters argue he should have supporters argue he should have been allowed to live out the been allowed to live out the remainder of his life with his remainder of his life with his family because he has several family because he has several health problems. health problems. in north alabama, a whole town in north alabama, a whole town is wondering why hundreds of is wondering why hundreds of black birds died. black birds died. 300 dead birds were found along 300 dead birds were found along interstate 65 in athens. interstate 65 in athens. samples are being sent to the samples are being sent to the national wild life health center national wild life health center in wisconsin to figure out what in wisconsin to figure out what killed them. killed them. thousands of dead birds have thousands of dead birds have turned up in at least now four turned up in at least now four states. states. and here's a big oops. and here's a big oops. a jetblue pilot licensed to a jetblue pilot licensed to carry a gun through security and carry a gun through security and on to a plane is now under on to a plane is now under investigation because he lost investigation because he lost his gun at jfk airport in new his gun at jfk airport in new york. york. tom costello, tell me the whole tom costello, tell me the whole story here. story here. how did it happen? how did it happen? >> let's start from the >> let's start from the beginning. beginning. it happened on thursday. it happened on thursday. the jetblue pilot's name is the jetblue pilot's name is michael connery. michael connery. he's one of the federal flight he's one of the federal flight deck officers, pilots who have deck officers, pilots who have been trained by the tsa in been trained by the tsa in marksmanship and have been

marksmanship and have been issued a gun, in this case a .40 issued a gun, in this case a .40 caliber handgun. caliber handgun. he had that have gun secured in he had that have gun secured in a backpack. a backpack. he put the backpack down he put the backpack down apparently there at jfk. apparently there at jfk. we're led to believe it was in we're led to believe it was in the area where you're about to the area where you're about to board. board. in other words, around the in other words, around the gates. gates. he put the bag down. he put the bag down. another passenger thought that another passenger thought that was her bag. was her bag. she picked it up, got on her she picked it up, got on her flight to west palm beach. flight to west palm beach. meanwhile, the pilot looks meanwhile, the pilot looks around, his bag is on. around, his bag is on. he's supposed to get on a flight he's supposed to get on a flight to pittsburgh. to pittsburgh. he's panicking because his gun he's panicking because his gun is missing at jfk. is missing at jfk. meanwhile, she has this bag meanwhile, she has this bag which she hasn't opened yet but which she hasn't opened yet but she's on her way to west palm she's on her way to west palm beach. beach. she gets on a plane, realizes she gets on a plane, realizes this isn't her bag. this isn't her bag. she puts it down and a flight she puts it down and a flight attendant looks at it and says attendant looks at it and says that's interesting. that's interesting. opens it up. opens it up. his i.d. is in it. his i.d. is in it. they're able to reconnect the they're able to reconnect the bag and the gun with the bag and the gun with the co-pilot. co-pilot. it takes about 40 minutes. it takes about 40 minutes. meanwhile, you've got a massive meanwhile, you've got a massive security scare there. security scare there. the flights have been delayed to

the flights have been delayed to both pittsburgh and west palm both pittsburgh and west palm beach. beach. the tsa tells nbc news it has the tsa tells nbc news it has confiscated the gun and he's the confiscated the gun and he's the subject of an investigation. subject of an investigation. no criminal activity, but the no criminal activity, but the question is how one could be so question is how one could be so careless as to put down a bag in careless as to put down a bag in which you have a handgun in the which you have a handgun in the bag and lose track of it. bag and lose track of it. and so that's where it stands and so that's where it stands right now. right now. jetblue has not returned our jetblue has not returned our phone calls. phone calls. >> it's kind of surprising the >> it's kind of surprising the whole terminal wasn't cleared whole terminal wasn't cleared out. out. if those 40 minutes if they if those 40 minutes if they don't know where it is, it could don't know where it is, it could have been anywhere at that have been anywhere at that point. point. an unbelievable story. an unbelievable story. >> you can imagine what was >> you can imagine what was going through his mind. going through his mind. he must have been panicked to he must have been panicked to think he had lost track of a bag think he had lost track of a bag with his handgun in there. with his handgun in there. so yeah. so yeah. keep in mind, the federal flight keep in mind, the federal flight deck program, the federal flight deck program, the federal flight deck officer program came after deck officer program came after 9/1 1 when many pilots were 9/1 1 when many pilots were demanding the right to be able demanding the right to be able to have a gun 20 protect to have a gun 20 protect themselves and their passengers. themselves and their passengers. >> it's funny, tom, my big >> it's funny, tom, my big question today, what was really question today, what was really worse, the pilot who didn't know

worse, the pilot who didn't know where his bag with the gun is, where his bag with the gun is, or the passenger who picked up or the passenger who picked up the wrong bag, figured it out the wrong bag, figured it out and then just dumped it on the and then just dumped it on the seat next door. seat next door. i'm asking folks to share their i'm asking folks to share their thoughts. thoughts. did you want to weigh in, tom did you want to weigh in, tom costello? costello? >> i would hate to be the pilot. >> i would hate to be the pilot. i would hate to be the pilot. i would hate to be the pilot. >> all right, thank you, bud. >> all right, thank you, bud. why rnc chairman michael steele why rnc chairman michael steele could soon join the ranks of could soon join the ranks of millions of americans looking millions of americans looking for a new job. for a new job. plus -- plus -- ♪ o say does that ♪ o say does that star-stengeled banner ♪♪ star-stengeled banner ♪♪ -- -- >> why this girl is quickly >> why this girl is quickly becoming a youtube sensation. becoming a youtube sensation. and we begin with one of the and we begin with one of the most featured stories on most featured stories on msnbc.com. msnbc.com. the italian prime minister is the italian prime minister is under allegations for alleged under allegations for alleged ties to a teenage prostitute. ties to a teenage prostitute. he's accused of abusing his he's accused of abusing his power in order to cover up his power in order to cover up his alleged sexual encounter with a

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house. we all know it's not going to we all know it's not going to see the light of day in the see the light of day in the senate and if by some miracle senate and if by some miracle that were to change, obviously that were to change, obviously president obama would not be president obama would not be signing a piece of legislation signing a piece of legislation that he signed into law just that he signed into law just last april and that represents last april and that represents his signature accomplishment. his signature accomplishment. but the house republican but the house republican leadership now, the newly minted leadership now, the newly minted majority leader, eric cantor, majority leader, eric cantor, says they will resume thoughtful says they will resume thoughtful consideration for the bill to consideration for the bill to repeal the president's health repeal the president's health care reform law. care reform law. given the political reality and given the political reality and the vote counts in both the the vote counts in both the house and the senate, they're house and the senate, they're also moving forward with a plan also moving forward with a plan to take it apart piece by piece, to take it apart piece by piece, the more controversial or they the more controversial or they regard the most onerous regard the most onerous provisions in the law. provisions in the law. the so-called 1099 that makes the so-called 1099 that makes any business that's done more any business that's done more than $600, even here in the than $600, even here in the white house they're talking white house they're talking about repealing that. about repealing that. but several others, up to and but several others, up to and including the individual including the individual mandate, contessa, which is part mandate, contessa, which is part of the court proceedings now.

of the court proceedings now. it's already been ruled by one it's already been ruled by one court that the individual court that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. mandate is unconstitutional. that's the crux against that. that's the crux against that. now regard to the claim that it now regard to the claim that it is job-killing, the gop refers is job-killing, the gop refers to a congressional budget office to a congressional budget office report that says yeah, over the report that says yeah, over the course of the next several year, course of the next several year, it's likely to result, the it's likely to result, the health care law, in an increase health care law, in an increase in the unploemt rate by about in the unploemt rate by about half a fers taj point. half a fers taj point. 0 m 5 percentage point, but 0 m 5 percentage point, but that's because there will be that's because there will be less incentive for people to less incentive for people to have work, according to the cbo have work, according to the cbo because of expanded medicare. because of expanded medicare. medicaid, i should say. medicaid, i should say. older workers will have more older workers will have more money and will be able to retire money and will be able to retire early and a lot of people say early and a lot of people say that's not necessarily a bad that's not necessarily a bad thing. thing. >> after today, michael steele >> after today, michael steele may be out of a job. may be out of a job. members are voting by secret members are voting by secret ballot for a new chair this ballot for a new chair this afternoon. afternoon. he announced he wanted to run he announced he wanted to run for a second term. for a second term. moments ago, he spoke at the

moments ago, he spoke at the group's winter meeting. group's winter meeting. >> i've been honored to serve >> i've been honored to serve these past two years as your these past two years as your chairman. chairman. and i know the work that lies and i know the work that lies ahead will be difficult and ahead will be difficult and challenging, but i have snow challenging, but i have snow fear or doubt that you will rise fear or doubt that you will rise to that occasion, because you to that occasion, because you are the republican party. are the republican party. >> nbc news deputy political >> nbc news deputy political director mark murray is there in director mark murray is there in michigan. michigan. so bring me up to speed here, so bring me up to speed here, does he have a shot at winning does he have a shot at winning enough support, enough enough support, enough confidence to go at in a second confidence to go at in a second time? time? >> the first round of voting is >> the first round of voting is just minuting away. just minuting away. the overwhelming consensus is the overwhelming consensus is that steele doesn't have a shot. that steele doesn't have a shot. it's going to be very, very it's going to be very, very difficult for him to even have a difficult for him to even have a good showing in the first round good showing in the first round of voting which will be just of voting which will be just minutes away. minutes away. right now, most people think the right now, most people think the front-runner 1 wisconsin state front-runner 1 wisconsin state chair. chair. others include a michigan others include a michigan committeeman, a former bush committeeman, a former bush official, and ann wagner, a

official, and ann wagner, a former missouri party chair. former missouri party chair. we're going to be looking for we're going to be looking for the first round of voting, how the first round of voting, how big of a total that previs gets big of a total that previs gets will term hothis goes. will term hothis goes. many of the members sometimes many of the members sometimes have their friends, their have their friends, their allies. allies. but the consensus is that steele but the consensus is that steele did not manage the rnc well, did not manage the rnc well, that it didn't raise the money that it didn't raise the money it needed, that it spent money it needed, that it spent money unwisely and didn't have the unwisely and didn't have the ground game that will be ground game that will be necessary to be able to go up necessary to be able to go up against president obama in 2012. against president obama in 2012. >> so i guess mark, that's >> so i guess mark, that's really my question. really my question. is money the motivating factor is money the motivating factor here in the primary goal when here in the primary goal when people say okay, who should lead people say okay, who should lead the gop? the gop? it's got to be someone who knows it's got to be someone who knows how to raise money.

how to raise money. >> exactly. >> exactly. it was thought when steele won, it was thought when steele won, they wanted a message person, they wanted a message person, someone who could communicate someone who could communicate very well on tv, but the very well on tv, but the biggest -- you've heard from all biggest -- you've heard from all the people running right now, the people running right now, and it all comes down to money and it all comes down to money and managing and having a ground and managing and having a ground gram from the republican gram from the republican national committee. national committee. and so whichever person ends up and so whichever person ends up doing this, we'll find out doing this, we'll find out today. today. but it will be a very big but it will be a very big challenge. challenge. the rnc has more than $20 the rnc has more than $20 million in debt. million in debt. so the next chairman is going to so the next chairman is going to have to work on reducing that have to work on reducing that amount, heading into 2012. amount, heading into 2012. >> mark, it's very interesting >> mark, it's very interesting when the meeting gets called to when the meeting gets called to order how you switch to your order how you switch to your indoor voice. indoor voice. well done. well done. thank you. thank you. >> thanks, contessa. >> thanks, contessa. the. the. the organization planning to the organization planning to build an islamic community build an islamic community center near the world trade center near the world trade center has a new imam. center has a new imam. the current imam has been the the current imam has been the public face of the project. public face of the project. in the future, he'll place a in the future, he'll place a reduced role and will focus on reduced role and will focus on other initiatives we're told. other initiatives we're told. he says he's starting a global he says he's starting a global movement to fight extrism and movement to fight extrism and promote better relations between

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washington bridge. this is his answer to the "today this is his answer to the "today show" series have you ever. show" series have you ever. changing the bridge to change changing the bridge to change one of its beacon bulbs. one of its beacon bulbs. first was a ladder just to get first was a ladder just to get to the cable. to the cable. then a walk across a tight robe then a walk across a tight robe just 18 inches wide before just 18 inches wide before getting to the really big climb. getting to the really big climb. once he got to the top, he did once he got to the top, he did the job he went there to do and the job he went there to do and changed the lightbulb. changed the lightbulb. >> now i can say we bring good >> now i can say we bring good things to life. things to life. sorry. sorry. very, very, very few people who very, very, very few people who don't work on the george don't work on the george washington bridge get to walk washington bridge get to walk that cable. that cable. i did. i did. i climbed you! i climbed you! i climbed you! i climbed you! ha, ha! ha, ha! in your face! in your face! i changed your bulb! i changed your bulb! i climbed your cable! i climbed your cable! i own the george washington i own the george washington bridge! bridge! i'm king of the bridge. i'm king of the bridge. >> nothing like saying it loud, >> nothing like saying it loud, saying it proud. saying it proud. the bridge celebrates its 80th the bridge celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.

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>> ( heartbeats ) >> tunisia is under a state of emergency. emergency. security forces cracking down on security forces cracking down on massive riots. massive riots. right now, no more than three right now, no more than three people are allowed to gather in people are allowed to gather in public at one time. public at one time. no cars are allowed on the no cars are allowed on the streets between 5:00 p.m. and streets between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and security forces 7:00 p.m. and security forces can fire on anyone who defies can fire on anyone who defies orders. orders. tear gas was fired on angry tear gas was fired on angry pro-terss demanding the pro-terss demanding the president resign. president resign. the president has dismissed his the president has dismissed his government and plans to call government and plans to call early legislative elections in early legislative elections in six months. six months. pope john bawl ii will soon be pope john bawl ii will soon be closer to saint hood. closer to saint hood. he has approved a miracle, he has approved a miracle, attributed to his predecessor attributed to his predecessor and has set may 1 for t date

and has set may 1 for t date for the pontiff to be beatified. for the pontiff to be beatified. during robert gates' brief during robert gates' brief stop in seoul, he met with the stop in seoul, he met with the defense minister to discuss defense minister to discuss current rising tensions with current rising tensions with north korea. north korea. deadly malls of mud and water deadly malls of mud and water are tearing downhill sides in are tearing downhill sides in one of the worth natural one of the worth natural disasters brazil has ever faced. disasters brazil has ever faced. mud slides and flooding have mud slides and flooding have killed more than 500 people, and killed more than 500 people, and punishing rain is hampering punishing rain is hampering rescue efforts. rescue efforts. officials say they fear the officials say they fear the death toll will rise sharply. death toll will rise sharply. and australia residents are and australia residents are starting the long process of starting the long process of cleaning up and assessing the cleaning up and assessing the damage from flooding in damage from flooding in brisbane. brisbane. water still high in some areas, water still high in some areas, but the levels have pulled back but the levels have pulled back dramatically in other areas to dramatically in other areas to reveal mountains of muddy reveal mountains of muddy wreckage. wreckage. more now from nbc's ian more now from nbc's ian williams. williams. >> good morning to you, across >> good morning to you, across brisbane, the floodwaters are brisbane, the floodwaters are reseeding and the big clean-up reseeding and the big clean-up is under way. is under way. it's an enormous task. it's an enormous task. many people returning to homes

many people returning to homes with nothing fit to salvage. with nothing fit to salvage. we have seen an incredible we have seen an incredible community spirit here. community spirit here. everybody helping out, it seems. everybody helping out, it seems. for one 71-year-old woman, it for one 71-year-old woman, it was the second time her home has was the second time her home has been inundated. been inundated. >> it's just obliterated >> it's just obliterated everything in the house. everything in the house. >> having lived through the 1974 >> having lived through the 1974 flood, another man we spoke to flood, another man we spoke to had only moved in three days had only moved in three days ago. ago. the luck of the irish, he called the luck of the irish, he called it. it. >> yeah, we put carpet downs >> yeah, we put carpet downs last thursday and friday. last thursday and friday. >> the brisbane floods affected >> the brisbane floods affected at least 30,000 homes across 30 at least 30,000 homes across 30 low-lying suburbs and follows a low-lying suburbs and follows a month and a half of flooding month and a half of flooding across queensland. across queensland. the worst natural disaster in the worst natural disaster in the state's history is how the the state's history is how the state's premiers described it. state's premiers described it. further inland, they're stepping further inland, they're stepping up their search for dozens still up their search for dozens still missing. missing. the cost of cleaning up and the cost of cleaning up and rebuilding is estimated at $5 rebuilding is estimated at $5 billion. billion. back to you. back to you. >> ian williams, reporting. >> ian williams, reporting. >> martha stewart had to get >> martha stewart had to get nine stitches in her lip, and

nine stitches in her lip, and she says it's her dog's fault. she says it's her dog's fault. here she is at the doctors. here she is at the doctors. on her blog, she explains she on her blog, she explains she was leaning down to whisper was leaning down to whisper goodbye to her sleeping bulldog. goodbye to her sleeping bulldog. the dock was startled away and the dock was startled away and accidentally head butted martha. accidentally head butted martha. she says francesca was as upset she says francesca was as upset as she was and these are photos as she was and these are photos her staff took and put on her her staff took and put on her blog. blog. how about that. how about that. consumer prices rose 0.5% last consumer prices rose 0.5% last month. month. wholesale prices rose by more wholesale prices rose by more than 1%. than 1%. it sounds like small it sounds like small percentages, but there are lots percentages, but there are lots of negative implications here of negative implications here for, you know, your average for, you know, your average family. family. cnbc's melissa francis joins me cnbc's melissa francis joins me now. now. especially if we see that, what, especially if we see that, what, month over month? month over month? >> absolutely, contessa. >> absolutely, contessa. it kind of cuts both ways. it kind of cuts both ways. producers are either able to producers are either able to pass these prices along to pass these prices along to consumers like you and me or

consumers like you and me or they' not. they' not. either way we end up footing the either way we end up footing the bill for it. bill for it. either the price of a box of either the price of a box of cereal goes up, or the cereal goes up, or the manufacturer can't pass that manufacturer can't pass that price along so they hire fewer price along so they hire fewer workers or wage goes down. workers or wage goes down. we end up paying one way or we end up paying one way or another. another. a lot of times, economists want a lot of times, economists want to differentiate whether or not to differentiate whether or not they're able to pass that price they're able to pass that price along. along. but it's bad news either way. but it's bad news either way. >> can we talk about specifics >> can we talk about specifics here? here? for one, gas price, which we for one, gas price, which we know they're predicting that oil know they're predicting that oil could go to $100 a gallon. could go to $100 a gallon. what would that do for a family what would that do for a family on a budget? on a budget? >> yeah. >> yeah. right now, we're looking at oil right now, we're looking at oil prices $90 a barrel. prices $90 a barrel. the average price of a gallon of the average price of a gallon of gas across the country is $3.09. gas across the country is $3.09. we saw it all the way up above we saw it all the way up above $4 when crude oil went up to $4 when crude oil went up to $147. $147. it really takes a dent of what it really takes a dent of what you have top spend every month. you have top spend every month. i was looking at beef prices i was looking at beef prices over the past year, went up 6%.

over the past year, went up 6%. pork, 12.9%, eggs, 5%, milk 6%. pork, 12.9%, eggs, 5%, milk 6%. >> how about vegetables, up 23%. >> how about vegetables, up 23%. >> that's right. >> that's right. you're not going to have that you're not going to have that golden skin you were looking golden skin you were looking for. for. >> i need to have had add more >> i need to have had add more vegetable servings anyway. vegetable servings anyway. >> maybe you're golden enough. >> maybe you're golden enough. we're joking about it, but it we're joking about it, but it really trickles down to really trickles down to consumers either way. consumers either way. and, you know, the big concern and, you know, the big concern is that you're looking at is that you're looking at companies and you're saying why companies and you're saying why are they not hiring more are they not hiring more workers? workers? maybe they feel better about the maybe they feel better about the economy. economy. maybe people are starting to buy maybe people are starting to buy their products. their products. well, they're being hit with well, they're being hit with these higher koss, the input these higher koss, the input costs especially on the energy costs especially on the energy side. side. any extra money they might have any extra money they might have used, they're not. used, they're not. they're paying higher prices for they're paying higher prices for these raw materials. these raw materials. >> sometimes it's hard to >> sometimes it's hard to remember that fuel prices hit remember that fuel prices hit companies hard, too. companies hard, too. so delivery prices go up, and so delivery prices go up, and the choices, do you pass that the choices, do you pass that along to your consumers or do along to your consumers or do you just eat the cost and it you just eat the cost and it eats into your profits? eats into your profits? it's a difficult choice that it's a difficult choice that companies large and small have

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headed towards bankruptcy. we here with a part of the we here with a part of the national mission networks. national mission networks. i want to give this snapshot of i want to give this snapshot of detroit. detroit. the vast majority of people who the vast majority of people who live in detroit are live in detroit are african-american. african-american. we know that across the nation, we know that across the nation, the unemployment rate for the unemployment rate for african-americans hovers at african-americans hovers at about, oh, 16%. about, oh, 16%. so it's sort of a double whammy so it's sort of a double whammy for the folks in michigan, not for the folks in michigan, not only have they been hit hard by only have they been hit hard by the recession, but they're hit the recession, but they're hit hard by a real distearty go hard by a real distearty go ahead .in unemployment. ahead .in unemployment. >> detroit city put the world on >> detroit city put the world on wheels and then ran out of the wheels and then ran out of the gas. gas. it had to be dane in context of it had to be dane in context of the two major companies that the two major companies that almost went bankrupt. almost went bankrupt. that's why people struggle so that's why people struggle so much. much. people came there unskilled, people came there unskilled, uneducated, looking for the uneducated, looking for the promise of a high wage and high promise of a high wage and high paying job. paying job. that's now gone. that's now gone. those people are still there. those people are still there. >> i know there's a glimmer of >> i know there's a glimmer of hope.

hope. michigan has been listed among michigan has been listed among the state where is we will see the state where is we will see job growth. job growth. and even though the unemployment and even though the unemployment rate is still higher than the rate is still higher than the national average in november of national average in november of 2010, the unemployment rate in 2010, the unemployment rate in michigan was 12.4%, and in michigan was 12.4%, and in detroit, 12%. detroit, 12%. there's hope that there will be there's hope that there will be turn around there. turn around there. do you have to have job growth do you have to have job growth go hand in hand with education go hand in hand with education growth and success? growth and success? >> there's no question that >> there's no question that people prepare nemss by training people prepare nemss by training themselves and getting themselves and getting education. education. there has to be something there has to be something available. available. my point is he we need a my point is he we need a national urban agenda. national urban agenda. we spend $4 billion a month. we spend $4 billion a month. i think there has to be i think there has to be something to fuel the smi. something to fuel the smi. it ought to be spent it ought to be spent domestically to generate jobs in domestically to generate jobs in our personal economy. our personal economy. and the people i train in my and the people i train in my school have a hope of having a school have a hope of having a job when they finish. job when they finish. >> do you think then government

>> do you think then government officials are thinking big officials are thinking big enough? enough? after all when fdr put forth a after all when fdr put forth a new deal, it also went in new deal, it also went in partnership with this idea that partnership with this idea that hey, let's create national hey, let's create national parks. parks. and let's go out and overhaul and let's go out and overhaul the way our nation looks and put the way our nation looks and put people together. people together. >> i think absolutely there >> i think absolutely there ought to be public investment. ought to be public investment. the infrastructure in this the infrastructure in this country is falling apart. country is falling apart. our bridges, our highways, our our bridges, our highways, our inner cities are dilapidated. inner cities are dilapidated. we need to give hope to people we need to give hope to people to have an opportunity to have a to have an opportunity to have a job. job. >> graduation rates in detroit >> graduation rates in detroit are abysmal. are abysmal. >> that's why our vision is to >> that's why our vision is to transform communities by

transform communities by changing lives. changing lives. we have everything under one we have everything under one roof. roof. employment opportunities, help employment opportunities, help from kroeger and costco who from kroeger and costco who gives us free food. gives us free food. we don't want our children to we don't want our children to have to be concerned about have to be concerned about lights, gas, food, where are lights, gas, food, where are they going to seep so they can they going to seep so they can concentrate on some of our trade concentrate on some of our trade programs and get a high school programs and get a high school diploma. diploma. it's been 48 years almost since it's been 48 years almost since martin luther king's "i have a martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech. dream" speech. how close are we? how close are we? >> one is here's a man that was >> one is here's a man that was completely selfless, yet we completely selfless, yet we promoted selfishness. promoted selfishness. i think one of the biggest i think one of the biggest problems we have is everyone is problems we have is everyone is looking out for themselves. looking out for themselves. the other issue is, you know, he the other issue is, you know, he died fighting for peace, and died fighting for peace, and here we have people in our here we have people in our country who may not use bullets,

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in tucson, we expect to hear from pam simon, a part-time from pam simon, a part-time staffer who was shot twice. staffer who was shot twice. giffords' doctors say she's giffords' doctors say she's opening up her eyes more opening up her eyes more frequently, carrying out more frequently, carrying out more complex activities. complex activities. >> we're encouraged she's making >> we're encouraged she's making all the right moves in the right all the right moves in the right direction. direction. we're very cautious that she we're very cautious that she makes them at her own pace. makes them at her own pace. but we couldn't have hoped for but we couldn't have hoped for any better improvement than any better improvement than we're seeing now. we're seeing now. coming up with us, lead surgeon coming up with us, lead surgeon dr. peter rhee. dr. peter rhee. friends, family and hundreds of friends, family and hundreds of judges turning out to say judges turning out to say goodbye to federal judge john goodbye to federal judge john roll at the same church where roll at the same church where 9-year-old christina greene's 9-year-old christina greene's funeral was held yesterday. funeral was held yesterday. and it's back to business as and it's back to business as usual.

usual. we're fighting again and we're fighting again and republicans are promising to republicans are promising to repeal health care while trying repeal health care while trying to take a more civil stone. to take a more civil stone. and michael steele may be and michael steele may be getting a pink slip at the rnc. getting a pink slip at the rnc. >> i want to thank you so much, >> i want to thank you so much, so much for the chance to serve. so much for the chance to serve. >> and good day. >> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. washington. it's decision day for the it's decision day for the national republican committee. national republican committee. michael steele is expected to be michael steele is expected to be ousted today as the party picks ousted today as the party picks its next chairman. its next chairman. voting by secret ballot is voting by secret ballot is already under way and expected already under way and expected to begin any minute. to begin any minute. we should note a candidate needs we should note a candidate needs 85 votes to win. 85 votes to win. and it's expected to take and it's expected to take several rounds of voting to get several rounds of voting to get a winner. a winner. here now, two former members of here now, two former members of congress. congress. vin, first to you, it's a vin, first to you, it's a republican battle and people republican battle and people don't know exactly who's going don't know exactly who's going to come out on top. to come out on top. there are a couple of candidates there are a couple of candidates that seem to be leading that seem to be leading contenders, but anytime you've contenders, but anytime you've got multiple ballots and people got multiple ballots and people trading votes, it's very hard to trading votes, it's very hard to predict. predict. but one prediction is michael but one prediction is michael steele will not be the winner.

steele will not be the winner. >> that's exactly right. >> that's exactly right. there's a consensus we can't there's a consensus we can't have steele for two more years. have steele for two more years. it's hard to predict. it's hard to predict. the low finisher does not have the low finisher does not have to drop off. to drop off. conceivably, a candidate that conceivably, a candidate that finishes low on the first ballot finishes low on the first ballot could come back later and win. could come back later and win. it's very hard to predict. it's very hard to predict. but steele has left the but steele has left the committee with a $21 million committee with a $21 million debt. debt. he was elected partially to be a he was elected partially to be a good spokesman and he is a good good spokesman and he is a good speaker, but now presidential speaker, but now presidential candidates don't need spokesmen. candidates don't need spokesmen. >> now we're watching pam simon >> now we're watching pam simon in her wheelchair. in her wheelchair. she's being are leased from the she's being are leased from the hospital. hospital. she's a community organizer, a she's a community organizer, a volunteer with gabrielle volunteer with gabrielle giffords. giffords. she's about to make her she's about to make her statement. statement. the whole nation has been the whole nation has been through this extraordinary through this extraordinary catharsis. catharsis. we saw the president speak.

we saw the president speak. we're about to sere pam speak. we're about to sere pam speak. she's back at the giffords staff she's back at the giffords staff office. office. >> oh! >> oh! >> so glad to see you. >> so glad to see you. >> everybody. >> everybody. >> of course everybody. >> of course everybody. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. so glad to be here. so glad to be here. >> so where's bob? >> so where's bob? >> bob is on his way. >> bob is on his way. >> say hi to everybody. >> say hi to everybody. >> hi everybody. >> hi everybody. >> hi, pam! >> hi, pam! >> missing your starbucks. >> missing your starbucks. you're walking in the office, you're walking in the office, you need starbucks. you need starbucks. >> the conference room is empty. >> the conference room is empty. >> i don't know who was there >> i don't know who was there the other night so i'm going to the other night so i'm going to say it all again, because i see say it all again, because i see a lot of new faces, and intern a lot of new faces, and intern faces. faces. you guys, we're a family.

you guys, we're a family. i never realized how much of a i never realized how much of a family until now. family until now. i was so, so blessed to one, be i was so, so blessed to one, be a live, and so incredibly a live, and so incredibly blessed to have my family, bruce blessed to have my family, bruce has stuck by me. has stuck by me. my daughter, my son. my daughter, my son. summer, and fritz. summer, and fritz. they came from new york and they came from new york and portland. portland. and fritz is my media guide. and fritz is my media guide. summer is my advance team. summer is my advance team. and i got to come home from the and i got to come home from the hospital last night, and it was hospital last night, and it was just wonderful. just wonderful. you guy, thank you. you guy, thank you. >>. >>. pam, it's nice to the you back. pam, it's nice to the you back. and on behalf of the office, and on behalf of the office, because i know how important it because i know how important it is to you, this is a small token is to you, this is a small token of what's going to happen in the of what's going to happen in the future. future. dark chocolate, especially for dark chocolate, especially for you. you. this is just the beginning. this is just the beginning. you have a lifetime supply of you have a lifetime supply of chocolate. chocolate. anytime you want it, you've got anytime you want it, you've got it. it. i will come and deliver it to

i will come and deliver it to your house, assuming it's okay your house, assuming it's okay with bruce. with bruce. >> thank you, thank you. >> thank you, thank you. it needs to go on record that it needs to go on record that this man has eaten tons and tons this man has eaten tons and tons of chocolate. of chocolate. >> pam simon, the giffords >> pam simon, the giffords volunteer who was saved by a volunteer who was saved by a good samaritan who then never good samaritan who then never came back. came back. shot twice and has not been able shot twice and has not been able to personally thank the good to personally thank the good samaritan. samaritan. you can see how happy they are you can see how happy they are to have her back. to have her back. joining us no uh, dr. peter joining us no uh, dr. peter rhee, the head of the trauma rhee, the head of the trauma unit that performed so unit that performed so magnificently and won the magnificently and won the admiration of the nation. admiration of the nation. dr. rhee, there was another very dr. rhee, there was another very positive report. positive report. and the last briefing, from and the last briefing, from talking to other trauma victims talking to other trauma victims and head injury victims, and head injury victims, families do need to heal in families do need to heal in privacy without this enormous privacy without this enormous global attention. global attention. but whach can you tell us about but whach can you tell us about the progress so far? the progress so far? and how unusual is it, gabrielle

and how unusual is it, gabrielle giffords progress? giffords progress? >> gabrielle giffords' progress >> gabrielle giffords' progress is not unnecessarily unusual. is not unnecessarily unusual. we're very fortunate that she's we're very fortunate that she's doing the things she should do doing the things she should do and progressing normally without and progressing normally without any complications or setbacks. any complications or setbacks. we're very happy about that, but we're very happy about that, but given the injury that she had given the injury that she had and the pathway that she started and the pathway that she started with, this is -- she's on with, this is -- she's on schedule as we had hoped. schedule as we had hoped. >> what is the timing for when >> what is the timing for when you might be able to take out you might be able to take out the breathing tube and test her the breathing tube and test her capacity for speech. capacity for speech. >> she is by all means >> she is by all means progressing to a very, very good progressing to a very, very good speed at this time period. speed at this time period. the things that sthe's doing on the things that sthe's doing on her own this morning even, even her own this morning even, even overnight, since last night when overnight, since last night when i went home to this morning, i went home to this morning, she's made significant progress. she's made significant progress. she's taking off the ring off of she's taking off the ring off of her husband.

her husband. that might be an instinctive that might be an instinctive thing. thing. she will take it off, put it on she will take it off, put it on herself, take it back off. herself, take it back off. they're complicated tasks, they're complicated tasks, clicking the pin on or off on clicking the pin on or off on request. request. so these are all good things. so these are all good things. as far as the breathing tube, i as far as the breathing tube, i think given the nature of what think given the nature of what was going on, what i am going to was going on, what i am going to try to do, because she'll try to do, because she'll require additional surgery is require additional surgery is i'll probably do a tracheostomy i'll probably do a tracheostomy in the future, but as far as her in the future, but as far as her lungs are going along, they're lungs are going along, they're doing well, she could probably doing well, she could probably breathe well on her own. breathe well on her own. i'm worried whether she'll be i'm worried whether she'll be able to swallow well and have able to swallow well and have issues about controlling her issues about controlling her airway. airway. but this is a normal course. but this is a normal course. >> what are the instangables as >> what are the instangables as recovery progresses, assuming recovery progresses, assuming there's a normal progression.

there's a normal progression. wlar the hardest things to wlar the hardest things to track. track. >> she's following commands. >> she's following commands. she can hear us, she can she can hear us, she can respond. respond. but as it gets higher up on the but as it gets higher up on the curve, the changes are going to curve, the changes are going to be less traumatic has it has in be less traumatic has it has in the first week. the first week. it's going to take in all sen it's going to take in all sen serety years. serety years. i would say given the recovery i would say given the recovery she's had, we will see a lot of she's had, we will see a lot of things in the next two or three things in the next two or three months. months. then the changes will become then the changes will become subtle and less dramatic for subtle and less dramatic for about a year, and then after about a year, and then after that, what happens after the that, what happens after the year, changes will be even more year, changes will be even more subtle after that. subtle after that. >> okay, pam simon just told her >> okay, pam simon just told her colleagues there in the colleagues there in the headquarters in the headquarters in the congressional office that when congressional office that when she was in the hospital room and she was in the hospital room and someone said pam isle here, that someone said pam isle here, that gabrielle giffords squeezed her gabrielle giffords squeezed her hand. hand. is that random? is that random? is there any way to know if is there any way to know if that's a direct targeted

that's a direct targeted response? response? >> i don't know what she's >> i don't know what she's thinking. thinking. so i'm looking ait from a so i'm looking ait from a perspective of a physician, but perspective of a physician, but there are certain voices she there are certain voices she seems to recognize more than seems to recognize more than others. others. so familiarity, i know that is so familiarity, i know that is important. important. so when i do some of the so when i do some of the neurologic examinations, i don't neurologic examinations, i don't try to do it myself. try to do it myself. she doesn't know who i am. she doesn't know who i am. so i usually use voices that are so i usually use voices that are more familiar to her to see what more familiar to her to see what kind of response that she's gong kind of response that she's gong to get. to get. i would say she had a little i would say she had a little familiarity at the time. familiarity at the time. >> i want to talk to you about >> i want to talk to you about becoming a national figure and becoming a national figure and the amazing amount of publicity the amazing amount of publicity and attention. and attention. i know it makes your job harder. i know it makes your job harder. but has it complicated your life but has it complicated your life as we all responded when your as we all responded when your cell phone goes off and we hear cell phone goes off and we hear your ring tone is "staying your ring tone is "staying alive"? alive"? >> as far as i'm concerned from

>> as far as i'm concerned from my particular perspective, i my particular perspective, i don't know a perspective of how don't know a perspective of how national this thing has gotten? national this thing has gotten? but i'm just a mouthpiece for but i'm just a mouthpiece for the hospital and the trauma the hospital and the trauma services that's working here. services that's working here. the actual work has been done by the actual work has been done by our team. our team. i want to make that absolutely i want to make that absolutely clear, while i may be the media clear, while i may be the media figure right now, you know, i figure right now, you know, i just represent the entire team just represent the entire team and the whole hospital. and the whole hospital. >> well, you represent them so >> well, you represent them so well. well. you and dr. lemole and everyone you and dr. lemole and everyone else on your team. else on your team. we just want to thank you and we just want to thank you and thank you for all of the amazing thank you for all of the amazing work that you and the medical work that you and the medical teams throughout the country do. teams throughout the country do. thank you so much, dr. rhee. thank you so much, dr. rhee. and back here in washington, of and back here in washington, of course, vin weber and david course, vin weber and david bonnier, we've been watching bonnier, we've been watching this. this. this was a transforming moment this was a transforming moment many people believe for barack many people believe for barack obama. obama. criticized over the last two criticized over the last two years by many for being too cool years by many for being too cool and cold and not connecting, you and cold and not connecting, you couldn't have asked for a more couldn't have asked for a more direct connection than the direct connection than the president a this moment the president a this moment the other night.

other night. >> he was just spectacular the >> he was just spectacular the other night in his sensitivity other night in his sensitivity and his drawing a picture for and his drawing a picture for the country of these the country of these individuals. individuals. and then, of course, asking that and then, of course, asking that we honor them, particularly the we honor them, particularly the 9-year-old girl with civil 9-year-old girl with civil discourse and doing our best to discourse and doing our best to move the country forward. move the country forward. he did it without raising his he did it without raising his voice. voice. although he did in a couple although he did in a couple times punctuating his words, times punctuating his words, raise his voice, but in a very raise his voice, but in a very warm way. warm way. and this was significant, i and this was significant, i think the president was just think the president was just absolutely captured by the idea absolutely captured by the idea that a 9-year-old girl's life that a 9-year-old girl's life had been taken. had been taken. we saw the emotion when he hit we saw the emotion when he hit that piece. that piece. it made a huge difference in the it made a huge difference in the tone of his speech. tone of his speech. >> ion evidentably, there is a >> ion evidentably, there is a comparison between the comparison between the president's speech and sarah president's speech and sarah palin's that day.

palin's that day. she had the choice of when to she had the choice of when to speak and the tone. speak and the tone. and one has to wonder why and one has to wonder why doesn't she have a wider doesn't she have a wider circling of advisers. circling of advisers. i don't know any political i don't know any political strategist of a national strategist of a national campaign, republican or democrat campaign, republican or democrat who thinks that was a smart who thinks that was a smart thing to do. thing to do. >> well, we really don't know >> well, we really don't know who advises her. who advises her. she's quite isolated from what she's quite isolated from what you might think of as the you might think of as the republican establishment. republican establishment. no one is quite sure who's no one is quite sure who's advising her. advising her. i think she was way off key on i think she was way off key on what she said and the president what she said and the president was right on key. was right on key. the country after a catastrophe the country after a catastrophe like this wants a moment when like this wants a moment when you come together and heal a you come together and heal a little bit, and they had been little bit, and they had been denied that because of all the denied that because of all the debate about the polarization. debate about the polarization. and the president rescued the and the president rescued the moment, if you will, and brought moment, if you will, and brought the country together. the country together. and for governor palin to have and for governor palin to have responded the way she did at the responded the way she did at the time was kind of prolonging the time was kind of prolonging the polarization and prolonging the polarization and prolonging the country's sort of misery as they country's sort of misery as they waited for a moment of unity. waited for a moment of unity. >> well, we have enough unity,

>> well, we have enough unity, which makes us happy on a which makes us happy on a friday. friday. after a very tougheek, thank after a very tougheek, thank you both. you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and up next, the national >> and up next, the national journal's major garrett is journal's major garrett is reviving the health care debate. reviving the health care debate. good medicine for republicans? good medicine for republicans? plus, the big clean-up begins plus, the big clean-up begins down under. down under. this is "andrea mitchell this is "andrea mitchell reports." sh felt lost... until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it help balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work.

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and there will be a definite and noticeable change in tone. noticeable change in tone. republicans understand that this republicans understand that this will, in the eyes of some will, in the eyes of some americans appear americans appear confrontational, possibly confrontational, possibly confrontational too rapidly confrontational too rapidly after the events in tucson. after the events in tucson. >> there are some republicans >> there are some republicans like michelle bachmann who like michelle bachmann who wanted to be confrontational. wanted to be confrontational. the fundamental feeling among the fundamental feeling among house republicans is look, there house republicans is look, there was an act of madness, a crime, was an act of madness, a crime, mass murder in tucson and why mass murder in tucson and why should that crime deter the should that crime deter the policy of government? policy of government? or the actions of government? or the actions of government? or the actions of this new or the actions of this new majority. majority. republicans believe, we said in republicans believe, we said in the campaign we're going to try the campaign we're going to try to repeal this health care law. to repeal this health care law. we scheduled it, we took a week we scheduled it, we took a week off to let everyone mourn and off to let everyone mourn and deal with this strategy, now deal with this strategy, now we're getting back to business. we're getting back to business. what is also interesting is that what is also interesting is that while this goes on, there is new while this goes on, there is new pew data yesterday that shows pew data yesterday that shows moderate republicans and moderate republicans and independent-minded republicans independent-minded republicans have already begun to pull away have already begun to pull away from this agenda. from this agenda. this is going to set up an

this is going to set up an awkward moment after the awkward moment after the president's speech in tucson president's speech in tucson when he comes to deliver the when he comes to deliver the state of the union on january state of the union on january 25. 25. he will look down at the house he will look down at the house republicans and they will say we republicans and they will say we repealed your health care law, repealed your health care law, game on. game on. >> what do you think of these >> what do you think of these republicans not to have the republicans not to have the wave, the two sides sitting on wave, the two sides sitting on opposite sides of the chamber opposite sides of the chamber and these artificial emt mos and these artificial emt mos where one side stands and you've where one side stands and you've got the seesaw effect. got the seesaw effect. >> i would say anything that >> i would say anything that changes the tried and true changes the tried and true somewhat repettive dynamic state somewhat repettive dynamic state of the union, i'm all for. of the union, i'm all for. >> anything that makes itless >> anything that makes itless predictable. predictable. having watched congress since having watched congress since 1990, wondered why this is such 1990, wondered why this is such a rigid thing in the first a rigid thing in the first place. place. whether they do or don't do it whether they do or don't do it is not going to change the is not going to change the overall dynamic. overall dynamic. i think most republicans abhor i think most republicans abhor what they regard as empty

what they regard as empty symbolism and they will think of symbolism and they will think of this as empty symbolism so i this as empty symbolism so i don't expect it to happen. don't expect it to happen. do you think that there will be do you think that there will be some moments, though -- clearly some moments, though -- clearly the president is going to try to the president is going to try to draw out some moments to talk draw out some moments to talk about civility? about civility? >> sure. >> sure. >> now that we know that he's >> now that we know that he's not -- not -- >> i think before the >> i think before the president's state of the union, president's state of the union, seven hours of debate on this seven hours of debate on this health care repeal. health care repeal. and you know gab yelle giffords' and you know gab yelle giffords' support of the health care law support of the health care law is going to be intertwined, her is going to be intertwined, her support, her stature -- support, her stature -- >> the fact that she's fighting >> the fact that she's fighting for her life? for her life? >> some republicans are going to >> some republicans are going to get a litt irked like that. get a litt irked like that. and they're going to have to for and they're going to have to for the good of their party and the the good of their party and the good of the future of their good of the future of their agenda tone it down. agenda tone it down. everyone is going to be watching everyone is going to be watching in ways that were not true in ways that were not true before tucson. before tucson. much of america has been much of america has been watching, paying attention. watching, paying attention. there's going to be a higher there's going to be a higher level of sifting every word, the level of sifting every word, the mannerisms, the sense of mannerisms, the sense of tenacity and tone that tenacity and tone that republicans bring to this issue republicans bring to this issue next week.

next week. >> tone is going to be critical >> tone is going to be critical and missteps are noted. and missteps are noted. thank you very much, major thank you very much, major garrett. and coming up here, garrett. and coming up here, michael steele's last stand will michael steele's last stand will head live to today's showdown at head live to today's showdown at the rnc. the rnc. plus, with friends like these, plus, with friends like these, pakistan's president showing up pakistan's president showing up for the white house today. [ mike ] my name is mike and i quit smoking. i knew for years before i quit that i needed to quit and i went online to find a way. ♪ ♪ what really excited me about chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill.

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not been paid. there's probably going to be a there's probably going to be a forensic audit done by the rnc. forensic audit done by the rnc. grave financial problems here grave financial problems here facing the gop as they face into facing the gop as they face into the 2012 election cycle. the 2012 election cycle. >> the gop chairman from >> the gop chairman from wisconsin is going to start the wisconsin is going to start the balloting somewhere in the low balloting somewhere in the low to mid 40s. to mid 40s. on the second or third ballot, on the second or third ballot, can he grow his support? can he grow his support? it's clear he's got the big mo it's clear he's got the big mo here. here. he's on his way. he's on his way. if he's close to 85, he can pull if he's close to 85, he can pull this off. this off. but if he stalls out, andrea, on but if he stalls out, andrea, on subsequent ballots, this thing subsequent ballots, this thing could be wide open and go for a

could be wide open and go for a long time this afternoon. long time this afternoon. does maria have the support of does maria have the support of the speaker? the speaker? >> boehner has caused quite a >> boehner has caused quite a buzz. buzz. that helped her get support. that helped her get support. she had very little support on a she had very little support on a committee until she got committee until she got boehner's endorsement. boehner's endorsement. that helped.er hp can she stay that helped.er hp can she stay alive for the later ballots? alive for the later ballots? can she show some support from can she show some support from people who are backing her after people who are backing her after their first choice goes down. their first choice goes down. she wants to be andrea's she wants to be andrea's everybody second choice. everybody second choice. this is a wide open race. this is a wide open race. few people still think steele few people still think steele has a shot to win. has a shot to win. >> cheney and gillespie and >> cheney and gillespie and other republican notables, we

other republican notables, we should point out, this is a should point out, this is a republican inside game. republican inside game. it's being voted on. it's being voted on. can you explain to me why can you explain to me why michael steele didn't drop out? michael steele didn't drop out? a lot of his supporters, backers a lot of his supporters, backers on the committee went south on on the committee went south on him. him. he's going forward here. he's going forward here. look, and i think he wants to look, and i think he wants to sort of make a statement. sort of make a statement. he wants to talk about the big he wants to talk about the big victories the gop had in 2010. victories the gop had in 2010. and to say his piece. and to say his piece. and that's all we know, at least and that's all we know, at least publicly. publicly. but certainly, it looks very, but certainly, it looks very, very tough for him. very tough for him. and again, he'll be interesting and again, he'll be interesting to see what he gets on the first to see what he gets on the first ballot. ballot. there's no rule, andrea, that there's no rule, andrea, that would compel any of these folks would compel any of these folks to drop out. to drop out. if steele or anyone wants to, if steele or anyone wants to, they can stay on the ballot for they can stay on the ballot for as long as they want. as long as they want. but, of course, if you're an but, of course, if you're an incumbent and you're dropping incumbent and you're dropping numbers on every single

numbers on every single balsillie -- ballot, it's clear balsillie -- ballot, it's clear the dye is cast. the dye is cast. >> maybe a book deal down the >> maybe a book deal down the road. road. thanks so much. thanks so much. >> thanks, andrea. >> thanks, andrea. >> and coming up, dialling down >> and coming up, dialling down the rhetoric. the rhetoric. the promise that's already being the promise that's already being broken. broken. plus, new rain hampering rescue plus, new rain hampering rescue efforts in brazil as the death efforts in brazil as the death toll tops 500. toll tops 500. and honoring dr. king by giving and honoring dr. king by giving back. back. you're watching andrea mitchell you're watching andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. good night, stuffy. >> ( yawning ) >> good night, outdated. >> ( yawning ) >> good night, outdated. >> ( click ) >> good night, outdated. >> ( click ) >> good night, old luxury >> ( click ) >> good night, old luxury and all of your wares. >> good night, old luxury and all of your wares. good night, bygones and all of your wares. good night, bygones everywhere. good night, bygones everywhere. >> ( engine revs ) everywhere. >> ( engine revs ) >> good morning, illumination. >> ( engine revs ) >> good morning, illumination. good morning, innovation. >> good morning, illumination. good morning, innovation. good morning, good morning, innovation. good morning, unequaled inspiration.

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we reject those views. >> clinton's comments come ahead >> clinton's comments come ahead of next week's summit in of next week's summit in washington between president washington between president obama and china's president hu obama and china's president hu jintao who's here for a state jintao who's here for a state visit. visit. [002:29:13;00] italian berlusconi is facing tax italian berlusconi is facing tax fraud and corruption charges and fraud and corruption charges and charges of having sex with a charges of having sex with a teenage prostitute. teenage prostitute. the death toll is mounting in the death toll is mounting in parts of brazil, devastated by parts of brazil, devastated by massive mud slides. massive mud slides. more than 500 people have died more than 500 people have died and officials say that number and officials say that number could still rise if a new round could still rise if a new round of rain hampered rescue efforts. of rain hampered rescue efforts. it's the first day of a colossal it's the first day of a colossal clean-up and recovery effort in

clean-up and recovery effort in australia, third largest city australia, third largest city ravaged by massive flooding. ravaged by massive flooding. entire neighborhoods are still entire neighborhoods are still swamped, thousands of homes swamped, thousands of homes destroyed. destroyed. at least 26 people dead. at least 26 people dead. nbc's ian williams filed this nbc's ian williams filed this from brisbane. from brisbane. >> hello, andrea. >> hello, andrea. across brisbane, the floodwaters across brisbane, the floodwaters are reseeding. are reseeding. it's an enormous task. it's an enormous task. many people are returning to many people are returning to devastating homes with new devastating homes with new possessions fit for salvage. possessions fit for salvage. everything is covered with everything is covered with stinking mud and it's easy to stinking mud and it's easy to clean while the mud is still clean while the mud is still wet. wet. we've seen an incredible we've seen an incredible community spirit here. community spirit here. everybody is helping out, it everybody is helping out, it seems. seems. for one 71-year-old woman, it for one 71-year-old woman, it was the second time her home has was the second time her home has been inundated. been inundated. >> it ob lit rated everything in >> it ob lit rated everything in the house. the house. >> reporter: having lived >> reporter: having lived through the 1974 flood, another through the 1974 flood, another man we spoke to only moved in man we spoke to only moved in three days ago, the luck of the three days ago, the luck of the irish he called it. irish he called it. >> yep, we put carpets down last >> yep, we put carpets down last thursday and friday. thursday and friday. >> the brisbane floods affected >> the brisbane floods affected at least 30,000 homes across 30

at least 30,000 homes across 30 low-lying suburbs and follows a low-lying suburbs and follows a month and a half of flooding month and a half of flooding across queensland. across queensland. the worst natural disaster in the worst natural disaster in the state's history is how the the state's history is how the state remeres described it. state remeres described it. further inland, authorities are further inland, authorities are stepping up their search for stepping up their search for dozens still missing, with the dozens still missing, with the death toll expected to rise, the death toll expected to rise, the cost of cleaning up and cost of cleaning up and erebuilding is estimated at $5 erebuilding is estimated at $5 billion. billion. andrea? andrea? >> and that is ian williams in >> and that is ian williams in brisbane. brisbane. president obama is preparing to president obama is preparing to be one of the mourner, one of be one of the mourner, one of the eulogists for a memorial the eulogists for a memorial service for ambassador richard service for ambassador richard holbrooke. holbrooke. chuck todd is nbc news chief chuck todd is nbc news chief white house correspondent and white house correspondent and co-host of "the daily rundown." co-host of "the daily rundown." this is a tough week emotionally this is a tough week emotionally for this white house, and the for this white house, and the administration. administration. richard holbrooke, hard to richard holbrooke, hard to describe. describe. >> right. >> right. >> larnler than life is the -- >> larnler than life is the -- >> one of the phrases used a >> one of the phrases used a lot. lot. very fitting.

very fitting. >> but our good friend and >> but our good friend and long-time, you know, author, long-time, you know, author, veteran journalist, crusader for veteran journalist, crusader for journalists kati martin will journalists kati martin will lead the mourners there. lead the mourners there. there was an edy relation shi. there was an edy relation shi. no one can deny the relationship no one can deny the relationship between barack obama, let's be between barack obama, let's be cool, and richard holbrooke, cool, and richard holbrooke, always wanting to fight for what always wanting to fight for what he believed in. he believed in. it was not an easy relationship it was not an easy relationship and no one has filleded that and no one has filleded that position. position. >> what the administration was >> what the administration was appreciating was here was a guy, appreciating was here was a guy, richard holbrooke, who did richard holbrooke, who did aspire to be secretary of state aspire to be secretary of state someday, realized it was not someday, realized it was not going to happen and signed up going to happen and signed up for what might have been one of for what might have been one of the toughest jobs to sign up for the toughest jobs to sign up for which is somehow becoming a which is somehow becoming a sperm enjoy to this region. sperm enjoy to this region. >> to the toughest part of the >> to the toughest part of the world. world. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. and one thing, by the way, an and one thing, by the way, an emotional white house.

emotional white house. they lost a member of their own they lost a member of their own family, essentially, the wife of family, essentially, the wife of the congressional -- the congressional -- >> i was going to ask you about >> i was going to ask you about that. that. her death, that this week. her death, that this week. tucson has been emotionally tucson has been emotionally draining, particularly for a lot draining, particularly for a lot of people who know gabby of people who know gabby giffords. giffords. then you throw this memorial on then you throw this memorial on there. there. this is an emotional spent white this is an emotional spent white e. e. >> and this is just another test >> and this is just another test for the president, because of for the president, because of the platform that he is on. the platform that he is on. and the other thing about and the other thing about holbrooke, i just want to say, i holbrooke, i just want to say, i think it's widely held, no think it's widely held, no matter how much one admired, matter how much one admired, loved or was aggravated by him loved or was aggravated by him at times, there is no larger, at times, there is no larger, more brilliant figure of his more brilliant figure of his generation in foreign policy. generation in foreign policy. >> well, here you have this >> well, here you have this tough -- if you want to be tough -- if you want to be charitable -- puzzle to solve, charitable -- puzzle to solve, this issue of afghanistan and this issue of afghanistan and pakistan. pakistan. and you had somebody with his and you had somebody with his credibility, with his profile, credibility, with his profile, with his stature, willing to with his stature, willing to take on this job. take on this job. there is no obvious person to

there is no obvious person to replace him, you know, replace him, you know, because -- and look, it says a because -- and look, it says a lot about holbrooke that the lot about holbrooke that the president of pakistan is coming. president of pakistan is coming. look, there's -- it's not clear look, there's -- it's not clear sometimes who runs pakistan, you sometimes who runs pakistan, you know? know? it's sort of a -- nobody will it's sort of a -- nobody will say zadari is more powerful. say zadari is more powerful. but there certainly is a level but there certainly is a level of respect there. of respect there. and i think that does tell you and i think that does tell you something about the stature he something about the stature he brought to his position. brought to his position. >> quickly, controversial john >> quickly, controversial john reid will be because of his reid will be because of his support for the deficit support for the deficit reduction. reduction. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> but there's one other thing i >> but there's one other thing i want to point out here, about want to point out here, about all these new hires. all these new hires. all three big additions into big all three big additions into big posts inside this west wing.

posts inside this west wing. >> campaign veterans. >> campaign veterans. understanding the merger of understanding the merger of policy and politics at a time -- policy and politics at a time -- >> those are not mutually >> those are not mutually exclusive. exclusive. >> that's right. >> that's right. i talked to one. i talked to one. in the first year, year inform, in the first year, year inform, the president didn't always have the president didn't always have the most politically savvy the most politically savvy folks -- not rahm emanuel, he folks -- not rahm emanuel, he was savvy. was savvy. i don't want to get a phone call i don't want to get a phone call from the next mayor of chicago. from the next mayor of chicago. i had a democrat outside the i had a democrat outside the white house saying thank god, white house saying thank god, they're putting people in that they're putting people in that understand what a re-election is understand what a re-election is like and what the next year and like and what the next year and a half is going to be like. a half is going to be like. >> i'm talking abt a >> i'm talking abt a re-election. re-election. >> veterans of both '96 -- >> veterans of both '96 -- >> who won a esecond term? >> who won a esecond term? democrats. democrats. >> and frankly, people who were >> and frankly, people who were there for 2000 where, at least there for 2000 where, at least they fought to a draw. they fought to a draw. >> you and i could talk about >> you and i could talk about this all night. this all night. and we will. and we will. but another time. but another time. join chuck and savannah guthrie

join chuck and savannah guthrie weak day mornings at 9:00 weak day mornings at 9:00 eastern for "the daily rundown" eastern for "the daily rundown" on msnbc. on msnbc. the republicans' call for more the republicans' call for more civility will be put to the test civility will be put to the test when the republicans return bent when the republicans return bent on repealing the health care on repealing the health care law. law. the first votes are now the first votes are now scheduled for wednesday. scheduled for wednesday. charlie cook, msnbc political charlie cook, msnbc political analyst and editor of cook analyst and editor of cook political report joins us now. political report joins us now. they're not wasting anytime. they're not wasting anytime. they did take a week off to get they did take a week off to get through the tucson emotions, the through the tucson emotions, the ups and the downs and the great ups and the downs and the great tragedy there, but we're going tragedy there, but we're going to be right at it again next to be right at it again next week and then the state of the week and then the state of the union. union. >> yes, they have to move on, >> yes, they have to move on, but i think the tone will be but i think the tone will be different. different. what would democrats most like what would democrats most like to see happen? to see happen? the tone from republicans in the tone from republicans in congress would be extreme, congress would be extreme, intolerant, they would come

intolerant, they would come across to independent voters if across to independent voters if these republicans are foaming at these republicans are foaming at the mouth. the mouth. i think for the republican i think for the republican leards that know that that would leards that know that that would be a mistake, that know and be a mistake, that know and study what happened to newt study what happened to newt gingrich and the republican gingrich and the republican party, it bolsters the party, it bolsters the republican leadership's case, republican leadership's case, hey, let's do it methodical and hey, let's do it methodical and keep the histrionics down to a keep the histrionics down to a minimum. minimum. republicans owe it to their base republicans owe it to their base to pass a repeal out of their to pass a repeal out of their hous hous and republs know it's not and republs know it's not going to pass in the senate. going to pass in the senate. we don't necessarily have to we don't necessarily have to raise the rhetoric. raise the rhetoric. >> now, if a member gets out of >> now, if a member gets out of the line. the line. if you have a "you lie" moment, if you have a "you lie" moment, let's say. let's say. members from safe districts are members from safe districts are pretty insulated from blowback pretty insulated from blowback if they use extreme language,

if they use extreme language, but in the world of the internet but in the world of the internet and 24/7, a particular strident and 24/7, a particular strident statements may hurt their statements may hurt their colleagues. colleagues. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> pretty good political advice >> pretty good political advice there. there. this could be democrat or this could be democrat or republican. republican. member of congress can say member of congress can say something absolutely outrageous something absolutely outrageous and it reflects on his or her and it reflects on his or her other party members. other party members. this may be somebody that, you this may be somebody that, you know, is totally anonymous to know, is totally anonymous to most of the country, but it most of the country, but it reflects on all of them. reflects on all of them. i think speaker boehner and i think speaker boehner and minority leader mitch mcconnell minority leader mitch mcconnell get that. get that. i said look, we don't have to i said look, we don't have to change the substance of what change the substance of what we're doing, but we ought to we're doing, but we ought to tone down on how we do it. tone down on how we do it. it's not to blame them for the it's not to blame them for the tragedy in tucson, but the thing tragedy in tucson, but the thing is for us to move forward and is for us to move forward and get things done, the tone of the get things done, the tone of the rhetoric does need to come down. rhetoric does need to come down. these members do have to dial it these members do have to dial it back. back. and that should apply to both and that should apply to both parties. parties. >> and i think that john boehner >> and i think that john boehner has certainly shown that he has certainly shown that he knows this, and that that is, of knows this, and that that is, of course, the challenge he faces

course, the challenge he faces within his own party. within his own party. thank you very much. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> it's going to be an exciting >> it's going to be an exciting week next week on capitol hill. week next week on capitol hill. and up next, remembering dr. and up next, remembering dr. martin luther king jr. with a martin luther king jr. with a day of service. day of service. and monday, chris mathews will and monday, chris mathews will join us on the show with a join us on the show with a preview of the "hardball" preview of the "hardball" special "obama's america." [ tires squeal ] an accident doesn't have to slow you down. introducing "better car replacement," available only with liberty mutual auto insurance -- if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today.

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patrick corvington joins us. you can take it by there while i you can take it by there while i catch my voice back. catch my voice back. tell us what you're doing not tell us what you're doing not only the symbolism but the only the symbolism but the practical effect is of getting practical effect is of getting people to volunteer in the people to volunteer in the spirit of martin luther king jr. spirit of martin luther king jr. >> we believe martin luther king >> we believe martin luther king day ought to be a day on, not a day ought to be a day on, not a day off. day off. one of the best ways to honor one of the best ways to honor dr. king's legacy is that call dr. king's legacy is that call for service that you put out to for service that you put out to the american people. the american people. for us it's an opportunity to for us it's an opportunity to make it clear to people that one make it clear to people that one of the ways to give back is to of the ways to give back is to give back to their communities. give back to their communities. how do you actually figure out how do you actually figure out how to get this army of how to get this army of volunteers out and do things in volunteers out and do things in a meaningful way? a meaningful way? >> thousands of people, millions >> thousands of people, millions throughout the country are throughout the country are volunteering communities. volunteering communities. so you have different projects so you have different projects in philadelphia, atlanta, in philadelphia, atlanta, california. california. communities are. communities are. co-ing together with nonprofits,

co-ing together with nonprofits, churches and organizing their churches and organizing their projects. projects. you can go to mlk.gov. you can go to mlk.gov. people are always using that people are always using that site to post volunteer site to post volunteer opportunities, but it's really opportunities, but it's really coming from the community. coming from the community. >> you know, the whole >> you know, the whole inspiration of martin luther inspiration of martin luther king jr. and what he means to king jr. and what he means to people then and now came to mind people then and now came to mind during the tucson service when during the tucson service when the president was commemorating the president was commemorating and talking about christina and talking about christina green. green. let's watch. let's watch. >> she saw public service as >> she saw public service as something exciting and hopeful. something exciting and hopeful. she was off to meet her she was off to meet her congresswoman someone she was congresswoman someone she was sure was good and important and sure was good and important and might be a role model. might be a role model. i want to live up to her i want to live up to her expectations. expectations. i want our democracy to be as i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it.

good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as i want america to be as good as she imagined it. she imagined it. >> now, for years and years of >> now, for years and years of hearing people belittle and hearing people belittle and stigmatize public service, it stigmatize public service, it was so inpiring to many people was so inpiring to many people to hear the way the president to hear the way the president framed that, and it reminds one framed that, and it reminds one of martin luther king said of martin luther king said this -- our lives begin to end this -- our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the day we become silent about things that matter. things that matter. >> that's exactly right. >> that's exactly right. that's a beautiful quote. that's a beautiful quote. another important quote of dr.'s another important quote of dr.'s king's is when he posed, what king's is when he posed, what are we doing for others? are we doing for others? that's exemplified through that's exemplified through public servants and volunteers. public servants and volunteers. the people in communities are the people in communities are solving problems every day. solving problems every day. there are small things and big there are small things and big things. things. dr. king led a global movement, dr. king led a global movement, but i think what we want people but i think what we want people to do is to look around them and to do is to look around them and help. help. look to a neighbor in need, help look to a neighbor in need, help an elderly person across the an elderly person across the street, a military family in street, a military family in your community. your community. it's those small acts that

it's those small acts that matter. matter. these ordinary acts of everyday these ordinary acts of everyday citizens that make this country citizens that make this country extraordinary. extraordinary. >> i'm thinking of some of the >> i'm thinking of some of the people who we lost in tucson, people who we lost in tucson, the young man, you know, who the young man, you know, who worked as a community outreach worked as a community outreach organizer for congresswoman organizer for congresswoman giffords but then those moments giffords but then those moments of people anonymously, some as of people anonymously, some as we saw today with pam simon, we saw today with pam simon, never coming back to take credit never coming back to take credit for having saved her life, and for having saved her life, and others, the -- the modesty and others, the -- the modesty and humility of daniel hernandez. humility of daniel hernandez. it's breathtaking. it's breathtaking. >> it's absolutely breath >> it's absolutely breath taking. taking. he is such an amazing young man, he is such an amazing young man, as are all those people. as are all those people. you know, it is those kinds of you know, it is those kinds of behaviors that are behaviors that are quintessentially american. quintessentially american. this notion of turning to one's this notion of turning to one's neighbors, our friends and neighbors, our friends and helping. helping. helping strangers. helping strangers. i mean, it is this notion of our i mean, it is this notion of our humanity that eex expressed

humanity that eex expressed through dr. king this, ability through dr. king this, ability to be em pathic to feel through to be em pathic to feel through our fellow americans. our fellow americans. it's ensuring and making sure it's ensuring and making sure we're giving back to the people we're giving back to the people around us. around us. >> welsh it's a bridge to meet >> welsh it's a bridge to meet you and have you on. you and have you on. i know you're going to be in i know you're going to be in atlanta doing your own service atlanta doing your own service and thank you for the and thank you for the inspiration you give to people inspiration you give to people young and old. young and old. >> thank you. >> thank you. appreciate it very much. appreciate it very much. >> and on monday, the gri.com >> and on monday, the gri.com will be commemorating the king will be commemorating the king holiday by spotlighting the 25 holiday by spotlighting the 25 most influential most influential african-american leaders in u.s. african-american leaders in u.s. history. history. check it out monday at check it out monday at thegrio.com. thegrio.com. the first round of voting is the first round of voting is over with wisconsin's

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v8. what's your number? which political story will be making headlin in the next be making headlin in the next 24 hours? 24 hours? msnbc contributor and managing msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com, editor of postpolitics.com, chris cillizza joining us. chris cillizza joining us. not even in the next 24 hours, not even in the next 24 hours, in the next few hours. in the next few hours. it's all happening behind you at it's all happening behind you at the rnc. the rnc. >> andrea, it's more like the >> andrea, it's more like the next two to four hours today. next two to four hours today. i think that's roughly how long i think that's roughly how long we're going to be here. we're going to be here. you read just before the break you read just before the break the first of what i think is the first of what i think is going to be in ballots. going to be in ballots. but reince priebus finishing on but reince priebus finishing on top. top. michael steele with 44. michael steele with 44. the surprise, actually, a former the surprise, actually, a former republican national committee republican national committee operative type, 32, finishing operative type, 32, finishing third, much higher than we third, much higher than we thought. thought. this is steele's high point. this is steele's high point. we expect him to go down in we expect him to go down in future ballots. future ballots. going into this we didn't expect going into this we didn't expect him to win. him to win. now it's where do his votes go? now it's where do his votes go? that's what we're going to be that's what we're going to be following. following. >> let's talk about who had the >> let's talk about who had the worst week in washington.

worst week in washington. is there any contest there? is there any contest there? >> well, andrea, sometimes -- i >> well, andrea, sometimes -- i do this every week for the post. do this every week for the post. sometimes it's difficult. sometimes it's difficult. sometimes it's not. sometimes it's not. this would be in the latter this would be in the latter category. category. look, sarah palin came out on look, sarah palin came out on the wednesday of that big the wednesday of that big memorial in tucson. memorial in tucson. we knew the focus was going to we knew the focus was going to be on president obama. be on president obama. she wanted to get into that she wanted to get into that conversation. conversation. she wanted to dominate a slow she wanted to dominate a slow news day. news day. she did, but not certainly in she did, but not certainly in the way that she wanted to. the way that she wanted to. she had 1,141 word statement on she had 1,141 word statement on facebook. facebook. two words, blood libel wounded two words, blood libel wounded up dominating it. up dominating it. turning it into what looked more turning it into what looked more like a talk radio show host than like a talk radio show host than a serious presidential a serious presidential candidate. candidate. she tilted toward talk radio, she tilted toward talk radio, and i don't think a talk radio and i don't think a talk radio show host or someone who has show host or someone who has that thinking or rhetoric ask that thinking or rhetoric ask going to wind up being the going to wind up being the party's nominee. party's nominee. i could be wrong. i could be wrong. the 2010 election was very the 2010 election was very unpredictable. unpredictable. but i don't think she did

but i don't think she did herself favors with anybody who herself favors with anybody who had doubts about her, even had doubts about her, even within her own party. within her own party. >> people who felt she had the >> people who felt she had the moral high ground because she moral high ground because she was unfairly criticized, many of was unfairly criticized, many of those people, the political those people, the political insiders at least, who are very insiders at least, who are very critical to campaigns, feel that critical to campaigns, feel that she abandon the miranda rule she abandon the miranda rule -- -- abandoned the moral high ground. abandoned the moral high ground. the other point is it the other point is it underscored for the underscored for the professionals in the party that professionals in the party that she still needs better advice. she still needs better advice. >> yes, andrea. >> yes, andrea. you said opportunity. you said opportunity. i think that's the keyword. i think that's the keyword. clearly, i think most people clearly, i think most people agree she had been unfairly agree she had been unfairly maligned in the days after the maligned in the days after the shooting, and she had that shooting, and she had that opportunity to say, you know opportunity to say, you know what, i don't think this has what, i don't think this has been fair, but this isn't about been fair, but this isn't about me. me. this is about the people in this is about the people in tucson, and this is about tucson, and this is about finding a way for republicans finding a way for republicans and democrats, conservatives and and democrats, conservatives and liberals to talk nicer to one liberals to talk nicer to one another. another. figure o a way to make figure o a way to make political discourse more civil. political discourse more civil. she issue ad largely defensive

she issue ad largely defensive statement. statement. blood libel overshadowed a lot blood libel overshadowed a lot of good sentiments in the of good sentiments in the statement. statement. it was just overshadowed. it was just overshadowed. >> chris cillizza, you'll be on >> chris cillizza, you'll be on top of everything down at the top of everything down at the rnc. rnc. thank yovery much. thank yovery much. that does it for this edition of that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on follow the show online and on twitter. twitter. have a great weekend. have a great weekend. my colleague tamron hall has ha my colleague tamron hall has ha look at what's next on "news look at what's next on "news nation." nation." hi, tamron. hi, tamron. >> hey, andrea. >> hey, andrea. we'll have an updat on the rnc we'll have an updat on the rnc and whether michael steele is and whether michael steele is still the one. still the one. and an update from tucson. and an update from tucson. the latest on congresswoman the latest on congresswoman gabbi giffords progress. gabbi giffords progress. her doctors remain impressed her doctors remain impressed with her recovery. with her recovery. also the latest on judge rowe, also the latest on judge rowe, who was laid to rest today. who was laid to rest today. and a jetblue pilot loses his and a jetblue pilot loses his big, and it's caused two flight big, and it's caused two flight delays and a whole lot of delays and a whole lot of controversy. controversy. there was a handgun in the bag. there was a handgun in the bag. the pilot is now under the pilot is now under investigation.

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shooting, which happened one week ago tomorrow. week ago tomorrow. just a short time ago federal just a short time ago federal judge john roll was laid toiest. judge john roll was laid toiest. yesterday, the youngest of e yesterday, the youngest of e victims, 9 t-year-old christina victims, 9 t-year-old christina green was the first to be laid green was the first to be laid to rest. to rest. meanwhile, doctors say gabrielle meanwhile, doctors say gabrielle giffords is recovering giffords is recovering remarkable we. remarkable we. she's following commands more she's following commands more frequently. frequently. >> we're very encouraged she's >> we're very encouraged she's continuing to make all the right continuing to make all the right moves in all the right moves in all the right directions. directions. we couldn't have hoped for any we couldn't have hoped for any better improvement that we're better improvement that we're seeing now given the severity of seeing now given the severity of her injury initially. her injury initially. >> pam simon, an aide to >> pam simon, an aide to giffords is now back to work giffords is now back to work today. today. she was actually shot twice she was actually shot twice while lining people up to meet while lining people up to meet her boss at that event. her boss at that event. >> you guys, we're a family. >> you guys, we're a family. i never realized how much of a

i never realized how much of a family until now. family until now. i absolutely am so, so blessed i absolutely am so, so blessed to be alive and incredibly to be alive and incredibly blessed to have my family. blessed to have my family. >> an an update on the >> an an update on the investigation. investigation. police now discover ad black bag police now discover ad black bag with ammunition inside just with ammunition inside just blocks from jared lautner's blocks from jared lautner's home. home. and pima county detectives tell and pima county detectives tell nbc news he expects the safeway nbc news he expects the safeway where the shooting took place to where the shooting took place to reopen tomorrow. reopen tomorrow. jay gray joins me live from jay gray joins me live from tucson, arizona, at the hospital tucson, arizona, at the hospital where the survivors are being where the survivors are being treated. treated. as i mentioned the update on as i mentioned the update on congresswoman giffords there congresswoman giffords there from her doctors, jay, what from her doctors, jay, what about the other victim who is about the other victim who is are still there? are still there? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of good >> reporter: yeah, a lot of good news. news. another victim released today. another victim released today. we saw pam simon returning to we saw pam simon returning to work less than a week after work less than a week after taking two gunshot wounds. taking two gunshot wounds. another staff member, ron barber another staff member, ron barber was released from the hospital

was released from the hospital today. today. it will take him longer to get it will take him longer to get back to the office though. back to the office though. he'll go through more physical he'll go through more physical therapy at home. therapy at home. let's listen in on what she had let's listen in on what she had to say. to say. >> my healing process is well >> my healing process is well under way, and so is the healing under way, and so is the healing of the wonderful community we of the wonderful community we call home. call home. i asked everyone to continue i asked everyone to continue their prayers for congresswoman their prayers for congresswoman giffords full recovery, and for giffords full recovery, and for all of the survivors of the all of the survivors of the tragic events last saturday. tragic events last saturday. i send my condolences to the i send my condolences to the families of the good people we families of the good people we lost. lost. >> and again, that is a >> and again, that is a statement from ron barber, one statement from ron barber, one of the staff members from of the staff members from congresswoman gabrielle congresswoman gabrielle giffords' office. giffords' office. as for her condition, doctors as for her condition, doctors point out that she's making, point out that she's making, quote, all the right moves in quote, all the right moves in all the right directions. all the right directions. in fact, they say considering in fact, they say considering the severity of her injury, they the severity of her injury, they could not imagine her being in could not imagine her being in better shape right now. better shape right now. that's the good news. that's the good news. they're also, as they have been they're also, as they have been throughout this quick to warn

throughout this quick to warn this is a serious situation. this is a serious situation. they could continue to monitor they could continue to monitor around the clock for a long time around the clock for a long time to come. to come. tamron? tamron? >> jay, as i mentioned, the >> jay, as i mentioned, the location that safeway where this location that safeway where this awful shooting took place a week awful shooting took place a week ago tomorrow, they're expecting ago tomorrow, they're expecting to open their doors again, which to open their doors again, which obviously will be surreal for obviously will be surreal for the people in that tight-knit the people in that tight-knit community. community. >> reporter: the latest word is >> reporter: the latest word is that store will open tomorrow that store will open tomorrow morning. morning. it's going to be difficult. it's going to be difficult. they haven't decided, the they haven't decided, the managers, whether they will have managers, whether they will have some kind of ceremony. some kind of ceremony. they believe this is a step they believe this is a step toward normalcy, hoping to get toward normalcy, hoping to get back to what life was like back to what life was like before all of this happened. before all of this happened. of course, it's going to take a of course, it's going to take a lot longer and a lot more for lot longer and a lot more for things to get close to normal things to get close to normal here. here. >> so true. >> so true. thank you very much. thank you very much. and as congresswoman giffords and as congresswoman giffords recovers in tucson, her recovers in tucson, her colleagues in washington will colleagues in washington will get back to business at the get back to business at the begins of next week. begins of next week. the house reconvenes on tuesday the house reconvenes on tuesday and will begin debating whether and will begin debating whether to repeal the president's health to repeal the president's health care law. care law. it could be the first test of

it could be the first test of the president's call for the president's call for political civility. political civility. mike viqueira joins us live from mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. the white house. mike. mike. the president is attending the president is attending another funeral this afternoon, another funeral this afternoon, an emotional week obviously for an emotional week obviously for the president. the president. that speech on thursday, coupled that speech on thursday, coupled with richard holbrooke's funeral with richard holbrooke's funeral today. today. but like the rest of congress, but like the rest of congress, this leader has got to get back this leader has got to get back to business. to business. >> reporter: that's right. >> reporter: that's right. there's a whole slate of there's a whole slate of activity for the president next activity for the president next week. week. he makes the trip to speak at he makes the trip to speak at this memorial service, for what this memorial service, for what everyone agrees is a talented everyone agrees is a talented and forceful presence, a long and forceful presence, a long time figure on the the world time figure on the the world stage, richard holbrooke. stage, richard holbrooke. the envoy to pakistan and the envoy to pakistan and afghanistan, a region with so afghanistan, a region with so much going on. much going on. today the president had a today the president had a meeting at the white house with meeting at the white house with the leader of pakistan, who was the leader of pakistan, who was here in town to attend this here in town to attend this memorial service today. memorial service today. the president gets right back at the president gets right back at it next week. it next week. there's a china state visit next

there's a china state visit next week. week. president jintao of china here. president jintao of china here. the economy right front in the economy right front in center. center. currency exchange rates and the currency exchange rates and the trade imbalance. trade imbalance. today is the first day that the today is the first day that the payroll tax cut for most payroll tax cut for most americans that was passed just americans that was passed just at the end of the lame duck at the end of the lame duck session as part of the tax session as part of the tax compromise shows up in people's compromise shows up in people's paychecks today. paychecks today. something that the white house something that the white house is touting just minutes ago, is touting just minutes ago, tamron. tamron. >> thank you for the update. >> thank you for the update. and several deadly weather and several deadly weather systems around the world could systems around the world could all be linked to el nino all be linked to el nino and la nina. and la nina. more than 500 people very killed more than 500 people very killed by floods and mud slides by floods and mud slides triggered by torrential rains. triggered by torrential rains. many died as they slept in their many died as they slept in their homes. homes. survivors used their bare hands survivors used their bare hands to search for loved ones. to search for loved ones. and in australia at least 26 and in australia at least 26 people are dead and more than 50 people are dead and more than 50 are still missing after weeks of are still missing after weeks of flood flg the state of flood flg the state of queensland. queensland. floodwaters are now receding floodwaters are now receding after destroying or damaging

after destroying or damaging more than 30,000 homes and more than 30,000 homes and businesses. businesses. the massive cleanup is expected the massive cleanup is expected to cost $15 billion. to cost $15 billion. and in sri lanka flooding and and in sri lanka flooding and mudslides from days of rain have mudslides from days of rain have killed at least 27 people. killed at least 27 people. and with more on the effects of and with more on the effects of the el nino or la nina it may be the el nino or la nina it may be having, thank you so much for having, thank you so much for joining us jeff. joining us jeff. >> you're welcome. >> you're welcome. as i mentioned there are some as i mentioned there are some articles saying that this could articles saying that this could be the effect of be the effect of el nino/la nina. el nino/la nina. explain that to us. explain that to us. >> right now in the eastern >> right now in the eastern pacific, we have an unusually pacific, we have an unusually large area of cool waters called large area of cool waters called la nina. la nina. it's a national phenomenon that it's a national phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years. occurs every two to seven years. when you have cool waters like

when you have cool waters like this over the pacific, by the this over the pacific, by the coast of australia you have very coast of australia you have very warm waters. warm waters. very warm waters were some of very warm waters were some of the near record warmest we've the near record warmest we've ever seen near the coast of ever seen near the coast of australia. australia. that puts more moisture in the that puts more moisture in the atmosphere and contribute to atmosphere and contribute to heavy rains. heavy rains. that's certainly what we saw that's certainly what we saw along the australian coast this along the australian coast this week. week. >> to say the least heavy rains. >> to say the least heavy rains. they're saying this is something they're saying this is something you would see once in a you would see once in a lifetime, if that.