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the u.s. and several european delegations walked out after ahmadinejad said that most people believe the u.s. government was responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks. >> translator: some segments within the u.s. government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining american economy and its grips on the middle east in order to save the zionist regime. the majority of the american people as well as most nations and politicians around the world agree with this view. >> he's right. did a hell of a job reversing the declining economy. the white house said the president thought they were utterly ridiculous. earlier the president spoke saying "the door remains open to diplomacy should iran choose to walk through it." president obama also urged world leaders to stop in his words tearing down israel and instead push for a peace deal. >> this time we should reach for what's best within ourselves. if we do, when we come back here next year we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of t
the u.s. and several european delegations walked out after ahmadinejad said that most people believe the u.s. government was responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks. >> translator: some segments within the u.s. government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining american economy and its grips on the middle east in order to save the zionist regime. the majority of the american people as well as most nations and politicians around the world agree with this view. >> he's right....
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i sat down with u.s. ambassador karl eikenberry, u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. he acknowledged there would be some fraud, probably some froau found in saturday's balloting but the standard should not be perfection. >> i am impressed with the -- to the extent which the afghans have come together, government, ngos, the citizenry, the afghan national security forces and a serious way to say, let's do better, is better going to be a perfect election? no, of course not. but an election that is not perfect, does that mean it's not a good election? no, it doesn't. >> reporter: ike eikenberry poi out with 25,000 candidates for 249 seats, there would be 9 losers for every winner. so you can expect there to be a lot of complaints. thomas? >> if he's saying we don't expect to have perfection, we understand that, but how does this skew the results? >> reporter: it is -- i mean, already the credibility of government, in the eyes of the afghan people, has been tainted by last year's presidential election in a decidedly nonscientific survey. a lot of the people i talked to who
i sat down with u.s. ambassador karl eikenberry, u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. he acknowledged there would be some fraud, probably some froau found in saturday's balloting but the standard should not be perfection. >> i am impressed with the -- to the extent which the afghans have come together, government, ngos, the citizenry, the afghan national security forces and a serious way to say, let's do better, is better going to be a perfect election? no, of course not. but an election that...
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speaking of here in the u.s. the northeast should have a pretty nice day including you there in new york city, alex. looks like a nice day of 79 degrees. 74 in boston. a little bit in the way of some rain showers farther west back toward pittsburgh and maybe up toward the binghamton area as well. most of the rain today will be in the midwest. it could be on the heavy side around st. louis and chicago getting some rain. a little soggy here. warmer to the south. it's going to be hot across much of the south but cooler, a taste of fall across much of the upper midwest. we'll keep you updated on igor, alex, as it gets closer. back to you. >> thank you for that and i love it when you hook us up with great weather here in new york. thanks, jeff. >> all right. >>> the end is in sight to the bp oil spill disaster. we are waiting to hear about a final test on the blown out oil well in the gulf of mexico. after pumping in cement to seal the well from the bottom the test was the last step needed before the well can finally
speaking of here in the u.s. the northeast should have a pretty nice day including you there in new york city, alex. looks like a nice day of 79 degrees. 74 in boston. a little bit in the way of some rain showers farther west back toward pittsburgh and maybe up toward the binghamton area as well. most of the rain today will be in the midwest. it could be on the heavy side around st. louis and chicago getting some rain. a little soggy here. warmer to the south. it's going to be hot across much...
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the blown-out bp well that caused the largest oil spill in u.s. history is finally declared dead. >>> home sweet home. an american hiker jailed in iran for more than a year speaks out. >>> and house arrest. actor randy quaid and his wife in hot water again. this time, accused of squatting. >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with mission final accomplished. bp says a permanent seal is now in place on its blown-out well at the bottom of the gulf of mexico. however, killing the catastrophic well off is a bittersweet victory for gulf coast residents, who fear they'll be battling the effects of the nation's worst environmental disaster for years to come. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: it began april 20th with a massive fireball and deadly flames cutting through the night air. as the deepwater horizon rig exploded, then collapsed, 11 lives were lost. and oil began to seep into the gulf, the start of the worst spill in u.s. history. now, 154 days la
the blown-out bp well that caused the largest oil spill in u.s. history is finally declared dead. >>> home sweet home. an american hiker jailed in iran for more than a year speaks out. >>> and house arrest. actor randy quaid and his wife in hot water again. this time, accused of squatting. >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with mission final accomplished....
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an argument turns deadly for two u.s. soldiers in iraq. a suspect, a fellow soldier. >>> then, former illinois governor rod blagojevich will participate in a forum in new york today. the topic that he will be talking on, trust. now, i didn't misread that, i'm not kidding. that's really what the issue is. >>> the calendar says it's fall and it doesn't feel like it in some parts of the country. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 absolutely. i mean, these financial services companies tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's either this magic number i'm supposed to reach, or... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's beach homes or it's starting a vineyard. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 come on! tdd# 1-800-345-2550 just help me figure it out in a practical, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 let's-make-this-happen kind of way. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a vineyard? give me a break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 [ male announcer ] looking for real-life answers tdd# 1-800-345-2550 to your retirement questions? tdd# 1-800-345-255
an argument turns deadly for two u.s. soldiers in iraq. a suspect, a fellow soldier. >>> then, former illinois governor rod blagojevich will participate in a forum in new york today. the topic that he will be talking on, trust. now, i didn't misread that, i'm not kidding. that's really what the issue is. >>> the calendar says it's fall and it doesn't feel like it in some parts of the country. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 absolutely. i mean, these financial services companies tdd#...
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house or the u.s. senate in those new campaign finance rules, but look, the fact that there's another big picture thing going on here and we may see the democrats go through this if republicans win control of both the house and senate this year, which is when a party loses, they have a fight and the base wins in the short-term. the question is, does it work in the long-term. >> the old breed and hot tickets and i look at what's happening. what a role they're on. nevada, they put in sharon engine engel. in alaska, they brought in miller. in utah, they've got lee. you've got rubio. in pennsylvania, you've got toomey. in every case, they're bumped. this is a party in rapid transition. this is a party that's not the old party of nixon. it's a new kind of party. >> what you just rattled off is why -- it explains why castle's airing that call. because he saw what happened with murkowski, bob bennett, all these folks who said, it's not going to happen to me. >> he said he doesn't like to get dirty or rough. h
house or the u.s. senate in those new campaign finance rules, but look, the fact that there's another big picture thing going on here and we may see the democrats go through this if republicans win control of both the house and senate this year, which is when a party loses, they have a fight and the base wins in the short-term. the question is, does it work in the long-term. >> the old breed and hot tickets and i look at what's happening. what a role they're on. nevada, they put in sharon...
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to become the number two search engine in the u.s. yeah. if you want to find out more about that, just google bing passes yahoo!. a whole story about it. amazing. cool. >> and tonight jimmy welcomes actor john hamm, amy ryan, that's "late night with jimmy fallon" on your local nbc station. it's time now for your "first look" at entertainment news. has "star" magazine gone too far with yet another he's cheating on her story? one hollywood heavyweight says yes. for the second time this month, "star" printed a story quoting a woman claiming to have had an affair with ashton kutcher. now he's tweeted threats threatening to to take the magazine to court saying "you don't get to stand behind freedom of the press when you are writing fiction." >>> michael jackson's mother and his children are suing aeg live claiming the company breached its agreement to provide physical care for jackson and was negligent in hiring dr. conrad murray. >>> finally, "people" is out with its best dressed list. here we go. zoe saldana is the red carpet queen. gwen stefa
to become the number two search engine in the u.s. yeah. if you want to find out more about that, just google bing passes yahoo!. a whole story about it. amazing. cool. >> and tonight jimmy welcomes actor john hamm, amy ryan, that's "late night with jimmy fallon" on your local nbc station. it's time now for your "first look" at entertainment news. has "star" magazine gone too far with yet another he's cheating on her story? one hollywood heavyweight says yes....
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the question is could the u.s. take lunch during his speech and save themselves the trouble of getting up and leaving? >>> republicans roll out their pledge to americans. the question is, how long did it take the democrats to come up with the line, plague to america which doesn't even really make sense? >>> controversy on "sesame street." she's pulled off for flashing too much cleavage at elmo. the question is isn't it time after all these years elmo was exposed to a little adult content? good morning. i'm willie geist
the question is could the u.s. take lunch during his speech and save themselves the trouble of getting up and leaving? >>> republicans roll out their pledge to americans. the question is, how long did it take the democrats to come up with the line, plague to america which doesn't even really make sense? >>> controversy on "sesame street." she's pulled off for flashing too much cleavage at elmo. the question is isn't it time after all these years elmo was exposed to a...
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two u.s. soldiers have been killed in iraq, nine wounded since operation iraqi freedom, technically a combat operation, became operation new dawn, which is technically not a combat operation. >>> joining us is iraq war veteran, paul rykoff. thanks for being here. the vice president says this can't be called a combat operation because the u.s. army cannot serve a foreign government. is that satisfying to you? >> no. it's absolutely unsatisfying. combat operations are not over. the military community is upset. they need to stop saying it. it does a disservice to the military and the american people. it does a disservice to the iraqi people. try telling the families of sergeant jenkins and private mcclamrock that it's over. it's garbage. >> even though it's legally not considered a combat mission, we haven't be using that term? >> there's probably a high percentage of american people who think there are zero troops in iraq right now. that's because the white house is pushing this message. they're
two u.s. soldiers have been killed in iraq, nine wounded since operation iraqi freedom, technically a combat operation, became operation new dawn, which is technically not a combat operation. >>> joining us is iraq war veteran, paul rykoff. thanks for being here. the vice president says this can't be called a combat operation because the u.s. army cannot serve a foreign government. is that satisfying to you? >> no. it's absolutely unsatisfying. combat operations are not over. the...
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we go to where a u.s. pilot was arrested as -- an intoxicated american pilot is what we're talking about is he was preparing to take off with a passenger jet there. the pilot, his name and airline have not been released. police are saying he's a 52-year-old cap on the from woodbury, new jersey. he was arrested after a breath test found he had a blood alcohol content of 0.023. that's a hair over the country's very tough legal limit and above the faa's limit to fly. the captain was fined $900 and released. the flight was canceled. we have two stories. amsterdam as well tennessee that we're going to follow for you. now to the top stories now. it is primary day in seven states and the district of columbia. from new hampshire to wisconsin, from massachusetts to rhode island, voters go to the polls for the last time before the general election on november 2nd. now a lot of attention today is focused on this man and woman. it is the battle over joe biden's old senate seat. congressman mike castle facing a potenti
we go to where a u.s. pilot was arrested as -- an intoxicated american pilot is what we're talking about is he was preparing to take off with a passenger jet there. the pilot, his name and airline have not been released. police are saying he's a 52-year-old cap on the from woodbury, new jersey. he was arrested after a breath test found he had a blood alcohol content of 0.023. that's a hair over the country's very tough legal limit and above the faa's limit to fly. the captain was fined $900 and...
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u.s. troops is under way in afghanistan, even as we speak. there are, in fact, hundreds of troops trying to establish a foothold near kandahar city, which is, of course, where the taliban movement was born. now, elements of the 101st airborne are involved in this operation, which is designed to prevent insurgents from moving fighters, explosives and drugs into those taliban strongholds. nbc tom as peljoins us live from kabul and tell us a little bit about this struggle and how it's likely to shape up there, tom. >> hi, chris. well, as you mentioned, it's the 101st airborne with hundreds of afghan troops and they're moving west of kandahar city. now, the objective is to deny the taliban safe havens in those areas. it's part of an ongoing operation, really, that has been happening for the last couple months trying to sweep the taliban not only out of kandahar, but helman province and southern afghanistan in general. most of the attention in afghanistan today is focused on elections scheduled
u.s. troops is under way in afghanistan, even as we speak. there are, in fact, hundreds of troops trying to establish a foothold near kandahar city, which is, of course, where the taliban movement was born. now, elements of the 101st airborne are involved in this operation, which is designed to prevent insurgents from moving fighters, explosives and drugs into those taliban strongholds. nbc tom as peljoins us live from kabul and tell us a little bit about this struggle and how it's likely to...
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>> these are u.s. citizens as well. a couple are dual iranian/u.s. citizens one is a full u.s. citizen. they have been convicted and they're in jail here, which leads to the question, are the two boys back in iran used as a bargaining trip to get these guys out which seems unlikely due to u.s. rules on these things. >> one of the thing said, they're going to trial, no matter what. what is that going to be like? >> they're also expecting sarah shourd to come back for trial. she's out on $500,000 bail. the chief prosecutor said in two months' time the two boys will go to trial, expect shourd to come back for trial. that's a whole new kind of worms that's going to be open in the next few months. >> wuchb tone of the guy's pare saying how bitter-sweet it is, you can't imagine being so happy she's back but not knowing what the fate is of the other two. thanks. appreciate it. >>> after a frantic search, police in california found those 13 members of at breakaway religious sect praying in a park sunday. the husbands of two of the women in the group had found letters saying that they w
>> these are u.s. citizens as well. a couple are dual iranian/u.s. citizens one is a full u.s. citizen. they have been convicted and they're in jail here, which leads to the question, are the two boys back in iran used as a bargaining trip to get these guys out which seems unlikely due to u.s. rules on these things. >> one of the thing said, they're going to trial, no matter what. what is that going to be like? >> they're also expecting sarah shourd to come back for trial....
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u.s. economy. the panel says the recession that started in december of 2007 actually ended in june of 2009 when the economy started growing again. at cnbc's town hall this afternoon acknowledged the struggle isn't over for a lot of americans out there. >> even though economists may say the recession ended last year. obviously for the millions of people still out of work, people who have seen their home values decline. people struggling to pay the bills day-to-day, it's still very real for them. we talk about this declaration that the recession is over. is this just words? >> it doesn't change the reality that we're still in a market with very high unemployment. just because the economy started growing a year ago doesn't mean it's back to where we need it to be. that's something the business cycle data committee acknowledged. just because we're seeing the recession ended last june doesn't mean everything is better again. >> so for all of us out there. explain what is the bureau of national
u.s. economy. the panel says the recession that started in december of 2007 actually ended in june of 2009 when the economy started growing again. at cnbc's town hall this afternoon acknowledged the struggle isn't over for a lot of americans out there. >> even though economists may say the recession ended last year. obviously for the millions of people still out of work, people who have seen their home values decline. people struggling to pay the bills day-to-day, it's still very real for...
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some u.s. allies who have very close relationships here. we don't know if money is being transferred but it is not u.s. government money and the paperwork still being done. the swiss ambassador downstairs below me waiting for her arrival here. so we are expecting her any minute but things happen in a very slow methodical and sometimes difficult to understand way. it's iranian time. the good news is that sarah shourd is released and out and will go home. we don't know what her medical condition is. we know she has had some problems. in fact she was being released because of her medical problems but the next stage from u.s. perspective and family's perspective and sarah shourd's perspective is getting shane bauer and josh fattal, the two male hikers in iranian prison for more than a year. that is not what the iranians say about it. they say they are spies. they have not been formally charged. if they are released -- if sarah shourd was released and bail was paid, there would be legal ramifications of that. >> andrea mitchell live where the ne
some u.s. allies who have very close relationships here. we don't know if money is being transferred but it is not u.s. government money and the paperwork still being done. the swiss ambassador downstairs below me waiting for her arrival here. so we are expecting her any minute but things happen in a very slow methodical and sometimes difficult to understand way. it's iranian time. the good news is that sarah shourd is released and out and will go home. we don't know what her medical condition...
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one of the u.s. hikers held in iran and nbc news confirming that sarah shourd has been released from custody, but is still in prison. finalizing details. do we know when she might leave the country? >> well, we don't know when she's going to leave the country. we know that she has been released from jail. this has been confirmed from government officials, state officials and her lawyer that i spoke to earlier. she will travel to imam at the soonest available opportunity. i also asked the lawyer how she was and he said she was in good physical and mental health and looking forward to seeing her mother who might be waiting for her in imam. >> now, ali, did the lawyer give you any information about her two friends because everybody is still concerned about those two other hikers that are being held. >> that's right. i mean, it's been a day of good news for sarah shourd. they will be see there for the foreseeable future. no word from the prosecutor's office or the officials in the government office sayin
one of the u.s. hikers held in iran and nbc news confirming that sarah shourd has been released from custody, but is still in prison. finalizing details. do we know when she might leave the country? >> well, we don't know when she's going to leave the country. we know that she has been released from jail. this has been confirmed from government officials, state officials and her lawyer that i spoke to earlier. she will travel to imam at the soonest available opportunity. i also asked the...
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the u.s. has been arguing for some time that they think the chinese yuan is overvalued and say this disadvantages u.s. exporters and favors chinese exporters. well, the premier wen jiabao says if we saw a 20% appreciation in their currency that would lead to widespread bankruptcies in china so this war of words continues and will continue no doubt because wen jiabao is in the u.s. today and he's going to be meeting with president obama at around 11:00 eastern time. another story to watch out for, blockbusters has just confirmed within the last half hour they are filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy and operate around 3,000 stores in the united states right now. they say all of those for the moment will stay open but will be re-evaluating their portfolio as a result of this measure. the idea being that they try to get down their debt. the futures suggesting we'll see another lower open for u.s. markets when they open up a little later on this morning. willie, back to you. >> anna edwards, thanks so
the u.s. has been arguing for some time that they think the chinese yuan is overvalued and say this disadvantages u.s. exporters and favors chinese exporters. well, the premier wen jiabao says if we saw a 20% appreciation in their currency that would lead to widespread bankruptcies in china so this war of words continues and will continue no doubt because wen jiabao is in the u.s. today and he's going to be meeting with president obama at around 11:00 eastern time. another story to watch out...
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u.s. officials say 20 attacks have been lunched this month alone versus a previous peak of 12. u.s. commander general david petraeus says high level taliban leaders are reaching out to the afghan government to start discussions on reconciliation. retired u.s. army general is an msnbc military analyst and former gulf war division commander. he joins me live in washington. general, thank you for being with us. how do these attacks differ from previous drone attacks? the 20 attacks we're talking about? >> well, essentially the problem is, the network and to some extent the taliban are operating out of pakistan. you can't go across the border with conventional on the ground military forces without enraging the pakistanis. a lot of it is done through the cio or other sources to strike these people with remotely piloted vehicles. missiles being fired off. probably more than 65 strikes now, richard, recently against warziristan alone. >> very effective technology, no doubt. there's also helicopter attacks being reported that have killed more than 70 militants, general, it's angered pakista
u.s. officials say 20 attacks have been lunched this month alone versus a previous peak of 12. u.s. commander general david petraeus says high level taliban leaders are reaching out to the afghan government to start discussions on reconciliation. retired u.s. army general is an msnbc military analyst and former gulf war division commander. he joins me live in washington. general, thank you for being with us. how do these attacks differ from previous drone attacks? the 20 attacks we're talking...
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and u.s. military officials say that it speaks highly to the discipline, not only of the force, but the individual soldiers and marines fighting these wars that these kinds of unfortunate tragic incidents don't happen more often, chuck. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thanks. >>> some palace intrigue in north korea. the ailing leader there kim jong-il has taken a major step toward ensuring his family keeps an iron grip on power for a third generation positioning his youngest son to take over when he dies. nbc's ian williams is live in seoul, south korea. so, ian, explain the significance of this move by kim jong-il. >> well, intrigue certainly, savannah. it's got analysts here in the south reading the tea leaves even more frantically than they usually do. asking whether this is indeed the third episode of the kim dynasty in the making. now what we do know is that today kim jong un, the youngest son of kim jong-il, was appointed to the position of four-star general. now
and u.s. military officials say that it speaks highly to the discipline, not only of the force, but the individual soldiers and marines fighting these wars that these kinds of unfortunate tragic incidents don't happen more often, chuck. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thanks. >>> some palace intrigue in north korea. the ailing leader there kim jong-il has taken a major step toward ensuring his family keeps an iron grip on power for a third generation...
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she returned to the u.s. this past weekend but she says her freedom is incomplete. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> okay, alex fattal, josh's brother, who is still in iran, joins me in studio and you have been visiting with us to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home. >> do you feel your campaigning and your subject dangers the future release of your brother? >> all we do is call for compassion. all we do is call for humanitarianism. the u.n. as a symbol of harmony among nations.
she returned to the u.s. this past weekend but she says her freedom is incomplete. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh was crushing and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> okay, alex fattal, josh's brother, who is still in iran, joins me in studio and you have been visiting with us to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is...
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the study was based on u.s. census data which ranked bartenders and massage therapists second and third behind dancers and choreographers. those least likely to develop, optometrists, clergy or podiatrists. let's gather around the water cooler to talk about bill maher's return from hiatus. he finally after a long time off got to weigh in on president obama. >> let me show you some pictures of barack obama. he smokes. he drinks beer. he eats hot dogs. and he checks out -- if he's a muslim, he stinks at it. obama loves war and rich people and never goes to church if that doesn't prove he's a christian, i don't know what does. >> bill maher, of course he did go to church yesterday, president obama. >>> jennifer lopez reported to be a new judge on "american idol" for 12 million bucks a year. turns out, if she will earn her keep because her ex, ex, ex-husband, a guy named ojani noa, this guy here, she was married to him for less than a year, his manager says he is going to try out to be a contestant on "american idol
the study was based on u.s. census data which ranked bartenders and massage therapists second and third behind dancers and choreographers. those least likely to develop, optometrists, clergy or podiatrists. let's gather around the water cooler to talk about bill maher's return from hiatus. he finally after a long time off got to weigh in on president obama. >> let me show you some pictures of barack obama. he smokes. he drinks beer. he eats hot dogs. and he checks out -- if he's a muslim,...
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light on the way americans are feeling. 59% say the country is head in the wrong direction. 32% say the u.s. is on the right track. with that in mind, 46% of likely voters believe the republicans should control congress compared to 43% in favor of democrats. that's within the margin of error and represents a smaller gap than last month when republicans held a nine-point advantage over democrats. this is what they want. 75% want a reduction in special interest influence. 70% want to elect outsiders. 54% want to bring more conservatism to the republican party and 54% want to see repeal of the health care reform. 42% of those say tea party is good for politics. when it comes to the president's job performance, 49% now disapprove of the work he's doing. 46% approve. that number has held fairly steady. more americans have positive feelings toward former president bill clinton than president obama. an amazing number. sarah palin has a favorability rating of 30%, higher than nancy pelosi who rated 22%. with polls showing that young voters likely will not turn out this november, president obama is
light on the way americans are feeling. 59% say the country is head in the wrong direction. 32% say the u.s. is on the right track. with that in mind, 46% of likely voters believe the republicans should control congress compared to 43% in favor of democrats. that's within the margin of error and represents a smaller gap than last month when republicans held a nine-point advantage over democrats. this is what they want. 75% want a reduction in special interest influence. 70% want to elect...
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but they did give us an update on how they see things progressing for the u.s. economy including being a little bit more worried about the path of inflation or more specifically deflation falling prices into the future. that's got the markets assuming that we're going to see more quantitative easing so more bond buying by the federal reserve, increasing the size of their balance sheet, trying to push up prices by doing that. the markets are now factoring in we will see some kind of it but even ben bernanke has in the past raised concerns about whether this will work and he's been pretty open about the fact that we're kind of in unchartered territory for central banks and doesn't know what kind of impact this is going to have on the economy. is it going to fulfill two key mandates the fed has both price stability and job creation. elsewhere at the fed there are other -- there are further disagreements about this topic. some in the fomc are known to believe that we shouldn't be embarking on any more quantitative easing. he think this should only be done if there's
but they did give us an update on how they see things progressing for the u.s. economy including being a little bit more worried about the path of inflation or more specifically deflation falling prices into the future. that's got the markets assuming that we're going to see more quantitative easing so more bond buying by the federal reserve, increasing the size of their balance sheet, trying to push up prices by doing that. the markets are now factoring in we will see some kind of it but even...
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no the u.s. needs to be careful and learn from its mistakes. >> what would you like to see come -- in other words, you would make this investment in this film. you risk be your life, to some degrees, to make this film. what outcome would you like to see yielded from the new information that you're uniquely able to bring into the conversation? >> i mean, i think that the united states is not handling the threat in the smartest way they can and different ways to do things. so for instance, we should be moving away from -- guantanamo is making -- people don't like us because of what we are doing in the world and we need to be smarter about that much and i think the film provides different avenues. >> for instance? >> for instance, abu jindal is interrogated, done in a way that wasn't -- that you can use that evidence in court because it wasn't done to the use of course methods that some people call torture. >> evidence that alternative torture -- alternative torture? excuse me, alternative interroga
no the u.s. needs to be careful and learn from its mistakes. >> what would you like to see come -- in other words, you would make this investment in this film. you risk be your life, to some degrees, to make this film. what outcome would you like to see yielded from the new information that you're uniquely able to bring into the conversation? >> i mean, i think that the united states is not handling the threat in the smartest way they can and different ways to do things. so for...
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it is not expected to approach the u.s. mainland but could impact canadian fishing. >>> that's the news for now. we'll send you back to "hardball." >>> these folks aren't serious about the deficit. not if they want to spend another $100 billion without paying for it. to give tax breaks to folks who don't need it and weren't even asking for it. that's their agenda. that's what they're offering the american people, a future that looks like a recent past that did not work for you. one where special interest got reined to play by their rules and middle-class families were left to fend for themselves. philadelphia, that's not a future i accept for the united states of america. that's not a future that joe sestak accepts for the united states of america, and if you don't accept that future for this nation, then we've got to have your help in this election. >> welcome back to "hardball." that's president obama up in pennsylvania, late this afternoon, campaigning for u.s. senate candidate, joe sestak, the longtime admiral. how can
it is not expected to approach the u.s. mainland but could impact canadian fishing. >>> that's the news for now. we'll send you back to "hardball." >>> these folks aren't serious about the deficit. not if they want to spend another $100 billion without paying for it. to give tax breaks to folks who don't need it and weren't even asking for it. that's their agenda. that's what they're offering the american people, a future that looks like a recent past that did not...
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but we will be looking for any clues as to the future direction of the u.s. economy and what the fed could do if they need to to step in to try and improve things. keep an eye out for that. the futures currently suggesting that we'll see some pretty mixed trading ahead of that fed decision later on today. willie, back to you. >> anna edwards, thanks so much. we appreciate it. >>> still ahead, "monday night football" comes down to the very last play as the defending super bowl champ new orleans saints battle the niners in san francisco. they needed every last tick on the clock to settle this one. highlights ahead. >>> plus, bristol palin in her highly anticipated debut in the ballroom. the reviews are in and, well, sounds like she may be resting comfortably back in wasilla very soon. "dancing with the stars" and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. ready to try something new? campbell's has made changes. adding lower sodium sea salt to more soups. making it easier to find your favorites and discover new ones. even giving you five dollars i
but we will be looking for any clues as to the future direction of the u.s. economy and what the fed could do if they need to to step in to try and improve things. keep an eye out for that. the futures currently suggesting that we'll see some pretty mixed trading ahead of that fed decision later on today. willie, back to you. >> anna edwards, thanks so much. we appreciate it. >>> still ahead, "monday night football" comes down to the very last play as the defending...
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u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. an afghan national army soldier and u.s. civilian were also injured in the incident. >>> 2010 is now officially the deadliest year in this nine-year war in afghanistan. and as casualties mount, what does it mean for the president's stated july 2011 date to start bringing u.s. troops home? jamie reuben is former assistant secretary of state for public affairs and former state department spokesman. good to see you. how you doing? >> very well, thanks. >> 30,000 extra troops were deplayed to afghanistan. most in the song strongholds. westerns were warned. how does the escalating violence make this equation more difficult for president obama, for david petraeus? >> well, i think the loss of american life is more difficult, especially given how many years we've been in afghanistan. it's sometimes hard to remember. we've been there for nine years. it's an incredibly long period of time. but the generals have put in place what they believe is a strategy that can finally after all these years put the resources, the efforts, politica
u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. an afghan national army soldier and u.s. civilian were also injured in the incident. >>> 2010 is now officially the deadliest year in this nine-year war in afghanistan. and as casualties mount, what does it mean for the president's stated july 2011 date to start bringing u.s. troops home? jamie reuben is former assistant secretary of state for public affairs and former state department spokesman. good to see you. how you doing?...
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if the u.s. chamber of commerce is not working for a u.s. company to hire u.s. workers so that we can have a growing economy right here at home, who are they working for? today many republican senators hid behind the u.s. chamber of commerce position. >> on the common sense board, senator durbin, you hit the bull's-eye. i appreciate you bringing this up, though the righties over there are saying this is demagoguery just before the election. you can do it the day before the election, the first day president obama was in, you get criticized for it anyway. there are a lot of families that are hurting because of outsourcing. people show know you and the democrats tried to do something about it. >> let me tell you, when the debate started, i said to my republican friends, you pick the state, the town, the meeting. i will debate this issue any place you want to debate it. haven't had any takers. >> senator durbin, appreciate your time tonight. >> thanks, ed. >>> one of the fox and friends is amazingly confused again. he's crying about the health care bill, not telling
if the u.s. chamber of commerce is not working for a u.s. company to hire u.s. workers so that we can have a growing economy right here at home, who are they working for? today many republican senators hid behind the u.s. chamber of commerce position. >> on the common sense board, senator durbin, you hit the bull's-eye. i appreciate you bringing this up, though the righties over there are saying this is demagoguery just before the election. you can do it the day before the election, the...
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a massive assault as u.s. and afghan forces join forces taking on the taliban stronghold in the south. there it is. hundreds of troops intent on ousting insurgent taliban fighters from kandahar. some of the 101st airborne division in the initial steps of preventing fighters from moving. fighters, explosives and drugs into the city. tom aspell joins us live from ka pull. how's it going so far tom? >> reporter: hi contessa. well, that operation is taking place just a little west of the city of kandahar on the south side of a highway where a couple of american bases have been taking incoming fire for a month or so and it seems now that the american forces decided to do something about it. you know there haven't been any details released in kabul about the operation. no reports of casualties or any contact with the taliban but we know that that area is particularly heavy with taliban arms traffickers and drug traffickers this move through that area and the military hoping part of the wider search to deny the stron
a massive assault as u.s. and afghan forces join forces taking on the taliban stronghold in the south. there it is. hundreds of troops intent on ousting insurgent taliban fighters from kandahar. some of the 101st airborne division in the initial steps of preventing fighters from moving. fighters, explosives and drugs into the city. tom aspell joins us live from ka pull. how's it going so far tom? >> reporter: hi contessa. well, that operation is taking place just a little west of the city...
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i don't think we're going to see an end to u.s. troops conducting combat in iraq until we at least reach the negotiated sofa level that will happen in 2011, at the end of 2011. so until that point, we are going to see u.s. troops continuously engaged in combat. >> all right. i just want to give a plug in again to your website. votevets.org. thanks for joining us this afternoon. we appreciate it. >> glad to be here. >> i'm thomas roberts. thanks for joining me. richard lui is going to pick up things here after the break. keep it here. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? ♪ introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid, specially formulated to fight morning pain and fatigue. ♪ so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. with new bayer am. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibilit
i don't think we're going to see an end to u.s. troops conducting combat in iraq until we at least reach the negotiated sofa level that will happen in 2011, at the end of 2011. so until that point, we are going to see u.s. troops continuously engaged in combat. >> all right. i just want to give a plug in again to your website. votevets.org. thanks for joining us this afternoon. we appreciate it. >> glad to be here. >> i'm thomas roberts. thanks for joining me. richard lui is...
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do you think the u.s. should attack iran? >> we have a big problem if the sanctions fail. >> should we attack in that case? >> i think we should, i think president obama's -- >> that's what makes you a warmonger. you want to attack iran even though they're not attacking us. >> what do you want -- >> thank you, glenn, for telling us what a warmongerer is. >> are you obviously telling me that you want american soldiers and hundreds of millions of d l dollars and human life bloodshed because they called you a name? >> you sound like a 6-year-old. >> with all due respect, you've got some people that said, death to america, i feel bad about beating you up for it. >> death to america on the side of a missile is not name calling. it's a threat. they're threatening other genocide. that may not concern you. you may think that's not a problem, but happily, most americans watching ahminedjad on tv understand that. >> what concerns me is the use f my tax money to fund american soldiers and american weapons. that use that power to subordi
do you think the u.s. should attack iran? >> we have a big problem if the sanctions fail. >> should we attack in that case? >> i think we should, i think president obama's -- >> that's what makes you a warmonger. you want to attack iran even though they're not attacking us. >> what do you want -- >> thank you, glenn, for telling us what a warmongerer is. >> are you obviously telling me that you want american soldiers and hundreds of millions of d l...
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tomorrow bob bennett before he became a u.s. senator, he was within the nixon administration, long-time republican operative. a lot of people thought he was somebody who might have been whispering. >> someoned a the fbi said mark feldman. >> makes a lot more sense. >> i'm depressed that we know who deep throat is now. one of the greatest washington secrets. anyway. >>> programming note, next week, msnbc and the networks of nbc universal focusing on education in america. week long series we're calling "education nation." it's going to include a two-day interactive summit at rockefeller plaza. it's across the nbc news platforms. something to watch. >>> coming up, most couples squabble over the house and the kids. but in hollywood, los angeles, the ownership of the dodgers is taking center stage in divorce court. and the decision could just be hours away or maybe even a settlement. >>> but first, the white house soup of the day, wow, white house. the president is not even there to enjoy this. but i don't believe we've ever seen thi
tomorrow bob bennett before he became a u.s. senator, he was within the nixon administration, long-time republican operative. a lot of people thought he was somebody who might have been whispering. >> someoned a the fbi said mark feldman. >> makes a lot more sense. >> i'm depressed that we know who deep throat is now. one of the greatest washington secrets. anyway. >>> programming note, next week, msnbc and the networks of nbc universal focusing on education in...
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u.s. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina is the democratic whip. congressman clyburn, thank you for watching. here is president obama last night in madison, wisconsin. >> i know times are tough right now. i know times are tough. i know a lot of folks are anxious about the future and i know that during the campaign, especially after we had already
u.s. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina is the democratic whip. congressman clyburn, thank you for watching. here is president obama last night in madison, wisconsin. >> i know times are tough right now. i know times are tough. i know a lot of folks are anxious about the future and i know that during the campaign, especially after we had already
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why are so many u.s. companies, u.s. companies, putting their interests in china ahead of america's interests in jobs here at home? >>> also, the white house reportedly taking political advice from michael dukakis. yes, that michael dukakis. we will mix it up on the democrats' plan, or lack there of, of the midterm elections. >>> and the premier of follow the money. a special segment featuring our man on k street, registered lobbyist jimmy williams with an insiders a look at the secret and sometimes sordid business of buying secret influence in our government. the show starts right now. >>> bosnia' fight our another day in the job wars, the president about to hold another one of his living room economic discussions, this the latest photo op presenting the "real housewives" of richmond, virginia, proceeded this morning by the real housewives of des moines, the president trying to show he is on top of the crisis. we have seen how he has actually dealt with it catering to bangsters, creating a mandate to biinto an unreforme
why are so many u.s. companies, u.s. companies, putting their interests in china ahead of america's interests in jobs here at home? >>> also, the white house reportedly taking political advice from michael dukakis. yes, that michael dukakis. we will mix it up on the democrats' plan, or lack there of, of the midterm elections. >>> and the premier of follow the money. a special segment featuring our man on k street, registered lobbyist jimmy williams with an insiders a look at...
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even if the u.s. administration increases the sanctions and 100 times more and even the europeans join the united states to impose heavier sanctions we, in iran, are in a position to meet requirements. >> so, it doesn't appear that there is going to be a very different approach from iran at the united nations. he will be making a speech to the general assembly and meeting with others in new york. but it still does not appear, also, that there is any progress on this issue. chris? >> andrea, thank you so much. andrea mitchell reporting from tehran for us. >>> still to come, we have the pope making a historic visit to the united kingdom, but will he get the royal treatment? we'll talk a little bit about that. >>> would you go to space aboard boeing's latest invention? wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that.
even if the u.s. administration increases the sanctions and 100 times more and even the europeans join the united states to impose heavier sanctions we, in iran, are in a position to meet requirements. >> so, it doesn't appear that there is going to be a very different approach from iran at the united nations. he will be making a speech to the general assembly and meeting with others in new york. but it still does not appear, also, that there is any progress on this issue. chris? >>...
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>> pete williams, thank you. >> you bet. >>> the u.s. military has launched an investigation after a tourist captured this video on a cell phone. we are seeing right here on your screens are two navy mh 60 romeo helicopters. each worth more than $30 million. and they're hovering over lake tahoe. they clearly misjudged the altitude the helicopters are at, causing them to this dip into the water for a few seconds before recovering and flying away. certainly shocking to the people who took this video. u.s. navy officials say the crews were trying to fake photos of each other's helicopters. the incident occurred two weeks ago. a aircrafts sustained damage costing over $50,000, but the kpa exact amount is not known at the moment. >>> parts of the health care reform have gone into effect. do you know what's in the legislation? >>> then the shocking results from a justice department investigation. are fbi agents cheating on tests? >>> then katy perry got kicked off sesame street for being hot. but saturday night live did not have a problem with
>> pete williams, thank you. >> you bet. >>> the u.s. military has launched an investigation after a tourist captured this video on a cell phone. we are seeing right here on your screens are two navy mh 60 romeo helicopters. each worth more than $30 million. and they're hovering over lake tahoe. they clearly misjudged the altitude the helicopters are at, causing them to this dip into the water for a few seconds before recovering and flying away. certainly shocking to the...
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from saudi arabia, partly what the u.s. has agreed to because it will help them in their lead against iran. the obama white house is doing it because they feel it will help? in fact, help coordinate american efforts against iran because then they will be the same weapons systems in saudi arabia that we operate as well, the f-15s and the advanced fighter jets. what is your opposition? >> first of all, the israelis have not stated their position and i really don't care all that much -- they haven't really said one way or another, but i would say this is bad u.s. policy. every single arms sale we hear about awax in the '80s, it's all about arming the saudis so they'll have an edge against iran. has saudi arabia ever showed any signs of helping us? if they wanted to help us, they would stop funding and exporting terrorism, they would start treating their own people a little bit better and not teaching hate in their schools. this is just a very bad policy, and you know, every time we get into this cycle of exploiteding more arms
from saudi arabia, partly what the u.s. has agreed to because it will help them in their lead against iran. the obama white house is doing it because they feel it will help? in fact, help coordinate american efforts against iran because then they will be the same weapons systems in saudi arabia that we operate as well, the f-15s and the advanced fighter jets. what is your opposition? >> first of all, the israelis have not stated their position and i really don't care all that much -- they...
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lawmaker advanced a bill that would allow the u.s. to tax goods exported from china in response to the recent decision to keep its currency artificially low against the dollar. today chinese officials called it a breach of world trade organization policy. >>> according to a new industry report, nearly one in every four homes sold in the second quarter was a foreclosed home. adding to the nation's foreclosure mess, jpmorgan chase announced yesterday it will freeze foreclosures in about half the country over paperwork flaws. experts warn it's a problem that could exist industrywide. >>> this morning's "wall street journal" reports mcdonald's is threatening to cut health insurance for some 30,000 hourly workers. mcdonald's claims new health care laws for its so-called mini med insurance plans would be, quote, economically prohad i been tiv. >>> keep an eye on boeing today. shares were up in late trade after the planemaker landed an eight-year, nearly $12 billion deal with the u.s. air force. >>> and finally how the mighty have fallen. tw
lawmaker advanced a bill that would allow the u.s. to tax goods exported from china in response to the recent decision to keep its currency artificially low against the dollar. today chinese officials called it a breach of world trade organization policy. >>> according to a new industry report, nearly one in every four homes sold in the second quarter was a foreclosed home. adding to the nation's foreclosure mess, jpmorgan chase announced yesterday it will freeze foreclosures in about...
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joe tacopina is a former u.s. prosecutor. this case is pretty sad, because this is a woman who they say her iq borders on mental retardation. >> first of all, i'm an opponent of the death penalty. there are other cases that are harder to argue against than others. in this case, this is the wrong case to execute, put someone to death. there is evidence that came out at the trial that she was manipulated by the actual shooter. the trigger person was put to life in jail. >> people who committed the murder. >> people who pulled the trigger did not get the death penalty. there's evidence that she was manipulated by these people -- that came out after the trial that's incredible evidence. but the kicker -- the testimony shows that she's borderline retarded. it's contrary to all minimum standards of human rights. >> why do you think the u.s. supreme court, why do you think the governor are refusing to get involve? >> political reasons. you know, virginia is the number two state in the country where it comes to executions. it's very
joe tacopina is a former u.s. prosecutor. this case is pretty sad, because this is a woman who they say her iq borders on mental retardation. >> first of all, i'm an opponent of the death penalty. there are other cases that are harder to argue against than others. in this case, this is the wrong case to execute, put someone to death. there is evidence that came out at the trial that she was manipulated by the actual shooter. the trigger person was put to life in jail. >> people who...
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she won the cash and scholarship to study here in the u.s. congratulations to her. >>> rivalry runs thick in ohio college football, but maybe this is just a little bit too much. before saturday's game, ohio university mascot, rufus the bobcat ran on to the field tackling brutus buckeye. rufus attacks again in the end zone. good grief, ohio university apologized to ohio state and its fans. the student playing rufus has been banned from any further aff affiliation with ohio athletics. wow. ohio on ohio crime there. >>> bed bugs invade forcing businesses to shut down across the nation. we have been talking a lot about this over the summer now into the early fall. certain experts are meeting to put a stop to the small pests. >>> was it a caffeine-induced confession really a confession of guilt? too much caffeine accused him to falsely confessing to strangling his wife. [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with the ri
she won the cash and scholarship to study here in the u.s. congratulations to her. >>> rivalry runs thick in ohio college football, but maybe this is just a little bit too much. before saturday's game, ohio university mascot, rufus the bobcat ran on to the field tackling brutus buckeye. rufus attacks again in the end zone. good grief, ohio university apologized to ohio state and its fans. the student playing rufus has been banned from any further aff affiliation with ohio athletics....
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army staff sergeant robber miller was leading u.s. and afghanistan steams to about three hours of firefight before he, himself, was fatally hit. now on october 6th he will receive the medal of honor posthumously. his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to y
army staff sergeant robber miller was leading u.s. and afghanistan steams to about three hours of firefight before he, himself, was fatally hit. now on october 6th he will receive the medal of honor posthumously. his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got...
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today u.s. officials confirm nine americans died in that helicopter crash in the southeastern part of the country. the taliban claims to have shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. jack jacobs is the retired medal of honor recipient. jack, just awful news. how do we find out what happened here? >> there will be a report, an investigation, too, but probably public affairs and afghanistan will give a report of what they think it's going to be if they have a high degree of confidence they know it was either hostile fire or not. just the fact that there was no hostile fire reported in the area doesn't necessarily mean that the helicopter was not sh
today u.s. officials confirm nine americans died in that helicopter crash in the southeastern part of the country. the taliban claims to have shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. jack jacobs is the retired medal of honor recipient. jack, just awful news. how do we find out what happened here? >> there will be a report, an investigation, too, but probably public affairs and afghanistan will give a report of what they think it's going to be if...
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behind the worst oil spill in u.s. history. and for more on that, we go to nbc's kristen dahlgren in venice, louisiana. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, lynn. day 150 and that relief well they started drilling shortly after this all started has finally intersected with the well some 2 1/2 miles beneath the floor of the gulf. in a statement late last night, the incident commander said the two wells were now connected and that the next step is to pump mud and cement down into that well to permanently seal it off. obviously, good news for people in this area. really just one step in their recovery. oil here continues to wash ashore. this week, evidence of a massive fish kill here. thousands of dead fish. take a look at these pictures. almost looks like a gravel road there. scientists say it's not uncommon at this time of year and it was caused by lack of oxygen. people here continue to ask for proof that the oil and dispersent didn't play into that. tony hayward, who inflamed so many tempers here, defend bp's safety r
behind the worst oil spill in u.s. history. and for more on that, we go to nbc's kristen dahlgren in venice, louisiana. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, lynn. day 150 and that relief well they started drilling shortly after this all started has finally intersected with the well some 2 1/2 miles beneath the floor of the gulf. in a statement late last night, the incident commander said the two wells were now connected and that the next step is to pump mud and cement down into...
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so the u.s. senate on the verge of dumping don't ask, don't tell, primarily because the american public has changed its mind on this matter. never has it changed its mind so quickly, so dramatically. the social acceptability of anti-gay biases rapidly diminishing, just as it did in the years after world war ii towards catholics, and also for jewish people. and sadly, only gradually for african-americans. military service was one reason prejudice began to die. it's hard to deny a person full acceptance when you know firsthand how they have given for our country. here we have a case of a group of americans ready to fight for our country, openly and with full pride in who they are. the american people have never changed their minds so quickly. perhaps the reasons are not so different from the reasons why wartime in the 1940s saw such a shift in national attitudes. perhaps one powerful reason for the acceptance of gay
so the u.s. senate on the verge of dumping don't ask, don't tell, primarily because the american public has changed its mind on this matter. never has it changed its mind so quickly, so dramatically. the social acceptability of anti-gay biases rapidly diminishing, just as it did in the years after world war ii towards catholics, and also for jewish people. and sadly, only gradually for african-americans. military service was one reason prejudice began to die. it's hard to deny a person full...
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during a hearing in the detroit u.s. district court yesterday, he fired his lawyers saying he would like to act as his own attorney from here forward. he also asked the judge that if he wanted to plead guilty to some counts, quote, how would that go? the judge then said a standby lawyer would help abdulmutallab and set a court date for next month. >>> cuba laying off half a million state workers to help with the struggling economy. cuba helps to land more private sector growth and hopes those jobs will be replaced. analysts say it's the biggest private sector shift there since the 1959 revolution. earlier this month, fidel castro told the journalists that the island's economic system is not worth exporting because it does not work for cubans anymore. although he walked back that statement a little bit early this week. >>> take a look at the markets right now as we get all up in your business this morning. cnbc has the latest. >>> stocks saw a nice rally yesterday, most of the major indices closed higher by around 1%. tha
during a hearing in the detroit u.s. district court yesterday, he fired his lawyers saying he would like to act as his own attorney from here forward. he also asked the judge that if he wanted to plead guilty to some counts, quote, how would that go? the judge then said a standby lawyer would help abdulmutallab and set a court date for next month. >>> cuba laying off half a million state workers to help with the struggling economy. cuba helps to land more private sector growth and...
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on tuesday night as the u.s. senate failed to move forward on repeal, don't ask, don't tell, someone calling himself or herself jimmy. posted a comment on a gay rights blog. that said, "all gays must die." though this jim nethis case used an antigay slur. it was a nasty, nasty comment. the blog's author was able to trace the comment, appeared to come from the computer of saxby chambliss on georgia. on wednesday someone in chambliss' office put out a statement that said in part -- there's not been a determination as to who posted the comment. we invited senator chamb lis by the way or someone from's office to come appear on "hardball" tonight neither the senator or someone from his office agreed to come. let's turn on now to democratic congressman jared polis of colorado and art cooper. the log cabinet republicans. late today somebody grabbed ahold of the senator, senator chambliss. got him to say, "i won't tolerate any kind of sentiment like that. we'll have to see what's found out." keeping his options opened, s
on tuesday night as the u.s. senate failed to move forward on repeal, don't ask, don't tell, someone calling himself or herself jimmy. posted a comment on a gay rights blog. that said, "all gays must die." though this jim nethis case used an antigay slur. it was a nasty, nasty comment. the blog's author was able to trace the comment, appeared to come from the computer of saxby chambliss on georgia. on wednesday someone in chambliss' office put out a statement that said in part --...
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u.s. ranks 25th and 21st in the world respectively. considering all the transportation, medical and technology in the world, they are not that relevant. if you come in here and tell me we need to spend more on education -- only iceland spends more per capita. meanwhile, the white house today announcing a new goal. recruiting 10,000 new math and science teachers over the next two years. 100,000 over the next decade. the president insisting there's no more time to wait. >> we've got to boost performance in that area. every night, at some point, you have to say your job is to learn. >> nbc news in fact devoting coverage to the education nation across all of its platforms. planned on taking this particular show outside the studio to be live from the plaza here, but for the second time in less than a week, mother nature likes to keep us in the studio. we did bring our all-star lineup of guests and we begin with the star of stars. arne duncan, it's a pleasure to see you. describe to me the diffe
u.s. ranks 25th and 21st in the world respectively. considering all the transportation, medical and technology in the world, they are not that relevant. if you come in here and tell me we need to spend more on education -- only iceland spends more per capita. meanwhile, the white house today announcing a new goal. recruiting 10,000 new math and science teachers over the next two years. 100,000 over the next decade. the president insisting there's no more time to wait. >> we've got to...
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and that is 75% of the u.s. population. dr. ian smith is the medical expert on vh1's "celebrity fit club" and also the author of "happy: simple steps to get the most out of life." good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> we're going to talk about things right now which are bad enough. one-third of the people right now in the u.s. being overweight. another one-third of americans, 72 million people are obese. why is the u.s. leading this unfortunate trend? >> i think that the primary reason is because americans don't understand how serious the problem is. there are so many people in america overweight that being overweight has become the norm. we don't realize that you, know, 10 and 20 pounds is still a problem. i think also that if you look at the portions that we eat you, can go to restaurants or all you can eat buffets. we are typically eating two or three servings per meal, which is outrageous. and lastly, of course, our inactivity. everything is delivered. you can have movies delivered, dry cl
and that is 75% of the u.s. population. dr. ian smith is the medical expert on vh1's "celebrity fit club" and also the author of "happy: simple steps to get the most out of life." good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> we're going to talk about things right now which are bad enough. one-third of the people right now in the u.s. being overweight. another one-third of americans, 72 million people are obese. why is the u.s. leading...
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in the u.s. versus russia missile race. the minute we put up that big high wall that stops icbms, afford it take the technology to do it, they would immediately say, we need more missiles to make sure some get through. why is the united states reengaging in the cold war. your thoughts. what would you do if you were a russian and saw us doing this. you wouldn't think about iran. because iran doesn't have icbms. >> i'm sorry, todd. one of the things that's happening with the russians is we're beginning to engage in ways that are productive in the middle east and elsewhere. if we want to drive a wedge in between our relationships that we've begun with the soviets and the relationships frankly that we need with the soviets this is a great way do this. >> was this written by the american enterprise institute? someone like cheney. who are the neo cons who still have their nandevery republican document? what's going to? because you know it sounds wacky. you know it sounds wacky. >> i have no idea who wrote the document. i know tha
in the u.s. versus russia missile race. the minute we put up that big high wall that stops icbms, afford it take the technology to do it, they would immediately say, we need more missiles to make sure some get through. why is the united states reengaging in the cold war. your thoughts. what would you do if you were a russian and saw us doing this. you wouldn't think about iran. because iran doesn't have icbms. >> i'm sorry, todd. one of the things that's happening with the russians is...