years ago. neighborhoods with under funded schools in broken down slums. inadequate health care. constantç violence. neighborhoods in which too many young people grow up with little hope. and few prospects for the future. our work is not done. so on this day which we celebrate a man and a movement that did so much for this country, let us draw strength from those earlier struggles. first and foremost, let us remember that change has never been quick. change has never been simple or with without controversy. change depends on persistenceç. change requires determination.

it took a full decade before the moral guidance of brown vs. board of education was translated ininto enforcement measures of the civil rights act and the voting rights act. those 10 long years did not lead dr. king to give up. he kept pushing, speaking, marching, until change finally came. [ applause ] >> the president: and then when even after the civil rights act and the voting rights act passed, african-americans still found themselves trapped in pockets ofç poverty across the country. dr. king didn't say those laws were a failure. he didn't say this is too hard. he didn't say let's settle for what we got and go home. instead, he said, let's take those victories and broaden our mission to achieve not just civil and political equality, but also economic

justice. let's fight for a living wage and better schools and jobs for all who are willing to work. in other words, when met with hardship, when confronting disappointment, dr. king refused to accept what he called the itnessç of today. he kept pushing towards the oughtness of tomorrow. so, as with we think about all the work that we must do, rebuilding an economy that can compete on a global stage. fixing our schools so that every child, not just some, but every child gets a world class education, making sure that our health care system is affordable and accessible to all and that our economic system is one in which everybody gets a fair shake and everybody does their fair share, let us not be trapped by what is. we can't be discouraged by is.

we've got to keep pushing for what ought to be. the america we oughtç to leave to our children. mindful that the hardships we face are nothing compared to those dr. king and his fellow marchers faced 50 years ago. and if we maintain our faith in ourselves and in the possibilities of this nation, there's no challenge we cannot surmount. just as with we draw strength from dr. king's struggles, so must with we draw inspiration from his constant insistence on the oneness of man. the belief in his words that we are caught in anç inescapable network of mute aly. -- tied in a single garment of destiny. it was that insistence, rooted

in his christian faith, that led him to tell a group of angry young protesters, i love you as i love my own children, even as one threw a rock that glanced off his neck. it with was that insistence, that belief that god resides in each of us, from the high to the low. in the oppressor and the oppressed. that convinced him that people and systems could change. it fortified his beliefç in nonviolence. it permitted him to place his faith in a government that had fallen short of its i deals. it led him to see his charge not only as freeing black america from the shackles of discrimination, but also freeing many americans from their own prejudices. and freeing americans of every color from the doing -- from the degradations of poverty.

at this moment, when our politics apso sharply polarized and faith in our institutions so greatly question minute mished -- diminished we need more than ever to takeç heed of dr. king's teachings. he calls us to stan in the other person's shoes. to see through their eyes. to understand their pain. tells us that we have a duty to fight against poverty, even if we are well off. to care about the child in the decrepit school even if our own children are doing fine. to show compassion toward the immigrant family with the knowledge that most of us are only a few generations removed from similar hardships. [ applause ] >> the president: to say that we are bound together as one people, that must constantly strive to see ourselves in oneç

another, is not to argue for a false unity. that papers over our differences and ratifies an unjust status quo. as was true 50 years ago, as has been true throughout human history, those with power and privilege will often kraoeu -- will often decry any for change as divisive, unone wise and destabilizing -- unwise and destabilizing. dr. king understood that peace without justice was no peace at all. that aligning our reality with our ideals requires the speaking of uncomfortableç truths and the creative tension of nonviolent protests. but he also understood that to bring about true and lasting change, there must be the possibility of reconciliation. that any social movement has

to channel this tension through the spirit of love and mutual aly. if he were alive today, i believe he would remind us that the unemployed worker can rightly challenge the excesses of wall street without demonizing all who work there. that the businessman can enter tough shuns with his company's union without vilifing theç right to collectively bargain. he would want us to know we can argue fiercely about the proper size and of government without questioning each other's love for this country. with the knowledge that in this democracy, government is no distance object, but is rather an expression of our common commitments to one another. he would call on us to assume the best in each other. rather than the worst. and challenge one another in ways that ultimately heal rather than wound.

in the end that's what i hope my daughters take away from this monument. i want them to come away fromç here with a faith in what they can accomplish when they are determined and working for a righteous cause. i want them to come away from here with a faith in other people and a faith in a benevolent god. this sculpture passive and iconic as it is, will remind -- massive and iconic as it is, will remind them of dr. king's strength to see him as larger than life will do a disservice to what he taught us about ourselves. he would want them to know that he had setbacks. because they will have setbacks. he would want them know that he had doubts, because they will have doubts. he wouldç want them to know that he was flawed, because all of us have flaws.

it is presicily because dr. king was a man of flesh and blood and not a figure of stone that he inspires us. his life, his story tells us that change can come if you don't give up. he would not give up, no matter how long it took, because in the smallest hamlets, darkest slums he with witnessed the highest reaches in the human spirit. he seen men, women and children conquer their fear. because heç seen hills and mountains made low and rough places may plain and the crooked places made straight and god make a way out of no way. that is why we honor this man. because he had faith in us. that is why he on this mall. because he saw what we might

become. that is why dr. king was so quintessentially american, because for all the hardships we've endured, for all our sometimes tragic history, ours is a story of optimism and achievement and constant striving that is unique upon this earth. that is why the rest of the world still looks to us to lead.ç this is a country where ordinary people find in their hearts the courage to do extraordinary things. to stand up in the face of the firesest resistance and dispair and say -- fiercest resistance and dispair and say this is wrong, this is right, we will reach again and again no matter the odds for what we know is possible that is the conviction we must carry now in our hearts. as tough as times may be, i know we will overcome. i know are better days ahead am i know this because of the man towering over us. i know because all he and his

generation endured, we are here today in a country thatç dedicated a monument to that legacy. and so with our eyes on the horizon and our faith squarely placed in one another. let us keep striving. let us keep struggling. let us keep climbing toward that promised land of a nation that is more fair and just and more equal for every single child of god. thank you, god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] you've been watching live coverage of the dedication of the dr. martin luther king, jr. memorial. i'm shannon bream here in washington. beautiful day, monumental one across the nation as the memgrhal built to honor the explain civil rights hero is dedicated. kelly wright has been there all. the president made a dramatic entrance today. what can you tell us about that?

>> kelly: indeed. you are hearing a choir sing right now. about an hour ago, when the president -- let's for a minute and listen to this song. this is a song that could be moving to the crowd because it symbolizes the entire civil rights movement and the work of dr. martin luther king, jr. as they sing, "we shall overcome" just listen to that for a few moments if you will. ♪ ♪ñh÷ú deep in my heart, i do believe ♪ ♪ >> kelly: we are seeing right now people -- ♪ we shall live in peace ♪ >> kelly: interlocking their handsing to. if you can see that. ♪ ♪ we shall live in peace

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♪ [ applause ] >> kelly: wow. very moving. a very moving song that epitomizes what the entire legacy of dr. king with was about. we shall overcome some day. as that song was going on you heard me attempt to interrupt at that moment. not to detract but to show you people standing arm in arm, hand in hand. that's the way it was like. that's wait i recall as a child watching this entire civil rights struggle throughout the years. the president of the united states delivered a very moving address, as we felt he would. waxing personal information about his concerns about jt, jr. and how the dream goes on. challenging people, if you will, right here and truth the nation and throughout the world to continue on fighting

for the fulfillment of that dream. here's a little of what the president said moments ago. >> the president: so at this moment, when our politics apso sharply polarized. and faith in our institutions so greatly diminished. we need more than ever to take heed of doctor king's teachings. he calls on us to tan in the other person's shoes. to see through their eyes. to understand their pain. heç tells us that we have a duty to fight against poverty, even if we are well off. to care about the child in the decrepit school even if our own children are doing fine. to show compassion toward the immigrant family, with the knowledge that most of us are only a few generations removed from similar hardships. >> kelly: president obama talking about the legacy of

dr. king, a good friend of dr. king, on the stage right now, world renowned superstar stevie wonder singing a song he sang so beautifully throughout the civil war struggle as the nation was trying to embrace a new birthday celebration for dr. kinon let's listen to stevie wonder as he sings that song as he s happy birthday. ♪ ♪ happy birthday ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday ♪ never understood how someone could die so good would not have a day that would ♪ ♪ç

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president obama hits the road tomorrow on a three-day bus tour geared towarding selling his jobs initiative plan. >> reporter: the president heads off to sell his plan. the clock is ticking towards a prethanksgiving deadline for trimming the deficit. a congressional super committee is working on that.

one prominent republican succeed. mz think that the joint select committee is goingç to be successful in reaching the goal of getting 1.2 trillion in cuts. in fact, i served on the biden discussions to the vice president's credit that that can form the basis of getting to the 1.24 trillion. >> you are confident the super committee will make a deal? >> i am. we can't fail there. has to be success here. >> reporter: failure to reach agreement would trigger drastic cuts in defense and domestic spending. as you mentioned, president obama launches another bus trip to promote his plan for creating jobs. he will stop in north carolina and virginia over three days, starting tomorrow. a trip similar to his bus trip to minnesota, iowa, and illinois august. supporters say the republican alternative to the president's job plan wouldn't work.

>> the american jobs act would be an immediate shot in the arm for the economy that would create jobs now. the so-called republican jobs will would allow corporate america to write their own rules again. it has been analyzed to conclude they would create no jobs now. there isn't even a certainty it would create any jobs at all no one has found any evidence that it would. >> reporter: the president's bus trip will take him to virginia and north carolina, both red states he was able to win in '08 where his arrival rating is now slipping. >> shannon: thank you steve.ç as the president prepares to head out on his bus tour, congress seems no closer to heeding his repeated call to pass this bill. senate republicans have released their own jobs plan. which will come out on top if either? joining us for fair and balanced debate amos sneed and kirsten powers. the plans have some command ies.

there are big differences. the republican plan calls for bailed budget amendment, rolling back the epa regulations, the president's health care law. will they get anything done? >> rolling back the president's health care law, i don't see president obama signing that. a=5kujáuks they aree different approaches. -- obama's bill, there is no reason significant reason for republicans to oppose it. it has a lot of stuff that republicans like. largely tax cuts. payroll tax cut, infrastructure spending. extending unemployment. they say they don't want to raise taxes to pay for any of the offsets. overall, it is a good bill, something that moody's has said would create jobs. and the republican bill has been given okay ratings, but the concern is it wouldn't do anything now that is a good long term plan but not going to help anything in the

immediate term. >> the price tag 447 biélson dollars paid for through tax hikes again, i can't see how you will sell the gop on that >> you are right, the american people are demanding job. house republicans in may rolled out a jobs plan, passed through the house, couple dozen bills then stalled in the senate. you have seen the house republicans moving and trying to lead. i think it is time for the president to compromise and work with them. >> he's going to say about the other side. we have this super committee at work on certain things aimed at the deficit and more long term issues. how do they fan any common ground on something that will work -- do they find any common ground on something that willing with work now? >> i don't think the republican want tow ls find comn ground. it is not in good faith if you are going toç put forward a bill saying you are going to repeal the president's health care plan this is not the place to do that. there's plenty they should like in his bill and there should be a way to find some common ground. i feel like unless there's a deadline they don't seem to be

able to get anything done. debt ceiling, i with would say they are going to work it out because they have to. super committee there's a trigger, so maybe they will get something done in this situation, i don't know. >> shannon: our next topic, amos the first bite at this apple. a sound bite that comes from congressman jesse jackson, jr. his suggestion that the president, sounds like what he's suggesting should go around congressç, do an end run. >> when with we recognize that the congress is in rebellion the president will follow the correct course he's doing that now looking at administratively for ways to van the causes of the american people because this congress is dysfunctional. >> shannon: administratively he uses in another part of that interview extra constitutional. amos should the president address this? distance himself from this remark? >> i'm not sure where

congressman jackson is going on that or what kind of precedent that would set for moving for. maybe it does get the president's attention that there are decent plans. the jobs actç defeated nobody wants president obama's all or nothing agenda any more. >> coast the president have to address -- does the president have to address those remarks? >> there's no real connection between them. i don't feel like -- it is not like someone in his administration said it or a congressman that is in leadership for example had said it. it is a troubling statement, i think. one of those things that maybe democrats thinks sounds good now then you have to think how would you like it if it was a republican president, we.é/e he a the contusion for a reason. the why idea this congress is in rebellion is predict will you. i think they are notç functional, which would hardly call it rebellion.

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-- a monumental day in washington. americans honor the nation's foremost civil rights leader. >> reporter: the long awaited dedication of the new martin luther king, jr. memorial is underway. a short time ago president obama gave the keynote address saying dr. king's work is not complete. the centerpiece of the 120 million dollar memorial is a 30 foot statue of dr. king carved in granite. another iconic american remembered today, steve jobs. apple is holding a memorial service for the co-founder today at stanford university. the event is private. thailandç's prime minister

believes bangkok will escape the worst flooding in 50 years. almost 300 people have been killed in the floods. lady gaga serenaded former president clinton last night one of several musicians who performed at a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of the clinton's foundation. she changed several lyrics. swapping bad romance for bill romance. >> shannon: you always have people rewriting their sons for you, why not a former president. >> reporter: it happens. mitt romney got a major endorsement from new jerseyç governor kristi. with which gop front-runner's strategy is going to gel with the public? thanks for joining us. >> good to be here.

>> let's talk about positive news for you. we have the numbers in for the third quarter. you came in over 14 million dollars, second to rick perry, still a great up in. >> we are really pleased with our fundraising to day. the first quarter we raised 18 million second quarter 14 million for a total of 32 million. we have 14, 15 million dollars cash on hand we are in a great position to go into the primaries. we are raising a lot of money.ç with governor christie coming onboard it has been great. >> should mitt romney be the nominee will christie be his number two on the ticket? >> it is way too early to tell that certainly the type of people that governor romney is going to look at or people who have experience, who are willing to and committed to cutting government. certainly christie fits that bill but too early to expect lay. >> we'll note that governor christie did stay short of

committing suicide he didn't know how to convince people he is not running. but never said no to the vp spot. we will see what happens. >> long ways to go. >> okay. let me ask you about the ad wars.ç a lot flying around. one of the top things that your camp spends a lot of time rebutting and breaking down the truth. what i want to play -- i want to play an old one that might look familiar. >> announcer: abortion should be safe and legal in this country. i am not going to change our pro-choice laws i will preserve them, protect them, enforce them. with we do have tough gun laws in massachusetts. i support them. >> i've been a hunter all my life. i've hunted a number of times, more than two times. i've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. smallç -- >> i was an independent. >> shannon: that ad going to

look familiar you were one of folks who put it together when were you working on the mccain campaign. points to some of the same criticisms that mr. romney's rivals out to this time around. how do you fight back against an ad like that? >> i think a lot of those questions have been settled. governor romney last, two years ago wrote a book, which he spent a lot of time in detailing his position. he has been a firm believer in being pro-life. since he was governor of massachusetts. i think what people are going to baç looking at is not necessarily some of those issues, but really who can best handle the economy? and the economy is the number one issue. mitt romney has a career in business, 25 years in the private sector. he has the ability to hit the

ground running day one in making sure that with we can turn this economy around and get people jobs which is what this election is going to be about. >> shannon: all of the candidates have a debate this week in nevada. something his supporters and critics have said that romney communicates well, seems to do terrific in debates. isn't nevada wherl a former governor there says they were pressured to move up the primary date or the caucus date there from the romney camp. do you want to address that allegation made by the former governor? >> i don't think there is any truth to that governor sandoval supporting governor perry of texas. i think if there was any questions of moving dates, certainly the governor of that state would be able to control the date. governor romney appear our team had nothing to do with that. >> rush, we will be watching to see if they turn in another

top notch performance. thanks for your time. >> thankç you. >> shannon: the iranian plot fbi director mueller has talked about reads like the pages of a soon to be released novel. joel rosenberg's new book bears an eerie, unconnie resemblance to current events. it -- uncanny resemblance to current events. he joins us now. joel, thanks for coming in. this with week we are talking about the foiled iranian plot. some wonder how far up it went in the iranian leadership. whether leaders there knew about it. whether this is a legitimate plot. what do you make of it? were you surprised to hear of it this plan to assassinate the saudi ambassador, here in d.c.?p f >> i want to see the evidence come through. right now time will tell in terms of the specific plot. the problem is, iran declared

war on the united states in 1979. question claired war on israel in 1979 under ayatollah khomeini. they started taking hostages. they killed americans in lebanon, saudi arabia, iraq, afghanistan. now if this plot turns out to be credible, combined with the nuclear weapons development strategy, you have a declared war from an enemy with virtually no response for all these years. i brought in with me, an article from april 2010, fromç "the new york times" then defense secretary robert gates says u.s. match policy to iran. detailed three-page secret memo saying the obama administration doesn't have a plan. what is that plan? to neutralize iran. to degrade their capabilities to threaten us. either with terrorism or nuclear war.

the problem is we have a president currently who doesn't have a plan. and republican presidential candies -- and none of the republican presidential candidates have laid out a plan either. i'm writing a about a fictional terrorist attack on the united states by iran in new york, not washington. and iran ?pr'g nuclear weapons and pressuring israel not to launch a first strike. we're not living in a fictional world. we live in a world where we neither have a president nor ly a republican presidential campaign -- nor currently a republican presidential campaign structure that has given us a plan? >> how important do you think it is that candidates be asked about this? many within the gop field are strong supporters of israel. do you think they would allow israel to act on its on behalf if that nation felt it were necessary for survival? >> i'd like to see it. no question jobs, economy, bold tax reform, all critical.

and theç candidates are addressing them. in terms of foreign policy and the number one threat to u.s. national security, iran, really nobody has laid out a comprehensive detailed plan to neutralize the iranian threat. we don't really know if the candidates would launch a preemptive military strike or would seriously consider it as an american president. nor do we know whether they would support israel in such a strike either. again in the novel, the tehran initiative, i have an american president, fictional, sending a senior american official to israel to pressure israel not to launch a preemptive strike they are facing a second hall cause. a few weeksç ago, -- holocaust. >> a weeks ago president obama sent secretary panetta do that. the issues i'm dealing with fix ali they are are playing

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really couldn't believe what i was seeing. i was thinking about my students who rely on school for the best of the day, potentially. and this was not gonna be it. >> shannon: school lunch policy, the nutrition data kind of thing s that set nationally or locally? who makes those decisions about what is okay to serve our kids and what is not? >> those decisions are made by the u.s. -- usda and it is national. that's not something on a state level. >> shannon: how doç you think we can change that? are you optimistic there could be changes? >> yes, i am optimistic. there's a lot of different things that individual citizens can do, parents, teachers, kids and teenagers. and i write in my book, a resource guide for parents to turn to. even community members, people who may want to pitch in and go into the school and satisfy

what they can do. i believe that this really something we have to fix. what happens is, when the kids done get a good school lunch, it is an -- don't get a good school lunch it is affecting their performance. they take the lunch and throw it out and that's a wave ofç money. >> i heard thing -- things like under the guidelines serving ketchup counts at a fruit or vegetable? >> no, that is a myth that doesn't count. but tater tots count as a vegetable. in some high schools when they serve fries everyday, if a student chooses fries every data qualifies as a vegetable. >> at the end of the year how you did feel about eating lunches? did you feel like not another day or did your body adjust? >> you know, by the end, i really was sick of the lunches. i started eating them in january. i was so excited, so pumped

about it. byç december i was ready to be totally done. what i found was that mirrors the experience of many students at my school. who start out in preschoolji?gñd kind garden eating lunch and they are so excited to be eating in the cafeteria. then by 6th grade the kids are taking the lunch and tossing it in the garbage. they would rather chat with their friends. sometimes because there is a pathetically short lunch period. 20 minutes at chicago public schools is all they get. parents have reached out to me from across the country in some schools only have 15 minutes to eat lunch. >> sarah, thank you. we are back with more news, right after this. em. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios... five whole grains, 110 calories.

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here's some of the top stories we are following: sunny skies, greeted thousands in washington today who came to take part in the dedication of the martin luther king, jr. memorial. president obama, singer aretha franklin and two of king's children were among those honoring the legacy of the civil rights leader. the opening was supposed to happen in august but delayed when hurricane irene blew through town. >> mayor of rome says it will

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>> shannon: and historic day for washington and the nation. right now the memorial built to honor civil rights leader dr. martin luther king, jr. has one formally dedicated. thousands gathered to hear president obama, king's children and others pay tribute to his dream. more than 40 years after he was killed in the fight for racial equality, the legacy of dr. king is now literally carved in stone. i'm shannon bream. hour number two of america's news headquarters live from the nation's capital starts right now. kelly wright has been at the memorial on the national mall all morning and joins us with the latest. although this is a momentous occasion for several reasons

some saw this as an event to talk about the campaign that president obama is running. >> indeed, that is exactly what happened when al sharpton spoke here earlier an hour and a half ago. by the way, shannon, this is stevie wonder in the background singing "what the world needs now in love." i digress. al sharpton said this is a time to be thinking about the party son divide that the country is experiencing and he went on to say this is not about obama it is with your momma and saying you have to vote in a way that will take care of her and who will be the next president to take care of people in dire straights and used this occasion because it is something that dr. king talked about so often about economic

disparity in the country and trying to draw people together also in terms of economic parity if you will. so that is what happened with that. and, of course, the president spoke for himself as well. >> shannon: we h heard a little bit of that speech at the top of the 12:00 eastern hour. for folks who missed it, what kind of tone did he take and what was the day about for him? >> the president took a tone as we thought all along he would do. he got very personal about the legacy of dr. king, thanking dr. king as well as those who were part of the social or if you will the civil rights struggle throughout history calling them the foot soldiers of justice. but he didn't stop there. he said now it the time for all americans to realize that king's dream is still yet unfulfilled. while there have been many efforts and many successes along the trail of civil rights, he did go on to say that so much more needs to be

done. here is what the president said during his speech. as tough as times may be, i know we will overcome. i know there are better days ahead. >> reporter: so that is the president talking about there will be better days ahead. but asking everyone here and there were thousands here, shannon, asking them all to roll up their sleeves and get involved with trying to do things that would bring jobs and deal with the unemployment levels in this country. he has been criticized very much so, even among those civil rights speakers, who were here today, who criticized him for failing to do as much as he could do about jobs prior to the healthcare situation and so they are still looking at the president very closely saying what will he do in terms of getting jobs and getting a high rate of unemployment throughout this country especially in the african american community, getting people back to work. >> shannon: kelly wright live

on the national mall. a beautiful sunny day for the events today because the original as we mentioned earlier, hurricane irene got in the way. happy to see it as beautiful day here in washington, kelly, thank you. >> reporter: not to mention an earthquake. >> shannon: an earthquake and a hurricane. this time much different for the formal dedication. iran's supreme leader is warning the thaws any measures taken against tehran over an alleged plot to assassinate the saudi ambassador in washington will be meet with "a resolute response." president obama is pressing u.n. inspectors to release classified documents about iran's nuclear program. >> reporter: president obama wants to isolate iran even more and according to a report on the front page of today's "new york times" he wants to do so by showing the world that iran is up to no good and they are experimenting with nuclear weapons and asking the u.n. to release classified intel as proof. the chair of the committee said

the time to do something is now. iran is escalating its nuclear development. iran is increasingly harmful. they have not ceased supporting hezbollah or hamas is or participating in the -- well, bringing of missiles and rockets into lebanon through damascus. it is a very dangerous situation. >> reporter: isolating iran is something the obama administration has been adamant about since that terror plot allegedly planned by their government was thwarted a few days ago. this is white house spokesman jay carney earlier this week. >> and this president has been very focused on holding out iranian behavior so it is clearly seen by other nations around the world and that enables to us work cooperatively with our international partners to put

pressure on iran in a way that has never been achieved before. >> reporter: the new york times report says that the head of the international atomic agency has thought about share the information before but held back because he thought iran might kick inspectors out of the country once and for all. a possible reason the administration is reluctant to publicly accuse iran of having nuclear weapons ambitions according to the report is because they think nobody will believe them or trust their evidence after we accused iraq of having nukes back in 2003 and came back empty. >> shannon: delicate situation. thanks, peter. operation fast and furious. republican lawmakers sent out a new round of subpoenas to the justice department to release more information about who was involved, what they knew and when. the government's failed operation to track guns ended up putting guns into the hands of mexican drug cartels. weapons linked to the death of a u.s. border patrol agent. joining us is the ranking

member of the senate judiciary committee, senator chuck grassley. he joins us by he phone. thank you very much for your time. >> i'm glad to be he with you. thank you for looking into the fast and furious debacle. >> shannon: do you think it will get you any additional answers or information beyond what you have gotten so far? >> is certainly ought to. since we issued the first subpoenas there is a lot more evidence out and a lot more to back up now than we did previously and also we have the inconsistencies of statements that the attorney general made and to save himself some embarrassment you would think he would want to clean those up as much as we can. and then, you know, they keep telling us they want to be cooperative with us or that we have misinterpreted what the attorney general has testified. well, isn't the best way to clean this up for holder and

the justice department maybe even the white house would be to make all of these documents available and not have them redacted as they are redacted. >> well, senator, i want to play a little bit of sound from the attorney general this week talking about what he has turned over and the subpoenas as well, the new ones. this have from the press conference talking about the iranian plot. >> we have sent thousands of pages of documents up to the hill with the subpoenas. i'm sure we will undoubtedly comply with them. in complying with the subpoenas and dealing with that inquiry that will not detract us from the important business we have here to do at the justice department including matters like the one that we have announced here today. >> shannon: senator grassley, also this morning your counter part on the house side congressman daryl issa acknowledged there were similar operations during the bush administration.

does the investigation need to go beyond just the current administration? >> i think there was a great deal of difference between what went on before the obama administration and that is that there was great cooperation with the mexican people across the border, guns were followed across the border. there was a limited number of guns involved. in fact, count them on one finger compared to 2,000 guns under fast and furious. the guns were not followed across the border and as evidence that mexican authorities weren't involved we even had employees of the alcohol, tobacco firearms division that work out of the mexican -- mexica mexico city . embassy, they didn't know about it and they were embarrassed when they found out about it. there is so much difference between this and any previous operations. >> shannon: i have to ask you a slightly off topic question.

there in iowa, an important state. any idea where the caucus date maze eventually land? >> a central committee of my political party has hopefully that it odd wouldn't be before january 3 but with nevada changing their date it may make it possible so we would have to have it sometime in december, which isn't very ideal and we'll have to be making a decision shortly but i think you will find a great deal of cooperation between the republican and democrat parties in iowa. also cooperating with new hampshire democrat and republican parties to try to make sure that iowa stays first in the nation caucus wise and that new hampshire stays first in the nation from the standpoint of primary. >> shannon: thanks for your time today. we will be standing by. >> thank you very much. goodbye. >> shannon: another sign of changing times in libya. resident there's using bulldozers so begin tearing

down momar are qaddafi's main compound in tripoli. one says it is time to bring down what he calls a symbol of tyranny. it was one of nato's main targets during air strikes earlier this year. worshipers saw pope benedict xvi in a different light today when moved atop the platform on a wheeled form. they insist he is using this so he doesn't get tired out. it is the same one pope john paul ii used to reach the same altar. the occupy wall street movement is getting a lot of attention in the media lately but is there a media bias there. here with us is liz trotter. hello, liz. >> how are you. the texture and color and tone of the coverage is changing. it is not as hysterical as it was in the first few weeks but

you now they are calling in the academics and socialologyists and pop psychologists to say what does it really mean. this morning's "new york times" they will not put the story on page one which is a milestone but they will put it in the power of place in protest and written by of all people the architecture critic and he weighs in about the architecture of consciousness which supposedly this island of people represents. another form of coverage of this took place in new york magazine. they did a poll, i think it is tongue in cheek but it is still revealing called meet the occupants and they asked 100 of the diehard people who are camping out downtown what exactly is the degree of their liberalism and 6 say they are

not liberal at all. 34% that is 41%. 34% u.s. government is no better than, say, al-qaeda. 12% strongly liberal, not liberal at all 6%. liberal lu purely mainstream, 3%. but the al-qaeda figure 34% is very, very interesting. hundred diehardsi hards think think we are no better than al-qaeda. last, but not least, al-jazeera, i spent a lot of time watching al-jazeera lately andthy jumped on this story. here is their take as of this morning. they have noted there have been antisemitic slurs and interviews being given downtown by protesters and they see this as an attempt by panicked conservatives to call the

protest antisemitic in order to break up the movement. in other words, if they think the progressive movement to the jews this destroys the movement and protects the wealthy. that is a bit convoluted but there you are. already have another hot potato thrown in to this and i will keep you posted on al-jazeera a. >> shannon: you can keep us updated, liz. with the issue of violence that simmered up with some of these. they have been largely peaceful protests. we saw some trouble in europe yesterday in italy but even there in new york, 90 people arrested over the weekend. i believe 200 in chicago. when things cross the line, do you think it is going to be tougher for those who are involved with this particular movement to have the sympathy of the average american out there. >> they already have the sympathy of the liberal media. as an example of that the associated press which has really floundered very badly as

to whether it it is a fair and objective news organization refers to the arrest, the peaceful arrest of protesters. you know, i have never seen a peaceful arrest of anybody. but i think this is another indication they have solidarity with the protesters and they also really want to see this thing continue. >> shannon: well, freedom of speech is an important thing in this country. we'll keep an eye on it as it is being used all across the country for all kinds of different things. liz, thank you very much. as iran's leaders issue a warning to the u.s. we will talk to a congressman who thinks it is time to take a hard line against tehran. looking good! you lost some weight. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios... five whole grains, 110 calories.

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one republican congressman from texas called the iranian terror plot a "act of war." he joins us live from houston. representative ted poe. thanks for joining us. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: if these facts turn out to be true, as alleged, do you consider this an act of war, do you stand by that? >> yes, i do. it is an aggression on the part of iran and the united states needs to hold iran accountable. there must be some type of consequences. not necessarily military actions but there must be consequences for iran's bold endeavor to assault, commit a crime on the united states soil. >> shannon: both the attorney general eric holder and both the president have said that they will hold iran responsible, will hold them accountable. we have seen a new round of sanctions from the treasury department contribution they don't seem to have worked well with this country in the past. it has been going on for

administrations prior to this one. what are the options to get their attention? >> well, we need the full-court press on iran with the sanctions. you're right, long-term sanctions have never historically worked with any country when they are trying to isolate another country. long-term we need to vocally have a policy that we support a regime change in iran through the iranian people who want to change their government. that should be the united states policy and that is the safest and most efficient way to stop ahmadinejad's terror on the world. iran is the world terror and the united states and the u.n. and all countries need to recognize that regime change the best hope. >> shannon: and we did see the people take to the streets. there were those who lost their lives. those who boldly went out and protested arguing for regime change and yet there was a lot of controversy about just how involved the u.s. should or shouldn't be in the process. do you think that was a missed

opportunity? >> oh, no question about it. when ahmadinejad stole the election in iran and everybody in the world knew it, the people took to the streets. the united states unfortunately remain the blissfully silent. we didn't even give a verbal support to the regime change and, of course, he murdered his own people and that was a missed opportunity. we should show as a national policy that we should support a regime change through the people of iran. we are just prolonging the inevitable. he is going to get nuke weapons. sanctions may delay the process. regime change have the best answer. >> shannon: what do you make of israel's role as they are closer geographically to the situation but it is clear how ahmadinejad feels about israel. >> he said his first nuclear missile is going tel aviv and the next one is going to the united states. israel, unfortunately, because of us is isolating itself from it the united states. they are not a is close in the sense that they share that

information with us on what their intentions are. they are not going to allow iran to develop nuclear weapons and, of course, the saudis may be in the same situation. so that is an unfortunate situation that the united states has sort of not really shown the great allyship that we should have with israel but they are not going to tolerate these missiles to be created long-term. >> shannon: congressman ted poe of texas, thank you for your time today. >> thank you, shannon. john huntsman's daughters are defending their dad and bashing his competitors in 120 characters or less. we'll sit down live with the tweeting trio right after this break. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny.

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>> shannon: more than a decade in the making a memorial honoring civil rights hero dr. martin luther king, jr. is dedicated on the national mall. peter doocy has that and our other top stories. >> the long awaited dedication

just wrapped up a short time ago. president obama gave the keynote address saying dr. king's work is not complete. the centerpiece of the $120 million memorial is the 30-foot statue of dr. king carved in granite. another iconic american being remembered today. steve jobs. apple is holding a memorial service for the company cofounder today at stanford university. the event is private and follows a small funeral held a week ago. thailand's prime minister says she believes bangkok will escape thailand's worst flooding in 50 years. officials have been trying to prevent an epic season of monsoon floods from reaching the capital. so far, almost 300 people killed in the floods. and lady gaga serenaded former president bill clinton last night. one of several musicians who performed at a concert. she changed the title of one song swapping the words bad

roman for bill romance. >> thank you very much. president obama hits the road tomorrow on a three day bus tour geared towards selling the public on his jobs initiative plan which was a hot topic on the sunday morning thoughs. steve centanni. >> the president will combine campaign pollty with economic politics. just like the last bus trip in the midwest. the president is focusing on swing states he is in danger of losing in 2012. he starts off in asheville, north carolina tomorrow hoping to rally support for a jobs bill that has already been shot down by the senate. the administration will now try to pass individual parts of the measure but republicans who have their own plan are keeping up their criticism of the president. >> obviously his economic plans are not working. that is why we are trying to say we have got to change directions here. we have to focus on private enterprise and small business. we have got to get the entrepreneurs back in the game.

that is what our plan does. >> now, with the jobless rate still at 9.1% the president's approval ratings slipping in swing states and elsewhere. it calls for infrastructure projects and tax breaks. democrats say the president's approach, though, is exactly the right formula for accelerated growth. >> we have begun to turn things around but we need to pick up the pace of recovery and we need that short-term infusion so that we can do that and we need republicans and democrats to work together. you know, where is the leadership on the republican side? they want to talk about sitting on the sidelines, they are the ones that have been crossing their arms and hoping for failure. >> meantime, associated press reporting the president has shored up his campaign fund raising among mid level donors in spite of the fact that unemployment remains so high. shannon? >> thank you, steve.

presidential candidate john huntsman may sometimes hold his tongue when this comes to rivals but his daughters don't. huntsman's three older daughters are finding their voice on twitter giving zingers and giving voters a behind the scenes look at their dad on the campaign trail. they join us live. thanks for come in today. >> thanks for having us. >> how hard is it to have people criticizing your father and to have to listen to it. >> i think we know exactly who my dad is. i once watched one of the girls on the el-show and she said we know who your dad it and that doesn't matter as you know your relationship with your dad. >> shannon: you are using a social media. you tweet. do you all tweet? who writes the tweets? do you have a powow or if you think of something fire it off.

>> our sister lidy is overriding the tweet. >> they will call me and say tweet this out and have this picture and i'm kind of the one that will put it in. >> she is the gossip girl behind the tweets. >> don't tell any one. >> including planking. i'm not going to stop. from the campaign trail. >> we were surprised at how much coverage that got because we were sitting in our apartment thinking this is kind of the new thing. >> just take a picture, i think it's funny and we'll see, you know, see how far and it got all the way over to the daily mail in the uk and i was like wow, you know, making something. we figure we will make this a fun thing and have people see what we are doing on the campaign. >> i think it is also important to point out there is a lot of satire that goes into the tweets. a lot of it isn't 100% serious. we are haven fun with it so i hope the people out there aren't they are really trying to get after people or say negative things.

we are trying to get people to laugh. >> shannon: one of the treats, how does romney know anything about china, he has only been there once and that is for the olympics. panda express doesn't count. i'm guessing that is a little bit tongue in cheek. >> we would have to give that one to lidy. she comes up with the funny tweets. >> at the end of the day like she said a lot of our tweets are not supposed to be taken seriously. we just believe in our dad so much that we are kind of sitting out there and giving people a voice of who my dad is and what he stands for and why we think he would be the best leader for this country. >> shannon: does he have any veto power over the tweets. >> he hasn't really. >> he trusts his girls. >> he does. >> shannon: how tough is it to be on the campaign trail. what is it like? >> it is exciting because you never know where you are going to go or what is going to happen. for the last month we have all

been living out of a tiny suitcase and wearing the same outfits over and over again. it is exciting and when you are with a candidate like our father who we truly believe in it is fun to be around that environment and you never know what is going to happen. >> shannon: and he has been unable to make a lot of headway in the polls. it is still a large field that is out there. what do you want people to know that you think would resonate with them that would help him have more of a national voice and pick up in the polls some? >> i think our country is more divided than ever before and i think when you look at someone who can actually beat obama you need somebody with -- that has got the electability factor and who can bring independents, democrats and republicans all together and i think looking at someone who can go all the way i feel like my father is the only person that can do that. >> and also along with that is an understanding of the world. i think we are in such troubling times and you want to

feel confident about who is in the white house and if anything happens you want to feel comfortable that they are there understanding the full situation and can make the right decision at the right time. we feel our dad has that understanding of the world. every week there is a few frontrunner. the story is also changing and i think it is early on and you will see a lot of changes as this moves on. we are excited to be part of it and excited for the future. >> shannon: tell us the truth, does your dad have a sense of humor? what is he like behind the scenes? >> where to you think our tweets came from. we all have a dry sense of humor and growing up, you know, our dad kind of said don't take things too seriously. always have a laugh about it and that is kind of where our twitter, dad is fun and he has a great sense of humor and we will do the same and show people on the campaign this is a fun process. >> even last night we sat around watching dumb and dumber. the first night we had been together in a long time.

that that is kind of what we do for fun. >> shannon: and it is @jon 2012 girls. >> we know you are tweeting about something important and who could be the next leader of this country. we thank you all for coming in. >> thank you. >> shannon: well, it was a warm home coming at hill air force 96 members ofor 96 merges of the 744th. they return to a hero's welcome after a year and a half of active duty in afghanistan. the mix was to identify and remove imprevisessed explosive devices from roads and streets. together they earned a combat action badge. thank you to our heros there as well. just what kind of role will social media play in 2012? stay with us as we talk one on one with the cochairman of the commission of presidential debates.

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>> shannon: in 2008 social media was just beginning to have a presence in politics. campaigns sent out text messages and the first you tube debate was held but now as the 2012 race for the white house heats up social media is playing a crucial role in the way we get information about candidates. joining us to talk about the debate season and how it works the cochairman of the commission of presidential debates. thank you for coming in today. >> pleasure being with you, shannon. >> shannon: you are cochairman of the commission that does the general election debates. we don't know who the nominee will be on the gop side, we know the democratic runner is set with the president. you start way before the primaries. >> the formal start was in january of this year when we sent out to all of the universities and colleges in the country because we like to do the general election debates on college campuses and it went

out and we had the bids and our technical teams have gone out and examined the campuses. secret service which is very involved goes out and examines the campuses and we are probably within the next month going to announce where the debates are going to be in 2012, the dates and the criteria for being included in the presidential debates. >> shannon: and that criteria is so important because in many elections you a third-party contender who actually gets traction and wants to be there. what kind of criteria would you set? >> the criteria has been set now for a number of cycles. to meet the constitutional requirements. 35 years of age and that itive born, born here in the united states. there was you may remember some controversy whether or not john mccain who was born in the canal zone on a u.s. base down there qualified. there is a clear enunciation of what is involved there. you must be on enough state ballots that you can conceivably win 270 electoral votes and number three, you

must before each debate meet the criteria of being average of five national polls be at 15%. so that is the criteria that determines. we will be announceing that within the next month. everyone has a year's notice of what you have to do to get into the general election debates. >> shannon: let's talk about the fact that crowds are getting attention, too, in the primary debates the crowds have taken criticism because of their reaction to different candidates and issues. >> we had crowd control when we started in 1988. we have done 22 vice presidential and presidential debates. over the last two election cycles we have gone out and made it clear to the audience they are not part of the program. our moderators, jim lehr's new book talking with what it is like and how he lectures the audience. we are pleased the way the audiences since 2000 have been quiet and let the people at

home decide on what they are seeing and hearing on television without their interruption. >> shannon: these are not inexpensive. where does the funding come from? >> the commission on presidential debates is a pry mat nonprofit. no money from the federal government or the campaigns. we raise our own money and have since. we are formed in '87. the campuses where we go it costs between 1.5 and 2 million today's put on the debates. most of the universities have alumni and supporters foundations and so forth in the communities where they are and that is how the money is raised to put these things on. >> shannon: always exciting to find out when and where these will be held. we know you have a lot of hard work ahead. thanks for taking a break with us. >> shannon: we have been hearing plenty of bad news about the stock market this year but now there are signs of a turn around. brenda buttner here to break it down for us and explain. sounds like good news. >> it is. what a difference two weeks can

make on wall street. the bear was really growling a month ago. don't blink on the street because these days you are sure to miss a major move in a market that has become a little bit bear, a little bit bull or as it is often called a jeckle and hide trading floor. the nasdaq surged 7.6%. its biggest gain since march of 2009. apple, amazon and google helping the tech set jump. google stock up 15% friday alone on an earnings report that spelled strong results for the internet search giant. fact, all of the major indexes rose for three weeks in a row. the longest streak in half a year. blue chips now back in the black, positive for the year.

the nasdaq, too. more to come? well, any time we see moves like this, these investors say you know, i missed a good plus sign, i better get in but keep in mind that trading volume has been low and much of the action has been over developments we just can't control. yes, some selling on main street helped buying on wall street but mainly we are watching europe and wondering whether they can keep some of the debt ridden countries there afloat. plus, jobs are job one on wall street and unemployment remains stubbornly above 9% with few answers from washington. the only certainty seems to be uncertainty. don't count on a market that goes up or down. maybe the outside wall street has one thing right they tend to have lots of different directions as does the market. to you want to know which way it is delegate, you have three

choices, up, down or sideways. often all on the same day. that may be what we can count on. shannon? >> shannon: count on being inconclusive. >> exactly. >> shannon: thank you very much. >> they are in jail convicted of killing their abusive partners. how one woman has made it her mission to help them heal. >> you learn from your past. you take those things and build on those things and say yeah, i did this but this is what i'm going to do now. i did that wrong but this is how i'm going to change that. sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one.

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>> shannon: here is some of the top stories we are following this hour on america's news headquarters. sunny skies greeted thousands of people in washington today who came to take part in the dedication of the martin luther king, jr. memorial. president obama, singer aretha franklin and two of king's children were among those who took part today. the mayor of rome says it will cost more than a million dollars to repair the damage by rioters. in america, occupy wall street protesters in two dozen states took part in mostly peaceful marchs but there were a number of arrests. the numbers in for the gop presidential candidates fund raising efforts.

texas governor rick perry raised $17 million in the third quarter alone followed by mitt romney who mazed just over $14 million. next on the list, congressman ron paul followed by congress woman michele bachmann and businessman herman cain. those are some of our top stories for right now. if a man ever hit me i would walk out the door immediately. that isn't exactly what happened. it didn't start out as abuse. >> shannon: those words come from a woman serving jail time for killing her husband. she says it was an act of desperation to stop the abuse. thank you so much for joining us today.

why did you think it was forne tell the story and put together this film? >> ten years ago i started on the journey and it was to help a friend who was into her own abusive relationship and i needed to help her and find the answers on how i could help her and why she was still with him and why she kept going back and i found the answers with convicted battered women like brenda who behind prison walls survived horrible violence and horrific abuse and in one moment one second had to defend their lives and these women are really the experts on the issue. they survived violence for a reason so that we can learn interest them because they really provide us the preventative road map for change. >> shannon: it is such a difficult position because, of course, people feel great sympathy for any one living through you a.b. abusive situation. but for those who crossed the line and actually killed their abuser they are serving time now and that is a very difficult place to be. >> absolutely. absolutely.

and mainly because the prison system itself is not geared toward healing. they don't really offer anything for women in particular to be able it to move forward and be able to rebuild their lives as a woman and as human being and their spirit after being so broken. that is why convicted women against abuse is so important for soberhouse that these women not only can heal but offer something back. >> how does the group help. how did it help someone like you and now in turn helping so many others? >> my journey when it first began going to prison it began with me doing a lot of trying to understand dysfunctionallism and victimization and what did it mean and the different levels of abuse. and as i was learning for myself and going through my healing journey, i heard other women one night in the medication line at the prison saying, you know, they were there, that person was there for killing their abusive

husband and i was thinking gosh, what does she know about my story, she doesn't know anything about me. but it wasn't me. suddenly i truly realized that i wasn't alone in what my mission needed to be and that was to offer an opportunity for these women to have a method of healing and being able to move forward with their live. >> shannon: a olivia, i want to ask you, what do you hope is the message or lesson that people will take away from the film? >> i really made this fill tomorrow be a tool for education. and if we can understand the things that make abusive relation ships tick because these women and brenda spent 26 years behind bars. we can learn from them. they are the experts on the issues and provide us those secrets that are pandora's box that makes domestic violence tick. we encourage people to watch it on monday night on investigation discovery to really learn from the experts. >> absolutely.

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