a 17-year-old girl was allegedly blowing planning to blow up his former high school on the first day next week. police are describing the plot to have maximum consequences. mark potter is following the developing story for us from miami. mark, what do you know? >> reporter: this appears to be potentially a case of disaster averted. police say that a 17-year-old named jared conno who had been expelled from freedom high school in tampa was planning to blow up the school on the first day of class. this reported first by the st. petersburg times. after getting a tip from a confidential informant, police say they went to the young man's house and found bomb making material. enough material to make pipe bombs influiding fuel sources and shrapnel. he was arrested last night. at a hearing today he told authorities he did plan to set off explosives at the school to cause mass casualties. police say they also found a journal that showed some

schematic drawings of the school and it contained some statements about his intent to kill people. police say that they were told by the confidential informant that he planned to target specific administrators. also reported in the paper today that at that hearing he was advised by his public defender not to make anymore statements. >> mark, thank you. in that hearing you john berry was the reporter for the st. petersburg press and joins me on the phone right now. john, good to talk to you. what happened in court? >> well, this little boy comes in. he's a skinny, shaggy haired kid. he looked very upset. he sat with his head in his lap while he waited for the judge to call him. when he got up the judge asked him if his parents were coming. and he was -- he could barely answer. he said he didn't know. she said, do you want us to wait for them? she said i just don't know. that's all he said.

he tried to speech. the judge asked him if he wanted to say anything later on. his public defender stopped him. he started to say that the plan wasn't and then -- she stopped him. and then he told her, i can talk. i'm allowed to say what i want. his attorney cut him off again. and he remained silent after that. >> i understand that his mother is a math teacher at another school, not the school where he attended. and he'd been expelled. but i guess what i'm looking at the amount of seeming evidence that police found in this home, not only the schematics, the stuff to build the pipe bombs, they found a pot growing operation, police say, was there any indication in court of how the mom didn't know all this stuff was in the house? >> no. no one was there to speak for her. and they didn't -- the prosecutors didn't even get into

that. they did describe a pretty extensive pot operation in his room including lights and scales. >> and john, do we know why he had been expelled from freedom high school? >> no. school wouldn't say what it was. >> at this point is he in state custody? he's staying in juvenile custody? >> he has -- he was put in security detention as a juvenile. he has a hearing coming up i think september 5th. but in the meantime, he's in juvenile detention. >> yeah. all right, john, thank you so much for giving us a little insight into what happened the juvenile court hearing. again, jared is now arrested and charged with this bomb plot. one of the officials there say if this had been pulled off this could have the most catastrophic consequence for the the city ever. another big story we're following today. see you in september. president obama's all set to unveil big plans to tackle the

debt and create jobs. but you won't see it until next month. that doesn't sit so well with some in his own base. >> we're supportive of the president. but we're getting tired of it. >> the congressional black caucus must meet immediately with the president of the united states of america. >> president obama under pressure from both sides of the aisle. from the left in a sometimes heated meeting in detroit, members of the congressional black caucus got an earful from african-american residents who say obama should do more to fix the economy. and he should do it now. >> we're ready to have a conversation. >> and on the right, tea party supporters bring it to obama face-to-face during his three-day bus tour of the heartland.

>> the white house says the president's working on a major speech on jobs and the deficit that he'll deliver just after labor day. in it sources say he'll propose a mix of tax cuts, infrastructure ideas, and help for people who have been out of work for a long time. >> i'm going to make my best case for where we need to go. we've made progress since the start of this recession back in 2008. it hasn't been fast enough. >> we're at the white house now. mike, has there been any response from the white house about some of that criticism we heard from maxine waters and others about the president getting to work now? >> reporter: not specifically. obviously they're very sensitive to that criticism. the president obviously going to come off the three-day bus tour of minnesota, iowa, his home state of illinois today. tomorrow it's the first family vacation. an annual vacation on martha's vineyard. there's been plenty of criticism about that. after 900 days in office the president is going to wait until next month to deliver that speech on jobs and the economy.

the white house say it's going to include many of the things we've heard over the course of the past several weeks from the president extending that payroll tax cut that's in effect for this year. he wants to extend it for another year. infrastructure ideas, spending on traditional infrastructure like roads and bridges, highways and airports things of that nature. more help from the long-term unemployed. perhaps more significantly and specifically the president is also said to be considering something detailed in terms of a deficit reduction plan. you remember contessa of course, the supercommittee that was a result of that compromise on the debt ceiling is going to be coming up with plans before thanksgiving. the president's talking about including his own plan that will go higher than the 1.5 trillion plan that was mandated in that. you can better believe to satisfy his base many of whom were dissatisfied part of what we've seen including in that town hall in detroit that it's going to be having some tax increases on wealthier americans that does not look like it's

going to be part of the supercommittee plan. the president has a couple more events in illinois. he comes home late tonight in the white house and off to martha's vineyard for vacation. he'll be back here later this month to dedicate the martin luther king memorial in washington. after labor day a major speech on jobs in the economy. >> the two things that we'll wait and see number one, does he put it on paper. a lot of republicans said give all the speeches you want, until it's a proposal we can vote on, it doesn't do us any good. two is if congress gets its act together and backs a jobs bill. there's not a lot the president can do if he's dealing with this recalcitrant congress. >> reporter: you make a good point. the congress is out of session for august. they're not coming back into session all this criticism that the president is suffering or that's being directed about going on vacation, you can rattle around the white house for a few days. most of what he's talking about requires legislative action. >> good to talk to you.

back on the campaign trail republicans are trying to keep the pressure on the president. >> monday president obama said that he had reversed the recession. gotten the economy moving back again, but over the last six months he'd run into a little bad luck. mr. president, america's crisis is not bad luck. it's bad policies from washington, d.c. >> texas governor rick perry's in new hampshire today cooling the rhetoric somewhat, but not backing down from comments this week accusing fed chair of ben bernanke of treason. >> i got in trouble talking about the federal reserve yesterday. i got lectured about that yesterday. >> and perry's comments drew fire from the left even some of the right who just said, he went too far. >> it was a very unfortunate comment. you don't accuse the chairman of the federal reserve of being a traitor to his country of being

guilty of treason. and suggesting that we treat him pretty ugly in texas. you know, that's not again, a presidential statement. >> msnbc political analyst karen finny is a former democratic national committee spokesperson. j.p. fair a republican strategist. he was the conservative political action conference journalist of the year in 2009. bragging rights there. hey, j.p., do you think that there's a risk here that rick perry and that michele bachmann might be trying to get so much get the support of tea party voters and arch conservatives that they risk losing a general election even if they win the nomination? >> not at all. i think they're following the mood of the country. they're highlighting what their strens are. you take rick perry a guy who's won 11 elections in the last 20 years. he's governor of one of the largest states. he's responsible for four out of every five jobs created in america in the last couple of

years. i think that the guy deserves a lot of credit and we need to listen to him. it is clear that the tone was not right, certainly. but there's a lot of merit to the point and people disagree reasonably about whether or not it was smart to do qe 2. i think that a lot of these guys are making a lot of hay because it's august. >> not only did karl rove have some words for rick perry. president obama was asked about perry's criticism of the fed. the fed chairman. here's what the president told cnn. >> you've got to be a little more careful about what you say. i'll cut him some slack. he's only been at it for a few days now. >> karen, is this the time for the president to be cutting anybody slack? >> sure. people misspeak all the time. it's interesting in some ways this little incident actually played perfectly to part of perry's strategy. here's why. a big part of michele bachmann's rational for her campaign is that he's an insurgent.

that she is not of the establishment. that's part of her supporters like about her. rick perry is going after the same voters. he said something he shouldn't have said and it was overly dramatic. he made a joke about how he got smacked on the hand and lectured to. and then you have establishment figures like karl rove lecturing him. that helps him play that balance between this guy might be the guy who is not quite the establishment candidate, but that maybe the establishment can accept and maybe he can twral beat obama. i actually think it played in quite nicely to his strategy. >> j.p., do you think that republicans are looking for more moderate candidates? i'm not sure that any republican right now wants to be considered moderate, someone who can appeal to moderate voters, paul ryan or chris christie? >> i think we're at a point where we want to see somebody who can get something done. perry has a lot of qualifications what show him as

that kind of guy. he has -- he's one of the first texas governor to show revenue cuts. it's really important in spending cuts as well. i think that this is something that people are more interested in getting than just something that you can't even quantify something like being a moderate. we just want to see results. >> but the reality of the republican primary electorate is it is far to the right. that's part of why you're seeing these candidates essentially trying to outright each other particularly between perry and bachmann. perry has only been in this race a couple of days. the more scrutiny his record gets the more we're going to learn about him and the more he has to explain. those four out of five jobs a lot of jobs were created with the assistance of the stimulus program thanks to president obama. >> and trying to get anybody who can get something done might be a challenge in this day and age. my big question today talked about this with j.p., can presidential candidates who

cater so much to the far right have any hope of winning the general election? get me on facebook, i'm on twitter or my email. turning the headlines coast to coast. police in missouri have found the remains of the 3-year-old girl who ace di peered more than a week ago. her body was found near a flood way ditch eight miles from her home. a neighbor has confessed to strangling with child with a plastic bag. he said he found her near his family's swimming pool. sean morgan faces first-degree murder charges. wisconsin democrats held on in yesterday's final round of recall elections. leaving the party with a net gain of two seats. republicans have a narrow majority in tupper chamber. the recall fight began this spring after democrat senators fled the state to block a vote stripping unions of bargaining rights. the streets of houston gushing with water after a rash of burst water mains. we're talking some 700 a day.

those breaks are caused by record high heat in texas. it makes matters worse for this hot, dry city. water rationing began in houston this week. shots are no shots? that's the question. some doctors say there is no question here. no vaccine, no appointment. plus a shocking twist in the case of a woman police say wrote on facebook that she wanted somebody to kill the father of her baby. and now he's dead. a little old school today. dow jones industrials down 34. looks like the s&p's off by three and the nasdaq off by 25. mixed forecast here. [ female announcer ] kiss everything you know about cookies goodbye.

new newtons fruit thins. real cranberries and cranberry citrus oat... crispy whole grain. newtons fruit thins, one unique cookie. newtons fruit thins, have i got a surprise for you! yeah, it's new [ barks beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] new beneful healthy fiesta. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything.

in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you up to thousands of dollars. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... and guide to understanding medicare, i can keep my own doctor and choose my own hospital. and i don't need a referral to see a specialist. as with all medicare supplement plans, and help pay for what medicare doesn't. call this toll-free number now...

a small but growing number of parents are refusing to vaccinate against childhood diseases. worried that the shots themselves could have lifelong consequences or somehow are unsafe. so that is causing some frustrated pediatricians to draw a line in the sand. they're saying come on, vaccinate your kids or go get health care elsewhere. art caplan is the chairman of u penn's department of medical ethics. the thing is when kids show up and it's the same reason why schools demand vaccinations they put other kids at risk for measles and mumps and that kind of thing. do pediatricians have an ethical, moral obligation to the other kids to say, no, you can't come here if you're not vaccinated? >> there's even an issue of the kid who's unvaccinated sitting in the waiting room with the other kids. you can pick up a disease right then and there. it's a tough, tough call. certainly the pediatricians are

saying look, no one ever said anything in life is 100% safe and risk free. if you look at whooping cough outbreaks in california, minnesota all over the u.s., deaths of kids from preventable diseases like measles, problems with mumps and meningitis, you don't want to be afraid of vaccines just because some celebrity says it. so i'm going to practice according to the best science. i get it. i still think they're mistaken. >> what's the danger? if you're talking about most kids are getting vaccinated. they're going in and sitting in the room in the waiting room and your kid comes many and he's not vaccinated. it's not the vaccinated kids that are going to have the measles or mumps what's the danger here? >> the danger is in two forms. you're under 6-month-olds your baby can't be vaccinated a lot of trouble with diseases with babies. if your kid has an immune

disease you could kill this kid. there are issues right then and there not everybody can take a vaccination because of age or a transplant and they have to take drugs. if you drop much below 95% that hurt effect out in the community it doesn't work. so i think at the end of the day, you've got to push the parents, stick with them, try to care for them. try to convince them that this is the right thing to do for their own kid, for other kids, for kids in need. i wouldn't prohibit them from coming. but i would barrage them with information. there's so much out there that's nonsense about vaccines. >> if you prohibit them from coming then you lose the opportunity to barrage them with information. >> do what you can for the kid. i understand a pediatrician's frustration, but you've got to protect that kid. >> good to is see you. a handwritten letter by

president obama auctioned off. we know you can't drink and drive especially when i know you're driving your beer cooler. details ahead. [ grandma ] why do relationships matter? [ grandpa ] relationships are the basis of everything. [ grandma ] relationships are life... if you don't have that thing that fills your heart and your soul, you're missing that part of your life that just fulfills you. ♪ [ male announcer ] for us at humana, relationships matter too. the better we know you, the better we can help you choose the right medicare plan. that's why humana agents sit down with you to figure out your medicare options. and we have nurses you can call anytime, even at 3 a.m. because when you're on the right humana medicare plan and taking good care of yourself, then you can be there for the people who matter most. [ grandma ] my family is my joy, my hope...

they are my heart. it's the reason we get out of bed in the morning... [ grandpa ] the reason we fall into bed at night sometimes. [ grandma ] yes. that's right. [ male announcer ] humana. whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ ♪ let me make you smile ♪ let me do a few tricks ♪ some old and then some new tricks ♪ ♪ i'm very versatile ♪ so let me entertain you ♪ and we'll have a real good time ♪ [ male announcer ] the new hp touchpad starting at $399.99. ♪

yea, right over here. look at 'em all. what about a black frontier with utilitrack? absolutely. oh, great, that's awesome. what about a platinum graphite rogue with touch-screen nav, bluetooth, and...a moonroof? with or without leather? we got 'em both. [ sighs ] i gotta get back. [ male announcer ] the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for all.

a sanitation truck somehow went through the third floor wall of a parking garage in queens today. rescue crews were able to get to the driver, get him out. now a crane's on scene trying to remove the truck and some of the debris. no word on how the truck got -- this is just hanging out the side of the building. very weird. you've heard of driving under the influence, but an australian man decided to go for a ride on top-his beer. he built a motorized cooler from parts ordered on the internet. took the beer mobile for a tour around town. the problem here is that police say he was actually drinking his vehicle. he had a blood alcohol level

three times the legal limit. and the local judge said your cooler counts as the vehicle so he fined the guy $500 and took away his license. his license to drive a cooler? come on. i don't know where they get this stuff. the search for a missing woman in aruba. what we're learning now about the insurance policy the suspect took out. hot on the web today and one of the top searches on google the unexpected death of russell armstrong, the estranged husband of taylor armstrong from "the real housewives of beverly hills." he was found hanging in a home. police believe it was suicide. the couple's marital and financial dramas were part of the drama on the first season of the reality show. taylor filed for divorce on july 15th. bravo's not saying what might happen to the second season of the show. a british man was killed by a shark on his honeymoon. the 30-year-old teacher was

attacked as his bride watched in horror from the beach. the two married 11 days ago. it is the second fatal shark attack in the area in two weeks. prince william and kate took their hon eye moon there. stop wearing our clothes. abercrombie and fitch is offering money to the situation and his fellow "jersey show shore" cast mate if they'll stop wearing their clothes on their show. the company says seeing the situation in its clothing could cause significant damage to the brand. its image. so far, the situation isn't commenting. snooki's not commenting. mtv's not commenting. we have to wait and see if we see them in posh, preppy clothes in the future. nt, and he's a big part of this community. re/max agents know their markets, and they care enough to get to know you, too.

nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. here's what you can the expect from regions. a bank that provides you with real business expertise. check. a professional optimization of your cash flow with a regions cashcor analysis. check. cash management solutions and the smart lending options you need to grow your business. check. plus, it all comes with award-winning service to help you achieve more balance. interested? let's talk. looking good. (bike bell)

welcome back, everybody. i'm contessa brewer.

updating you on the breaking news out of tampa, florida. police say they have foiled a serious high school bomb plot. we have pictures into us from the st. petersburg times. 17-year-old expelled student jared canno is under arrest. he's accused of planning to detonate a bomb at freedom high school in north tampa. >> they indeed found a manifesto written by jared that outlined minute by minute what his actions were going to be on the first day of school. he also mentioned his desire to cause more casualties than were suffered at columbine. >> i'm joined by nbc analyst and former fbi criminal profiler clint van zant. 17 years old, he'd been expelled from school, he'd been writing some concerning messages on facebook. now we're seeing the pictures of this kid who the reporter who was in the courtroom said that

his -- he couldn't even say whether to expect his parents there to show up in his support. what do you make of all this? >> this is a challenge, contessa just like we've looked at flash mobs within the last few months. here's one individual. but again, the question that is begged is where are the parents? this young man at 17 had marijuana growing in his bedroom. had bomb making implements. had been arrested for stealing a gun and his parents aren't trying to get help. >> clint, i'm sorry, but we have a really bad connection with skype here today. it's sounding like bells are ringing here. we're going to work on that a little bit. they found a fuel source, they found shrapnel, plastic tubing. they said that this kid had everything he needed to make a serious pipe bomb. the officials say if he had pulled off what it seems like the investigation reveals he was planning, this could have had catastrophic consequences. and again, the investigators say that the plan was for him to

kill some 32 victims, two principals, and again, he had a major marijuana growing operation as well. there will be a lot of questions about where his parents were in all of this, but this seems like a troubled kid that had multiple juvenile arrests including burglary, carrying a concealed weapons, altering serial numbers on a firearm, drug possession and so far all of those charges were dismissed or no was taken. again, he had been expelled from school and according to the reporter in the juvenile hearing yesterday, he said that he didn't even know whether to expect his parents to show up in court. we're going to stay on top of all the details here. headlines for you as tobacco companies are suing the federal government over new graphic warning labels, the companies argue against using their own packaging to urge consumers not to buy their legal product. a pentagon report questions the reliability of five million pieces of body armor. safety tests were conducted with wrong plates. they were inconsistent.

and two designs were approved without any testing. students in joplin, missouri, return to school for the first time since the deadly tornado hit three months ago, st. john's hospital announced plans to rebuild as well. a letter signed by president obama sold for a record $8,652 at an auction in california. the letter was about the financial crisis. we're keeping our eyes on a hybrid production facility in atkinson, illinois, right now. we're expecting to see president obama in a town hall meeting there in about 15 minutes. this is the first of two appearances for the day. then he heads back to the white house after this three-day bus tour. and when we hear the president talking, we will bring that to you live. his big push has been jobs, jobs, jobs. texas governor rick perry showing no sign of back weigh i from his comment accusing federal reserve chairman ben bernanke of treason. >> the president said i needed to watch what i say.

i just want to respond back, if i may, mr. president, actions speak louder than words. my actions as governor are helping create jobs in this country. the president's actions are killing jobs in this country. >> nbc campaign embed carrie dann is following the campaign. what other opportunities does rick perry have to take aim at the president today? >> reporter: he's meeting with business leaders later today that sound that you just heard was from politics and eggs which is another right of passage. he's checking all the boxes and doing big events in primary states. he's to be meeting with business leaders late morning and having a round table there. that will be another opportunity. he held a similar event in dubuque, iowa, yesterday. he took it be opportunity to

talk a lot about business regulations. calling them a strangle hold that the obama administration has implemented too many problematic restrictions on big business. so we're going to hear a lot from him on that today and tomorrow in new hampshire. >> carrie dann, thank you very much, appreciate that. new developments from aruba. authorities are planning on launching an extensive search for a maryland woman who disappeared there two weeks ago. aruban prosecutors says the man she's vacationing with had a travel insurance policy that covered her. 50-year-old is being held by police while they continue to investigate. what do you think about this insurance policy? >> reporter: parentally there were two insurance policies. one on giordano and one on gardener. those are usually taken out for things for the cost of your airfare, the hotel, other problems if say you get delayed

because of illness or there's a hurricane in the area. but in this case, what might have happened is that he added on to the premiums for things like accidental death and hospitalization. you would think that that would be a red flag to authorities one of the first things they checked into. but parentally he did have these two policies and admitted it at the time when investigators first questioned him. they confirmed that he has changed his story a number of times. that is the biggest red flag of all. as you indicated he is in a prison here on the island. they have 16 days before they have to go before a judge once again. and then they will likely ask for a 60-day extension to prepare a case against him. contessa, the bar is high here. they have to come up with some solid evidence now. they have sent his cell phone, his camera, his come computer off to a neighboring island for some analysis. and they really have not had anybody come forward since last friday when they made that plea for witnesses. >> we've seen the guys out there searching with the long poles

poking in the sand. they haven't found any indication of the woman's body, correct? >> reporter: no. and that search was quite a while ago now. at least a week or more. they are talking about a more extensive search next week that would involve more resources because they need a body to go forward with this prosecution. that would be the reason they would be searching again. it is a recovery effort. they are definitely looking for a body. they do not believe she's alive. >> janet, thank you. appreciate that. a new study out today finds more american parents are standing by their own kids' public schools than at any other time many the last three decades. 79% of parents in the five delta kappa survey gave their school an a or b. when asked about public schools in general just 17% said schools deserved a high letter grade. this month the obama administration made a bold step forward in its plan to reform

the nation's education system. he's giving schools a pass to opt out of the controversial no child left behind law. >> it's far too punitive. it is far too prescriptive. it led to a narrowing of the curriculum. at a time we have to get better faster education than we ever have, we can't afford to have the law of the land be one that has so many perverse incentives or disincentives to the progress we want to see. a journalist made headlines with the change of new york -- called "race to the top." his new book is "class warfare" inside the fight to fix america's schools. great to see you today. >> good to be here. >> is there a way to fix america's schools? >> there is. we have to start in a way that the obama administration has been doing, which is introducing the concept of accountability. the largest single profession,

the largest occupation in the united states other than people who work as office clerks is k to 12 teaching. 3.2 million teachers. yet it's the only occupation, the only workplace where your performance does not count. everybody working here in this newsroom if they're really good at what they do, they can get promoted. if they're not so good, they can get retrained or shown the door if necessary. in america's classrooms that has not been the case and the statistics are starting to show it and this book is about the revolution that is trying to change that. >> the interesting thing is in new york we've seen the battle over this. over what they call last in, first out. if you are a newer teacher and layoffs come around you will get laid off before the more senior teachers and quality of teaching, the merits of what you bring to the table in the school don't have anything to do with

it. the mayor, the schools are fighting back getting a lot of resistance from the big teacher's union. how do they accomplish what's best for the kids when you have people trying to protect their paychecks? >> they have to do it through politics. it's starting to change. parents are starting to realize that their schools can be better. in part they're realizing it because of the charter schools which are public schools but are managed differently. they take the same children in harlem and get them to succeed. charter schools aren't the answer, but they're the demonstration of the kind of change you can get if you start to do the reforms which start with substituting the idea of performance for protection. right now teaching in new york and other big school systems it's a civil service protection occupation. >> when you're looking at who gets responsibility for performing at a higher standard, the schools get a lot of attention, administrators get a lot of attention, the government gets a lot of attention and of

course, teachers get a lot of attention. in your research, where do you find the responsibility on parents? >> the parents' responsibility is very high, but the job of government, the job of our public schools is not to say well there's nothing we can do because the parents are at fault. there's noeg we can do because these kids come from broken homes or they come from homes that are disadvantaged by poverty. the job of public school is to put the american dream back into public schools. it's been demonstrated that you can do that, but you can't do that if you pay no attention to the performance of the 3.2 million people many of whom, most of whom are highly dedicated but their work is undermined by the people who are just there to get their pensions. >> it's a very complicated situation. the way publics is going right now, i don't know, it doesn't make me particularly optimistic. you can move forward in something where there are so many vested interests.

>> this is one place with bipartisan support. the president eats problem is with his democratic party more than republicans on this one. >> if you could be mayor of your town for one day, what would be your first order of business? if you're an 11-year-old, like caroline gonzalez, she's making headlines for her first decision. she renamed part of a street in a dallas suburb justin bieber way. unfortunately for caroline city officials could not reach bieber to invite him to the ceremony. the name change is just one day. she got to go in and be the mayor for a day. she won a contest. i think if you're 11 years old, she got something accomplished which a lot of politicians can't say these days. we'll be right back.

geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance.

matter which position i am in i wake up feeling good. it fits you so perfectly... it fits you. you wake up and you're revived and rejuvenated. it's just like wow! tempur-pedic the most highly recommended bed in america. tempur-pedic is rated #1 in comfort. sleep satisfaction. and back support. it fits the curvature of your body but you don't sink in and it is firm. proprietary tempur material suppresses motion transfer. this means that when you get in or out of bed, you won't disturb your partner. that's amazing. that's amazing.

tempur-pedic, the most highly recommended bed in america. call the number on your screen. a shocking wis in the case

of a philadelphia woman who police say she was desperate to find someone on facebook to kill the father of her child. just hours after the judge upheld charges against the woman and the hitmen cheshired two other men reportedly pulled up in a car and murdered her 22-year-old exboyfriend before making their get away. this is her attorney. i appreciate your time. >> good afternoon. >> what does your client know about the killing of corey white, her exboyfriend? >> she knows nothing about the killing of corey white. she's been in custody since june 10th. corey white was apparently shot to death two days ago. and she has no knowledge as to what happened other than what we've all seen in the media. >> here's what she posted on facebook -- quote, i will pay somebody a stack to kill my baby father. and then on timothy bynum's facebook page, he posts say no

more, what he look like? what he be at? need that stack first? by the way, a stack is slang for $1,000. is that why she's in custody? >> right. that's why she was arrested. she was arrested 17 or 18 days after that posting and that exchange took place on facebook. and that exchange took place within minutes after she had had an argument with her boyfriend. and as far as all the information that we have at this point, the exchanges on facebook covered time frame of approximately an hour. >> police say corey white may have been involved in a separate nightclub shooting and that there's no evidence connecting these two cases right now. but are you concerned that because he is now dead that your client faces far more serious consequences? >> obviously, there's a concern

because of the coincidence of the facebook posting and then the hearing that occurred two days ago and the subsequent death that night of mr. white. so obviously there's a concern about it. but, in the absence of evidence of an actual link between miss eley and her codefendant and whoever it is that carried out the killing, i don't think there will be any charges. we'd have to see if there's going to be some way that one can be linked to the other. other than to the coincidence of timing. >> they say that he was in a fight, a verbal fight with two men in a brown car before the shooting happened. meanwhile, there's a 3-year-old daughter here. has london been able to see her daughter she's since she's been in custody? >> no. she hasn't seen her daughter. obviously because she is in

custody and the daughter has been under the care of the father's family. so, she has not had access to the child. which is a matter of concern to her. >> gerald, thank you so much for coming on and talking about the case. i appreciate that. >> thank you. we're going to take a quick break. we'll be right back. e at the gumline, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. new crest pro-health clinical toothpaste. life opens up when you do. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say.

listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables. so here's five bucks to help you buy v8 juice. five bucks. that's a lot of green. go to v8juice.com for coupons. you can count on us.

since 9/11 more than 45,000 servicemen and women have been injured many with serious or permanent disabilities. and they're recovery is often complicated and ard jous. but an innovative charity is recruiting men's best friends to help veterans. they're here with a service dog isaac on the floor below and listening. thank you both for being here today. rick, you call this a triple win. >> a triple win is smplly that we rescue dogs from shelters. we go into the military prison, we train the military prisoners

to train the service dogs for our wounded warriors. so there's three separate people -- three separate groups that win all the way around. the dog, isaac is here and he was due -- we got him a day before he was due to be put down. he has a new lease on life. the prisoners then had the opportunity to train the service dogs and it gives them an opportunity to get back to the communities that they have offended against. it also gives them the opportunity to learn some new job kills. when they do get out they have the opportunity to then be able to compete in the marketplace today. >> on the veteran side of thins, leslie, i know when you served in bosnia you came home, you lost your left leg. and now lost most of your sight at this point. how has isaac changed your life since he's come into it? >> he's been phenomenal. the first time that i met him, i lit up like a christmas tree inside. it was this electricity went

through me. i remember saying there's my dog. he's going to help me. and at that instant when we looked at each other there was an incredible bond. it started from there. i've had isaac now for almost two years. i cannot imagine life without him. he's just given me so much more confidence in getting out and about. he helps me with mobility. and he knows about 70 different tasks that he's learned through canines for veterans. >> i know it's expensive to get these dogs through the process for the veterans and you do it completely on donations. >> the value of our dogs are placed at $40,000. we get no federal funding whatsoever. the military provides us the prison to train the dogs and the prisoners to train the dogs. everything else we have to pay for. >> if people want to help facilitate getting do dogs to veterans how can they help? >> they can go to our website

caninesforveterans.org. and they can donate. >> it's fantastic. i'd ask isaac a question, he's much too busy licking the floor right now. it's really a great dog. leslie thank you so much for coming on and sharing a special relationship for you. i'm so glad that you have him by your side now. rick, i think it's an incredible organization. good luck to you. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. thank you so much for watching today. i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. out west. the first family heads to martha's vineyard for vacation. first the president has two town hall meetings in illinois today. the first expected to start at any moment. andrea mitchell will have more for you ahead on "andrea mitchell reports." thanks for watching. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. [ jso i take yone a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused.

it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's.

right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the president promises a new jobs plan after labor day as his bus tour hits a political pothole with his base. >> when you ran for office, you built a tremendous amount of

trust with the american people that you seemed like someone who wouldn't move the bar on us. >> right. >> and it seems especially in the last year as if your negotiating tactics have cut away at that trust by compromising some key principles that we believed? and the congressional black caucus isn't happy that the president's out in rural americaed a not with them. >> the congressional black caucus loves the president. we're supportive of the president, but we're getting tired. when you let us know it is time to let go, we'll let go. >> let go! in new hampshire rick perry tones it down on the fed. >> i got in trouble talking about the federal reserve yesterday. the white house is only too happy to let this one play out. >> you've got to be a little more careful about