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their mission with great professionalism, honor and integrity every single day. >> napolitano is expected to face tough questions one day after her boss weighed in on late night with jimmy fallon. >> 99.9% of them every day they're putting their life on the line and do a great job. so a couple of knuckle heads shouldn't detract from what they do but what these guys were thinking, i don't know. that's why they're not there anymore. >> the agency's investigation is over. nine of the 12 secret service employees implicated are not there anymore for a variety of reasons from resigning to being fired. before he went into the hearing, i spoke with senate judiciary chairman patrick lahey. senator lahey, good morning, thank you for joining us. >> good morning. glad to be with you. >> tell us about what there are in terms of unanswered questions. what do you want to find out

from this hearing today? >> i want to find out what the procedures are, what are the standard rules for the secret service and are those rules going to be changed in light of what happened in cartagena? i know the vast majority of members of the secret service, the men and women in there are very, very professional. they are willing to put their lives on the line for the people they protect. they should not be sminched by the actions of a few but i think it has to be very, very clear if you serve in this capacity you're held to a higher standard. it may not seem fair but you are. after all, these people are protecting the president. they're protecting governor romney who is going to be the republican nominee for president. can you imagine if anything happened how the rest of the world would react if anything happened to either of other candidates, say nothing about the tragedy here in the united

states, so it is a tough job but i think they have to know when they take that job the standards will be extremely high. >> is there anything you have seen so far, senator, that would suggest to you that security was indeed somehow compromised because of this and in fact did you know senator grassley has said that he thinks that he wants to know not just about the secret service investigation but also the inspector general. what's your concern right now about that? >> well, the inspector general of course has been kept involved and been kept aprised of what they're dying and if the inspector general feels there is a need to look further into it, he will. the thing is we needed somebody to move very quickly. director solomon has moved quickly, decisively, and very aggressively, and i want to make sure this is kept out of politi politics. after all, director solomon was appointed by president bush. he was retained by president obama. i think both president bush and

president obama deserve credit for keeping the appointment of him out of any political thing and i have known him for years and seen him work and act decisively and also very, very angry about the activities that just the handful of secret service agents. >> the question raised from the beginning by congressman peter king and others is whether this was an isolated incident and there is general praise overall for the men and women that work for the secret service but there are indications in the "washington post" this morning that some of the people who have lost their jobs have said they shouldn't, that this was tolerated in the past, tolerated behavior by their superiors. is that a key question here this morning? >> i think that's a legitimate question. i have already raised that question with the director, and i will raise it again. if it was tolerated in the past, it should not be tolerated in the future, and i have no way of

knowing whether it was anything tolerated in the past. i have traveled with various presidents. i have been with secret service a lot. i have never seen any of this kind of behavior on their part. when i think that they have to understand they're going to be held to a much higher standard than employees of a company or employees of the government or anything else because they're dealing with the security of the president of the united states and the other people that they have to protect and in this case both president obama and governor romney, and there is just absolutely no room, not even a tiny bit of room for mistakes or errors. >> senator pat leahy, good to see you. thanks so much. let's bring in investigative correspondent he will. >> let me start with you about this "washington post" report sighting sources that say what

happened in cartagena is not an isolated incident and superiors have con don't similar behaviors in the past. what are you hearing. >> that question came up in the initial round of questions for secretary napolitano and what she did say was very carefully hedged but she said in the last two-and-a-half years the secret service office of professional responsibility has received no complaints about any such conduct. it is hardly a comprehensive expense and does not indicate whether there are any allegations that are out there that haven't come to the attention of -- that hadn't come to the attention of that office, whether there was conducts before that two and a half year period. we do know that one focus of the current investigation is to ask these new 12 secret service agents and officers implicated whether they ever engaged in this conduct before and whether they were aware of such conduct before that led them to think they could do this. i don't think we have a complete

answer yet but there are certainly stories and allegations of earlier escapades that may be similar to this. >> rick, if the new allegations in the post are true, what might it mean for the secret service and this investigation? >> well, chris, yesterday or monday when president carter and president clinton were both in chicago here i talked to a number of the secret service agents and what struck me is they're devastated by this. a couple of them told me their young children had asked them about this and was this true. i think it is really important as president obama said to separate out the knuckle heads from the rest of the secret service. i mean, in the two and a half year period that secretary napolitano was talking about the

secret service did 900, 900 over seas visits and 13,000 u.s. protective visits. that's a lot. >> rick, to be fair, it doesn't have to be secret service wide to be dangerous, does it? it doesn't certainly have to be a situation where it is the majority, one or two or three or in this case a dozen, can potentially raise a security concern, can't it? >> absolutely. you're absolutely right about that, chris. [ inaudible ] >> you're in places like china, the middle east, and you have to be very careful both for the safety and security of the president or the principle you're traveling with as well as

operational security and information, so there has to be a zero tolerance policy. i think it is an issue for portion portionality here. >> and i know, michael, you are looking into the question raised by the senator lahey, is there a clear sed of guidelines for behavior on the overseas trips and do they need to be adjusted? what have you found out. >> taking to secretary napolitano's questions, asked about that by chairman leahy, and he asked what are the standards and how are they articulated? are they written and the secretary said, well, it is through raining and supervision. she didn't directly answer whether there are clear written guidelines that govern deduct with foreign nationals while on overseas trips. she did say we are looking at the standards to see if they need to be tightened but i think people are going to be wanting a

clearer set of written guidelines here that specifically layout what a secret service officer or agent can or cannot do when they go overseas. >> i know you will continue to watch this hearing for us and we'll break in as news is made. thanks to both of you gentlemen and no one knows the job of the secret service better a former president guarded by them here is what former president jimmy carter told me about the issue on monday. >> what did you think when you heard about what happened in cartagena. >> two feelings. one is grief that it happened. secondly, that it was a small minority of secret service agents caught up maybe in a local environment that was extraordinary. i have had more than 200 secret service agents work with me before and during and after i was president. i would say that there is no other single group of public

servants that i have ever known that would equal their standards of morality and proper activity and proper service and dedication to their very dangerous and difficult job. >> the question that many members of congress are asking right now, though, is they did this in such a public way in and out of a lobby, a very well known hotel, and the number of them that were involved might suggest that this was not an isolated incident. >> i believe -- i have heard about those allegations. my belief still is based on with multi-i78 secret service agents is there was an isolated incident and it may be that there was a celebration of some kind or that involved excessive drinking of alcohol that they were intoxicated. i don't know what the details were. i know it was a terrible thing. these secret service agents do not personify at all the

overwhelming majority in the service or the ones that i have known personally. i would guess that secret service agent would have to be almost completely out of his mind or her mind to tell a prostitute as they call themselves, a female escort, anything about the movements of the president. that's their life. that's their total dedication is to protect the one who is assigned to them, whether it is an incumbent american president or the president's family. >> does the buck stop there with the people directly involved? >> i think both congressman isas and king have said already publicly that mark sullivan, the commanding officer of the secret service has acted in a very proper way with instant action to try to correct the existing problem, complete investigation without any holds barred and has taken action with the ones that have already found to be guilty or confessed their guilt to discharge them from the service.

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that puts him just 300 shy of the 1,144 needed to lock you mean the nomination and last night he sounded ready for battle. >> the last few years have been the best that barack obama can do. it is not the best america can do. tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the obama years. >> i am joined by contributor karen hunter and plit co-'s editor in chief, john harris. good morning to both of you. john, did he sound like the nominee? give me your assessment of where he stands right now. >> no question in his rhetoric and physical bearing just the sort of tennesseor of those remarks he sounds like he is the nominee and no longer swatting away flies and it will be romney versus obama and this is the beginning of him framing that case. it is not an angry attack. it is more a tone of

disappointment which i think is what the romney team thinks that independent voters in particular want to hear, not anger, just a commitment we can do better. >> and disappointment in the economy in particular. let me play for you another little piece of sound from last night. >> because he has filed, he will run a campaign of diversions and distractions and distortions. that kind of campaign may have worked at another place and in a different time, but not here. >> right. >> not now. it is still about the economy and we are not stupid. >> that's right. >> karen, i know you disagree with the fundamental premise. given that, do you think he was effective. >> no, because he sounded like a hypocrite when he said distractions and diversions because that's exactly what that was. i didn't hear a plan to help the economy. it was just slamming president obama, something that he

criticized obama for doing last week. he looked like king of hypocrites last night to me, and i am just like, okay, all right, where is your plan? where is your plan, mitt romney? what are you going to do? >> it is also interesting that despite dropping out rick santorum wasn't exactly jumping on board to endorse mitt romney. take a listen to this. >> absolutely. he is the person that is going to go up against barack obama. it is clear. we need to win this race. >> unless i am miss hearing things, you just endorsed mitt romney. >> if that's what you can call it, you can call it whatever you want. >> am i wrong? karen, you know your husband. has he just endorse the mitt romney. >> not at this point. >> wow. >> no there. this morning newt gingrich i am quoting here, obviously at a gop event said it is clear governor romney is going to be the nominee. i think you have to at some point be honest with what's happening in the real world. what are these guys gain at this

point, john, by not just saying i am for mitt romney? >> i think we have to give at least some allowance for human nature. these guys were fighting very vigorously for months. they do honestly think that they would be a better nominee. i think if they were really being honest they would say that mitt romney is somewhat of a flawed nominee, so it takes akwhiel for people to go through the cycle of grief and acceptance and come out robustly in favor of the guy that beat them. i don't think the muted or resigned tone of those remarks didn't surprise me at all. >> president obama talked about his relationship with mitt romney on late night with jimmy fallon. it was an action-packed night with jimmy. let me play the president talking about mitt romney. >> if mitt romney was in the room with you right now, what would you say to him? >> i would say, hey, mitt. >> good.

that's pretty good. >> do you know mitt romney? >> i have met him. we're not friends. he seems like somebody who cares deeply about his family and his wife is lovely. >> as to praise, his fellow candidate, karen, he has a lovely family and his wife seems awfully nice. >> but it was a human response. it was connected which shows a contrast in styles which i think is what mitt romney will have trouble with in the general against a president who can sing and do the news in a jazzy way. he is just a human being that i think mitt is having a hard time making that same connection. >> mitt can't become that person but there are more than a few people and i am curious if you think it is true when they watched him thought he was inching more towards being, i don't know what you call it, more authentic self and speaking in a way more comfortable for him and not as forced. >> i do think that he spent long months during the primary season

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morning the young woman involved said it wasn't really my fault. >> as soon as he comes towards us a little bit more, paparazzi come rushing behind us and right as i am shaking his hand the paparazzi kicked the bowl i placed on the ground onto the president, and it was mine, so obviously i took the blame for it. >> in the meantime the infamous white house party crasher tarik salahi tells tmz he will run for governor of virginia. he says he troubled by lawmakers who waste taxpayer dollars. when it comes to fictional portrayals, they say julian moore did a fantastic sarah palin and tells them i hope i get invited to hand her an emmy. i would like to volunteer to be a presenter in the category. if you read only one thing, here is a fun one for you.

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over zealous dunk celebration. enough. a new low for extreme eating. we'll tell you what in the world this is when we go down to the wire in 20. the supreme court is hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of arizona's controversial immigration law. at issue is whether states have the authority to step into enforce immigration matters or whether it is the role of the government. the obama administration will argue they have a limited role to play. it could have major impact on a state's ability to crack down on illegal immigrants. i am joined by a constitutional law professor at nyu and jord dan suco of lo. good morning to both of you. good to see you. >> good morning. >> the show me your papers provision is probably the most controversial of all and requires police to question a person's immigration status if they suspect the person might be in the country illegally. what's the argument here?

>> basically the argument is so let's back up for a second and say again the issue is whether or not the state can do this over and above what the federal government is doing. the federal government already has laws that talk about whether or not you have to show whether you're in illegally or not and the state piles on additional penalties so it is a crime if you don't show your papers to a state officer so the question is whether or not that color is beyond the lines of a federal scheme that upsets the balance. everyone on both sides agrees the federal government has the power to control immigration and naturalization and the question is whether or not the states have the power to go beyond what the federal government is do. >> jordan, the specific question relates to the law's enforcement but could the justices use the appeal to address broader constitutional questions as well. >> what we're looking at here is a simple case of what is the power of the state so what he was talking about and the power of the if early government, this is not airs determining

naturalization rules for the country or departing anyone on their own. they would turn people over to federal officials. i will point this out which has to be clear here. under the law they're mirroring exact federal law. in fact, one part you're talking about with showing documentation or if there is reasonable suspicion, arizona law enforcement officials had that authority. they may do it. this law changes that to shall. it is one word change. they can already inquire into people's immigration. i think it is wrong to act as if state law enforcement officials don't have any power at all and this is something brand new. >> is that how you see it? >> not quite actually. the clearest pre emgs would occur if the federal government were saying a and the state were saying not a. arizona would not to be foolish indeed. what the federal government has done and i want to switch to a different provision which i think is actually a better example here, the federal government regulates employers

with respect to whether or not they can hire illegal aliens as workers. what sb-1070 does is turn the focus on the workers and to create penalties for the workers. >> which makes it less like federal law and probably more likely somebody like justice kennedy would look and say just because the federal government decides to target a problem one-way doesn't preclude targeting it another way. it already happened at the scream court with the california law about transporting people and they targeted a different way and they were allowed to do that. california's law stood court challenges just because the federal government decides to go after one group of people to handle a problem does not mean you cannot do it a different way and i think it will be issue here is can you address problems differently and the court did say this last year. remember, the court said 5-3 there and justice kegan recused herself in that case, it is okay for the state to make it mandatory. >> to complete the thought that

i was in the middle of, so i agree with you. it is an interesting point to say, okay, here is the federal government doing something and it would seem on its face that if the federal government left something unregulated that the state would be able to step in and regulate that on its own since the federal government hasn't stepped in yet. what's key here is the federal government considered regulating the workers and decided not to and in fact regulated them in a very minimal way. it is almost as if i were to say, okay, i am the junior owner or rather the senior owner of a vacant lot and i decide not to build on that lot, does the junior owner get to come in and build on that lot against my express intent? that's the conflict. it is not the direct a, not a conflict. if congress is actually left something unregulated deliberately and we can show through the legislative record that's the case, can the state actually come in and regulate that. >> i would add, too, no one would be here, we wouldn't be here now if we had effective control of borders and secured them. janet napolitano declared a

state of emergency when she was governor in arizona because of the war on the borders. it is a real problem. arizona doesn't want to spend the resources. they're using taxpayer resources to train the law enforcement officials and i think we should allow them and i hope the supreme court allows them to train the officials and try the law out. all the racial profiling is not an issue with the supreme court. want to make that clear. >> the implications are huge which is why we're watching so closely and jordan brought up the e-verify and the fact that just kagan was excused and will not hear the case. what happens if there is a 4-4 split. >> if there is 4-4, the lower court opinion is upheld and since the lower court issued a preliminary injunction against the four provisions at issue here that decision would stand. >> and like health care, to bring in another important issue here, jordan, illegal immigration could become a major

issue. it already is actually in this election year. do you think, are you one of the folks who worries about that can impact how the court handles the case? >> i don't think this is plit sizing. it is fairly unprecedented you have two major issues like this both come out this summer before the election and they are very different issues and i think when you look at this case, the justices here, did have to recuse herself and you still have to get to five to win. it comes down to i think you look at justice kennedy and probably roberts as well. none of these cases you can determine based on what happens right now during the orlg argument and just like with the health care law. you can have a good oral argument and bad oral argument and i don't think you have to worry about being plit sized. this is something arizona wants to commit and the people of arizona support this is law and it means taxpayer resources funding and taking risk and responsibility of follow up lawsuits if the law goes into force. >> great conversation. thank you. >> thanks, chris.

well, apple is giving the stock market a major boost after yet another stellar earnings report. mandy drurry is here with what's moving your money. stellar is one-way to put it. i might say mind blowing. >> chris, they have really done it again here. it is fanning the flames of that love affair that wall street already has with the company, just to do a recap here, announced another record-breaking quarter. in fact, second best ever and some $11.6 billion in profit over 35 million iphones and nearly 12 million ipads sold in the quarter. of course these strong iphone sales have also helped, chris, to quash the concerns it was losing market share in the smartphone market which of course has been one of the reasons that we have seen that 13% decline in its shares over the past couple of weeks. as a result also after these earnings at least 4 brokerages have upped their stock by average of $40. in fact, i think according to

thompson reuters 22 analysts rate it a strong buy, 23 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and only one out of the whole lot rate it a strong sell. >> how are the earnings affecting the market overall. >> the shares are up sharply. i haven't got the board in flont but they were up as much as 10%. the biggest interday percentage gain by apple in over three years and one of the reasons nasdaq shot out of the gate and soared about 2% at open. it is more than that. it is just generally lifted optimism about the earnings season which is already, actually, far out stripping expectations and hasn't, however, had a great lift on the market so we'll have to see whether or not apple can lift all boats. >> thank you so much. we have breaking news now. sources telling nbc that newt gingrich will indeed suspend his campaign for president next tuesday, may 1st. alex moe joins us by

made, alex. >> newt gingrich has decided as of last night after four-hour meeting with staff that he is going to suspend his presidential campaign on tuesday. he is going to do it in washington, d.c. he will already be back there starting this weekend and they decided to do it on tuesday tore logistical reasons a source says. his family can come from georgia and all over to be there when he formally withdraws from the race. he is probably going to there is a high likelihood he will endorse the gop nominee which we all know will most likely be mitt romney. i am hearing he may not mention mitt romney by name but he will endorse and kind of rally the party together because he does want to unite and beat barack obama. newt gingrich's campaigning in north carolina all week and says he will continue to do that and that this weekend he will talk with the donors, all of the staff, and he will in fact get out of the race officially on tuesday. >> all right. thank you so much, alex moe. confirmation, newt gingrich is dropping out of the race. when we come back we'll talk to jimmy carter about the

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what you think president obama's re-election chances are and what do you think of mitt romney? >> i just said that i think president obama will be re-elect re-elected, and i believe that. i think of all the republican candidates i think romney would be the one that i would rather see have a slight possibility to be president. >> you would be comfortable with a romney presidency. >> i would rather have a democrat. i would be comfortable. i think romney has shown in the past in previous years as a moderate, a progressive, that he was fairly competent as a governor and running the olympics as you know, and a good solid family man and so forth and has gone to the extreme right wing positions on maybe very important issues in order to get the nomination. what he will do in the general election and as president i think is difficult. >> do you think that he has gone

too far into the conservative positions and do you think that that makes him difficult to be trusted? >> i think he has gone too car in the conservative positions to suit average plerk and that's why i think president obama will be re-elected in. no historical terms looking back all all the elections i am familiar both candidates tended to come to the middle as they get into the general elections. romney already has a reputation of being changeable in his positions. so i think that's a stigma that he already has been able to weather and at least in the republican primary. if he moves back more to the central position on some major issues, i am want sure that he can suffer any more as being changeable. so i don't know how to predict it. i is it i can to my prediction that president obama will win. >> do you think that we say every year that the election has never been this negative, the tone has never been this divisive, but is it true?

>> it is absolutely true. we didn't dream of running a negative commercial on television that would destroy the character of our opponent. it would have been suicidal for the ones who did that. we didn't raise money from special interest groups. do you know how much money i raised and reagan raised and prst ford raised zero. we didn't raise a penny from private contributors or from corporations or from special interest groups. i think the massive infusion of money into the political arena has been the major cause and depending a lot on it on the negative advertising and the stupid supreme court ruling of a little more than two years ago saying that corporations are people has exacerbated or made worse an already existing bad situation. >> thanks to president carter and we can't get enough today of president obama on late night with jimmy fallon, especially

the slow jam. the tweet of the day is sarcasm from ben white. yeah, i can totally see mitt romney slow jamming the news. he followed with romney needs to do snl to return fire. >> as i like to call him, the prezee 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. ♪

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the agenda next hour all fair in love and politics, right? mitt romney trying to co-op the president's fairness platform as president obama proves he is still the coolest dude in the room, a contrast in style and substance ahead. sa lashs details in the john edwards trial, the senator's choice words for rielle hunter revealed in court. get this, kids drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk. instead, getting deathly ill. a warning all parents need to hear. the mom and sister of an iowa teen bullied to death for being gay. they'll speak with me live. that and much more coming up at the top of the hour. chris. >> thomas, thank you. beautiful women, beautiful dogs, beautiful beards. see a theme?

down to the wire. another most beautiful cover from "people magazine," drum roll, please, beyonce named the world's most beautiful woman. in an exclusive interview she says she feels for beautiful than ever since she had her baby, blue ivy in january. not a breed usually known for beauty, check out the most beautiful bulldogs competing in creative costumes at drake university. in germany the theme is beards, 163 men competing in the international beard tournament. they came from all over the world including the u.s. showing off all different kinds of facial hair. in the end two germans took top honors. hometown advantage, i want a recount. some may consider this a thing of beauty, the crown crust pizza from pizza hut middle east, made with cheeseburgers. yes, cheeseburgers. there is another version with chicken fingers. pizza hut the company that brought the u.k. the hot dog

stuffed crust pizza. what will they think of next? that wraps up this hour of jansing & co. i am chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. i will see you back here tomorrow. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain,

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