could rival last month's increment conditions. and it's not just atlanta. 100 million americans are in the path, including us. >> and a big day for the markets. stocks soar even though the new fed chair said she's ready to cut back on the stimulus program. >> and sochi 2014, one of the biggest days yet for the americans. but what is bob costas? we're sure to make olympic history in prime time tonight and i'm not referring to the events. >> and one thing is crystal clear. hillary clinton should not run for president in 2016. >> what? >> cycle starts right now. is there any venue more grand an an official state welcome followed by a state dinner at the white house? the marine band on the south

lawn, the 21 gun salute, tonight's 348 person guest list reads like a who's who in politics. the gowns, the china, the white house garden inspired menu. mary j. blige is performing. and the bilateral politics between america and arguably her oldest ally. tonight it is all about the u.s. and french. hollande was officially welcomed at the white house this morning and the state dinner is just under five hours away. ideally no party crashers this time. hollande will be solo without either his wife or his mistress, but this away, it was all about camaraderie. >> great honehonor to welcome b holland. it is always a pleasure. and this level of partnership

across so many areas would have been unimaginable even a decade ago, but it's a testament and e him for taking the work forward. >> dana milbank, thanks for being with us. it was called an i'm sorry say the dinner referring to the fact that france had backed the president's initial plan for direct strikes into syria and then the president decided to go through congress and those plans were eventually scuttled leaving france in kind of an awkward position. you were in the room today during their press conference. is this sort of an i'm sorry state visit all together? >> all is for given. it was down right mushy there. the french papiper said there w

an affair with beyonce. but the president does seem to have a lover affair with france. he can't get enough of it. and why not. he's found another leader who is significantly less popular thachb he is. in fact president obama has like triple the popularity in france that their own president has. so our president looks only good-bye comparison. >> let's talk about that. because that a good point. as bad as things height get for president obama, things are much worse for president holland. his approval rate 19%. and unemployment in france is north of 11%, nearly double our 6.6%. taxes are higher. no innovation. business is leaving for eastern europe. so that serious question. who would win the popularity contest if it were the president of france versus our current congress? >> talk about a race to the

bottom. at least what people call our president a social list in a pejorative way, hollande doesn't take it that way since we actually did have a social list in the white house who is having trouble growing his economy because of his job policies. but that would be a close call between the american congress and the french president. surely the president's critics in congress won't be as delighted by the state visit as the french are because hollande because praising obama's job and economic policies and also praise his efforts on global warning. >> i love the affairs of the french like everyone else, but there is another big political story, can't get enough of, it's all about chris christie. some of the drivers stranded for hours on the gwb traffic jam returned to the scene today demanding christie's resignation if he did indeed abuse his power. as for the governor, he's bringing a little jersey to the economic club of chicago today.

take a look. >> does the gw bridge situation i wou impact on your ability to execute on those? >> i'm shocked you brought that up. but i don't think that it will curtail it for the long hall a second term agenda because i think the public in new jersey won't tolerate it. the fact is that they expect me and the los angeles lay includ to continue to do what we did in the first four years which is to find slupgss to new jersey's problems and to get things done. >> see, he's not overrated. two interesting developments. stat panel investigating the bridge lean cloane closures is in to whether christie flew over in a state helicopter. and meanwhile he's a very effective fund-raiser. what is going on here? >> well, it seems to me that

christie has a ken starr problem. they start looking into one thing and it spreads out this to all these other things. now it's not a bridge, it's whatever he did to hoboken and it will be about the helicopter. the same thing happened to governor mcdonnell in virginia. started looking to his daughter's wedding and spreads to all these other things. so this isn't going away for him. whatever happens to his political future, it's virtually impossible to see him getting anything done now in the near term. >> you mentioned governor mcdonnell. it's interesting, he was of course recently indicted by the justice department and yet we heard for the first time warm words for him from attorney general eric holder praising him for opening the door to ex-felons getting to vote. the attorney general made other remarks, as well. take a listen. >> 5.8 million of our fellow citizens are proceed hinted from voting because of current or previous felony convictions. that is more than the individual

populations of 31 united states. these laws with their disparate impact on minority communities had policies enacted during a deeply troubled period in america's past, a time of post civil war repression. it is time to fundamentally reconsider laws that permanently disenfranchise people who are no longer under federal or state supervision. >> dana, strong words from the attorney general there, he's speaking to the law. the politics, though, are major. the house margin last midterms would be dwarfed if you just let these folks vote. several million more people would be able to vote. unpack some of the politics for us. >> sure, it is a huge issue. 5.8 million people is larger than many whole states and it is shocking that 38% of these people are african-american and he's right, it goes back to the reconstruction era. and in most cases now, of course we're not talking about violent felon, we're talking about

people on drug offenses who have paid their debt to society. so he's got a legitimate moral case to make. but he can't do anything. he has to leave it up to the states. and you know what happens when the obama administration relies on the states for anything. a lot of them will not do what it is just to spite this administration as we've seen on obamaca obamacare. so we could find another one of those 25, 27 states not interested in following his suggestion just because it came from this administration. >> unfortunately i think that is all too true. dana milbank, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. up next, we head to sochi for a big day in snowboarding and the only thing with more tricks than shaun white might just be mother nature. olive garden's best 2 for $25 yet is ending soon! choose two melt-in-your mouth entrees, like new parmesan crusted chicken, 3 courses, 2 people, just $25 at olive garden! also enjoy weekday signature favorites, four classic pastas, now just $10!

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the tlaflames burning again the night sky there in sochi. a mild night. day six is as much about weather and snow conditions as athletic skill. was slush enough to stop shaun white? here are the latest results. shaun white was vying to be the first u.s. man to three-peat. and he came up a little bit short in the competition. before the finals, riders had vo voiced concern because of the quality of the snow. swiss rider took gold, but there was history for the ladies.

they took flight for the first time in ski jumping and an american woman stands on podium in women's luge. german s continue to dominate with the gold and silver. devon logan claimed silver in the slope style skiing. her next stop is to vegas to celebrateler 21st birthday. well played. here is where the medal count stands. norway is the current leader with 11 followed by canada and netherlands. u.s. is tied with russia at 7 medals a piece. brian shactman joins us now from olympic park. what is everybody talking about there? >> reporter: i have to be honest, and i don't think it's hyperbolic to say it felt like the olympic games stopped to watch the men's half pipe. shaun white fell in his first run, was in 11th place. the very last border to go in the entire event. a man born in russia near

flawless. white had to be perfect and he was not. he finished in fourth place. he was trying to make history. so a tremendous disappointment for the americans and for shaun white. i also want to talk about some history being made tonight. women's ski jumping the first ever time at the olympics, sarah hendrickson droew the number on bid for the americans. unfortunately, none of the americans did medal. although the first ever medal in women's singles luge which is a good thing. a couple quick things for wednesday. sean davis trying to do what sean whis whaun white was not a. he has the 1,000 meters in sw sd skating. and a lot of people think julia mancuso has momentum to get another medal in the downhill.

seriously, even though you you might have missed the spoiler alert for shaun white, the drama was intense and you have to check it out. back to you. >> brian shactman in sochi. thanks very much. it's been a pretty good olympics so far. disappointed to hear it didn't go well for shaun white. but there has been the thrill of victory and agony of defeat going on. the 15-year-old russian figure skater is amazing. look at what she can do. >> that's not real. >> only 15-year-olds can pull that sort of thing off. >> krystal, we can pull that off. >> she won gold. she was fantastic. blew everybody away. and on the other side of things, there was ashley wagner who did not get the score that she perhaps deserved and now she's keeping it real. like, hey, that's not the score -- because people are dignified in defeat in most of these things and she's like, no, i'm letting you know i'm not

happy. but she's had fun with it, she's played with it. so we forgive her. >> it is such a human moment. intensity is so high for these athletes that trained hair entire life. the stories that i love coming from a big family, you have seven sets of families. the fletcher brothers, they are there. obviously the u.s. hockey twins who are dominating. they beat switzerland 9-0. canadian sisters who won gold and silver. and they have another sister that is also in the olympics, as well. they were holding hands -- >> four of them? >> three of them. and my favorite, the barnes twins, the sister who gave up her spot on the biathlon team. so hoping to win just for her sister. >> the love that must exist when you give up your spot in the

olympics for your sister. >> and the parents must be so incredibly proud. years and years of sitting in the cold for their children. >> sort of the hunger games thing going there without the violence. >> good point. >> a contrast. >> an interesting point. >> thank you for that. what i've been watching is two things. one is the solo bobsledding k4 looks crazy and fun. don't you worry even if you're really good, you could just -- >> you could. >> that is a technical term. >> the technical term is -- it's a jiff now. and julia mancuso, she's awesome, she got the bronze, one to watch. super exciting. and personally, i can relate to it a little more than from actually having skied down a mountain as opposed to a lot of these sports. i've skied, nothing like julia, but when you see them go down

the bobsled, you think i could never do that. with her, you say she does it so much better than anyone i've ever seen. >> there is something unique about the winter olympics versus the summer in that a lot of these sports are a little bit inaccessible. i've been skiing but not a lot. most of these things i've never done and most will never do. which makes them interesting in a different kind of a way. the guy that i still love is sage kotsenburg. our first gold medalist. so he is he is so relaxed and just having fun. he went down the slopes like it was nothing. and i'm going to do this crazy flip trick thing like it's no big deal. and i was looking at some of his tweets before he was in the qualifying round, he was literally tweeting a little image of like onion rnks as the olympic rings. and i he does his thing and

goes, whoa, how random is this. i made finals. and then he wins the gold medal and tweets, wow, i just won the olympics. just like there to have fun, right? you rule. relaxed vibe. i wish i could be more -- >> welcome to the new generation. >> though boasnowboarders defin cool guys. up next, weather alert for all of us. atlanta, brace yourself. good news, here is your chance forget it right, guys. when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no expert. that would be my daughter -- hi dad. she's a dietitian.

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we return with a weather alert. an icy storm is taking aim at the south. this one promises up to three days of snow, sleet and freezing rain perhaps rivaling what we saw two weeks ago. the winter storm warning is in effect until 1:00 p.m. thursday. right now 89 georgia counties are up kender a state of emerge.

according to our friends at the weather channel, the storm ultimately will target more than 100 million people. that also means major roads and airline hubs from texas to georgia, new york and massachusetts will be crippled. >> expect that number to grow as the storm moves up the east coast. flightaware.com is already reporting more than 1300 cancellations just today. >> and as we mentioned, the atlanta area is bracing for the worst. the governor ordered road crews out ahead of the storm. he's also ordered people to stay home. power officials predict the effects of the ice to be, quote, catastrophic on the grid. we start our coverage where all eyes are focused this afternoon, atlanta, and chris clackum. chris, what is happening there right how? >> reporter: just a lot of cold rain that is falling here in atlanta. not much trouble here on i-85, i-75. the traffic that you see here is normally what you see at 3:00 in the morning, not 3:00 in the afternoon. but as you mentioned, they're bracing for what is coming foon.

it is going to rain again tonight. the temperature will continue to drop. and it will result in what you described as catastrophic power outages. a catastrophic ice storm, if you will, one that hits this region of the country once every ten years or so. that is what they're bracing for on wednesday. now, it did snow in other parts of the south today. and that is where mike seidel is standing by. greenville, south carolina. the weather channel's mike seidel. >> reporter: hey, chris, good afternoon from greenville where it's still snowing. wet snow sticking to the trees and grass and car top, but out here at 385, we have no issues because the temperature is right around freezing. we are daylight. not showing particularly hard. one to two inches here. eastern north care karkacarolino five inches. but phase two impacting dallas/ft. worth. already four fatalities from

auto crashes there. they have sleet and ice on the freeways. hundreds of accidents there. that part is going to come into the southeast and that will fire up the storm that goes up the east coast tomorrow night and thursday. and that is why we'll have all kinds of issues. but here in the upstate from greenville to charlotte, up towards greensboro and into d.c. and northeast, it will be primarily thouprim primarily snow. 6 to 10 inches. but down state, columbia, a augusta, parts of atlanta, we'll have a big ice storm. again, not all of atlanta will have an ice storm and not all of atlanta will lose power. we don't want to give you in a impression. but parts of the city especially south and east will have more ice, north of town more of a sleet, frizing rain situation. so a real mess down south. and you guys in new york city, thursday, forget about it. i'd check into a hotel room tomorrow night and again thursday night. because it will be another big

storm. and then next week, a big warm-up for most of the country. we're looking at temperatures to down here in the 60s to near 70 and even up this new york city, we'll have a big warm-up over to chicago, many of these areas that have been in the snow and ice for way too long. a lot of people ready for milder weather come next week and the following weekend. >> all right, well, we will definitely look forward to the warm-up. thanks so much. and now to a mar accouket a. big gains. the dow is up triple digits. more than 1%. and the rally comes as janet yellen delivered her first testimony on capitol hill this morning in the house financial services committee. yellen said the economy is getting stronger and that will mean a reduction in the bond buying program. she also reiterated that the fed will remain accommodating to the market's needs. >> economic activity and employment will expand at a moderate pace this year and next. i'm excited to achieving both

parts of our dual mandate. helping the economy return to full employment and returning inflation to 2%. >> a few strong economic indicators right now include stocks, corporate profits and the gdp. not so much with jobs, though. and on that last good indicator, the gdp, how has it doubled in the past 30 years if wages have remained stagnant? that question has sparked a movement to create policy based not on gdp growth, but on progress. which brings us to the genuine progress indicator, already being used by a handful of states. gpi includes more than two dozen measures of economic social and environmental indicators that gdp does not, including one of my favorite, inequality. here to speak with us on in new way of measuring our economy is tamara drought, vice president of policy and research. thank you so much for joining us. sgr thanks for having me.

>> so i think we're at this moment where people are looking at the fact that stock market is doing great, corporate profits doing great, gdp is growing. but most americans still feel like the economy is really troubled. so i do feel like we're at this place where people realize our traditional economic indicators are really failing for capture the picture of what is going on in america. >> that's exactly right. we have to remember that gdp is simply the measure of economic activity. its the's the monetary value of all goods and services. that is it. and it was never really designed to tell us about how we're doing as a nation, how we're progressing. it was really designed as a measurement of economic activity. but over time, it's become sort of sin november mus with progress. but it doesn't measure progress. i think inequality is one of the great examples. let's pretend that the table that you you all are sitting around, you have a gdp of $100 million. but if ari has $1990,000, it

tells you nothing about your society as a whole. so we have on do better. there are ways now that we can measure what that economic growth is giving us in terms of our health, in terms of the environment, in terms of whether real wages is going up so we can make investments that actually pay off for everybody in this country. and not just the handful up at the top. >> you touched on the origin of the gdp which i find interesting. simon kunetz would invent it and win a hoe bell prize. but he told us the gdp was not supposed to measure the entire welfare of a nation. >> that's right. he said this is just a way for us to figure out if we're actually pulling out of the great depression. and threw the last several decades, there have been lots of great. robert kennedy talked about how

but not what makes us americans. education, health, poverty, welfare, those are the things as a nation that we have to figure out. how to harness all of this growth in service of instead of seeing a real he retrenchment in living standards for most. >> so talk about the gpi, skren win progress indicator. how does it work and what sort of activities might be rewarded? >> it takes all of the economic drought put in a state, but subtracts out bad stuff that happens. so if some of that economic growth was due to more coal production that polluted the say, that would count against it. if some of the growth was because more spent on education can increased the college attainment rate, that would be a plus. so it gives a net measure. so you have a better sense of how you're doing socially, economically, and

environmentally in that state. >> it's like yogi berra famously said, if you don't though where you're going, you might not get there. classic. you're speaking to the benefits of planning like this. economists sometimes call it externalities, what are the costs of different actions. but specifically what difference would you get using this metric, what kichd differend of differe? >> there is a great get that says if you don't measure the right thing, you can't do the right thing. so gpi allows you to see where your economic growth is allowing you to advance against education, protecting the environment, addressing inequality. and where it's coming from really destructive purposes. pollution, bad consumption habits. >> but you're saying that in that situation by looking at that data, people would be more likely to do pro environmental regulation as a part of their economic plan? >> right. because what you would see is

that if you compare to just straight gdp, that actually the overall economic health of a state, in this case it's been at the state level that this is done, came at great environmental costs. so you can change course and make different decisions. >> really fascinating stuff. thank you so much. >> thank you. and before we step aside for a moment, we want to say good-bye to shirley temple black. she died last night at 85 and it was in the 1930s with america in the throes of the great depression that the pipt sint s bundle of energy gave the nation a dose of hope as she sang and danced her way into our hearts. ♪ on the good ship lollipop it's a sweet trip to a candy shop ♪ >> that smile, that face. she had it all. watching shirley temple made you feel good.

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if there's something each of us is familiar with, it's failure. i was along for the ride on high father's unsuccessful presidential campaign. and krystal lost her congressional race in virginia. but look where it got all of us. a seat right here on the cycle. failure doesn't have to be a bad thing. in fact our next guest argues it's a critical step on the ladder to success. she's author of a brand new book, it's out today called the up side of down, why failing well is the key to success. and by the way if you're wondering where tory is, he offered to sit out because he's never failed at anything. >> can we fact check that later?

>> one day he will feel what it's like to fail. great to have you here, though. it's an interesting book. and you make the argument that america is unique in its willingness to let people and let businesses fail. but we also love a comeback story. . so is failure really the key to success? >> absolutely. so if you look back at like the things that you've learned the most from, it's almost always something where you failed, not something where you succeeded. you think about how you learn to play tennis. tennis physics and hit it like away the first time. you hit a ten thmiss ball about 1,000 times and hit it badly the first 999. it feels terrible. you can't down play it. but if you can get through that, when you talk to entrepreneurs and athletes and successful television hosts, you hear the same story which is there was shall this moment when everything felt really bad and that was when i realized that

what he was doing wasn't where i was supposed to be and then i moved to the thing that it turns out i was supposed for be doing all along. >> i'm a huge believer in this by the way. but that doesn't make it any less hard to approach taking a risk and possibly failing. so how do you sort of mentally fortify yourself to get through that piece? >> so one of the most interesting people i talked to was a psychologist who looked at a group of people, some doing well on tests, some weren't. and they tried to figure out what is the difference. and what she settled on is the people who were doing well were actually the people who thought of failure as a growth opportunity. and she called them the growth people. the people who thought of failure as more like a dip stick, it measures how talented or you awesome you areare. and i was talking to her and

said i'm a total fix person. and she said me too. and the first time i heard myself saying, you wow, i'm terrible at this, this is so much fun, she knew she had changed and actually writing this book changed my mindseet.a she knew she had changed and actually writing this book changed my mindseet. failing is basically something that happens when you're doing something you don't though how to do. and doing something you don't know how to do is how you learn and grow and discover new things. >> i find for myself because i'm like the dip stick person, too, i find for myself just asking the theoretical yes of like what is the worst that could happen? you realize you're much more afraid than the actual reality would justify. >> the dip stick thing is interesting because it goes to what your mindset is, is this a process or are you done. when you start out writing, i find sfims when you talk to young writer, they dsidn't like my pitch. yeah, that's the very beginning. however, to your theory here, what about the reality that in a

lot of workplaces, some people feel that they're up against different standards? if you're the first woman ceo of a company that has never had a woman ceo before, right, or you feel you come from a disadvantaged background and all eyes are on you, you're the only person in that board room, does it change at all about how you have to assess that or do you have to break down this sort of mind set what we're calling the dip stick or negative mindset no matter what? >> so one of the things that you you find with women especially is that they have the imposter syndrome. this belief that everyone else around you is like super successful and you just snuck in and any moment they will unmask you. and this can be really crippling. people handicap themselves. they start doing things that sabotage themselves so that when they do fail, they can say, well, it wasn't me, it was always going to happen anyway. so you absolutely do. if you were a member of a group like that, you absolutely have to build yourself up more than,

say, a white male who is one in a long line of white males ceos. you have to actually go out and be proactive about building yourself up and seeking out support and resources to make sure people are telling you, no, you aren't a super impositive tore, you can do this. >> what would you say is better, a really big failure or just a bunch of small failures? sf >> we want to feel safe. i've spent my whole life looking for that guaranteed situation. when you think it does exist, you're actually in the most danger. when you think your job can't go away and you looked at this like right before the financial crisis, the number of doctors and lawyers got themselves in trouble with bankruptcy because they always figured they would

have any this high income. and they're seeing a surprising number of people who live right up to their edge of the income and when it all came crashing down, they were completely unprepared. people who felt a little more insecure, had more savings, didn't do so much borrowing. so you want to take calculated risks. you don't just put it all on red and see what hits. you say failure will be part of the process. and process is exactly the right way to think about it. this is part of the process of succeeding. at the same time, i need to hedge. i don't want to -- i want to make sure i'm in a position where when i do fail, because i'm going to, i can easily recover. >> the next time we have megan on with your blessing, we should just but put up on the screen failure expert. >> i love that. such good stuff, something we can all relate to. so thank you so much for being here. and coming up next, the president was asked about it today. we will take you inside the

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what is absolutely clear is that with each passing day, more people inside of syria are suffering. the state of syria itself is crumbling. >> president obama today at a press conference with french president hollande acknowledging the desire situation in syria, but rejecting military ent intervention for now. humanitarian crisis is spiraling out of control. just today in fact james clapper said the humanitarian costs in syria are an apocalyptic disaster 37 j disaster. john kerry said assad has gained ground and the question remains what can be done to stop all of this chaos. a new front line documentary airs tonight. it takes viewers inside this conflict with reporting on the

ground. >> jihadists are more ruthless. they attack villages with artillery and shales. in that village, they just killed 15 civilians including women and children. they use mines and car bombs as if we are the main enemy. but they are the enemy for syria as a whole. >> joining us live is the producer of front line's documentary. jamie, thanks for joining us. how has this conflict moved from a relatively united opposition to assad to a much more splintered conflict that we see now? >> that's actually quite easy to explain. if you go back to the time -- first time that i was in the middle of 2012, at that time the moderates were fully in charge. and they were being promised through various channels that

they would receive munitions weapons from the west, france was speaking, americans were suggesting they would come arrived. the election in america was coming up in november, so the rebels were expecting it would take longer. meanwhile, just very slowly we actually saw the old al qaeda. they were very, very few at the time. had any support been forthcoming at that time, they would not have gained the grip it has now. >> you get in the impact of the children on syria. [ speaking in a foreign language ]

>> jamie, my wife was like that girl growing up. she lived through the lebanese civil war. that girl is going to be changed forever by having lived through the syrian conflict. >> that's not my film. my film is the second front, but i have seen that film. where that film takes place, that's where i lived during some of the worst parts of the war. it's utterly horrific. you can imagine how a parent feels when the regime's helicopters flies over and

hovers over your home and there's a chain with a giant barrel and it is full of explosives. it's supposed to be a war. it's not a war when they kill civilians. >> jamie, we are shielded from many of the realities because of such limited access. the man who took this journey, mohammed, al ali, helped us understand. >> this time he went entirely on his own. it took literally about 3, 3 half months with him slipping across the border. the al qaeda group isis, who are

among the nastiest group you can imagine, they were taking more terrorists across northern syria. it took him ten days to get past the border. >> i was going to say we are out of time, but it's a remarkable story and we'll direct people as well to the documentary on our websi website. thank you very much. up next, we're going to look at a case against hillary clinton for president. you may be surprised by which one of us says hillary, don't run. don't touch my things. those little guys clean, brighten and fight stains. so now i can focus on more pressing matters. like your containers. isn't it beautiful? your sweet peppers aren't next to your hot peppers. [ gasps ] [ sarah ] that's my tide. what's yours? [ gasps ] (knochello?

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with great fortitude. i think she was a strong secretary of state. a hard working and effective senator, but i've come to a difficult realization. i don't think she's the right person for this moment. back in 2008 when all my peers were jumping on the obama band wagon, i backed hillary. we needed, in my view, a capable hand. hillary clinton was a fantastic fit, but that moment has passed. we're in a moment of crisis in this country. as we pick our heads up and look around with where we're heading, we don't like what we see. $67 are dissatisfied with the

wealth distribution in this country. working folks get the shaft, sharing virtually in none of the gains of this recovery. we have two economies. one of an educated elite and one for everyone else. that is this moment. so i ask you, does hillary clinton sound to you like the right person for this moment, in a time when corporations have hi hijacked our politics? is someone who sat on the anti-union board of walmart for six years the right person to restore workers' rights? at a time when we're still dealing with global disaster, is someone who took $400,000 to give two speeches at goldman sa

krrc chs, someone who reassured the masters of the universe -- in a time when we badly need to be inspired and rallied and made to believe that america can once again be true to the american dream, we need someone who is mission driven, who is feeling in their bones the plight of the worker. that person is not hillary clinton. here's the person that i want. >> now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea. god bless. keep a big hunk of it. but part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and you pay it forward to the next kid that comes along. >> to be clear, i would back hillary with all my heart

against any republican and i would even support hillary over most democrats, but her entry into the race would keep out elizabeth warren or another middle class champion. i must say, don't run, hillary. don't run. that does it for the "cycle." chris christie is hoping things will blow over now that he is in the windy city. it's tuesday, february 11th, and this is "now." >> did chris christie use his helicopter to get a birds eye view of the traffic snarl? >> he's giving a big speech at the chicago economics club. >> the last few weeks haven't been the most enjoyable of my life. the fact is, we need to do our work. >> he has a u.s.