doubled. 51 labs in 17 states district of columbia. you see a lot of candidates will say the right things. we need a president who has done the right thing. we need a president who bridges the partisan divide rather than widen it. who brings people together. good day everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we're learning more about the suspected terror plot in boston. authorities say the man killed in the confrontation with police earlier this week was planning to attack police officers in

massachusetts, even speaking about beheading them. after scrapping a plot to behead political activist pamela gellar. nbc's pete williams has details. >> investigators say when boston police and fbi shot 26-year-old raheem tuesday, they feared he was about to board a bus carrying a knife preparing to attack police officers. fbi, concerned about his jihadist social media postings had him under surveillance. court documents reveal fbi was watching when he went on amazon twice last week and bought three military style lives with long blades. four days ago, court documents say he told two other people he planned to behead a victim in another state. law enforcement officials say it was pamela gellar. in a written statement a, she says they targeted me for violating sharia laws.

he was heard on the phone saying he changed his mind. fbi said he told a friend quote, i'm just going after the boys in blue because it's easiest target. he was talking to wright on the phone who was charged for destroying evidence by getting rid of the cell phone. >> what more do we know about who else might have been involved in the plot? do they have another suspect? >> reporter: probably not right to describe this third person as a suspect. there's a person in rhode island that has been under fbi questions for the last couple of days taken into custody for questions. the court document that came out yesterday said last sunday when

raheem was talking about attacking the woman in new york there were two with him on the beach. one was david wright the person in court yesterday, and the third person in rhode island. no charges have been filed against that person yet. we'll see what the next few days bring. >> what about the whole relationship between the police and community. unusual they would bring the community manyin to watch surveillance video. what was said about his family about being shot? >> reporter: his brother immediately went on facebook and said his brother was on the phone talking to his father at the time and he was shot in the back. the people who have seen that video, people in the community have come out and said he wasn't on the phone, wasn't shot in the back. they say we don't know what he was doing with the knife. there's two reasons police did this. they had a shooting here recently. they did something similar to keep the community calm and let

them know what happened. secondly, it's important for police around the country to have significant muslim communities, to keep good relationships with them. they realize if police are viewed as the enemy, they're not going to know enough about what's going on in that community. two reasons really for that. >> thanks so much pete as you continue investigating this happening in boston. for more on this i'm joined by former fbi executive assistant director now president of crowd strike services. thank you very much sean. tell us what we've learned from surveillance. the fact he was under 24/7 surveillance and had been for some time. pete reported that yesterday at least 100 if not more are under that kind of surveillance. how extensive is this? >> to have him under 24 hour surveillance indicates to me he was somebody of extreme concern. fbi prioritizes people they're

investigating. to use those types of resources is quite substantial. they had some concern. for them to approach him out in this open area like this kind of suddenly indicates there was change in his behave a your. they certainly felt he might go operational. there was danger in the community, some threat to the public safety which is why the fbi did that. the point you make hundreds involved in following the jihadi rhetoric. they're online talking about violent acts talking about fighting against police officers killing police officers and innocent citizens. to have some impact to spread their cause. this is a very new dynamic for the u.s. government to make sure that they're protecting the citizens of this country in a way that also balances the privacy and civil liberties of the average citizen. >> and and there's so much we don't know frankly about what the government is and is not

doing. new york times has broken the story in the last hour about expanded surveillance by the nsa. internet spying to try to protect americans against hacking, particularly from foreign governments. it's hacking at the borders, and it's also surveillance that could include surveillance into isis threats and followers. how do we know what the nsa is doing? number one, these are warrantless searches. this had not been debated publicly. i don't know how much is informed to intelligence communities. >> there's concern in the public about the public's ability to communicate freely. american public is also concerned about their safety. these threats are widespread. there's clear intent.

isis, al qaeda and other terrorist organizations are looking to have impact here. this is one of the areas there will constantly be a balance between the privacy and security. we're never going to have 100%. it's going to require congress the citizens of this country to weigh this out and discuss hit and determine what is acceptable as it relates to people remaining free in their ability to communicate but also a sense of security to live as we do as americans. >> but you know from what i understand this whole warrantless wiretapping did not -- was not affect added at all. over the debate we had in recent weeks and months coming to head sunday night, monday and tuesday with the election -- with the ex piration of patriot act and

scale back of meta data and phone records. we're learning also from edward snow den and "the new york times" this is a new warrantless search no one knew about. >> you're talking about ability to try to put pieces a puzzle together. the ability to collect data. just phone numbers, times of calls being made. often times it's not known who might be involved in a particular situation. you've got to go back and look weeks or months in the past. what hah congress is talking about now, maintaining that data within the telephone companies, requiring government to come forward with a subpoena or judicial process. i think that affords people who have been adamantly opposed to this some level of protection. it will certainly have an impact on the ability to expeditiously put those pieces of the puzzle together.

trying to weigh balance of privacy and security it's going to require hard choices. if in fact we see an attack where something may have been able to be prevented there will be questions asked and fingers pointed. our government's primary responsibility is protect citizens. that's a dangerous, often times difficult and challenging situation. it's something that's going to be required of us going forward. >> it seems to me while everyone was focused on collection and possible privacy concerns about mass bulk collection of meta data phone records, here we're learning there was warrantless surveillance of e-mail traffic which is a lot more personal and immediate. >> yeah. so -- you know what adversaries have moved. technology changed the way law enforcement does its business. the ability for these groups. isis al qaeda, other groups

trying to inspire young disenfranchised people to take up arms to american soil they're using twitter and social media to barrage these people with a message to go fight and kill. this is a dynamic change in law enforcement. we've seen technology increase, risks inkriescrease and threats continue to increase. it's costing taxpayers money to defend this and also what appears to be continued erosion of safety and security. this is going to be a long debate and require, again, all parts coming together. government, legislator executive branch private sector to weigh out what's acceptable and what's not. certainly people's security while a significant concern, we've got to maintain privacy as well. >> sean henry, thanks for being with us today. speaking about security the pentagon says a military lab may have sent as many as 51 samples

of live anthrax sent, twice the number they originally thought. >> we're acting with urgency on this matter. i've directed all testing are day on stay on. we're going to do it until we get every single one complete. this is not going to be a 9:00 to 5:00 endeavor. we're going after it very very -- as fast as we can. >> jim joins me now. mick how did they though the know immediately how many were involved? what is the deal with the pentagon adding on to extension of this? >> before we go there, i'd like to say your lead-in was right on the mark andrea. a short time ago, pentagon officials announced they've add added another state and lab. that brings the total number of labs that may have received

active anthrax spores to 52 in 15 state district of columbia. they're looking back testing samples back to 2005 ten years ago. they're finding live anthrax sample samples. as a matter of fact, they've found ten in four sebparate batches. give them credit for reaching back that far finding these samples. why did it take ten years to detect some samples made it through the system that was supposed to kill them? >> it's pretty stunning especially when we realize mick. you know as well as anyone the fear of anthrax after 9/11 the attacks on net leaders as well

as the postal -- people who died from the post office and of course the attack right at nbc. >> i think in that case the pentagon was totally tone deaf. they've known about this for some time. it broke publicly just a little less than two weeks ago, yet it took them nearly two weeks to come out and talk about it publicly. it's as if they didn't realize the kind of fear that a even the word anthrax strike of hearts and minds many americans. so they acknowledged they probably were a little late off the mark. they still contend that even going back and looking at these batches that the public was never in any danger. andrea, this is one of the reasons. when you talk about anthrax shipment this is it. it's a one milliliter vile which

according to to private and public experts is very diluted, very small. in fact poses no direct threat to any human being in relatively good health. that's one of the reasons they think the public has no need to worry. nevertheless there's a major concern again about why this wasn't detected earlier. so far liveles samples in four batches. they have 400 batches yet to examine. >> mick as your friend, i'm worried. if you're not, put that down. >> this is not anthrax. it's actually fruit juice. >> i feel better about it. >> yeah. they wouldn't trust me with anthrax. >> i wouldn't either. thank you very much. we are getting our first look at the arsenal of weapons. an arsenal, incredible arsenal of weapons the fence jumper

gonzalez had in his car. take a look at this. these are pictures from authorities what was allegedly found in his car the day he jumped the fence. they then found several automatic guns ammo machetes knives tom ma hawks, pictures of knives when he entered the white house and found in his car are now filed in texas court. the army veteran was able to make it to the east room of the white house before he was tackled september 19th. obamas were not home at the time. prosecutors say gonzalez should serve at least 21 months in prison. 11 days from now, jeb bush is going to make it official and become number 11 in the republican race for the white house. what a waits him coming up next. plus ready for liftoff. rick perry hopes the second time around will be more of a charm as he prepares to launch his presidential campaign moments from now.

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. i want to get the legal part of this out of the way. i'm seriously considering the possibility of running for president. >> running for president in 2016. the focus is going to be about how if i run -- >> if i do go beyond the consideration via candidate, i'll have to show who i am -- >> not to make a point, there are motivations for every candidate. mine would be to win. >> he's finally ready. jeb bush is going to make it official 11 days from now. that's the same day by the way hillary clinton is touring iowa and new hampshire after her reboot relaunch. the former president of the american conservative union and supporter of jeb bush from florida joining me from miami. thank you al for being with us. >> great to be with you.

>> there has been a lot of talk in republican circles and nationally in political circles that jeb has fallen back. that he was considered front runner leader of the back and not actually been clicking as much as he should, that he waited too long with all the talk about sticking to this timetable more because of the super pack and the way he set up the legal roll out. tell me what do you think he needs to do to get back into the front reigns? >> he's where we thought he would be. the word is patience. we knew it at the beginning of the journey. we knew it was the name recognition, bush family. he's a former of the great state of florida.

based on what jeb says and getting to know him personally, i think all of that begins to change. the goal is to peak in november and december. plenty of time good patience. more time goes by and it's less about the bush name and more about jeb the governor. i feel pretty good about where we are. the real challenge is heading up to the first debate. we've got five or six candidates pretty sure to make it. you've got a field of eight candidates who have got to figure out which four make the cut. that will be the first defining moment in the campaign in august. i think so far jeb is exactly -- building a great team great campaign structure. resources are going to be enough to do the job he needs to do. no one is better placed than him. in most polls he's in first, second place. you know he's the only one that's had to bear the burden of what others in his family did before him. how can you not t be happy where

he is? >> let's look at the fox news poll among adults he's basically tied with scott walker. ben carson as well all within the margin of error. he's trailing in iowa. rubio coming up strong as well. what about marco rubio and the competition between two favorite sons of florida and two -- one hisspanic hispanic, one hispanic routes through family. how do you make that decision? you clearly decided you stick with jeb. doesn't rubio hurt him as the next generation candidate? >> you and i talked about this before. rubio may be the best campaigner. the person to be a great president is jeb bush. that's how i made up my mind. i see this long journey going forward. it's going to be a contest between jeb bush the adult, guy

ready to be governor and four great young talented -- three members of the senate and and one governor. really between scott walker and rubio, rand paul and ted cruz they're going to try to sort out who's the leader of that pact that waves the flag of tomorrow. so i think marco's biggest challenge is not jeb yet. he's got to figure out how to become the leader of the four strong candidates. i don't think marco's views need to be on jeb. it needs to be on other folks that have the same mantle of tomorrow he's trying to carry. as i said, i feel really good about where jeb is. >> rick perry announces today. what do you think his shot is? >> to be fair to rick he's a better candidate today than he was in 2012. politics is a tough place. i remember george romney great

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for the third time a stretch of southern california's coastline is scarred with tar balls. officials are working to clean up the mess on the los angeles county beaches including long beach where officials held a news conference this morning. >> there are people on our beach now. we're well ahead of the game and making progress. in the next 24 hours we are from prepared for additional tar on our beaches. >> tests will text if the tar balls came from last month's santa barbara spill. halle jackson covered the santa barbara mess. what do they know so far? >> not much. this is deja vu. this is the third time in the last week we have seen tar balls on the prettiest beaches. long beach and zuma earlier this

week near malibu and from manhattan beat. they're testing these -- you might call them patties -- to see if there's a link to santa barbara leak a couple of weeks ago. this is a different consistency from what we typically see. you often get tar balls on the beaches. that's not unusual. they're small, hard usually the size of a dime or quarter. the concern here these are bigger than you typically see. they have a different consistency. it's more malable. these chunks and pieces are bigger. s that why you see environmentalists environmentalists and crews concerned. this is unusual. >> what effect have we seen on birds or animals? >> a little bit.

the real concern is what happens down the road if this continues to wash up. this is something repeatedly from the north to south. environmentalists are concerned about the potential impact. they found out any time i don't see unusual amount of petroleum in the ocean, it is cause for concern. >> halle jackson, thank you so much. back here in washington new questions about the brutal murder of a prominent d.c. family and long time house keeper. investigators zeroing in on a man with close connections to the savopoulos family. >> reporter: police say the man they're now focussing on is jordan wallace, former assistant to mr. savopoulos. according to court documents obtained by nbc news he changed his account about the story regarding the $40,000 and ransom

money. today "the washington post" says wallace exchanged texts and sent back and forth messages about the bag. the woman responding [ bleep ] i wonder how much it is? wallace texted $40,000. the woman texted back saying jesus. >> d.c. police are focussing on this man, 28-year-old jordan wallace. mr. savopoulos tantdassistant and personal driver, the man that delivered the ransom to the home. wall wallace admitted he lied including where he received the package, where he left it, and where he was told to get it. detectives obtained a search warrant for wallace's calls,

texts, locations sunday may 10th three days before police believe the terrifying ordeal began. nbc news is unable to reach wallace. he hasn't been charge add in this case. daron wint is the only suspect charged in the murders. investigators are also focussing on records from three cell phones stolen that may lead to another killer. documents show police believe the killers forced their way into the mansion breaking a window pain, kicking it in. a shoe or boot print is visible on the outside. police are searching for the footwear that matches that print. does it belong to daron wint? >> there would be a lot of blood at the scene. if he was wearing shoes different than the one on the door that would indicate there's at least two perpetrators. >> the soavopoulos family has two

teenage daughters who are left to grieve. >> reporter: they're looking inside the car daron wint was arrested in and box truck he was following. those items were escape withes that could have been used in the murders, did duct tape to bind hands and feet and digital video record tore restore and capture surveillance video from the home. it's unclear what if anything of that evidence has been found. >> thanks to peter alexander. with time running out to find more survivors from the capsized ferry ship cranes are used. 360 are missing. 14 are known to have survived including the captain and chief engineer both in police custody. they're facing questions about why the ship caught by a passing vessel security camera

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you're watching the stage in addison addison, texas. we'll bring you this the moment it starts. meanwhile, on facebook powerful social media. a wife is sharing about the loss of her husband. she writes about grief, steps forward and how to deal with the death of a loved one. >> her words are deeply personal painful and somehow remarkably hopeful. it presents a choice. you can give into the void

emptiness that fills your heart, lungs, constricts your ability to think or breathe. you can try to find meaning. i want to choose life and meaning. it's been 30 days since she buried her husband, 30 days she says she's lived 30 years. the mother of two talks about gaining profound understanding of what it is to be a mother through the depth of agony i feel when children scream and cry and from the connection my mother has to my pain. she has tried to fill the empty space in my bed holding me each night while i cry myself to sleep. she's holding back her own tears to make room for mine. we learned she was in the ambulance with dave that day. we now know dave died immediately, i didn't know that in the ambulance. i still hate every car that the cannot move to the side every person who cared more about arriveing at their destination a few minutes earlier than making

room for us to past. the woman that encouraged others to lean in writes about learning to lean back a little to accept help. her words, open manifesto about grief and experience of death so unexpected. a friend told her to bang the word sorry. to tell myself over and over this is not my fault. so many have shared her essay. mark zuckerberg bringing your ability to find meaning and clarity is inspiring. colleagues and friends often don't know what to say to someone that experienced such a tragic loss. she shares those lessons too. don't insist everything will be okay. acknowledge it is not. a simple how are you? is better replaced with how are you today? above all, she shares gratitude, real gratitude for things i took for granted about life. as heartbroken as i am, i look

at my children and rejoice they are alive. i appreciate every smile and hug. her next birthday will be difficult, she says but i'm determined to celebrate in my heart more than ever before. the words she ends on from an upbeat u2 song there is no end to grief and no end to love. i love you dave. kate snow nbc news new york. >> and mourners are now beginning to abegin ing to assemble outside legislative hall in delaware to remember beau biden, son of vice president joe biden. he passed away last weekend after losing his long battle with brain cancer. he was only 46 years old. president obama will deliver beau biden eulogy saturday at a

public mass. chris cillizza and susan page and casey hunt live in addison, texas. casey, first to you. you're there in the airplane hanger. what we're seeing now is rick perry's wife. why does rick perry think the second time around will work given the disastrous campaign last time? >> well andrea he feels as though he's done a lot of preparation, he's fixed the mistakes he made last time, that he now understands the demands and the campaign. he will say his back was not well in 2012 and that contributed. i think andrea he wants a shot at redemption in many ways. this is a little about what that's about. the country remembers him for that oops moment. i think he wants to be remembered for something other than that. this announcement is toe us

canned on his military experience, which is something he talked about in 2012 but not the focus of his campaign. you have a number of veterans he has legitimate and authentic personal connections with. marcus latrell who was famous in the movie. he tried to deal with the fact he had lost friends. he feels the perry's took him in. if you think about it in a political contest, veterans do vote. there's not a will the of other veterans in this race. lindsey graham senator from south carolina is the only other one at this point. that a underscores all of this. you're going to see him try to make appeal to that community as he goes for this second is chance. >> susan page where does he fit into the now 18 and counting potential candidates? >> bigger field than last time around stronger than last time.

he was instantly number one in the poll last time. that's not going to happen this time. he's battling to make sure he's not in the top ten category. he continues to have assets as we were just hearing. for one thing, he's got the experience running for president. that's a hard thing to do. that's what he learned last time around. he understands what the process is like. that's an asset for him. he's got a jobs record in the ex texas. there was analysis of job creation analysis of all running for president. rick perry had the strongest record compared with trends going on at. >> texas is controversial in the larger scheme of things. hillary clinton is there this afternoon speaking on voting rights. texas has the worst voteing rights according to advocates. she's making that counter point

to rick perry's record as governor. chris? >> absolutely. as every candidate does in texas, raise money in texas. it's one of the big donor states in the country. when i look at perry candidacy, it feels he's running almost more for himself than anyone else. he does not feel he was able or gave his all last time around. he does not like the impression he left. he does not want that to be the lingering last impression people at national level have of him. he recognizes candidacy far more of a long shot than last time. he's not as well positioned. he wants to run a credible serious campaign and see what happens. if he runs a serious campaign and winds up never challenging the top tier he actually might be okay with that. >> what do you all think about jeb bush's now announced

announcement june 15th? first he's going overseas then come back and do this kickoff monday june 15th when clinton is in new hampshire and iowa? >> i'll be brief. i just heard about this. i think it's somewhat ridiculous. we've known bush was running actively for months. the idea he's going to coordinate and raise money for super pact and do everything a candidate does and somehow not be considered a candidate speaks to huge holes within our campaign finance laws. the federal commission is not actively working. i don't think there's a solution any time in the near future. jeb has stretched the limits of not a candidate or exploring candidacy to rational limit. >> we see rick perry getting on stage. this is a campaign rally, traditional campaign rally. airport hanger. it's a little retro. it's exactly what you expect in

a texas campaign. they did do a video which we showed a clip of. he was introduced by his wife. now let's hear the former texas governor as he goes to the podium. longest serving governor in texas history. now, again, running for president. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. i love you honey. i was born five years after the end of a global war that killed more than 60 million people. i'm the son of a veteran of that war who flew 35 missions over war-torn europe on a b-17.

[ cheers and applause ] when dad returned home he married mom, they started a life together. they were tenant farmers. they were raised during a time of great hardship, and they had little expectation beyond living many peace, putting a roof over our heads and food on our table. home was a place called paintcreek. too small to be called a town. it was the center of my universe. for years, we had an outhouse. mom bathed us on the back porch in a number two wash tub. she also hand sewed my clothes million i went off to college. i attended paintcreek rural school grades one through 12. played six man football. was a member of the boy scout

troop 48 became an eagle scout -- [ cheers and applause ] i went off to texas a&m where i was a member of corps of cadets got degree in animal science. i was proud to wear the uniform of our country as an air force officer and aircraft commander. [ cheers and applause ] after serving, i returned home. i returned home to those rolling plains and big old sky of west texas and returned to farming. there is no person on earth more optimistic than a dry land cotton farmer. we always know that a good rain is just around the corner no matter how long you've been waiting. the values learned on my family's cotton farm are

timeless. the dignity of work the integrity of your word responsibility to community, the unbreakable bonds of family ask and duty to country. these are enduring values not the product of some idealic past but a touch stone of our life in smallest towns and largest cities, in booming suburbs. i've seen american life. i've seen it from the red dirt of a west texas cotton field, from a campus in college station, texas, from the elevated view of a c-130 cockpit and from the governor's office of the texas capital.

i a had the great privilege to serve a rural community in the texas legislator, and i led the world's 12th largest economy. [ cheers and applause ] i know that america has experienced great change. what it means to be an american has never changed. we are the only nation in the world founded on the power of an idea that all are created equal that they are endowed by their creator with certain rights that among these are life and liberty and pursuit of happiness. our rights come from god not

from government. our people are not the subjects of government but instead government is subject to people. it has always been the case. there's been a social compact between one generation of americans and the next. to pass along an inheritance of a stronger country full of greater promise and possibility. that social compact has been protected at great sacrifice. it was never more clear to me than when iing took my father to the american cemetery that overlooks the bluffs at omaha beach. on that peaceful, wind-swept setting, there lies 9,000 graves

including 45 pairs of brothers 33 of whom are buried side by side. a father and a son, two sons of a president. they all traded their future for ours in a final act of loving sacrifice. that american cemetery is no accident. each headstone faces west. west over the atlantic toward as the nation they defended the nation they loved, the nation they would never come home to. it struck me as i stood in the midst of those heroes that they look upon us in silent judgment. that we must ask ourselves, are we worthy of their sacrifice?

[ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] the truth is, we're at the end of an era of failed leadership. we have been led by a divider who sliced and diced the electric pitting american against american for political purposes six years into this so-called recovery. i might add our economy is barely growing. this winter it actually got smaller. our economic slowdown is not inevitable. it happens to be the direct result of bad economic policy. [ cheers and applause ] the president's tax and regulatory policies have slammed the door shut of opportunity for the average american who's trying to climb the economic ladder resigning the middle class to stagnant wages to

personal debt to deferred dreams. weakness at home has led to weakness abroad. the world has descended into a chaos of this president's own making. while his white house loyalists construct an alternative universe where isis is contained, that ramadi is merely a setback, where the nature of enemy can't be acknowledged for fear of causing offense, where the world's largest stake sponsor of terrorism can be trusted to live up to nuclear agreement. no decision no decision has done more harm than the president's withdraw of american troops from iraq. let no one be mistaken.

leaders of both parties have made grave mistakes in iraq, but in january 2009 when barack obama became commander in chief, iraq had been largely pacified. america had won the war, but our president failed to secure the peace. [ cheers and applause ] how callus it seems now as cities once secured with american blooded are now being taken by america's enemies all because of a campaign slogan. i saw during vietnam, a war where politicians didn't keep faith with the sacrifices and courage of america's fighting men and women, men were ordered into combat without full support of civilian commanders. to see it happen again, 40 years

later, because of political gainsman ship and dishonesty is a national disgrace. my friends, we are a resilient escape country. you think about who we are. we've been through a civil war. we've been through two world wars. we've been through a great depression. we made it through jimmy carter. we will make it through the obama years. we will do this. [ cheers and applause ] the fundamental nature of this country is our never people never stay knocked down. we get back up. we dust ourselves off. we move forward. we will do it again.

i want to share truth with fellow americans. start with this truth. we don't settle for a world that shrinks responsibilities. we don't have to apologize for american exceptionalism or western values. we don't have to accept slow growth that leaves behind the middle class that leaves millions of americans out of work. we don't have to settle for crumbling bureaucracies that target taxpayers and harm our veteran. we don't have to resign to debt, decay and slow growth. we have the power to make things new again, to project america's strength again and get our economy going again. that is exactly why today i'm

running for presidency for united states of america. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. it's time. it's time to create real jobs, raise wages, to create opportunity for all. to give every citizen a stake in this country. to restore hope real hope. real hope to forgotten americans. you know there are millions of

middle class family who is have given up hope of getting ahead. millions of workers out there who have given up hope of finding a job. yeah, it's time for a reset. time to reset the relationship between government and citizen. [ cheers and applause ] think of arrogance of washington d.c. representing itself as some beacon of wisdom with policies smothering this vast land with no regard to what makes each state unique. that's just wrong. we need to return power to the states and freedom to the individual. [ cheers and applause ] today our citizens and entrepreneurs are burdened by overregulation and unspeakable debt.

debt is not just a physical nightmare. it's a moral failure. i want to speak to the millennial just a moment. this massive debt passed on from our generation to yours. this is breaking of a social compact. you deserve better. i'm going to offer a responsible plan to fix the entitlement system and stop this from your generation. [ cheers and applause ] those americans dround ss drowning in personal debt can't live up to cost of living. i came here today to say i hear you. i know you face rising health care costs, rising child care