country you are not allowed to be president. this is a minor detail. this is something that came out last week. a lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. >> i want to bring in usa today's washington bureau chief susan paige. >> good morning. >> how do you let a guy front a $2 million fundraiser who thinks the president of the united states was not born in the united states. >> i think it is a mystery especially for a candidate whose task is to reach some independent voters who will find this extreme. president obama was born in hawaii. the only advantage i can see for mitt romney is that it helps him -- donald trump is helping him raise money. i think it comes to some considerable cost to mitt

romney. >> the las vegas son got ahold of campaign documents. the goal is to raise $2 million. $657,000 is already pledged. people keep asking why mitt romney wants donald trump around. is it as simple as money, david? >> pretty much. the president is going to raise a lot of money and mitt romney needs to compete. i think what we have found over the years is that a lot of us do a lot of talking about this person helping this candidate raise money and this weird person helping that candidate raise money. they know it takes money to win elections. unless somebody is really extreme and outside the mainstream it doesn't matter at the end of the day. in the wider world donald trump is seen as an entertainer and a businessman. that's about it. so i think mitt romney has made the calculation that this is about raising money. he does need it to compete

because the obama machine is well funded. >> the obama campaign has put out a new video. let me play a clip for you. do we have it? they're gearing it up. they're gointo roll it at any second now. there we go. >> i have read about him. >> no, ma'am. he's a decent family man citizen that i happen to have disagreements with. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate. >> i guess the question is, does mitt romney have to say something stronger than what he said which is basically a lot of different people support me and i'm happy that they support me. i don't agree with everything all of them believe. >> i suppose mitt romney could say john mccain really stood up to that woman. and look what happened to john mccain in november. it didn't exactly do much for

him in terms of getting votes. maybe mitt romney is doing this because it is may. it's not september. a lot of voters hard for us to believe are more concerned about summer vacation plans than what is going on with the presidential campaign right now. i think it would do mitt romney some good with independent voters for him to seem more willing to stand up to the far right in his own party. >> there is -- i think all of this escalated a lot over the weekend because of a feud between donald trump and george will. here is how it started. >> the cost of appearing with this ignoramus is obvious it seems to me. donald trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough your iq can be very low and you can intrude into american politics. and then trump tweeted back

saying george will may be the dumbest esest political commenf all time. if the republicans listen to him -- i meant not so sure that somebody you are closely alienged with doesn't hurt you. >> well, i think the evidence is that in general it doesn't hurt you. it also doesn't help you. a lot of attention surrounds some of the supporters and it tends to be much to do about nothing. if you have a supporter who is an outspoken racist you better distance yourself from them and do it fast. but other than that one thing i will say for donald trump it was george will who said republicans might as well write off the presidential race.

while i think george will is smarter than donald trump gives him credit for not everything he says is perfectly true. >> peter, good morning. >> how are you? >> you wrote this great piece. obama finds campaigning rules clock between working and campaigning the president sometimes has 19 hour days. a trip to iowa last week got him really fired up. tell us a little bit about barack obama the campaigner. >> he is sounding a little at times like the outsider in 2008. what he is trying to do is recapture a little of that magic. he says i still believe in you and i hope you still believe in me. he is testing that proposition because his supporters have been disappointed over the years. he is trying to get them fired up all over again. it's a tricky proposition. you have a record to run on at this point and you are no longer

the untested new flavor that you were as a first time candidate in 2008. >> you not only have a troord run on but you're also leader of the free world. you also have a full-time day job which is to be president of the united states. how is he balancing that? >> not surprisingly in an election year the campaign seems to flavor a lot of things even things that are official events. he had the nato summit. within days you begin hearing about that on the campaign trail and fundraisers. he gives a commencement address at the air force academy. the part of his speech is addressed clearly to the republican argument that he doesn't believe in america because he is trying to rebut the notion of american decline. the campaign at this point is beginning to seep into everything. >> we heard it a little bit yesterday when he was speaking at the vietnam veterans memorial

in what i thought was a terrific speech. this is a game of inches always. we are in a close presidential race. how is he at playing to a specific audience. i was thinking in front of wealthy donors in california he wouldn't jab at romney's personal success the way he would at say, iowa. >> that's exactly right. the class elements of his speech are toned down when he is in ritzy elements. he does have a different message for different audience approach at times. some analysts would tell you he risks being too scattered in that regard. his people feel that he is able to talk to various elements of his constituency and provide a textured and nuanced message to each of them. mitt romney seems to have a much more single focus for different stops along the way.

>> is it your sense, david, that he is a very different person in the white house than he is as a campaigner? >> it's hard to say. governing and campaigning are two different things. campaigning you provide a lot of high energy. and that is what you try to get to in order to excite your party and excite voters. governing is about difficult choices. nothing is good and nothing is going to come out exactly the way you want and there are road blocks everywhere you go. i think we have seen that barack obama the 2008 candidate was much different than president obama the governing president in the white house. i think we will sort of see that dichotomy as the campaign progresses this fall where at times he has to make difficult choices on the white house. everything is going to be fine if you give me another four years. >> meantime, susan, in the

washington post argues that mitt romney romney -- the bruising primary has turned him into a formidable opponent. >> i agree. he comes out of the primary clearly the nominee. we think tonight he'll go over the manager 1,144 number of delegates. he has a ton of money. we see nine out of ten republicans in poling including the usa today gallop poll supporting mitt romney. i think he goes in in a pretty even. >> anybody who has been on the campaign trail can tell you absolutely how grueling it was. i can remember there were times when they would have to put a sign underneath my camera when i was on the road all year long to say which campaign i was

covering, where i was. you can't even fathom how exhausting it gets. and one of the things that mitt romney does is he is apparently keeping a journal on his ipad. he refers to it with his wife and it stirs them up. maybe in the same way do you think the president reads these personal letters that ultimately they are looking to personal places for inspiration to keep going? >> i think that's right. i think it's hard to be a president or a candidate running for president. particularly when you are president you have these duties. you have the advantage that you have, incumbency, air force one and the arrival of motorcade and so forth. at every moment you are worried not just about poling and focus groups but about your responsibility for the economy. your responsibility for drone strikes, the war in afghanistan and so on. so these letters i think he reads in some ways help ground

him. his small way of trying to penetrate outside that bubble that keeps him, frankly, from a lot of interactions with regular people he is trying to serve. >> peter baker, david druker, susan paige. i feel like we are in the new phase of the campaign. we are past memorial day and mitt romney is going to officially become the nominee at least in terms of delegates. let the games begin once again. thank you all for being with us. >> anytime, thank you. day seven for jurors at the john edwards corruption trial and there was a brief closed door meeting just a short time ago for the judge to discuss an unknown juror issue but deliberations have resumed. legal experts are speculating whether jurors might be dead locked. key question is whether it was given to keep edwards presidential hopes alive by hiding his affair or if the donors would have given him the

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the obama administration is now following what is a 24 hours. the new york times is reporting that president obama has been personally overseeing the war against al qaeda and the secret kill list. in syria the white house is considering its next move following the brutal and bloody crack down. more than 40 people killed overnight following the massacre of more than 100 on friday. dozens of them women and children. let me bring in military analyst and medal of honor recipient

jack jacobs. >> among the many jobs that he performed there were lots of number twos in a fragmented organization like al qaeda. among the many jobs he performed was recruitment and training. you have to coordinate all of that and you have to have the money to do it. >> this is a big deal. >> he will be replaced. they have to reestablish the connections that he had. the more people we knock off of that level the more difficult it is for al qaeda or the taliban or any terrorist organization to accomplish its mission. >> and then the new york times has this pretty exhaustive look at the kill list that the president personally oversees. it is part of his aggressive counter terrorism campaign. it has confounded liberal

supporters and contractors among conservatives. what are the pros and cons to this approach? >> the president when he was running for office said we will get out of iraq and focus our attention on afghanistan where the real war is and then you get hoisted. you have to do what you say you are going to say otherwise you will have a hard time fighting a rear guard. i think he has been convinced that it is important to get rid of the bad guys. if you have made a commitment that you are not going to do it. we don't have the political will to spend the time, money and people to be on the ground long enough to actually fight the war and you are going to do it by more expedient means it means you are going to have to do exactly what he is doing, identify the people through good intelligence whom you want to get rid of and then get rid of them. otherwise you are in bad trouble. >> that will set off more discussion aboutt that.

the situation in syria is absolutely horrifying. we are learning more than 100 people were killed. they were going door to door taking people out and shooting women and children at point blank range. the joint chief chairman says he has proposals for military intervention if the white house asks for them. what are the options? >> there are few. whether we got involved in libya we made the commitment that we were not going to have troops on the ground. it is unlikely that we have troops on the ground in syria, either. we have air launched and sea launched cruise missiles to go ahead and support the people on the ground. the difference between syria and libya is that we have absolutely no idea whom we are supporting. often what takes place on the ground in syria looks like warfare. one of the reasons why you had

such a catastrophe yesterday. it is not clear who is going to be taking over even if we do support and assist the people who are the rebels. it is a real big mess. i don't think that there's -- i think it is very unlikely we see american forces on the ground. russia is going to be against it. i'm astounded that they are keeping mouth shuts. >> there does not seem to be diplomatic action. >> we have been lousy at diplomacy in the region. trying to organize in the midst of what looks like a humanitarian humanitarian -- this is not like

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interesting inside look at how mitt romney is hoping to raise $2 million tonight at his vegas fundraiser with donald trump. the las vegas sun reporting says 657,000 has been pledged so far. for a quarter of a million dollars you can be an event chair. $50,000 you can have dessert. a fough a photo op with romney costs 10 grand. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> this pitch in the fundraising document is exactly what carl rove reported. how influential is he?

>> he is extremely influential. he studies the numbers like nobody's business. he knows this like the back of his hand and has been successful in the past. herman cain had his 999 plan. carl rove knows which states we need to win. >> i want to look at the details. it starts with winning the states that john mccain won and then he has to win back three republican states from obama, indiana, virginia, north carolina. the president won indiana and north carolina but only by 1% or less in 2008. i think the real challenge here if you look at the polls is going to be virginia. >> for mitt romney, yes. nbc had a poll out last week that had the president leading in virginia. if you talk to the obama folks they believe that there are more than 40 different pathways to the presidency.

mitt romney has to win florida. for democrats back in the day we had to win florida. we had to win ohio. >> you're jumping ahead. >> sorry. yes. i think that the president has a lot of different pathways to the presidency. mitt romney has few pathways. it is still a close race. we are leading in those three important battle grounds. >> let's take a look at the second part of the strategy, alice. it's to win ohio and florida worth -- wait a minute. hold on. that's correct. worth 47 electoral votes. the race is a lot closer in ohio than florida. it does look -- disagree with me if you don't think so but this is going to be a battle over the sort of white working class especially working class men? >> certainly. that is what it is coming down to. ohio and florida are going to be

key. we are seeing states that the president won overwhelmingly in 20 2008. he is having to fight hard for these folks. the poll numbers are narrowing and governor romney is passing him in some polls and tightening up very closely. this is nothing more than a referendum on president obama's administration and the fact that he has nothing more than a record of broken promises in the white house and people want someone who is going to help create jobs and turn the economy around. when he is done he has done nothing more than make it difficult for job creators to create jobs. as we move further to each key state we are going to see that people trust governor romney to turn the economy around more than the president. >> what do you think is going to be the difference in ohio for the president? what will he have to do to win that state? >> i think organization is key. i think if you talk to

organizers they'll tell you the president's campaign is far and away better organized than the romney campaign. gotv matters. i don't think ohio is going to want to elect someone who has a record of 47th in job creation in massachusetts and flipping companies and laying off workers and saddling those companies with debt. that is what mitt romney's record is. i think it will be a great debate in ohio and other places. i don't see how he puts it together in the end. >> the number one is mitt romney would have to win one of the wild card states. it's hard to see, doug, isn't it, how the president could sweep those. >> he is doing well in michigan. new hampshire could be close.

the president starts with a base of 246 electoral votes. it makes it very hard for romney. that's why i think that rove put this out because he sees the few pathways, as well. it's going to be tough for romney to put this together. >> we are going to be talking a lot about this, alice. i'm sure we will do a lot of it tomorrow because mitt romney is going to wrap up tonight in texas. do you look at these states when you are picking who your vice presidential nominee is going to be? >> at the end of the day everyone votes for who is at the top of the ticket. certainly governor romney is looking for someone to help balance out the ticket. he is going to be in nevada today speaking at a furniture plant talking about jobs and how the president's policies have not done anything to make things better for this country and stringent regulations. he has imposed more than 106

regulations which is making it difficult for job creators to create jobs. he is going to go state for state and in particular the battle ground states where people are hurting with jobs. he is going to outline that he is the person that has the right ideas. he is going to put regulation caps on the federal agencies. so we cannot have these stringent regulations. what he will do is paint that picture in states like nevada and other battle ground states that carl rove has taken a close look at. they are going to see that romney is the person. while obama might have a great gop effort we have had several polls where self identified democrats say they with not going to support president obama. that is what we are going to see come november. >> doug, let me ask you because we were talking about this about sort of the president's overall strategy and where you see this

campaign going. in the end we can talk about the fact that it's the economy. we can talk about the fact that it's about money. in the end what does your gut tell you about what will turn the race? >> it's about the economy and also about who the americans trust with their future. and especially middle-class america americans. who do they have faith in? who do they trust? these are character issues that romney fails at. i think at the end of the day people will be looking at the economy but want to know the person in the white house is looking out for them and not looking out for people like donald trump and other characters like mitt romney is. i think that is what it is going to come down to. i don't -- i do think that at the end it will be who you trust and who you have faith in. >> thanks to both of you. and after looking at the 3-2-1 the other side is how does president obama get to 270

electoral votes? his clearly strongest voting group is african americans and hundreds of preachers are going to get a pep talk on how to combat the recent rise in voter id laws. i'm joined by the chairman of the congressional black caucus, democrat from missouri. it's good to see you. good morning. >> good to be with you. >> you have the big summit tomorrow. what is your message to several hundred clergy members who will be there? >> we will have representatives from nine denominations who actually are somewhere in the neighborhood of about ten million people. and we are going to first of all equip them with the information they need to know about what they can say and what they cannot say in the church that would violate their status with the irs. we are going to have the irs

administrator there and the attorney general there and the lawyers around the country giving ministers guidance on what they can and cannot do. also we will talk to them about some of the laws that have cropped up around the country as a result of the 17% increase in african american votes. >> give us an example of the kind of law that is of great concern to you. >> first of all, according a university of new york study about 18% of seniors don't have a government issued id. in many states what is required as government id is a photograph. people have to go out and pay money to get a government issued id. in some cases it costs as much as $20. now, that is not a lot of money except that that essentially becomes a poll tax for seniors.

and in texas where i was born and raised and educated they passed a law that would allow individuals to vote with their gun license but they can't vote with their student id. so we have got to try to get people equipped to deal with these circumstances as they pop up as they most certainly will do. we want to let them know that there is a theological responsibility to participate in the political process at least in the christian tradition. so we are going to encourage them to encourage their people. we are not going to endorse any candidate. we are not going to pass out a voter's guide as some churches have been doing over the past few years in violation of the irs. we don't want that to happen in the churches that we are going to bring to washington. we want them to have the facts. >> we do know that the vast

majority, 90 plus percent of african american voters support president obama. what did you make -- i'm curious -- of mitt romney courting the black vote? >> i think that in many ways that's a good sign except that it's not going to work because what black voters want is not a visit from a presidential candidate but a change in policy. and i don't think governor romney will be able to change policies that would be attractive to african americans or latinos so those visits are good. it shows that at least someone is conscious of the fact that we have a rainbow of people in the country who presidential candidates ought to talk to. it's not going to work. president obama is probably going to get 95% of the vote.

and that's tragic because republicans think either if they get a black candidate who aspouses the same old policies that somehow african americans are going to flock to that party. it is not going to happen. that is to the detriment of the american blitical process. >> it is always great to see you, sir. thank you for coming on. taking aspirin or similar pain killers on a regular basis can help reduce the risk of getting skin cancer by about 15%. the denmark study is in the journal cancer. those experts say using sun screen is the best way to prevent skin cancer. for the first time scientists say they have detected radiation in blue fish tuna off the coast of san diego. the levels were ten times higher than the amounts measured in previous years.

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new book "american grown." this morning she responded to critics who say government shouldn't be involved in deciding what is on the family dinner table. >> we know that there are many reasons why we are in this dilemma with our children. one in twlee of our kids are overweight or obese. so there is an issue. but this isn't about government telling people what to do. we know we need to give parents and communities the tools and information they need to make choices that are right for them. >> i'm joined by ham skpnd new york times correspondent jody canter. good morning to both of you. >> thank you. >> we should say proceeds go to the national park foundation. this has been a passion of michelle obama's, this battle against childhood obesity. overall how is it resonating? >> part of what is so interesting about this campaign is its ambition.

she took on a public health problem and one whose progress is hard to measure. she has said she wants to end childhood obesity within a generation. we don't know if she is close to accomplishing it. >> it has been moving in the other direction. you wrote and i thought this was fascinating in your article. you liken the impact of michelle obama to oprah's. >> i think that the obamas as a couple has had the same impact that oprah has had. they endorse something and then suddenly sales spike or interest in that person or product. for example, michelle obama's impact on the fashion industry has been widely reported. designer tracy reese has called her an unplanned stimulus package.

>> she is phenomenonally popular and has taken on some extremely difficult things. but does that necessarily translate into votes? does it help her on the campaign trail? >> i definitely think that the popularity is important. i think that the republicans see that as a little bit of a threat which is why carl rove's superpac put out that recent video of obama. i think people understand that part of all of it is likability. >> and i also think that there is so much now that she is doing. obviously she is out there with the clothes. she has done so many things. one minute she is doing pushups one place and challenging somebody to jumping jacks. i think she is about to go on one of the cooking shows. is there a danger of being out there too much? >> i think mrs. obama has done a really great job of not

overexposing herself. i think she has been really kind of strategic and careful and deliberate about where she goes and what she does. >> jodi has had technical problems. i understand you are able to hear me once again. how does michelle obama amer tize this? can she turn this popularity and projects into some sort of political positive? >> now it's back. >> jodi? >> yes. >> i'm sorry for the technical problems. how does the first lady take the successes and turn them into a political positive? can she have an impact? >> absolutely. there is a paradox with the group. the more politicly potent she is. she can stand up and say i'm not a sort of figure of political combat. i'm the president's wife. and this is what i have seen

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the trump card. the presumptive romney will share a stage with donald trump. the obama campaign putting cards on the table early with this swipe to trump's commitment. >> i have read about him. >> no ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with. >> why doesn't he show the birth certificate. >> trump doubled down on the birth certificate doubts this morning on cnbc. >> you have a huge group of people. i walk down the street and people are screaming please don't give that up. >> speaking of the rominee mitt romney is expected to cross the magic number of 1,144 number of delegates