republicans cast their ballots today. morris reed is a democratic strategist. and hogan national communications director for rick santorum's presidential campaign. the dnc has released this statement saying once again mitt romney is failing the moral leadership test instead of rejecting donald trump's birther conspiracy theories and divisive attacks. mitt romney says he doesn't agree with everybody who supports him but if the president appeared with bill mar wouldn't republicans be just as outraged? >> i'm sure they would be. this whole issue is a little bit ridiculous. speaking from doing these presidential campaigns. he can't be held responsible for

things donald trump says. earlier on the show one of your anchors said how can mitt romney stand next to a guy who can embarrass him at any moment. barack obama can be embarrassed by a guy he made vice president. these things happen. you can't be held accountable for things people who support you say. there are a lot of people who support president obama -- >> are you really going to compare joe biden, one of this country's most dignified and greatest political leaders that can cross the bridge, getting to both sides of the aisle and compare him to a donald trump? do you really want to say that? >> i'm not comparing him to donald trump. someone on your network said they couldn't believe that mitt romney would put trump next to him. >> you just said that the vice

president -- >> on many occasions. he has embarrassed the president on many occasions. this is all very, very silly stuff. let's get focused on the issues here. you can't be held accountable for what people who support you say or do. >> it is another thing to thrust yourself on to the national stage and appear with them in what will be millions of dollars cash grab in vegas. shouldn't you speak up or try to put an end to all of this nonsense and get back to the real issues. donald trump is talking about just this. >> he has. he has disavowed the birther movement. donald trump is not known really for the birther movement. he is known for the economy. he is known for trying to turn around profits and make money in this country and live the american dream. he thinks mitt romney is the one to do that by turning the economy around. >> i'm a little bit surprised

that you would defend donald trump and say he is not keeping the birther conspiracy alive when he was on cnbc this morning keeping it alive. >> i said he is not known for that. if anything he is known for the economy and trying to make money in this country and supporting mitt romney because he knows romney can turn the economy around. i'm sure that the president doesn't agree with a lot of his donors on the fact that george bush was a co conspirator on 9/11 and silly stuff like that. we focus on issues that don't matter to draw headlines. we have to bring up crazy topics instead of focusing on the economy and what we are going to do. >> it is not the media bringing up the topic. it is donald trump. why are you blaming the media when it is donald trump who throws this crap out there? >> i am blaming the media for

covering what he says about the birther movement. that stuff is nonsense. let's focus oon the last four years and what to do moving forward. >> birther is turning the attention from the president's birth certificate to the college transcripts. here is what donald trump brought this up himself. take a listen. >> what does he say about place of birth. those transcripts have disappeared. nobody seems to be able to get them. >> do these kinds of conversations really galvanize democrats? does this silliness or nonsense as hogan likes to call it, does it help to galvanize the base? >> i think if you look at it from an african american standpoint it is gudisgusting.

i think african americans will be hurt. this could rally the african american. i think this is going to hurt them with upper middle class white women who see diversity in american as a strength who want their children to grow up in a multicultural society. i believe this could back fire on mitt romney if they don't nip this in the bud. >> with mitt romney appearing with donald trump, what are the benefits? what are the negatives and positives? what does he get out of this? potentially major cash out of vegas tonight? >> i think he perhaps could reach some of the fringe parts of the conservative movement who don't like mitt romney much. i think th negatives of this event are a lot higher. he is giving voice. while there are a lot of things we could be covering about donald trump he is more and more known for the birther views. mitt romney holding an event

with him elevates the conspiracy theories. i mean, there are some very nasty under tones to these as morris was saying. in 2008 rush limbaugh called obama the affirmative candidate saying this is the first time he hasn't had a professor concerning cs to as. >> newt gingrich is going to be there, as well, in vegas sharing the stage today. heresub what newt gingrich had to say over the weekend. take a look. >> i'm totally committed to romney's election. i think given this economy and this level of deficits it's very likely he will win and i think you will see a pull away in september and october. i hav substantial respect for his ability as a leader. >> here we go. we stuff the genie back in the bottle because newt gingrich led

the attacks on romney's jobs record. is the prospects on the stage with donald trump the image they want to cast to the country? >> first of all, newt gingrich also said in those interviews that he took the attack on bain capital and it didn't work. i'm not sure what the mitt romney campaign is looking to get out of this event except for fundraising dollars. he will need to have money in the bank in order to defeat barack obama. we know newt gingrich is friends in nevada. i expect they will try to raise money. that's what this is all about. that is why donald trump is there. he wants the economy turned around and thinks barack obama is the worst person to do it. >> as you bring up the vegas billionaire who helped fund newt

gingrich's campaign is now taking up with mitt romney. >> listen. when primaries are about the fringe left and right. when you get into the general election you want to run to the middle. when you look at those guys on the stage the people on the right love it but middle america cringes. this will hurt mitt romney when he says he is an outsider. newt gingrich is washington. he epitomizes washington. i think this hurts him as he tries to get the nomination. >> thanks to all three of you. i appreciate it. the united states has joined france, canada and australia in throwing syrian diplomats out of each nation today as global outrage reverb rates over the massacre over the weekend. at least 108 people confirmed dead. almost half of the deceased were children. u.n. observers say many of the

victims were executed at close range. today metwoman syrian president in hopes of reaching some tentative agreement to prevent further blood shed there. let's start with the details and what he was trying to accomplish on the heels of the massacre that we know happened there. what are we hearing fraul both sides? >> well, we understand from sources in syria that he delivered a very tough message to the syrian president calling on the syrian government to take very bold steps to ensure that this peace does succeed. the only game in town to try to end the violence. evidence shows it is not doing that well in terms of lowering the death toll. we understand the syrian president is saying that his gumtd was not responsible for

that killing that took place. they are blaming it on terrorists. so the blame game continues. the international community not buying the syrian government's explanation. they are putting the blame on the shoulders of president assad and his government. >> when you talk about the blame being pointed to assad what does that say about military action in the next week? >> it's extremely premature to see or interpret the events happening as a gate way to international military intervention. what we can see with the russian foreign minister distancing himself from the assad government is that perhaps there can be a consensus on tougher measures. there is no doubt about it that the opposition inside and outside syria want to see military intervention.

others include arming the intervention. so there is no doubt that the international community to some extent is considering this a turning point evident by russia distancing itself from the president of assad. >> thank you. appreciate it. back here in the the states the jury in the john edwards trial back deliberating after a three-day weekend and an unknown jury issue. plus the butler did it. why the popes butler was arrested and who else in the vatican might be next. car insur. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands?

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there is word that the court reconvened to discuss issue concerning one of the jurists. some wonder if they will reach a true decision. former prosecutor joins me to talk about this. what does it say to you that they have taken so much time when there were 14 days of prosecution, three days of defense and then turned over to the jury. they thought being right before the weekend they would get something quick. >> there has been no indication that things are intsurmountabli. i think there will be an outcome. >> so nbc legal analyst in the court every day says the jury's difficulty with the case was evident from the get go writing that jurors have -- do you think

this is too complicated? >> it might be overly simple. the big question is what elizabeth edwards knew, if the money was being contributed to keep her from finding out. >> as the jury debate continues there are unanswered questions in the case. one has been raised on a post on twitter. says he was in iowa with his wife elizabeth and his wife. that date fell in what rielle hunter's doctor claims was the point of conception. >> i think it's an nonissue. john edwards has conceded that he is the child's father. it really doesn't matter about

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ticket. efforts to push their preferred candidate across the finish line. tom leopard is the former dallas mayor. he is a hopeful in the race today. it's great to have you here. >> it's great to be with you. thanks for having me. >> absolutely. there have been a lot of outside voices weighing in on this senate race. one of your opponents who is a cuban american compared to that of senator marco rubio. what is your take on national politicians and the super pacs that arefluencing the politics. >> there has been a lot of people not from texas. the texas people are the ones who vote. i haven't been run frg the last ten or 15 years as the other candidates have. we have a lot of local pastors. some of the most conservative pastors in the state.

weef have small business people and veterans. all of them united behind our campaign. >> as we look around the country we are looking at richard mourdock saying it is democrats to a republican point of you. are you willing to meet lawmakers in the middle or stht unified gop front more important to get the 60 votes. >> i bring a different perspective. i'm not the career politician. i am a conservative businessperson. i had to find ways to refrain problems. i have always been able to get things done. as mayor of dallas i had more people on the other send of the political perspective than mine. we did it by getting people to come over and do things that moved our city forward. i expect to do the same thing in washington.

>> the polling has you gaining. can you leap frog in below the 50% to get the runoff. that is a headline that people are following that there may not by a true winner today and we may have to see a runoff. >> there will be a runoff in july. we expect to be -- i get a chance to visit with people all over the state. they don't want career politicians. they don't want government attorneys, someone that has never led anything and never been in charge or made a payroll. they understand the challenges in washington today. we need somebody that is not a career politician, somebody with real business experience. we have had a campaign here in texas that has been very negative. the two of them have told lies and called each other liars in

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the 5.8 magnitude event caused major panic when it hit the same area of a 6.0 quake earlier in the month. a 15-hour standoff with a man who barcaded himself at the top of a construction crane in dallas came to an end this morning. a man suspected of killing a car died when he fell from the machine. despite a recent congressional extension, hundreds of thousands of out of work americans will get their last unemployment checks by the end of this summer. that includes more than 100,000 people in six states in washington, d.c. more than 5 million have been

out of work for longer than half a year. mitt romney is going all in today betting that a high profile fundraiser with donald trump won't do more harm than good. mitt romney started his day speaking with colorado voters. he did so moments ago. >> you are fighting for a better tomorrow. you love your family. you love your country and you want things to get better. and i can assure you that if i get elected with your help i will make things better. >> that was this morning on the phone from vegas that donald refusing to back down from questioning about the president's place of birth. here he was talking earlier this morning on cnbc. >> this is something that came out last week. a lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. they are questioning the authenticity of his birth

certificate. i have been known as being a very smart guy for a long time. i don't consider myself birther or not birther. there are major questions here. >> peter alexander joins me. mitt romney says he needs donald trump. why do advisors feel he is an asset rather than a liability. >> they are not trying to make this public absent the fact that they did put out the effort to dine with the donald. this was a fundraiser dinner contest. the romney folks say they are not trying to sell different than any other. the timing of this happening on the same night that mitt romney after a campaign where he was at times a strong front runner and other times a weak front runner. tonight when he goes over the top in texas with more than 150 delegates at stake.

the fact he is celebrating in las vegas with the donald is playing the roulette wheel in many ways. the campaign trying to distance themselves saying we don't agree with everything our supporters say. >> so we have been telling people this morning that mitt romney is on to something in colorado. there was a microphone glitch. this is mitt romney thinking on his feet. >> this microphone -- i think the obama administration worked -- they sent those tax cuts put in place made it possible for them to recarpet the rooms--there you go. there is a republican microphone there. >> you think he is becoming a little more comfortable on the campaign trail and ad-lib? >> that's a good question. i think he has become more comfortable. he surrounded himself with

people who are loyal supporters throughout the course of this campaign. one thing we have witnessed in person traveling with him since last december is there can be odd moments that exist along the trail. mitt romney feels confident that the campaign is going in the right direction. i want to play another clip from cnbc right now when the question was pose today him about whether or not he had intentions to start his own superpac. >> you were going to start one but then i don't know -- >> i think i am. we are looking into it right now. a lot of people are saying would you give us millions of dollars. if i am going to put up millions of dollars i might as well do it myself. 5 or $10 million into a superpac. >> thinking about putting that much but haven't thought about it too much. it appears he enjoys the

headlines surrounding his name right now. he is standing along side the man that may be the next president of the united states. even if people are critical of the fact that he is going around with donald trump behind the scenes several months ago they would say if you are talking about it in may it is unlikely you will be talking about it in november. >> peter alexander following the romney campaign. wisconsin governor scott walker enters the final week before his recall election. a new poll is showing walker has five points above tom barrett. with 5% still undecided. with the numbers in his favor walker is keeping a low profile. joining me now is wisconsin senator. it is great to see you today. governor walker is taking an

under the radar approach in the last days. a new poll on the race shows difference being five points with 5% of wisconsin voters up for grabs here. how do you compete against the candidate playing it safe trying to run out the clock, so to speak? >> i don't think he is necessarily playing it safe. he wants to answer questions about his criminal defense fund. e-mail showing possible bid rigging. he is laying low for reasons because he doesn't want to answer who is paying for his criminal defense fund and whether or not he is the target of his investigation. lay low skpp don't answer questions. >> when you talk about and look at the money walker the governor has spent by three to one margin. how confident are you that mayor barrett and democrats can eke out a win and what does it say if they don't? what does it mean for wisconsin

moving forward? >> i think the race is very close and within the margin of error on all the poling. these polls are all over the place. one thing they have in common is we are divided here in wisconsin. it's about 50/50. obviously the governor is going to have a lot more money than tom barrett. we have thousands more volunteers throughout the state of wisconsin. early voting is up substantially in the state. that is a good sign for tom barrett. i feel very good going into the campaign and the election a week from today. >> as we look at what is taking place in the union situations, the state of michigan, the governor rick snyder with a law. is this asripple effect of what happened in your state of pro union forces seeing what they can accomplish as a unified force? >> i think so.

and i also think that for whatever reason the republicans in general you have seen it throughout the country. they are trying to blame public and private unions for everything when it is not union's fault at all. it makes sure that we have a very strong middle class. the game plan is very clear and has been for the past year and a half that what the republican governors wanted to do is they want to get rid of unions. so you are seeing it in wisconsin. you saw it in ohio and indiana and now michigan, as well. >> wis wils state senator nice to see you this morning. thanks for your time. it is the biggest scandal to rock the vatican in decades. the pope's long term butler arrested. the butler vowing to cooperate with investigators. joining me from london is an abell roberts.

explain what led investigators to his door step. >> the butler had extraordinary access to the pope. he is the person who served him breakfast and helped him dress, official umbrella holder on rainy days. he is one of the few nonchurch people to get this close to the pope. but some confidential papers were found inside his apartment. the documents leaked allege business dealings. this has been strongly denied by pope benedict's spokesperson who says no cardinal is involved.

>> meanwhile as we said he is going to cooperate in this probe. has he talked about how long or what his intentions were in revealing this? he has been working with the pope now for six years. >> no clear idea of that. he is cooperating fully according to his lawyers. an official investigation into what is being dubbed as vatileaks is on him. continues to look at the alleged power struggle and about concerns of transparency of the vatican bank. the scandal is far from over and the pope spokesman acknowledged that it is already very damaging to the catholic church's reputation. >> thank you. so for the right price you can rest in peace like a king.

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president's approach within this piece saying he has insisted on approving every new name on an expanding kill list, poring over terrorist suspects' biographies. why does the president have the need to know about each person that he would condemn to die. >> we are told he is aware that this is an unconventional process partly because of the technology we have to fly a drone over and take someone out with a fairly pin point strike. and that he wanted to sort of make the moral judgment as to when these strikes took place. and he also was quite aware certainly in pakistan of the volatile political nature of the strikes and how badly they can go awry, what kind of a back lash there can be when the

strikes take place. he wanted to have personal control of this highly unusual program. >> when we talk about how different this approach is when we look and compare and contrast president obama's style to that of his predecessor, what are the biggest differences? >> we were told that president bush did not want to be involved in making strike decisions or adding people to kill lists. he took a detailed interest in results of strikes but he really only ramped up the drone program half way through his last year in office. so the summer of 2008 president bush started stepping up drone strikes. president obama took it to a new level and expanded it in 2009 and made it much more intense in 2010. it has trailed off some in '11 and '12. it is fair to say that the vast majority of the strikes have

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was the biebs in a brawl? that's what the las vegas county sheriff's department wants to know. today, investigators are looking into questions about the pop star and the surprising allegations that he roughed up a photog at a california mall over the weekend. courtney hazlett joins me more about the story. the facts here -- >> hard to keep a straight face. >> justin bieber in a brawl with the paps. >> the paparazzo in question allegedly blocked his car, he got very angry, got out, fisticuffs enshoed allegedly. the sheriff's office didn't have time to prioritize this over the holiday weekend. you can't blame them. they're looking into allegations of criminal battery right here

with justin bieber. i think the bigger question, thomas, people are looking at, are these paparazzi really in the wrong here? do they go too far? we saw halle berry tearing into a pop rat zoe recently getting into between her and her daughter. and that's when these things become really serious. justin bieber hanging out at a hall with selena gomez. who cares? it does help the photograph become more interesting now there's a back story. >> police are looking for witnesses. >> other witnesses are probably going to be other paparazzi, that's the funny thing. other witnesses, if they're there, they're not saying justin bieber did anything wrong. his fans are rallying behind him at moment. >> i've gone to twitter to get breaking news. the biebs tweeted about this alleged altercation saying that he's going to focus on the important stuff, the music. >> the music. >> he has a song released today. >> which this does help his cause, i don't think the

paparazzo who got in front of his car was thinking i'll help him sell more records making this a story that happens to coincide with the new single dropping but that's justin bieber's camp. they're not saying anything specifically about the altercation. both thank fans for supporting them as you said, focus on that important stuff, his own music. >> it's this new, described as upbeat, pop tastic. who you believe? >> i believe it's true they've gone too far and getting in the way you can't impede a person to getting from where they're going. that's just the way it is in california. what you're going to see they've got to tighten up laws make it like it in is europe if they're doing something on their own you cannot be getting in their way and taking their picture. >> we'll see how think moves forward. >> i can tell you on pins and needles. >> i'm leaning on the end of my seat. thanks so much.

that's going to wrap things up for me. i'm sitting in for tamron on "news nation." maybe i'll see you at 2:00? otherwise back here at 11:oo every day. pleasele follow me i'm only have 1 million more. >> i have a bunch of team bieber shirts there offset. >> you believe the biebs. you believe. >> i always believe the biebs. >> it's a good -- >> beebe country. thanks, thomas the romney making it official waite texas primary from 1144 to 270. how rudy, former mayor rudy giuliani gifting mitt romney with his own cory booker moment. jamie ruben on america's game of drones. and a congressional candidate whose campaign is literally going to pot.

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