. >> my name is todd david, i'm a parent at alvarado elementary. i have a couple comments on the presentation that was given. i love the idea of the center, i think that's great and i love the tax thing. those are both great ideas. i think the main discovery workshops is confusing. what are you laughing at? yeah. the main discovery workshop is confusing. i think that people are not going to really know what that is. i know that you're trying to do discovery, apply, enroll. but enrollment workshops will be a little bit clearer, especially to new families trying to figure out what is going on. the collection sites, i wonder if it's possible to open them for more than a day each. i think those are great. i think it's great to have satellite collection sites if you gave people a week because any one day they could forget. the road trip focus, i'm wondering why in addition to that, why we're not having principals of elementary schools and the principals of the potential feeder middle schools getting parent groups together now to talk to each other as op

chuck todd, andrea mitchell and david gregory all with us from washington. chuck, we're going to start out with you. where do we think of things five days out? >> right now, campaigns are focused on two things. number one, winning over any remaining undecides. and number two, trying to get out the democrat or republican bases who remain a tad unmotivated or unconvinced. after two days in the hospital to treat infection related to her successful battle with breast cancer, california republican carly fiorina was back on the stump today, trying to close the narrow gap with senator barbara boxer. >> this is a very tight race. >> reporter: taking a break from their own california campaigning, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden showed up on "ellen" and did a little dancing. while nationally republicans have momentum in these waning days, analysts expect them to fall short of the ten seats needed in the senate. why? two words. tea party. >> the pea party has been a big plus in terms of energy and excitement and boots on the ground. but tea party nominees

david." his latest project is called "the increasingly poor decisions of todd margaret." please welcome, another former miss america, david cross. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: so, i will say first, i watched three episodes of your new show and it's very funny. >> thanks, man. >> jimmy: congratulations on that. i think people would applaud if they, too, have seen it, but they haven't. >> you know what, when this is rerun, they'll applaud then. >> jimmy: we'll insert some -- >> i just wanted to -- i know you were joking with the intro about miss america but just so nobody, so i don't have to answer it again a million times while i have this opportunity, it wasn't miss america, it was mrs. america. >> jimmy: i always get those confused. does trump own that one? >> he owns me, so, you know -- >> jimmy: well, this -- this show is interesting the way you've set it up because you shot it in england for british tv but also for american tv. >> yeah, the -- the idea was -- i was -- it wasn't my idea to do the show but i was in london doing standup and somebody ca

david gregory. >> the moderator of "meet the press." also chief white house correspondent chuck toddng sketchy. >> my guess is there are sorted stories. just a guess. >> lots of things. there's only one story out today, guys that is going to have an impact for the next month, the jobs number. david gregory, how is the white house and democrats preparing for it? >> try to absorb it the best you can. i think they're fully now in a mode where the country is in a funk about jobs. this is only going to add to it depending upon what the number is or how benign and then you get basically the situation that we're in. i think this is still part of a larger argument to say things are tough, we've tried to make it better and the other side doesn't have any decent ideas. >> chuck todd, i'm ask you the same question. i guess we're expecting maybe 9.7, the bloomberg estimates. >> we'll put the president out. one of the frequent stops from the jobs report, going to a small business in maryland. going to talk about it and try to say the same thing the last four or five months, the worst is behind us

. >>> david gregory, moderator of "meet the press," nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd are both here to break down the final push midterm finish lines. good morning. >> good morning. >> don't be shy, judgment in here. four days to go. where exactly are both sides as we are now heading to the finish line? >> you have a lot of norg the republican side. democrats trying for a split decision here which is to hold on to the senate and mitigate loss necessary the house. drive up turnout and president will state he won where he can have an impact on races. trying to help out in some of the house races down the stretch because they know that's going to be the big story. >> are the dems going to lose the house? >> definitely looks like they are losing the house. what the strategy is trying to hold the losses to a minimum. i talked to a few democrats that say losing 45, they need 39 republicans to get control. they lost 45 seats, democrats would say hey, that could have been a lot worse. i had some republicans tell me they have been more shocked if they only got in the 40s than i

david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. >>> time for "today's kitchen." we're getting saucy with chef todduare. >> how are you doing? >> it's very exciting. i'm going back into french cooking, where i started. this is exciting. i went to italian and m mediterranean and i'm cooking a french classic today. >> french onion soup. it's a classic bistro dish. i have five onions here. you have leeks, shallots. do onion soup is about a nice hearty broth. ham hock and chicken all in one pot. >> why do you need all this? >> different flavors. >> what happens is, these all cook down today. >> hoda's cooking. that was fun. am i done? >> is that enough cooking for you? most you've done all year, huh? >> what else is in here? >> a hamhock. chicken thighs. nice and meaty. there we go. we cook that. >> for a long time, i would think. >> this cooks for about flee hours or so. >> pork has to be well-done. >> well-done, or it's even smoked. it adds a nice flavor. when you cook this, you take all the broth. this is delicious. you can pick it off the bone and add it back to the soup. smell this flavor. you pul