. >> people think the guy they call mr. vegas was wayne newton, but prior to wane, sammy. >> i respect mr. wayne newton as mr. las vegas. you get a title every generation. if changes. c.m.e. was the first, and he is still the greatest profession -- sammy was the first, and he is still the greatest performer. i thank god for them paving the way for myself. they had to go through the kitchen to come out and work on that stage, and every time i think about it, if they were lying to me, they would be surprised. everybody has to go through the kitchen. >> how is las vegas doing these days, because i keep reading about a recession and now? >> there was a big hit. they call them the cooler crown. richard -- cooler crowd. they bring their own sodas and years. we had to bring people in, so we had to cut the rates. you can get a room in the best hotel for our rate like $159. i did not know what to do now, because people are coming back in. i am so blessed, because i have got the most diversified crowd. i have young people, old people, he p

author of subversion inc that looks at president obama's relations with taxpayers thank you very much mr vega for joining us and i know republicans and democrats disagree on a number of core political issues and someone. argue that this issue with the debt ceiling is a bit of political posturing so both sides won't push the country into a default position just to score political points will they. probably they will not but you have to understand that the media is actually getting the story wrong the united states is no where near default think of all the debt that the united states has right now as like a credit card the u.s. still has money to keep making the minimum payment every month so they could keep doing this for quite a while that's obviously not a desirable situation to the stock markets have reacted badly i suspect because of the uncertainty not because the debt ceiling has failed to be raised so far so if the media is getting it wrong you're saying that the u.s. still has a money to pay for its stead why are asian creditors very investors that is for example still very worried. ok

vegas has a $9 million budget gap. kasim reed is the mayor of atlanta. >> mr. mayor, welcome to "nightly business report." >> glad to be with you. >> tom: you were recently successful in closing a budget gap, overhauled pension obligations, including a new 401(k) type plan for new employees as opposed to traditional plans. how's that gone over? >> i think it's gone over well. we passed it at the end of the day after a very tough debate with 15 votes, but it's going to yield $270 million in savings over 10 years, $500 million over 30 years. it's freed up between $22 million to $35 million in the budget. we were able to balance our budget and finish it in pretty good fiscal shape. we also put $20 million in reserve. >> tom: how about hiring? is it going to allow you to hire more, or will it hurt hiring because it's not a traditional pension anymore? >> tom, we're seeing the number of applicants who apply for every opening we have is very high. we don't see that in the short term at all, just because of the overall economic environment. >> tom: okay. >> we're able

ground was broken, she was part of a group whisked off to las vegas on a private plane to see frank sinatra perform in concert. on the way back mrs. ford told her captive audience all about the unbuilt treatment center. of course, she didn't stop there. there was nothing readily available to write out a pledge. so it came to pass that the first major do nations were written on cocktail napkins on frank sinatra's plane. her physical recovery was matched by her spiritual growth. initially she resisted putting her name on the facility. what if she fell off the wagon. later she gained personal responsibility for what everyone regarded as her most tangible legacy. a higher power was responsible for the betty ford center, she insisted. she was merely an instrument to be used in carrying out his plan. no one was proder of her accomplishments than her husband, the first member to join the center's advisory board, where he introduced himself to newcomers by announcing, i'm a former president, she's the current one. he called it my lovely bride. for him she would always be the glamorous young dancer he had swept off her feet half a century

mrs. pettitte was mentioned a judge said that clemens could not be assured of getting a new trial. >> langs police detectives have gone to las vegasinterview the girlfriend of the main suspect in the beating of giants fan brian stow. they didn't know where to find her until police arrested her on drug charges over the weekend. and she's said her boyfriend was home with her on the day stow was tacked in the dodger stadium lot. ramirez remains in custody on a parole violation and has not been charged in the stow case. >> and stow's family says he is showing signs of improving including opening his mouth when a nurse said she needed to take his temperature. >> and former first lady betty ford was laid to rest today in michigan. and the former first lady's children were join bid hundreds of mourners and prominent political figures former president bill clinton barbara bush and dick nainy. betty ford died last friday at 93. she's buried at gerald ford museum next to her husband on what would have been his 98th birthday. >> and a bay area soldier came home for the final time today. and staff sargeant is one of the latest casualties in t

mr. romney, you might be in for a big surprise. a new gallup poll shows rick perry right up there and he is not even in the race. even vegasmitt, where's the boastful bravado coming from? joining me now, david wine gold, political reporter for the slate. and msnbc contributor. and steve kornaki political columnist for saloon.com. thank you both forbeing with us. is romney just that sure of himself? is he trying to project the kind of rose garden strategy without the rose garden or is he just arrogant? >> i've been watching mitt rom fee for about two decades now since his first race in massachusetts in 1949. one thing i noticed about him is this veneer of polish to him where he seems like a really charismatic persuasive calm guy. but when you get him in the settings where he needs it talk off cuff or requests with the crowd or q & a with reporters, he says clumsy things. i remember noticing that 15, 20 years ago. and now we are seeing it now. it gives ammunition to his owe opponents and to the press for them to say, that he looks arrogant, presuming he is the winner, and you never want to look like that in politics. >> is

vegas is swearing in his wife as his replacement today. mayor goodman was forced to retire for term limits after being in office for 12 years. he says he loves to gamble but mrsn hasn't been on a gambling table for years. >>> three pta moms are accused in a ponzi scheme. the southern california moms took cash from 40 people claiming it would be invested in derry company. they gained the trust of the victims at school events. if convicted the women could face up to 20 years in federal prison. >>> hunting for a new computer? a new report shows which companies keeps customers most satisfied through the entire process. from picking out the computer to paying the bill. the most satisfied buyer are, drum roll please, apple customers. hp and dell also scored high. >>> rough news for smart phone owners. another unlimited data plan bites the dust. verizon nixes the flat fee for usage starting tomorrow. it will cap how much data new customers can get for the charge. this makes sprint the only major u.s. carerer still offering unlimited smart phone data. >>> the word recession makes plenty of people cringe. how about cgonorrhea? stds are up in part because of the econom

ground was broken, she was part of a group whisked off to las vegas on a private plane to see frank sinatra performed in concert. on the way back, mrsaudience all about the unbilled treatment center. of course, she did not stop there. unfortunately, there was nothing readily available on which her fellow passengers could ride out a pledge. ever resourceful, that he found a substitute for pledge cards, and so it came to pass that the first major donations for the betty ford center were written on cocktail napkins on frank sinatra of's plane. [laughter] her physical recovery was matched by her spiritual growth. initially, she resisted putting her name on the new facility. what if she fell off the wagon, she asked. later, she went out of the way to disclaim personal responsibility for what everyone else regarded as her most tangible legacy. a higher power was responsible for the betty ford center, she insisted. she was merely an instrument to be used in carrying out his plan. no one was more proud of her accomplishments than her husband. the first one to join the center's advisory board, where he introduced himself to newcomers by anno

ground was broken, she was part of a group whisked off to las vegas on a private plane to see frank sinatra perform in concert. on the way back mrsothing readily available to write out a pledge. so it came to pass that the first major do nations were written on cocktail napkins on frank sinatra's plane. her physical recovery was matched by her spiritual growth. initially she resisted putting her name on the facility. what if she fell off the wagon. later she gained personal responsibility for what everyone regarded as her most tangible legacy. a higher power was responsible for the betty ford center, she insisted. she was merely an instrument to be used in carrying out his plan. no one was proder of her

ground was broken, she was part of a group whisked off to las vegas on a private plane to see frank sinatra performed in concert. on the way back, mrs. ford told her captive audience all about the unbilled treatment center. of course, she did not stop there. unfortunately, there was nothing readily available on which her fellow passengers could ride out a pledge. ever resourceful, that he found a substitute for pledge cards, and so it came to pass that the first major donations for the betty ford center were written on cocktail napkins on frank sinatra of's plane. [laughter] her physical recovery was matched by her spiritual growth. initially, she resisted putting her name on the new facility. what if she fell off the wagon, she asked. later, she went out of the way to disclaim personal responsibility for what everyone else regarded as her most tangible legacy. a higher power was responsible for the betty ford center, she insisted. she was merely an instrument to be used in carrying out his plan. no one was more proud of her accomplishments than her husband. the first one to join the center's advisory board, where he introduced hims