. >> if you let me finish -- >> up first tonight, troubling questions about why the obama white house ignored appeals from the pentagon and other government officials and approved a major broadband internet license for a major campaign supporter. it is the second consecutive day a republican-led congressional committee has explored whether campaign contributions play a role in big government awards. as yet critical to note, there is no proof of that. just questions. but the hearings are exposing inconsistent, sometimes nonexistent, explanations from the obama white house. yesterday we told you about silendra a now bankrupt clean energy company whose default left taxpayers with a half billion dollar bill. the obama administration approved that loan despite warnings the company's plan didn't add up. congress now investigating whether political support for the president greased the wheels. tonight's example is a company called lightsquared. it was green lighted to build a new broadband internet network despite objections from several government agencies. the pentagon complained the most.

washington that there is a concern about a boys' club environment in this white house. >> a boys club in the early year let's say of the obamahief of staff, david axelrod, robert gibbs was there? those were the reports that were coming out at the time that some of the women like valerie jarrett, for example, carol browner among others, they were not necessarily part of that inside team. >> it was much worse then, it was much worse and the president has taken steps to improve it is the way i'd say it. >> if he had a dinner he recognized there was a problem and he fixed it, but i have to say in this administration, women have achieved tremendous opportunities. they've gotten positions that earlier administrations maybe they didn't necessarily achieve. >> absolutely and i think brian todd pointed it out well, female deputy chiefs of staff appointed to the supreme court. it's also a great opportunity for us to acknowledge that there is a difference between giving women a lofty title and actual influence and not just in this white house, but in politics in general, and i cannot tell you how many dinners i have attended with women

white house. ultimate lits the obama white house that signs off on this. 's different part of agencies, some of which have different agendas, and they're pushing them internally. ultimately, though, it is the obama white house, president obama, the person in charge of all of this. it is the obama administration that makes these decisions. >> greta: so the secretary of energy, ultimately responsible, he should since -- he should be -- he should submit maybe his resignation and move on, because this is a huge blunder. anyway, rick, thank you. >> thanks, greta. >> greta: coming up, how much do you think president obama wants to pay with your tax money to create each new job? here's the catch -- why does the obama administration think this is a bargain? plus, president obama may be getting a wake-up call. not the 3:00 a.m. one, but it's from two generals, and it may shake up a lot of people finally. that's coming up. eggland's best eggs. the best in nutrition... just got better. now with even more of the vitamins your body needs. like vitamin d. plus omega 3's.

of the economy and the state of the obama white house. then, we'll talk to former vice president cheney about his controversial new book that has some members of the bush administration crying foul. plus, i'll have a personal word on my big 2-0. some thoughts on my 20th anniversary of asking questions on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again and welcome to "face the nation." former president bill clinton is joining us today from his home in chappaqua, new york. mr. president, welcome to the broadcast. i want to ask you about your clinton global initiative. but i have to begin with a news question because we have confirmed reports that tomorrow the president is going to propose a new tax on millionaires, everybody who makes over a million dollars. this tax would ensure that they have to pay at least the same percentage of their income as middle-income taxpayers do. do you think that's a good idea? >> i do. i don't know when it's sup

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stunning details about the obama white house. tonight, our team with the copy. was there really a hostile environment for women? >>> sudden impact. the air race that ended in tragedy. the death toll grows, the new video and the new clues from the still images. what they might reveal about the pilot. >>> and a cry for help. "world news" took you back to somalia, revealing the new wave of disaster, the newest outbreak. and that 24 cent solution. and this evening here, what all of you have done. >>> good evening. we're glad you're with us on a sunday night. and we begin here with that case that sent political shockwaves from this country all the way to france. the man who wanted to be the president of france, yanked off a plane here and charged with sexually attacking a hotel maid here in new york. the case against dominique strauss-kahn later crumbled, the charges dropped. and tonight we're hearing his version of the story for the first time. speaking live on french television just a short time ago, he acknowledged what happened in that room was inappropriate. but

met at the white house at least three times with an aide to the top white house official valerie jarrett to push for loans, tax breaks, other government assistance. you remember candidate obamaplay by the old washington rules, that things were going to be different. does this look like the same old washington to you? >> well, i don't know whether those meetings took place or what was said at those meetings. the republicans were complaining that one of the investors in solyndra had also contributed to the obama campaign. that doesn't tell me anything. they also had investors who were very active republicans. but getting contacted by a company or their representatives is approved by the constitution of the united states. we're supposed to hear from our constituents. but we're supposed to make the decision based on what were the merits. and if they weren't able to show that they were going to be successful, we shouldn't have lent them the money. >> and as a veteran investigator for several decades here in washington, when you see the e-mails from staffers at the office of management and budget saying hey, we need more time, hey, this one's not ready for prime time. when you pic

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obama white house is a serious subject. sarah palin is not a serious subject in anything like the same way. >> from what you can tell in some cases it looks like, yes, there were casual conversations. perhaps he got them from a third party and repeated the quotes. it makes it look like there was some brug irritation and people would riot. >> suskind quoted people directly, interviewed a lot of white house officials. i called barack obama and he said he can't comment yet because he's going on "today." >> donna is denying she gave the quote. that is a direct quote. so at a certain point i think one or both parties has to say, okay, is it okay to put this on the record. >> who said sarah palin isn't a serious subject. >> me. >> what do you mean? she was a vice president yal nominee. this is a serious book about her. >> i'm saying she has cast herself in in m ways much more as a celebrity, a reality tv star. >> she's more donald trump. >> she defined herself as less serious, not the rest of us. >> which still doesn't give any a

white house. and also a new book from ron suskind, he paints the obama white house at not only dysfunctional, but demeaning to women? >> yeah, what's interesting about that. you had the women, a couple of the women who were quoted coming out and saying, no, i never said that. it's not that way at all. it's actually really great. so he had to, suskind had to turn around and let a reporter listen to one of the recordings, of the phone call which turned out was verbatim how he quoted the person in the the book. >> and he had that quote. >> it's incredible to be trashing someone as a liar he when you actually said exactly that quote. it wasn't even, now-- >> and let's put it on the screen, what was said. we have it here. she said but looking back and alita dunn, asked about it two years ler this place to be in court for a whose pill workplace because it actually fit all of the classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile workplace to women. that's the quote she denied and turned out he had it in place. >> at the beginning of the quote she said were it not for the president and then the rest of

lose half a billion dollars. >> reporter: according to white white house logs, one of solyndra's principle investors, george kaiser, a big obama fund-raiser, visited the white house at least four times before the loan's final approval, to see aides. some financial analysts who study the industry say the solyndra business plan to build solar panels was fatally flawed from the beginning. >> their price was over $6 a watt to produce the product. they were selling it at about $3. but when you looked at the numbers, it just didn't work. >> reporter: that was from the get-go? >> from the get-go, from the first time i saw it. >> reporter: last month, s solyndra declared bankruptcy, laying off all item ploy yeeps. >> i haven't gotten the final information. it looks like the severance package is zero. >> reporter: and then last week, fbi agents raided the solyndra offices, seeking to find whether solyndra misled the government in order to get the loan. agents also questioned the former solyndra ceo, chris gronet, who had so proudly given president obama a tour of the plant last year. administration officials tell abc news there was no

obama's administration middle east policy of appeasement. we will have more on that in a few minutes. >>> and i'm here at the white house. esident obama a is at the u.n. general assembly in new york and top on his agenda, trying to give a boost to the libyan transitional government on the world stage. all of that at the top of the hour. >> thanks, guys. >>> and a new look for facebook. why the site and iphone app is getting a facelift. >>> we have reported moments ago alarm bells being sounded at the u.s. embassy in kabul. we now have received more information. apparently there's been some type of suicide attack or explosion at the home of a former afghan president, which is relatively near to the u.s. embassy. so far, no claim of responsibility. no word on casualties. we are working this to get more details for you. >>> monday night football. the first time in five seasons. >> you saw moments last night that remind you why it has been so long. four mistakes by the rams led to four giants touchdowns. this is probably the worst. sam bradford throws a lateral, the backwards pass doesn't connect. it's a live ball. he scoops

the white house is fighting back and women who used to work here are also fighting back and even a fellow journalist is criticizing this book. president obama'shite house was rudderless according to ron suskind's new book "confidence men," and he claims it was not a pleasant place for women. quote, this place would be in court for a hostile workplace is how former communications director anita dunn is quoted. christine romer reported excluded from a meeting by then economic adviser larry summers is quoted as saying, i felt like a piece of meat. but both women told "the washington post" the author got it wrong. dunn says she told suskind point blank that the white house was not a hostile environment. and romer on feeling like a piece of meat said, i can't imagine that i ever said that, i felt respected, included and useful to the team. but earlier in the administration, as the president played golf and basketball with only men, many did see that as a sign of the white house was a boys club. >> i've got to say, i think this is bunk. >> reporter: when asked if the white house is or ever was a hostile work environment, a woman staffer told abc ne

(laughter) i'm sorry, the author of a book about the obama white house and the financial crisis and how that guy (bleep)ed everything up. all right. (laughter) well, they want to congratulate the staff of the show on winning the emmy. (cheers and applause) they worked so hard and were honored and we're delighted... (cheers and applause) and i think it's... if you just win one more, just one. (laughter) we might begin to believe. (laughter) anyway, let's begin the night with news from the military. if you're watching this show from a military base and you've noticed that your fellow soldiers seem somewhere between 2% to 10% happier today-- (laughter) -- the figures are very hard to get. there's a reason. >> the policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military is now history. >> from now on, gays can serve openly in the military. >> and the 13,000 who were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" can reenlist. >> jon: that's how ridiculous this policy was. the apology for the affront is "all right, sorry, you can go to afghanistan and fight for your country." (laughter) by the

and targeted obama white house and regulations she says costs the nation jobs. >> and just like when liberals come in, they pass a mother of all spending bills i want to pass a mother of all repeal bills and want to repeal all of the job-killing regulations costing about $1.1 trillion worth of compliance costs m private businesses. >> and bachmann in a home also said she wants to increase domestic energy production, starting off shore drilling again. coming up at 6:00 her rivalry with texas governor and whether his rise to front runner has doomed her chances of winning a nomination. >> secretary of state clinton and secretary of defense are in san francisco today to commemorate the historic treaty between the united states and australia. she told reporters she does remain hopeful that the bay area hikers and prison will soon be released. abc 7 is in the presidio with more. >> and they came here to the presidio to commemorate a treaty signed 6 owe years ago between two countries saying today they deepened that alliance between two nations and friends. and they said there are plans in

the obama budget director jaye jack lou with us from the white house tonight. you are assembling this plan, i know from a policy standpoint, you think these higher taxes on more affluent americans are the right thing to doshg but you know from a political point, it's dead on arrival so, you made the decision to leave it in there. that's more a political calculation than a policy calculation, isn't it? >> you know, john, i actually hope that that is not the correct assessment. there's no doubt that there is an almost instinctive reaction on the republican side to say that, but last summer we saw that there were some openings for a reasonable discussion, and i hope we find that again. >> back in the lame-duck session the president once again agreed to leave the bush tax cuts in place, so we know back in 2008 he campaigned for president saying he wanted to get rid of the bush tax cuts for those at $250,000 or above. when he left them in place again in that decision -- at that time he said, look, here's my tough decision. i don't want to raise taxes when the econom

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he served in the obama white house as an advisor on screen jobs and is an advisor behind rebuilding the dream. next week he will host a forum of ideas around this movement called take back the american dream. >> not only did i know her, i named my second son after her. the last time i saw her i said you know i named my son after you. we laughed and cried. i had not seen her since new york. tavis: shechem on the show a few times. the last time it was for her but. we will rebroadcast the show again tomorrow night. pleased to have van jones here. i respect and love the work you do. i want to challenge you. the first is, i read with interest your mission statements. the word or does not appear one time. there is references to the middle class. am i missing something? is it about the middle-class tax i think the poor are being left behind. >> it does appear in the preamble. sometimes people do not look petioles thing. -- the whole thing. here is what is going on. we have the traditional port. -- poor. folks nobody wants to hire. we have the traditionally impoverished and then, thanks to the

conversation with pulitzer prize-winning journalist ron suskind on his explosive text on the obama white house. he portrays a white house struggling to find a cohesive voice and a revealing look at the most powerful players. the controversial test is called "confidence men." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: ron suskind is a pulitzer prize-winning journalist whose text include "the test of loyalty." his newest text is called "confidence men." good to have you back on this program. >> nice to see you. tavis: i assume that you write at these kinds of books with this kind of insight and you expect

the piece i published in the "the huffington post" today, having talked to a top obama advisor, he said the white house, not obama personally, but the white house is going to go after the republican congress for everything from the paul ryan plan to cut, cap, and balance, to the effort to roll back wall street reform, and they are going to say that the republican presidential candidates that we're going to watch on msnbc tomorrow night, are racing to embrace the tea party, and indeed, rick perry is very popular in the tea party, but the tea party is an anathema, toxic to independent voters. they are going to try to turn out the democratic base by painting a scary picture of the republicans in congress. >> richard wolfe, has the white house, has the president, in fact, already entered this new campaign-style rhetoric with him saying will the republicans put party over country, that is as harsh a comment he's made about republicans, i think, in his rhetorical history. >> yeah, i'd expect it to get a lot harsher, the competitive drive of this president has really kicked in at this point. he's sick of bein

and what the obama white house didn't need, a new book displaying his team as hostile to women. the white house is pushing back, pushing back very hard. let me finish tonight with this that question of obama's luck. are he and his rivals both counting on it to hold in 2012? we start with president obama fighting back. senator chuck schumer is a democrat from new york. senator schumer, it seems like president obama today hasn't totally bought your idea of going after people who make more than $1 million a year and don't pay their fair share of taxes. >> well, i think it's a good thing. most americans believe that at least on the highest income people, people who make over $1 million, that those taxes should not go down with the bush tax cuts, and maybe should even be a little bit higher. this is the one part of our economic spectrum that's done extremely well over the last ten years. the middle class income is down, poverty is up. even upper middle class people have stayed flat. but the very, very wealthy have done extremely well and they should do their share. they don't care abo

white house. front page article reveals that solyndra lobbyists met with an obama aide, white house adviser valerierrett three times. these lobbying efforts cost the company nearly two million dollars. in the end that price tag may have been worth it for solyndra they were handed a taxpayer check for more than half a billion dollars. here with reaction republican congresswoman from the great state of tennessee, marsha blackburn is back. she was at this morning's hearing. democratic congressman rob andrews is here. they said they were not going to take the fifth so a lot has changed. >> correct. last week they were going to appear and answer our questions. then we found out they were going to take the fifth. what we would like to know from them is, what they knew, when they knew it, when they found out their business model was broken? did they discuss this in board meetings? why did they come to capitol hill in july and tell us that things were improving and they were on the right track production was going to double? and then six weeks later, they are filing for bankruptcy. there are so many questi

how long will it be before mitt rock knee or the obama white house sink their teeth into these numbers? coast to coast, republican state legislatures are searching for ways to restrict going to the voting booth. restricting registration. what do they have in common? they are aimed at preventing democrats and some believe african-americans in particular from getting to the polls. it's a dangerous game and the lead story tonight. plus, why does wall street hate president obama? hate him? it's because the president hates them, even business itself. really? let's get into that one. and the new book on sarah palin, the rogue. will this book hurt her chances? let me finish with the hard test. the republicans are willing to stall the economy in order to defeat him. we start with what texas miracle. we are asking that question, what texas miracle? we have jerry jones and the delightful dana millbanks after a hiatus, we must say. i miss you. let's look at the numbers here. if you look at the numbers this way, unemployment is rising up to 8.5% in texas. texas. it's coming down nationally. itis c

filed for chapter 11 and laid off its 1,100 employees after a $50 million loan bushed by the obama white housetwo weeks ago, the fbi raided company headquarters. executives sitting before us today had the audacity to tell members of this subcommittee two months ago only to see its doors closed, leaving another thousand people out of work. >> reporter: when asked direct questions, the executives said only this. >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded by the fifth amendment of the constitution and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded to me by the fifth amendment. >> i want to ask mr. harrison if he thinks the american people, who have visited over half a billion dollars deserve to know what happened to that money. >> reporter: that was the tone. lots of questions. no answers. the committee adjourned but vowed they will not rest until they have all the answers. >> reporter: and that committee says it will press on until this fights out exactly what happened here at solyndra and who is responsible, p

regulations that govern our economy with the way the lobbyists industry works in washington, with the obama white house kowtowing quite frankly to wall street. you're right about this. i don't see how that gets done. what is the path forward on that particular issue? so much of this is tied to that? how do we get that done inside the body policy that we have now? >> your reason for sobriety and doubt on that, we would share. when you look at what we just went through, and then you look at the opposition by wall street and the financial community to, you know, what was fairly mild regulation in demands for transparency. when people are opposing giving consumers more information on mortgages and you want to water that down, who does that serve? how does it serve the bank that gives mortgages to people that are ignorpt about them and ultimately can't pay? how does it serve those consumers? that is been one of the most disappointing things. we have still have these huge banks that are too big to fail. bank of america, willing one that looks more and more frail every day. i would also add with europe and eu

white house as well. a new book from pulitzer prize winning journalist ron suskind entitled "confidence men" alleges president obamaover an administration that unfairly treated women serving in the white house and failed to properly respond to the economic crisis. a failure to effectively carry out the president's orders and the lack of decisiveness from the president, himself. and joining us now i'm delighted to say, ron suskind, the author of "confidence men." good evening, sir. >> nice to be here. >> the last time i saw such a host of individual run for the hills is when the 12 disciples renounced jesus and ran away. why is it, why do you think so many of your sources have come up and denounced your book as frankly an overheated set of falsifications? >> well, you know, to the trained eye, i'm sure yours among others, most of those are nondenial denials. that's what happens when a book like this gets put out. when a curtain gets pulled back on an administration really for the first time many of the folks have a moment of what you call buyers' morse. it's difficult. you try to bring sources up to the moment. okay

>>reporter: according to white house law one of the princil investor kaiser an obama fundraiser visited white house 4 times before the loan final approval. aide including value rae and peter. some financial analyst who study the industry say cylinder business plan to build solar panels was fatally flawed from the beginning. >> price over 6 dollars a watt to produce the product. they were selling it at about 3 dollars but when you lack at the numbers it just didn't work. >> that was from the get go. from the good it go. from the first time i saw it. >>reporter: last month cylinder declared bankruptcy laying off all of the employee employees. >> i haven't actually gotten the final information. it loo looks like it's pretty much sear. >>reporter: then last week fbi agents raided the offices seeking to find whether cylinder misled the government in order to get the loan. agent also questioned the former ceo chris grown so proudly given the president a tour of the plant last year. >> brian ross reporting. administration officials tell us there were was no political influence involved in the

>> thank you. >> scathing new book goes behind the scenes of the obama white house.ucation of a president claiming that the west wing is a hostile work environ. for women. and the president has a real woman problem. molly henneberg is live for us in washington with more on this. so, molly, who apparently said that it was a hostile place to work? >> hi, heather, former white house communications director anita dunn. one of the president's inner circle or she used to be is quoted as saying, quote: looking back, this place would be in court for a hostile work place because it actually classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile work place for women. this is according to ron us is skin's new book called confidence men, wall street, washington and the education of a president that comes out tuesday. dunn, however, disputed that statement yesterday to the "the washington post." and said she told suskind that it was not a hostile environment. he said some women in the white house pointed to former chief of staff rahm emanuel and summers the chair of the economic coun

go head-to-head with pbs's tavis smiley on why african-american voters are unhappy with the obama white house. >> democrats from coast-to-coast are sounding the alarm as the prospect of a second term for president obama becomes more and more unlikely. the unusual candidness from some of the administration's closest allies was captured if in a "new york times" article over the weekend. among those now openly criticizing the president is oregon -- he said in my district the enthusiasm for him has evaporated. tremendous discontent with his direction. he says i have a heck of a lot democrats voting for him before don't know if i would do it again. battle over anthony weiner's former seat rains on. special election will be held tomorrow. the democrat in the race state assemblyman david weprin continues to distance himself from the president saying he would probably support obama's reelection. many prominent democrats in the stay are supporting republican businessman bob turner because of the white house's handling of israel. with 14 months to go, can the president win back support of his own party

. >> reporter: former communications director anita dunn tells the author that the obama white house "actually fit all of the classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile workplace to women." dunn now says she does not think the white house is hostile. the larger push-back against the book has to deal with its central thesis that the president is not a strong leader and does not willingly make tough decisions. the white house spokesman today said he is a strong leader with a clarity of vision about where we need to move as a country. diane? >> all right, jake, thanks. jake tapper reporting from the white house. >>> we turn to that terrifying air show disaster in reno. another spectator died today bringing the death toll to ten with dozens still seriously injured. and three days after the tragedy, the investigation is focusing on the pilot in the stunt plane. racing at speeds up to 500 miles per hour before he crashed tearing into the crowd. abc david's wright is in reno. >> reporter: it all happened so fast, the spectators barely had time to duck. >> we didn't have time to be te

obama administration. making explosive allegations that the white house was a hostile environment for women. officials are saying that the book is inaccurate and overly dramatic. molly henningburg has more. >> the author describes the obama white house and the group of advisors as a boy's club where women are talked over. and some are disputing the collection in the book confidence men. it comes out tuesday. in the book according to the washington post. suskind quotes anita dunn. this place would be in court for a hostile workplace because it fits all of the classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile workplace for women. dunn said she did not say the white house was not a hostile environment. former head of the council advisor felt like a piece of meat that was boxed out by senior advisors. roamer said she can't imagine saying she felt like a piece of meat. the white house said it is infused with drama and salacious details based on anonymous sources. and a source, the obama administration is getting support from a unlikely republican force. >> i am certain how much is true and accur

and how long will it be before mitt romney, or the obama white house, sink their teeth into these new numbers. also, voting blights. from coast to coast, republican state legislatures are searching for and finding ways to restrict access to the voting booth. passing stricter voter i.d. laws, curbing early voting, restricted registration. and what do all these have in common? they're all aimed at preventing democrats in general, and some believe african-americans in particular, from getting to the polls. that's a dangerous game and it's our lead story tonight. plus, why does wall street hate president obama? hate him. and that's the correct word, hate. some on wall street say it's because the president hates them, and even business itself. really? let's get into that one. and joe mcginnis' new book on sarah palin "the rogue." if palin does decide to get in the race will this book hurt her chances? and let me finish with the hard test president obama faces reminding the country that republicans are willing to stall the economy, in order to defeat him. we start with what texas miracle. a

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white house. you had a lot of chance. considered was an ill considered deal in the health care bill. >> greta: which white house? >> the obama white house. they said to the drug industry if you support the health care bill we won't go to the prescription drug negotiation. i think they were wrong. >> greta: the president said until a week from monday to layout his deficit plan to pay for this, right? >> he did. >> greta: then he says later on in the speech, americans are tired of waiting they can't wait any longer. i thought that is dumb you just told us a second ago you going to make us wait for 11 days or whatever. why are we waiting? because he doesn't have it figured out yet? >> i don't know why i think he should come out with this sooner rather than later. i think you will hear changes to medicare and medicaid to help sustain the program. you will hear sensible cuts to the defense that do not weaken but reduce spending. more reduction in social programs. and i think you will see a call for a greater contribution from the wealthiest people in the country, millionaires and such. >> greta: when you have a program, i don't k

anita dunn said the obama white house fit all the requirements for a hostile workplace to women. >> cnn'shouse that depicts in the obama early days. in his book "confidence men" ron suskind said they had doubt whether they could handle the economic crisis. former director of the national economic council is quoted as saying in 2009, we're home alone. no adult in charge. clinton would have never made these mistakes. we couldn't reach summers for comment, but in an e-mail to "washington post" the hearsay attributed to me is a combination of fiction, distortion and words taken out of context. >> i lived the retality and the reports i read about this book bear no resemblance to the reality we live together. >> reporter: timothy geithner responding saying that president obama decided early on to restructure several banks but discovered that his directive was ignored by the treasury. >> absolutely not. i would never do that. i spent my life in public service. >> reporter: gloria borger says in books like this they try to bolster their own legacies or settle scores. would it lead, do you think,

white house. you had a lot of chance. considered was an ill considered deal in the health care bill. >> greta: which white house? >> the obama white house. they said to the drug industry if you support the health care bill we won't go to the prescription drug negotiation. i think they were wrong. >> greta: the president said until a week from monday to layout his deficit plan to pay for this, right? >> he did. >> greta: then he says later on in the speech, americans are tired of waiting they can't wait any longer. i thought that is dumb you just told us a second ago you going to make us wait for 11 days or whatever. why are we waiting? because he doesn't have it figured out yet? >> i don't know why i think he should come out with this sooner rather than later. i think you will hear changes to medicare and medicaid to help sustain the program. you will hear sensible cuts to the defense that do not weaken but reduce spending. more reduction in social programs. and i think you will see a call for a greater contribution from the wealthiest people in the country, millionaires and such. >> greta: when you have a program, i don't k

like matt damon, robert redford recently, when obama abandoned the ozone rules, very upset about that, went and wrote an editorial about it. and the white house takes notice. as we saw at the correspondents' dinner, obama brought up disappointment from matt damon. >> making fun of his last movie. so, all right, walk me through last night. you went to as many as you could get into. house of blues you got into. what did you see? >> well, house of pblues last night was a big crowd, mainly young entertainment industry professionals, i would say. jesse tyler ferguson was the emcee of that event. he's from "modern family." very much an enthusiastic obama supporter. but talking to a lot of people there, you know, the kind of consensus was that they really want obama to be a fighter. they want him to really take on the republican party. and that's kind of a change from just a couple years ago when the worry was that the messaging was wrong from the white house. now they're looking for a much stronger leader who's willing to engage the opposition. and i think you saw the president actually say some of that last night. he kept on using the word i'm goi