right up to the speech there is a meeting where there are debating this. obama he arrives in the meeting. he clearly thinks they're releasing the whole plan. he's the president. you ought to know what's going on. mr. president, emanuel, clams up. astonishing. he knows what it looks like, i think. you know, he is the smartest guy that you will ever meet, but he cannot seem to manage it. now, i will just say this. he says he gets it now. you know, voters and the rest will only tell day-to-day and week to week. another question, two more questions and we're done. how about you over here? >> you know, obama wrote put to books. his autobiography, which is fantastic. a beautiful piece of work. the other one is the audacity of hope. i challenge anyone to go through that book and find out what obama believes. i think -- >> you bet. ascendency is done. >> the major problem, look what happened to the debt ceiling. that is where obama really, really went down into the deaths did in that debt ceiling he had, the 14th amendment he could have crushed the republicans. and then

there is australia's prime minister walking out onto the tarmac to welcome barack obama up. this visit was twice delayed. it has finally happened and is expected to focus on security ties. joining me now from sydney is our correspondent duncan kennedy. this visit is expected to focus on security ties. there may be other things on president obama's agenda as well. >> very much the emphasis on security. after his meeting in hawaii, the focus will now be on security. he is gone to address the australian parliament on thursday. we know from one of this aid on the flight over on air force one, he has told reporters that the president will be talking about increasing the american military presence in australia. he would not put any numbers on a time when not talk about setting up a base. -- he would not put any numbers on it and he would not talk about setting up a base. in the words of this age, to give the americans an appropriate military posture in asia-pacific. this person was asked to does that mean to confront china, but the aid would not be drawn out. this is the unspoken

we will have more on this coming up later. >>> president obama wraps up his trip down under. earlier today, he told australian lawmakers that an american presidents in the -- presence in the area is crucial. his boat to australian troops and marine's parenes. >> i was just presented with the most unique gift i have ever received as president -- crocodile insurance. i have to admit that when we reform health care in america croc insurance is one thing we left out. [laughter] >> the commander in chief is in his boyhood home of indonesia to attend a security summit of east asian nations prepare >>> the man accused of opening fire on the white house will make his first court appearance reported >> investigators arrested oscar or take a test hernandez yesterday in the pennsylvania a hotel room. >>> good morning according to "the washington post," the motive for this action was that like oscar ortega-hernandez did not like washington. around two o'clock there yesterday he was picked up by police in pennsylvania at a hotel outside pittsburgh. a it was a hotel clerk who spotted him.

here's obama's quinnipiac in ohio, obama's up three over romney. that's not a lot, but something. also shows obama in a statistical heat in florida, trailing romney by three down there. what do you make? he's in the running in all three states when we have a 9% unemployment rate. suppose it drops to 8. he walks. >> he doesn't walk. he's an incumbent president that's made a lot of promises he hasn't live up to. i put schwarzenegger totally out of the camp, he never really was a republican, at least not like these guys. at the end of the day, he made some foolish mistakes. these guys are pretty smart guys. once again, i don't know about scott, i don't know him well. >> yeah, step away from him. >> the other two are going to be tough. florida is a state we can win without the governor. the other states we really need a governor. >> serious business here. thank you, ed. and thank you, ron reagan. >>> up next, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, she's speaking to her constituents. we'll hear the congresswoman in her own words, next. this is "hardball," only on msnbc. [husband:] getting c

in the key category of electability. 40% in our poll said romney is most likely to beat president obama, up from 32% in september. cain is second at 20%, perry and gingrich are tied at fourth at 6%. romney was here in the key state of south carolina trying to strengthen his support. >> my responsibility is to go out and tell people why i think i should be the guy that leads the country. >> reporter: south korea congressman tray goudey has not endorsed any candidates but says electability is important. >> i can tell you the tea party is most assuredly factoring in whether or not a candidate can win next november. >> reporter: now, scott, despite this strong showing in our poll by gingrich, it's not all good news for him. 27% of the republican voters we surveyed said they have an unfavorable opinion of him. only rick perry and ron paul are viewed less favorably by voters. >> pelley: jan, thanks very much. so what does all of this tell us? well, nearby we've set up the hall for tomorrow's republican debate and joining us there is cbs news political analyst john dickerson. john, cain is still t

up to the event. that is happening to president obama this other places. senator mccaskill up for election as well and did not show up. shelly berkeley in nevada. tim kaine dodging him in virginia. it's a hard, sometimes hard to show up when you are unpopula unpopular. >> bob: when i managed mondale's campaign we couldn't get the dog catcher to come out there. stay away from that, because the dog ain't hunting. we stay away. that makes sense. they are overreacting to the neg fall-out. there will be a big turnout. but the question is who will turn out? >> dana: pennsylvania has not gone on the way of republicans since george h.w. bush. >> eric: there is a reasoning casey didn't show up. people according to the quinnipiac poll, 80% of the pennsylvanians think economy is headed in the wrong direction. do i think pennsylvania will go republican? probably. the state did, the governor is republican. it's headed in that direction. the clinger address, with what candidate obama said about the people of pennsylvania they were bitter clinger to religions and guns. >>

go of herman cain, but even though i'm an independent romney is the guy that can beat president obama upe is supporting huntsman. i would vote mitt romney off the island. >> thanks, guys. appreciate it. i'm sending you all ice cream after the show. here's a program note. coming up next tuesday, november 22nd, cnn bringing you a presidential debate focusing exclusive on national security and foreign policy. that's next tuesday, 8:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. >>> so much for the weak economy. a new study says americans are ready it to spend hard-earned cash this holiday season, and that's good news, alison kosik. >> reporter: they can't wait. yeah, americans, kyra, are expected to spend almost $60 billion during the holiday research, saying it's up 15% from last year. still americans are pretty worried about money. 60% of people are more price conscious than last year. we let our fingers do the work. we go shopping online using our smartphones and tablets, and not a big surprise. the job market is weaker this year. everybody is still trying to find deals. they're going on online to compare

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up. president obama, we have -- >> you gave that a two-year shot. it is over. it's done. he got two more years. that's why he goes on so many vacations. he knows it's finished. >> patrice o'neal died today. very funny guy. >> yes. i started my comedy career with

vote, a whole number of states that he can tip over with those. >> he absolutely give the race to obama. >>> upnext -- as the super committee barrels toward oblivion, a washington odd couple tries to break through the gridlock on capitol hill. marco rubio and chris coons on a prescription for action, they still have hope. [ female announcer ] investing for yourself isn't some optional pursuit. a privilege for the ultra-wealthy. it's a necessity. i find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists. quickly. easily. i use pre-defined screeners and insightful trading ideas to dig deeper. work smarter. not harder. i depend on myself the one person i do trust to take charge of my financial future. [ bell dinging ] >>> americans right now are watching yet another scene of dysfunctional government play out in washington. after all else fails, the super committee was seen as a bipartisan solution to the america's debt woes. marco rubio and chris kroons, a republican and a democrat are trying to sew hope in this gloom. they have put together a jobs plan they believe can support. they say it's small, but it's

the "wall street journal" reports that the obama can campaign has paired up with many state democraticanizations to educate voters and challenge the new laws. ohio is the first state that the obama campaign has had luck pushing back. you can see that there by more than half for in-person voting and nearly half for absentee voting by mail? will the obama campaign's new counterstrategy work? we have joining us right now senator sherrod brown, the democratic senator from the state of ohio. also joining me right now is cynthia tucker in a minute. let me go to you, senator. tell me what's going on in ohio in terms of what the republicans were up to and what you've been able to do to stop them. >> first off, congratulations on your jfk book. that's exciting. heard you on the radio talking yesterday. >> thank you. >> well, last fall the elections, as you know, were about lost jobs as they should have been because people in ohio and every other place in the country are very anxious about the economic situation, but since the election it's all been in state after state and ohio especially, they

up. president obama, we have -- >> you gave that a two-year shot. it is over. it's done. he got two more years. that's why he goes on so many vacations. he knows it's finished. >> patrice o'neal died today. very funny guy. >> yes. i started my comedy career with patrice. we both came out of boston, he was a roxbury kid. he was an inquisitive, brilliant performer, it's just tragic. it's horrible. >> what's next for you? obviously you're doing everything, stand-up, the movies, tv, whatever -- whatever comes your way, it's all turning gold at the moment. what's the ambition left for you? >> i think it's -- i made a choice a few years ago, i had been on this like whirlwind arena tour all throughout u.s. and i thought, as i take my fans and kind of tell new stories and bring them into the new, you know, mediums, i'd like to, you know, exceed my own expectations. i've always tried to do things that would entertain my families, my friends, my fans and with choices like "answers

mentioned corporate interests i want to bring that up because there's a question of who do free trade agreements then if it and of course this is something that obama brought up over the weekend with a tax i want to play you purchased what he said about him the silver is challenge for the united states right now and my highest priority as president is creating jobs and putting americans back to work and one of the best ways to do that is to increase our trade and exports with other nations. jerrold is that true is the best way to increase u.s. jobs to increase exports and trade that you do through these kind of free trade agreements only an imbecile would believe that lion or a wimp or obama apologist or or a of multinational let's just look at the facts with nafta going back with clinton remember he promised the same thing we heard from ross perot the great sucking sound of jobs leaving the nation look where the quality of life is gone look at the real income levels since one thousand nine hundred ninety four to two thousand and eleven it's been a steady downward slide it's a big lie all you look at the numbers the politicians law either numbers d

president obama and michelle obama showed up today.ld one. 3 football fields long and north carolina won tonight over mish state 67-55. stanford's women's hoops. show me the score. we will ask anybody to say prayer for them. stanford wins tonight. just think of me this weekend and what i am going through and thanks for all your help. [ laughter ] >>> good night everybody. have a good weekend.

president obama supported the up rising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say, yes, i agree, or no, i didn't agree. >> did the media make too much out of that? >> i don't think so. it was painful to watch. you know, certainly it's not for a reporter to say whether or not it disqualifies somebody, i think, but it's certainly something that made people uncomfortable. it's something that people should be talking about. >> it's part of the press' process to help when in doubt these people who want to be the leader of the free world. >> it's really powerful. if they'd repeated candidate obama saying 57 states 1,000 times, it might have been a different election in '08. >> it's time for a break. you can go to our website and watch the daily bias bash and check out the watch list section for the week's top stories. >>> up next, has the solyndra funding scandal made any impact or made the news? >> the scandal surrounding solar company solyndra grows

obama's speech. that was fantastic. how great was that? they woke upyou're against, corporate greed and cronyism going on from the white house to the obama cronies. the congress people trading illegally or the transfers of payment of our money to green energy program that aren't working. that is what you need to occupy. good job. >> bob: the first person lost your -- first you lost your hat. now you lost your mind. >> greg: you have to agree. this is a bit much. >> bob: i'm surprise you and tell you i think it's a bad idea because it affects jobs. i don't think you should affability jobs protesting in front of store where people try to make a living. not a decent living. if you get in the way of these two going to neiman marcus -- >> andrea: that is my point. i am there. hardcore. >> bob: if you see stiletto heels, right through you buddy. now that i said that and made this concession. can i now see the poll? >> greg: no poll. obama in new hampshire was heckled. say it and talk about this. >> okay, guys. [ yelling ] >> i appreciate you making your poin

obama. >>> coming up to the grade, traffic looks good, we will tell you more straight ahead. . >>> good morning we have mostly clear skies, a bit warmer, 70 in santa rosa, antioch as well. >>> more alleged victims of jerry sandusky are coming forward as jerry sandusky is claiming he is innocent. they are now telling investigators about their contact with jerry sandusky. he is already charged with molesting eight boys. in a phone interview with bob costa, jerry sandusky says he is not a child molester and his contact with children was just horseplay. >> i have done some of those things, i have horsed around with kids, i have showered after work outs i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact. >> the grand jury claims he met his alleged victims through the charity he founded. former penn state joe paterno never spoke to him about his behavior or ever expressed disapproval. >>> the memoir hits store shelves since being shot in the head and still struggles with speaking. >> it is better? oh, um -- >> she wants to get better. >> better. >> better. >> astronaut m

. >>> president barack obama wrapped up his visit to a city where u.s.ustralian forces -- australian forces were killed in 2002, they went for a ceremony for a japanese attack, the surrounding kinship -- sunken ship now lies in the harbor and they are talking about a new alliance. >> we are saying together, proudly, yes, we have the strength for the burden laid upon us and we have the power to protect and guards our own here in the pacific and all around the world. >> president barack obama is now in the area and his final stop will be the region. he will attend a summit of eight asian nations. >>> the police chief said he never reported the abuse of a boy to police. he talked about the 2002 incident and he stated he contacted police after witnessing jerry sandusky rape a boy in the locker room showers. the spokesperson said there is no record with campus police and jerry sandusky denies the charges. >>> 4:48 is the time right now, somebody stole a medical computer that has information about 4 million patients. the data came from six medical centers alon

during a meeting with china's president jyesterday, obama up concerns over currency manipulation and>> italy's leaders are meeting to find a replacement for former prime minister silvio berlusconi. berlusconi resigned yesterday after italy's parliament approved austerity measures demanded by europe to shore up confidence in the country's faltering economy. >>> supporters of syrian president bashar al assad protested outside of consulates of countries that prommiesed vote against the alab league after crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. >>> a tense situation in portland, oregon, between members of the occupy movement and police. they defied a midnight deadline to leave public parks, there are no reports of arrests, but police surrounded the protesters. >>> the death toll from wednesday's 5.6-magnitude earthquake in eastern turkey has risen to 40. turkey's prime minister toured the damaged area saturday. the quake follows another more powerful 7.2-magnitude quake that hit in late october, killing more than 600 people. sleet, snow, and plunged temperatures also worsened condition

not exactly a lay-up, but they did it and michigan state will take on north carolina with 7,000 in attendance tonight including that prominent basketball fan president obama. >>> coming up next on this veterans day, americans putting their money where their mouth is to make a difference for those who served. >>> on this veterans day, president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and as tens of thousands of troops come home, the president urged all americans to hire them. >>> that brings us to our making a difference report tonight and another way to help the nation's veterans succeed here on the home front. you have heard of buy american. nbc's miguel almaguer explains the mission to buy veteran. >> hi, sharon. how are you? >> reporter: jim wasko runs the crab cooker with military precision. >> nice to meet you in person. >> reporter: a family business is navy veteran hopes to hand down to his children who themselves are part of the other family business. >> the discipline, the work ethic, and the honor code that you learn while you are in the military, i think, translates very well into the civilian workforce. >> reporter: the crab cooker is

number one, obama doesn't get over 50% in any of them. >> good point. >> number two, whoever is up againstbama, the widest margin is 3%. it's anyone's race. it proves it's anyone's ballgame right now. >> i don't think a strategy is the right one. whoever it is, call them generic rbirepublican, if you're only at 49% -- >> this tells me he's vulnerable. you have perry, romney, cain. >> and gingrich is on the rise. >> absolutely, he's on the upswing. romney is looking the best, but all are within the 4% margin of error on this. so it's basically too close to make too much of it at this point except for what you said about obama, which is not over 50% still. >> i was surprised to hear today from somebody that i trust -- >> me. >> no, it wasn't you. that president obama could actually lose north carolina, virginia, indiana, ohio, and florida, and still win, because of the electoral college makeup. >> it's hard. it's hard. i mean, then you're counting on the midwestern states really sticking with him, especially the industrial midwest. the thing that struck me out of this was -- well, first of a

republican candidates are trying to portray themselves as outsiders while saying obama grew up in the lap of privilege. well, if you're confused, you're not alone but manager editor of post politics.com chris cillizza, help us avoid confusion. >> i'll try. >> a few identity changes along the way. >> i mean, look. you rightly point out, andrea, everyone is trying to clammer for a hybrid title, one is anti-romney because the recognition is that mitt romney is likely to be one of the last two people standing in the republican nomination fight. they are trying to be the anti-romney but also the outsider. everyone knows who watches politics that that's what the primary voter is clammering for, someone not part of the system. i do think this story about freddie mac is damaging potentially for newt gingrich, not just because of the money involved and that's significant but also because it reminds people or maybe it tells people for the first time, this is someone who is very much a creature of washington. i thought newt's response saying well, it shows that i know how washington works was no

. >>> president obama wrapped up his trip to his home state of hawaii.t appears that a new trade agreement could be flourishing. the president was attending the asian pacific economic summit in honolulu. the trade agreement would involve north america and asia. the president says opening markets to freer trade would give the economic recovery a boost. and he also took a question on his jobs bill which is having difficulty making it through congress. >>> the american people, at this point, are wondering about congressional leadership in failing to pass a jobs bill. the components of which the majority of americans, including many republicans think are a good idea. >>> today, the president will hold a campaign fund-raiser at a hawaiian resort and then he's off to several asian countries for a diplomacy mission. >>> in the republican race for president, new poll numbers are showing that herman cain is still leading the race for the republican nomination. but allegations of improper behavior appear to be costing him some votes. danielle nottingham reports th

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here's more from secretary of state clinton interview on "meet the press" where she talked about obama being upn. >> president obama has passed with flying colors every leadership challenge. i think this president has demonstrated that in a still very dangerous world, it's important to have someone at the helm of our country who understands how to manage what is an incredibly complex world now. yes, we have a lot of threats, but we also have opportunities. and i think president obama has grasped that and has performed extraordinarily well. >> you know, joan, this is not a partisan assessment. republicans are better at bragging. they are really good at it. they'd be -- i mean, george w. would still be dancing and hot dogging and spiking theç ball the end zone if he had caught bin laden. he'd be doing it around the clock. the democrats seem to take -- they seem to have a -- what is it called? they're almost british with their understatement. >> we're very reserved and humble, chris. you know, i think there's some of that. i also think that it's very hard getting a message through in this economi

number one, obama doesn't get over 50% in any of them. >> good point. >> number two, whoever is up againstbama, the widest margin is 3%. it's anyone's race. it proves it's anyone's ballgame right now. >> i don't think a strategy is the right one. whoever it is, call them generic rbirepublican, if you're only at 49% -- >> this tells me he's vulnerable. you have perry, romney, cain. >> and gingrich is on the rise. >> absolutely, he's on the upswing. romney is looking the best, but all are within the 4% margin of error on this. so it's basically too close to make too much of it at this point except for what you said about obama, which is not over 50% still. >> i was surprised to hear today from somebody that i trust -- >> me. >> no, it wasn't you. that president obama could actually lose north carolina, virginia, indiana, ohio, and florida, and still win, because of the electoral college makeup. >> it's hard. it's hard. i mean, then you're counting on the midwestern states really sticking with him, especially the industrial midwest. the thing that struck me out of this was -- well, first of a

herman cain is siting there as a guy who grew up in georgia. barack obamaesia and came to california and ended up in columbia. >> barack obama is elected president. juan williams said he cried that night because of the historical significance. all right. would it be good for america and show that america was able to right wrongs, correct injustices and evils because of the wisdom and insight of our founders and another african-american is elected i. right! >> sean: this is a conservative. >> right. and show that -- not everybody all thinks the same -- >> sean: no -- >> skin color or something. that matters. >> in spite of being an african-american mom, i want my kids to look at herman cain and say, this is a guy who came from nothing, who went up the corporate ladder who did what -- did his job -- irvetion his mother's a maid. >> he has that incredible success story. and you know, you want your children to look at these sort of figures to say, this is what we need. we want success in our communities, not government handouts, want stay in the position we are

president obama said grow up. our new poll results show just how badly rick perry's debate flub cost him. newt gingrich continues to climb. herman cain is holding steady, but is this the week he finds problems. the candidate's wife speaks out about sexual harassment allegations against her husband. she said he "totally respects women." it's monday and it is this "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd live from honolulu. good morning, chris. >> good morning, chuck. nice and early this morning. i am impressed. you don't even look tired. you are talking about the republican field. rick perry supporters plummeted among republican voters with the oops moment. this weekend he tried, at least tried to laugh it off. >> governor perry, you advocate the elimination of the department of energy. if you eliminate the department of energy. >> you remembered it. >> i had time to think about it, sir. >> me too. >> so chuck obviously that was a prepared moment. rick perry knew it was coming. how badly has this damaged him? >> let me

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