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steven rishutto is here and michele myers. good morning. >> steven, you have wring that the chairman's role gets easier. how so? >> well, i think the tone of data has softened. what happened with the auction. the markets are giving him an opportunity for very little activity out of the fed to be greeted as a positive sign with regard to where markets are going to go and from the fixed income perspective but more importantly what they're going to focus in on which will surprise people the deficit story you were talking about a few minutes ago because it's really not the end of the year. it's really not labor day. it's really what happens in the third quarter because corporate america has to make decisions going into the third quarter of the year for the second half of the year and if they're uncomfortable about where the economy will go in 2013 that's going to start to affect the data as early as this summer of this year and that's going to be the thing the fed has to be most worried about as they sit down at meetings. >> michel

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for more on the story let me bring in michelle bernard from the bernard center for women, politics and public policy and e. steven collins who hosts "philly speaks" on wrnb. one of the questions surrounding the 911 calls made the night of the shooting is just who is heard screaming for help? let's listen. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> all right. what is your -- >> there's gunshots. >> two forensic audio experts who analyzed the 911 calls for the orlando sentinel say the screams were not from zimmerman. one of the experts interviewed tom owen told nbc news his technology like that used by the cia and national security agency is 99% accurate. michelle bernard, of what significance is the latest development? >> this is enormously significant to the case. assuming that george zimmerman is indicted, that we go to trial, you will see obviously that the prosecutor is going to want to introduce the evidence because it's going to the heart of the story. the story that george zimmerman has been telling the public that he's told, we believe, to the police department is that he himself was under attack. that

michelle and her let's move program. it's going to be really fun and jovial. it won't be anything too deep because jimmy is like a fun guy. and now when we had steven little more serious, but with jimmy, it will be freer type of program. >> you think he's going to go there? i'm just saying this, go there with the muslim stuff or the mormon stuff. or do you think it's going to get really plit clael edgy or he's not that kind of comedian? >> i see him as having some video presentations. i see him as keeping it really light. and to the point where it's a little edgy but not -- he's not going to go john stewart edgy. i don't think that. >> lonny love, i love you. more from her at 7:00 eastern tonight on cnn and during our special coverage of the correspondents dinner. 9:30 eastern and our special guest is going to help us out tonight, comedian darryl hamann. >> a doctor with cancer risks getting a transplant with a less than perfect match. dr. sanjay gupta has the story straight ahead. first this. >> translator: two years after the earthquake, the situation is still the same. the people are still under the tents. they don't have electricity. there is n

michelle obama will appear to mark the 1 year of her joining forces initiative on wednesday night's comedy central program. she announced a plan to create 15,000 jobs for military spouses. her first appearance on steven that will be interesting. >> fun. >> fun when she does the late night shows. >> it is. he is edgy. you never know where he is going to go. >> a new burger king ad featuring a song about chickens has been pulled off the air. cbs reports the fast food is blaming licensing issues but many believe they are getting pressure from the black community which has criticized the ad as stereotyping, the r & b star sings about a chicken wrap. no comment from her people about the ad. >> no comment. >> i sing sole fully many times. >> all right. burger king chicken not so much. now that tim teabo is headed to the jets, he has a sandwich to welcome him, the famous carnegie deli offers up the jetbow. on light bread $22 and $0.22. >> you have to kneel when you eat it. >> exactly. >> all right. thank you, dan. mollie this week at the associated press, their annual luncheon here in washington, d.c. president obama appearing one day. mitt romney appearing the next. both talking about the paul ryan budget.