we'll speak to the ceo of paul mitchell hair products. and find out why ikea is calling an electrician. stay with us through those stories. >> i don't know whether will the rips to the salon will be any sharp gauge of how the economy will do, but we'll leave that discussion for later. i'm sure we have plenty to talk about. of course we're focusing on india, looking at a policy rate, 50 basis points to 8%, first cut in three years. the bank says doesn't expect any additional cuts despite its aim to boost weak economic growth. live more from mumbai. >> embarked on a reversal of the qualities down peerly after three years, now, this is cop rather to our report which indicated that at least 15% of the market expected 50 basis points cut, the remaining expected a 25 basis points cut. they reacted positively. shot up 200 points after the announcement. central panning says the draw has fallen below its strike and that's given them the comfort to go ahead with this rate cut. they also say this is the slowing growth is one of the reasons why infla

outfront strike team member john paul, the chairman and ceo of paul mitchell systems is one of the millionairesected by the buffett rule. he said he'd gladly pay higher taxes but he does not trust the government to not waste his money. >>> number two, the two then charged with a deadly shooting spree this oklahoma pleaded not guilty today. jake england and alvin watts face multiple charges of murdered and hate crimes. all five victims are african-american. hours before the april 6th shooting, england posted a facial slur on facebook when referring to his father's killer. he denied being a racist. our legal analyst sunny hostin said prosecutors have to prove motivation in a hate crime charge and england's statements will be used to argue a different motivation. >>> number three, the united states will not use sanctions on iran despite a plea from the country. secretary of state hillary clinton said late this evening that iran must prove it's serious about nuclear talks before any sanctions are eased. iran held talks with six major nations, including the u.s. on sunday. more talks are set for may

paul mitchell heads a consortium of clean tech energy companies that have pushed hard for more electric vehicles. but even he admits that developing a brand new car is tough. >> it's going to continue to be an uphill battle to build a car from the ground up in a global industry where there's major automakers that have years of experience and deep supply chains that advantage them. >> ironically as the eclectic vehicle industry struggles the industry that has been largely responsible for the high 20% unemployment rate in the region has begun to revive. the r.v. industry has picked up in sales and has slowly begun hiring again. >> reporter: in elkhart, jayco has hired back 600 workers over the last two years. the company cut its work force in half in 2009 as sales plunged 60% during the recession, but now jayco's largely amish work force is growing again. mark raber got his job back and says he feels good about the economy. >> i am optimistic about it. looking at the other factories in the r.v. industry other guys are working six days a week and definitely a year ago we were nowhere close

we're going to talk to a man, john paul pejoria, and also paul missil mitchell. >> i'm going to talkve re-election campaigns, whether it's a republican, stop round in massachusetts, how that could impact his bid for re-election, karen mccaskell to see how she votes. you'll have much more 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up in our next hour, there's new fallout from the secret service prostitution scandal. 11 such employees have had their security clearances revoked. >>> and the gun controversy swirling around prince william's sister-in-law, pippa. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012 e-class bluetec from mercedes-benz. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. we can save you $600. $600? wow, you're like a magician or something. shh. david copperfield doesn't like it when customers say that... ha, so he's a "magician," huh? can he do this? ♪ or this! or, how about this! wow, that was really impressive. it was... uh, i think we'll go with the $600. yes, we will. [ male announcer ] combi

. >> woodruff: speaking of that, dan mitchell, we heard the president in effect separating paul ryan from... i mean, he talked about the record of president richard nixon. president george w. bush. suggesting that what paul ryan is suggesting is much farther right than even these other republican presidents, what they've done. >> that's because both nixon and bush were both big government interventionists. my biggest problem the obama is he's continuing the failed policies of bush. bush doubled the size of the federal government in just eight years. he did bailouts. he did intervention. he did regulation. obama promised hope and change but he picked up the baton and is running in the same direction. god knows nixon was one of the worst presidents eve ever had just looking at his record setting aside watergate. intervention and regulation. yes, i am glad that republicans are trying to get their respectability after going way off the reservation during the bush years. >> my problem with that is that that's a very ideal logical take on presidents throughout history. in the real world, j

here at noon when i'm joined by ron paul, campaign chair jesse benton, maggie hagerman, michael dyson. until then find us at facebook.com/nowwithalex. >>> "andrea mitchell >> thank you. coming up now, breaking news. george zimmerman's first court appearness, we'll bring it to you lie. mcrogers and a mother of two young children joining me to react to the criticism of ann romney's decision to stay at home. james cameron is here. also to talk about remaybing his record-breaking film in 3d and his deep sea dive all next on "andrea mitchell reports. what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3 times cleaner than a dishcloth. the cleaner way to clean. bounty extra soft. ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. >>> breaking right now on "andrea mitchell reports" we're live in sanford, florida, where minutes from now george zimmerman will make his first court appearance. after special prosecutor angela corey charged him with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon mart

mitchell reports" is next. hello. >> alex, thanks so much. next is the buffett rule just pixie dust, as paul "morning joe"? what gene spur ling has to say about that when we talk to the president. top economic adviser a few minutes from now? we'll hear from w., a rare appearance from the former president. taxes, budgets and life after the white house. plus, wildfires, bears on the loose, and a top marlin suspended. all that next here on "andrea mitchell reports." bu t will it last. [ male announcer ] new lashblast 24hr with anti smudge power will last through all your drama. who knew lashes this big could last this long. [ male announcer ] new lashblast 24hr from covergirl. i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! ♪ spread a little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ ♪ ♪ spread a little joy... [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream. that's what makes philadelphia. ♪ so spread a little... [ female announcer ] and that's what make

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