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as andrea canning reports, this is a booming black market. >> it is the ultimate invasion of privacy. as john travolta faced his lowest moment, the death of his son jett, the actor became a victim of an extortion plot, allegedly masterminded by the paramedic who first responded to the collapse from a seizure. both denied it, but they said if the star didn't pay up confidential information surrounding the death would be sold to the highest bidding tabloid. just days after chris brown beat rihanna, her battered looking photo, official police evidence, was posted on tmz. even sarah jessica parker's surrogate became a target when two ohio mis -- police chiefs were charged with burglarizing her home. >> the most unsavory thing has been done. i mean, she's, you know, had her phone hacked, her personal computer information hacked. >> what makes these leaks so outrageous is that they didn't come from the usual suspects, like limo drivers or celebrity assistants. these are leaks from official sources. >> it's coming from all areas and different organizations. >> terry ahern, founder of stopara

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here's andrea canning. >> reporter: it's the then nice tirade heard around the world. saturday, a stressed-out serena williams couldn't keep her cool on the court. first, she was warned about smashing her racket. but it was her outburst over a foot fault that was the final straw for tournament officials who awarded a point to williams' oppone opponent. >> i didn't say i would kill you! are you serious? >> reporter: that lost point cost williams the match. >> i used to have a real temper. i've gotten a lot better. i know you don't believe me. i used to be worse. >> reporter: tennis tie raids with players like john mcenroe and jimmy connors were once as much a part of the sport as the game itself. >> answer my question! the question, jerk! >> reporter: but sensational scenes like these have become a lot more rare in recent years. one reason players are on their best behavior these days, there's a lot less to argue about en technology has the final say. >> very close. nadal thinking about a challenge. >> insta replay has taken the roar out of the tennis players. the answe

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i'm andrea canning for "nightline" in los angeles. >> it's always interesting to me. just if i case you often hear people say about this overaccessibility about celebrities is, well, they're celebrities, they should know it's what they signed up for. but with medical record, it should be different. >> when it's a medical professional who is supposed to adhere to hipa rules or these police chiefs that are supposed to uphold the law that are responsible, it is a real problem. >> it is unbelievable. >> great stories in the morning papers up next. assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your may entitle you to p little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. why should you call the scooter store today? because their mobility experts are als

andrea, what can you tell us? >> well, this from the fbi. the state department has been evacuated. there was a meeting going on in the operation center. other top officials were in the situation room at the white house. colin powell is in bodata, colombia on a two-day trip. this is interesting from the fbi, they had been operating a massive exercise from their hostage rescue unit, all of their top teams, 50 personnel and helicopters and equipment in monterey, california scheduled to fly back today commercially. all of those people are out of place. fair to say that sources we talked to at nbc the rescue operations are in chaos right now because they can't reach their official in new york and all of their phone lines are down. now you have all of their special experts on this stuck in monts raymont ray california. they are seriously out of pocket and there is a real breakdown of the fbi and antiterror coordination team which is the principal team that would lead any effort and was to effective under jim calstrom in new york city during the world trade center bombing and the twa bomb

our andrea canning has the story. >> reporter: it's been eight months since john travolta's son, jett, died of a seizure in the bahamas. now, the actor will speak for the first time, to a bahamian jury, in the alleged extortion plot surrounding the tragedy. >> will mr. tra voel be here? >> he has to be here. he has to give evidence. the prosecution can't get off the ground. >> reporter: a paramedic and a former senator have pled not guilty they tried to extort $25 million from travolta. but the actor's representative says, if he didn't pay up, they threatened to sell confidential information about the death of his son. >> it would blame -- the travoltas are maintaining this is incredibly absurd. and that they were just the victims of an incredible extortion plot. >> reporter: since the tragedy, travolta has been traveling the world. but did appear at the disney event. the family has found laughter again, by appearing together in the new movie, "old dogs." but the grieving is still strong. just last month, preston canceled an appearance at a california governor's event, saying she was

abc's andrea canning has more. ♪ she's known for working the crowd with her quick moves.ut now, ellen has a new dance partner. make that three. in taping her show that airs today, she took her audience and america by surprise. >> i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." i'm not leaving here. don't worry about that. i'm going to have a day job and a night job. that's the -- the times we're living in. we're all doing that. so, this is -- it's so exciting for me. >> reporter: that big announcement sent shock wave plus entertainment industry, including "entertainment weekly." >> my first reaction was ellen as the fourth judge? this is crazy. but when you think about it more, it's actually a genius move. she brings something totally different to the table. >> reporter: but how do the fans feel? we broke the big news. we have some breaking "idol" news. ellen is replacing paula. what do you think? >> wow. >> she's fantastic. i love her anyway. >> yeah. love her show. >> reporter: will ellen embrace her inner paula? >> you are a blend of every favorite color that i know

andrea canning has more. >> reporter: in the ultimate medical mix-up as many as 100 embryos at this new infertility clinic were labeled wrong. already facing the hardships of conceiving some couples are now suing over the loss of embryos and the emotional toll this error has taken. >> it's been incredibly emotionally taxing for them. there is initially there's the shock and then comes the fear. there's the fear of, well, where is it. >> reporter: ochsner has suspended operations for now but say none were implanted in the wrong mother. >> it was just surreal. unbelievable. >> shannon morrell wasn't so lucky. her embryo was implanted into another woman's woman. carolyn savage carried it and gave birth to the baby boy last week. >> we have to turn away from our loss and focus on the gift we're giving their family. >> they have high morals and ethics and are willing to do what's right. >> reporter: not everyone find that kind of resolution and there are many things that can go wrong with more than 100,000 embryo transfers every year in the u.s. kitty sued her california fertility clinic bec

andrea canning has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. about this. mackenzie phillips' candid revelations have put her in the spotlight. but it's also forced her family to grapple with the allegations in a very public way. >> she had the courage to come out and talk about it. i'm proud of my sister. >> reporter: friday, chynna phillips broke her silence on "the oprah winfrey show" to show her support for her half-sister, mackenzie. >> you believe her? >> there was a consensual relationship between my sister and father that lasted for ten years. very upsetting. >> tell me how long have you known that? >> well, i would say about 12 years. >> reporter: just three days earlier, mackenzie has gone on the show, to level allegations that her father, famed singer, john phillips of the mammas and the papas, began a sexual relationship with her when she was 17, that lasted ten years. only later in life, did she confront him. >> i went to my father and said, look. we need to talk about how you raped me. >> what's the matter? am i too ugly? >> report

abc's andrea canning has more. >> reporter: many are asking what motive could raymond clark possiblyto kill a co-worker who had everything to live for, including a wedding. >> there's two possibilities that play into this case. one is that they had some sort of relationship. and it deteriorated at some point. he became obsessed and ended up killing her, unfortunately. the second version would be that there is no relationship between the two of them. the only relationship is what is in his mind. >> reporter: a blog posted by clark's fiancee, acknowledges there was gossip about clark at the lab. but adds, this rumor of a fling is probably the most stupid thing i've ever heard. another possible motive? the fact that le was getting married could have triggered an act of rage. crime on college campuses is rampant, with more than 30,000 documented cases every year. and many of them involve acquaintan acquaintances. this college student was killed by her ex-boyfriend, john peck, because she wouldn't get back together with him. >> i'm going to keep calling and calling. >> reporter: 18-year-o

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andrea canning joins us with jon's side. >> reporter: when the gosselins split up, they made a pact toy out of the spotlight for a while. with the fifth season under way, jon has broken his silence about what went wrong in their marriage. he sat down with our chris cuomo to talk about the need to become jon minus kate. two months after jon and kate's very public breakup, things have gone from bad to worse. >> today is the day i get to take out a lot of my frustration. >> reporter: frustration that has made their off-screen drama tabloid fodder. from allegations of cheating. to a custody dispute that even resulted to police being called to the family's pennsylvania home. >> i'm spending quality time with my kids. and she's going to have to leave. and she tried to cry out to the cops. it didn't work. they said you have to leave. >> reporter: jon said kate was unhappy with his choice of babysitter, a 23-year-old bartender. but his ex has accused him of worse. even joking about an alien abduction, to explain his behavior. fed up with how he's portrayed in the public, jon sat down with chri

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andrea canning is here. >> reporter: a lot of highs and lows for them. y 10 million viewers tuned in for the season premiere of "jon and kate plus 8." since that premiere, viewership has dropped 80%. can it revamp show, minus jon, win america back? >> sorry. >> reporter: from her regard-breaking, tearful season premiere. >> parents of multiples, have like triple the divorce rate. and thinking, we were going to beat that. but i don't know if i can say that anymore. >> reporter: to an all-time ratings low, during last week's visit to an organic food farm. >> oh, they do have corn. >> breaking news, from "jon and kate plus 8." >> reporter: critics say with the divorce drama playing out -- >> we don't want to watch eight kids eat cereal. >> in the privacy omy own home, i broke down. >> reporter: to the actual show. >> we can make eggplant parmesena. >> the things that people related to, was the bickering between jon and kate. now, it's not that interesting anymore. >> are you annoyed with me? >> yes, very. >> why? >> because of the way you yelled at me. >> re

as andrea canning reports, a defiant patterson is refusing presidential pressure for him to step asidek's governor. >> everybody take a step back! >> reporter: at this parade in harlem, david patterson said he has no plans to bow out of his bid for reelection, despite word president obama himself wants him to step aside. >> i'm running for governor. >> reporter: how do you feel about the president getting involved? senior white house officials tell abc news the president fears patterson will cost democrats a key governorship. >> democrats are poised to take a beating in the 2010 mid-term elections. the white house knows it and they're trying to put their best foot forward in the places they should one. new york is one of them. they can't win with david patterson on the ballot. >> reporter: it's not just falling poll numbers but a series of missteps. from his poor handling of caroline kennedy's failed senate bid to recent comments he made that the critics were out to get him because of his race. >> we're not in the post-racial period. the reality is that the next victim on the list and

our andrea canning is following this for us. >> reporter: they are hitting viewers over the head, with images. one psa even looks more like a beer commercial than a breast cancer awareness spot. but with today's young people being bombarded with television, their computers, and iphones, the more shocking the psa, the more viewers. from save the boobs, to men with boobs. this new generation of breast cancer awareness psas couldn't be anymore in your face. >> i pledge allegiance, to my girls. to my chi-chis. to my hooters. to my ta-tas. and to tell my doctor about any changes i see or feel, immediately. >> reporter: the founder of rethink breast cancer, says her organization had to find a way to reach young people, who believe they're invincible to a disease that, in reality, is the leading cause of cancer deaths in young women. >> the spots are not for everyone. but young people are picking up pamphlets with a 16-year-old on the cover and probably as thing them out. we're trying to create messages in a fun way that will stop them in their tracks. >> reporter: she says the psas also, iro

andrea canning has the story. >> reporter: good morning, diane. travolta made the comments on the stand, in a bahamas courtroom, after filing a complaint that two people were trying to tort $25,000 from him, involving his son's death in january. but what is coming out of the testimony, is a closer look at a very private family. john travolta, emerges from a bahamian cord, with wife, kelly preston. travolta testified, i ran downstairs with my wife, to help my son. i saw him on the bathroom floor. he said a caretaker was performing cpr. but he jumped in and took over. for the first time, the fiercely private actor acknowledged his son was autistic. and would suffer seizures every tooif to ten days. "people" magazine has been covering the trial. >> travolta described a heartbreaking scene, in which he was asleep when the nanny knocked on his door. and said that jett was downstairs. had had a seizure, and was unresponsive. >> reporter: during an appearance on "gma" in 2001, travolta spoke about how his son's health had been a concern from the beginnin

for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news. >>> i spoke with christie prody and her attorneyia allred this morning. christie, gloria, thank you for joining us this morning. you were 19 years old when you met o.j. simpson. he had just been acquitt eted o the murders of his wife and ron goldman. a lot of people would ask, why did you get involved with him in the first place? >> very young. very naive. confused. >> did your family or friends say, what are you thinking here? >> yes. all of them. >> you say that he wanted you to ok like nicole, his previous wife. what were some things that he asked you to do? >> just the way i would dress. the way i would wear my hair. minor things. but it was always back to nicole. >> knowing him as you do, christie, do you believe that he killed his wife? >> yes, i do now. it took me many years to realize and face that terrible truth. but, yeah. now, i do. absolutely. >> and why now do you? >> things he's mentioned about nicole, about her having had it coming because of her lifestyle. and who she hung out with. mainly, ron goldman, i guess. >> y

abc's andrea canning has been looking at the programs. andrea? >> reporter: good morning, diane.and one show in particular caught our eye called "more to love." it's like "the bachelor." but the contestants are representative of real america, with two-thirds of the population considered overweight. but is it sending the right message? it has everything you'd expect in a reality show. multiple makeout sessions. catfights. even a marriage proposal. >> i want you to be my wife. >> reporter: but what sets "more to love" apart, is all in the title. >> what kind of girl do you like? >> i like this kind of girl. >> reporter: here, size 2 women need not apply. try size 22. exact weights are displayed. and bachelor, luke conley is no exception. he tips the scale at 330 pounds. but the show has come under fire. one tv critic wrote, "more to love" was designed in part to help humanize plus-size women. mission unaccomplished. another said, it does little to dispel the myth that f people's lives are built around dessert and desperation. >> i want someone that's going to -- not be embarrassed

and no word on whether mahmoud ahmadinejad will be there listening. >> andrea, can you go back and giveident came in with a very tough line on netanyahu saying you have to keep expanding, by whatever you call it, natural growth, and that was a tough stance. all of the months, that's the stance they have been taking. hillary clinton went along with it, and even though it was something she was against during the campaign. and they hoped to have had a big summit this week, and instead they are talking about five at the table. >> what are the headlines? we got a little bit of what the president was going to say. anymore headlines to add to that. >> reporter: well, we wonder whether the headlines will be from the speech, but really with his meetings with the russian president. and i can tell you that the administration wants russia's cooperation and china's cooperation on iran. back to the middle east just a moment, to echo what andrea said, a real frustration on the part of the president. senior aides tell me he is getting impatient. he wants the guys to stop talking about whether they shou

c-span: andrea s. rights can go over the limit, just a small fine. put that into context. >> guest: o things to say about this. number one these are not my words. visa not people's recollectn. this is from the case. this is actually what they said and what nickndreas is saying there is, basically, i belie it was terry wilson had said that they had are giveno their limit to tommy thompson and they coul'tive him any more and andreas response was that was basically so what? the fine is not so big. you can go ahead and break the law. it is sort of iuess the benefit of having the money t pay the fine. c-an: again going back to where we started and all of this, all of these connections, they haven airplane. you allude to them in here but do they policians using airplanes? we hear so oftenorporate jets ar provided to policians. >> guest: i don't know of a circumstance where they did. doesn't mean it didn't happe but i don't know of one. c-span: the relionship to ethanol and bob dole, what did you find there and how much federal money goes into adm? >> guest

we t toeep it going and they can make fun plays for us. >> andrea: at what point did you realize this game is going to be on your shoulders the running game not that effective? >> they are tough and good defense and run safety sound and we got off to a great -- we had great drives but got to fd ways to get touchdowns. it's killing us. too many field goals. we need more touchdowns. we got a couple tonight but it's not enough. >> andrea: eli, thanks for your time. bob, remember, in a great segue to next week eli and peyton the first brothers to throw over 100 touchdowns and we see the colts next week. >> al: in arizona. now check in with tony dungy and rodney harrison. coach, a couple of questions about time-outs. shouldn't they change this rule the last second freezing? it turned out to be moot but takes the drama out. seems like a strange rule. at the end of the game in the last minute, did you think the cowboys should have used some time-outs on defense to save a few seconds to get the ball back? >> that is a tough rule the way they have it now freezing the kicker. i like the idea of

andrea? >> of course, they can say what they want about it being long-planned, but the missile tests, the timing of it, coming immediately after everything blew up at the u.n. last week and the allies are now having these talks october 1st, certainly it does raise the temperature before these negotiations begin. >> it certainly does raise the temperature. iran reflecting the military muscle. they're showing a strong hand before they go into the negotiations. the general was quoted today as saying the missile tests show that iran is a force to be reckoned with. iran has also accused the united states of trying to stack the odds against them before the crucial meeting in geneva on thursday, with outing this nuclear site. saying that this was only a psychological game. so i'm sure on the iranian side, this is also a psychological game, to show their strength. >> of course it could always back-fire, it could get more support from russia for the u.s. position, if the russians don't like ha they see in terms of the timing of the missile tests. thanks so much, ali, good to see you, be safe. >>> israel'

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can a woman keep a secret? chances are bill schulz already told you the answer. >> greg: unnecessary but true. thanks, andy. go away, andy. let me welcome our guests, a andrea tantera. she is so hot she can frame boil aburger in her arm pit. and sitting next to me, bill hemmer, seen week day mornings at 9:00 a.m. eastern on fox news channel. he is so sharp, women prefer using him to shave their legs. and our "new york times" correspondent. >> congratulations on 600 episodes, greg. i'm at 60,000 issues but whatever! >> greg: thanks. house speaker nancy pelosi is afraid of what you ask, another al-qaeda attack? iran getting nuked? a bad shipment of botox. no, no and, of course. what really worries pelosi is you, america. she is worried that speaking out against her and obama's government could toledo violence and mayhem. feast your eyes, eye feasters. >> i have concerns about some of the language that is being used because i saw this myself in the late '70s in san francisco, this kind of rhetoric and it was very frightening and it created a climate in which violence took place. our country is great because people can say what they think and they believe but i

. >> andrea, thank you for that. you canell reports" at 1:00 eastern time. we appreciate that. >>> also, we want to tell you that coming up we're going to have more on roman polanski. we're getting a lot of e-mails on this. oscar-winning director roman polanski arrested over the weekend for the rape of a 13-year-old girl. this was more than 30 years ago. >>> also, dr. oz stops by. he held a massive free clinic over the weekend. we're going to hear what he's saying about health care. and swine flu as well. >>> plus willie's going to talk to nbc's savannah guthrie live from the white house. with an exclusive on the obama administration. she's also going to talk with him about what bill clinton said on "meet the press" yesterday. also, we've got to get back on the david paterson story. i'm blind but not oblivious. we'll get a check on the weather with bill karins. >>> we're going to have major weather issues at the airports, especially in chicago. first off in pittsburgh too. showers and thunderstorms are rolling through the oh

andrea mitchell. >> i don't think you can get people who are entrenched in their own hatred to stop.ave to do is find the people who are willing to work together, the people who realize that mistakes will happen, and we've got to work for the betterment of the american people. >> joining us now is dorell bradford, deputy director of excellent education for everyone. and this sunday on msnbc, doral is taking part in "about our children," a special focusing on education, health care and parenting. good afternoon. we're looking forward to that on sunday. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> let's look at what bill cosby was just saying and to the people to whom you think he was speaking when he says, we need people to come together and join this debate and discussion in, you know, furthering this cause. who are the people he's talking about? are they not our elected officials or are they? >> i think probably the most important thing that hasn't been said here is that race plays a part in every american decision, at least it has to this point. and to the extent that this

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show that's only one shot will be needed, meaning twice as many americans can be covered with the expected supply. good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. and we're beginning today with confusion on the potomac. a routine coast guard training exercise created quite a stir here in washington. inaccurate initial media reports had shots being fired. that, of course, scrambled federal agencies and even shut down reagan national airport. nbc's pete williams on top of all of it accurately and in realtime accurately. pete, how did this all go so wrong? >> well, what happened here is this is the sequence of events as we understand it. the exercise began about 9:30 on the potomac river between the 14th street and memorial bridges. now, that's not far from the place where the president crossed the river to go over to the pentagon. he was back by 10:00. at shortly after 10:00, cnn reported that shots had been fired on the potomac. apparently, this is the -- the fact is that someone was monitoring the coast guard frequency, an open frequency that any boater can listen to, in which someone said bang, bang, bang and said that

andrea mitchell, thank you as well. come back, if necessary, if you can.f guests coming up who can deal with this breaking news story we'll be covering all morning. again, the president speaking at 8:30 eastern time addressing the issue pertaining to iran that it is building a second nuclear-fueled enrichment plant, something that they were concealing. the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory, will be joining us. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ woman ] dear cat. gentle cat. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. i can breathe freer with zyrtec-d®. so, i'll race you to our favorite chair. i might even let you win. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe easier, so i can love the air™. zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. you can serve a nutritious breakfast from walmart for just over $1 a person. one breakfast a week saves a family of four ove

you can find more tips at wusa9.com. click on living green. andrea kristin are in the web center. >> thank you, howard. i am in the web center with kristin fisher and following howard with green tips, we are checking out resources for car- free day which is worldwide today. >> this is a global event. thousands of people in over 40 countries around the world will be ditching their cars today to walk, bike or use public transportation to get around. so far in the greater washington area -- 5,452 people have pledged to participate. and that is up seven people from last year but the day is early so hopefully we can get that ticker up. now, if you want to participate and go car-free today, all you have to do is go to car-free metro.dc.com and sign up. you will find a thorough side guide. they will teach you to be car free, even if only for aday. this is helpful because if you are trying to find the best routes in the dc area they have a link and if you are like me and don't want to swerve in and out of traffic you want a sidewalk or bike path. another thi

it can be said no one looked out on an audience quite so unusual. it's where we begin tonight with andrea mitchell across town tonight. good evening. >> good evening, brian it was the president's first speech and marked a stark departure from the policies of george w. bush. reaching out to new friends and old foes. president obama was welcomed to the world stage, along with a gallery of long time international people. moammar gadhafi back at the u.n. for the first time in four years. hugo chavez. president obama's message was the u.s. is no longer going it alone. >> those who used to chastise america for acting alone can now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> reporter: ahmadinejad looked bored. the president was cheered for closing guantanamo. >> the use of torture by the united states of america. >> reporter: he showed his impatience. warned north korea and iran against the nuclear arms raid. mr. obama and his team made a quick exit moving on to a series of events, steering clear of the next speaker. >> leader of the revolution, president of the african

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it can be said no one looked out on an audience quite so unusual. it's where we begin tonight with nbcs andrea mitt el across town tonight. good evening. reporter: good evening, brian. it was the president's first speech and marked a stark departure from theolicies of george w. bush. reaching out to new friends and old foes. pridenobama was welcomed to the world stage, along with gallery of long time internationapeople. libya's moammar gadhafi, for the first time in four years. hugo chavez. present obama'message was the u.s. is noonger going it alone. but, his challenge to critics was blunt. >> those who useto cstis america for acting alone can now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >>eporter: ahmadinejad looked bored. the president was cheered for his decision to cse guantanamo and stop abusive interrogations. >> i prohibited the use of torture by the united states of amica. >> reporter: he showed his impatience. warned north koreand iran against escalating the num lar arms raid. >> they must be held accountable. >> reporter: m obama and his team made a quick e

. >> you know, andrea, in a strange sort of way the disaster that the afghan election has been so far has actually given the administration a little breathing space. they can say, until this is worked out and until we know who our partners are going to be in afghanistan, we'll use that time to think about our strategy. the problem, of course, is that it's not very likely to work out in a way that will contribute to whatever policy they decided. it looks like president karzai will be declared the winner and will be re-elected and there will be questions about how legitimate that government is. >> karen deyoung, thank you for your reporting in today's "washington post." >>> coming up next, rachel maddow weighing in on the growing debate over where the u.s. strategy is heading in afghanistan and where it should go from here. >>> plus, former president bill clinton saying racism is not the principal factor behind the criticism targeting president obama. so what is? >>> house majority leader is echoing republican demands that the top u.s. commander in afghanistan testified to congress immediately. rachel maddow, of course, host msnbc "the rachel maddow show" an

can veto u.s. sanctions was briefed. tonight, the president said if diplomacy doesn't work, the u.s. and allies will be in a better position. >> andrea thank you. president ahmadinejad said iran is in compliance because the plant is a long way from being used. this afternoon, the atomic agency rejected the claim saying it should have been notified long before the plant was built. we heard ma moud ahmadinejad describe the plant as ordinary and in the beginning stages. the united states and its allies have no business questioning iran about its nuclear program. >> translator: we're saying what business of yours is it to tell us what we must do or not. you are just another country, a member state of the iaea like everyone. >> president obama said quote, the size and configuration of this facility, the one mentioned today, is inconsistent with the peace program. what is your response to the president of the united states? that it is inconsistent with the peace program? >> translator: i don't think mr. obama is a nuclear expert. we think that we have to leave it to the iaea and let them carry out their duties. >> he's in new york today. h

he spoke on andrea mitchell reports yesterday. >> i don't think you can get people who are entrenchedppen, and we've got to work for the betterment of the american people. >> by the way, we have a special airing on msnbc this as you know with bill cosby presented by michelle bernard. about our children will address topics such as health, education and parenting, september 20th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm eastern time on msnbc. >>> with us from the washington post, jonathan capehart, toure also here, chuck todd joining the conversation, chief white house correspondent here. jonathan, having been around washington as a journalist for a long time and having watched lots of political expression being -- thought jornl bush was the devil, compare the imagery and extreme resistance you would see with somebody like president george w. bush, at his most threatening and what we've seen with this president. >> i'm glad you asked that question. i've been trying to pull apart the heated rhetoric from the extreme from the real legitimate concerns people are expressing. george bush was also depicted on the

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can you save time and money if you've got the right cans in your pantry. jose andreasl in beverly hills. good to see you. we'll use simple canned ingredients. before we talk about these, are there certain vegetables and ingredients you wouldn't want to use out of a can? >> the only thing i can think of is sodas. everything else, it's heaven. it's heaven. >> you are going to make a white asparagus guzpacho. no soda included. >> you don't know how to cook. >> not really. >> you know how to open a can. open the can. put the white asparagus in. the water off the white asparagus, some olive oil. one, two, three. the soup is ready. >> but the water. you said the juice in the can. a lot of people have been taught to throw away that juice because it has extra sodium in it. you use it? >> the water of the asparagus and salt. i mean -- >> don't drink it like that. >> it is so tasty. >> pour that in. >> no, i just drunk from it. i have it right here finished. >> okay, fine. >> look at it. beautiful and smooth. you get the tips, put them on the plate. if you have fresh asparagus,

can do it. digital correspondent, armando trull is live on the hill with the story. >> reporter: well, andrea, lastht, before the speech, mr. obama's approval rating was at under 50%. after the speech, that approval rating jumped to over 75%. that is encouraging news for the president whose speech last night was meant to retake the initiative on one of his most important pieces of domestic legislation. president obama says america cannot afford to wait any longer for health care reform. >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games has passed. >> reporter: he told congress health care reform must provide security for those who have health insurance, low cost options for those who don't and put the brakes on run away health care costs. >> under my plan individuals will be required to carry basic health insurance as most states require you to carry auto insurance. >> the president did not shy away from a public insurance option but said he is open. >> if americans can't find affordable coverage we will provide you with a choice. >> reporter: he says it will be paid through the savings and it

the question is can you get the five by adding roberts and alito. after the karargument today, andreahn mccain had to say. he and senator finegold came out. clearly disappointed today. >> i was rather disappointed in some of the justices' apparent naivety as to how corporate and union and unlimited money affects the legislative process. does anyone believe that the rights of average citizens to be heard in washington would not be overridden by massive campaign, unlimited campaign contributions from corporations and unions? that is a disconnect from reality. >> so, jonathan, that is exactly the point you were just making. pete, there could still be argument when they get into conference. could someone persuade justice roberts that, after all, when he was up for confirmation he talked about very decisive and not going against precedent? >> i think that's the question here. i think the government is not going to win this case. they're not going to uphold these laws altogether as written. the question is now can the court come up with some way to narrow them. can they say we're going to l