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i'm andrea mitchell in new york. the white house hoped president obama's trip to new york would allow him to highlight the success of his foreign policies specifically libya, but the move by mahmoud abbas to request statehood has rewritten that story line. chuck todd is nbc chief white house correspondent and host of "the daily run down." it has been a game plan gone awry. >> it has. they did the initial briefing, you know, you could -- you could tell, they didn't mention the israeli/palestinian issue. we all knew this palestinian statehood issue was going to come up. they did their initial briefing last week for reporters and it was about libya and the meetings he was going to have with various things including setting up a possible meeting with -- with hamid karzai of afghanistan and different things they were trying to put on the schedule. it wasn't until the q and a period then they got into that and they know like everything in -- any time they dip their toe in the middle east israel/palestinian issue blows it u

i'm chris matthews, and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." the show, andrea interviews 2012 republican presidential candidate jon huntsman, and the one who said call me crazy, i believe in evolution, and that is hours before the debate tomorrow night. and don't miss a special edition of "hardball" tonight. we have two shows for you in front of air force one. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what is up next on "newsnatio "newsnation." hi, tamron. >> thank you, chris. rick perry says he is substantially more concerned about the people of his state affected by the wildfires than tomorrow's republican debate. the question is this hour, will perry skip the first gop presidential debate? plus, this hour, the senate returns to work, but the approval numbers are at historical low. the majority of the people saying that they would, listen to, vote out every member of congress. "newsnation" is moments away. ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've done but how far we've come ♪ ♪ i know that we will recover [ male announcer

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good day i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama made a rose garden pitch for his rose garden bill. >> i want to you pick up the phone. i want you to send an e-mail, use one of those airplane sky riders, dust off the fax machine, or you can just like write a letter so long as you get the message to congress. send me the american jobs act so i can sign it into law. let's get something done. let's put this country back to work. >> kelly o'donnell is nbc news capitol hill correspondent. you remember snail mail, send us a statement. they were going to send it to the congressional budget office but what are they saying behind the scenes? >> reporter: they have two tracks, the conciliatory tone for the larger political landscape they want to appear cooperative on the side of jobs but when you get to the nitty gritty is where it becomes difficult. once they get the nonpartisan but official numbers of the plan, the cbo score, that will say a lot. privately they're talking about real concern how would it be paid for. we heard

i'm andrea mitchell live in new york. a taliban assault in kabul has afghanistan's government on edge, raising questions for the united states' effort to stabilize the regime. today's coordinated attack on the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters is among the most brazen yet in the nearly 10-year war. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here in new york with me. richard, this is pretty brazen, as we say. right there, against the u.s. embassy, fortunately didn't hit the embassy, but did wound some people. >> it did kill some people, as well. six people, according to afghan police and afghan other sources. very brazen. not very effective. what happened, as far as we've been able to understand, is four to six militants went into a building. it's a 13-story building, overlooking both the embassy, and nato headquarters. and they're right next to each other. and from the rooftop of this building they started to fire rocket-propelled grenades, automatic rifled, perhaps some mortars, as well. they didn't land -- they

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. >>> david gregory, moderator of "meet the press" and andrea mitchell. of course the economy is broken, but adding to that, our politics are broken right now, to it's against that backdrop that the president walks in the chamber. >> at some point, i spoke to money managers this week who are dealing with americans who are watching their savings and wondering about what's happening with the economy let alone jobs, and said this is a fund -- with regard to what's plaguing the economies around the world, notably in europe, that's where the president's trying to fill the void here, saying government can do some things, another big stimulus package. i spoke to another top republican aid. i don't see that getting through until that supercommittee does its work on cutting more out of the deficit. >> the options are fairly limited, putting people back to work, it's private sector, public sector, you could call it a public works program, using other words. >> that's what the president was betting on at least in part. but he doesn't have the political capital to do

. >>> hi i'm andrea mitchell.icans willing to wait for chris christie. he fuels speculation with what he didn't say at the reagan library. president obama's approval is slipping among hispanic voters. >>> and education nation, realm emmanuelle takes on the education crisis. the chicago mayor joins us. we'll see you in 15 minutes on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> a verdict in the appeals trial of amanda knox could come as early as saturday. amanda's father says the 24-year-old is on edge as a decision about whether she will spend the next 20 years in prison draws near. >> today at visitation she was very anxious. she knows she's innocent but to be just a couple days away from having somebody determine your future that you have no control over is extraordinarily hard on her. >> nbc's chapman bell joining me live from peruggia italy. her legal team is expecting to present closing arguments tomorrow. what are we expecting? >> that's right. we are expecting amanda knox's legal team to start closing arguments tomorrow.

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. >>> plus, our own andrea mitchell makes an announcement about something more important than her storied career. you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back. today just like yesterday. incredible heat for this time of the year throughout the inner mountain west. the real hot stuff, southern california, interior california, vegas, easily into the 100s. phoenix, 110 today. look at the northwest. after a summer of cool weather, september is probably going to end up being a very warm month, 92 in portland. boise, 91 degrees. a peek at tomorrow? kind of a little similar to today, really not seeing many changes out there. well, if you're watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, hear the stories from the aerospace involving peace and war beyond the blue horizon at the museum of flight. that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look at this morning ice head headlines in entertainment. a hollywood heavy weight suffered a major scare yesterday while out for a run in santa monica. 35-year-old oscar winner reese witherspoon

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i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. it is a tug-of-war on capitol hill with the newly minted super committee locked in the middle. house speaker john boehner says sorry, mr. president, no new taxes to help pay for the jobs bill. are we in storer another d.c. styles jobs bill. senator mark begich, you are one of 36 senators who called for a bipartisan approach that puts you in a special category. looking at what the speaker has said and what the president said, where do you see room to negotiate? >> i hope it's just a little bit of what you have described as washington gridlock. i call it washington show and tell so hopefully we'll get beyond that and honestly as we sat yesterday, 36 of us, bipartisan effort, one of the issues i was excited to talk about, the whole issue of the tax reform debate, if you washed and listened to each one of those democrats and republicans yesterday we got busy talking about how we can move forward on real tax reform that's necessary to propel this country forward. there's a proposal about s

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> when we come back, we'll remember two names from hollywood tonight. >>> on the campaign trail the republicans debating tonight in florida, cosponsored by the tea party express. and there were some big endorsements today. tim pawlenty, no longer a candidate, went for mitt romney and louisiana governor bobby jindal threw his support to a fellow governor, rick perry of texas. >>> well, a few more parts and the aircraft will be complete again and will finally become a museum piece. the wings of the u.s. air airbus that sully sullenberger landed in the hudson are making their way by truck to be attached to the fuselage in charlotte, north carolina, and put on permanent display. we wanted to catch up tonight with word from over the weekend that cliff robertson died. he was an oscar winner for the film "charlie," a product of the actors studio in new york he was a veteran of stage, tv and film. he played john f. kennedy in "p.t. 109" and he creepily played hugh hefner in the movie "star 80." cliff robertson died a day after his 88th birthday. >>> an

. ♪ >>> i'm andrea mitchell.xt on "andrea mitchell reports," debate night in california as the republicans get ready to rumble. we'll check in with jon huntsman. plus "hardball's" chris matthews and politico's mike allen give us the insiders track on what to watch for. will mitt mix it up with perry. we'll talk debate strategy with romney senior advisor vin weber. we'll see you in 15b minutes right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> sperm banks have made it possible for any donor to be a father without any strings attached. for some sperm banks that are running low on doe norris, they're relying on the same donor over and over. now one donor can lay claim to fathering 150 children. the practice is raising some serious questions against critics. here's george lewis. >> reporter: sharon from seattle had two children via artificial insemination from the same sperm donor. >> how did mommy get the sperm? >> goog. . >> reporter: it wasn't quite that random, but in a documentary airing the 27th of this month on the

that does it for us on this edition of "andrea mitchell reports."on's first homeland national security leader tom ridge. and the man going after al qaeda's money, president of treasury department david cohen, and my colleague tamron hall has the "newsnation." >>> and thank you, andrea. chuck schumer will join us after giving an emotional speech on the floor of the senate, and now he is calling for congress to come together on this jobs crisis as it did ten years ago. and. >>> and now 70,000 people are forced from their homes right now after more flooding in the northeast. some of these people are evacuating for the second time in two weeks. many streets are only accessible by boat. "newsnation" is minutes away. let's design a vacation on a bumake it work.edia. see what anandra did? booking her flight and hotel at the same time a serious money-saving maneuver. book it! major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the e

. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in new york at the education nation experience here on the plaza. the country has reached a critical moment, teachers and students trying to succeed in a school system facing unprecedented social and economic challenges. so who better to discuss the way forward for america's schools than two pioneers for reform. former secretary of state, general colin powell and alma powell. they are the founders of america's promise alliance, a partnership between corporations, nonprofits and advocacy groups to improve the lives of children in our country. welcome to you both. thank you so much. and i should point out that i have joined alma powell in her work since last year's education nation. >> most proudly on our board. we're happy to have you. >> part of the continuing commitment. so america's promise, grad nation, what are the critical problems that you're now trying to address? >> well, we with our campaign are focused on the cities and schools that have the highest problems. we identified early on that there were 2,000 dropout factories in the country. t

andrea mitchell, nbc news, new york. >>> and that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. family and friends of the u.c. berkeley grads jailed in iran are waiting on a promise to release the men. >> it's been a long road for them. border guards arrested the hikers along with their friend

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> we'll take a break here. when we come back, an update tonight on the powerless satellite falling to planet earth. >> houston, we have a problem. >>> all of the great phrases from the space program can be yours. nasa had the great idea to make them available as ringtones. the greatest hits are here as part of this exclusive collection. houston, we've got a problem. the eagle has landed. one small step for man. lift-off. it's all there on the nasa website. on the subject of nasa, does anything land on time anymore? while it's hard to believe something falling from space has been delayed, that dead satellite is, indeed, still falling from space. while we expected to see or hear something by now it's somehow been delayed. here's the track it's been on. it's about a hundred miles up and it will start falling fast once it clears the lower atmosphere. it comes around about every hour and a half. the best guess, looking at these projected orbits, we start seeing the first of 26 pieces of this city bus-sized satellite

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins us now from washington. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, savannah. as the u.s. takes down al qaeda leaders, one of the most lethal threats to u.s. troops in afghanistan is a terror network based in pakistan that america's top outgoing military leader says is an arm of our so-called ally, pakistan. the threat, a deadly terror network called the hakani an organized crime family based in pakistan the u.s. says is responsible for brazen attacks in the after kban capitol. the 20-hour firefight against the u.s. embassy two weeks ago and the bombing of the intercontinental hotel in june. admiral mullen made trips to stop terrorism and said he fails. as he prepared to step down today as chairman of the joint chiefs he blew the whistle saying the terrorists are an arm of pakistan's spy agency. why was he so blunt? he told national public radio -- >> i am losing american soldiers. the haqqanis are killing american soldiers and from that perspective, i think it's got to be addressed which is the reason i spoke to

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i'm andrea mitchell live in new york. in iran, the lawyer for the two hikers is making bail arrangements right now. in addition, the associated press reports a plane from oman has been sent into iran. that is the same procedure we stau a year ago today when the third hiker, sarah shroud, was released. ann curry is live exclusively in tehran. we have a satellite delay, but bear with us because your pore is so important. what are you now learning? >> reporter: well, we actually got the confirmation from the lawyer who represents the two american hikers that bail arrangements are now being made. however, the iranian government will not confirm that a plane is already as the ap is reporting on its way from oman. still, it does appear that just as the president ahmadinejad said, that these two american hikers would be released in a couple of days, it does appear that this is starting to happen pi a want to bring in our tehran bureau chief who has been covering the story since really it began. i want to ask you, this seems so s

coming up on "andrea mitchell reports" the president's speech before congress.pse of the new normal in washington? can anything get done without dissolving into partisan bickering? >>> plus, rebuilding libya. a defiant gadhafi still in hiding as world leaders meet and start the talks on how to build a new democracy there. >>> and the decade after 9/11. we have an exclusive first look at the national journal's special anniversary issue. you got to read this. see you in 15 minutes on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> now to an update. 11-year-old nate smith of minnesota made a hockey goal worth $50,000. he managed to slide the three-inch puck 89 feet into a 3 1/2 inch slot. he makes it. the only problem is his twin brother, nick, was supposed to make that shot. his name was drawn in the charity raffle but nick was outside, so dad told nate to take the shot. later, dad had a crisis of conscience. he fessed up. now the promoters and the insurance company have decided not to give the kids the cash. earlier today, i spoke with dad and the boys about that decision and of

and good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. a big day. we begin with the death of american-born al qaeda leader anwar awlaki, a man considered the single greatest threat to u.s. -- to the u.s. homeland. an inspirational leader, he was killed around 3:00 this morning eastern time, when an american drone fired on his convoy in yemen, killing him and another american-born terrorist sammer kahn. jim miklaszewski is live at the pentagon with the latest. this is a very big deal. they must be celebrating at the pentagon and the white house and elsewhere in the administration. >> absolutely. it wasn't but a week or so ago that a senior u.s. intelligence official told me that anwar al awlaki and al qaeda in the arab peninsula there in yemen were, in fact, and still, in fact, considered the most serious deadly threat, terrorist threat against the united states homeland today. and taking out anwar al awlaki in this manner is a significant blow to al qaeda's ability to recruit, because awlaki ooze an american-born cleric could communicate over the in

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that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." a look at what's up on "news nation." so i was the guy who was never going to have the heart attack. i thought i was invincible. i'm on an aspirin regimen now because i never want to feel that helplessness again. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. talk to your doctor, and take care of what you have to take care of. >>> i'm richard louie for tamron hall. bombshell testimony in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. here's a live look in the courtroom where testimony just resumed after a 15-minute break. what you are looking at is roberto alvarez, the first body guard to arrive at the scene that day when jackson died. he gave heart wrenching testimony about what happened when jackson's kids walked into the room. >> they were right behind me. paris screamed out, daddy! dr. conrad murray said don't let them see their dad like this. don't let them see their dad like this. i proceeded to brg

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be sure to watch andrea mitchell reports. tomorrow, debbie watersman schultz will join andrea live. >>> and house democrats are expected to vote against a short-term bill would avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week. democrats say they cannot vote yes on this measure because it does not include enough funding for federal disaster relief. congress needs to pass a funding bill before the government's new fiscal year starts. that by the way, mark your calendar, october 1st. capitol hill correspondent, of course, senate democrats have indicated this measure needs to include a significant am of disaster relief funding or it is dead on arrival. >> reporter: you haven't needed to utter the words government shutdown in a couple months. we're back around again that as the very far end of this battle. what it really is about is they need to pass some additional funding for all the departments of government. within that is money for fema. and there is a lot of sensitivity here because of all the really rough go that people h

state farm. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports", here we go again.hutdown. >> no threat of government shutdown. let's just get this out there. >> in your face, president obama takes his economic campaign to speaker boehner's backyard. a bridge linking the home states of the two republican leaders. is it a political stunt? >> so i would suggest, mr. president, that you think about ways to actually help the people of kentucky and ohio instead of how you can use their roads and bridges as a backdrop for making a political point. >> showdown at the u.n., iran's president taking the stage right now as the palestinians reject urgent appeals from president obama to withdraw their push for statehood. we'll talk to u.n. ambassador susan rice. and perry versus romney, both republican contenders use the middle east crisis to occurfy favor

nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mitchell reports, andrea mitchell. house, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of the daily rundown, chuck todd. good morning, chuck. andrea, good to have you here. >> not much of a chance the perry campaign with "rambling man" is a theme song. >> pretty funny. >> opening up okay in a recent cnn poll. what is the feeling in the campaign? the campaign feels as if they can at all begin a conversation about mitt romney that that is still what they have going for them. is that they're not mitt romney. i do think that's something. when we look at all the chris christie speculation, look at where -- what happened in florida over the straw poll, and when you look at rick perry's initial rise, all of it was because they weren't mitt romney, right? this has ultimately been about his inability to coalesce the establishment around him, to take his front runner status and solidify it. and, you know, he may be the last plan standing at the end of the day and all of this may play itself out and ma

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our report from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. [ applause ] >> reporter: a year after calling for a palestinian state, president obama said it could only happen through direct negotiations with israel, not by a shortcut at the united nations. >> peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy it would have been accomplished by now. >> reporter: but the showdown isolates the u.s., forcing the president to defend israel against most of the rest of the world. >> one side's actions in the united nations will achieve neither statehood nor self-determination for the palestinians. >> but i think that standing your ground. taking this position of principle which is, i think, the right position to achieve peace, i think this is a badge of honor. >> reporter: his partnership with israel's prime minister is awkward for mr. obama. the last time they met, benjamin netanyahu scolded the president for his middle east policies right in the oval office. this as arab uprisings throughout the middle east ha

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