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we are still dealing with this fire alarm problem in new york, we're going to go back down to andrea mitchell bureau to continue things here, and andrea, the question to you is about what happened today in tehran. one more note on this, this is going to look so familiar these pictures, to so many people, from 1979. >> 1979, and, of course, going into an election year, jimmy carter really trapped by what happened. 444 days, 252 americans held hostage. there were six british diplomats who were held in a room in the embassy today. but i'm told it was technically not considered a hostage situation, because it was iranian authorities who were helping to keep them secure. we should point out these were not students, brian, these were organized government-led militia. we talked to our tehran bureau chief earlier today. he said these were the same people really, they've been described as government thugs who cracked down on those student protesters in 2009 a little over two years ago, when they tried to hold free elections in iran. this is a very ominous sign, just as tensions have been really increa

"andrea mitchell reports. president is having trouble with but the middle east as well. the old u.s. playbook of supporting whomever could maintain power, went out with arab spring. the question is, how should the world's lone superpower deal with a people newly empowered? joining us to talk about it, aman. good to have you with us on this friday afternoon. we were talking about the role in the united states in the middle east earlier. you said in the past that every time that the u.s. does something that wins arab approval, they turn right around and they blow it. what are some examples? >> well, i mean, the most recent one obviously was the vote that took place on monday at unesco. that was this united nations education and scientific body, authorized full palestinian membership. the united states turned around and decided to cut $60 million of supporting one of the most, you know, popular united nations organizations. and what that does is it sends a message across the arab world that the united states is o

. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. 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

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andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> now here's a first look at news going on around america today amazing scene erupted on a san diego street after a car ® plowed over a fire hydrant. a powerful geyser held up the back end of the unoccupied car for over an hour. the allegedly stolen car's rear wheels returned to the ground after firefighters shut off the water. >>> a controversial depiction of president obama is forcing virginia republicans to do some serious damage control. a mass e-mail from a group of ç loudon republicans featured a halloween-themed cartoon featuring a zombie president obama with a bullet wound to the head. the group's communication director has apologized and taken full responsibility for what he called a poor choice. >>> lubbock police have more than arson on their hands after discovering 50 pounds of marijuana hidden in a truck's incarcerated remains. firefighters had a difficult time dousing the flames due to small explosions inside the vehicle's exterior. sheriff's deputies are looking for the owner but finding it difficult since the truck's identificati

i'm andrea mitchell. the new steps for the super committee, if there are any, are unclear but the blame game is being played from capitol hill to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. that's where we begin our daily fix with chris. this was ultimately predictable, but at the same time there is still an effect. >> yeah. sadly predictable, andrea. for people who watch washington, the idea that the two sides were going to come together a year before a consequential presidential election, and you have the parties divided by the right way forward, probably the outlook was never all that bright. there are consequences. this is a congress that had somewhere between 9% to 14% approval. this is not going to help. i think there's already an anti-washington, anti-status quo sentiment in the electorate. i think this will double down on that in some meaning way. i think it could hurt both parties. i think washington generally will come in for blame, but not a great day for congress and for politics. >> at this hour, john kerry, s

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: a terrifying mob attack. hundreds of protesters screaming death to england. storming the british embassy, breaking windows, even running off with a picture of the queen. a violent echo of the takeover of the american embassy in tehran during the islamic revolution in 1979, when 52 americans were held for 444 days. today iran's government tv covered it all live. >> britain should be accountable. this is not my word, this is the word of experts. >> reporter: a tip-off that the takeover was sanctioned by the regime, and carried out by a powerful force, the government militia that crossed student protests during elections it in 2009. today, even iran's russian allies joined the u.s. and others in condemning the attack. >> i strongly urge the iranian government to hold those who are responsible to task. they have a responsibility to protect diplomatic outposts. >> reporter: nbc's tehran bureau chief ali arouzi is there. >> we have to assume that incidents like this have tacit approval from the very top. spontaneo

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. from 9-9-9 to no, no, no. herman cain has gone from defending his economic plan to defending himself against sexual harassment allegations going back 12 years. it's clearly not the conversation that he wants to be having right now. so what is it going to take to get control of the message. msnbc contributor and managing editor of post-politics.com chris cillizza joins us with the daily fix. hey, chris. >> hey, andrea. >> this is not going well. had a couple of appearances today. cancelled a news conference and just brushed right out of there, and as you saw what happened outside in the hallway there. >> yeah. i mean, i think he's in the middle of a media maelstom and is trying to fight his way out, not as you point out, andrea, that successfully. look, we've talked about this for a couple of days now. until he has a story that's consistent and is backed up by what is publicly available or what will become publicly available, it seems to me he's going to be in the same place which is going to try to change the

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. herman cain continues to make headline, perhaps not the kind he wants. his latest? he says he doesn't need to read up on foreign policy to be president. it's a platform that seemed a little familiar. a little shall we say cartoonish to us? >> who knows every detail of every country of every situation on the planet? nobody. we need a leader, not a reader. >> i've narrowed your choices down to five unthinkable options. each will cause untold misery. >> i pick number three. >> you don't even want to read them first? >> i was elected to lead, not to read. >> well, we were neither elected to read or lead but we're right here. herman cain is where we begin our daily fix today with msnbc contributor and manager editor post politics.com mr. chris alissa. hi, andrea. >> hi. you are the ironman. >> we're making it. >> it's friday. let's talk about herman cain. he's a motivational speaker. that's the way he's been making his living. but the slogans, we don't need a leader -- we need a leader, no

that's amazing. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," candidate cain.o pretape "david letterman" show for tonight. >> you dial 9-9-9 you get a free pizza. come on. what are we talking about? >> nut inc. it wasn't only freddie mac. he also made millions from the healthcare industry. >>> a turning point for occupy wall street. we'll talk to new york city's depp mayor about the day of destruction and what comes next. >>> and history is made. hillary clinton will go to

nbc's andrea mitchell reports. >> for the first time newt gingrich was front and center reflecting his recent surge to the top of the polls. on immigration, gingrich disagreed with the other candidates, calling for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who are long-time residents and have paid taxes. >> i'm prepared to take the heat for saying let's be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but finding a way to create legality. >> that's going to only encourage more people to come here illegally. >> reporter: on twitter today gingrich struck back tweeting out video of romney endorsing amnesty the last time he ran for president. >> the 12 million here illegally should be able to sign up for permanent residency or citizenship. >> reporter: still, gingrich's comments could cost him support from a key republican in the first caucus state. >> when you give people even a promise that they can stay in the country after they're here illegally, you become more of a magnet. it is a form of amnesty, and more people will come in counting on it. >> reporter: gingrich sti

our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: even before the reports released, for days, iran has been denouncing it as a tool of the united states and israel. today iran's president ahmadinejad called the head of the u.n. agent a puppet of the u.s. but the iaea reports iran is on the verge of a nuclear breakthrough to know how to build a nuclear bomb. what is the proof? experts say, satellite images show iran has built an enormous field structure that could be used to test explosives used to trigger a weapon. a warhead small enough to fit on a missile that could hit israel or europe. despite denials, experts say iran had help from a former soviet scientist with decades of weapons experience. >> the evidence looks pretty clear that he -- iran has benefited tremendously from his expertise, and used it to build a smaller nuclear weapons design. i think some will conclude from this that it is a smoking gun. >> reporter: for years, israel and possibly the u.s., have waged a cyber war against iran's nuclear program. they slowed its centrifuges with a stuxne

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> there you go.t's our broadcast for a friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back here on monday night. in the meantime have a great weekend. in the meantime have a great weekend. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, is it a ticking time bomb? people in one bay area city are questioning pg&e's refusal to test a gas pipeline. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. in the wake of the san bruno disaster, gas pipelines have become a big concern in the bay area. but would you rather have pg&e stress test your pipeline now or wait more than a year when it's sched

our report tonight from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in iowa today, newt gingrich rising in the polls was using his debating skills to parry charges he's part of the washington money game. >> we just tried four years of ignorance and it didn't work very well. having somebody who actually knows washington might be a really good thing. >> reporter: at each stop he was trying to explain his status. his firm made between 1.6 and $1.8 million from mortgage giant freddie mac. widely blamed along with fannie mae for contributing to the housing debacle. payments that started only months after gingrich's own party forced him out of congress. >> we have many clients who asked for strategic advice and we provided strategic advice. we did no lobbying of any kind, period. >> reporter: when pressed in last week's cnbc debate, he said he offered advice as a historian. >> were you not trying to help freddie mac fend off the effort by the bush administration to curb freddie mac. >> no, no -- >> to curb freddie mac? >> reporter: some say gingrich did a lot more. >> it's a way for a former member of con

nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> even before the report's release, for days iran has been denouncing it as a tool of the united states and israel. >> iran's ahmadinejad called the head of the u.n. agent a puppet of the u.s. but the u.n. agency, the iaea, reports new evidence that iran is on the verge of a major nuclear breakthrough. the know-how to build a nuclear bomb. what is the proof? experts say satellite images show iran has built an enormous steel structure that could be used to test explosives used to trigger a weapon. a warhead small enough to fit on a missile that could hit israel or europe. despite denials, experts say iran had help from a former soviet scientist with decades of weapons experience. >> the evidence looks pretty clear that he, that iranians benefitted tremendously from his expertise and used it to build a smaller nuclear weapons design. i think some will conclude from this, that it is a smoking gun. >> for years israel and possibly the u.s. have waged a cyberwar against iran's nuclear program. they've slowed its centrifuges with a stuxnet computer virus and

that angle of this story tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: a lot has changed since the 1960s when men were men and women did their bidding. harassment in the workplace, when it happens, goes well beyond 9:00 to 5:00 and often is not reported. >> the number of complaints the is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how much harassment there really is out there. >> reporter: one trend more men are now filing complaints. in fact, since 1997 the percentage of men filing complaints has gone from 11% of all claims to more than 16.4% last year. the biggest catalyst for change, the high stakes drama 20 years ago between clarence thomas and anita hill. >> on several occasions thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess. >> it is a high tech lynching for uppity blacks who think for themselves. >> i have heard from a number of women who say after the testimony things changed in my workplace overnight. >> reporter: since the thomas hearings, legal rules have got employers' attention. workers are often required to learn how to recognize when they are crossing the line. >>

our report tonight from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: in iowa today, newt gingrich rising in the polls was using his debating skills to pari charges he's part of the washington money game. >> we just tried four years of ignorance and it didn't work very well. >> reporter: at each stop he was trying to explain his status. his firm made between 1.6 and $1.8 million from freddie mac. widely blamed along with fannie mae for contributing to the housing debacle. payments that started only months after gingrich's own party forced him out of office. when pressed in last week's cnbc debate, he said he offered advice as a hiss tore yang. >> were you not trying to help freddie mac fend off the effort by the bush administration to curb freddie mac. >> no, no -- >> reporter: gingrich did a lot more. >> it's a way for a former member of congress to back door lobby, they call themselves a consultant. they're not doing -- they don't meet any of the definitions of a lobbyists, but they're still influencing policy. >> reporter: while gingrich was privately taking freddie mac's checks he was publicly rai

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