. >> best-selling author bill carter coffers the television industry, of course, for "the new york timesins us by phone. bill, you knew him well, you interviewed him often. what made him so different, those of us who were viewers and fans didn't have the technical knowledge that you have, of the acting skill that went into all this. >> i think he had an unusual capacity to be scary and vulnerable at the same time. there was something about his physical presence because he was an enormous guy, a physically big guy, but an incredibly expressive and sensitive face, especially his eyes. he acted extremely well with his eyes and conveyed this humanity to this character that made you feel like, yes, he's brutal and he has all these really scary aspects, but he also is a family guy, cares about his kids. he's loyal to his friends and you wanted him somehow to win despite his obvious criminal background. >> david chase, of course, his collaborator, the author, the creator of all of this wrote in a statement he was a genius, anyone who saw him, even in the smallest of his performances knows that.

bill carter, it's a real shock. he was only 51, the peak of his acting powers. what is your reaction to the death of james gandolfini? >> i have to say i'm really stunned. i -- you know, did speak to him on many occasions and he was a warm guy, you know, he was not a great interview because he was sort of reserved, not at all like his character. but, you know, full of life. i mean, the guy was just a force, a tremendous physical force and really a superb talent. his performance as tony sparano, it changed television. television changed dramatically because of this and really, i think the center point of dramatic acting shifted from movies to television because of him. i mean, he just changed the way people regard television and actors came to television because they could perform at this level after watching him. >> what was interesting about him? i met him a couple times, he was pretty shy, actually, when you met him in the flesh, very modest, very reserved in many ways as you hinted there in terms of interviews but very, very different to the character he play

we're going to have "new york times" film critic tony scott, media critic bill carter and also jamesipton from "inside the actor's studio." also willie geist, our new jersey native and mark halperin who has seen every episode of "the sopranos" ever. i've actually watched it. i loved it. and later, senator clair mccaskill will be here with her first interview since she announced her support for hillary in 2016. >>> also an exclusive with senator joe manchin. he responds to this nra attack ad with an ad of his own and he'll play it right here on "morning joe." brian, back to you. >> see you in five minutes, mika. >>> when we come back here, we will revisit james gandolfini and your favorite screen moments as told to us via twitter. we'll be right back. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] vo: ta friend under water is end usomething comple

bill. first, i'd like to thank chairman carter and the subcommittee staff for all the work that they have done in pressure ration of this legislation. this bill was a perfect example of what happens when real--- real time and thought is put into how taxpayers' dollars will be spent. as i've often said, budgeting is about prioritization and this is exactly what this bill does. the legislation before us today exercises fiscal discipline. as a whole, we will reduce discretionary spending while ensuring that programs vital to our national security are properly supported. this bill also recalibrates the president's pernicious budget proposals for the department of homeland security to ensure that we are getting the most out of every taxpayer dollar. we must ensure the protection of americans by protecting security at and within our borders. by streamlining select programs within d.h.s. and implementing stringent oversight, chairman carter, the committee staff, with help from ranking member price have produced a bill that adequately funds our highest security priorities and eliminates waste, fraud a

bill: carter hall, the attorney you just mentioned, we didn't know his name until the end of last weekyou want to ask these folks some questions, don't you? >> we have others we'll want to ask questions as well. we listed in the lawsuit 10 unknowns. we don't know how deep or wide this has gone. the connection is deep. if this was just a local agent, where are the two rogue agents? they don't exist. this got to washington early on and washington took control of this and washington created the list. it's washington, d.c.'s main irs that will be paying the consequences. bill: you think elijah coming is wrong. our fox polling shows the obama administration involved in the irs targeting. did they know and not initiate in 37% believe that. >> it many going to be the same basic charges. we are writing two other kowrnlts. that's a constitutional challenge. the inspector general noted that the agents charged with determining exempt status did not understand the regs. a constitutional challenge will be add on that one. we don't have the information on this but we are work it. there was informati

. >> joining us by phone, new york times national reporter bill carter. bill, we were just talking about the dynamics between tv and movies, how it changed, but just staying in the realm of television series, this has to be up there along with "i love lucy," "all in the family," "mash" and a few other tv series that changed everything. >> there's no doubt about it. i think you have to really look at the cultural impact because i think that has shifted focus on drama from films to tell vision. but also hbo was a movie channel and all of a sudden it was a tv channel. if they can do it, everyone thought, we can do it. it is something people watched -- it was not the same story every week. this show really got you involved and it changed how story-telling is done on television. >> all right. we are going to try to get a better connection. we have so many different angles. i don't know how -- i was just completely shocked at what a massive loss this is. when you really think about if you were asked a name, the big complicated male stars of our time, maybe his n

anyway climbing the ladder we got jimmy carter bill clinton barack obama and ronald reagan is the favorite what do you think that is i really have no idea because ronald reagan was very conservative so why they would want to put his name is i mean i think the gipper has been his legacy has been built up after he got a lot about those people remember certain things about him maybe they're not necessarily true but people generally have fun recollections of the eighty's after all that was the beginning of the great bull market you know inflation was kind of killed at the very beginning of the decade so it wasn't a bad time but he wasn't known as a great spender so why do they want to throw as they were on the dollar you have to understand he actually was quite a great spender you would know he signed almost every spending bill that i can tell you that really did increase the size of the government when he wasn't known as a great center and compared to everyone else we had been in reality right. well that's what i mean as a fundraiser and a campaigner he definitely was greater and he was a gre

bill carter is with "the new york times," interviewed gandolfini on several occasions. good morning to you. you knew him, you covered him. there was a contradiction, wasn't there? there was this hulking, imposing guy. every time i walked up and shook his hand he seemed almost shy and timid. >> yeah. he very warm guy, though. i mean, he could really -- when he hugged you it was genuine. it was a big character in talent and physical impression he made. >> i want to read you something that david chase, the creator of the sopranos said. he was a genius, anyone who saw him knows that. he is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. a great deal of that resided in those sad eyes. does that mean something to you? >> absolutely. absolutely. i couldn't have said it better myself. james gandolfini was one of the greatest actors of our time. working with him, i learned so much. i mean, he was a really well nuanced actor. and there was -- there were a lot of layering in his work, you know. >> what was behind the sad eyes? >> lawrence owe live yea say acting was with your eyes

bill, yes. i agree completely with carter.intern movie over the weekend might have been a flop. this stock is anything but a flop for investors. google is outperforming today. it has outperformed, in fact, for years, and for the most recent year, over apple. it's another smart way it is outflanking apple. what are they focusing on with the acquisition? they're focusing on mobile. when we look globally, android has become the standard. increasingly, google owns the international smartphone market. this is part of that strategy, maps in general are part of that strategy. i see much higher prices ahead for google. >> so you guys have nothing to disagree on. >> that's right. >> unless you saw the movie, carter, and you liked it. >> i like those two actors. i haven't seen the movie. while it is up a lot more in the market, 25% versus 14%, 15%, it was a stock that was stuck, range-bound for two, three years. so this recent advance is a catch-up, and we think, again, just as steve said, plenty more to come. >> you know, bill, also, j

carter: i thank my friend for fold -- for yielding. the bill before us today builds on our actions of last year, including robust funding for fema in the disaster relief category. funning that will most definitely assist -- funding that will most definitely assist those who lost so much in oklahoma over the last few weeks. as of this morning, the disaster relief fund currently has a balance of approximately $11 billion, which is sufficient to address the needs of oklahoma and other regions' disasters. as oklahoma begins the road to recovery, i will continue to work with the gentleman to ensure that we're doing everything that we can to help the devastated communities and our hearts go out to those folks. i yield back to my friend from oklahoma. mr. cole: i want to thank my friend from texas who hit opportunity to confer with during recent days, for his kind support and assurances. you know, and i know my friend would appreciate this. we sort of think of ourselves as scotland to your england. but -- and if football season, you know, i always rem

if adopted the bill will be amended and immediately proceed to final passage. mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman carter and the ranking member price for working together truly in a bipartisan manner on the underlying legislation. with this bill we have shown that we can put partisanship aside and do what's right for the american people. providing the necessary funding for the department of homeland security to keep our nation safe from attacks, as well as responding to natural disasters. just as we have the responsibility to support important work that homeland security does, we also have the responsibility to make sure we are spending funds -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. mr. murphy: we also have the responsibility to spend funds where they are most needed. after witnessing the tragedies caused by recent tornadoes in moore, oklahoma, wildfires in california and new mexico, and the northeast still recovering from superstorm santy -- sandy, we are reminded that disasters can strike in any community. having lived in florida my entire life, i experienced

. >> glor: carter evans, thank you very much. a bipartisan senate bill to overhaul the u.s. immigration system now has the support of a key republican, senator kelley ayotte of new hampshire announced her support for the bill on face the nation, she told bob schieffer the bill is tough and fair. >> our immigration system is completely broken. we have got 11 million people living in this country illegally in the shadows, we have illegal immigration system that isn't meeting our needs to grow our economy, and so i looked at this carefully, this is a thoughtful, bipartisan solution to a tough problem, and so that is why i am going to support it. >> glor: they are also looking at how the u.s. military handles sexual assaults. the pentagon says there are 26,000 sexual assaults in the military each year. more than half of the victims are men. britain and israel use prosecutors not commanders to handel their cases and others says well that model could work here. >> that decision will be made in a more objective way which we hope will instill more confidence by the victim in the sys

jimmy carter or bill clinton? bill clinton played the sax.e? john adams or abraham lincoln? that would be lincoln. he also became postmaster, then surveyor of his county. and then he taught himself to be a lawyer. which president was a famous movie star? ronald reagan or gerald ford? ronald reagan was a movie star years before he became governor of california and then, of course, president. he acted in a lot of westerns and war films, but check out his comedies for a good laugh. which president farmed peanuts? lyndon johnson or jimmy carter? jimmy carter was a peanut farmer from georgia. which president was an inventor? thomas jefferson or george washington? not only did thomas jefferson write the declaration of independence, he invented the cipher wheel for decoding messages and a plow for farming. even animals can boast claims to fame like the cheetah, fastest animal on land, or the blue whale, largest animal to ever have lived on earth. but not all claims to fame are good ones. many people illegally keep exotic pets, and for one species, t

carter: this bill provides 2.5 billion for grants. this is $400 million above the president's request for fiscal year 2013. $35 million above fiscal year 2013. this bill prioritizes funding, consolidation in this bill forces the secretary to examine the intelligence and risks and where it is ollars needed most. high-risk it is to urban areas or to state as opposed to reverse engineering projects to fill the amount designated for one of many programs. i strongly urge my colleagues to support fiscal discipline and vote no on this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields ack the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. price: move to strike the last word. i have no objection to this amendment and want to commend the gentleman for offering it. he is in a tight spot with this limited -- with limited possibilities for offsetting the addition he wants to apply to the situation in his area that he describes. and the offset is not ideal, but i'm willing to work with him going forwar

bill: gary, you know what? you remember, you mention afghanistan, under jimmie carter, we were involved in afghanistan and we ended up. right? supporting the taliban, kicked the russians out and got the taliban. right? >> caller: that was a terrible idea. >> bill: i know. i know. we could be doing the same thing in syria. >> caller: i agree. the thing is a lot of this goes back to bush invading iraq. as bad as saddam hussein was, he maintained stability in the whole region. >> bill: there was opposition in iraq that might eventually have been able to topple saddam hussein. it it would have happened internally and we would have been better off and we wouldn't have had a 10-year war in iraq and the lots of 5,000 american lives. >> exactly. what the about the gall of dick cheney on fox news yesterday. what is with that creature not worthy of being called human? >> bill: you know, i mean i just wish dick cheney would take a lesson. he was the vice president. right? not the president, number 1. no. 2, george bush has done an admirable job, i think, of keeping his mouth shut. right? she's he's shown -- i give him credit

neil: bill clinton had the same apapproach. it goes backo jimmy cartergan, you better stop this routine, china has gotten richer and richer and more powerful. >> hit them where they are the most formidab. take that away from them. tell them that they are not going to allow this that is what has to be done with sanctions. if you have to do it to protect our company and our interests, by all means, put that on the table that sanctions are an option they need us more than we need the we can go after them if we oose to. neil: all right, we shall see. the other option is for them to get in the ring and put this thing to rest. it is always good seeing you. thank you very much. >> it is great to see you. neil: no special prosecutr. neil: all right, right wing nut jobs going after eric holder. the respectedrofessornd legal scholar. when george washington university professor jonathan turley writes that it's time to fire eric older, dare i say it cross examination on the right and the left. to the good professor monty thinks the attorney general has overs that en

neil: bill clinton had the same approach. it goes back to jimmy carternald reagan, you beter stop this routine, china has gotten richer and richer and more powerful. >> hit them where they are the most formidable. take that away from them. ll them that they are not going to allow his that is what has to be done with sactions. if you have to do it to protect our company and our interests, by all means, put that onthe table that sanctions are an option they need us mo than we need them. we can go after them if we choose to. neil: all right, we shall see. the other option is for them to get in the ring and put this thing to rest. it is always good seeing you. thank you very much. >> it is great to see you. neil: no special prosecutor. with the spark miles card from capital one, bjorn eas unlimited rewas for his small business take tseags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjors small busiss earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce deliry. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] eat businesses deserve

neil: bill clinton had the same approach. it goes back to jimmy cartergan, you better stop this routine, china has gotten richer and richer and more powerful. >> hit them where they are the most formidable. take that away from them. tell them that they are not going to allow this that is what has to be done with sanctions. if you have to do it to protect our company and our interests, by all means, put that on the table that sanctions are an option they need us more than we need them. we can go after them if we choose to. neil: all right, we shall see. the other option is for them to get in the ring and put this thing to rest. it is always good seeing you. thank you very much. >> it is great to see you. neil: no special prosecutor. we found so much of this, we will have that next us. we learned a lot of us have knownomeone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a gre thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much ishe official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy

neil: bill clinton had the same approach. it goes back to jimmy carteran, you better stop this routine, china has gotten richer and richer and more powerful >> hit them where they are the most formidable. take that away from them. tell them that they are not going toallow this that is what has to be done with sanctions. if you have to do it to protect our company and our interests, by all mans, put that on the table that sanctions are an option they need us more than we needhem. we can goafter them if we choose to. neil: all right, we shall see. the other option is for themto get in the ring and put this thing to rest. it is alwaysood seeing you. thank you very much. >> it is great to see you. neil: no special prosecutor. ssing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep, and lunesta eszopiclone can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. doot take lunesta if you are allergic to anything in it. when takinlunesta, n't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. waing, eating, driving

bill the last time we had anything close to that was when jimmy carter i have a lot of i know that but i say we. i five for just one night yep yep i'm totally with you bill thank you for the call you raise a really important point when reagan came into office he basically said ok that's it government can't do anything good so governments are going to do anything and we stop building things we stop repairing things we stop replacing things and so we've got thirty two years worth of infrastructure in this country that hasn't been upgraded meanwhile other countries around the world have been have been booming their their infrastructure you know the germany with their electric system and china with their dust real infrastructure we're just we're in the tank david in pitch grove new jersey david you had some thoughts on term limits david. ok let's try levi in lake. how do you say that in wisconsin. levi. hey you're on the air. you are on the air yes stop with your t.v. listen your telephone because of the. talk about. fact turn down your t.v. very quickly please. yes thank you. direct democ

new york, fox news contributor, former pollster for president jimmy carter, doug too a tox news contributor and former pollster for billetting any better, but what struck me is this next poll. trustworthiness and honesty. it's the one thing you really need to have in a president. and look at that. i mean, half of the people polled thinks he's dishonest and untrustworthy. and you compare it all the way back to april. look at that 73% thought he was honest and trustworthy. so much for hope and change. >> that's really the point, gregg. bottom line this is a president who was sinking. he's at a tipping point and perilously close to going over that cliff. why? because his personal credibility has always been his hallmark. and with these numbers on honesty and trustworthiness being basically 50/50, it says the american people are losing whatever confidence they have in the president and his leadership. and this well could spell serious, serious problems for the president personally. his agenda i think dead in the water. >> yeah. >> all right. pat, i want to throw another poll up here because, you know, it's a scandal a week

bill martin will tell us when it will end. >> we are getting rain. i talked to mike mibach, he is in the north bay, saying i got a carter inch -- quarter inch of rain.eas in the north bay seen more. great news if you are concerned about fires. the fire that was burning in yosemite helps out. helps future fires in the next couple days as the moisture streams in off the pacific. the rain is falling. mainly fremont, livermore valley. you can see the rain showers into san jose. south of the bridge. fremont. you got light showers. moderate showers at times. more showers showing up east of fremont. mission peak. south down towards san jose. you got light -- i mean, this is light stuff. there is more rain coming. we could see 2/10 or half inch of rain in the bay area over the next 24 hours. that will impact your morning commute. impact your afternoon commute for sure as well. rainfall accumulations will pick up over night tonight into tomorrow. main event will be tomorrow morning through the afternoon. rain showers tomorrow. a big warm up coming our way. in the pacific, this low- pressure system is doing what it is doing. scattered showers tonight. it gets

"wall street journal" this morning you'll see a tea party member judge john carter is working for an immigration reform bille issues. i want to get to an answer on that. >> patti ann: unfortunately, we are coming up to a hard break. i do want to see -- matt, julie, thanks very much. >> gregg: roughly 24 hours from the beginning of george zimmerman's murder trial, jury selection beginning tomorrow morning as the judge still considers allowing voice recognition analysis from a chilling 911 call made the night trayvon martin was killed. [ larry ] younow throughout history, folks have suffered from frequent heartburn but now, thanks to treating with prilosec otc, we don't have to suffer like they used to. [ bell dings ] ♪ [ horse whinnies ] getting heartburn and then treating day after day is a thing of the past. block the acid with prilosec otc, and don't get heartburn in the first place. we've surcome a long way. ♪ [ le announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. when he said "everyone gets health insurance"? but now congress says 7 million americans will lose their health insurance and your

but there was a treaty signed by president carter that prevents the former hostages from collecting any damages from iran. a new senate billoffer hope with this. here in the studio is one of those host arjs barry rosen, a press attache' if that siege. barry, so good to see you. barbara, happy fathers day. have you grandchildren now. it's great to see nuperson. it's astounding. under the algiers accord, as you know, companies got billions of dollars from tehran in this deal, but you guys got didley squat. you can't sue at all. why did this happen? >> the accords were made, i think because president carter knew or perceived the fact that there was no other way to get us out but by agreeing to iran's statement that american hostages were not going to be compensated. once that happened, we were never permitted to litigate anything in the court. for many years, state and justice always supported iran in the courts against us. >> eric: do they have a legal point or do you think look -- i mean, iran is violating u.d -- u.n. security council sanks. >> according to accords, they weren't supposed to be violating anything and it coul

congressman from new york, and pat caddell former pollster for president jimmy carter, and doug schoen a form pollster for billand going in the wrong direction but if you look at a couple of the categories, the kids under 30 30...17 points he has lost among those and with independents he has taken a beating. >> it is a combination of the economy and the n.s.a. scandal has hurt him with with independents, they tend to be performance-oriented and if you look this week at what happened at the g-8 or with president putin and, now, this week, today with mr. snowden going to now and headed to ecuador all the while syria is effectively under the control of the russians, we are losing and losing big internationally. bottom line, no surprise the poll figures you cited. >>gregg: do people feel this is a president would doesn't really lead and may not have the skills of leadership? >> the issues, 8 percent think they are important, immigration and gun control, but my theme of this is the contempt for the american people going to africa and spending $100 million according to the "washington post" and the white house tours

billing. president obama we know now has given more support for syrian rebels, vladimir putin criticized the decision. brianne carterabc7 news. >> thank you, brianne. good news about britain's prince philip who has left a london hospital 10 days after abdominal surgery. >> that is good news. jummy olabanji has live details. >> he left the hospitalling, according to the bbc, he's being driven to windsor castle. prince phillips thanked to the medical team and they sent him good wishes. the prince spent his 92nd birthday, which was last week, in the hospital. his family, including his son, prince charles, and his grandsons william and harry, visited friday. and told reporters he's doing much better. doctors say it will take him two months to fully recover. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, jummy. 5:37 and 72 sticky degrees. >> "good morning, washington," 5:37 and 72 sticky degrees. >> "g[ male announcer ]ngton," erica had a rough day. there was this and this.. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fe

jimmy carter, peanut farm from her 1976 or bill clinton in the 1990s.ecades after 1964 democrats kept chasing after dixie. but the realignment just wouldn't stop. by 2000 native tennesseen, al gore, lost every state south of the mason dixon line. a few years ago a political signist, tom schaller, wrote a book called "whistling past dixie," his argument it was time for democrats to give up in the south and build a winning coalition elsewhere. if you look around the south today, that seems self-evident from presidency to state houses to county courthouses, no region in the country as uniformly republican as the south. we look at what happened in 2008, when democrat, a barack obama broke through, and won three old confederacy states, the first time since lbj in '64 a democrat won virginia. first time since carter in '76 a democrat won north carolina. last year in 2012 obama won two of those states again and came awfully state in north carolina. these states were winnable for the president because they look different than they use to. they're more diverse.

the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, and the gentleman from north carolina, mr. price, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. carter: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: mr. chairman, 9 years ago this thursday -- 69 years ago this thursday more than 9,000 allied soldiers were killed or wounded during the d-day invasion in normandy, france. that operation as well as the sacrifice of so many brave individuals serves as a sobering reminder that freedom and security are, in fact, not free. it's this solemn commitment to both freedom and security that i respectfully present to the people's house the fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill for the department of homeland ecurity. similar to our subcommittee's work over the past three fiscal years, this bill demonstrates how we can fund vital security programs and enforce the law, while also reducing discretionary spending overall. so this bill is about our

another one by jimmy carter and then the third by h.w. >> bill: oh, wow.e only dissent which was a brilliant one by ruth bader ginsburg talked about the majority, you know, acting like ostriches. not really recognizing the reality of this. so i have some hope that it remains part of the legal fabric of america. i think it is going to be okay. >> bill: is the voting rights act in trouble? >> yeah. voting rights act is in trouble if the court like yesterday employed judicial restraint. if they do the same thing today it should be okay. if the voting rights act case comes down today. but i think that one is in trouble. >> bill: marriage equality. >> wow. this is going to be a whole new level of american jurisprudence. i actually believe that prop 8 is going to get knocked down. i believe the limitation on federal benefits, the he'd ith windsor -- the edith windsor case will get knocked down and we'll have a brand new substrate um of american jurisprudence. >> bill: that would be historic. every one of their decisions this week -- how big a deal? it is such a

state -- is a republican state, as you know, but it did stand with jimmy carter, ets favorite son in 1986 and 1980 and did go for billr for democrats. a lot warmer. african-americans have been moving back to the state in big numbers. there are nearly half a million more african-americans in the atlanta area now than there were ten years ago. barely half of georgians under the age of 18 are white. president obama only lost the state by eight points last year. he actually got 47% back in 2008. in that same election in 2008, the democratic senate candidate, jim martin, came within a few points of knock off saxby chambliss. this is the story of the future, evolving demographics creating opportunities for democrats in states they've been writing off until now. numbers aren't quite there in georgia yet, but they may not need to be in 2014 if republicans end up nominating the georgia equivalent of todd akin. >>> supreme court's bill ruling on the voting rights act could come any day now. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro go

bill clinton. pat caddell joins us from a remote camera, a former pollster for president jimmy carter.ack here. what struck me is that president obama's approval ratings have tanked. he now is underwater. his disapproval rating now exceeds the approval and in one month he has lost seven points, a seven-point swing. >> this is serious. the president has taken whatever comfort you can take from the fact that he has not suffered, the approval has been between 47 percent and 48 percent and 50 percent but what the white house is trying to argue is the scandals involved other people, not the president, other armies, not him. given as you suggested correctly the mushrooming of the scandals, the president now is very, very worried. the numbers reflect that. >> gregg: pat, in all three scandals, the vast majority of people who were likely intimately involved behind-the-scenes have fought been interviewed yet so is this thing going to really spread? >> yes, it is going to spread a lot. you are right, no one in the white house involved have been questioned. look, the real challenge for the opposi

would have been mitt romney as ronald reagan, barack obama as jimmy carter and this is the way you create sustained economic growth. >> billld have turned everything around. >> the way it is now. nothing bad is going to happen. maybe good stuff is not going to happen but the president has the veto pen and the ryan plan, the rest of it is a fantasy. it ain't gonna happen. liberals can sleep easy. 2017 at the earliest before any really bad stuff could happen and probably in not even then because of demographic changes in the united states. >> bill: the center holds is the book. must read. we'll have a link up on our web site. of course, you can get it in your local bookstore and at amazon.com and all of the other sites. jonathan, i just got the book yesterday. >> just came out. >> bill: but i can't wait to get into it. but from what i've read, you're also somewhat critical of the president in shall i say like maybe not taking full advantage of the bully pulpit in his first term. >> i think that he -- i think he left some tools in the toolbox that he could have used. some of it is bully pulpit stuff. some of it is sha schmooz

carter cash joins us live and we hope you do, too. >> gretchen: nick wallenda in the after the show show. have a great day, everyone. bill: big morning a fox news alert. good morning. she is the face of the benghazi scandal. fox news confirming that susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., will be prometed. she will be president obama's new national security advisor. she will work in the west wing. no senate confirmation needed. good morning, news happening right now. this is "america's newsroom." i'm bill hemmer. martha: good morning. i'm martha maccallum. the news is already drawing fire from the right. the position doesn't require any senate confirmation here. some say could be construed as a poke in the eye to republicans where susan rice is concerned. bill: she will replace tom done milan who is stepping down. peter doocy has the story. why is tom done milan, peter? >> reporter: his wife is taking new job that will require a lot of time being spent overseas and that is why done milan decided this is the time to get out. he will travel to california with president obama for a u.s.-china summit he set up. but next

bill, we're getting to you! to celebrate, the king back on social media for the first time in two months. joe carterns us with the "bleacher report." that was the guy booing. >> for those not on twitter, guys, lebron james, big time tweeter. the guy's got 8.7 million twitter followers. before yesterday, his last tweet april 20th. he said he gave up twitter for two whole 0 months to focus. that tradition was broken while victor was sleeping. he did it on instagram. that's new. he did it from his couch. basically, he directed the message to all those haters out there. >> man, i don't know what to say. i'm a champion, two time. two rings. [ bleep ] doubt it, ooh! >> i think that fuels him, all that hate out there. now, he's obviously earned the right to gloat for 15 seconds. he's on top of the world right now, he's got two titles. two mvps, two olympic gold medals and the guy's only 28 years old. you know how it's incredible how sports media connects sports fans together. russell westbrook was contacted by a fan on twitter. a fan asked westbrook if he would help him propose to his girlfriend rachel. he

carter cash joins us live and we hope you do, too. >> gretchen: nick wallenda in the after the show show. have a great day, everyone. billl. fox news confirming that susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., will be prometed. she will be president obama's new national security advisor. she will work in the west wing. no senate confirmation needed. good morning, news happening right now. this is "america's newsroom." i'm bill hemmer. martha: good morning. i'm martha maccallum. the news is already drawing fire from the right. the position doesn't require any senate confirmation here. some say could be construed as a poke in the eye to republicans where susan rice is concerned. bill: she will replace tom done