that is the son of vice president joe biden, bo biden. great to see you this morning.hanks for your time and your patience. i know you've been standing by patiently but explain to all of us why it was so important to get ahead at this new agency, someone to helm it and get it started. >> look, this has been too long and i am incredibly proud of the president for making this appointment. the american people need a watch dog, someone standing up for their rights and looking out for their best interests. and delaware, we receive tens of thousands of complaints in our consumer protection division on a yearly basis. 30,000 last year. and we hear time and time again the same kinds of things. we need a watch dog nationally to do one thing and wake up every morning and go to bed every night thinking about one thing. how we protect consumers. how we protect people who are trying to buy a home to finance their next purchase, how they deal with any purchases they make along the way in the economy. this is an incredibly important person to have and the right person in this positio

>> if you ask bo biden who is the best bed time story teller you have heard, he will say his dad.reat story teller. but look now doubt the president is proud of his national security record, it will be very hard for a republican to get to the right of the president in the general election on national security although they plan to try on israel and other issues but i think you'll see as mentioned in the state of the union and with vice president biden, you'll not see him shy away, as this previous administration did. >> mark, game changer. the movie, the hbo movie soon to be on a tv near you. i mean, this has all been remarkable watching it all play out. and suzanne paige, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and the florida primary has been dominated by big money and big ad buys. joining us now, bill buttrton. and mark mckinnen, the cofounder of "no labels ". mark, first to you. what do you think the impact has been of the super pac money? >> very significant. you know, the supreme court decision recently that suggested that opened a way for the super pacs has had a pro found im

. >> as bo biden was talking about, it's time for action. it's not time for talking. we appreciate your engaging in that regard. thank you so much. betty sutton from the 13th district in ohio. and watch out, washington, d.c. or be joyful perhaps. our 30 million jobs is heading your way this wednesday. we will deliver three action-packed shows from the belly of the beast. and then we're off to austin, texas, february 8th where we'll get into significant issues of energy independence before we head to three colleges. we'll take a look at what's in store for students graduating in the class of 2012 in this job market. the hint to mom and dad, don't turn the bedroom into a rec room yet. >>> next a special report starting today going all week on what bought government is costing us. we're uncovering the corruption that's taking money out of our wallets because of how d.c. runs. >>> plus what outspending your opponent will buy you in a primary. the answer is a big boost in the polls. >>> and later, who is calling you a moocher? our specialist says we have become a nation of

one of the state ags leading the fight for this investigation is delaware attorney general bo biden. also with us here in miami is jack mccabe a nationally recognized real estate analyst who runs the firm mccabe research and consulting and, bo, i'd like to begin with you. what is the domain of law, the authority of law that you or any attorney general has to conduct an investigation into the totality of the $13 trillion that is the debt in the housing market? >> well, look. for me, as a chief law enforcement officer in my state, chief prosecutor and chief consumer protector, we have a broad jurisdiction. as you know, we filed a case against kind of the nerve system of the entire mortgage backed security process, the mortgage electronic registration system. we can delve into origination, securitization, the servicing pieces. most ags across the country have the same jurisdictions. eric schneiderman in new york has the martin act which has broad, broad, the broadest securities jurisdiction. so that's why it's so important as you said for us to work in a collaborative way and work togeth

as well, it is important to note that the biden's have served. your son bo gave service to this country in iraq. he served us and he is back home. and we thank the lord for that. [applause] now the attorney general of your state of delaware, and so the biden's have served. and they continue to serve. and we're very fortunate to have as the vice president, the 47th vice-president of the united states, a man who has proven to be not just our friend, not just a member of our family, not just a man who has served in the u.s. senate and who make sure that his family serves his country with pride, but we have with the someone who has been a great leader in the history of the united states of america, and so i would like to introduce to you again, the vice president, joe biden. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much and happy birthday, by the way. i think i have told the speaker before that when i was elected with barack obama as vice president, i was also elected that year to the senate for the seventh time. i got sworn in the seventh time, becaus

attorney general eric schneiderman but others who are part of this group -- zero biden, lisa madigan -- bo biden madigan. all pushing to make sure those resources -- those are narrow. they are not only consistent in what i think this announcement today made very clear that the focus we have and the release is being contemplated are narrow enough to allow us to go forward with this. >> he talked about the accomplishments of the financial fraud enforcement task force. this is a pretty significant announcement of additional resources today and collaboration information sharing. it has been more than three years since the market crashed. looking back on it, do you wish you had done something like this sooner? >> i think we always want to make sure that as we do an investigation or take on an effort, you want to check along the way. what we are doing today makes sense given where we are and the work we have done. this built upon the work has already been done by the task force and by our colleagues in the state. i think we're doing this at the right time. i do not think we would be in a position to d

as well, it is important to note that the biden's have served. your son boave service to this country in iraq. he served us and he is back home. and we thank the lord for that. [applause] now the attorney general of your state of delaware, and so the biden's have served. and they continue to serve. and we're very fortunate to have as the vice president, the 47th vice-president of the united states, a man who has proven to be not just our friend, not just a member of our family, not just a man who has served in the u.s. senate and who make sure that his family serves his country with pride, but we have with the someone who has been a great leader in the history of the united states of america, and so i would like to introduce to you again, the vice president, joe biden. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much and happy birthday, by the way. i think i have told the speaker before that when i was elected with barack obama as vice president, i was also elected that year to the senate for the seventh time. i got sworn in the seventh time, because