me to alzheimer's i did with bob kerry for three more years.whole the emphasis on brain science comes in directly from dealing with -- from dealing with, you know, the real problems of real people in my family. so it's not a theory. it's, in fact, my mother. >> sean: i have known him since 1991. i have never seen him get choked up like that. >> it's right under the surface. what viewers don't realize is how much pressure the candidates are under. how much criticism they take every day. how little sleep they get. how little food they eat. how they are trying so hard. how they care so much about this country. all you have to do is ask them something about their personal life and newt showed that he is a human being. he is never treated that way. rick santorum is coming up here. he had -- ask him about his daughter. and the tragedy he faced. >> sean: i talked to him about it. look, my parents lost a sister of mine to crib death. they never talked about it. and i talked to them about how difficult it was for him. i'll mention it to him tonight beca

me to alzheimer's i did with bob kerry for three more years.whole the emphasis on brain science comes in directly from dealing with -- from dealing with, you know, the real problems of real people in my family. so it's not a theory. it's, in fact, my mother. >> sean: i have known him since 1991. i have never seen him get choked up like that. >> it's right under the surface. what viewers don't realize is how much pressure the candidates are under. how much criticism they take every day. how little sleep they get. how little food they eat. how they are trying so hard. how they care so much about this country. all you have to do is ask them something about their personal life and newt showed that he is a human being. he is never treated that way. rick santorum is coming up here. he had -- ask him about his daughter. and the tragedy he faced. >> sean: i talked to him about it. look, my parents lost a sister of mine to crib death. they never talked about it. and i talked to them about how difficult it was for him. i'll mention it to him tonight beca

another person, bob kerry who has been giving a lot of money to the romney, pro-romney super pac restorer future worth about $660 million, given about $3 million so far, and romney's got a lot of other people with even deeper pockets than that who could help him out. guys like john paulson on wall street. a lot of money given to romney's super pac so far. and the last person i'll mention is foster frieze. he's an investment firm founder from wyoming. worth about $250 million. he's given about $400,000 so far we've heard to the -- to the red, white, and blue fund for rick santorum. but expect that number's going to go up. we've learned that they're going to be spending another $600,000 or so in south carolina. so lots of money flowing around. remember, democrats also have super pacs lined with them and also supporting the president's reelect. so the money is going to be flowing on both sides of the aisle. >> yeah, changing the dynamic for sure. thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> nine days until the primary in south carolina and even notorious mitt romney critic rudy giuliani is defend

ould you like to see former senator, bob kerry, to run? >> who wouldn't? he iseroic man, and a wondeul human being. we have a lot of good democratic prospects. we havemaachusetts, and north carolina, and arizona, and we hae nevada, and we're doing jut fine with prospects. kerry would certainly add to that. >> will leave it there. thank you. >>> coming up, more on the fight for south carolina and the republican primary race. replicans there picked the party's ninee in every cycle since 1980, and after romney picks up in iowa and new hampshire, his rivals,s you heard this morning,re turning up the heat by attacking his claim on jobs, a a we will have lindsay graham and tim scott oming up next on "meet the press." >>> we're back. joininge now is representa tim scott, and the senate from south carolina as well, lindsay graham. welcome to both of you. senator graham, this is the cor of the weekly standard, and it tells the story if you look at it. can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt g

would you like to see former senator, bob kerry, to run? >> who wouldn't? a heroic man, and a wonderful human being. we have a lot of good democratic prospects. we have massachusetts, and north carolina, and arizona, and we have nevada, and we're doing just fine with prospects. kerry would certainly add to that. >> we will leave it there. thank you. >>> coming up, more on the fight for south carolina and the republican primary race. republicans there picked the party's nominee in every cycle since 1980, and after romney picks up in iowa and new hampshire, his rivals, as you heard this morning, are turning up the heat by attacking his claim on jobs, and we will have lindsay graham and tim scott coming up next on "meet the press." [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer

>> in the immortal words of bob kerry talking about bill clinton, they're going to open him up like a rusty can. that didn't happen with clinton. and you were talking about top hats. did you notice that every time willie comes south of the mason dixon line -- >> man of the people. >> you do that because it fogs up. >> well, if you liked what you saw monday night if you're a newt gingrich supporter, wait until tonight. he saw the numbers we just showed where the gap closed ten points, nine points between them, he's got another crack at mitt romney again tonight two days ahead of the primary. he smells blood. clearly he smells blood and he's going after romney hard tonight. >> can you believe though, mark, we're talking about newt gingrich again. no, he can't do it because -- >> we don't have to, do we? >> think about all the things and -- hey, stop now. stop that. >> that wasn't very nice. >> so but you keep hearing, though, that newt is finished, and he keeps coming back which leads me to a conclusion. >> yes, i like this conclusion. >> there are only three species that survive the nu

everybody talks about him as bob dole, john kerry. >> what's their low? here. >> people talk about how barack obama is so beatable. >> sure. >> but you look at how mitt romney is just a bad politician, and a bad kid. in that sense the expectations of him performing as a candidate are low. >> i want to get a few other elements in here. and i'm well aware that democrats feel like they have had a good week. that romney has had a good week in the primary, but they have had a good week in the general. but romney is, you know, blitzing, trying to make south carolina, trying to earn ing ti race early. he put out a robo call. >> romney and his business career created more jobs than the entire obama cabinet combined so he could actually talk about it. >> this kuehl is paid for by romney for president, inc. >> that was take from a debate back early on when we had good newt on the stage. when newt was running a positive campaign. >> i think the tough part for romney right now is his campaign is built on three legs, it's the republican desire to get rid of obama, it'

including bob perry, the guy whose son john kerry by funding the swift boat ads in 2004. andrea, this ability to raise enormous amounts of money, spend enormous amounts of money, put tv ads on and saturation level, just one or two issues affecting the candidate you don't like, it's new. >> ts new. it came not not just from sit sentence united -- citizens united but another case that expanded it. individuals could always spend unlmented amounts of money but now independent groups did without disclosure and no transpatterncy and it changed the climate. we saw what happened in iowa and newt gingrich is correct. the romney supporters just smeared him with unanswered ads. and that is what propelled mitt romney with a better-than-expected iowa showing into new hampshire. showing the trajectory -- chris: the slind are a thing. -- the solyndra thing. a subsidy to an energy company that went bad. and now -- >> right. look, on both sides, and there will be some democratic money that will come into play on this. there is something very linear and direct about having money, going to

wife at your side has become so routine, it passed without comment when bob dole did it, followed by john mccain, and john kerryfor one, could vote for someone who -- for president who had three wives at the same time or a new husband every year, if i agree with that candidate on policy. but at the beginning of this presidential campaign, i wrongly adjudged the conservative christian republican primary voter to be so intolerant of newt's marital resume that his campaign for president was laughable. i cannot believe that i overlooked the all-important christian doctrine of forgiveness, forgiveness of sins, and how that would actually play to newt's advantage, which we have all knew seen. >> she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that? >> no, but i will. [ cheers and applause ] i think -- i think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> a

kerry, much more than --. >> but polls are important. >> only the ones that bob likes are good.he others are bad. >> if i could build on about g.m., if a company like bain or any of the venture capitalist firms which is run by democrats right now, to they who is gone into g.m. or if they who is gone in to, say, solyndra, maybe the taxpayers would not be on the hook and if i was mitt romney i look back at 1994 and looked at the ads they pulled people out that he fired, and if i were mitt romney i would get the unemployed workers from sun power and solyndra. >> got to go. this is a true legger -- tree hugger alert with the epa on the hot seat. details just ahead. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." all right. this is the segment that our producers called the "c" block but i'd like to call today the twilight zone. yes, the president visited the epa for the first time in his tenure. and he heaped praise on the agency that has been creating boatloads of regulation and have been hurting businesses. listen to this. >> your mission is vital. just think of what this ag

kerry, much more than --. >> but polls are important. >> only the ones that bob likes are good.he others are bad. >> if i could build on about g.m., if a company like bain or any of the venture capitalist firms which is run by democrats right now, to they who is gone into g.m. or if they who is gone in to, say, solyndra, maybe the taxpayers would not be on the hook and if i was mitt romney i look back at 1994 and looked at the ads they pulled people out that he fired, and if i were mitt romney i would get the unemployed workers from sun power and solyndra. >> got to go. this is a true legger -- tree hugger alert with the epa on the hot seat. details just ahead. stay tuned. ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. . no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care

hundred fifty thousand dollars check from a guy named bob kerrey who some folks may remember as the fellow who funded the swift boat ads against john kerry jack in two thousand and four wow so he's going down to texas to speak with alec which is funded by the koch brothers that pushes laws against democracy to raise money to that he'll likely use to finance his anti recall campaign is that pretty much how it's working now you are as savvy man there you've got all the pieces put together so let's let's turn to the recall campaign here for a little bit. i know that the groups organizing it have kind of stop releasing how much how much signatures they have it when they first started they were kind of updating you know we have two hundred thousand signatures and everything and they've kind of stuff. but i mean they're showing us that they have enough and when they turn the petitions and we'll know why did they stop releasing those numbers are they afraid of certain antics that the walker campaign might be planning and what antics might we expect once they do turn those petitions in to kind of void them all. well let's begin with the core que

the one caveat being former senator bob kerrey thinking about running for what is his old seat. p. nelson won that seat 12 years ago once kerry retired. carrey went off to new york to be the head of the new school there. now he's back in nebraska contemplating it but admitting he's going to have a tough time because this is a a red state. >> missouri is always a purple state. swings both democrat and republican. >> she is probably third most likely seat to switch parties. the biggest thing working on her behalf is the republican primary is so divided right now. three main candidates in the race. a businessman named john bruener. republicans are excited about bruener's chances. aiken hasn't raised a lot of money. steelman. people are asking if she can win a statewide race. and bruener represents the best chance to beat mckaskel later this year. that means spending a lot of his own money in a way that doesn't hurt him too much for the general election. if mckaskel can make it about the republican candidate, she has a good chance to win. if this becomes a referendum on obama, she will have a tougher time because obama is not com

bob perry, the same guy who spearheaded the swift boat veterans television ads against john kerry back in the day. walker was grabbing more money in new york at a fundraiser hosted by the founder of aig. while the governor was getting the cash, i was talking with the people who made this moment happen. if it wasn't for the wisconsin 14, those senators who drew attention to the injustice of walker's legislation last winter, we might not be here tonight. i spoke with three of the wisconsin state democrats today. >> three senators have been on the forefront of this fight to recall walker, chris larson, kathleen winehout and fred, they have seen a lot of things happen. chris, what does it mean to have this number of signatures. if you look at what happened in california, far beyond what they did with gray davis you're at 24, 25% of the electorate, what does it mean? >> it's huge. they had twice as long in california. this is history in the making. you have a million people from all different parts of the state, stepping up to say they want to see a governor, a new governor who will bring t

bob mcdonnell wraps up his opening day with the state of the commonwealth address this evening. >>> alexandria's vice mayor and former division party chair is taking a break from politics. kerrynelly announced he would not seek re-election to the city council. he needs to put his health first and get his high blood pressure under control. he has spent 18 years on the alexandria council. >>> d.c. public school officials have up veiled new online school cards for all 119 schools. chancellor kai henderson cis the goal is to provide a more holistic view of what he is a happening inside the school building, good and bad. the information about student performance, including test scores, student growth, and how parents and children feel about the safety of their school. there is also information on how well each school communicates with its surrounding communities. you will find a link to the data on our website, nbcwashington.com. just search scorecards. >>> a 12-year-old girl in northern california catches a thief by mistake. >>> began >>> welcome back, i'm meteorologist kammerer, the heaviest rain now beginning to exit our region, toward frederick county, montgomery county, howar

bob's parents raised a few cattle, simply trying to make a living off the land. but he and kerry turned that farming to one of the largest in our state. it is a lasting legacy, one that will be handed down for generations for representing all of our great agricultural community night, please welcome one of the show me state's outstanding find families, the vandivers: bob, kay, gary, dale and jake. [applause] to compete in a changing global economy, this area forecast public schools. public schools have always been and will always be beacons of hope, opportunity and excellence for all. no one is turned away. some children come to school hungry. some burden poverty and neglect. but when a child of want and a child of wealth walked through her schoolhouse doors, they enter as equals. [applause] support for public education should not be used as they wish to divide us. here in missouri, public education is an enduring values that unite us. [applause] some states have opted to balance their budgets on the backs of schoolchildren. it's cut by $232 per child. texas slashed $4 billion fr

bob's parents raised a few cattle, simply trying to make a living off the land. but he and kerry turned that farming to one of the largest in our state. it is a lasting legacy, one that will be handed down for generations for representing all of our great agricultural community night, please welcome one of the show me state's outstanding find families, the vandivers: bob, kay, gary, dale and jake. [applause] to compete in a changing global economy, this area forecast public schools. public schools have always been and will always be beacons of hope, opportunity and excellence for all. no one is turned away. some children come to school hungry. some burden poverty and neglect. but when a child of want and a child of wealth walked through her schoolhouse doors, they enter as equals. [applause] support for public education should not be used as they wish to divide us. here in missouri, public education is an enduring values that unite us. [applause] some states have opted to balance their budgets on the backs of schoolchildren. it's cut by $232 per child. texas slashed $4 billion fr

kerry weighing bid to lurn to the senate. this is bob kerrey. . host: next as we talk about the house and redistricting. town bluff, texas, of the dorothy is a democrat there. thanks for waiting. you are on. caller: hi, david. i have a question regarding the keystone pipeline. what would that have an effect on the need for this redistricting? especially here in southeast texas? democrats and republican votes want that keystone pipeline that's been projected for three years to route to motiva which is owned by an arabic prince. if canada has contracted to refine. and they have built facilities. what does the keystone pipeline have as far as, you know, the need to redistrict? and the votes for -- the hispanic vote, which you know is going to be there because it's a job. guest: the caller has a really good question. how do issues like the keystone pipeline play into redistricting? i'm not sure that there are huge consideration in the districts that were drawn in texas or anywhere else. i think members of the texas legislature prioritize what incumben

kerry. in 2000, they picked bill bradley over al gore and back in 1996 in the general election, they picked bob dole to be president over a guy named bill clinton who eventually won. >> so you know that mitt romney has been under attack especially by newt gingrich joined in by rick perry and rick santorum over his years at bain capital. in fact, in about two weeks, there's going to be a movie coming out, 28 minutes long that discusses the negative side of what mitt romney did according to newt gingrich's super pac at his days at bain capital. >> it doesn't have a happy ending. >> i don't really think super pacs try to get -- make the other guy look good. steve, i don't want to jump to conclusions but mitt romney in particular said something yesterday when taken out of context sounds really bad. i want you to judge if these comments could hurt him here on primary day in new hampshire. >> i want individuals to have their own insurance. that means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. it also means that if you don't like what they do, you can fire them. i like being abl

kerry and the late david broder. [applause] >> i will share with you what i think people considered new hampshire moments. it is bipartisan like this events. it was 1996 when bob dole won the republican nomination. that summer, dick gephardt came to manchester. he needed to pick up some items at a drug store. he stopped at brooks drug store on daniel webster highway. he put his items on the counter. the kit at the register looked up at him and said, you are a dick gephardt -- the kid at the register looked up at him and said, you are a dick gephardt. i do not believe its. . bob dole shops here too. [laughter] degette part said, we do not know what bob dole was -- dick gephardt said, i did not know what bob dole was buying in the drug store. but we know now. if you will direct your attention to the monitors around the room, we have special video bank to the folks at wmur. >> let me start that answer again. >> if he never had a chance to meet david broder, that was your loss. >> he did not alienate anyone. he could not do it. it was not him. >> i have a stake wanted to see this political system of hours worked. >> he was a titan in washington political reporting