i'm harry smith sitting in for bob schieffer. mr. speaker, one of the things that seems to be dragging down the economy-- you've got one in four mortgages in the united states that are underwater. some estimates say there may be another five million foreclosures in the pipeline still to come. people are scared to death about what's happening with their biggest single investment. has washington done enough to alleviate some of that pain, to help folks out who, many, through no fault of their own, ended up in a cataclysm that was really created by the banks? >> over the last couple of years, congress has really set up four programs to help those with mortgage problems. unfortunately, none of those have worked. all they really have done dragged out the length of time for the market to clear, for the problem to resolve itself, which is unfortunate. until we get our economy moving again and until we get more people employed, taking care of themselves, taking care their families, and able to purchase a home-- we need more buyers. that's wh

and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. well, the question on everyone's mind is, what did the pakistanis know and when did they know it? is it possible that bin laden could have been living near a pakistan military compound and no one knew he was there? it is a question that's on president obama's mind as well. steve kroft asked him about it in an interview that will be broadcast tonight on "60 minutes." >> do you believe people in the pakistani government, pakistani intelligence agencies, knew that bin laden was living there? >> we think that there had to be some sort of support network for bin laden inside of pakistan. but we don't know who or what that support network was. we don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government. that's something that we have to investigate and more importantly the pakistani government has to investigate. we've already communicated to them. they have indicated they have a profound interest in finding out what kinds of support networks bi

bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent now marking 20 years as anchor of "face the nation." bob, congratulations on that and let's talk about the president's week. it's about as good a week a president can have, i guess. >> yes, i would say so. i mean, this was a great week for the president. presidents have weeks like this-- both good and bad. certainly george bush had one like this after 9/11 when the country came together. bill clinton had a week like this in reverse when the monica lewinsky scandal happened. but i must say, harry, i think this is bigger than whether it was good or bad for the president. i think what happened was an important moment in american history. i think it was good for the country. i think we needed this and i think it sent a message to the terrorists around the world that we don't give up. you know, we live in this fast food society where everyone wants to get everything immediately, twitter and all of that business. but the core value of this country is our determination and our resolve. and we saw that this week and the world saw that. we stu

and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. the more we know about these tornadoes that roared across the south, the worse the story becomes. as more bodies were found overnight, the death toll rose to 342-- 250 of them in alabama alone. that makes this tragedy the worst natural disaster since katrina, one of the worst weather disasters of all time. this morning, the people of the south will be going to church to mourn their dead, but in too many communities, there are no places to hold services. the governor of alabama, robert bentley, is with us. he's in rainsville, alabama, this morning. governor, what is the latest down there? >> well, bob, we're visiting the state. we've had a tragic event here in alabama. we've had numerous long-track tornadoes that have crossed the state. we now have 250 people dead... confirmed dead in alabama. we have about 1,700 people who are injured. and we have a number that are missing. that number is inexact. but certainly, the confirmed dead is 250. >> schieffer: what do you need, governor? >> w

captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now, from washington, substituting for bob schieffer, harry smith. >> smith: good morning and welcome to "face the nation." house majority leader eric cantor is here with us. but today, we're first going to go and get an update on this week's big story-- the joplin tornado, which took 139 lives. and that number is expected to get higher. president obama will be there later today to tour the devastation and speak at a memorial service. i spoke with the governor of missouri just a short while ago. governor, good morning. thank you for taking the time to be with us today. now that it's almost a week since this tornado hit joplin, is it possible to put into words just the scope of the devastation and the human suffering that your city is enduring? >> well, with the focal point during the early part of the week and all the night last night into work, it has been hard to put into context how deep this destruction is. i think today's memorial service when people have a moment to pause f

and now from washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. newt gingrich joins us live in the studio here. mr. gingrich, let's just start with the overnight news. mitch dan yells, the one that a lot of republicans, establishment republicans and especially a lot of people who had supported george bush last time out were really putting pressure on him to run for the republican nomination. he said last night he's simply not going to do it. what do you make of that and what is the impact of that? >> i think mitch has been own reasons for not running. but he is one of the great reform governors in this country. his educational reforms are remarkable. he's done a great job of bringing jobs to indiana. his privatization program on highways is really a benchmark for the country. he has a great future, and i think he'll play a major role in designing a platform and a major role in helping other people learn that you actually can govern and you can actually be creative. i think the scott walkers, the john kay sick, even chris christie learned something

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little bit of a background role here if you will and make sure that the david martins and the bob schieffersnd the lara logans of the world tell the folks at home what they need to know. >> scott pelley officially takes over the anchor chair on june 6th. katie couric's last day hasn't been announced. we'll be right back. eyewitness news at 6. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for eyewitness news at 6. >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for eyewitness news at 6:00. more bad news for bay area homeowners, more homes of under water and the math to decide when it give up. >> it's not jus big, it was historic. we'll look at the double-decker addition to bay area flight options. that and more at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> well, they say a secret honeymoon but we know about it so how secret is it? for the most famous newlyweds in the world. prince william and catherine returned to normal life or as normal as life can be after their marriage. now the prince is off for two weeks from work. so where did this get? mum's the word at buckingham palace but unofficially, the cab lloyds say there are reports the coup

he was asked about that this morning on face the nation with bob schieffer. let's take a look. >> you said it's too big a job, it's too radical. are you saying now it's not too radical, it's not too big a job. >> i think it is a big plan that needs to be worked through with the american people. in that process, it will clearly be modified. and i think if republican as approach it that way and have a conversation with the american people, we will, in fact, totally defeat the democrat scare tactics and the american people will give us permission to have a very significant reform of medicare. >> mitchell: john what is your take on the accusations that newt gingrich on this issue is a flip-flop? >> well s his big problem is with his own party the last week conservatives have been coming after him saying he has undermined republicans in their big philosophical debate with the president and that he has given sound bites to the enemy on this question of medicare reform. so gingrich is trying to repair their saying that really his point was about tactics. that this i

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let's have a big hand for bob schieffer, the host of "face the nation" and the pride of texas christianniversity. now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for a toast. in its 97 years, the white house correspondents' association has had only one toast and it's to the president of the united states, so let's raise the glass. mr. president, cheers. [unintelligible] ladies >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ when it hurtsnside you have to take a stand you don't have to hide if you hurt my friend, you hurt myride i am a real american fight for the rights of every man i am a real american caller ♪ >> everybody, please nbc. -- please have a seat. [applause] my fellow americans -- [applause] it is wonderful to be here at the white house correspondents' dinner. what a week. as some of you have heard, the state of hawaii released my long-form birth certificate. [applause] hopefully, this put all -- puts all dealt to rest. just in case there are any lingering questions, tonight, i am prepared to go a step further. [laughter] tonight, for the first time, i am releasing my fi

. >>> a programming note now, former house speaker newt gingrich will be bob schieffer's guest on "face the nation" this sunday on cbs. it is coming up on 18 minutes past the hour. let's go that away to betty nguyen, look at the rest of the day's headlines. >> good morning, guys. good morning to you. at least 15 people are dead in pakistan this morning following a terror attack on a tanker truck carrying fuel to nato forces in afghanistan. the tanker caught fire after a bomb attack. a militant group claimed responsibility. pakistani officials say the victims died when they tried to siphon fuel from the truck after the fire appeared to be out, but then the truck exploded. at least 14 other tankers were damaged in a separate bombing. >>> in syria at least 44 people are dead in another brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. the latest deaths come as thousands took to the streets after friday prayers. it was one of the deadliest days since the uprising began two months ago. syria blames the deaths on what it describes as armed groups. >>> a three inch gash in the belly of the sp

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now here he is again this time in washington where he's filling in for bob schieffer on face the nationy. >> smith: politicians like to talk about kitchen table issues. there's no bigger kitchen table issue in this town than america's debt. we'll hear from president barack obama about that and go in depth on that subject with speaker of the house john boehner. that's later on face the nation. charles. >> osgood: thank you, harry. we'll be watching. and next week here on sunday morning, by design. our annual design issue. they're two of a kind. and, just like toddlers, puppies need food made for them. that's why there's purina puppy chow... with all the essential nutrients your growing puppy needs. purina puppy chow. >> osgood: we leave you this sunday morning in baxter state park in northern maine. where the moose are always looking to make a splash. >> osgood: i'm charles osgood. please join us again until next sunday morning. until then, i'll see you on the radio. with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have

let's have a big hand for bob schieffer, the host of "face the nation" and the pride of texas christian gentlemen, it's time for a toast. in its 97 years, the white house correspondents' association has had only one toast and it's to the president of the united states, so let's raise the glass. mr. president, cheers. [unintelligible] ladies >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ when it hurts inside you have to take a stand you don't have to hide if you hurt my friend, you hurt my pride i am a real american fight for the rights of every man i am a real american caller ♪ >> everybody, please nbc. -- please have a seat. [applause] my fellow americans -- [applause] it is wonderful to be here at the white house correspondents' dinner. what a week. as some of you have heard, the state of hawaii released my long-form birth certificate. [applause] hopefully, this put all -- puts all dealt to rest. just in case there are any lingering questions, tonight, i am prepared to go a step further. [laughter] tonight, for the first time, i am releasing my first birth video. [laug

she started september 5, 2006, over there at cbs replacing bob schieffer at the time. come up with a good sign-off. she simply said i'm katie couric, thanks. for watching, good night. those decisions are way above our pay grade so we don't know much about that. >> we wonder, look around for clues so far nothing concrete but that would be nice to have her. >> and the first woman ever solo anchor the evening news. >> congrats to katie. >>> did you all see "american idol" last night? because we had a big elimination. it's down to two. sort of like the country fans that have really kept these two at the top. we're talking of course about haley reinhart, she was booted off and she seemed sort of shocked. am i the only one who seemed like -- she seemed sort of shocked. in fact, her face was sort of mad. >> was she a favorite? >> when they made the announcement, they're down to three. and everyone liked these three. but everyone seems to have a soft spot for scotty mccreery. his nickname is hottie scotty. he's really cute and his parents were there. i love to see the parents.

hosted by erica hill, along with chief washington correspondent and host of "face the nation" bob schiefferl be a part of it, too, asking questions submitted by you. so if you have a question for the economy, for mr. obama, on the economy, that is, you can e-mail it to us at cbsnews.com. you can also send it via twitter/theearlyshow. cbs town hall. you can do it facebook/earlyshow or on youtube.com/cbsnews. cbs news also will hold a town hall on the economy with key republicans early next month. >>> and coming up next, it is the long-awaited murder trial of casey anthony. set to begin as jury selection gets under way later today. we'll speak with one of her former attorneys right here on "the early show" on cbs. achoo! the seasons change, but we still may suffer from nasal allergy symptoms. they can hit you year round... indoors or out. achoo! oh to have relief. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms... including congestion, runny and itchy nose and sneezing. [ female announcer ] side effects may include headache, viral infection, sore throat, noseb

myself, along with bob schieffer and erica hill will be joining the president on thursday. russ? >> thanks, rebecca. also this morning, thousands of people living along the mississippi river are evacuating their homes for higher ground. as the river approaches levels not seen in decades. as many more are waiting for word on whether they should leave. cbs news correspondent mark strassmann is in the town of finley, tennessee, with the latest. mark, good morning. >> good morning, russ. just like people in this neighborhood, families in river communities all over are asking themselves whether it's time to go. and if they do evacuate, what they'll come home to. this is the mississippi's misery. in eight states, communities that live by the river now live in it. cody rodriguez boated bloated waters pouring into his grandmother's house. >> nobody that's alive has ever seen before. >> reporter: from illinois to mississippi, river communities grapple with unprecedented flooding. compare nasa's satellite images. the region's rivers at normal levels last year, and now. water seeping from b

. >> bob schieffer isn't here. >> i was disappointed. >> oh. >> you think you were disappointed?hey called me and they said, you want me to do what? i've got to go see who? >> harry just wants the sound bite. >> actually, i don't want just a sound bite. i want a string of sound bites. >> now you know what i deal with every day. and how many people have been on one of these tv sets before? anybody? a couple people. >> old hat here? >> have you ever noticed how cold it is on these things? >> the real test, though, is if you ever go to new york to watch letterman -- >> letterman keeps it at 40. >> the coldest studio ever. >> it's like being in an ice box. how many people are local and how many people are district? >> local first. >> local? how many local? >> photo spread. >> you look good. >> you're chance is coming. your chance is coming. >> that's terrible. >> whip out the cameras. go ahead. >> fire away. >> well, no -- all right. everybody say cheese. >> cheese! >> okay. now, put the cameras down. put them away, please. all right. all right. >> blackberries off. cameras away. >>

here we go with bob schieffer. >> a yearlong debate turned nasty yesterday.onstrators protesting the bill poured into the halls of congress shall think, "kill the bill." they hurled racial epithets at civil-rights icon john lewis of georgia. other legislators said the protesters spent on them. what lawmakers said it was like a page out of the time machine. >> what a load of course squeehorse-squeeze. john lewis has been a friend of mine for 30 years. he told me that he did not hear anyone hurl a racial epithet at him. there were tv cameras and microphones all over the place. not one audio, not one of video of the racial epithet being hurled at the congressman. not one picture or video of anybody being spit on. [applause] although, i am sorry to the front table here. [laughter] in referring to barney frank, you have to be careful not to say that he slurs his words. [laughter] if anybody was getting spit on, it was the guy in front of barney frank perio. [laughter] this one is tough to judge. actually, there was one judge's final ballot. i am always the last on

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schieffer: all right. mr. secretary, it's fun to have you back on the broadcast today. thank you so much. i'll be back in a moment. with some final thoughts. >> thank you, bob your advertising mail campaign is paying off! business is good! it must be if you're doing all that overnight shipping. that must cost a fortune. it sure does. well, if it doesn't have to get there overnight, you can save a lot with priority mail flat rate envelopes. one flat rate to any state, just $4.95. that's cool and all... but it ain't my money. i seriously do not care... so, you don't care what anyone says, you want to save this company money! that's exactly what i was saying. hmmm... priority mail flat rate envelopes, just $4.95 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. >> schieffer: finally this month we begin my 21st year as the moderator of face the nation. as i was looking over our broadcast for the past ten years i was struck by how much time we've devoted to 9/11 and its after math. from that sunday when we heard these chilling words from the president.... >> we're at war. >> schieffer: we have devoted more time this story and its after math than any other sin