ambassador caroline kennedy? we first saw her of course at the president's daughter with the irrepressible smile. could she be representing america in japan? abc's david muir with the late-breaking story. >> great to see you. abc news has learned this move could be imminent. caroline kennedy, very likely, the next ambassador to japan. the white house wouldn't comment today, but we got a hint from caroline kennedy herself that she'd be willing when we sat down with her a long time ago. -- not long ago. abc news learned the white house has talked with caroline kennedy about the idea of becoming the u.s. ambassador to japan. the president is expected to nominate her for the post and we've learned she's expressed a willingness to accept it. a post we asked her about when we sat down with her just a couple of weeks ago. i'm curious, what does "ambassador kennedy" sound like to you? something you're interested in? >> i have supported this president since early days. so that would be great. nobody has asked me, so, you

like her mother, intensely private, caroline was still a kennedy. the question of her role became inevitable. >> has the torch been passed to caroline kennedy for future public service? >> oh, i don't -- well, i hope. i think there are many ways to serve. my uncle sets a tremendous example. >> reporter: in 2008 at the height of the obama-clinton primary battle she jumped into the fray, comparing obama to her father. >> fortunately there is one candidate who offers the same sense of hope and inspiration. >> reporter: a new high profile. >> please welcome caroline kennedy to the podium. >> reporter: led to a brief exploration of running for the senate to replace hillary clinton. elective office not a natural fit for this kennedy. but diplomacy, her grandfather was ambassador to great britain before world war ii. her aunt jean was bill clinton's ambassador to ireland. half a century after her father's assassination with her brother, uncle and mother now gone, caroline kennedy is ready to serve, most likely in japan, a country that loves political names

. >>> camelot east, is caroline kennedy the next u.s. ambassador to japan? >>> and two months since leaving the state department, hillary clinton about to reemerge this week, we'll tell you what other 2016 possible candidate will appear with her tomorrow. no it isn't leon panetta. and kick off our women in the world series with "newsweek" and "daily beast" editor in chief, tina brown. >>> plus let the good times roll, the 135th easter egg roll at the white house. as the president and first family throw a party for more than 35,000 children of all ages on the south lawn. it is wonderful to see all of you, welcome, you guys brought the great weather. >> today we want you to have a great time. we want you to run around, we want you to go over and see the white house gardens. >> but hoops time with the basketball editor in chief doesn't go so well. reports are he was only 2 for 22. >> and thankfully, on the mend -- an encouraging sign as louisville guard, kevin ware comes through surgery successfully. and the team hopes can even join them in his hometown of atla

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but we can say that caroline kennedy has been priming herself for a bigger role for the past couple ofrs. >> caroline was born. >> she was america's daughter with an early flair for poetry. she even named her famous pony macaroni. the white house was her playground. ♪ owe camelot >> reporter: but tragedy struck cam aa lot. had after her father's assassination and public childhood, she stayed out of the spotlight. she married an artist and had three children, mainlting a quiet life in new york. she joined boards of charity and raised money for what she champions, including literacy. >> on board the plane john t. kennedy jr. >> reporter: after the death of her brother, she became the last link to her father's legacy. almost a decade later she found her voice. in 2008, a dashing young first-term senator was running for president. for many, barack obama was recommend niminiscent of jfk fr 50 years before. >> fortunately, there's one candidate who offers that same sense of hope and inspiration, and i am proud to endorse senator barack obama for president of the united states. >> a year late

caroline kennedy. poems to learn by heart. we'll be right back. pçblm$dd t!8d",zm,xn9u( ( cheers and applause ) >> colbert: that's the report, captioning sponsored by comedy central (cheers and applause). >> jon: welcome to "the daily show"! i'm jon stewart. got a good guest tonight. mr. tom cruise will be joining us on the program. welcome to the show. once again having to start under just horrific events here in this country. i really hate the fact that i can cross reference my thought to so many other events that have occurred over the years of a similar ilk so i'm not going to. i'm just going to say this to boston: thank you. thank you for once again in the face of gross inhumanity inspiring and solidifying my belief in humanity and the people of this country. so thank you. (cheers and applause) for everything that you've done. (applause) an amazing -- that's quite a little city you've got going on up there. and you know new yorkers and boston obviously have kind of a little bit of a competition, often times the two cities accusing each

. >>> plus, is barack obama about to give caroline kennedy a major ambassadorship? "early today" is back in two. >>> welcome back to "early today." prosecutors says james holmes deserves to die for shooting 12 people inside a movie theater. officials will seek the death penalty. >>> the 21-year-old star of the mtv reality show "buckwild" has died. shane gandee was found along a dirt road in kentucky along with the body of his uncle and a third man. the reality star and his uncle were reported missing on sunday. >>> michael jackson is the subject of another lawsuit this time a civil suit brought by his mother against concert giant aeg live. the trial will examine if the company was criminally negligent in the hiring of his personal physician, dr. conrad murray. murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2011. >> caroline kennedy will soon follow in the foot steps of her grandfather. nbc news confirming she will soon be tapped to be the next u.s. ambassador to japan. >>> new jersey governor chris christie has signed a bill banning children under 17 using t

a democratic source says caroline kennedy has been asked to serve as united states ambassador to japan. the source says she is being vetted. back in 2008, her early endorsement of barack obama was a major boon to his first campaign for president. she delivered itwith her uncle ted. >>> check out this new picture of kevin ware, walking. just a day after he broke his leg at a very horrible injury. and it happened on live television. if you didn't see him get hurt, you're actually really lucky. it was one in which to cringe. it is very tough to watch. the reserve guard came down hard on his leg, snapping his shin bone. the bone broke through the skin and actually stuck out for all to see. it was so awful, of course, he screamed in pain, you're not going to see it in graphic detail, you can see the blurred image there. but just watching it, louisville coaches and players were reduced to tears. all you had to see was the reaction of those on the bench. everyone around him. ware underwent successful two-hour surgery after that. he is up and about and his team, the cardinals, well, they won t

. >>> caroline kennedy has been asked to serve as the u.s. embassador to japan. a democratic source told cnn that she is being vetted for the post, she is 55 years old and has degrees from harvard and columbia. >>> umbrella lined the sidewalks as the rain game in. the national weather service released 48 hour storm totals. the oakland airport, a inch of rain. but the east bay and bay area now drying out. >> let's talk more about that rain. our chief meteorologist is off, rosemary orozco filling in. >> we are done with the rain for now. i see more rain in the forecast in a few days. fog will be an issue. we have a lot of moisture that will linger so tomorrow morning low clouds and fog, you can actually be prepared for that tomorrow morning. right now a look at storm tracker 2. you see the final rounds of showers over and around the mountains, east of san jose. heading closer to i-5. backing it up, showing you this is the storm pushing off to the east. we are getting the final bits of wrap around moisture. into the evening, we will continue to dry out. a lot of lin

. >>> and caroline kennedy is out with her tenth book. this time an anthology of poems for young people titled "poems to learn by heart." she went through one of her mother's scrap books for inspiration. it includes entries from her own three children. that, my friends, is your dish of scrambled politics this morning. >>> now for a look at the national weather outside. it is finally here, april fool's, no joke though. >> no. >> nice weather. >> it is a big april fool's for everyone in the midwest. today is the white house easter egg roll. weather should be okay in d.c. for that but not for baseball game. these opening games are going to be frigid. let's start with the rain that moved through new england late yesterday. the showers came through pretty late in the day. that is moving up through the state of maine where it's raining hard. we even have snow micking in. it's cold enough. be careful driving up to 95. we have some rain from atlanta, exiting atlanta and georgia and south carolina. it's a little damp down here. that about does it.

caroline kennedy, the only living child of slain president john f. e never had a candidate who inspires me the way the people say that my father inspired them. but i do now, and his name is barack obama. >> she endorsed barack obama in 2008, was a national co-chairperson of his 2012 campaign. now, according to a democrat familiar with the discussions, he's asked her to serve as his ambassador to japan. the 55-year-old lawyer, mother of three, author of ten books heads the kennedy presidential library and is known for her privacy. but she's come close to running for office. last month on cbs she was quizzed about becoming an ambassador. >> are you interested? >> sure. >> do you like japan or canada better? >> what? i don't know. which is closer to 57th street where you are? >> some career diplomats say political patronage is a bad idea. >> the consistent and growing use of political pate roronage appoint outsiders into our diplomatic service has seriously weakened our diplomatic service over time and is continuing to do so. >> and johnson also says tha

president obama is set to name caroline kennedy, the daughter of john f. kennedy to serve as a u.s. ambassador, likely to japan. andrea mitchell confirms the news but an official from the white house is still weeks away. >>> a recent oil spill in arkansas is causing bernie sanders to renew his opposition to the keystone xl pipeline. the two-term independent from vermont was on chris hayes brand new show and said the u.s. should be looking forward when it comes to energy supplies and not backward toward crude oil. >> we now can do it. if there was a political will in the white house and in the congress, we can transform the energy system. we can create millions of jobs. we could leave the world and be an exporter around the world of that type of technology. that's the future. not oil. that's why the keystone pipeline should be defeated. >> you can watch his great new show, all in, with chris hayes every night at 8:00 eastern on msnbc. the place for politics. >>> today the republican run-off in south carolina between mark sanford and curtis boss particular, pollsters give sanford the

he once said he wrote it about a young caroline kennedy.ut of his own head. nor can people all over america. ♪ hands ♪ touching hands ♪ reaching out ♪ touching me ♪ touching you ♪ sweet caroline ♪ ba ba ba >> here is neil diamond. >> reporter: he would have no idea his song would still be playing long after that performance on "ed sullivan" in 1969. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: more than 125 million albums sold. and tonight, that song selling again. >> are you ready? ♪ sweet caroline ♪ ba ba ba >> reporter: all these years later, neil diamond now saying he'll donate all the proceeds of that song to the great town of boston. and so we choose neil diamond and his fans across the country for downloading that song again all to support boston. we needed the smile on a friday night. i'll see you a bit later here for that special "20/20," in an instant. for diane and all of us, good night. >>> breaking news tonight. someone snatched a 2-year-old child right off the street. >> we're live noont a neighborhood where the street has become a drag stri

. >>> caroline kennedy has been asked to serve as the u.s. embassador to japan. a democratic source told cnn that she is being vetted for the post, she is 55 years old and has degrees from harvard and columbia. >>> umbrella lined the sidewalks as the rain game in. the national weather service released 48 hour storm totals. the oakland airport, a inch of rain. but the east bay and bay area now drying out. >> let's talk more about that rain. our chief meteorologist is off, rosemary orozco filling in. >> we are done with the rain for now. i see more rain in the forecast in a few days. fog will be an issue. we have a lot of moisture that will linger so tomorrow morning low clouds and fog, you can actually be prepared for that tomorrow morning. right now a look at storm tracker 2. you see the final rounds of showers over and around the mountains, east of san jose. heading closer to i-5. backing it up, showing you this is the storm pushing off to the east. we are getting the final bits of wrap around moisture. into the evening, we will continue to dry out. a lot of lin

. >> caroline kennedy is expected to be the next ambassador to japan. she is the daughter of john f. kennedy. kennedy was an early supporter of president obama's candidacy. she compared mr. obama to her late father. and kennedy's nomination has not been finalized yet. >> still ahead, let it roll. the spring tradition at the white house. first lady's message to children at the easter egg roll. >> while the white house was busy with that event it managed to pull off an april fool's prank. >> i'm michael finney and "7 on your side" is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact on facebook and on twitter. i'll answer your questions here live a little later. >> i'm spencer christian looking towards the golden gate. we see mainly blue skies but low clouds are forming at the coast. what is coming our way next? i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up next. >> and coming at macarthur maze, normally cars are snaking for miles through the maze. pretty clear unless you are on the right-hand side of the screen heading

president obama expected to nominate caroline kennedy to be the next u.s. ambassador to that country. we hear the deal is not official yet. kennedy was a high-profile supporter of the president in 2008 and in 2012. kennedy would be our first female ambassador to japan. >> thank you, heather. time now to take a look at who's talking. this morning the big talker, the easter sermon given at the church where president obama attended. the reverend dr. lewis legion from st. john's episcopal church facing backlash for what some say are politics at the pulpit, attacking christians for their belief. but when fox news's ed henry confronted jay carney about it, this is what he had to say. >> was he surprised? were you surprised that reverend leon decided to get so political and attack leaders at one point saying they want blacks to be back in the back of the bus? sort of odd for easter. >> i wasn't there. i haven't spoken with the president. this was a sermon at a church here that's been visited by presidents of both parties for many, many years. and i think -- you kn

to "around the world ", right now in washington, sources are telling cnn caroline kennedy is being vettedambassador to japan. >> while she's worked for several new york nonprofit organizations, including the jfk library. >>> the bad news out of cypress might not be over yet. you might remember the country just struck a deal to bail out its failed banking system. it's going to cost some of the biggest deposit forors more tha% of their saving. >> if the bank needs more cash, it could take another 22% on top of that. those with the most in the bank could lose 60% of their accounts if things don't get better fast enough. >> can you imagine? >>> we're going to go to myanmar, the country's shift from strict authoritarian rule has brought about an amazing change. private newspapers. >> for the first time in almost 50 years, private daily newspapers are now being sold in the country starting today. it really puts an end to the state monopoly, until recently, reporters in myanmar, they face some of the harshest restrictions in the world. >> i heard that all of these editions from all of those news

looks like caroline kennedy is headed to tokyo. according to the "washington post" the daughter of the former president will be president obama's pick to be ambassador to japan. kennedy was an early supporter of president obama along with her uncle the late senator ted kennedy during the 2008 presidential campaign. caroline follows a long list of high-profile ambassadors to japan including former vice president walter mondale, mike mansfield and also howard baker. it's a high-level position. good for her. we'll be right back. >>> do you see the party ever pivoting or doing a 180 on gay marriage? >> they might. if they do, they're going to lose a large part of their base because evangelicals will take a walk. >> take a walk. welcome back to "hardball." social conservative wing of the republican party is not about to roll over and be ignored. as "politico" reports today they're sick and tired of gop autopsies that point the finger of blame for 2012 losses at them. anyway, culture conservatives like rick santorum and mike huckabee inte

looks like caroline kennedy is headed to tokyo. according to the "washington post" the daughter of the former president will be president obama's pick to be ambassador to japan. kennedy was an early supporter of president obama along with her uncle the late senator ted kennedy during the 2008 presidential campaign. caroline follows a long list of high-profile ambassadors to japan including former vice president walter mondale, mike mansfield and also howard baker. it's a high-level position. good for her. we'll be right back. 'cuz if my e gets stuck... [ booooooom! ] ...we hot water heaters can transform into rocket propelled wrecking balls. and if you got the wrong home insurance coverage, it's your bank account that might explode. so get allstate. [ dennis ] good hands. good home. make sure you have the right home protection. talk to an allstate agent. [ male announcer ] book ahead and save up to 20 percent at doubletree.com, so you can sit back, relax and enjoy. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. >>> d

looks like caroline kennedy is headed to tokyo. according to the "washington post" the daughter of the former president will be president obama's pick to be ambassador to japan. kennedy was an early supporter of president obama along with her uncle the late senator ted kennedy during the 2008 presidential campaign. caroline follows a long list of high-profile ambassadors to japan including former vice president walter mondale, mike mansfield and also howard baker. it's a high-level position. good for her. we'll be right back. yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ >>> do you see the party ever piv

. >> multiple reports that caroline kennedy will be the next u.s. ambassador to japan.he supported president obama early announcing his endorsement when the contest between obama and hillary clinton was tight. >> new jersey's governor chris christie has signed a bill banning kids under 17 from tanning booths. the bill came about when the tanning mom was arrested for bringing her young daughter to a tanning bed. >> white house spokesman felt he had to defend the president and joked "he didn't have time the practice, the guy's busy." and a column is already sparking a lot of debate. it was written by a woman who got married at 23. and she makes the case for marrying young. other columnists are picking up the thread. we're already getting some great comments. douglas k points out today's 23 is like 16 of previous generations. it's on our facebook page. don't forget to like us. i've been going around the country asking people to try on these amazing depend silhouette briefs. oh, it's cheryl burke! who's this guy? security. cheryl, hi! i know you don't need one but would you

ambassador to japan is going to be caroline kennedy. the daughter of former president kennedy. the easter ail roll at the white house, which shows a retreat or advance in the war on easter, but finally, the story i have been obsessed with for weeks did finally come to an end today when the 240-foot u.s. navy mine sweeper that had been stuck on a world heritage site coral reef for months, that finally got lifted off the darn reef for good. they had to cut the ship into pieces to get it unstuck, but as of today, that ship is in fact unstuck. they will pain a fine, apparently, for whatever damage we did to the reef, but so far, they'll still measuring the reef to tally up the damage. there's a lot going on in the news, political news and news news, but we're going to begin tonight with the murder of another public official, which is not the kind of thing we end up reporting on very much on this show because it's frankly not something that happens very much in our country. historically, we have had our share of assassinations, including high-profile ones, but generally speaking, to

caroline kennedy is being considered as u.s. ambassador to japan. her grandfather was roosevelt's ambassador to great britain. the ken klan included one president, three senators and five representatives. how about landrieu or pryor? those are the names democrats hope will help them win mid-term re-elections in red states. we are really red states. obama lost senator mary landrieu's home state louisiana by 17 points in november. his loss in senator mark prior's arkansas was even worse. 24 points. the big question, are deep roots and multigenerational name recognition a comforting blessing or a curse in the anti-establishment push for fresh faces? a recent article in the national journal got us thinking about it. here to help us break this down is nbc news senior political editor, mark murray. we might all recoil at the notion of nepotism in a if you going democracy, but in reality this happens more often than we think and for less than nefarious reasons. sometime we like voting for the guy we know. >> the reason it happens is name i.d. it is so hard

and the "washington post" reports president obama has decided to name caroline kennedy as the next u.sambassador to japan. the daughter of president john f. kennedy has been widely talked about as a candidate for the post. her support for president obama in 2008 campaign was seen as crucial. >>> and former secretary of state hillary clinton is reportedly set to deliver her first paid speech since stepping down as secretary of state. "the new york times" said she will speak april 24th before the national multihousing council in dallas. no word on how much she will receive but it is expected to be in the six figures. she is on her memoir for her time. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. lookin' good, flo! feelin' good! feelin' real good! [ engine revs ] boat protection people love. now, that's progressi

. >>> cnn lerndz that caroline kennedy is being vetted to be the united states next ambassador to japany recall was a key supporter of president obama's during the election. now this is a bipartisan thing, this kind of crony ambassadorship thing. former george w. bush chief of staff andrew card noted on this program that since the 1960s, about a third of diplomatic positions tend to go it political backers, not to career diplomats who have the experience. so a lot of people say this is ridiculous and it's bad. but card argue that's some nations prefer having someone in the ambassadorship who can get the president on the phone. well, outrage, ire, gaffe, war on easter. i think we overuse the word war in our culture. these are the words being used to describe the anger some feel after google chose to commemorate cesar chavez with a famous doodle instead of easter. i'm sorry we have to burst your bubble if you're among the outrage. we found that last time google actually honored east we are a dood sl more than a decade ago. so it's not a sudden snub. and moreover, we said, look, is this an

. >>> nbc news confirms caroline kennedy, the daughter of former president john f. been asked by the white house to serve as an ambassador most likely to japan. but, that's not official just yet. >>> and the white house is still closed for tours, but the white house easter egg roll went on as planned today. 30,000 people joined the first family for the 135th annual event. but the obama administration did take steps to save money today. press secretary jay carney saying 480 staffers at the office of management and budget have received furlough notices. they have to take unpaid days off. and michelle, more on that. jay carney also told reporters they are going to significantly scale back on equipment purchases, curtail staff travel, and reduce the use of air cards. >> don't move, seema, stick around. let's bring back christy and ron myer, talk about the budget cuts. is this the way the sequester should've gone? there was all this fear amongering about how planes were going to fall from the sky, et cetera, et cetera. that's turned out to be exaggeration, right? >> i do

could be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning if the exhaust pipe was blocked by the mud. >>> caroline kennedyd sending her to tokyo would continue a presidential tradition of appointing well-known american political figures to the post. >>> they say music soothes the savage beast, but who knew that beast just wanted to sing a duet. check it out. ♪ that is fred the bulldog, big fan of the three tenors apparently. a little bit of frustrated opera star, didn't quite make it. but he's doing well. >> so dramatic, looking longingly out the window. >> like jay leno at the end of that. do a split screen. >> same voiceover guy, good stuff. thanks. al, now a look at the weather? >> let's see what we have for you. talking about a risk of severe weather throughout much of central and southern texas today, and that is going to be making its way to the east. already we're seeing some good thunderstorms firing up, and up to the north into parts of kansas we're talking about snow with this system. we're going to be watching this make its way to the east over the next 24 hours, and as it does, the activity in

and a visit from the lovely caroline kennedy.ts that you viewers chose in "live"'s top teacher search. plus, "nurse jackie" star peter facinelli joins kelly at the co-host desk. all next on the emmy . ard-winning "live" now, here are kelly ripa and peter facinelli. [cheers and applause] ♪ kelly: good morning, it's tuesday, april 16. 2013. filling in for michael today is peter facinelli, everyone. peter: good morning. kelly: we'll get right to the dreadful news coming out of boston. horrible t the boston marathon. you cannot escape the images are graphic. they are spellbinding, if you will, and here i am again in a position where i find myself as a parent of three children, you have three children, and i am hiding the newspaper and the cover of the newspaper from my 10-year-old because i don't want him to know that an 8-year-old little boy died in that blast that was just waiting to give his dad a hug when he finished the finish line. and it's that kind of stuff that makes you scared as a parent. it makes you scared as a child and

a democrat familiar with the discussions tell cnn that caroline kennedy has been asked to serve as u.slin says kennedy is being vetted for the post. excuse me, i have to cough. so sorry. okay. i'm back. pope francis, let's talk about him celebrating his first easter mass before thousands this st. peter's square. among them, a physically disabled boy who the pope kissed after the boy was passed through the crowd. observers noted francis' interaction with the crowd and how it was a departure from his predecessor. the pope called for an end to conflicts in several parts of the world. >> translator: peace in iraq, that every act of violence may end. and above all, for dear syria, for its people torn by conflict and it for the many refugees who a wait help and comfort. >> the easter mass marked the end to holy week during which pope francis washed the feet of a dozen youths at a detention center. >>> our talk back question, is it racist t celebrate confederate war symbols? your responses next. acceler-rental. at a hertz expressrent kiosk, you can rent a car without a reservation... and with

caroline kennedy has been asked to serve as u.s. ambassador to japan.ar-old daughter of president john f. kennedy. an announcement could come in the next few days. >>> sea lion pups along the california coastline where they don't belong. this guy had to be rescued from a garden at a condo complex in carlsbad. so far, more than 250 stranded sea lions have been rescued this breeding season. scientists think there may be a shortage of food in their natural habitat. >>> call it the april fools' joke that launched 9,000 retweets. three words from lindsay lohan's twitter account, it's official, pregnant, dot, dot, dot. avalanche of comments from around the world. no comment from the troubled actress's camp. >> don't know how to judge between the real weirdness and joke weirdness, how do you gauge? >> i don't know. i don't -- >> we'll leave that there. >>> welcome back. okay. it's a tough disease versus a tough woman. gloria borges took on the fight of her lifer and decided to have fun along the way. dr. sanjay gupta has the story. >> on september 19, 2010, i

the idea sparked a sensation and soon dresses could be found on the likes of jacqueline and caroline kennedy. the queen of prep. she was 81 years old. >>> next, connecticut state senator, pushing for gun reform since the newtown massacre. what's she's got to say about state's gun reform overall and president obama's visit tomorrow? she's standing by live. >>> wheels up for stephen colbert. literally. wheels up. we'll give you the colbert report why he was riding around the capitol on this thing this week. good thing he was wearing a helmet. >>> stay with us. [ female announcer ] switch to swiffer wetjet, and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady ♪ who's that lady? [ female announcer ] used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet starts with a clean pad every time, and its antibacterial cleaner kills bacteria mops can spread around. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. ♪ lovely lady the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve

. >> bill: that it is -- was dedicated to caroline kennedy is where it comes from. >> song about her, >> how long has this been going on? you know, in boston? >> fifteen years. >> fifteen years. i am probably not the best source because i grew up a new york yankee fan. >> you. >> how did you get that job? you know better than anybody how sort of ugly that rivalry can be. >> it can be ugly. but it was really nice to see that. i think it capital tours almost better than anything else the unity, how the country is coming together and sort of thinking about boston and, you know, supporting them in this tough time. >> bill: absolutely. it was a great tribute, a great gesture and people really understood what it was all about. so we are going to have a lot of help later in the show too, from congressman michael capuano, the head of the massachusetts delegation will be joining us and democratic strategist, michael meehan will be in studio with us as well. brian, you and i can get right to the news of the day, but first dan always has the full court press. >> other headlines making news on th

caroline kennedy, a remarkable woman. everybody suddenly was pushing her.he didn't really know she wanted to be a senator. she is going to be a great ambassador to japan but i think when chelsea clinton is ready to be in public office, then let her run for public office, but -- >> i totally agree. >> why do we assume they should run for public office? just because of her last name doesn't mean she will be a good lawmaker or candidate for that matter. as she goes through this process by a public draw to public service for the fact of her last name, has she said i don't want to do public service and i want to be a hobbit and go off and make nls? millions? >> she did work at mckenzie in her 20s and now asking that point. don't do it because you have the name and do it something deep internally inside of you pushing you forward. what she says very candidly, she is searching for what that is and knows no time to waste and her entire generation feels that way. i need to do something and not sure what that will be. as the clinton cgiu university ideas you have to

if caroline kennedy is ambassador, national security is a big part of that portfolio. >> let's go, though1/2 months after 20 schoolchildren were killed in a mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school, connecticut lawmakers have reached a deal for what they call the toughest gun control laws in the country. in the new bill, includes a number of things including a ban on magazines that carry ten or more bullets. well, a grandfather clause will allow those who currently own those types of magazines to keep them if registered. the bill also creates a new registry for existing high capacity magazines. extends the state's assault weapons ban to include 100 new types of guns, creates a dangerous weapon offender registry, imposes immediate universal background checks for all firearm sales and addresses mental health and school safety measures. kind of sounds like something that maybe we all wanted after newtown for the rest of the country. but it appears less and less likely there will be dra mamati changes to federal gun laws. bipartisan plans to make gun trafficking a federal crime could be

now he was endorsed before he got confirm and so did vicki kennedy and caroline. because they could both run without losing house seats, there was no incentive. the republican side features three candidates. the navy s.e.a.l. turned businessman and former u.s. attorney and actor mike sullivan. the fact that republicans ended up with a competitive primary seems like arrested energy when you consider 150,000 primary voters will turn out today. before the boston bombings upended the race, it was known for not catching fire. both are competitive and william galvin predicts that they are likely to cast ballots today. turn out among registered independents. not only how many turn out, but where they vote. they can pick either primary. lynch needs them in the democratic primary to pull the upset over marky. he will overcome the fact that he's not a true conservative republican among the definition that is out there today. the big question, they will decide is the democratic nominee the heavy favorite or just a slightly heavy favorite. it depends on dave gomez. the republ

joe kennedy was popular in cambridge for year the. a lot of candidates ran for office. carolinet work out as a candidate. she didn't want to do it really. all the kennedy people. pierre salinger, o'donnell, teddy sorensen. all lost. there's no magic in these connections i don't think. >> there's no magic in the connections. think about it for a second. they get to come up to the plate and take a swing. some of them hit a ball and get elected. >> so it is a merit system. >> they get an advantage to the plate. no one is going to hold the bat for them and let them hit the ball. i'm never going to defend george w. bush policy wise but he got elected governor of texas twice. you can't be a dumb man to do that. >> he's a good politician. >> very good politician. jeb bush is actually probably a better politician but he'll never be president because his brother screwed it up. >> look, i mean, you know, first thing in politics is name i.d. >> absolutely. >> quite frankly, i mean, the kennedys and the clintonss, everybody, has given the press fascinating stories to cover. we like to cover