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their boss publicly evolving, 18 months evolving, and casey hunt from the associated press is with usl and editor-in-chief of thinkprogress.org. all right. talk about the politics of this. faz, i want to start with you. what's worse here for the president, not having a position or not answering -- answering whether he gets finished evolving on this or not? or taking a position for or against? >> well, the hard part of this is that everyone seems to think that obama has a stance on this. it's internal. it's probably for probate mark and the fact he withholds it says he's concerned about political read realities. in 2002, spoke about an issue, he didn't think he would be president, wasn't worried about battleground states and that was what made people feel excited about him. i would hope he would suggest what's in his heart and let it out. >> gay rights, october 2010, same-sex marriage, speaking to bloggers, december 2010 signs repeal of don't ask, don't tell. they take credit for. it was congress. sort of, a lot of people thought the president had to get dragged into making that. some

welcome casey hunt, reporter for the "associated press." tucker carlson editor of daily caller. da focusing back on the underwater mortgages. but clearly the campaign has tried to raise money on this statement he made to abc. >> sure. they have acknowledgeded straight up they have in fact seen a cig can bump up in the fundraising. even in the past day or so since this has come out. they saw a huge bump in the first 90 minutes after his announcement he was going to support gay marriage. they are looking to try to revive some of the gas roots enthusiasm they have gotten from 2008. this is something that is focused at talking to the base of the party. the people that he needs to get excited. an you saw him in california with clooney, last night, which is another set of folks he is looking to get interested an engaged. this is an issue they care about. >> bret: $15 million interested. >> struckingly high percentage of obama bundlers are gay. a big con stitch when i? the democratic party. support for gay marriage is increasing. there are fundraising advantages to this position. i am s

i am joined by casey hunt and karen finney and robert trainen.ok.com/now with alex. good morning or good afternoon to you, andrea. >> good afternoon to you. coming up, just in that pro romney super pac rejecting the proposal to link president obama to jeremiah wright. joining us tim pawlenty. also georgia congressman john lewis on voting rights under attack. more on our breaking news, remembering the queen of disco, donna summer, dead at 63. andr andrea mich"andrea mitchell repg up next. [ sneezes ] ♪ got it all. here. have a good day, honey. i love you, ok. bye, mom. [ female announcer ] sam's mom is muddling through her allergies. what can she do? she can get answers at walgreens. with guidance and information to help her make informed choices for her allergy needs. like zyrtec -- with the strength of 24-hour zyrtec, you get relief from your worst allergy symptoms, indoors and out. right now, get a 40 count bonus pack for just $19.99. ♪ find answers at walgreens. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... ame

associated press's casey hunt wrote today in her tweet, campaign staff and volunteers trying to physicallynt reporters from approaching the rope line to ask questions of romney. the wall street journal sarah murray wrote press lead on the romney bus announces no questions that our decision, a reporter asked. romney campaign spokesperson said it was an error but all this suggest a campaign determined to keep the candidate on message and not talk about the topic obvious to everyone else, bain capital. >>> that was impressive from mike huckabee in 2008. i want to go to kornacki, a good reporter. this four corner offense against romney on what he did and how many jobs he cost people in real life situation says hurting him so much he dare not speak? >> you know, the problem that i have with the idea that they think they can run the clock out on this is this was the major line of attack that democrats used when he ran for office in massachusetts in 1994. using it again in 2002. >> it worksed. >> it is obvious it is coming and the idea if the campaign has this thought that we can just sort of kee

joined now by david corn and casey hunt.od to see you guys. >> good morning. >> so it was -- joe scarbrough said booker had no choice. what do you make of that? >> i'm sure he heard directly from the obama campaign because it cut right against the message that they've been pushing last week and this week, which is that mitt romney was a vulture capitalist when he was at bain. it wasn't his job to create jobs but to maximize profits for investors and occasionally that went laying off people at the companies that he bought while bain would make tens of millions of dollars in fees for managing these places. so it cut against and threw up all this dust in the air. just this morning, the obama campaign is scheduled to have a campaign call with reporters to promote that video that you just showed about one of these cases that went very badly. it was used back in the 1994 campaign when romney tried to unseat ted kennedy and the kennedy folks used that very, very effectively against mitt romney. >> does booker have a point here? it'

contributor robert traynham, casey hunt of the associated press is, henry blodget co-founder and editor-in-chief of business insider and author of the maturation of the billionaire boy man. it's friday, it's buzzy ben smith of buzzfeed. at this hour, investors are friending facebook trading at $38. this morning, mark zuckerberg rang the nasdaq opening bell from a huge party at facebook's california hq. the initial public offering is the largest ever for an internet company. it raised $16 billion and valued the company at more than $100 billion. henry, welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> there's lots to talk about as far as the business model here and the valuation. but i thought about this. i'm skipping right ahead to the story of an american company. and sort of what this represents for us. i mean, i think we all watched the big party this morning when zuckerberg rang the bell and it is really the story of mark zuckerberg, the kid who invented this in his dorm room has come full circle. >> it is a great american story especially given the troubles in the economy for the last few

." >> and joining me today msnbc contributor robert traynham, casey hunt of the associated press is,nsider and author of the maturation of the billionaire boy man. it's friday, it's buzzy ben smith of buzzfeed. at this hour, investors are friending facebook trading at $38. this morning, mark zuckerberg rang the nasdaq opening bell from a huge party at facebook's california hq. the initial public offering is the largest ever for an internet company. it raised $16 billion and valued the company at more than $100 billion.

and we have casey metcalf from lake wood, colorado. enjoys, fishing, hunting and hugs.l right with me. madeline, sweet madeline from helena, montana. 104 years old was a teacher and has a glass of milk every night before she goes to bed. now back to new york where they have a thing. >> all right, willard, thanks >> live, local, latebreaking. to 11 news todayr in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara it back to reality on the roads to if you are going to travel on i-95 southbound, accident prior to eastern. harford county line. delay is showing up on the north side outer loop along with the west side. as we view a live picture, severn river bridge, watch for eastbound delays due to an accident. now let's look at weather with ava. >> at least it is at dry start to the morning commute. maybe cranking up the air conditioning are ready to 81 degrees is the temperature downtown. mid-to-upper-70's along the eastern shore. high temperatures are pushing up near 90 degrees near baltimore today. upper 80s in southern maryland. baltimore could have scattered thunderstorms l

and we have casey metcalf from lake wood, colorado. enjoys, fishing, hunting and hugs.right with me. madeline, sweet madeline from helena, montana. 104 years old was a teacher and has a glass of milk every night before she goes to bed. now back to new york where they have a thing. >> all right, wi they have a thing around their lip. >> charlize theron joins us next. >>> good morning, it's 8:26 on this tuesday, may 29th, i'm aaron gilchrest. it's a tough commute this morning in standia let's go to danella sealock. >> still seeing eisenhower avenue closed in both directions, at metro road and connector road. due to a fire in that area. if you're getting to the van do metro station, take van dorn street. and chuck brown's viewing takes place at the howard theater. seeing big delays along florida avenues, as well as closures on 7th and 8th tweet florida avenue and s street. please give yourself extra time and avoid the area if you can. >>> >>> good morning, right now we're in the 70s, and it is humid, we have a lot of sunshine, it should be in the 80s by noon time, near 90

and we have casey metcalf from lake wood, colorado. enjoys, fishing, hunting and hugs. sweet madeline from helena, montana. 104 years old was a teacher and has a glass of milk every night before she goes to bed. now back to new york where they have a thing. ll>> r aig>> >>> it is 8:26. i'm marla tellez. good morning. this morning, a scandal involving former alameda supervisor takes a new turn. five finalists vying to replace her will be interviewed this afternoon. county supervisors are set to announce a final decision june 5th, swear in the choice june 12th. lockyer resigned after reports about drug abuse and an affair with a drug addict. she's married to the state tresh are your, bill lockyer. >>> let's check the commute. a lot going on in the south bay. >> a lot of icons in the south bay. all of the accidents are moving to the shoulder as we speak. chp says doesn't worry about the lanes. not so bad for traffic tuesday. congestion continues to build. southbound 101, stall and into mountain view, the peninsula slow down, and getting there, the dumbarton reopened this m