chris lawrence for us on this story. at least part of the mystery is solved.re welcome. >>> you know about the cash for clunkers program. you get the cash, but what happens to everybody's clunker? our poppy harlow went to see demolition for herself. >>> senate negotiators get back to work on health care reform today. house lawmakers are going home for the august recess. the bipartisan group still searching for a compromise, there won't be a vote before the senate breaks for their august break sometime the end of this week. you heard the term blue dog democrats being held a lot. this group is critical in the debate over health care. cnn chief national correspondent john kooen explains the blue dog tag. >> you heard from voices familiar and some maybe not so familiar. democratic leaders in the house and senate, and republican leaders in the house and senate. if you're listening closely, it's also likely you heard the term blue dog democrats. individually most are not so influential, together their voices are proving pivotal. a new govern-run insurance program is

all right, chris lawrence, thank you, chris. >> yep. >>> heading over to the severe weather center now, rob marciano is standing by. you have windy and hot behind you. >> yes, i do. hey. >> i'm brilliant, aren't i? >> we've got windy and some hot, west coast and south. where it has been windy and hot lately. and the same spots that have received the thunderstorms the past couple of weeks got them again yesterday. check out the damage just outside of philadelphia. flooding rains there, 5 inches of rain coming down in a short period of time, rivers down up and over the flood banks and looking a little bit muddy, as well. also some wind damage across parts of not only jersey, but eastern pennsylvania, just outside of trenton, seeing some of this damage yesterday, also flight delay was a problem at the newark airport yesterday afternoon. let's go over that. flight delays right now at newark, as well. 30-minute delays there. san francisco seeing an hour 20 already. low clouds, bad visibility, fog there, this time of year for that, and also atlanta seeing 30-minute delays. let's look at the

chris lawrence, cnn, los angeles. >>> this is interesting, because we try and turn stories around asments ago that john mccain had told our own john king this weekend that the republicans have a very serious problem with hispanic voters or potential hispanic voters. he referred to it as a hole that republicans need to deal with. moments ago, john mccain was given an opportunity to vote yea or nay for sonia sotomayor and to our surprise, he voted nay but we haven't heard the sound yet. i'm told we are now able to turn that around so we can all listen to him. here is john mccain on the floor. >> regardless of one's success in academics and in government service, an individual who does not appreciate the common sense limitations on judicial power in our democratic system of government ultimately lacks a key qualification for a lifetime appointment to the bench. for this reason, and no other, i am unable to support judge sotomayor's nomination. >> we are going to be trying to analyze that for you here. again, that information just coming in, john mccain votes nay on sonia sotomayor's con

let's get straight to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence joining us on the phone from los angelesso, chris, give us some details about how this discovery was made. >> well, fredricka, after nearly 20 years of waiting and wondering his wife, his kids, fellow officers, finally have some answers. it has been an incredibly painful time for them. just not knowing what was happening with him. having so many different stories over the years. just to put this in some perspective, to go back that far, you're talking about a time when cheney was the defense secretary. when iraq actually had aircraft that could shoot down a u.s. jet. you know, you're talking january 1991. it was the first night of the war. he was piloting an fa-18 when an iraqi aircraft filed a missile that took him. his plane went down in the west-central part of iraq. i've been to that area. it is very remote. it's desert-like. nothing at all like fallujah and baghdad that we see so much in the news. over the years, his status has been just changing constantly. defense secretary dick cheney declared him the very first casu

pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is tracking these developments. he is joining us from los angeles. chris? >> reporter: frederica about a month ago, an iraqi citizen came forward and told the u.s. military about the possible location of captain speicher's grave. and it was in an area very close to where the military had found pieces of his shattered airplane way back in 1993. now the marines went to that part of the desert where another iraqi citizen told them he remembered an american jet crashing and told them he was there when the bedouins found captain speicher's body near the crash site and buried him there. so the u.s. military went out to that site and it took several days over the past week, but they did find captain speicher's remains. they found bone fragments, skeletal fragments, multiple skeletal flagments, actually. and then those were flown to dover air force base where the military medical examiner was able to match his jaw bone with captain speicher's accidental records and that's how they confirmed his positive identification. the f

chris lawrence has been following the story and joins us now live from los angeles. chris, we're also just hearing from the white house as well on this from president obama. i'll read the statement in a minute. what are you hearing from the pentagon? >> reporter: >> the big thing we just talked to the family spokesman a little while ago and they do expect to get a classified briefing from the military either monday or tuesday, but in his answer the one big question they had and they now know for sure that captain speicher did not die in some iraqi prison. this has been a mystery that has gone on for nearly 20 years and there were all kinds of questions, you know, was he captured, was he tortured? all this time the answer was buried in those iraqi sands, and it really all was solved by one single tip, when that iraqi citizen came forward and told the u.s. troops about that crash site, when the marines got there, they talked to another iraqi citizen who said he not only remembered that american jet crashing, but that he was there when they found him dead and buried his

all right, at the pentagon, chris lawrence for us. chris, appreciate it. afghanistan's national elections are being called a test of that country's young democracy, but will the results be respected? cnn's atia abawi talked about the voters, who shared their hopes and fears. >> reporter: little anich was out with his dad on voting day in kabul. they were among those that braved the polls after days of taliban intimidation and bloodshed. "what should we be afraid of? there is one life and one death. we are never scared. we've been here through all the wars. we never abandoned our nation." a nation that has seen 30 years of continuous violence, and thursday was no different. at least 26 afghans reported killed in election-related attacks. and the capital of helmand province, where the taliban are strong, rockets landed near a following station killing at least one child. even so, nanny women in the province defied the taliban and came out to vote. "the rockets are coming, and we don't care," she says. "women want to vote." when afghans come to vote, their fi

chris lawrence now tells us why. >> reporter: an ied explodes, and the only thing protecting americanfrom the blazing heat is a special fiber in their uniforms. >> they have a three to five second delay before it's penetrated which gives you time to put the fire out, reduce the burn to the soldiers. >> reporter: but this fireproof uniform is not made in america and may have to be removed over the few years. there's a fight over who gets to make these uniforms, a job worth hundreds of millions of dollars. >> some companies, like dupont, for example, have already lost hundreds of jobs. >> reporter: we traveled to north carolina state university where the army commission tests on fabrics from two dozen companies. >> whether or not it ignites, if it ignites, how long it continues to burn, the after flame. >> reporter: the heat and flame simulate fires on the battlefield. >> in ordinary clothing, a person would be burned in a fraction of a second. >> reporter: and sensors record how much of that heat hits the mannequin's skin. the fire's so intense, you can feel it through the protective g

let's go to our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. he's got some details. ris, what are you picking up? >> reporter: wolf, president obama's counterterrorism adviser calls al qaeda resilient and intent on carrying out attacks here. but he says they're going to continue to put, quote, unrelenting pressure on the group. senior intelligence and counterterrorism officials now say al qaeda remains dangerous but it's not the force it was. >> al qaeda has been seriously damaged and forced to replace many of its top-tier leadership with less experienced and less capable individuals. >> reporter: the president's counterterrorism adviser says key leaders have been killed in the past year, like al qaeda's expert on explosives and chemical weapons. an intelligence memo obtained by the federation of american scientists says al qaeda will continue efforts to attack the u.s. for 20 years but will rely more on conventional capabilities. to reduce the ranks of al qaeda's potential recruits, the administration plans to provide the kind of aid that strengthens people's faith i

. >>> our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence, what are they saying there, chris? >> reporter: i spoke with a senior defense official who said the reason you should care about this, even though he was based in pakistan, they believe mesud was responsible for coordinating a lot of the strikes against american troops over in afghanistan. he says this is an example to others of what happens when your name ends up on that high-value target list. on the other hand, we've also been taking a look at an asse assessment, a director of national intelligence that says even if the taliban lost that entire area in pakistan, lost control of it, they could adapt. they felt that because of recent gains by the taliban in the east and the south, that even if they had to move operations it might put them at short-term risk but they could adapt. >> i was struck this morning reading "the wall street journal." this interview that general stanley mcchrystal gave "the wall street journal," chris, in which he acknowledged rather bluntly that taliban seems to have the upper hand right now,

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chris lawrence is joining us. chris, what is the latest about this story? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the family tells us they expect to get a classified briefing from the military either today or tomorrow. but this discovery only answers some of their questions, not all of them. captain scott speicher's children were toddlers the day he disappeared. a nearly 20-year mystery. was he captured? tortured? all this time the answer was buried in the iraqi sand and solved by a single tip. >> it's a bittersweet ending. i mean, it's great that we have finally accomplished an ending. but it is bittersweet. >> reporter: last month, an iraqi citizen told american troops about the crash site. when the marines arrived, another iraqi said he was there when bedouins found captain speicher, already dead and buried his body. searching the site, u.s. troops found multiple skeletal fragments and bones. and when military investigators compared captain speicher's dental records with the recovered jawbone, it was him. >> the whole family is just so grateful that the navy stayed

chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> counting all the ballots in afghanistan is going to take a fewys and areas outside of kabul, though, election workers are dealing with spotty communications and very little electricity. they're counting ballots by hand and on top of that, talbnts militants have declared war on the election. afghan officials say 26 people were killed yesterday as millions braved their ways to the polls. >> afghan people did rockets, bomb bombs and came out. we see what the turnout was. >> president karzai is eyeing a second term, but a runoff is possible. afghan election officials say we could know the first preliminary results by tuesday. >>> well, doctors' salaries, how do they play into health care reform plans? we're talking to an expert who has a unique perspective on this debate. he's a doctor and a ceo. (announcer) the brands you love cost less at walmart. and people love fruit of the loom underwear. ♪ i love the nightlife get all the latest colors and styles at an unbeatable price. save money. live better. walmart. so? mmmm ok. you were right. these health

as chris lawrence reports, the pentagon finally got the break it needed last month. >> reporter: don, the family tells us they expect to get a classified briefing from the military monday or tuesday, but now they know one thing for sure, he did not die in some iraqi prison. his children were toddlers the day he disappeared. now his remains are coming home to college students. a nearly 20-year mystery. was he captured? tortured? all this time the answer was buried in the iraqi sands and solved by a single tip. >> it's a bittersweet ending. i mean, it's great that we have finally accomplished an ending, but it is bittersweet. >> reporter: last month an iraqi citizen told american troops about the crash site. when the marines arrived, another iraqi said he was there when bedouins found captain speicher already dead and buried his body. searching the site, u.s. troops found multiple skeletal fragments and bones, and when military investigators compared captain speicher's dental records with the recovered jaw bone, it was him. >> the whole family is just so grateful that the navy stayed on

as cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence reports, the pentagon finally got the break it needed last month. >> the family expected classified briefings monday or tuesday. they know for sure captain speicher did not die in some iraqi prison. captain scott speicher's children were toddlers the day he disappeared. now his remains are coming home to college students. a nearly 20-year mystery. was he captured? tortured? all this time the answer was buried in the iraqi sand and solved by a single tip. >> it's a bittersweet ending. i mean, it's great that we have finally accomplished an ending. but it is bitter-sweet. >> reporter: last month an iraqi citizen told troops about the crash site. when the marines another iraqi said he was there when bedouins found captain speicher, already dead, and buried his body. searching the site, u.s. troops found multiple ankle tan fragments and bones. military investigators compared captain speicher's dental records with the recovered jaw bone. it was him. >> the whole family is just so grateful that the navy stayed on this. >> reporter: but the military

live to cnn's pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. he's watching this test of wills. 's going on, chris? >> reporter: there is a real race against time going on to open more polling place and convince the afghan voters it's safe enough to cast their ballots. on one side, 17 million registered voters. >> there are obviously adverse circumstances. >> reporter: security rehearsals are under way for next week's vote. afghan positions will take up positions closest to the pollings. american troops will hang back read zi to respond if there's trouble. >> there is a tiered security arrangement so, i think the potential is there for a quite credible election. >> reporter: the taliban controlled much of helmand province and through intimidation or outright violence could exert huge influence over who votes there. one analyst who supports the administration's strategy says the taliban are now being continue fronted. >> for too long we ignored it and now we're trying to get the situation back under control. >> reporter: u.s. marines have been in fierce battles this week trying to

chris lawrence join us us now with more. chris, good morning. >>> hey, good morning, joe.ighting over in afghanistan, there's another battle going on right here over who gets to make the uniforms that can save their lives? an ie derks explodes. the only thing protecting the americans from the blazing heat is the fiber in their uniforms. >> three-to-five second delay before it's pin traited which gives you time to put the fire out and reduce the risks to the soldiers. >> this is not made in america and may have to be removed from the uniform in a few years. there's a fight over who gets to make these uniforms, a job worth hundreds of millions of dollars to congressional districts and board rooms. >> some companies have lost hundreds of jobs. >> we travelled to north carolina state university where the army commission tests on fabrics of two dozen companies. >> whether or not it ignites, if it ignites, how long it continues to burn, the afterflame. >> the heat and flames simulate fires on the battlefield. >> a person would be burn in a fraction of a section. >> record how mu

chris lawrence for us this morning at the pentagon. thanks so much.e front lines in afghanistan. a helicopter attack team comes across men on a road. they say they were insurgents setting up a bomb and here is what happens next. >> it's a guy in the road. >> it's a guy in the road. >> you guys got the guy in the sights. >> roger. >> okay. >> fire? >> you're good to fire. >> roger. >> all right. the explosion, the sound of gunfire. the pentagon says it happened in southern afghanistan. the video comes straight from the camera mounted on the helicopter's gun. we'll talk more about how the pentagon is trying to turn things around in afghanistan. we have author peter bergen joining us from kabul. >>> gasoline prices rose more than 15 cents in the last couple of weeks. aaa reports the average price for a gallon of unleaded is $2.65. demand for gasoline is actually down so far this month but the price still getting higher because oil prices keep going up in anticipation of an economic rebound. >> all right. weather across much of asia, typhoon battering jap

our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has the story. >>> and does forensic science make or breaksi"? we'll take you inside a real-life crime lab. >>> four u.s. soldiers are facing charges stemming from their alleged treatment from a subordinate in iraq. >> reporter: they're accused of cruelty and mal treatment. all four soldiers have been removed from their unit in iraq and investigators are asking a lot of questions. these soldiers are accused of ridiculing and verbably abusing their subordinates and physically punishing them. now, we're not talking kidding. a senior official described the physical punishment as undue calisthenics. the key here is how the army found out about this, which may point to a bigger story. a youj named private kiefer wilhelm died in iraq about two weeks ago, a young kid, about 19 years hold, and he'd on been in iraq about two weeks when he died. he did not die from a combat injury, and the army was investigating it as a possible suicide. in the course of that investigation, the officials found out that the four soldiers may have mistreated private wilh

chris lawrence takes a look coming right up. >>> good morning to folks on capitol hill.ammer their way through health care legislation and what's going to happen with the cash for clunkers bill. sunny and 77. later today a chance of storms and a high of 90 degrees. we're back with the most news in the morning. tweets and status updates could end up being offlim limits frome military. they're tack taking a risk after the marine banned logging onto facebook and twitter on their networks. krirs lawrence, i take it you're not tweeting with them today. >> not on their computers. we're going to have food it on the pirnl computers. that it's caveat. they can still get on their laptops at home and still get on myspace and facebook. what they cannot do is get on the marine corps computers. all the sites are now off limits for at least one year. at which point they'll sit back an reevaluate. the interesting thing is when you look at what the order says, these internet sites are a proven haven for malicious content. targeting by adversaries. so very harsh language in the order basi

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. >> chris lawrence, thank you so much. 30 minutes past the hour. we check our top stories. republicans, president obama wants your support on health care. with or without it, though, there will be a system overhauled by year's end. president out on msnbc at some point he may consider an alternative course to buy pauy partisanship. failure is not an option. >>> according to triple a, the average national for a gallon of gasoline is now up. $2.61. that's up 2.5 cents overnight. the price increasing for the 16th straight day. >>> aerosmith front man steve tyler taken to the hospital overnight after falling at a concert. a fan said the 61-year-old singer fell off the stage backwards after trying to entertain a crowd after a sound system went out. the hospital is not releasing any information on his condition. >>> it's good to be bill clinton after bringing two american journalists back from north korea, the former president is back in the spotlight and ready to do more for the current president who called to say thanks for the rescue mission. >> i didn't have a lengthy conversa

chris lawrence, cnn, ft. hood, texas. >>> one more story on the economy.the conference board said its report on the leading indicators and activity rose again last month. it was up just over 0.5%. less than expected, but the report still indicates the recession has bottomed out. >>> people in india are getting the keys to the nano, the cheapest car in the world. what does it mean for the u.s. auto industry? clark howard breaks down how the new car might help your wallet in the future. >> the nano car. the world's cheapest automobile is now in people's driveways in india. this car that you can buy in india for $2,500, that's right, a full four-door car, seats four people, a fifth you don't. is now available and selling like crazy. can and you may wonder, why am i telling you about a car that is only available in india. big news. this car just passed the european union safety and crash test. which are somewhat similar to ours and europeans are already buzzing that they're going to be able to buy a car that even with the modifications for europe, will end up

we'll get the details from chris lawrence now. >> reporter: the army needs officers. and it's launching the first ever ad campaign to recruit them. >> put a lot of thought into it and i'm not one to be a part of the army. >> reporter: the goal, change the minds of college students like these. >> then i heard the commercials and then i thought about it more, but it still wasn't enough. >> when they thought they were seeing just another army ad, they would shut it off immediately. >> reporter: so ad agency designed a new campaign targeting ambitious students and creative thinkers. >> they are mentors, managers, and decision makers. >> reporter: some feature civilian corporate executives with experience as officers. >> we want to let people know that you don't have to stay in for 30 years and become a four-star general to achieve great things. >> reporter: the army has a goal of getting 90% of the enlisted soldiers with high school diplomas, it's missed that goals three years straight and now the pentagon is adding more than 20,000 soldiers next year, meaning more than e

chris lawrence, cnn, los angeles. >>> stunning development in a story we've been following since junehe murder of a fa fellow sailor committed suicide. jonathan cam poes stuffed tie let paper in his mouth. he was charged with the death of provos, who was gay and his family said he complained of being harassed days before his death. the navy has no record of a harassment record. faced an investigative hearing in the coming weeks before he took his life. >>> a rough time for folks aboard a continental flight. the plane veered off course for an emergency landing after sudden severe turbulence injured 24 people. it touched down in miami before dawn with ambulances and stretchers standing by, even an airline catering truck was pressed into service bringing passengers down on the elevated lift. four people aboard were seriously hurt. hitting the ceiling getting knocked unconscious by flying debris. it's a really emotional and terrifying experience. >> went down and so bad -- >> so scary. >> all of the people so scared, all the people. >> did you have any injuries? >> many many people, many

let's go to cnn correspondent, chris lawrence. >> reporter: the u.s.y is tracking these two subs. this show may be designed for the eyes of other countries. on the surface, it seems threatening, two russian attack subs patrolling a couple hundred miles off of america's eastern seaboard. dig deeper. this may be an elaborate sails cruz. the russians bringing nuclear-powered submarines halfway around the world to show them off for potential buyers. >> this particular submarine are the same type that india is looking to purchase. >> reporter: and the same type that malfunctioned last year killing 20 people on board. eric wertheim wrote a book on the world's combat ships. he says, by sending subs to the east coast. >> they are showing our submarines are still viable. our ships are still powerful and this is why you can still view russian weapons as something you can purchase. >> reporter: russian subs haven't been this close to the u.s. coast in over ten years. >> there is an effort to project force around the world. >> the pentagon says there is no threat.

let's go to pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence, working the story for us. chris?: wolf, u.s. troops could be on the move. just today the iraqi prime minister ordered more check points, random searches, and tougher vehicle searches all to improve security there. the families of baghdad's bombing victims came to collect the remains thursday after the deadliest day of coordinated attacks all year. now iraqis are blaming their own. "we warned the security forces not to be lax, but those troops didn't carry out their duties." >> reporter: the american commander in charge of training those iraqi forces admitted -- >> clearly there was a lapse in security. >> reporter: the bombs killed nearly 100 people and cameless than two months after u.s. troops left iraq cities. the americans are only minutes away but must wait until iraqis asked for help, which may not come until well after. >> we did request some intelligence and reconnaissance. they've also requested some medical assistance, which we provided as well. >> reporter: some blame prime minister nuri al maliki for push

>> chris lawrence for us. all next week.tan, the impact it's had on them and their families. >> back from the front lines in fighting the war at home. all next week here on the most news in the morning. >>> coming up to the top of the hour. it's friday, 7:00 on the east coast. i'm john roberts. >> i'm kiran chetry. disaster caught on tape. brand new home video showing for the first time the midair collision of the small plane and the sightseeing helicopter over new york's hudson river. that crash killed nine people. you can see the pictures, plus new questions about two air traffic controllers on duty that day. >>> pointed questions and heated tempers. that's what could greet president obama as he sneaks back to the debate heading to a town hall meeting in montana. hundreds of protesters expected to be there waiting. ed henry in big sky this morning talking to locals ahead of the president's trip. >>> the exfalcons' quarterback and exconsigning a deal with the philadelphia eagles. alina cho is joining us with reaction from p

chris lawrence tracking the story live at the pentagon.ittersweet has been used to describe what the family is going through. i would expect nor bitter than sweet. >> they expect a classified briefing from the military either today or tomorrow. they now know one thing for sure, captain speicher did not die in some iraqi prison. his children were toddlers the day he disappeared. now his remains are coming home to college students. a near 20 year mystery. was he captured, tortured? >> it's a bittersweet ending. it's great that we have finally accomplished an ending, but it is bittersweet. >> last month an iraqi citizen told american troops about the crash site. when marines arrived another iraqi said he was there when bedoins found his body. when they compared dental records with the jawbone, it was him. >> the whole family is so grateful the navy stayed on this. >> reporter: the military made mistakes starting hours after speicher was shot down when the pentagon declared him dead. >> the total u.s. losses are one aircraft and one individual

chris matthews is next. rage against the machine. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm lawrence o'donnell in new york in tonight for chris matthews. leading off tonight, face-off. we now know how to get your name and picture on the front page "the new york times." say something loud and nasty to a senator and they'll put you above the fold. if there is one lesson we've learned from all the angry health care town hall meetings, it is that it's a lot easier to get a crowd of people who are opposed to reform than a crowd in favor. the big question is how many of these noisy opponents have been organized into position by lobbyists and how many rely part of a genuine grassroots uprising. much of the anger has been fueled by lies and misinformation. here's a typical moment from senator ben cardin's town hall today in maryland. >> i think that the obama administration has already started to restore trust in health care by the -- >> missouri senator claire mccaskill and georgia congressman david scott have been been confronted by angry constituents and they'll join us in a moment. and r

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log on to pbs.org, click on "bill moyers journal" and you can see more from chris jordan and hear more from sarah lawrencelightfoot. i'm bill moyers and i'll see you next time. captioning sponsored by public affairs television captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> tell us your third chapter stories and view a web exclusive: chris jordan's "in katrina's wake." log on at pbs.org. >> jeff: i'm jeff yastine with a "nightly business report" news brief. the nation's unemployment rate dipped for the first time in a year, falling to 9.4% as american businesses cut 247,000 jobs in july. president obama welcomed the numbers, saying the worst of the recession may be over. wall street liked the numbers, too. the dow posted a triple digit gain, rising almost 114 points, the nasdaq added 27, while the s&p 500 jumped 13. the cash for clunkers program rolls on. today, president obama signed off on a $2 billion funding fill up. monday, we talk with a father/son team focusing on growth and value-- don and craig hodges of the hodges fund. for more financial news, tune in to "nightly business report" wee

i'm lawrence o'donnell in new york in for chris matthews. leading off tonight, taking a toll. for all the talk about how the rowdy health care town halls are stocked with ringers, so so-called astroturf rent-a-mobs, now there's evidence they're having their intended effect. a new "usa today"/gallup poll shows a margin of better than 2 to 1 independents say the town hall rantings of the stunningly ignorant protesters have made them more sympathetic to the protesters. and could that be because people like senator charles grassley of iowa, who is the senior republican on the senate finance committee who is supposedly seeking a bipartisan solution and who knows better, says things like this? >> we should not have a government program that determines you're going to pull the plug on grandma. >> there's room for legitimate disagreement about health care reform, but when a united states senator says you have every right to fear the government killing grandma, we've reached the point where the demagogues have seized control of the debate. in a moment we'll see if two members of congre

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i'm lawrence o'donnell in new york in for chris matthews. >>> leading off tonight, on the road again. with polls showing support for health care reform slipping, president obama hit the road again. this time in belgrade, montana. the crowd was much friendlier than those rowdy town halls we've seen from members of congress, but the president finally did get a couple of questions that were not complete softballs. chuck todd joins us in a moment from montana. >>> plus, you know those end of life counseling provisions in the health care bills which republicans like sarah palin have distorted into death panels? well, it turns out that republicans like sarah palin were actually for end of life counseling before they were against it. that's just one of the inconsistencies we'll discuss with an opponent of reform, republican congressman john culberson of texas joining us in a moment. >>> also, how far has he fallen? there is a report that john edwards is about to finally admit that he is, indeed, the father of his mistress' child. so where would we be if edwards had not been so decisively rej

lawrence o'donnell. see you back here tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. "hardball with chrishe crowd. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, health menace. those angry, noisy, shout them down protests at congressional town halls are beginning to be a lot more about things than health care. they're about those that are not rooting for the health of this president and his future. they're about a deep political and cultural divide in this country. >> silent no more! silent no more! silent no more! silent no more! >> as i said, these people do not want barack obama to succeed as president. these mob scenes are about end of life issues with some republicans saying that government wants to off old people or at least get them to off themselves and about whether taxpayers will have to pay for someone else's abortion. we'll talk to two senators about the latest front in the political culture war. also, about this cash for clunkers program, which car buyers seem so gung-ho about. >>> also, who is behind those protests at congress

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