they were talking about going further and actually kicking him out of the democratic caucus in the house. those two moves would have meant if weiner would have wanted to come back to congress, he would be coming back with virtually no power and no party, really. >> as you know, jon, he wanted to hold out against the system. didn't want to resign. this has been going on about three weeks now. started to break over the memorial day weekend. i remember well when you interviewed him. and the first round of interviews coming out of this one, saying he was the victim here. he had no intention of resigning. but this pressure has continued to build with more and more information. more and more photos, coming out. >> reporter: it has. every day, there was another element to the scandal. the latest, when we saw the photographs he had taken of himself in the members-only

the idea that he would be kicked out of the democratic caucus is such a strong concept.cant, convicted of serious corruption and and didn't anthony weiner's case, he has not even been charged with a crime. this is a feeding frenzy going on around him because of the nature of what is going on and their revulsion with them, that is the only thing that could explain the idea that they could read -- that they want to get rid of the scandal because it is unpalatable. but what anthony weiner has done it is not something that he has been charged with anything, not corruption. if they kicked him out of that caucus, that would be setting quite a precedent for themselves about getting members -- writ of members of congress or punishing them. that would probably be a bad few others that would be kicked out. host: the state of new york is scheduled to lose two seats in congress because of redistricting from the latest census. tell us what the machinations are as far as this process and were rather representative weiner's district is in the cross hairs because of this controversy he

>> reporter: big closed-door meeting amidst the democratic caucus today on the hill, the first chance for weiner's democratic colleagues to weigh in on the scandal that many believe is weighing down the party, drowning out their message. they have a couple of options here. they can strip weiner of the seat that he holds on the house committee that he sits on. they could also kick him out of the democratic caucus, effectively making him a man without a party. these are all strong-arm tactics destined push him out and quicken his decision to resign. >> as more and more pictures come out, i think his case -- probably time to step aside. joel brown live in washington on this tuesday. hey, joel, thanks very much. >> thanks, guys. >>> in other news, the san jose city council will be voting today on mayor reed's budget proposal. the controversial plan includes deep cuts to deal with the deficit estimated at $115 million. it calls for an across-the- board 10% cut to pay and benefits for city employees and lay off more than 100 police officers, reduce hours for libraries and community centers

dana mentioned jim clyburn saying the house democratic caucus will have something to say about this.how that meeting goes. >> it won't be positive. >> stay with me. i want to go to some other stories. you know, mitt romney rolled into detroit today. remember, he was born in michigan. his dad once ran the american motors corporation in michigan. well, here's romney trying to explain why he opposed the bailouts that as we now know had a big role in saving general motors and chrysler. >> there are some things i'd have done differently. i wouldn't have just written checks like the bush and obama administration did right off the bat. i wouldn't have written those checks. i would have said go through bankruptcy directly on your own. and don't give the company to the uaw when you finish. those are things i would have done differently. >> a little testy with reporters there from governor romney. it's interesting because it's number one, most republicans. i mean, george w. bush started it but most republicans were flat out against it. they thought the government was intervening in the marketp

the idea that he would be kicked out of the democratic caucus is such a strong concept.he last person was jim traficant, convicted of serious corruption and and didn't anthony weiner's case, he has not even been charged with a crime. this is a feeding frenzy going on around him because of the nature of what is going on and their revulsion with them, that is the only thing that could explain the idea that they could read -- that they want to get rid of the scandal because it is unpalatable. but what anthony weiner has done it is not something that he has been charged with anything, not corruption. if they kicked him out of that caucus, that would be setting quite a precedent for themselves about getting members -- writ of members of congress or punishing them. that would probably be a bad few others that would be kicked out. host: the state of new york is scheduled to lose two seats in congress because of redistricting from the latest census. tell us what the machinations are as far as this process and were rather representative weiner's district is in the cross hairs bec

confident are you that the president is with you on that, you were there on thursday at the democratic caucus and this question came up. >> i am confident. i don't think there will be any tampering with the benefits. >> do you see some changes to medicare to find savings? the senate republicans have said that medicare has to be a part of the deal to raise the debt limit. and the president has proposed some changes. and i want to get your take, the president in the past has made dale de deals with the republicans and disappointed with the tax deal and as well as the inheritance tax. >> yeah, the president made clear to the white house that we are not supposed to talk about these meetings. but i am not telling you any secrets. because he said it before, that he will not agree to any extension of the bush tax cuts to high income people. as i said in my talks to tax reform, the upper income people have done so well on the average these last 10-12 years. while 90% of the population have had stagnant income. well for the upper income groups it's gone up. so we have more income disparity today than

. >> scott, he holds kind of a unique position in the democratic caucus.resident has a lot of critics on the right but wynner is one of his most outspoken critics on the left. wherever liberals feel that the president is straying too far from their principles in the pursuit of compromise. it's unclear how well he's going to be able to perform that role now, a role even the president has said is very important. >> pelley: nancy, thank you. dominique strauss-kahn got quite a reception outside of court in new york today. (chanting "shame on you") >> pelley: the former head of the international monetary fund listened to chants of "shame on you" from more than 100 hotel workers. strauss-kahn had just pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid last month. the lawyer for the alleged victim said today that she plans to testify. with the economy struggling, many are looking to the housing industry to build the foundation for a recovery. that story coming next. they us. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with yo

the bigger thing is they can actually throw him out of the democratic caucus, basically leaving him as a member of congress without power and without party. >> and there were new pictures over the weekend from the gym in the house? >> this really infuriates his colleagues. he took photos of himself apparently in the house gym, lewd photos. this is a members only gym. only members of congress, staff cannot even go in there with the sole exception of those who work in the house gym. >> have you seen it? have you been able to get in the gym in the house? >> not inside. we can see the nondescript door on the outside. it's a $240 a year membership, it's a nice gym, but they won't let the likes of me inside. >> a lot of people are surprised there's a gym. thank you for bringing us up to date. >>> we move overseas. abc news has obtained footage from inside syria where the government's crackdown on protesters has sent 7,000 people fleeing across the border into turkey seeking refuge. tonight, our alex marquardt is along the border with one refugee going to desperate extremes. >> reporter: this

that he was trying to preempt was was a planned meeting of the democratic leadership in the democratic caucus the purported purpose of that meeting was to talk about stripping anthony weiner of his committee assignments especially his position on the energy and commerce committee one of the most powerful committees in congress to basically kick him off of that committee now they put that story out what is that that's a pressure tactic to let him know very publicly that if he chooses to stay he's staying in a very hostile environment where whatever power he had at least in the halls of congress would be completely stripped of him so that he needs to think very seriously about this notion. that his constituents want him to stay maybe they do not have his colleagues in washington and erica what do you think i mean was that the right move should they have waited for this to blow over is something that rush or i know absolutely at this point i mean the bigger problem here is that yes he can work on getting veterans benefits and health constituents navigate through federal agencies as he should you

democratic party. not enough respect and not enough -- you have congressional black caucus coming out hard at democratic leaders and the president on the whole jobs issue. so it is a strain within the party itself also to also reach out to your base and make sure you're taking care of yours base, but right now the president still enjoys large approval readings among minorities as well as young people. >> if you look at the first two years of the obama presidency, immigration reform was put on the back burner for fear how it would affect white members of the senate and democrats do have to make a choice about whether they wherein vest their nrpg in the coalition of the past or what may be the coalition of the future. >> last night president obama got heckled actually from some gay and lesbian supporters at a fund raiser in new york. do we have time to listen to that? >> that's why i ordered federal agencies to extend the same benefits to gay couples that go to straight couples wherever possible. that's why we'll keep fighting unlg t until the law no longer -- i heard you guys. >> so this is about the lib

he appears to have, the support of the democratic caucus. announced there will be an ethics investigation. that may turn up facts we don't know about yet. who knows what will happen if that takes place. at the moment, you are not seeing high profile democrats calling for his resignation and i don't think you will. >> greta: he -- [ inaudible ] my ride is here i'm picking up a train. [ inaudible ] how is he to be taken seriously when he's been sending creepy pictures of himself to women? it is so creepy. i think that his rising star has just plateaued. >> i think you are right. it tells you something about the addictive quality of politics that he would want to day in the public eye after a moment like this. after a press conference like the one we saw today. the average person would hide under the bed or move to paraquay or remove himself from public view forever this is someone who seeks attention, regardless. however, i gotta say, people's attention spans are short and memories shorter. elliot spitzer has a television show. there are plent

he does not have a lot of friends right now in the democratic caucus. cans have been pressuring house democratic members who have received dough medicati donations from anthony wiener to give it back. you will probably see some more of those in the coming days. >> before we come very quickly to talk about any kind of punishment that he's likely to suffer following an ethics investigation, you interviewed him. i'm very jealous of that fact because i would have loved to of interviewed him. he denied all of this to you. as you sat across him, did you believe what he was saying as he answered your questions or as you looked into his eyes, did you sense this was a man who was deliberately being deceitful if. >> you always take everything they say with a grain of salt to use a cliche. obviously there is messaging and spin with everybody, but what was odd about this case was he had been reiterating this position. did he it with me and i sort of took him at his word at that point. the second question when i said it s that you in the photograph, and he said i cou

this comes before a meeting of the democratic caucus in the house today. set to take action again. congressman weiner facing pressure from his friends. from his family. from his colleagues in congress. he has decided to resign. i want to bring in my capitol hill correspondent, jonathan karl, with the latest on this. hey, jon. >> reporter: hey, george. this comes after this incredible pressure being brought down to bear on weiner. as you mention, the democratic leadership was threatening to take away his committee assignments. they were talking about going further and actually kicking him out of the democratic caucus in the house. those two moves would have meant if weiner would have wanted to come back to congress, he would be coming back with virtually no power and no party, really. >> as you know, jon, he wanted to hold out against the system. didn't want to resign. this has been going on about three weeks now. started to break over the memorial day weekend. i remember well when you interviewed him. and the first round of interviews coming out of this one, saying he was the victi

they could potentially have a vote to kick him out of the democratic caucus. leaders are going to meet here in about 20 minutes and are no doubt going to be discussing this. there will also be the first meeting in over a meeting. >> this has to be taking a toll on the congressman. >> i spoke to several people who have spoken to hum over the last week and weekend. and i have been told that he's in a sense of, quote, despair. another source i talked to said he's turbulent. very, very emotional. i'm told he really can't keep it together when he has conversations with his colleagues and with his friends. as you can imagine, he's in a very tough spot and that, you know in the words of another source, i he's kind of an emotional wreck right now. >> thanks. appreciate it have much. coming up, the president on the ailing economy. >> i will not be satisfied until everyone who has a good job that offers security has a good job that offers security. is so just how strulnerable is the president with voters when it comes to issues number one? plus, escalating bloodshed and

we put forth from the democratic caucus, a very ambitious and detailed agenda on how we can make things again in this country and rebuild manufacturing and lead the world in the manufacturing sector again. i hope it's not a republican or democratic idea, i hope people understand this is good for our country, good for our economy and i hope we find support on the other side of the aisle to make it a reality. i know a big piece of this is supporting small businesses, that's an important part of the manufacturing sector. i would like to welcome the gentlelady from alabama again and thank her for being part of this discussion and yield to her. . ms. sewell: small businesses play a critical role in our economy. they provide jobs and spur innovation and strengthen our economy. mall businesses are responsible for generating half of our nation's gross national prouk and for employing half of its work force. that's why i've introduced the small business startup savings account act. more folks would benefit if they were provided incentives to allow them to save money to start up a business. on av

the members, and james, this goes to your point a second ago, if he's not popular within the democratic caucus, the conference, won't the new york legislature, when it redraws the lines, say to itself, look, if we've got to sacrifice a democratic seat down state, anthony, sorry, your district is going to disappear. >> i'm sure weiner's democratic colleagues would like him to just go away at this point, and not have to defend him as a symbol of bad judgment and excess in other races. but let's be clear. he didn't -- what didn't he do? he department father a love child with his housekeeper or his campaign videographer. he didn't leave an impeachment drive against the president while carrying on with a house staffer. but he lied about it, repeatedly, and for that reason, eliot, i think you're right, voters may not get a shot at him. >> rick, real quick -- >> i don't know to answer this. is it legal to, like, twitter -- i don't know -- i don't even know what twitter is or what it looks like, but is it legal to send somebody a sort of graphic photo of yourself that's uninvited? with i don't know wh

he might not have always been the most popular democrat in the democratic caucus but he is somebody who many people got along with. when you have a politician who in the words of one of his colleagues, just self-destructs like this, and has a family, it is not anything that any of his colleagues particularly his fellow democrats are happy about. >> you're right. he was described over and over again over the past week or two as not being terribly popular within his own caucus. but on the other hand, there was a lot of respect. he went on to the floor of the house and he fought vigorously every day on the issues. they respected that. what do people think turned the tide over the course of the last 24, 48 hours? >> you know, the final conversation that he had, or the conversation he finally had, is a better way to put it with his wife huma who had been traveling abroad with her boss, hillary clinton, was yesterday. i think it was the pressure that was mounting. last week, eliot, i talked to several people who spoke to him. he was really dug in. he was absolutely saying i'm not going to qui

. >> sreenivasan: the democratic caucus has yet to consider taking action against representative weiner. the congressman is taking a two- week leave of absence, and so far has refused to step down. the chairman of the federal reserve urged congress to support raising the nation's debt ceiling and find a long-term deficit plan. ben bernanke said republican threats to block the increase could backfire and cause disruptions to financial markets. the u.s. is up against an august 2 deadline to raise the $14.3 trillion borrowing limit. after bernanke's speech, stocks on wall street still managed to hold their gains. the dow jones industrial average gained 123 points to close at 12,076. the nasdaq rose 39 points to close above 2,678. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: the state of new hampshire, which relishes its role as home of the first primary, played host last night to its first 2012 republican presidential debate. by the time the g.o.p. candidates lineded up to debate at the college in manchester, they numbered seven. but they were not there to debate

but what the president talked about at the white house today to the democratic caucus is that we neede that we continue to press for shared sacrifice. that we're going to need to absorb some pain. the republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative to be able to do that. >> one of the big debates here is bringing down the long-term deficit, debt and deficit, and paul ryan has put out a medicare plan, reform plan that you have used some very strong language to attack. >> only because he deserves it. >> well, the question is how does telling voters that he is, quote, throwing seniors to the wolves, help get us to a a bipartisan compromise which is really what is needed in the end? >> what is not needed to get to bipartisan compromise is proposing to end medicare as we know it. we do not need to end medicare. we don't need to throw people who are younger than 55 years old to

in moral judgment but you have to understand there's an anger within a lot of members in the democratic caucus, they view this as a distraction. last week they wanted to hammer republicans on the medicare plan, talk about the economy,er itible job numbers, they had the better ideas they believed to put forward, anthony weiner did not allow the message to shine through. if anthony weiner stays in office and does not resign which he said he will not there will be an ethics investigation that will develop much likely into 2012, the election year, that is not something a lot of democrats will want to see on the media radar in an election year. >> luke russert on capitol hill, thanks. >>> what type of future can congressman weiner have, and will anyone on capitol hill stand up and support him? hearing what luke is saying there but michael gorman, principal and chief executive of group gordon communications, it's nice to have you on this morning. i think a lot of people would probably say the mistakes are one thing, the coverup is another because of the lies that came out of this. the lies though, w

house caucus, the senate democrats. he's met with the leaders. me hee met with senator mcconnell two days ago. he met with the democratic leadership yesterday. he met with nancy pelosi and the democratic leadership of the house last week. he's talked to speaker boehner. so there is a lot of discussions gog, and at some point very soon the leadership of the congress has got to begin to come together and actually talk about what solution is possible. >> brown: it was interesting yesterday in the press conference, the president, even unprompted, expressed annoyance at some questions of his leadership in this matter. and i wonder because even the critics in that regard have not only come from republicans but even people friendly to the administration, a sense that the president did not get engaged in this early enough, did not talk to the american people, did not tell bus the consequences or the possibilities down the line. why does d he step in so late? >> first of all it was the president who created a fiscal commission l

the democratic caucus has been meeting today. they had come in at 9:00 eastern, talking about anthony weiner. "the wall street journal" reporting that they are considering punishment for him. they also report that helped -- the house ethics committee is deciding whether or not he brought -- improperly used house resources. while we wait for the house to come in, back to this morning's washington journal and a look at the national labor relations board. the business section of the quarter new york -- charles craver is here to walk us through it. what is the national in the labor relations board? guest: it is the government agency that regulates the national labor relations act, which provides private sector workers with the right to be in the union, to engage in collective bargaing, and also the right n to engage in such activities. they can strike, they can negotiate. they can avoid that. what the national labor relations board does, it is the administrative arm that enforces that statute. host: what do they decide? guest: they d

speaker, by direction of the democratic caucus, i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 321 rerks solved that the following named member be -- >> i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i send to the desk a privilege red port for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 320, resolution providing for consideration of the bill 2219, making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 655, an eakt to -- an act to designate the facility of the un

another is to kick him out of the democratic caucus.f these, we're told, are actively being discussed yet because they're kind of still waiting a couple of days. but the question is, what is he going to decide? you know, brooke, we had talked about last week about the fact that i'd heard that he was telling his colleagues that he wanted to wait until his wife, huma, returned to make the final decision. the source i talked to who spoke to weiner told me that specifically he said that he wants to be able to, quote, look her in the eye and discuss whether or not this is the right thing to do. because he has hurt her so much. he was telling his colleagues that she was saying that she wanted him to stay. whether that is a delaying tactic or whether that is real really remains to be seen. >> that would be a very, very difficult conversation. dana bash, do me a favor and stay right there. we also want to continue this conversation. got to get a break in. also standing by, psychologist wendy walsh. we're bringing her back, wanting to ask her tw

george, they could even go further and throw him out of the democratic caucus, leaving him a congressman without any power and without any party. >> right. it may be that threat that tips it over. tips him over to the decision to resign. if they -- once they petition for that, he'll be out of the caucus. >> yes, absolutely. >> jon karl, thanks very much. >> all right, george. >>> now to the amazing new pictures of gabby giffords that came out over the weekend. the first time that we have seen her since she was shot. the pictures taken about a month ago, show her on the mend. our bob woodruff joins us, now, with more on her remarkable recovery. >> they're absolutely beautiful. these are actually taken about four weeks ago. her staff has even told me that she looks even better than she did then. she will be leaving the hospital probably in the next couple weeks. the big question is, will she return to congress and run again? this is the first time we have seen her face since the shooting in tucson more than five months ago. you can see her hair is still growing back. but her smile is the s

house, he told reporters that went house comes back, they are now back in their districts that democratic caucusdidn't elaborate on that, brooke. not clear what he meant by that but again no public calls for him to resign so far today but one quote that i just want to give to you this is from the number two democrat in the senate, dick dur bip. our ted barrett reports he alluded to an old quote by woodrow wilson and he said "don't murder somebody who is already committing suicide." >> woodrow wilson. interesting. dana bash, like you said though congress says he is still dug n thank you. >> thanks, brooke. >>> man expected to replace secretary of defense robert gates is testifying before lawmakers on america's wars and leon panetta is getting quite candid today. you will hear what he says about how fast troops will begin leaving afghanistan next month. >>> also, the next time you try on clothes, you may see a camera in the dressing room. i'm serious. a camera. but wait until you hear why. alison kosik, i don't know where you find this stuff, i know we have talked about some crazy stories before.

it's just not in the keeping with the culture with the way congress work, especially inside the democratic caucus took them a while to publicly come out and put the pressure on him, but it was the drip, drip, drip. it wasn't just one things that came out initially with that initial tweet he sent almost three weeks ago with him in his underwear to that college student in seattle. if there was just that, flab that could have been forgiven or let the committee do its work, but it was that, a bunch of other photos, and i think most importantly he didn't tell the truth. wouldn't answer our questions. he flat-out didn't tell the truth to our wolf blitzer in an interview, so it was the continued story going on that really did force the democratic leadership. ultimately the president, not saying it explicitly, but making it clear what he thinks, you know, enough, you've got to you've got to go. >> dana bhash, you broke the story for us this morning. our brianna keel ser at the white house. brianna, any white house from the white house? >> reporter: no reaction so far, but certainly what we heard this wee

obama elect a republican in the white house is there much of a realization or belief among democrats in your caucus that my particular conspiracy theory might actually be true and if so what whether it's true or not it would seem to be going in that direction what can be done to prevent that kind of well i mean i do. i think it was coincidence that the the provisions that democrats supported for unemployment for example are only one year and the caps cut extension was for two and if you whether you are believe in conspiracy or not it's hard to imagine a strategy that is more likely to create further recessionary pressures than cutting transportation funding by thirty one percent by pulling back on nutritional support things that will go into the economy right away and then the opportunity for a bait and switch with unemployment compensation to the states it was only a one year extension the republicans if they had their way would enable states to swap it out for any other priority of governor perry or governor scott it's it looks ominous and i think it ought to be resisted at every turn and let's l

. >>> the president meets with tops congressional leaders of his own party hosting the democratic caucus to discuss government spending and the nation growing debt. he held a similar meeting yesterday with house republicans. it came a day after they crushed the president's request to raise debt limits on government spending. they say the talks were frank and productive but not confrontational. sources tell us congressman, paul ryan, the architect of kron tro version reforms to medicare, called on the president to stop playing politics and to take the lead on the issue. >>> now, the story that just won't go away. congressman anthony wiener's twitter problem. he can't or won't say if the naughty pictures sent from his twitter account is of him. listen to him dance around wolf blitzer's question. >> you didn't send that photo to that woman in washington state? >> i did not send it to that woman in washington state. >> you are not 100% sure whether the photo is actually you? >> i am going to say he with are doing everything we can to try to answer that question. we are doing an investigation

going to comment on whether or not he believes weiner should resign but he did say that the democratic caucusmething to say about it at some point when they come back. he wasn't specific about what that meant but very interesting, even if anthony weiner's saying he's not going to resign now, congress has not been here, at least the house, and when he comes back next week, it's going to be pretty intense for him with his colleagues in new york. >> it is interesting just to watch him. he certainly seems comfortable answering whatever questions that reporter from the "post" was throwing at him. that is nice to see. dana bash, thank you so much. >>> a key u.s. ally in the fight against al qaeda engulfed in political turmoil. why u.s. air strikes have resumed in yemen after a pause of nearly a year. right after this. was an archer drawing his bow. ♪ could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? ♪ the all-new cadillac cts-v coupe. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. >>> the united states has resumed air strikes against al qaeda targets in yemen after nearly a

speaker, by direction on the democratic caucus, i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 293, resolved that any member -- >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the clerk will read. the clerk: resolved the following named member is hereby elected to the following standing committee of the house of representatives, one, committee on homeland security, ms. hochul. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, on amendment number one of rokita of indiana, i was unavoidably detained and i would like to place for the record my vote and i ask unanimous consent that my vote of no be placed in the record at the appropriate place. the chair: without objection, so ordered. -- the speaker pro tempore: withou

it's not up to members of the house democratic caucus to push him out. are certainly a lot more of them saying it's time. even, randi, the former house ethics chairman is saying that he should go. >> this is certainly a very tough, very confusing time, is the hope though, still, that when weiner's wife returns for her trip abroad with hillary clinton that then maybe he'll resig resign. >> it is the hope. that's what so many are saying. she is supposed to return now maybe in the early morning hours. she will find him and the two of them will talk. that's what weiner has told his colleagues. he wants to wait to look her in the eye and talk to her about it. a source told me that nancy pelosi was really expressing confidence that she does think ultimately weiner will resign because somebody asked about the possibility of the caucus taking other steps, like stripping him of his committee assignments. her response was he won't have any when he resigns. >> those are tough words there. dana bash for us there. thank you. >> thanks, randi. >> your next update is j

and jim clyburn has said when he does come back, that caucus, that democratic caucus will have something's a brand-new poll that's just coming out in new york this hour that shows surprisingly a lot of support for him. >> this is going to bolster congressman weiner's decision. 66% say that he should resign, 33 says he should. that's a big majority. that was taken, it was just yesterday and it was taken just with people in his ninth district of new york. second question, about anthony weiner's judgment, personal judgment, 46% say that this was a lapse in personal judgment, only 10% say it was a lapse in professional judgment and 29% say they're not confident in either. it's probably going to make anthony weiner in the words of that source i talked to dug in about not wanting to leaf because his very constituents are saying as part of a poll they don't think he should. >> there's obviously a built in good will towards this congressman despite all of these enormous problems right now. congressman weiner scandal may be an opportunity for a celebrity with a possible political aspiration, alec

. >> i don't think that it can be understated how important congressman weiner is in the democratic caucus. he's one of the president's most outspoken critics on the left. will that, do you think at all play into this investigation, or a possible punishment, even? >> well, unfortunately it does. you look at chris lee, you know, leader boehner, you know, i think it was three hours after leader boehner found out about that, that he was -- he announced his resignation. you have nancy pelosi asking for an ethics investigation. she should really be calling for his resignation to clean the decks of this thing. debbie wasserman schultz has said this is a personal matter. this is not a personal matter. this is a matter for the house of representatives, and the people's body to really handle appropriately. and i think that's where the politics come to play. >> well, a lot of people with a lot of very strong and very different opinions about all of this. david bossy, thank you. appreciate your time. >>> as we mentioned earlier, congressman weiner's role in washington can't be understated. first elec

on that issue, "hill" says last night's vote with democrats in an awkward position. after 114 members of the caucusigned a letter from peter welch calling on republicans to bring this to the floor. many of those democrats reverse themselves when it became clear the republicans were granting the request only to see the legislation failed. back to the "baltimore sun." its is the u.s. chamber of commerce has been working with lawmakers, many backed by conservative tea party supporters, to see the debt ceiling eventually raised. a republican in brentwood, california, what did you think of last night's vote? caller: seven weeks ago according to the headlines, they did and then a clean lift of the debt ceiling. that proposition was put on the floor yesterday and at 44% of the democratic caucus will not go along with that. how will they return to their districts and tell their constituents that they are in favor of extending credit to these credit-challenged politicians with no protection at all? it has been two years and since the house and senate has passed the budget in times like this. and yet accordi

they would vote as a caucus to throw him out of the democratic caucus.e would become an independent. they could, as i mention, strip him of those committee assignments. but leaders are reluctant to go this route, especially because congressman weiner hasn't broken any laws. >> all right. nancy cord necessary washington for us this morning. nancy, thanks. >>> now here's jeff glor at the news desk with another look at our headlines this morning. >> good morning. in western libya today government troops fired rockets across the border into tunisia. a witness says at least five rockets fell on tunisian soil. meanwhile to the east rebel troops are fighting their way toward libya's capital. cbs news correspondent allen pizzey reports from tripoli. >> reporter: rebel forces are paying a heavy price in their battle to break out of the besieged city of misrata and move towards the libyan capital. the rebels complain that nato's air campaign against gadhafi's forces is too timid. but the canadian commander of the operation described conducting air strikes on the f

involving the foreclosure crisis accounting because those members of the caucus, particularly the democratic caucus and the cbc, their vote for tart was really conditioned on the idea of the purchase of toxic assets because the promise that was made that once treasury atoned $700 billion worth of mortgages and mortgage-backed security as the investor, as having the principal interest in those loans and mortgages, the promise was that treasury would then modify those mortgages. the concern from members of congress, and their constituents who were really feeling the ravages of the foreclosure crisis in may 2008, and that think that is where you have the biggest sense of the trail because once that switched from buying mortgages that could be modified by the government to equity investments, investments in on companies, there was the feeling that poll, that policy goal, and going back to your first question, did t.a.r.p. work, that is one of the most significant fundamental main street failures of t.a.r.p. >> why don't we open it up? questions? do i see -- i'll ask one more before we -- to give people

weiner could be stripped of his committee assignment if he tries to come back and the entire democratic caucus minus weiner is meeting today. they could also vote to throw him out of that caucus. robin? >> that would say a lot. all right, jon, thank you so much. >>> now moving on this next story is going to -- a lot of people -- >> a lot of anger. there is dramatic proof those extra fees every time you fly is adding big numbers to the airlines. steve owe sunsunsami reports. >> reporter: it didn't take us long to hear horror stories from passengers who paid extra for bags that weren't delivered. these are things that used to be free. >> baggage fees are ridiculous. >> i shouldn't have to pay extra. >> they'll charge for air. >> reporter: passengers couldn't believe it that the airlines are making nearly $6 billion with a "b" just in fees. 3.4 billion for bag fee, 2.3 for ticket changes and somehow the industry is still struggling. >> the flying public hates the airlines. it's been a race to the bottom. vicious circle of poorer service and higher fares and more fees. >> reporter: it's amazing ho