i felt we had the ultimate fl flabbergast.he moon had been shot on whether or not the rights case about obama was connected at all to how obama has governed as president. but now, today, with obama saying he wants to get rid of the commerce department, and the response on the right being we'll see government grower, now i feel there is no moon to shoot, there is no shark to jump. this is the way it goes and the way it will keep going. >>> joining us is ezra klein, msnbc policy analyst, ezra, thanks for being here on friday night. >> good evening. >> if president obama were a republican president, would republicans be super psyched about what he announced about consolidating these agencies? >> they would be sipsyched. this is a tinier examples. a policy that bob dole supported, heritage foundation, that newt gingrich supported, that mitt romney passed in law and began to implement. that was a conservative idea, barack obama opposed it and embraced it as part of a way to get a deal. republicans said it was unconstitutional assau

i was flabbergasted. i looked through it a few times, made a few copies of ticket and said oh, my gosh. >> at that time i was calling everybody at the store and everybody to say hey, i won $1 million of. reporter: the owner of the 7- eleven in great falls is just as excited. now he gets $10,000 for the retailer prize. >> i wish i had the whole thing, though. reporter: warner ashby plans to spend some of his million on his favorite thing, his grandchildren and he might go to hawaii, but he says he'll keep his chauffeur job at least a year. >> i like my job. i like the people that i work with. i'm not ready to give that up. they're an emotional attachment i have. reporter: you're going to share some of this with them, right? >> no. absolutely not. i just hope they don't find pout. reporter: well, i kind of think they might. >> oh oh. reporter: the virginia lottery folks give advice to their new winners helping them not blow all their money, but warner ashby being the businessman he is seems to have a good h

i was flabbergasted. i looked through it a few times, made a few combs of the ticket and then i said -- copies of the ticket and then i said oh, my gosh. >> at that time i was calling everybody to say hey, the store won a million dollars of. reporter: the owner of the 7- eleven in great falls was just as excited because his store is where ashby purchased that winning ticket thanksgiving day. now he gets $10,000 for the retailer prize. >> i wish i had the whole thing, though. reporter: warner ashby plans to spend some of his million on his favorite thing, his grandchildren and he might go to hawaii, but he'll keep his chauffeur job for at least a year. >> i like my job. i like the people i work with. i'm not ready to give that up. they're an emotional attachment i have. reporter: you're going to share some of this with them, right? >> no. absolutely not. i just hope they don't find out, you know. well, i kind of think they might. the virginia lottery folks give advice to new winners helping them not blow a

i was flabbergasted because sitting on the front row, president bush's direction, was ralph nader. i went into the little off stage holding room. he said you look pale. i said yes. pretty good, huh? he was tickled pink to see the startled reaction of all of us. his philosophy, i think, was extraordinarily important and set a new tone. the theory was simple. if you included folks in the policy discussions on the way in, they will be more inclined on the way out to sell the decisions to the american people out there to support you, or if they disagreed with you, to disagree with civility rather than rancor. given his personality and style, that was important for him. i wanted to quote from my oral history in regard to the clean air act, the president came in with very strong feelings that he wanted to listen to what everybody had to say. if you cared enough to organize yourself as an interest group, you probable had something intelligent to say about a topic. if he only listened to people he agreed with he was never going to grow. he was a veracious reader of public policy. a perfect

you know, i was flabbergasted. i looked through it a few times. i made a few copies of the ticket and then i said oh, my gosh. >> ashby says he'll keep his job as a chauffeur for a year at least. the owner of the 7-eleven also got $10,000 for winning the win -- for selling the winning ticket. >> a million dollars doesn't go very far. >> columbia residents will be able to listen to the symphony without leaving their home. they'll be able to listen to them in columbia heights. they're part of the nsos in your neighborhood series. >>> well, april marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. >> for the first time, items from the ocean liner will be sold at auction. manuel gallegus has a preview. >> reporter: they're artifacts from the legendary ocean liner titanic, a diamond bracelet bearing the name amy. a vest from a third class passenger. >> it was in a suitcase that was fully packed with william henry allen's clothes for his new life in america. >> reporter: since the wreckage was discovered in 1985, 5500 items have been recovered. a

michael of north hollywood says he was flabbergasted to see surveillance video of a postal worker tossing package over the fence there. it goes. he had set the camera during the recent wave of arson fires in the area. he says at bankrupt landing of course damaged his cuckoo clock and promptly called the postal service. >> when i told him i had it on video it changed -- they were here in 10 minutes. >> bet they were. the question, how could the postal worker get the package on the other side of the fence at a safe distance away so it wouldn't get stolen? the usps says carriers are instructed to return packages to the post office if they can't safely deliver them. this guy just threw it over the fence. the homeowner says he plans to find a repairman who specialized in those clocks and send the postal service the bill. >>> it's back. we have a little snow in the sierra finally. all you skiers out there have to be happy about this. this is the site people have been hoping see all season long. many expected several inches of snow. this morning, caltrans has 200 people and 135 pieces of equipme

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i am flabbergasted. this is an incredible moment. it is like needing a rock star. we will go to new hampshire and will get involved and keep getting on line and keep talking to people and we are going to make sure this man is an ex- president of the united states. [applause] -- is the next president of the united states. >> thank you very much. that is a powerful message and once again, we all know where the active military people send their money when they are campaigning. they send it to our campaign for liberty, our campaign for the constitution, our campaign for limited government, our campaign for personal liberty and privacy and a wise foreign policy very [applause] the most important thing we have to remember is we want to have influence in the world. that is very important. we want to be active in the world and talk to people and work with people and trade with people and be friends with people. what we need to realize is there are people who say we are an exceptional measure and and we certainly are and have been but we are slipping various the idea that a

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. >>> financial donation from a modest to woman has a lot of people flabbergasted tonight.nobody had any idea she had that kind of money to give. she washed her dishes by hand. hung her laundry on a lane in the back and mowed her yard herself until 92. tim has the story. >> it arrived just before christmas. check for more than 1.7 million dollars l made out to the modest to salvation arm army. >> i stared at it for awhile and i took a picture with my phone. >>reporter: no doubt the money will be put to great use hit as hard as any california city by an economy that can't seem to recover. it's the woman behind dot nation that make this is story even better. elanore was 96 and didn't live like someone capable of donating nearly two million dollars. >> she did buy carpet for her house one year which took an act of god. >>reporter: john bullock was her financial advice or. obviously making wise decisions with her stocks and real estate investments. >> she kept track of every penny. she was very frugal. never spent money. she, she was ultra frugal. >>reporter: she lived in west

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. >> we were flabbergasted. >> they said the decision will split up their community. >> this sectionts to leapfrog us and go to the elementary school. >> the school board didn't consider proximity and community and ignored better options for student population and diversity. >> another board member said she voted for it because it made the most sense and no communities were split up. that was false. >> they want the new school board to reconsider the plan. >> i have never seen it done. >> wade says redistricting is a way of life in loudoun county, which has built 24 schools in ten years. he says new boards usually respect the old boards decision. >> there were nonpublic hearings here. we put out notices in english and spanish well ahead of time. all the plans were posted on the website. this was a fair boundary process. >> this is the first lawsuit they've had over redistricting. the attorney representing this community may have a conflict of interest. he used to be a school board member and in fact, took part in the vote on this plan. he voted against it. he told me today that he ex

. >> reporter: paul was flabbergasted when her lawyer called him. >> what's this about?ell, she doesn't believe your sister accepted the faith and must be exhumed. >> reporter: she's also suing her own congregation, even though they say she voted to create an interfaith section. >> this to our right is the jewish section. and to our left is the newly-opened interfaith section. >> reporter: but she says this section was never to include nonjews without any ties to the congregation. >> i will never approve that. >> reporter: paul is troubled that she hasn't objected to four other plots reserved by white families. >> what about the other plots? >> you think that the woman who is behind this lawsuit is racist? >> well, my belief, yes i think so. >> are you racist? >> no. >> reporter: the other four plots by white families have ties to the jewish congregation and her long track record as a social worker helping black teens speaks for itself. >> i do not want to hurt the family. i'm fighting for those who approved that. >> anybody of any faith should be buried here. >> do you

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he told cnn he was flabbergasted, in his words, when mr. obama called out of the blue. buchanan said he was happy it had a good ending and the military had been in touch with him since abduction last october. >>> president obama left town today for a three-day road trip to garner support for his state of the union proposals and his re-election campaign. brian mooar is on capitol hill now with the latest. brian? >> reporter: hi, doreen. if president obama isn't officially in campaign mode, this will do fine for now. president obama hit the road with his state of the union message, a blueprint for what he calls an economy built to last. >> it is an economy built on american manufacturing with more good jobs and more products made right here in the united states of america. >> reporter: iowa was stop one in a five-state, three-day tour, stressing jobs, energy, education and changing a tax system that gives breaks to millionaires. >> if you make more than $1 million a year, you should pay a tax rate of at least 30%. >> reporter: he is giving the gop presidential hopefuls a

flabbergasted. first, he tells the captain to get his men back on board the ship to take care of the remaining people. after a number of excuses from the captain, he pretty much goes ba ballistic, listen. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> clearly, captain schettino was not on the last lifeboat. his own taped conversation shows that. it confirms he left passengers and crew behind and knew he left them behind. as for his claim about the rocks. for starters, he should never have been anywhere near them. take a look. is the where the concordia was friday night. the yellow line is the course it should have taken. the orange line takes it right up to the east coast of this island, gigliio, also known for the rockiness. it was not on his chart and we don't know precisely which rock he hit. if you look at the standard navigational man of the area, all use, you can see there's many rocks in the area, many dots surrounding the island. the numbers indicate extremely shallow water,

he's flabbergasted. first, he tells the captain to get his man back on board the ship to take care of the remaining people. then, after a number of excuses from the captain, he goes ballistic. >> the captain schettino was not on the last life boat. his own taped conversation confirmed that. he left passengers and crew behind and knew he left them behind. and the rocks, he should have never been near them. this was the line that the con cord yeah was on. the yellow line is the line they should have taken, the pink line takes them to giglio. the rock was not indicted on his chart. we don't know precisely which rock he hit, but map that all mariners use, you can see there are many rocks in the area. the little dots surrounding the island, giglio, and the numbers indicate shallow water, no place for a cruse ship that size. why was it there? it had been close to there before. an earlier visit from the concord yeah. this time, reports that captain schettino took the ship past giglio so his captain could wave t

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the father said he was quote flabbergasted to get the call and even though it didn't break until latergot an indication something was up when the president greeted secretary leon panetta. here's chris lawrence digging deep. >> reporter: just second in to the president's arrival at the state of the union speech, the first hint something had happened. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> reporter: at the moment rehe congratulated the secretary, they were wrapping up a mission. the u.s. military and fbi had been searching for the humanitarian aid workers since october when kidnappered abducted american jessica buchanan and paul fested. now they found them more than 100 kilometers away. they had specific intel, where the hostages were and who was holding them. but a sense of urgency was building. >> jessica's health was beginning to decline. she is a young woman in the 30s. we wanted to act and they did. >> reporter: president obama green lighted the mission monday night and the weather was perfect for a tuesday night assault. as secretary leon panetta monitored the situation, special

. >> reporter: paul steer was flabbergasted when her lawyer called him. >> what is all this about? my client don't believe your sister accepted the faith and she has to be exhumed. we're going to take her -- i said, man, get out of here. you can't do that. >> reporter: she is also suing her own congregation, even though they say she voted two years ago to create an interfaith section. >> this, to our right, is the jewish section. and to our left is the newly opened interfaith section. >> reporter: but balaban says this interfaith section was not to include nonjuiews without an ties to the congregation. >> i would never approve that and i did not approve it. >> reporter: paul steer is troubled that balaban hasn't objected to four other plots in the interfaith section. they're reserved by white families. >> there are another four that are reserved for white. >> reporter: you think the woman behind this lawsuit is racist? >> well, my belief, yes, i think so. >> reporter: are you racist? >> no, i am not. >> reporter: balaban says the our four plots reserved by white families have ties

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. >> we were flabbergasted. >> they put us on the chopping block. >> they say the decision will splitp their community and allow children further away to attend tolbert. >> this section gets to leapfrog us to go to the elementary school. >> their losses says the school board didn't consider proximity and community and ignored better options for student population and diversity. >> another board member said she voted for it because it made the most sense and no communities were split up. that was false. >> they want the noon school board to reconsider the plan. >> public information officer wade baird says redistricting is a way of life in loudoun county, built 24 schools in ten years. he says new boards usually respect the old board's decision. >> there were nonpublic hearings done here. we did some in leesburg. we put out notices in english and spanish well ahead of time. they were well-attended. all of the plans were posted on the web site. >> byard says this is the first lawsuit they've had over redistricting. peggy fox, 9news now. >> this is the first lawsuit over redistricting pl

. >> i was just flabbergasted. what? why would he do that? for the money.ning, you go right to the police, tell them everything you know. he said, well, dad, it's going to cause a lot of problem for him. i said, roger, it doesn't make no difference. >> it was right there roger decided for once in his life, he was going to do the right thing. >> i went to school with a kid named mark meekam, his father was detective meekam, in narcotic, someone i could trust. >> i received a call from roger. he was in total panic. they'll kill me. they'll kill me. who is going to kill you? i'm not sure. >> he tried to talk roger down. >> he wanted to meet by the river, in the cover of darkness. >> they met the following morning. >> what was the next thing out of roger's mouth. >> basically, he knew bob had killed his wife and kids. >> there was more. this new plot to kill bob's parents. >> that was a shocker? >> that was the shocker. >> only one thing to do now, said detective meekam, he would have to do the one thing he never thought he would do, cooperate with the police.

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the father was flabbergasted to get the call.cation that something was up when he greeted leon panetta. >> just seconds into the president's arrival at his state of the union union speech, the first hint something had happened. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> at the moment he congratulated his defense secretary, u.s. special operations forces were winding down a dramatic rescue operation halfway around the world. the u.s. military and fbi had been searching for the humanitarian aid workers since october. when somali kidnappers abducted american jessica buchanan and poul thisted. now they had found them more than 100 kilometers away. officials obtained specific intel where the hostages were and who was holding them. but a sense of urgency was building. >> jessica's health was beginning to decline. she's a young woman in her 30s. we wanted to act. and they did. >> president obama green lighted the mission monday night. the weather was perfect for a tuesday night assault. as secretary leon panetta monitored the situation f

it makes me wonder whether last night all of us were watching and writing about it were kind of flabbergastede they doing. this morning i thought maybe that was a devious plan. they didn't give him a chance to come back this morning, hit him the last outing there was going into the tuesday primary. maybe this was all sort of their plan. they definitely hit him hard in the beginning. huntsman got some real licks in which he hasn't for a long time. i don't know whether it will affect things dramatically but it has been pretty dramatic. >> alternatively, maybe they read the reviews overnight, saying why aren't the candidates hitting romney and came out this morning looking for blood. what do you expect? >> it's battle for second place. seems like mitt romney has the new hampshire win fairly well tied up. there's a fairly tight race for second place, and that will decide which candidate goes into south carolina with momentum and fake it a fight there. >> but really, suppose huntsman, who spent all this time here, didn't play in iowa, suppose he comes in second. doesn't that just mean more people

. >>> jessica buchanan's father tells cnn he was flabbergasted when president obama called last nightannounce his daughter had been rescued by u.s. special force. she was kidnapped last year working in somalia. to understand why she was there the in the first place, cnn's brian todd visited the small pennsylvania college she attended. >> reporter: professor glen mcclure recommends when jessica buchanan returned from a trip to ken yeah. his former student, he says, presented him with a carved elephant to thank him for helping her land a student teaching job there. after her october kidnapping in somalia he looked at that figure often. >> i see it often. i just breathe a prayer, lord, help jessica to get through this. >> reporter: his prayers are answered. mcclure, who taught and men toward jessica buchanan at valley forge christian college in pennsylvania, is along with everyone on this small liberal arts campus ecstatic and relieved that buchanan has been rescued by u.s. special forces. >> about 2:00, 2:30 this morning i happened to be check mike computer. i had been up and just brief

previous to that there was just this kind of silence, you know, people were maybe too flabbergasted bywhat had gone on. this is a very complex crisis that was built over a long period of time. you have to connect the dots to understand it. and so we're writing history and helping people to understand what happened to them. but we still don't know it all and until we do we can't really protect ourselves going forward. but i do get a sense that there is anger, that there is rage and that maybe, maybe, just maybe somebody in washington might pay attention to that. >> the book is "reckless endangerment," gretchen morgenson with her colleague, joshua rosner. thank you, gretchen, for being with us. >> it is my pleasure, bill. >>> that's it for this week. when we continue our investigation of politically engineered inequality next week, you'll meet john reed, the bankers' banker who was there when washington closed its eyes to the wall street follies. >> it wasn't that there was one or two or institutions that, you know, got carried away and did stupid things. it was -- we all did. and then t

. >> flabbergasted. the naacp is not one of the most liberal organizations.all them that. here is a memo to everyone who makes these faux pas, my best friend is black response is the worst response you can make. panned because basically it reduces the discussion to your individual relationships when in reality you're making commentaries about millions of people. that is the problem when we look at the numbers, we know more white folk on welfare than black folk, why would this conversation only need to be had at the naacp? why wouldn't we have it everywhere. >> that's the amazing thing. there's been a few days from when he originally said this and when he was confronted on the campaign trial, yet he made no mention of just how many white people in the country are on food stamps but he still is willing to go to the left wing organization the naacp and tell them a few things. what does this kind of rhetoric do, what would be his motivation for talking like this? >> i think when we put it in the context of like michele bachmann's comments about slavely, rick sant