it's a decision that seems to make his son galen nervous. >> daddy's going to try to help it, galen.g ] >> i'm scared. >> it's okay, honey. >> galen, it's okay. >> the camera is rolling as he approaches the 40,000 to 50,000-pound humpback. >> i got within roughly one foot of the eyeball of this humpback just trying to reassure i was there to help. very extraordinary to have that moment. >> fishbach is able to cut some of the net free from the animal's back. >> how's it working, michael? >> when he tries to continue cutting along the side of the whale, it becomes clear that's not the right choice. >> he's freaking out. i got his -- i got his dorsal fin free, that's it. his pecks and flukes are screwed. >> it's now safer to work on the net from on board the boat. fishbach hands over the knife to george who continues to cut where he can. >> you've got to cut everything you can. >> fishbach and the boat's captain, alberto, haul the excess net aboard, holding tight, and repositioning the boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cu

let's bring in republican strategic rich galen, former director speaker for newt gingrich we also have governor ed rendell. when sarah palin was making her remarks, apparently atlugd karl rove. do most americans agree with sarah palin that karl rove is part of the problem, not the solution. >> that's the kind of snarky sarcasm that i think the country sees coming out of the republican party. it's not helpful. it's not forward-looking. there's no need for sarah palin to do that. she's a skill political person. she can make positive points instead of attacking karl rove. let me say this, on a bigger scale, the notion that somehow cpac is the republican of the republican party is just rough. it's just that they happen to have their convention here. they're easy to cover, so they get covered a lot. but cpac isn't the center of the republican party. >> but, rich, you know, those who are watching, those who are persuadable might be watching cpac. and not be able to make the distinction you're just making when they put it all together and understand what the gop is. >> well, i have a higher r

and i can't really call him galen which is his first name. i out of habit call him mr.osenberg. >> how come we didn't get to see a high school picture? >> we wanted to see that. >> we'll see you at 6:00. >>> on our broadcast tonight, breaking news. hugo chavez, the fiery leader of venezuela, has died. a loud and long-time critic of the united states. and now things get interesting for the u.s. >>> a new record on wall street. an all-time high and a wild ride for the american economy, but what about the millions of americans left out? >>> changing the rules on what we're allowed to bring on board planes. tonight, the items no longer banned and why not everyone is on board with this change. >>> monster storm. tonight, our team in the heart of that huge winter system making its way across the country. >>> and a field of dreams for a genuine american hero. doctors told him he'd never walk again, but he beat the odds and set his sights on the big leagues. nightly news begins now. >> announcer: from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is ""nbc nightly news"" with brian w

. >> it's been one week since these two men, galen and andrew, entered usp.y've been transferred to uinta-3 which contains overflow housing for new arrivals. >> i'm thinking more of changing my life now. because i'm getting a little too old for this, you know. prison. i mean, i got to grow up sometime. i don't know when it's going to be. >> you kind of keep to yourself, because you never know who's out here to get you. my cellmate is in here for murder. so, it's real, you know. it's kind of scary. hard to go to sleep knowing you're surrounded by all these people. >> randy russell has been struggling with drug addiction. unable to take methadone prescription, he is suffering from withdrawal. >> your body starts twitching, it is mad. it twitches, keeps fighting. won't let you get in any kind of comfortable position. suicide crossed my mind a few times. >> i could tell that he was struggling and having difficulty deeing with the idle time in here. so i gave him this book by viktor frankel. >> it makes a lot of sense, talks about if you gain a little hope, if you

galen. >> thank you. but he's very well known.16 people in that primary and it's not unlikely that he will remain in a runoff. who knows. but it is -- it's not embarrassing to me. i don't care. but i guess when you get to the point if your life where you no long every care what people think about you, it makes your life easier. you can say or do anything. >> let's look at the political lay of the land. 16 people running, including two democrats. among those running -- >> 16 republicans. >> and then two democrats. and you have ted turner's son, who is, by the way, a republican and points that out repeatedly. stephen colbert's sister on the other side. but i think we have to remember that this is a district when redrawn favors republicans. it was 58% for mitt romney. so i guess the key question is, can he win? >> in a field that crowd in a 16-person primary and with his name recognition, he has the highest name recognition. the biggest problem for him, of course, is character. so going out there and asking his ex-wife to manage his

rich galen is former spokesperson for newt gingrich and publisher of "mullings.com."ou. >> president obama on friday making clear why the administration needed to take action in the case. take a listen. >> the basic principle that america is founded on. the idea that we're all created equal applies to everybody regardless of sexual orientation. >> what's the message that president is sending to the supreme court here, rich? >> it's the same message that 74 or 75 other republicans including me are trying to send when we signed a similar friend of the court brief that was filed on thursday, and i am a proud signer of that and that is i absolutely agree with the president. polling shows across the country that it's largely based upon your age. i'm 66 years old. i grew up with people that were probably gay, but i didn't know it and maybe they didn't know it. my son who also signed the friend of the court brief. he's known gay people his whole life, high school, college and it's not a big deal to them. so i think what the president is trying to do is to send a message to t