when george h.w. bushleft office, i wanted to write him a poem unfortunately hunted lot of no names. so the poem was a do to you george herbert walker, though never treasured as a talker, your predicates are often prone to wander now must off a loan. [laughter] you did your best and your own way, the way of greenwich country day. to just relax and take your ease and never order chat me. [laughter] clinton is a very bad name. i have often said that clinton is the orange of american presidents. in bill clinton's second term, during the unpleasantness, remember when hillary clinton was said to be taking the lead. she was going to appear on the today program in every thing. i wanted to a palm and so is forced to use what we saw her mid-name. i do think we use that name of origin or slave name. and so it's up to our misurata to prove those white house is that. it's like to face to show that it is just gomorrah. [laughter] obama jokes about having a funny name, but it was a pretty good name to ryan. unfortunate

challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. >> pelley: former president george h.w. bushl today, nearly two months after he was admitted for the treatment of bronchitis. mr. bush is 88 years old. just last week, he and his wife barbara celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. the flu is sending more americans to the doctor. the c.d.c. says that nationwide 4.3% of all doctor visits are now flu-related. 47 states are reporting that the flu is widespread. only california, mississippi and hawaii are not on that list. but california may well be next and ben tracy is in los angeles tonight. >> we certainly started to see an uptick over the last three weeks, i would say. >> reporter: dr. rea murthy is the director of epidemiologist at cedars sinai medical center in los angeles. during the first week of december, not a single flu patient was admitted to cedars. last week they admitted 20. >> we've seen mostly about 15 to 20 a week and half of those are hospitalized patients. >> reporter: is that a significant jump? >> that's a pretty significant jump that signifies an earlier f

you know, mitt romney got the same percentage of white voters that george h.w. bush got in 1988. george h.w. bush won a landslide over michael dukakis. we know what happened to mitt romney. the same thing's happening now. the political ground is moving under their feet, and right now, sadly, neither they, nor the nra, is doing what it takes to make sure they adapt to changing times. and if they don't do it pretty y quickly, there's going to be changes for both organizations. >> more broadly among house republicans, you wrote in their response to colin powell, you in 1996 did not think he was the right choice to be the nominee, but you said the republican party of 2013 bears little resemblance to the party of ronald reagan that would have responded to powell's concerns with an all hands on deck effort to win the war back. it's big enough to win back the white house in 2016. and that's, to the point, we have a more and more bifurcated congress, not the congress you served in. there were 49 votes, only 49 votes for sandy relief last night. that says a lot. there were more than 49 vot

a new book alleges that years ago when president george h.w. bush brought up that crews chimed in if he could be governor he could be president. >>> it takes a look at the rise from the projects to the supreme court of the united states. she received a $1.2 million advance for therstory. >>> don't look too much for first daughter davis to say anything nice about 1600 pen. davis is not a fan of the new show and went so far as to call it stupid after davis tried to sell a show last year that was titled "ribbon" after her secret service code name. her show focused on a rebellious young daughter who found herself pregnant after wedlock. >>> we will talk to one mayor from the jersey shore about where the relief money would go. you can't turn around and not see the name chris christie in the headline. how much of an influence does he have? and newark's mayor is tying up loose ends. why the garden state could change the face of washington. [ male announcer ] edmunds.com says the all-new nissan altima is a better car than camry. to argue would be rude. niss

george h.w. bush and george w. bush will not be attending. george h.w. as recently released from the hospital, recovering from bronchitis. >>> inauguration weekend means thou thousands of visitors and millions of dollars for the city when it comes to hotels and restaurants. all the extra people means there's a lot of preparation under way. here's more. >> i think it's still a lot of people that are attending. >> reporter: donna joiner and her mom wait to eat at old abbott grill just weeks from the white house and on the parade route. >> it is very historical, but i think the numbers are not as strong as they were the first time around. >> reporter: officials are expecting fewer than 800,000 people. nearly 2 million attended president obama's first inauguration. most restaurants aren't taking reservation. some are. but the majority are accepting more walk-ins. >> we are filled to capacity. people coming in from all over the country looking for tables. we're more than happy to accommodate those we can get in. >> reporter: some hotels are still taking reserv

this is george h.w. bush watching his son sworn in, in 2000. we have that video. george h.w. r way around. i like the other one where you have the father and the son and when the father watches his son get sworn in he wipes away a tear. emotional and lovely guy. that must have been an amazing moment for father and son. >> kimberly: let's get jeb bush. >> dana: then george p. and keep going with the bushes. >> greg: my favorite moment, you remember president james marshall from the 1990s. we have a picture here. the inauguration occurred after -- you don't a picture apparently. thank you very much. there he is. right after air force one has been taken hostage by terrorists. he fought the hijackers and was able to land a plane. we met afterwards in the inauguration and thanked nefront of millions and got his ear pierced. >> dana: i remember that well. scary when air force one was taken over by terrorists. >> greg: it was nuts. one looked like gary oldman, which is weird. i got to go. i know. coming up, finally, something i'm excited to talk about today. football! apparently dana

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. >>> former president george h.w. bush may finally get to leave the hospital this week. the 41st president shown here on his birthday last june has been in the hospital since november 23rd for bronchitis and then what was described as a stubborn fever. his son, forrer governor jeb bush, says his dad is supposed to be released tomorrow. they are hopeful he will be discharged but still taking things day to day. >>> the nfl playoffs are down to four. the atlanta falcons kick a game-winning field goal in the final seconds defeating the seattle seahawks 30-28. atlanta advancing to the conference championship game next sunday against san francisco. meanwhile, tom brady led new england to a 41-28 win over the houston texans. the patriots play baltimore in the afc championship game. >>> well, it's 30 days since the massacre at that elementary school in connecticut and just two days until the vice president and his task force make public their ideas to put the brakes on gun violence. listen to some of the voices from both lawmakers and gun rights lobbyists. >> i'm urging our coun

george h.w. bush throughout his career, candidly, a defender of second amendment rights tightened up the meaning for suitable for sporting purposes so as to exclude from importing into the u.s. you could own it in the u.s. if you somehow got it. if you're a dealer here, couldn't bring it. if you're a seller in another country, couldn't sell it in the u.s. and guns determined to have purposes other than sporting. this is an example of an area of governmental authority where the president has discretion. president obama, and that was 1968 statute from the lbj years, it's still on the books. president obama could, if he wanted to, without violating the law, redefine that even tighter than president george h.w. bush since he was president in 1990-- '89, i believe. >> megyn: yeah. >> that's an area he could lawfully go to. >> megyn: what else could he do? what we're hearing, like he's not going to the third rail. i don't know, we're talking 19 orders and i'm hearing reports of three possible orders, possib

it's not the only thing they are proposing, but the only thing george h.w. bush did on guns a transparent way of saying we are helping american gun manufacturers. this is the sail time as you're trying to fight guns here, fighting guns coming from overseas. rand paul in the is that the the senate is against this, against the idea of executive action, and here is the esteemed senator from the state of kentucky talking about that. >> i'm against having a king. i think having a monarach is what we fought the american revolution over and someone who wants to by pass the constitution by pass congress, that's someone who wants to act like a king oh are man narc. i've been opposed to executive orders even with republican president, but one that wants to fringe on the second amendment we will fight tooth and nail and i promise you there will be no rock left unturned as far as trying to stop him from usurping the constitution, running roughshod over congress and you will see one heck of a debate if he decides to try to do this. >> cenk: all right. i want to talk about tha

george w. bush and george h.w. bush, father and son, neither will be here. 1, the older, was in the hospital. he was just released. the younger said that he is not coming because he wants to be with his father. we know, covering george bush, he likes to stay low-key, and this is not the kind of thing that he likes to come to for lots of reasons. last time he was here when he was departing the white house, it was mixed when you look at the public perception and the public reaction to it. but i think that, you know, he likes to stay out of the limelight even at traditional events like this. >> think about it. george h.w. bush was here for both reagan inaugurals, then his own inaugural, bill clinton's inaugural. i'm not sure we had a bush at the second inaugural. both were governors. the bush name has been around a lot. >> since 1997. >> and that clinton name. >> that clinton name, yeah. who says we don't have dynasties in american politics? >>> up next, a look at what's to come over the president's next four years from a woman who was one of his closest advisor

and one of the things that helped to elect george h.w. bush at the end of reagan was reagan went out on a high. he had some trouble in the second term but he went out on a high. and that really helped bush. i think that's important for biden that president obama succeed. >> i just missed this one but the last vice president before george h.w. bush was martin van buren. >> biden has constantly been in and out of the dog house for say things he wasn't supposed to say for the longest time. right now, he is in, as gloria was saying, just the perfect sweet spot for him, because he has succeeded. the challenge is, i'm trying to emphasize about this speech, we don't know what the president wants to done in his second ter. such a litany of agent that items. you know, less is more. there was too much "more" in this speech and that i think is the trap for him now, for biden. >> i think it was a bold list the president puts out. the question is was the priority, what does he go to first? in the sweetest spot for the parade, wolf blitzer. >> we're waiting

eisenhower carter, and george h.w. bush all used george washington's inaugural bible which belonged to the first president's masonic lodge. jim. >> axelrod: bill, thanks very much. later, lance armstrong, manti te'o, and the risk of calling sports stars heroes. the air force band tuning up for the inauguration. and the housing market on the the rebound in a place where it had once been left for dead. those stories when the cbs evening news continues. look, if you have copd like me you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss

president george h.w. bush resigned his life membership in the nra in protest. ultimately, even after they first defended it, the nra was forced to apologize for the "jackbooted thugs" thing. and ultimately, old steve stockman did get voted out of office in texas in 1996. he'd only served one term in the house. but you know what happened to steve stockman in the long run? in this past election in 2012, the one we just had, steve stockman got voted back into office. texas decided to send him back. and then yeah, he was the guy who even before president obama said what he wanted to do on gun reform this week, steve stockman was the member of congress who was already out calling for president obama's impeachment, before president obama had even suggested anything. steve stockman wanted to impeach him as a gun grabber. that, incidentally, is how he won his race to go back to congress this past year, too. he called his republican opponent in the primary a gun grabber. everybody's a gun grabber. president obama did introduce yesterday a very broad package of reforms t

. >>> former president george h.w. bush was released from a houston hospital today.according to his spokesman the 88-year-old former president was there for nearly a month. he was admitted on november 23rd for bronchitis but he remained hospitalized after battling a stubborn cough. >>> there is bad news for apple regarding the iphone five. we'll tell you about that. >>> and the royal palace [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> take aing a live look at -- taking a live look at the stock market. the dow is up 30 points to 13,517. >>> apple has trimmed down its orders for the lcd panels used for the iphone 5. japan leading business newspaper says apple

george w. bush, we have i think that before and after. also his dad, george h.w. gain. they both look, i mean, clearly, lots of gray. but they also did exercise a lot so i guess that's one thing that kept them looking fit, if not on their faces, the rest of them looked pretty fit and energetic. >> ironically enough, the president who didn't seem to age was the president who was the oldest when he came into office. that was ronald reagan. and while the white house always officially denied that president reagan dyed his hair, i think there was a lot of skepticism about that. >> bill clinton, salt and pepper hair, it was basically white by the end of his eight years. he did get exercise although i'm not sure jogging to mcdonald's necessarily qualifies. you talk about doctors being concerned about president clinton's health. >> well, in fact, you know, president clinton had a major heart episode after he left office, and subsequent complications from that. and you know, these days, he looks a lot gaunter than he did when he was in office. but he has also gone to he say

comes from the school of george h.w. bushcy and colin powell on foreign policy and brent scowcroft on foreign policy and certainly your father, dr. brzezinski, on foreign policy. mark halperin, he is so in the mainstream of washington u.s. foreign policy except, of course, unless you're a neoconservative. and i'm not knocking neocons. i love dan senor. i have one as a friend. >> i have a brother. >> i expect bill kristol -- and mika's brother's a neocon. holy cow, the guy wants to invade, like, canada. i understand, i can respect that and them, but to say chuck hagel is outside of the mainstream of political thought when it comes to u.s. foreign policy, that's just not true. >> you take him on paper, his resume for this job is sterling. he's close to vice president biden. that's something that no one could say was anything but a big positive. but i will tell you, you look at the sunday shows yesterday, and in general, this debate over the last two weeks, the dog that is not barking is vocal support from senate democrats. ther

an update on george h.w. bush's health, and more than a year after dropping out of the race for the white house, one tea party darling is still in the red. but first the victims of hurricane sandy are still eagerly awaiting a vote on capitol hill. could the pork in the bill derail the billions that they need? a senior member of the house joins us next. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. eagerly awaiting a vote on living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat more than just the pain. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new

. >>> former president george h.w. bush may be released from the hospital in the coming days, that's according to a family spokesman it could even happen today. but there's been no confirmation of that. >>> robert f. kennedy junior says he believes there was more than one gunman who assassinated his uncle in 1963. rfk junior also privately doubted the accuracy of the warren commission report on the death of jfk. >>> vice president joe biden is about to send his recommendations to president obama and proposals for new gun control legislation, but he used some interesting words to describe his progress saying he was "shooting for tuesday to hand it in." he went on to say "there is no silver bullet to stop the killing." >>> the white house is giving a detailed response to petitions for construction of a death star like in star wars. the tongue in cheek response entitled "this isn't the petition response you're looking for" says the administration does not support blowing up planets. also it costs too much money and could be de

. >>> former president george h.w. bush is spending the night at home for the first time since the day after thanksgiving. mr. bush was released from a houston hospital yesterday, after being treated for bronchitis and a lingering cough. the 88-year-old mr. bush will continue the undergo physical therapy to regain his strength. >>> the southwest is bracing for another frigid morning after downtown l.a. dipped to a record 34 degrees. the coldest morning there in more than two decades. despite efforts to save crops, farmers from california through arizona are reporting damage. national prices on lettuce are already starting to rise. but it could take more than a week to determine the effect on other crops. >>> and the bitter cold is also taking a toll on inmates at an outdoor jail in arizona. they're bundling up in tents with socks on their hands and towels on their heads. officials have been bringing in extra blankets from other jails. some inmates, though, are getting in trouble on purpose, just to be taken inside. >> smart

. >>> president george h.w. bush and his son will not be among the heavyweights at president obama's inauguration on monday. they will miss the event because of concerns about his health. his son, the 43rd president, diz not give a reason for his absence but wishes the first family a wonderful inaugural weekend. they'll join about 800,000 other people who will be in washington for the festivities. crews are working around the clock to get everything in place. sunday marks the official swearing in. that will be a private ceremony for president obama. in the on monday, the public oath for all of us to see. we will have extensive coverage of the inauguration on air and online. nbcbayarea.com. you can go there for our live streaming video, and our political analyst will also be at the inauguration and will be tweeting updates as well. >>> well, controversial body scanners which show a naked image of travelers will be removed from local airports. they'll remove eight scanners from san jose international and five from oakl

. >>> after nearly two months in the hospital, former president george h.w. bush has been discharged. nbc news learning doctors at methodist hospital in houston, texas releasing the 88-year-old bush just this morning. he was admitted november 23rd for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough. in december, the nation's 41st president spent a week in the hospital's intensive care unit for treatment of a persistent fever. no word so far whether the elder bush will return to his houston home or be moved to rehabilitation center for continued medical treatment. >>> and some trouble this morning for apple. that stock down significantly after a report in the "wall street journal" says iphones may not be selling as well as the cupertino company had hoped. scott mcgrew joining us with analysis. >> good morning. the journal says apple cut orders from its suppliers for the parts that go into the iphone 5 by as much as half. apple stock is hovering around $500 this morning, down significantly. so why fewer iphones? well, perhaps increased competition from samsung. samsung, aft

. >>> after spending more than a month in the hospital, former president george h.w. bush might get to leave as soon as today. bush's son, former florida governor jeb bush says his father is expected to be released from the hospital on monday. he was first admitted on november 23rd for bronchitis-like cough and transferred to intensive care in december after coming down with a persistent fever and other complications. >>> it's a fact california is losing its youngest population. researchers say the birth rate in california has dropped below two children per lifetime. that rate isn't even enough to replace the exiting population. experts say some of the factors contributing to lower birth rates are the rising cost of living, more women in the workplace and a declining number of parent aged people. those in their 20s and 30s. experts predicting children will make up just one-fifth of california's population by the year 2030. >> little dolls there wrapped up. >>> niners are heading to the nfc championship. what you need to know about next sunday's game coming up. >>> we'll te

former president george h.w. bush 41 is home and much happier this evening, released from the hospital after almost two months. he was treated originally from bronchitis and persistent cough. he was in intensive care for a time and for a time it was dicey as members of his family gathered. he'll need some physical therapy at home, but he's home after all. in classic and gracious 41 style, he said today, his only concern was not being able to thank all the people who wished him well while he was sick. >>> still ahead, as we continue on a monday evening, the commercials you may soon start seeing. they'll get your attention as a big brand name takes on obesity and the food police. >>> and later, about last night. raves for the hosts, the moments that brought down the house, and the speech that still left some people wondering. >>> in the battle against obesity in our country, soft drink makers are right in the middle of it with nutrition experts taking a cue from the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg, who has declared

in 1989, an exuberant george h.w. bushe song, i could have danced all night. ♪ his son, george w. bush, dancing with first lady laura bush for just seconds. less than a minute on each ball they attended. ♪ make a wish baby >> the clintons dancing to "make a wish." >> and there was that saxophone moment. at his second inaugural. ♪ unforgettable. >> what was unforgettable was the number of balls that year, 14 of them. and four years ago -- ♪ at last >> beyonce, the first performance for the first couple, ten balls. and in between balls, the obamas riding in a golf cart giving their feet a rest. and that moment in a freight elevator, the first lady wrapped in her husband's jacket to keep warm. she'll need that jacket tomorrow here. pretty windy out here at the capital. our inaugural coverage begins tomorrow with a special edition of "good morning america." see you tomorrow. goodnight. >> next at 6:00, they did it. the niners are nfc champs can going to the super bowl. >> the frenzy here in the bay area as fans get excited for

. >>> former president george h.w. bush is at his houston home this morning following a seven-week hospital stay. mr. bush was released yesterday. he had been treated for bronchitis and a lingering cough including a week in intensive care. >>> we'll take a quick break. >>> when we come back an unlikely partner in the battle against obesity. a soda giant tells americans it's time to come together as it touts its low-calorie line of beverages in a new ad campaign. >>> plus, heavy lifting. new york's finest show superhuman strength. superhuman strength. >>> this is the morning news. lo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. [ female announcer ] want youn

. >>> after seven weeks at a houston hospital, former president george h.w. bush back at home.8-year-old was admitted with severe bronchitis just after thanksgiving. doctors initially expected it to be a quick stay, but his condition worsened, putting him in intensive care for several days. the former president has made progress recently, and aides say he's in good spirits. mr. bush will continue physical therapy from home. >>> now to business. apple shares fell more than 3% yesterday, closing out an 11-month low amid weak consumer reports for the iphone 5. down from its high of more than $700. steve, what gives? after a poor fourth quarter, apple was supposed to turn it around here in the new year. >> yeah. i mean, let's get this in perspective. they've still got 15% of the world's smartphone market, that's up from the previous figure of 14%. the problem is these google androids. they're selling in greater quantities than apple's. you're right, the share price was 705 bucks back in september. at one point they had a $498 handle, back to $501. there's concern they're ordering l

one more note back here at home tonight, we want to tell you that after seven weeks, president george h.w. bush has left a houston hospital. the 41st president, 88 years old, was treated for bronchitis and a bacterial infection and severe cough. doctors say he will continue physical therapy while he is at home and we wish him well. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," we'll show you how we saved a family more than $1,000 on their cell phone bill. tonight, how you can do it, too. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ thank you. and you wouldn't have it any other way.e. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go f

. >>> former president george h.w. bushsed from a houston hospital after more than seven weeks of treatment for bronchitis and related problems. >>> rand paul faces charges of assaulting a flight attendant on a january 5th flight in addition to underage drinking and other charges. >>> the chicago transportation authority is suing united airlines. they claim the airline is buying its jet fuel 70 miles away to avoid paying close to $300 million in sales taxes. the airline says the suit's claims are untrue. >>> students at the university of vermont should not bring bottled water had they return to campus because the school has banned its sale for environmental reasons. vermont is the largest public university to prohibit bottled water sales on campus. they've even converted water fountains to bottle-filling stations. >>> over to wall street this tuesday morning. the dow opens the day at 13,507 after adding 18 points yesterday. the s&p and nasdaq were both down. overseas the nikkei gained 77 points but the hang seng fell 31. >>

. >>> there is word that former president george h.w bush may soon be leaving the hospital. a spokesman said there is a possibility that the former president will be discharged from a houston hospital later this week. bush was hospitalized back in november. first battling bronchitis and then treated for a persistent fever. the 88-year-old suffers from a disease which causes a loss of balance and has used a wheelchair for a year. >>> actors held a dress rehearsal today in the streets of washington, d.c. after the rehearsal parade marched down pennsylvania avenue, the political stand ins took to for a mock stand in. there were plenty other stand ins playing the rolls of dignitaries and pop star performers. it is expected to be 42 degrees and sunny. tori campbell and ken pritchett will be reporting live from washington, d.c. they will continue with the festivities on monday 21st. >>> these protesters mark what they call as a dark anniversary with the march across the golden gate bridge. >> what scientists are saying tonight about spanking children and the odds of aggressive beh

in their first term president obama held seventy nine bill clinton one hundred thirty three george h.w. bush one hundred forty three and george w. bush held eighty nine now the only person with fewer while the great communicator himself president ronald reagan who held just twenty seven now the same professor also tallied the question and answer sessions with reporters and found very similar statistics with obama under performing all of them except for president reagan even when the president holds press conferences he calls on people by name that he's chosen in advance if you're not called on well here's what can happen. thank you very much. you. know. that was a great question but it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out so thank you very much guys now as much as this president obama's administration recently quadrupled the number of signatures that must be collected to get out of official response from the white house those petitions on the administration's we the people website must now get one hundred thousand signatures this after a

president carter already came out but george h.w. bushge w. bush and laura bush sending their regrets and wishing the first family all the best on this special day, and their family. >> all of the dignitaries come down, they are seated, then the families will be announced and seated. the biden family announced and seated, just after 11:00 in ten minutes. then the obama family will be announced and seated. and then you'll have the ceremonial announcement of the first laid doe and dr. biden as well. megyn: bill clinton has done this walk a lot. >> there you see former president jimmy carter and rosalyn carter. jim angle is there right in front of the capitol. jim. >> reporter: hello, breath. as you saw both the president and vice president and the former president's coming in, the crowd could see that on a jumbo-tron and they all started cheering. in fact they started cheering when the president's motorcade got on to the capitol ground. so there is a lot of excitement here as you can imagine, and not only here but as you mentioned all the w

george h.w. bush 41 still recovering from that illness he's been battling the last several months. and george w. bush and laura, they sent their regrets. their thoughts, they say, are with the obamas, but they stayed back in texas as well. soledad? >> all right. john berman, thank you very much. i want to show folks where john is. you can see the media platform or the many platforms where the media is is right up there. you can see how close that is over to the capitol, very, very close. really, john and i, when we're up there, have one of the best seats in the house. the capitol, some of the best seats are right here. all these different sections then straight back, look straight back. you can see 200,000 -- 800,000 people on the mall. we'll get right to brianna keilar, who is at st. john's church, with an update from there. >> reporter: you're looking at right behind me michelle obama getting out of the beast, as we know it, the presidential limousine, meeting president obama on the other side of it

george h.w. bush and george w. bush won't be here. there have been pres debts where presidents in the past haven't made it. george h.w. bush just got out hospital, which is why they won't be here. mitt romney won't be here. the last time a vanquished opponent didn't show up was in 1985 for ronald reagan, and walter mondale was a no-show. that was the last time that the 20th state fell on a sunday and they had to do the monday as i rememberrial, versus another day. and back in those days, it was the coldest one on record, 7 degrees. there will be differences between the obama 2009 and 2013. four years ago, the crowd estimate was nearly 2 million people. there is a big parlor game about whether the crowd estimates on the mall are ever accurate. but nearly 2 million. now they are saying between 600- to 800,000. and there are a series of other things. and the money. four years ago, the obama administration, the obama campaign raised $53 million for the inaugural with personal contributions, all capped at $50,000 or less and there was disda

george h.w. bush recuperating from illness and george w. bush had to send his regrets. look at the blue carpet. yesterday they had vacuums in here cleaning up and the glass you can see right there, just minutes, wiping it clean to make everything look absolutely perfect for the ceremonies again. the president will take the oath for the second time in two days at 11:30 this morning. soledad. >> john berman, thank you. let's get to john king. hey, john. >> soledad, hello to you. i don't think it's so chilly. i'm with you on the weather front. a beautiful spring day in washington. let's get to the team joining us on beach day in washington. we have the former obama deputy press secretary, margaret hoover, and brian liza for "the new yorker" and ron brownstein from "the national journal." we're going to head straight up to john borrasso, a conservative, and let's start with this morning. a new beginning for the president. is this a new beginning for the republican party. your leader, famously, infamous, started the first obama term saying the number one priority was to defe

. >> george h.w. bush finally returned home today. jeb bush told the newspaper the 41st president was expected to be released from the hospital today. family spokesman was a little more cautious though saying we are hopeful the president can be discharged this wreak but we are taking one day at a time. he was hospitalized in november for bronchitis related calf. it was argo's revenge. >> the golden globe goes to ben affleck, ben affleck. >> he scored a standing ovation for winning best director. the iran hostage thriller won best drama. ben affleck was snubbed for an oscar nomination he paid tribute to the man who made the film. >> represents the clandestine service and foreign service makes sacrifices for us every day. the troops overseas i want to thank them very much. >> lincoln star daniel day-lewis took home best actor. best traumatic actress went to jessica chaste teen for zero dark 30. les mis won three globes including best musical or comedy and hugh jackman for best actor he was there even though he has the flu. the golden gl

. >> former president george h.w. bush has been released from the hospital. he was hospital lied for nearly two months with a bronchitis related cough. let me add how touched we were by the many get well messages we received our men and fellow americans. my only concern is i will not be able to thooiveng of you for your kind words. that is your 5@5:00. >>> no budging on the nation's debt crisis. he has no plans to negotiate with congress. kelly wright is live in washington with more on this. >>> the nation is more than $16 trillion in debt. he is unwilling to negotiate with republican is setting the stage for another congressional battle. president obama says washington had to increase the debt ceiling in order to pay its bills. he singled out republican law americas warning them he will not negotiate on the matter adding brinkmanship would be absurd and irresponsible. >> raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more, all it does is say that america will pay it's bills. we are not a dead beat nation. >> in a statement john fwhier says the conse

you look back over time back in 1989 whether there wn there was in stockton, california, george h.w. bushsued an executive order banning the shipment of certain assault weapons and former president clinton in 1998, he banned the import of assault weapons that had been modified, issued an order banning those assault weapons. this is something presidents have done in the past and not just surrounding weapons. this is what presidents can can use for a whole host of things. in fact, president obama during his first term has issued 144 executive orders, former president george w. bush issued 291 executive orders over two terms. it is something that president's use. every time they do, there is always some controversy, a lot of questions about the executive orders that presidents put out there. >> dan lothian, reporting live from washington this morning. >>> a surprise move in colorado where the defense for james holmes decides not to lay out its case in his preliminary hearing. a judge must decide if holmes should stand trial for the shooting deaths of 12 people last summer as new photos come