in the next half hour, we're going to speak to the arizona governor, jan brewer. she was there and she said she came out of today's supreme court hearing very encouraged and very confident. that conversation a bit ahead. >>> moving to politics, newt gingrich plans to suspend his presidential campaign next week and endorse mitt romney. this morning, fresh off a five-state campaign sweep last night, mitt romney phoned the former speaker to ask for his support. in north carolina today, gingrich said he's working out the details of his campaign's traditi transition. >> i am committed to this party, i am committed to defeating obama. we will find ways to try to be helpful. i think it is pretty clear that governor romney is ultimately going to be the nominee. and we'll do everything we can to make sure that he is, in fact, effective. >> it is now, without a doubt, mitt romney's republican party. let's consider the challenges ahead. cnn's chief political analyst gloria borger and joe klein. mitt romney gave a big speech in new hampshire last night. he said it was his piv

here was jan brewer, let's watch. >> i'm very encouraged by what we all were able to do today, and here. i thought the hearing went very, very well. i'm confident. we will get a favorable ruling. >> what would it mean if the law or parts were upheld and how would that play out in the presidential campaign. we have two guests tonight, ladies, thank you for joining us tonight. it is an interesting night, because we're becoming experts at watching supreme court arguments whether it's this or the health care bill. let me start with angela with me right now. it seems like the people that want this bill, the tough law, to be upheld, to declare the constitution that way, and they will be happy. >> jan brewer might be happy, but i don't think in the after math, if it goes up or down, that the conversation is over. latinos are listening very carefully to how the candidates are talking about it, what happens to them on the street, and the conversation is not over today whether jan brewer is happen or not. >> will this bill will be hammer against romney this fall? >> look, the candidates are -- he

jan brewer is the governor of washington.he was here in washington inside the courtroom, supporting the bill she signed into law and after the oral arguments which ran about 80 minutes, governor brewer spoke to reporters. >> i'm very, very encouraged of what we were all able to view today and hear. i thought that the hearing went very, very well. i feel very confident as i walked out of there that we will get a favorable ruling in late june. i'm very impressed with the fact that they gave us extra time, something that we all know is very unusual. that gave us a significance of how important this ruling will be. not only to the state of arizona but certainly to the united states of america. i think the questions and the responses just as far as federal rights, arizona sovereignty that we do have a responsibility to do what we can. i feel that they gave and the comments were made that arizona has a right and i as governor, i felt, was somewhat assured that i had a right to protect the citizens of arizona. >> what is it you're p

grateful for the opportunity to represent governor jan brewer and the state. it was a great working relationship starting at the process of trying to get the court interested in the case after the ninth circuit decision. gratified when the court accepted the case and gratified that the court heard it today and gave us bonus time at the argument. >> you went back and forth with the justices and several justices' pointed out that [inaudible] >> i thought it was certainly very encouraging that all the justices thoroughly understood the way that these various laws operate. they understood what was at issue in the case and what was not at issue very early in the federal government arguments the chief justice essentially started things off by making clear that this is not a case about profiling, this is not really a case about the fourth amendment, it is a case about the preemption and the relationship between the federal law and the state law. one of the things that is a misconception a lot of people have, but the state law does not really authorized officers to do

it was two years ago this week when the governor signed jan brewer 1070.cal protests then that helped drive the debate nationally. prompting conventions to boycott arizona even after federal injunction suspended the law, that opposition never disappeared. many of those same groups were out here today with their signs and their slogans, claiming that the law is bad for the economy, that it breaks up families and discriminates treating all immigrants as criminals and allah teen knows as undocumented. >> the real problem with 1070 is racial profiling. [inaudible] community asking them for documentation whether they're documented or not, i think police officers need to do their job of protecting and serving the community not asking for documentation. >> but supporters say that the law plugs a hole in america's broken immigration system. that it allows local police, gives them a tool to step in where the feds have failed and admit they don't have the resources to enforce the law. law enforcement says 1070 and laws like it have already encouraged some 300,000 il

here is arizona gov o nor jan brewer.ew today and hear, i thought the hearing went very, very, very well. i feel very confident. we will get a favorable ruling. >> wow. so what would it mean if the law or parts of it wore upheld by the supreme court and how would that play out in the presidential campaign. victoria defrancesca soto is a contributor to and fellow to the university of texas. ladies, thank you for joining us tonight. it is an interesting night because we are becoming experts at watching supreme court arguments, whether this or the healthcare bill. let me start with angela who is with me right now. it seems like the people who want the bill, the tough law to be upheld by the court to be made constitutional, basically declared that way, are happy. >> well -- >> january brewer looks happy. >> well, she might be happy now. i don't think in the aftermath of this law whether it goes up or down that conversation's over. particularly latinos are listening very carefully to how the candidates are talking about it. wh

arizona governor jan brewer got a rocky reception. but did her state's immigration law do better inside? judge society -- sotomayor speaking out. and the presidential election in november. we will flower governor jan brewer and john mccain and you know you paid for the gsa's trips to vegas and hawaii. congress wants to know what else you paid for? but is gsa playing a game of dodge? and a secret service agent says, this is want the first time. the prostitution scandal is about to get more sordid. all of that in just a minute. but first, arizona governor jan brewer signed the controversial law. she was inside the supreme court for today's arguments. first of all, where were you seated? how close to the front? >> right behind the bar in the front row, dead center. >> greta: first time in the supreme court? >> no! i have been there a couple of times. today was a great day, i believe, for freedom and states rights and senate bill 1070 f. there is such a thing as a good day in court, i think today was the day. >> greta: how do you know? i

kanpur signed the lot two years ago but the justice department sued -- jan brewer signed the law two years ago but the justice department said. she appeared confident as she emerged from the courthouse. >> it went very well and i feel confident. as i walked out of their i thought we would get a favorable ruling. >> court observers say the justices did not seem to have strong objections to the section of the law allowing police to stop and arrest anyone they believe is here illegally. >> i was born and raised in arizona, 72 years old third- generation and here i am asked for my papers. >> we need to be aware of this. our predictions are happening. >> inside the core one of the more liberal justices told a lawyer that his argument was not selling very well. >> it is civil rights and human rights. we are taking steps back as a nation. >> coming up at 6:00 you will need a 19-year-old germantown teen who was here among the protesters. two months ago he was about to be deported. high emotions and a highly divisive court battle. >> thank you. prince george's county officials want to make su

joining me is governor jan brewer. good to see you. >> thank you.ith you. >> sean: the issue of women has come up a lot in recent days and war on women and governor romney addressed this. let me show you ann romney. she was in connecticut and got emotional when she talks about the women she met on the campaign trail. >> so many women that i've never met before and may never see again in my life tell me how much they care for me and how much they are praying for me. i so appreciate that. i can't tell you how much i appreciate that because the days are long. the road is hard. the trials are there. i never know when i have this little gray cloud over my head when it is start going to raining on me again. i do need everyone's prayers, but i also believe that we're here for a purpose. >> sean: democratic operatives close to the white house and white house many times she never worked a day in her life. first lady of massachusetts, she is has battled cancer and battled ms and raised five kids. i think that was designed to be insulting to play the class war

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the justice department sued after jan brewer signed the law in 2010. despite a media frenzy, she appeared confident that -- confident after hearing the justices. >> we do have a responsibility. we have to do what we can. >> court observers noted it did not appear justices were taking issue with the section that would require police to stop and check people's status. >> they could be your next door neighbor. how scary is that? what's the fact they can profile me just because i look the legal, they can take me in. that is the sick part of it. >> all sides of the highly divisive court battle will have to wait until june when they are expected to hand down their decision. >> we are following the latest developments in the d.c. dog attack. the two docks caught on camera were attacking children when a neighbor came out to help them. those stocks have been euthanize. the neighbors save the children by fighting off the dogs. later they confronted a police officer in maryland. the officer fired at but did not hit the dogs. animal control took the dogs and eutha

a lot of course is at stake for arizona governor jan brewer. she has championed this law in her state. been at the center of this fight from the very beginning and she told greta last night she thought it was a great day in court yesterday. now she had a chance to sleep on the whole thing. she joins us this morning. good morning, governor brewer, as always. >> thank you, martha. great to be with you. martha: now that it sunk in and you sort of thought about the things you heard in court yesterday, are you at all, are you cautious about what the outcome will be and what are you weighing in terms of what they said yesterday and in a second we'll look at a couple of the quotes? >> well, let me begin by saying i thought it was a great day yesterday and we presented a wonderful case and i slept really good last night and today of course, we know that we always have to be cautious. we can't take anything for granted. i'm very up lifted. i feel very, very positive. martha: let's look at what some of justice sotomayor said first. we'll follow that with

governmenn hasn't done enough to stop illegal immigration and the states have to step in.governor jan brewer, who signed s-b 1070 into law, agrees and was optimistic."i think the questions and the responses just as far as the federal that we do have a &presponsibility to do what we can."senator charles schummr &pwill do what it can to stop states like arizona from policing immigration, if the supreme court upholds sb 1070. "iiwill enact legislation that will reiterate that congress does not intend for states to enaat their own immigration enforcement schemes..those on both sides of the issue will have to wait a while longer..... a decision isn't expected from the court until late june.i'm shelby lin reporting. a handful oo other states have already assed laws similar to arizona's and they will be watchhnggthis decision closely as well. one woman learns the hard way... that if you're going to meet the president... leave your snackssat home. home.president: oh, look it, you got me! you got me!woman: i'm so sorry.preesdent: i'm teassng. who's got a napkii? that's okay, whose yogurt got reaaly s

jan brewer left the hearing encouraged. >> arizona has the right, i as governor, i felt, was somewhat insured that i had a right to check the citizens of arizona. >> reporter: brewer charged president obama sued her state to get a boost with hispanic voters. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> nbc news confirmed newt gingrich plans to suspend his campaign next tuesday. the former house speaker will make the announcement in washington. it is likely he will endorse mitt romney. >>> there was more dramatic testimony on day three of john edwards trial. the alleged plot to use campaign funds to hide his affair with a former staffer. jay gray has more. >> reporter: andrew young described a plan was implemented by john edwards to hide his mistress, rielle hunter, from his wife and public during his run for the white house. the defense got the first shot at the state's star witness in the high profile case. attacking in consistencies between his testimony and tell-all book he has written about the affair. at one point the attorney said to mr. young "you really hate mr. edwards, do

ariza governor jan brewer says she thinks the hearing went well.. nina do you agree? >> it wentnt well for the show me your papers part of the law. i think t court walpole that and strike out oth parts -- will uphold that and strike out other parts. >> evan isn't this the responsibility of the federal government? >> it is. congress is being dysfunctional these days could not handle it. you think that ththis would bee a good time to do the federal reform where ideas clearly called for. but don't hohold yoour breath. >> if a police officer in phoenix pulls you o over for speeding, he can c check the immigration status. we hear that there is a police officer in phoenix who says this amounts to racial profifiling.g. do you aee? >> whether i do or not is irrelevant. the case i is not hinging on that. it hinges on the federalism of the case.. is it an intrusion of the federal resnsibility to ask show me your papers? essentially tthe administration is arguing arizona oversteps by enforcing a law that the fed's refuse to enforce themselves. >> mark, your thoughts? >> this may

. >> arizona's governor jan brewer just approved a bill banning ethnic studies classes in public schools. >> reporter: using this new law the tucson school board banned the k-12 mexican-american studies program. school board member michael hicks. >> my concern was a lot of the radical ideas that they were teaching in these classes telling these kids that this is their land. the whites took it over. and the only way to get out from the... beneath the gringo, which is the white man, is by bloodshed. >> when you sat in on these classes.... >> i chose not to go to any of their classes. why even go? why even go? i base my thoughts on the hearsay from the others. >> reporter: with powerful evidence like hearsay, the tucson school board had little choice but to end the mexican- american studies program, protecting kids from dangerous teachers like curtis accosta. >> our students are much more likely to graduate and go to college. their test scores have improved. most of all, they're excited about education so they can pursue it in their future lives. >> reporter: you do that by teaching them to

. >> arizona governor jan brewer. two years ago, arizona passed a tough new law. this week it went to the supreme court. at the state of arizona argues that if the federal government will not deal with the problem, the state has the right, duty, to deal with it. gov. brewer says she thought the hearing went well. nina do you agree? >> it did well for the show me your papers part. i think the court will uphold that a strike and other parts -- strike down other parts. >> evan, isn't this the responsibility of the federal government? >> it is. congress, being dysfunctional these days, could not handle it. you would think that this would be a good time to do the fed for reform that is clearly called for -- federal reform that is clearly called for. don't hold your breath. >> as i understand it, if a police officer pulls you over for speeding, he can check your immigration status. we heard a police officer in phoenix says this is racial profiling and makes his job too tough. do you agree? >> whether i do not is irrelevant. the case does not hinge on atha. it hinges on

. >> that is arizona governor jan brewer. two years ago, arizona passed a tough new law that critics say amounts to racial profiling. this week, it went to the supreme court. the state of arizona argued that if the federal government monday with the border, -- will not deal with the border, the state has a duty to do with it. brewer said she thought t hearing went well. nina, you agree? >> it went well for the show-me- your-papers part of the law. >> evan, isn't immigration control the responsibility of the federal government? >> it is, and this is often because the feds dropped the ball. congress cannot handle it. you would think that now, the heat is often a little but an idea is a good time for -- and it is a good time to do federal reform tt islearly called for t. but don't hold your breath. >> if a police officer in phoenix pulls you over for speeding, he can check the immigration status. there is a police officer in phoenix who says this amounts to racial profiling makes his job too tough. do you agree? that.doesn't hin

. >> jan brewer se mostró confiada en el lugar . >> este grupo de personas dicen que seguirán elevandorupo está listo para esperar la decisiónd de la corte suprema, muchos grupos la esperan ansiosa.mente >> porque tiene demandas que les interesan . >> esto apenas comienza gracias por la información salvador . >> desde phoenix se suspendieron miles de casos de deportacion, para concentrarse en los casos de delincuentes inmigrantes ilegales . >> en otras noticias, atroz fue el crimen que cometió un policía en méxico que mató a sus dos hijas, tras los asesinatos intento quitarse la vida y murió dos horas después . >> la mujer ataco a su bebé de quien había perdido la custodia, mientras la visita en servicios sociales, según el supervisor la madre entró en ira y ataco a la bebé en el cuello. >> una joven de 17 años en texas fue violada y acuchillada por un hombre de 50 años, un vagabundo esta arrestado por posibilidad de ser el responsable . >> esto fue lo que dijo una tía de la víctima . >> recibió el golpe en la pierna, como no salió sangre, le reventaron los vasos sanguineos, la sangre

the obama justice department sued arizona over that 2010 law, arguing that governor jan brewer violated the constitution's supremacy law, and enforcing federal immigration statutes, are the justice's buying the administration's argument. joining us, wall street editor, paul henninger, and jason riley and joe rago. this is a case about federal versus state power and the supreme court this week, both liberal and conservative justices did not seem very sympathetic to the federal government's argument. >> no, they didn't because arizona very carefully crafted the state law to fit into the federal law. so, really, all they're doing is saying, look, if the police happen to pick up somebody, maybe they need to verify their legal status, that's part of federal immigration law. so-- >> the state is saying, we're just going to enforce the law and supplement what you do. what about the provision of the law, arizona law that says, look, if you're illegal, it is a crime. if you're illegally here, it's a crime to go look for work. that in the oral arguments of the supreme court seemed to be the part

pete, let me get better insight into why jan brewer was confident. she was asked to give specifics by the reporters and didn't layout a lot there. >> the obama administration had argued that arizona would flood the system with all kinds of questions about immigration status, upsetting a federal priority to concentrate only on the most dangerous immigrants, those that committed crimes and potential terrorists, and the justices weren't buying that and seemed to accept arizona's representation that all that happens is people would ont be detained by police if they have other reason to pick them un, traffic stop or offense and secondly all the mr. is would do is call the federal fwoft and say do you want to hold this person or not and if they say no they would let them go. the justices didn't seem to see much of a problem with that. undiscussed here, the justices spent very little time on two other provisions of the arizona law that may still be in trouble. both of them would make it a crime under state law to do something that's not a crime under federa

arizona's jan brewer blasted the obama administration for trying to block her state's law. >> they are playing up to the latino community and trying to use that scare card, if you will, to generate a support for elections. >> reporter: five other states have passed laws like arizona. so this case can have a big impact. diane, what struck me the most was there was no discussion in the case of the danger of racial profiling and the real-world impact laws like this can have on the real lives of 50 million hispanic americans. >> that is the issue being debated across dinner tables in the country. thanks, so much, terry. >>> and now to the death penalty. the move to ban capital punishment gained another state today. connecticut became the 17th state to end executions. but lawmakers carved out one exception. the 11 people already on death row. they will still be executed. >>> and now politics, it's your voice, your vote. and today, after five victories last night a new mitt romney emerged, trying to claim the powerful mantle of optimism and change. and david muir is on the big speech last ni

arizona's governor, jan brewer was encouraged. >> arizona has a right, and i as governor, i felt was somewhat ensured that i had a right to protect the citizens of arizona. >> the justices are expected to issue a decision in june. and if they uphold this law, democrats in the senate, say that they will pass a bill to block it and keep the issue alive through the presidential election. >> attorneys for john edwards attacked his former aid on the witness stand. the defense team painted andrew young as a man who used edward's scandal to get rich referring to young's tell-all book. they also pointed out inconsistencies in young's statements to the public and court. edwards accused of using campaign money to cover up an affair with his pregnant mistress. young has been given immunity in exchange for his testimony. young's wife could take the stand next. >> weather now. really nice out there today. but doug we are talking rain, huh? >> we are talking rain, jim. i think the rain is going to be coming in over the next couple hours. probably really the next 12 hours or so. you can seat rain o

senate judiciary hearing is holding a hearing on arizona immigration law and jan brewer has been indicted to testify. also, the senate is expecteded to vote on a bill to help the postal service. among those eliminating 6-day delivery and require the them to work six years. >>> secretary ray lahood and stone will discuss findings why young drivers knowingly distractthemselves behind the wheel. they will address educational programs to address the growing problem. >>> president obama is honoring the 2012 national teacher of the year finalists at the white house. he's going to start a three- state tour urging contrast to extend low interest rates for student loans. he is at unc chapel hill this morning, plans are underway to send mining spacecraft to astroids in search of precious medals. a new company will today unveil the plan. financial backers and eric schmidt of goog neil a frightening ordeal. look at this video because this is a little odd. just seconds before kurt aaron from wnep went outside to do the weather, you see the green screen and mama bear and three cups hanging out on the w

. >> and based on what she heard at the supreme court today, arizona's governor jan brewer appears toe some good reasons to think her state's tough immigration law will be upheld, at least parts of it. gary nurenberg is here to explain. >> reporter: the obama administration says arizona has migrated too far into federal territory with a law requiring police officers to check the immigration status of individuals they stop for even minor violations of traffic laws. demonstrators from both sides feel strongly. >> we don't need people coming in here illegally. >> reporter: that's what arizona's law is trying to stop by requiring police to check the immigration status of people they arrest or stop for a violation if police believe they may be in the country illegally. virginia delegate bob marshall filed a brief in favor of arizona's law. >> what's at stake here is our law enforcement capacity to ensure that we can make the streets safe from people who may not be here legally. >> but critics argue it leads to racial profiling. >> it's really challenging our basic constitutional values tha