jessie jackson sounds off. what can we do about it? president obama takes off the gloves and hammering fox news. he says fox promotes a point of view that is destructive. now, for a guy who always rips on the cables, i think the president would do a pretty good job if he was on cable. we do it every night, mr. president. this is the story that has me fired up tonight. the most powerful elected republican in america is plotting to stop the united states government dead in its tracks procedurally. on monday night, senator "waterloo" jim demint warned he would place a hold on any legislation that would not been cleared by his office before the close of business today. demint, as i said a couple weeks, he's drunk with power and he's showing it tonight. he's drunk with power after spearheading tea party nut jobs like christine o'donnell and rand paul right into the victory lane and republican primaries where they've had some success. now he's on a one-man wrecking crew, a mission to shut down the government until election day. now, if demac

. >>> new allegations against congressman jessie jackson junior. it at issue now, plane ticket purchased for a woman to fly from d.c. to chicago, several times. the woman is a restaurant hostess here in the district. the congressman calls her a personal acquaintance and says he and his wife have been dealing with the issue privately for years. >>> heat for the president with a new book. obama's wars goes behind the scenes as the president decided object his afghan war strategy. fox shows us a few key quotes that have critics talking. >> reporter: in the book, "obama's wars," the isn't quoted saying, we can absorb a terrorist attack. we'll do everything we can, but even a 9/11, even the biggest attack ever, we absorbed it, and we are stronger. homeland security secretary janet napolitano said it in a slightly different way. >> we are doing everything in our power to prevent attacks but i want tomorrow few size that it is impossible to guarantee that there will never be another attack. >> reporter: some republicans are jumping on the president's choi

representative jessie jackson junior are she was mortified and in agony when her husband told her of her extramarital affair. they have both undergone counseling since he broke the news to her. when the private matter was made public last week, it was like opening the wounds again. she said her heart will heal and she wants to stay focused on her job and two children as of now. the couple got married in 1991. >>> president obama will sign into law the small business act tomorrow. the bill will provide $40 billion in loans and $30 billion in tax breaks. dick durban spoke about it. >> to come out of this recession, we have is 20 help small businesses across america to have the credit and opportunities they need to ebb band. >> to exband. >> rahm emanuel has not made any announcement, but earlier this week, reports surfaced that he was planning to leave his job as white house chief of staff to prepare for a run. david axelrod added some fuel to the fire in an appearance on a political talk show. >> i think he is drawn to it, but he still has family considerations to think p it and he is

among his many accomplishments, shaping campaigns for reverend jessie jackson. dr. walters taught life lessons. >> he said don't measure yourself by them, you are better than that. and i'll never forget those words. and the respect we had for him was so great, i took my little b-minus and walked out. >> walters was thrust into the segregation debate after he took a seat at a wichita, kansas, in the civil rights movement. >>> it is 8:10 on this monday morning. poverty rate is at the highest level in 15 years. we'll look at what this means for everyone, including d.c. residents when we come back. >>> and then the university of maryland campus put on alert. another robbery near the college park campus. stay with us. that and more coming up when fox 5 morning news continues.  ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> check headlines at 8:14. we start in frederick where a death investigation is underway. a man died after police came to his home for a third tim