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jill biden. (cheers and applause) dr. biden, thanks so much. i will not pass that up. thank you so much for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> stephen: this is a big get for me because i've had your husband, the president, the first lady, you are the last piece of my four-piece collectible set. (laughter) and as the last you must be the most important. >> i must be, exactly. >> stephen: you were the hardest to book here. (laughter). >> stephen: madam, can i ask you something? i'm confused about something. >> uh-huh. >> stephen: you are the second lady of the united states. >> that's right. that's right. >> stephen: which does not mean you are second at being a lady, you're just as lady like as the first lady. >> exactly, exactly. >> stephen: just different position. and yet you still work. >> i do! >> stephen: you're the first second lady to ever do that. >> that's right, i teach at a community college in northern virginia. i teach english. >> and... why? >> well, because i... >> stephen: first of all, why teach english? (laughter) i'm not a fan of reading. >> well

jill biden has written a new children's book. what it is like for kids in military families when the parent is deployed. the story was inspired by biden's own family when her son was sent to iraq in 2008. dr. jill biden is with us this morning. so nice to see you. was nathalie very much involved in the writing of this book which is about her dad's experience and the bigger family experience? >> actually she was because before writing the book i interviewed natalie and talked to her about the different experiences that she went through. and then when it came to picking the illustrate eor gave me seve choices. >> she is seven years old negotiating. >> he was perfect for the book. >> the goal was to get natalie to really help other kids figure out how to navigate something. tell me a little bit about that. >> i realize that being a military family ourselves that many americans did not know a military family and didn't know the experience of a military family. i wanted to educate americans and then hopefully inspire them to commit to

you know, i'm jill biden and i'm a military mom, i'm a teacher, i'm just me. second lady. captain of the vice team. >> stephen: captain of the vase team? (applause) well thank you so much for joining us. dr. biden. the book is "don't forget. god bless our troops." we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) new taurusw people away... starting with the guys who built it. i haven't driven it yet. i'm going to try take it easy and warm up slowly. hi. do you get car sick or anything? no, is that a challenge? no, no. so with the 2013 taurus i can pretty much voice command anything. pretty much. you're going to be able to change your radio station, make a phone call. all that you can do with just the sound of your voice. all of it? all of it. never have to take your hands off the wheel. never have to take your hands off the wheel... which is good when you're driving. ha ha ha. >> stephen: well, that's it >> stephen: well, that's it for "the report"; mac: 6:58, 6:59, seven minutes. keep going, buddy. i'm working on the chicken parts situation here. forget the chicken parts. charlie

jill biden. -- she has a book out. >> a children's book. >> stephanie: yes, called -- what is it? hang on. >> hold it up for the camera. god bless our troops. it is delightful. david bender political strategist extraordinaire. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: it is our news chick, good morning, jacki schechner. >> it is not enough for you to torture me during the break. >> stephanie: more, more more. we want to shove knew the bleachers. what are you hearing about this democrats taking control of the senate? >> yeah, so what it looks like is that lehman won by less than 800 votes with all of the precincts reporting. so what they're doing now is saying okay, you can have a recount. they got three days to decide if they want a recount and if they do van wanggaard has to pay for it himself depending on the margin of defeat. >> by himself, we mean koch brothers money. >> stephanie: which koch brother do you mean? >> not from his own piggy bank, i'm sure. >> stephanie: jacki, have you had a c

nk.reciate it la >> i am jill biden. you can call me now and at -- n --na --nana. i want to introduce you to talie. this is natalie's story as well our or ho mrmo and dads have gone to iraq or afghanistan? most of you. e ven sd atctlyou izhewe around this country was many americans don't even know anybody at all in the military and they don't know how strong and resilient you are t.your ms and dadsay domehi yll tis i ded as a teacher that the best way to get that message across was for teachers to read this in their clsrooms and moms and dadso ttoirilo ple eiv arkendhath whole book is about. i will start to read and natalie is going to read some of it and acally ts is what my son looks likendss eig, tli you can see this is what she looks like. this was a couple years ago when she was a little bit younger. now weilte hstor oh. this -- she drew this picture for the inside of the bk. i love this picture. does daddy really have to go. ld h to do hard things, and her father takes natalie in his arm. home is wh wityoling i like it she whispers. natalie sits on the floor

jill biden. k about military families. and the inspiration is her son beau biden's deployment to iraq. and the impact it had on her granddaughter natalie. the book is called "don't forget, god bless our troops" dr. jill biden, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's good to see you. >> thank you. >> i can't wait to talk about the book. but first things first, you had something really exciting happen over the weekend. your daughter got married. >> yes. >> to a doctor. not only are you the mother of the bride, you hosted the event in delaware. >> at our home. and you know, tent and all. it was beautiful. it was magical. it was a magical evening. >> i have to ask, who cried? i mean this is your youngest daughter. >> joe. joe cried. he cried when he saw her in her wedding gown and she just looked so beautiful. and so he was a little emotional. >> well, congratulations on that event. and the book. >> well, thank you. >> of course you've done a lot of work with military families over the years, as well a

jill biden's children's book is called don't forget nana god bless our troops.usband joe biden is meeting with college pres-- presidents talking about how to make college more affordable. >>> anthony brown is hosting a conference to show support for minority and women own businesses to help them expand and create jobs. >>> the last song whitney houston recorded is released on itunes a duet with jordin sparks called celebrate featured in her last film sparkle that's going to hit theaters come august. >>> time for a check of the roads and the weather. we will get to you in one second. you have a lot of explaining to do. >> okay. >> we want warmer weather. >> what is going on had. >> i will get to it. go ahead. >> i bet it's a trough. how are the road. >> reporter: the roads are in better shape. really no significant delays on 95. moving through the white march be area through the city and tunnels in great shape. everything up to speed. the jfx, 11 minutes from the beltway downtown to east fayette street and that beltway nice and clear all the way around. >> all ri

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jill biden has written a children's book to help kids whose parents are in dangerous deployments called don't forget nana god bless our troops. it's being published today. biden took inspiration from her son's deployment in rye rack-- in iraq three years ago and the effect on her family especially her son's daughter. >>> if you've been to dulles airport you have seen a new technology creating a buzz. page she is getting a lot of attention as you can expect. she is a life sized hologram giving travelers information about the airport. the only thing is page can't do is answer questions you may have directly. however, travelers that don't mind finite pretty cool. >> i think it's one of the most incredible things i've ever seen and travel a lot around the world and never seen that before. >> she is part of a three month trial. if passengers like her, officials say they may put in more holograms. >>> maryland's own torch run begins tomorrow. it's leading up to the special olympic games on friday. annapolis, police officers will escort the torch tomorrow at 2 and it will travel through city p

jill biden is published today. it's to help kids with parents in the military deal with deployment. the book is based on her son's deployment and how it affected her family. >>> and the phenyl song whitney houston reported before her death is being made available today on a itunes. it was duet she did with jordin sparks called celebrate made for the film sparkle and is set to be released in theaters in august. one more check of the forecast with lynette. >> all right. i first have to give a shout out to rich myers one of my facebook buddies and his son-in- law andwife had baby girl lily grace phelps. congratulations. let's talk about what's going on right now. satellite and radar picking up on the upper level trough. and we will have showers rotating in going into the afternoon. be prepared for that. right now, though, we have a few clouds out there. but we are getting some breaks in the clouds. and you can see in glen oak a beautiful sunrise this morning. get out and enjoy it. more of the same sliding into urbana thick cloud cover across the area and more sunshine. but temperatures

jill biden who stops by.t military families. her own family served as the inspiration. looking forward to hearing from her. >>> and i think i have the best job ever, but adam richman rivals even my job. he is on a mission to find the best sandwich in the united states. the best way to do that is to try almost every single one of them. we'll hear his quest coming up. >> french fries in that one sandwi sandwich. >> that was in pittsburgh. there's a sandwich shop in pittsburgh where they put french fries and squish it right on in. >> and the crowd reacts. >> only one girl reacted over there. >> who doesn't want a french fry sandwich? >> and another check of the forecast. chris warren is standing by. >>> and the sun is out in new york city, which means it's a nice day for a birthday, sweet 16. what's your name? >> brenna. >> happy birthday to you. what's your plan today? >> go to church. >> very good plan on a sunday. it is a nice day. it is going to be heating up for parts of the country. in fact, we're going to

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that was miss vice president jill biden.nes who don't know basic facts about our country's leadership. andy cohen asked 11 miss usa contestants who is the vice president of the united states? >> oh, god. >> the current vice president of the united states is joe biden which is funny because he's from good old delaware. >> biden. >> biden. >> i don't know anything about politics. i don't know. >> joe biden. >> joe biden. >> this is bad. >> i don't know. i'm blanking. >> oh, my gosh. i'm drawing a blank. >> joe biden. >> world peace. >> that just happened. how do you -- how can you try to be miss usa if you don't know the vice president? >> i think donald trump trained them. he told them to say that. they are representing their state. we are not talking about high school or people that just are not as well educated. we are talking about women that won a big race in their own state. what does that say about where our country was? >> i'm glad that delaware knew. >> please don't lose this one. >> they are not voting off the brains

. >>> jill biden, not only the vice president's wife, author, wicked smart, teacher, known as dr.nia community college. her new children's book titled "don't forget, god bless our troops" inspired by her son. talking about her book, her politics, seemingly more rough and tumble than ever. >> there is a poll out that talks about how political polarization is at its highest level in 25 years and anectdotally, i feel that. doe do you feel that people are just angrier and kind of -- everybody is in their own corner or their own side today? >> i think the parties are really disparate. i think probably the republican party has gone way far right than it has gone before. so, it's certainly not the republican party i grew up with. >> do you think it's -- that polarization, though, plays back into what could happen in november? does that worry you or are you -- >> i think voters will have a clear choice. i think that mitt and barack are on totally different paths. and, you know, you've got clear choices. that's what i think. of course, i think, you know, our choice is the best and what bar

jill biden issued a statement welcoming howard into the family. >> a judge blocking key parts of a floridahere claims would help reduce voter fraud. part of the law seeks to purge people from voting rolls who are not eligible to vote. but critics say the practice seems to violate the voting rights act. peter doocy looking into it for us in washington. >> reporter: florida has 11.3 million registered voters, some are on a list of potential noncitizens put together by the state and try to guarantee everyone on florida voters rolls is legal. 58% of the people on the list are hispanic not everyone is a minority, some worry that floridians lawfully on the rolls will be removed, like this world war ii veteran on the list. >> i lived in brooklyn, i don't understand, and to me, it's like an insult. >> reporter: a spokesman for the florida secretary of state is defending this plan that cross references dmv and votings records, if we receive reliable information we must act on it race or party never factor into the process. our focus is identifying and removing ineligible voters from the rolls, that

>> jill biden. yes. >> all right.e show "jeopardy!" including a $1600 question about the breed of bo, the first dog it what is a portuguese water dog? and the women journalists beat out the congressional women in their annual softball game. 13-10 there she is, my colleague, andrea mitch, doing the play by play, an event for the young survival coalition that is a group that helps young breast cancer survivors. i've always looked up to my brother. he doesn't look like a heart attack patient. i was teaching a martial arts class and it hit me. we get to the emergency room... and then...and then they just wheeled him away. i had to come to that realization that "wow, i am having a heart attack." i can't punch this away. i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. so be sure to talk to you doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm a fighter and nowadays i don't have that fear. [ male announcer ] learn how to protect your heart at i am proheart on facebook. wanted to prov

jill biden on yesterday. ough this period of transition and this god-awful recession we inherited. >> yeah, you know, what can i just read a little bit more from fine american--i read some of this yesterday for a guest quote. this republican economy, he puts it in such great perspective. mass ismath is math and this is part of the spin cycle that the media, there are two sides to everything? not really. look at total government spending. that's all we hear. we're always the big spender. a big spender. the federal state and local adjustment for inflation such spending has recently been falling at a rate not scene since the korean war. it resembles what jim always talks about when fdr slashed spending in the middle of it. >> yep. >> black mailed the president to continue all the bush tax cuts of the wealthy so that tax cuts are near lows since ronald reagan presidency. this is already a republican economy. it's worth pointing out that the economy performance has been disappointing. none of the disasters that rep

tomorrow we talk to actress mandy moore and also jill biden will join us as well. stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom." historic win. wisconsin's republican governor, the first to survive a recall vote. how will the brawl in the heartland reshape the race for the white house. >>> love letters to his victims? what could be damning evidence in the trial of jerry sandusky. >>> sheryl crow facing a new health concern. ♪ if it makes you happy >> after forgetting the lyrics to some of her songs she reveals she has a benign brain tumor. and one win away from the first stanley cup b

tomorrow we talk to actress mandy moore and also jill biden will join us as well. let's get to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello. >> stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom." historic win. wisconsin's republican governor, the first to survive a recall vote. how will the brawl in the heartland reshape the race for the white house. >>> love letters to his victims? what could be damning evidence in the trial of jerry sandusky. >>> sheryl crow facing a new health concern. ♪ if it makes you happy >> after forgetting the lyrics to some of her songs she reveals she has a benign brain tumor. and one win away from the first stanley cup but it's what l.a. kings are doing off the ice that has us talking. they're on a crime fighting mission. good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thanks for joining us this morning. the wisconsin recall is over. republican scott walker wins big. who knows. he may be in the running for the new job as mitt romney's running mate. there is still work to be done. wisconsin is still bitterly split. case in point, keep your eye on walker'

[cheers and applause] and jill biden areide leading this effort with military families nationally. and they're mobilizing all of us to support today's military families and veterans. participating businesses have hired thousands of veterans. they have pledged to hire even more in the coming years. i want to thank honeywell as being a partner in the initiative. right here, there have also hired hundreds of veterans in the past year. give them a big round of applause. i am proud of them. standing up for our veterans, it is not a republican or democratic responsibility. it is an american response ability. is is an irresponsibility -- i want everyone to know the we are very grateful for your service. just what he thought for us, we will keep fighting for you. we'll keep fighting for you you will help us keep america on top of the 21st century. [applause] we are going to keep fighting just the way you did to show why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. god bless you. god bless america. thank you. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> the opening remarks in the

michelle and jill biden -- that's michelle obama and jill biden -- just in case you were curious. you might not know which michelle i was talking about. they're leading this effort with respect to military families, nationally. it's called joining forces -- to mobilize all of us to support today's military families and their veterans. and so far, the good news is participating businesses have hired more than 70,000 veterans. and they've pledged to hire 175,000 more in the coming years. and i want to thank honeywell not only for being an active partner in this initiative, but, right here, honeywell has hired 900 veterans over the past year, and for employing 65 veterans here just here at golden valley. so give them a big round of applause. [applause] proud of you. [applause] standing up for our veterans, this is not a democratic responsibility, it's not a republican responsibility -- it's an american responsibility. it's an obligation of every citizen who enjoys the freedom that these heroes defended. so we've got to meet our obligations today just like folks here at honeywell are

michelle and jill biden -- just in case you were curious -- they are leading this effort with respect to military families, called joining forces, to mobilize all of us to support to de's families and veterans. the good news is participating businesses have hired more than 70,000 veterans and planned to hire 175,000 more in the coming years. i want to thank honeywell for not only been an active partner, but right here honeywell has hired 900 veterans of the past year and employs veterans here at golden valley, so give them a big round of applause. i am proud of them. i am proud of them. standing up for our veterans, this is not a democratic or responsibility -- or republican responsibility. it is an american responsibility, an obligation of every citizen who enjoys the freedom that these heroes defended. we got to meet our obligations to day like folks here at honeywell are doing, and as commander in chief of what all of our service members and veterans to know we are forever grateful for your service and your sacrifice. just like you fought for us, we will keep fighting for you. for

it's a way for supporters to enjoy a relaxing lunch without joe biden going on and on with one of his stories. like the time his wife jill dog dutch and the squirrel he chased. it takes about 45 minutes to tell and in the end the squirrel gets away. dear god. enter now, go to lunch without joe biden.com. let's do this. >> i don't think that's funny. i don't think that's nice at all. why are you laughing? >> i think it's cute. >> it was. >> if joe thinks it's cute -- >> we love having lunch with joe. who wouldn't want to have lunch with joe. >> rather that lunch with joe than just about anybody. >> he has a lot of stories. >> they're all great stories. >> he likes to talk and hold hands. it's true. >> and hug. >> welcome back to "morning joe." he's a hugger. jon meacham is still with us. >> he has? >> he's a hand holder. >> during a seance in wilmington. >> he's a connecter. >> well, you're a cold episcopalian that doesn't believe in heaven. who wants to hold your hand. >> appropriate, and wonderful loving way. >> you know who else is loving? the governor of maryland also the chairman of the democratic governors associati