he arrives in london replacing joseph kennedy.e made it very clear to the british right from the beginning that he was there to share what they were going through. he steps off the plane and it says, there is no place i would rather be than here in england. during the worst air raid he would walk the streets of london while the bonds were still falling asking everyone he met what he could do to help them. he was very sincere. it was the first time for a lot of the british that they had seen an american do that. his warmth and compassion, his determination to stand with them and share their dangers was the first tangible sign that many had that america actually did care about what happened to them and their country. he showed them the best side of america. his example, i think, should serve as an example for not only ambassadors, but for americans as a whole or anybody. his determination to work with the british, to do everything he could to help the british delicacy that a have an effect t it did succeed. >> on his predecessor, jo

the boy was offering to the toast to joseph kennedy. the young boy was edward kennedy. teddy.forgot the brother who wasn't there. the democrats celebrated the signing of h historic health care bill. president obama signed the bill. speaker nancy pelosi, senate leader harry reid, jim clyburn, bernie sanders, a self-described socialist to bart stupak who insisted on the executive order banning federal funds for abortion. it was something like that party in hyannisport in 1946 when the kennedys got together and the youngest said they should not forget the brother who set the standard of courage for all. if we set our compass true we will reach our destination, not merely victory for our party, but renewal for our nation. on this day of celebration, i wo l

. >>> you'll have to wait another couple of years before there's another kennedy in the congress. josephnnedy iii said over the weekend he will not run for bill delahunt's seat if delahunt requires in massachusetts. the son of former congressman joe kennedy is an assistant d.a. on cape cod. he is only 29 years old. so don't count him out down the road. "hardball" returns after this. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. by booking my family trip with expedia. first i find the flight i want. then a great hotel my kids will love. yeah. but wait... here's the really cool part. when i book them at the same time... voila! i can save up to 450 bucks. and we all know that can come in pretty handy. book flight and hotel, and save more. where you book matters, expedia. ♪ dot com >>> we're back. time for the politics fix. with and "time

joseph p. kennedy has ended speculation and says he will not run for congress.ennedy is an assistant district attorney in massachusetts. he's been eyed as a potential contender for the seat held by democratic congressman bill delahunt. >>> while crying over their beer in the u.s.-canada hockey game, since president obama lost his bet, he is sending 24 bottles of -- come on, somebody tell me. >> yaengling. >> i never heard of the beer until i read the story yesterday but you can send me a case. he's got to send a case to prime minister steven harper. yaengling for everyone. >>> white house press secretary robert gibbs also had a bet going on. as soon as he lost, he has to wear team canada hockey sweater for the first 15 minutes of the press briefing sometime in the next two weeks. my senior producer megan o'connor keeping an eye on the situation says gibbs does not have on the hockey jersey. >>> russia president medvedev is furious. he's demanding athletic officials resign after the disappointing performance in games. russia came home with three gold medals from

joseph kennedy iii will not be running for congress. a little bit of a bad story, boston.com reports that kennedy's decision -- they write that it adds a new development in the political drama over the fate of delahunt's seat. and news this morning about the jersey senator frank lautenberg. he will be back for votes, expected tuesday. and a look this morning at the headlines in "the wall street journal" as they and other newspapers reporting in the quake -- on the quake inch chile -- -- in chile. the death toll rises. secretary of state clinton on a tour of latin america. in a "the philadelphia enquirer," -- so, secretary clayton beginning hurt toward this week in latin america. -- secretary clinton. "the new york times" reporting on the u.s. nuclear weapons strategy. of the white house is rethinking nuclear policy. the story this morning in the "the new york times." we are going to get your thoughts on this and need -- read more on the article in just a moment. we are joined on the phone by kevin hall who writes for the mcclatchy newsp