burl ives was there, the golden gate quartet, josh white, leadbelly, margo mayo square dance group, with my wife dancing in it. i sang one song very amateurishly and retired in confusion to a smattering of polite applause. but woody took over and for 20 minutes entranced everybody, not just with singing, but storytelling. "i come from oklahoma, you know? it's a rich state. you want some oil? go down in the ground. get you some hole. get you more oil. if you want lead, we got lead in oklahoma. go down a holele and get you soe lead. if you want coal, we got coal in oklahoma. go down a hole, get you some coal. if you want food, clothes or groceries, just go in the hole and stay there." then he'd sing a song. amy goodman: in 1940, woody guthrie appeared on a new york radio program featuring the folk singer leadbelly. radio announcer: good afternoon. your municipal station presents another in the series, "folks songs of america," featuring that great negro folk singer of louisiana, huddie ledbetter, better known to you as leadbelly. and leadbelly has as his guest today the dustiest dust bowle

conversation helps us understand a little bit what was going on in his mind and you can read it, josh white'srticle in the "washington post." josh, thank you for being here with us. >> you're very welcome. >>> at arlington national cemetery, president obama paid tribute to the nation's service members on veterans day. the president says the wreath he laid at the tomb of the unknown is intended to remember every service member who was ever worn our nation's uniform. he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are coming home now. the president also noted this is the first veterans day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> this is what the veterans day parade looked like in new york city this weekend. thousands lined the trees of manhattan for the parade cheering and waving flags. volunteers also collected winter coats for those in need nearly two weeks after super storm sandy hit the area. a reminder today the federal government is closed and there's no mail delivery except for express mail. >>> we had a warm weekend. looks like a cold front is going to change things in

court will accept the steel well for more on the case of the bradley manning i'm joined by josh gerstein white house reporter for politico hey there josh can you first off it go ahead and explain to us was exactly is going down here can you can you break down these latest developments. well it sounds like it's not a plea deal but it's more of a plea bargain offer from manning and his lawyers there is a very serious charges manning is facing including aiding the enemy which is punishable by life in prison in this case and so they're trying to basically make sort of an opening bid perhaps or maybe it's a middle of the game bid to put up some more minor charges or more minor offenses and see if the government might basically say well you know what if you're willing to plead to that that's good enough and the court can always for check this or they can accept it and they can still try him for some of the other things that they have him for he's facing of course up to life and present giving the twenty two counts but can you explain to. us as the viewers and to myself what's the point of doing this

so that's something the government still seems very interested in getting to the bottom of josh gerstein white house reporter for politico thank you so much for bringing us those latest developments ok thanks. moving right along now the pentagon announced today that a rainy and war planes shot down shot at an unarmed u.s. surveillance drone over international airspace along the gulf coast last week the unmanned drone was not damaged however and the pentagon made it clear that president barack obama and secretary of defense leon panetta were both informed of the incident as it occurred back on november the first pentagon spokesperson george little said that iran was warned through diplomatic channels adding quote the united states has communicated to the iranians that we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters over the arabian gulf consistent with the longstanding practice and our commitment to the security of the region we have a wide range of options from diplomatic to military to protect to military to protect our assets and our forces and will do so when nece

joining me today, senior national correspondent for bloomberg "business week," josh green, politico's senior white house reporter, wearing his hat, i might add, glenn thrush, and msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director karen finnney, and washington bureau chief for "the huffington post," ryan grim. a gradual inching away from the edge of the fiscal cliff, depends on who you believe. even with the clock ticking it's almost two week since president obama and john boehner met in person. nbc news confirms two leaders spoke by phone for 15 minutes last night a call described by politico as short and curt. boehner gave his state on the current talks a moment ago. >> no substancetive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over past two weeks. all eyes are on the white house. the country doesn't need a v victory lap it needs leader. >> behind the scenes of the contours of a deal are starting to take shape, a trillion plus dollars in tax heights, entitlements of $400 billion and 1.2 trillion in spending cuts to offset the dreaded sequester. if the p

that what the president was putting out there was half of that, and just a short time ago josh ernest, a deputy white house spokesman in a gaggle of reporters that he's saying he's surprised that republicans are surprised. but i'll break it down for you, timothy geithner breaking it down on capitol hill yesterday, in addition to the $1.6 trillion, closing loopholes and limiting deductions is a way to bring in more revenue and raising estate taxes to 2009 levels and finally increasing capital gains and dividends taxes. again, the white house seeing this as sort of the first, the opening bid, if you will. as you know, when you're negotiating, you come out very aggressive. the other side counters and then you find some common ground somewhere in the middle. we've seen this kind of posturing in the past over the last four years where sometimes there's some optimism, they will get things done and it gets like we see it now where they're very far apart and they're able to come together, everyone is hoping they can do that before the end of the year. >> yeah, but the rhetoric doesn't sound good right now, t

host: josh gerstein is the white house reporter for political coast and has been talking about the resignation yesterday of c.i.a. director, general

white house? blame the electoral system. josh. >> this is a great clans to stop and look at how our elections system in this country actually works. it's kind of amazing. this is a scenario to stop and hear about. what would happen if there was an electoral tie? >> it could happen. and it would throw the race into confusion and controversy. what if president barack obama and milt romney tie in the electoral college with 269 votes each? there's an amendment for that. here's how it works, in january, the now house of representatives would choose the president, with each state getting one vote. republicans will almost surely have the majority in that vote and choose romney. but not paul ryan, the vice president gets decided by the senate, if that's still in democratic control, biden would almost surely win. so thanks to the electoral system, we could have a romney-biden white house. but there's also another possibility. let's go back to that electoral college tie. these are the votes electors are expected to take based on the votes

host: josh gerstein is the white house reporter for political coast and has been talking about the resignation yesterday of c.i.a. director, general david petraeus. the general cited an extramarital affair in explaining the reason why he was resigning. josh gerstein, thanks for being on the "washington journal" this morning. guest: happy to do it. take care. host: we're now going to continue our discussion regarding the president's claims that the election gives him a mandate on taxing the rich. in the "baltimore sun," the headline, "obama opens to compromise." host: we're going to continue our discussion regarding the president's claims that the election gives him a mandate on tacking the rich. jay is calling from louisville, kentucky. jay is making under $50,000 a year. jay, you're on the "washington journal." thanks for waiting. caller: yes, i think if it's going to be risen, it should be for everybody, not just the wealthy. host: so you would say that it would be ok for the president to raise your taxes as well? caller: well, i won't like it, but i don't think only the upper income should

white children. that's why we started the josh project, to educate families about the importance of being water safe.> take the ring and throw it right at the victim. >> many parents, they don't know how to swim. >> he was afraid of the water. he was the first in my family to learn how to swim. he's come a long way from not liking water in his face, to getting dunked under. >> you like it? all right. >> i'm so happy to see that so many of them have learned how to swim. good job! that's one life we saved. >> it takes me back to josh and how a tragedy was turned into triumph and it makes me happy.

white children. that's why we started the josh project, to educate families about the importance of being water safe.d throw it right at the victim. >> many parents, they don't know how to swim. >> he was afraid of the water. he was the first in my family to learn how to swim. he's come a long way from not liking water in his face, to getting dunked

his white beard got stuck in the rope. >> oh, no. >> oh, my gosh. >> josh. >> the organizers were undeterred with the festivities. >> he's really struggling. >> no, no. he's dangling there, white beard stuck. >> oh, no. >> he could have just taken the beard off. but he didn't want to ruin it for all the kids below. so, he dangled there for almost an hour until a special ops guy comes down and santa said, don't -- just give me a trim. so, santa claus was given a trim of his beard. and he was freed. and he was off -- >> to the north pole. to load up his sleigh. >> to the north pole. >> that santa's helper should get extra credit. >> it's terrific. america, bring the kids back. hi, kids. how are you? good to see you. >>> coming right up, lara is taking trash, making it treasure, just in time for thanksgiving. go nowhere. treasure, just in time for thanksgiving. go nowhere. ♪sleep on needles by sondre lerche it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. well, inside the brewer,

white house. george and diane will lead our live coverage at 1:30 p.m. eastern. >>> joshiott has the other stories. >> we begin with the breaking news overnight. we saw it at the top of the show. a plane crashing into a neighborhood in jackson, mississippi, right into the house that is now in flames. a woman inside managed to escape just in time by jumping out the window. witnesses say they could hear the plane's engine sputtering in the moments before the crash. the three people onboard were killed. in the bitter irony, they were flying to a safety conference being held by the faa. >>> and two washington snowboarders are finally safe this morning, after two nights stranded on mt. rainier. the two got caught in a sudden blizzard with no overnight gear and only a few crackers to eat. but after calling 911, they managed to build a snow cave and hunker down. >> you guys hunker together for a while? >> yes, we did. >> yeah. >> there was a little bit of spooning. >> not going to lie. >> a little bit of spooning to keep warm, right? >> exactly. >> what stays in the cave, stays

white children. that is why we started the josh project, to educate families about the importance of being water safeictim. >> many parents, they didn't know how to swim. he was afraid of the water, he was the first in my family to learn how to swim. and he has come a long way from not liking water in his face to getting dunked under. >> i'm so happy to see that so many of them have learned how to swim. good job! that is one life we save. it takes me back to josh, and how the tragedy was turned into triumph and it makes me happy. >> all right. >> cnn hero, wanda butts joins me now, i am so sorry for your tragedy, and thank you for joining us today. >> thank you, glad to be here. >> can you describe the exact moment you decided to act on your son's death when you said i'm going to teach other kids to swim? >> it was after i realized that drowning was preventible, and that it is a terrible thing to be a parent and to lose your son to drowning. because it is preventible. so i wanted to help other mothers not have to suffer the way i do and will for the rest of my life from losing a child. so i said let'

we'll ask josh becker why president obama deserves an a-plus in the way he handled hurricane sandy. and then we weigh in on what to expect if governor romney goes to the whitese. we'll bring a look at the tight race with fresh statistics from dave goldberg, and finally jesse jackson why obama's track record is enough to give him a second term. we'll begin with the war on drugs. ethan nadelman wants to legalize marijuana among others things. he has a clear message. take marijuana out of the courts. tax it like other drug and move on. ethan. great to have you on the show. >> it's great to be here. >> gavin: election in just days. do you expect truly a dramatic shift in policy, a in obama's second term. and, b in an romney presidency versus an obama presidency. >> i have to say and legally speaking i'm head of of the drug policy action, the choice of us who care the drug wars is a choice between a disappointment and a disaster. romney from everything i can see, everything that he believes in and not flip flop on is the war on drugs. he could be the worse in the war on drugs since president bush. if the democrats take both the senate and the house, which is unl

josh greene, kurt andersen, lin suite, jeff mason, help us take a look at the party planning. plus, wall street's bad bet on the president. can the whitese and big business repair the damage done? and who will take the reigns as the grand old party rides off into the future? all that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. get your first full prescription free and save on r

josh, let me ask you about the timing of this whole thing. is your impression of this is sheer coincidence that he made this power grab because certainly, the white house has to be fearing. he stood alongside us. he looked like he was with us, like he had our backing and now, he lunges for all this power and it makes the u.s. look complicit! this plan wasn't just hatched the morning after president morsi negotiated the cease fire between hamas and israel, so i really think that you know, they've been sitting and waiting to launch this as a you know, attempt. because there's a lot of thipgs going on. there's a lot of challenges to the legal, you know, basis of the muslim brotherhood. there's lots of, the fact that there's been virtually no internal civilian or military security sector reform. the fact that you know, there's a court ruling in the drawer of the supreme constitutional court that could disban the assembly, so i think that was meant to preempt a lot of those. not to mention egypt just signed a $4.8 billion agreement with the international monetary fund and i believe that president morsi feels like he needs to be unaccountable as they u

josh. tonight on "world news," there's an american grandmother who knows something about the powerful, new leader of china that even the white everybody in this country a glimpse into their future. we're going to tell you what she knows, coming up tonight. >> we'll be watching. >>> and finally here, a new risk on the american roads. the digital highway signs meant to perform us are now falling victim to hackers. the latest example. there were no gorillas anywhere near sacramento, at least on the loose. that, i can confirm. in fact, i have visitors from california who can verify that, as well. no california gorillas loose near that highway. other highways, maybe not so much. >> i love it. >>> all right, "pop news." we begin with kristen stewart. you remember what she wore to the premiere "breaking dawn." >> didn't wear. >> i knew you would say that. very shear. she must have liked the response because she did it again for last night's london premiere. same designer. same very shear look. this is a sequins and lace jumpsuit. this quick-change artist, miss stewart, went inside the screening. and left in baggy jeans and sneakers

josh, thanks very much. >>> now, to our exclusive interview with paul ryan. mitt romney's running mate was sent back to congress instead of the whiteouse last week. and he sat down with jon karl to talk about handling the loss and how he and the gop can pick up the pieces. >> reporter: the president wins 300 some electoral votes. every battleground state with the exception of north carolina. does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so because they also re-elected the house republicans. whether people intended or not, we have divided government. >> reporter: but there was one issue that the president campaigned on, it was raising taxes on the wealthy. every, single speech he gave. doesn't he have a mandate there? the top earners? >> well, seeing them pay more of their fair share as the president put it. >> you can do that through loopholes without compromising growth. but what we have learned, history and economics, is that you keep raising tax rates on job creators, it will cost us jobs. >> reporter: could you see yourself supporting a plan that raises tax rates? >> i don't want to raise taxes. >> reporter: you don't

maybe growing up in the white house isn't that different from growing up in the average american home after all. turns out the adorable skirt that sasha obama wore on election night, joshi've been doing it my whole life. this is a hand-me-down from malia. she wore the skirt to a state dinner last year. ours weren't done by the top designers when we were kids. >> hand-me-downs. like in everybody's family. >> i used to think i was really cool. and i'm sure they thought so, as well. but it did make news today. it's nice to see the obama girls are keeping it real. and my guess is, it won't be long before malia is raiding michelle oobama's closet. >> i was taller than my brother. >> you're really tall. >>> we're cute overload today for everyone out there. it's friday, after all. we have the exclusive, first look, at boo the world's cutest dog's latest add venture. it's a holiday film. in the movie, he's joined by his brother, his brother, buddy, as they tell santa what they want for the holiday. they exchange gifts. and boo gives buddy a copy of his book. that's really generous. then, the pair, big surprise, they get their own boo mobile from santa. there's the brush. i gue

quit joshing each other, quit listening to the babble from the right and the left, saying we're throwing the old lady off the cliff in the wheelchair -- [laughter] watering the earth in his white robes, telling people they raised taxes. that was a freudian thing there. [laughter] what can grover do to you? he cannot murder you or burn your house. the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for reelection or put some jerk in the primary, and if that means more to you than the country, you should not even be in the damn congress. [applause] >> your advice? >> compromise, do the right thing. now is the magic moment. it is our responsibility. >> i want to thank you both. we are out of time. the conversation is going to continue here at the summit. thank you again for joining us. thank you to the two of you. i appreciate your work as well. we will be right back in just a moment as we continue here at the fiscal summit. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> major economic events in your careers. what do think the impact would be on the economy if we go over the cliff? what if policy makers kic

white house? >> he's doing that, too. >> and working them the way bill clinton did and the way ronald reagan did. >> he's starting to do that today. >> he's doing it. >> joshssweek, can obama persuade the country? can john boehner control the tea party? can mitch mcconnell protect his right flank? thank you very much. >> by the way, he's got to, i guess. he's got an election coming up himself. >> and he had a tough re-election. remember, he had to run six years ago right after the auto bailouts, had a tougher election than he wanted. >>> still ahead, new jersey governor chris christie joins the set. also actor bradley cooper will be here. next, senator saxby chambliss and andrea mitchell. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. ♪ i seen your picture ♪ your name in lights above it >>> 26 past the hour. a live look at the white hou

joshing each other, quit listening to the babble from the right and the left, saying we're throwing the old lady off the cliff in the wheelchair -- [laughter] i meant grover. watering the earth in his whitetelling people they raised taxes. that was a freudian thing there. what can grover do to you? he cannot murder you or burn your house. the only thing he can do to you is defeat you for reelection or put some jerk in the primary, and if that means more to you than the country, you should not even be in the damn congress. [applause] >> your advice? >> compromise, do the right thing. now is the magic moment. it is our responsibility. >> i want to thank you both. we are out of time. the conversation is going to continue here at the summit. thank you again for joining us. thank you to the two of you. i appreciate your work as well. we will be right back in just a moment as we continue here at the fiscal summit. [applause] >> you help with this some major economic events in your careers. what would be the impact on the economy if we go over the cliff? what if policymakers kick the can down the road for several months but failed to address the gap between revenues and spending policies and fa