plus, why is first lady laura bush making headlines?and what but timothy mcgraw having an issue with a fan? -- and what is timothy mcgraw having an issue? -- why is he? president obama: i took a trip to elkhart, indiana, today. elkhart's a place that has lost jobs faster than anywhere else in america. the unemployment rate went from 4.7% to 15.3%. in fact, local tv stations have started running public service announcements that tell people where to find food banks... even as the food banks don't have enough to meet the demand. as we speak, similar scenes are playing out in cities and towns across america. greta: well, these are the photos the government did not want you to see. they sent terrified new yorkers running for their lives when a 747 buzzed manhattan with a flyover. it was a photo op, and they decided not to let anyone know before it happen. the white house would only release one photo. we knew they had to have more. what photographer only takes one picture? finally, months later, we have them. karl is back. first of all, $300

one thing of laura bush that i read and you would know better than i would, gretch.tly when texas was originally commissioned. she put her initials on and it they were welded on the front of the submarine. how cool is that? gretchen: for good luck, i guess guess. peter: historically the casualty rate of the submarine service incredibly high. so great she is still involved with them. even though she is not running for office. she is still involved. gretchen: we have more of that interview coming up in the 8:00 hour. the coast guard springs into action to rescue a man attacked by a shark. the footage will you have holding your breathe and saying i'm glat i wasn't there. peter: gitmo detainees heading to the state of michigan? latest idea being floated through the administration. mike rodgers from the state of michigan to talk about that controversial new plan. steve: i'm sure he is for it. ede i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team working online, on location. i was like, "woah". woah ! only verizon wir

president laura bush and a summary named by bush 43. mrs.ush became a sponsor of the summer -- when she was first lady of taxes. do not mess with tim mcgraw, even if you are a fan. you could get booted from one of his concert. he had a problem with a fan at a recent show, and he was not shy about it. he had them and toss. -- had the man tossed. [ beep] you do not treat a woman like that. get out of here. greta: no word exactly on why he had a man objected, but he thought the man was routed to a woman and the crowd. update -- the m&a was -- the man was rude to a woman in the crowd. a truck driver crashed into a swimming pool while he was texting on one telephone, talking on another, and trying to drive. i guess he could not get the internet in the car to complete the trifecta. police confiscated but telephones. the driver was charged with reckless driving. gee, you think? finally, no matter how many times you have seen it, it is always amazing, at the space shuttle endeavour touching down at the kennedy space center in florida. the crew was f

part two of gretchen's incredible one-on-one with laura bush is coming up next. gretchen: then get a gun for free if you buy a harley? and as always, we're going to let you decide. peter: happy birthday to president obama, the nation's 44th president turns 48 today. happy birthday, president obama. steve: a very happy birthday to president obama who turns 48 tomorrow. as a special gift, joe biden is giving him 24 hours of complete silence. ♪ [ female announcer ] arthritis targets your body where it's weak. where it's vulnerable. ♪ tylenol arthritis works with your body to block the pain, without interfering with certain high blood pressure medicines like aleve sometimes can. ♪ so you don't just feel better, you feel better knowing doctors recommend tylenol more than any other brand of pain reliever. ♪ chocolatey taste in 60 calories? ♪ ♪ oh, so delicious who cares? jell-o sugar free pudding. every diet needs a little wiggle room. it's the chevy open house. and now, with the cash for clunkers program, a great deal gets even better. let us recycle your older vehicl

president george bush, the 43 rd, at the funeral today with laura bush.ves he made in washington when he became president was to reach across the aisle to senator kennedy and to work on some common goals and public education in this country. bush family has its own distinguished record, obviously, in public life. bush 41 was a member of congress. president bush 41 -- ♪ god bless america my home sweet home god bless america my home sweet home ♪ >> this is very reminiscent of different circumstances when it was a spontaneous gathering on the capitol steps right after 9/11, and singing of "god bless america." now a bittersweet day as those staffers and other workers in the capitol say good-bye to one of the most familiar figures ever to walk the corridors of capitol hill. and that would be senator ted kennedy. as the motorcade makes its way to arlington national cemetery -- we'll pick up the ceremony there in a moment, i'm going to ask my colleague, andrea mitchell, back in our washington bureau, to help us kind of summarize the day. andrea? >> thanks, tom.

. >> that's former first lady laura bush. helped honor more than 100 teens from across the country for their outstanding volunteer work. >> it's all part of the annual prudential spirit of community awards. this year's top 10 national honorees each received $5,000 for their hard work and dedication. they were also given an additional $5,000 for a charity of their choice. >> when i think about your generation with all its abundant energy, talent and promise, you are the ones who stand out in my mind as the absolute cream of the crop. >> students were recognized for community service projects like preventing bullying in school, or sending prepaid phone cards to soldiers abroad. one student published a book with her classmates about being homeless. >> it's so inspiring hearing the stories that such incredible young people have done, and i know that i personally am inspired to do more great things in my community. >> prudential and the national association of secondary school principals say that's the goal. they want to encourage

laura bush, hillary clinton, certainly barbara bush dressed the part.e obama familiar sly one that prides itself in trying to be as regular as possible. afte all, this was a vacation to the grand canyon. not a grand ballroom. >> most women look at those shorts and sayhat's what i would wear when i'm on vacation. >> reporter: a lot of internet space this week has been taken up over a single pair of shorts that are at best short-ish. sit disrespector the office or just a prudent clothing choice in 106-degree weather? take that to the water cooler. >> many women had a difficult time determining what to wear to work. one reason was so many clothing options out there, it is easy to go wrong especially i tr oorkyusfldsin bgses tricky world of businessky casu woman magazine" takes a close topic.t th if your office has a formal dress codeicol poltha t generali anme classic tailoredusinses wiits anth eitherants oit knee-lengtskir.ts tailored ss .rthid rtblouses, basic close t at e.prire appropriate. acorceiesss, accessories, neut co, lothd rs cludes colors for m

and was later joined by first lady laura bush who had come to capitol hill to testify before the committeehat he chaired. >> all of us deplore the acts of terrorism that we have seen in these past minutes. >> our hearts and our prayers go out to the victims of this act of terrorism and that our support goes to the rescue workers. >> he told me in 2006 that she showed great composure and strength as the events of that terrible day unfolded. senator kennedy also spoke about he felt the bush administration used the anxieties created by 9/11. >> it's really been the issue of the politics of fear. we went through the period of 9/11 with this extraordinary assault on our country. and americans took that to heart. it burned very deeply. we had 188 families in my home state of massachusetts who were directly affected by that tragedy. and the, the -- the depth of sadness and loss it was so real and so deep. and americans took this across the board very deeply. but i think back in other times that this country is challenged. we were really facing almost annihilation, cuban missile crisis we could ha

andrew mall couple's biography he notes that he was the press secretary to laura bush. runner up, tom delay of "dancing with the stars." tried to suggest that town halls about health care are chaotic. he was once the victim of one of them. when i did my town hall meetings, i'll never forget one, they brought in quadriplegics on gurneys and dumped them on a floor on the podium in front of me. the people that came in to disrupt my town meetings, we let them go on because it turned ott p people here. what is going on here is the american people are on their side. mr. delay left out a little delal, d deta detail, he wasn't there. they detailing the blockading of his office in sugarland, texas. tuesday's protesters narrowly escape arrest by police when delay who is in washington, d.c., agreed to meet with them next month. i'll never forget that time that thing happened that i wasn't there. can we see your birth certificate mr. delay. but our winner tonight, betsy mccoy, the originator of the lie that there is u theuthanasia in reform bill. she humiliated herself on john stew

know, very endearing figure, loved the secret service, chatted with them, watched tv with them, laura bushurse, and we also have -- >> chelsea clinton also you write about. >> they were the model first child. she was -- >> can't be easy with children, especially. >> that's right. it's rough for everybody. but she was very obedient respectful, treated the agents very well. there are also turns out affairs of some people have. a champion in family values was having several affairs according to the agents who actually would take him to hotel rooms. and john snow who was bush's treasury secretary, the agents describe taking him to richmond every weekend where his wife lived but also this woman they describe as his mistress. >> all right, well, we'll certainly i'm sure be hearing much more about all of this. quite a number of pretty startling allegations in this book. ron kessler, appreciate your time tonight. thanks very much. >> thank you, campbell. >>> next up, flying while drunk. it happens much more than you may think. in a minute, we're going to talk to a pilot who went to prison for flyi

that's that gretchen carlson got an interview with former first lady laura bush.she made. s she, like a whole lot of people, other people, they get into politics, find out it's a great big world when you get into politics, and i wish her the very best. >> and also, gretchen had a chance to skt former first lady about what it would like to actually have a vice-president of the united states that would be a female? take a listen. >> would love to see that in my lifetime. and you know, i hope that's what we see and i hope it's a republican woman. >> of course, now, life after the presidency was one of the subjects that gretchen talked about. >> i asked what they had been enjoying and she answered that? >> she does, take a listen. >> we're having a really great time. we're thrilled to be home in dallas, dallas is a terrific city, it's a can-do city and we're seeing that and we knew that, but at this point, we lived there 14 years ago when we moved to the governor's mansion and to the white house so we're reacquainting ow selves with dallas and of course we had many, m

gretchen: coming up tomorrow, more of my interview with laura bush. steve: where have these three hours gone? we will do it again tomorrow. same time, same channel. you, come back! [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: good morning, everyone. a continental airlines flight from brazil to houston, hitting heavy turbulence. nine passengers are being treated at area hospitals. the scene is miami, florida, where the airplane was diverted. here's a look at the airplane on the ground, where it landed safely. fire department spokespeople say that four in -- are in bad condition. this was about an eight hour flight. about one hour before the scheduled landing at around 4:30 in the morning it happened. we will monitor miami and bring you updates from there. another fox news alert, a new reaction on the big news from the white house on the economy and health care reform. the administration saying that they will not rule out new taxes on the middle class. according to timothy geithne

[laughter] sally worked for laura bush. at that event we were at together, mrs. ng that she was prim. she said, i don't know what that means. i think it means librarian. what is so interesting about it if she was the only first lady in history who went to the white house briefing room, grabbed the microphone herself, and used it to call for the overthrow of the burmese government. she was not exactly shy and retiring. but we develop these myths about first ladies that we really have about all of them, release starting, as pat said, with martha washington. i think it was the cap. that did hurt the service. i stayed perennial freest -- i state perennially furious with mount vernon of this, george washington's mount vernon. [applause] i mean, yeah, i bet he was taking care of all the foodstuffs. [laughter] at any rate, she of course, is succeeded by the very feisty and somewhat problematic abigail adams. i must say, pat talked about writing about women, we're very lucky with abigail adams, like martha washington, because we have her letters, and we have thousands and

. >> reporter: some point out that other first ladies were formal to a fault, laura bush, hillary clintonnly barbara bush dressed the part. but the obama family prides itself as being as regular as possible. after all, this was a vacation to the grand canyon, not a grand ball room. >> most women look at those shorts and say that's what i would wear when i'm on vacation. >> reporter: a lot of internet space this week has been taken up over a single pair of shorts that are at best only shortish. is it really disrespect for the office or just a prudent clothing choice in 106-degree weather? take that to the water cooler. lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >> mary is the author of the upcoming book "mrs. o.: the face of fashion democracy" then the editor of "the washington post." hi, ladies. >> hi, matt. >> i don't usually start a section by saying this is a bit crazy, but this is a bit crazy. this is a woman in 2009, she's on vacation and it's 104 degrees. i think there's nothing wrong with it. >> i think the question is what could be more appropriate than shorts for hiking the grand canyon w

the fact that you have folks such as ken starr and laura bush supporting her candidacy it speaks volumes. i think what mccain is doing, doing the political calculation. i really need to go for 2010. i need to win there and then we'll worry about 2012 later but that's a miscalculation on the republican side. it's the very first time that we have a president who really has a grassroots mobilization apparatus that we've never seen before and where he could ignite his base just as much as the republicans are trying to ignite their base and that is a political miscalculation that i think the republicans have to step back and say what's going to happen midterm. dylan, i've been doing voter registration for the last four and a half years and i can tell you consistently midterm elections participation -- >> i want to interject and speak for mccain only because he's not here, even though we asked him if he could join us. he's saying it's not about her race, it's about her record n his defense. in other words you heard the sound bite. >> right. >> he's saying her record is that of an activist judg

somebody wrote an unpleasant novel in which laura bush was the principal character. feeling would be that president bush's attitude would be that this president needs to develop somewhat thick erskine. >> does it make any difference that the bush twins were older than the obama girls? >> i certainly think it makes a bit of a difference that the kids were older and they made a real point of saying that these girls need a private life and things like that. one of the things about this, it dovetails with issues michelle obama is talking about. the issues of healthy lunches. she is going to be pushing for that and telling you about childhood obesity. this campaign is in sink with that. >> guys, thanks very much. >> the kennedy family in mourning after the death of eunice kennedy shriver, the sister of the late president. we are taking a closer look at shriver's lasting legacy and the role she plays within this very prominent political family. asas and as a progressive customer, you get to use any of our concierge claim centers. so i can just drop off my car and you'll ta

. >> laura bush, no. barbara bush no.s because they're getting off the plane. >> no, but i -- >> mother of two young gieas tg. shk oklos great. i'm saying, but theres was on e of the websites, they were like, do you think it's good, do you think it's not good. people were really weighing in about she's the first lady maybe she shouldn't. some people like, she's got great legs. who cares. i don't know. i think it looks fine. i like it. >> i just -- i thought we had a ton of problems in our country. maybe i'm wrong. we would rather spend our time. let's get out of her wardrobe closet, and go -- >> you know what, because there's too much going on. you need -- you need to have a diversion. >> well then let's talk about you. >> no! >> we don't need that diversion. >> let's talk about breakfast flops. >> this is crazy. >> all right. >> this is interesting sfuf. >> there are dental flosses -- >> you can pick. >> this is little stuff that the prisoners made. >> these are dental floss in the flavor of coffee, bacon or waffles. >>

laura: cheryl, what about the bush tax cuts that are set to sun set.e haven't even talked about that that is also coming down the pike at us. what lindsey's point is and others is that look, there are so many downward polls that are yet to come on this economy that that in and of itself will have a downward pressure on any recovery that could still be in the offing. >> we just found out that the top 1% of earners are paying 40% of the taxes. that's who you want to go after to pay health care reform. and talk about executive compensation. you brought it up earlier, laura. i want to go back to that that did pass in the house today. basically, you have american government -- in american businesses. >> outrage. >> telling you how to pay your employees and what is right. we are going to socialize health care and socialize business? what is right? are you going to socialize the media? am i going to have the white house tell me how to report next week. laura: that's coming. >> don't say that. laura: who is going to want to start a business in america if cap a

laura: cheryl, what about the bush tax cuts that are set to sun set. we haven't even talked about that that is also coming down the pike at us. what lindsey's point is and others is that look, there are so many downward polls that are yet to come on this economy that that in and of itself will have a downward pressure on any recovery that could still be in the offing. >> we just found out that the top 1% of earners are paying 40% of the taxes. that's who you want to go after to pay health care reform. and talk about executive compensation. you brought it up earlier, laura. i want to go back to that that did pass in the house today. basically, you have american government -- in american businesses. >> outrage. >> telling you how to pay your employees and what is right. we are going to socialize health care and socialize business? what is right? are you going to socialize the media? am i going to have the white house tell me how to report next week. laura: that's coming. >> don't say that. laura: who is going to want to start a business in america if cap

meanwhile, also this morning, former president bush rescued two purple stars from his lucky charms. laurao's the sister of lisa ling who was also captured and forced to work three years on "the view" made a very emotional speech. she and euna lee worked for current tv which is a channel body watches that was founded by former vice president al gore. and there's always been speculation that the gores and clintons aren't very close, but today everyone appeared to be extremely chummy. >> president bill clinton had a happy ending. >> well -- [ laughter ] he deserves it. the homecoming was covered live by all the networks and in doing so, a reporter from our local fox station was good enough to provide us with our unintentional joke of the day. >> i was sort of wandering around and opened the door a few minutes ago and there was vice president al gore with some aides. >> well, that's a bombshell. i am very sorry to hear that. what a roller coaster, huh? in other major world news, paula abdul twittered last night that she has decided not to return to "american idol." she's decided to go back to

laura evans sever where at 11:00. >> reporter: the obama administration will investigate the actions of the interrogators during the bush administration. a report by the c.i.a.'s inspector general released today describes severe tactics idea on terror suspects by interrogators after 9/11 including threats to kill one suspect's children and force another to watch his mother sexually assaulted. in afghanistan accusations of ballot box stuffing and voter intimidations in the wake of the country's second presidential elections. world leaders are now urging patients as an independent commission investigates. both the president and his leading challenger are accusing each other of fraud. hundreds of evacuated after a massive fire at a chemical company in detroit. witnesses heard several explosions inside diversified chemical technologies. investigators confirm tonight an explosion did spark the fire but what set off that explosion isn't clear. the company reportedly made chemicals used by two of the three big automakers. >>> a warning tonight for parents of teenagers. a report is exposing the new drug of choice of america's y

bush. no child left behind in 2003. and that's what's going to have to happen here. laura: now, when you think about what his effect has been on the political landscape, and i'm talking about america's political viewpoint. do you think that america itself has been transformed i had logically in any way by ted kennedy? >> i don't know about i had logically. but i think if you look at his 47 years, in the senate. if you look at his legislative record, 2500 bills drafted, 300 signed into law. if you look at the big debates at the was at the center of, those civil rights bills i just talked, about including the voting rights act, the expansion of the children's health insurance program, the children's state health insurance program he worked on with senator orrin hatch, a republican, his involvement all the major judicial -- >> that's true, george. but his approval rating, when you go back and try to find his most recent approval rating, it's not like people in like missouri or arkansas -- the idea that people like in arkansas are colorado are sitting around going oh my god, t

laura ingraham. let's go with the taxes first. as we said last night, reported last night, it's a bush the elder moment, read my lips no new taxes andhen he raises taxes. that's what everybody remembers about president bush the elder. if obama does it, if he violates his campaign promise, then the same thing happens to him. am i wrong? >> well, i think he is going to be able to finesse this in a different way. i think he is going to try to finesse it in a different way. bill, i think what president obama is setting us up for is for him to come forward and say well, you know i do this with a reluctant heart. we didn't realize that the bush economy was as bad as it was. i with a heavy heart and with great hesitation have to say we have to raise taxes we all have to share in the sacrifice. the numbers don't add up. we are going to do the best we can for the american people, and this is what we have to do. he has to do that bill. bill: i don't care they are going to buy it for one second. >> what else is he going to do? >> he is not going to raise them. >> do you think is he going to cut spending? what is he going to do? he is going to

disingenuous this past week, we received word under the bush white house, terror or watch alerts were raised for political purposes. >> gentlemen and laura i'm out of time. i have to run. i will have your back. earlier, i asked the viewers tonight what you thought. are you satisfied with the president's position on cia torture probe? 47% said yes, 53% said no. interesting. that's the ed show. i'm ed shut. next town hall meeting coming up this sunday night in boulder, colorado, university of colorado. for more information, go to the ed show. go to ed.msnbc.com. "hardball" next with chris matthews. >>> cheney attacks obama. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in new york. leading off tonight, stuck in the middle. what is president obama to do now that his attorney general has ordered an investigation into prisoner abuse by the cia? if his people don't pursue the investigation wherever it leads, liberals will be furious. conservatives are already after him. dick cheney has released a statement saying the president can't keep the country safe. do you believe that? can't keep the country safe. we'll hear the fight. >>>

the bush white house and republicans were apparently furious about that, and then david iglesias got fired. the federal prosecutor, laura dan ahee, continues to work on this case. she will decide ultimately whether criminal charges will be filed. >>> next up the off the kook and conspiracy theory that president obama was secretly not born in the united states and, therefore, is secretly not really president might be a more complicated off the kook end conspiracy theory than we originally thought. a new north carolina poll by public policy polling finds that the percentage of north carolina voters who say president obama wasn't born in the u.s. or they're not sure if he was, is 46%. 46% of north carolina voters think obama might be secretly foreign, and he, therefore, might not really be president. among republicans in north carolina, it's worse. the percentage of republican voters in north carolina who say barack obama was not born in the u.s. or they're not sure, 76%. more than three-quarters of north carolina republicans think obama might not really be president. more than three-quarters, more than three-quarters, mor

laura ling are expected to be reunited with their families. while this is unusual and it was virtually unheard of during the bush era, the use of high-profile, unofficial ambassadors -- for example, like president clinton -- to negotiate with north korea, it's not a totally new idea. jimmy carter met with the country's founder, kim il-sun in 1994. that led to a nuclear freeze that only fell apart nine years later during the george w. bush administration. bill clinton sent secretary of state madeleine albright to meet with kim jong-il in 2000 and twice in the 1990s. then-congressman and now governor bill richardson of new mexico went to north korea himself to secure the release of american prisoners. joining us now is governor bill richardson of new mexico. governor, thank you very much for your time tonight. thanks for joining us. >> thank you, rachel. >> first of all, you must be delighted with this news today. >> well, i am delighted. i spoke to lisa ling, who's related to one of the two american journalists, and she was ecstatic. and i kind of have been working on this with the state department and with the north koreans and this is great news. nort

bush? >>> good morning, everyone. i'm carlos watson. terrific hour coming to you. republicans strategist kevin madden and sarah taylor and laura tyson and plus we talk to the filmmakers behind hbo new documentary "the fixer." and savannah guthrie at the white house and prime time ed shultz is joining us in the studio. here are the top headlines. nbc news obtained dramatic video of the air collision over the hudson river. it's incredibly disturbing to watch. a warning to people. it captured the moment where a plane and helicopter collided and killed all nine board. >>> a final farewell to eunice shriver kennedy. friends and family are gathered today in massachusetts to say good-bye to the 88-year-old humanitarian who is most notably associated with the founding of the special olympics. >>> thousands pay their respects to navy pilot scott speicher who has shot down during the 1991 gulf war and remembered as a hero to his family and his country. >> he represents the best of the best. he was committed to living by a higher standard than most. he honored his family. he honored this community and he truly honored our great nation. >

laura ling and euna lee. >> and tamron, there's also been some criticism. obviously widespread relief the journalists are coming out. joining us now is jamie rubin. thanks for joining us. john boulton, a hardliner in the bushinistration, said bill clinton's efforts does exactly what we always try to avoid doing with terrorists. encouraging their bad behavior. your reaction? >> well, i think on a humanitarian level, obviously the families of those journalists freed would disagree with mr. boulton. look, the bush people had a very different view. they didn't want to talk to north korea. they didn't want to do business with north korea, and the result was north korea became a nuclear weapon state on their watch. they exploded a nuclear weapon. president obama came into office saying he was going to pursue diplomacy where he thinks it could achieve results. this is a perfect way to test the willingness of north korea to change its policies. first and foremost, by getting these two individuals out of jail and back home and, secondly, it may be that north korea has a message for the new president about what it's willing to do in terms of coming in from the cold, from the isolation from the world, and i don't thi

laura ling were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, accidentally crossing over the border is what they say happened. joining me now is victor shaw, director of asian affairs at the white house during the bush administration. he also visited pyeongyang with governor bill richardson back in 2007. he joins us via skype from hawaii this morning. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure, kiran. >> drawing on your experience and extensive knowledge of north korea, what might be going on in these negotiations with korean leaders and our former president bill clinton? >> i think for the north koreans, they're receiving -- a former head of state gives them a lot of face, political face which is important to their country and leadership. i would imagine that the former president is there solely for the purpose of trying to bring back the two americans and he's engaging in discussions with the foreign ministry as well as with some members of the party, perhaps even the -- the -- the leader himself to secure the release of the americans as a humanitarian gesture by the north korean government. >> it's interesting, we heard the rhetoric ratcheted up recently, the long-range missile firings, the censure