lynn? >>> thanks, todd.oming up, a reality tv star is sued for animal abuse. >>> plus, can a fictional account of a secret moon mission knock the champ out of the top spot at the box office. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching first look on msnbc. now, when you want powerful wifi, you've got it. with a verizon mobile hotspot, you can connect up to 5 wifi devices to the internet with lightning-fast verizon 4g lte speed. a gaming device. ereader. mp3 player. connect any 5 for wifi on the go. get the 4g lte mobile hotspot now for only $49.99. verizon is the place with the largest selection of 4g lte devices. on america's fastest, most advanced 4g network. >>> welcome back to first look. i'm lynn ber i have. last night on late night is jimmy fallon. he focused on a survey about people playing hookey in the workplace. >> a new survey found that half of american employees have faked a sick day. while the other half have just lied on a survey. [ laughter ] denny's is offering a new s

lynn? >>> a 26-year-old massachusetts man is behind bars this morning after federal agents uncovered a home grown terror plot to attack federal buildings with remote control planes. they searched the home of this man in which undercover investigators posing at al qaeda members delivered grenades and what they believed was 24 pounds of c-4 explosives. according to federal documents, the plan was to pack model planes, similar to the ones seen here with explosives and target the pentagon and the u.s. capital in a jihad style attack. >> day three of the trial against dr. conrad murray, michael jackson's physician, gets underway in los angeles. murray stands charged with invowi involuntary manslaughter. yesterday, we learned more about jackson's final moments from his personal assistant and chief of security. nbc stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: day two of this high-profile celebrity trial. jackson family members expressed gratitude to the supportive fans outside the courthouse. inside t

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>>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry, here's some of the top stories making news this morning, firefighters have gained ground on the texas blaze known as the bastrop fire, that's burned 800 homes and is 30% contained. the state's wildfire outbreak has killed four people. >>> attorney general eric holder announced that 91 people, including 11 doctors have been charged in a nationwide crackdown on medicare fraud. the alleged schemes involved $295 million in false billings. >>> olympic gymnast paul hamm was arrested this weekend, accused of hitting and kicking a taxi driver over a fare. hamm has been charged with assault and is out on bail. >>> in columbia, police have found almost five tons of marijuana hidden in boxes of onions, four people were arrested in connection with the operation. >>> and at a zoo in poland, police are trying to track down a man seen leaving behind a package that contained a crocodile. a security officer became suspicious after hearing scratching noises from inside the package. the croc was left out in chilly weather, but zoo officials say he is now in

lynn? >> traciepotts in washington, thank you. >>> a 26-year-old man is behind bars this morning after federal agents uncovered what they call a home-grown terror plot to attack federal buildings with remote controlled model airplanes. fbi agents searched the home of rezwan ferdaus yesterday in a sting operation in which undercover agents posed as al qaeda operatives and recovered machine guns and c-4 explosives. according to federal documents the plan was to pack model planes similar to the one seen here with explosives and target the pentagon and u.s. capitol building in a jihad-style attack. >>> los angeles, day three of michael jackson's attorney of conrad murray gets under way. murray stands charge of invroman involuntary manslaughter. yesterday we learned more about jackson's final moments from his personal assistant and chief of security. nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: day two of this high-profile celebrity trial. jackson family members expressed gratitude to the supp

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look." >>> and we begin this morning with chilling testimony. for a third day, emotions ran high in a los angeles courtroom where michael jackson's personal physician stands accused of voluntary manslaughter in the late pop star's death. yesterday, jurors heard more details about the crucial moments surrounding jackson's death. nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: after three days of emotional testimony, jackson family members left the courthouse surrounded by supportive fans. meanwhile, inside the courtroom compelling testimony from a key witness for the prosecution. >> he was laying on his back. >> reporter: the security guard recalled the critical minutes in jackson's bedroom, all while jackson's children watched. he says he was asked to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. >> reporter: but not before he said conrad murray told him to held collect drug viles and an i.v. bag in the room. >> he said

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a tragic air crash. federal investigators are combing the nebraska crash site where nine people were killed friday when a stunt plane crashed into a crowd of spectators. stunning new video taken by a spectator shows the tragedy as it happened. officials say they've already recovered key flight data and what could be an inflight video from the wreckage. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: as investigators continue sifting through the wreckage in reno, they've located clues that could ultimately help to explain the tragedy. >> there was a camera identified, video camera. fragments were found, memory cards have been identified. all of those will be going to the laboratory in d.c. to determine if they have any video images from the actual aircraft. >> ntsb officials hope to pull important evidence from an on board data recorder. >> the aircraft recording system recorded the data in two ways, on memory card but it's transmitted by telemetry to the crew. >> repor

i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with wet, miserable holiday weather. after drenching and, in some areas, a damaging landfall in the gulf coast this weekend, tropical storm lee has been weakening this hour. forecasters are warning that lee could stir up more damage for several days to come. nbc's frances coe has more. >> reporter: lee kicked up waves as the slow-moving system made landfall and dumped as much as a foot of rain on the gulf coast. from alabama and mississippi -- >> we're talking about four to sick inches in the house last time. we need to put it at the back doors and stuff. you know? >> reporter: to the bayous of louisiana, swamping parts of the small shrimping community of lafitte. >> the levees are sealed off. so all the water is coming to us. >> reporter: as the storm passed overhead in new orleans the city's pump and levee systems held firm. >> the movement of rain water it's been right up there with the hurricane. and that's been the challenge. >> reporter: a big sigh of relief f

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with an emotional milestone. it has now been a decade since our lives were forever changed by the tragic and heart-wrenching events of 9/11. yesterday was a day for americans to remember the many lives taken from us, people who will never be forgotten. here's lester holt. >> reporter: for the first time since the attack, the september 11th sun rose over new york city with a permanent memorial mirroring the tears that flowed on this anniversary. >> my dad, michael babbit. >> reporter: first lady lawyer bush went as wives, husbands, parents and children, some too young to remember their moms or dads told us who they lost. >> and my father, who i never met because i was in my mom's belly. >> reporter: others told us what they lost. >> i wish my dad had been there to teach me how to drive. ask a girl out on a date, and see me graduate from high school. >> reporter: the president and mrs. obama began their visit to all three attack s

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with the tragic air crash. federal investigators are combing the nevada crash site where nine people were killed friday when a stunt plane plunged into a crowd of spectators. meanwhile, stunning new video taken by a spectator shows the tragedy as it happened. officials say they've already recovered key flight data and what could be an in-flight video of the wreckage. jay gray has our report. >> reporter: as investigators continued sifting through the wreckage in reno, they've located clues that could lead to explain the tragedy. >> there was a camera identified, video camera. fragments were found. memory cards have been identified. all of those will be going to the research and engineering laboratory in d.c. to determine if they have any video images of the aircraft. >> reporter: ntsb officials also hope to pull important evidence off a recorder. >> the aircraft recording system act

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with delicate diplomacy. the palestinian president is not backing down on plans to make a toef controversial statehood. president obama hopes to convince the palestinians to take a different path to recognition. tracy potts joins us from washington with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the palestinian president says he went to the united nations as a last resort after 18 years of failed negotiations putting him no closer to statehood. president obama will meet with the israeli prime minister at the ewe nieunited nations, but are no plans to meet with the palestinian president. he will petition the united nations for membership friday. a year ago, president obama welcomed it, but not without israel's backing. >> the only way the israelis and palestinians will achieve two-state solution that's fair and equitable to both sides that allows for a secure

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the high-profile execution. after an intense wait in georgia, inmate troy davis was put to death last night despite protests from around the world. until the very end davis maintained his innocence, telling the family of the police officer he was convicted of killing what happened was not his fault. nbc's kurt gregory reports. >> reporter: after an emotional 11th hour appeal to the highest court in the land, troy davis was executed in georgia. >> the court-ordered execution of troy anthony davis has been carried out. >> reporter: according to witnesses, davis' last words were a denial of responsibility for the crime he was convicted of. >> he was not personally responsible for what happened that night, that he did not have a gun. he said to the family that he was sorry for their loss but also said that he did not take their son, father, brother. >> reporter: a case that has galvanized communities far beyond the prison gates in georgia, from coast to coast, groups r

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the gop showdown. republican rivals faced off last night in california in the first of three televised debates in the race to 2012. as expected, fixing the nation's economy became the night's theme, and frontrunner texas governor rick perry and chief rival former massachusetts governor mitt romney came out swinging over whose better qualified to take over the job. nbc's steven handelsman reports. >> reporter: it was the first faceoff between the republican front runners. texas governor rick perry and former massachusetts governor mitt romney, and it got hot fast, but with their record unemployment and their predecessors -- >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> that's not correct. >> yeah, it is correct. >> reporter: the main target was barack obama. michelle bachmann pulling fourth in this field. >> as president of

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with game on. republican presidential hopefuls are set to go head-to-head tonight in a high stakes debate where the nation's ailing economy is sure to take center stage. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with a preview. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. here's what you want to look out for at that debate tonight. first of all, texas governor rick perry jumped into the race, becomes the front-runner. now his first debate since then. we're told despite touring the wildfire damage in texas, he is still expected to attend the debate in california tonight. fighting him or trying to fight tore that top position, mitt romney, who had been the front-run are. he recently released his economic plan promising 11.5 million jobs by, in part, lowering the corporate tax rate 10%. he also wants to get tough on china. then keep an eye out for michele bachmann and jon huntsman. analysts say they really need to prove that they are still in this race. and so

lynn? >> we shall see. tracie, thank you. >>> the president will head to new jersey on sunday to survey the flooding and damage left behind by hurricane irene. the death toll continues to climb with at least 41 deaths now blamed on the storm. about 2 million people are still without power. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: the aftermath of hurricane irene continues to reek havoc. >> havoc, tragedy and any other adjective you can get into devastation. >> reporter: in patterson, new jersey, roads still look like rivers. >> we have seen the water recede quite a bit in one day. it still has a long way to go as you can see. >> reporter: roads and bridges have been washed away in vermont. >> it's surreal. i look up and i can see the road and it's gone. >> reporter: the national guard air lifting supplies to those cut off by the floods. and while crews rush to rebuild the infrastructure, homes across new england are digging out and cleaning up. >> it's discouraging, we finally got the water pumped out of the b

choose prego. >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry. last night on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy outsmarted a new poll that ranked president obama's intelligence. >> listen to this. according to a new poll, only 55% of americans think president obama is intelligent. yeah. that may not sound impressive but it's up 55% over the last president, so -- this is interesting. a new study found a mother's diet effects her baby's allergies. which can only mean one thing -- my mom ate cats. this is not good. a truck in california carrying 35,000 pounds of beer overturned on the highway. instead of a roadside flashing delays ahead, it just said, dude, seriously love you, guys. you're my best friends. >> tonight jimmy welcomes will arnett, richard branson, and the band girls. that's "late night with jimmy fallon" weeknights at 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> it is time for your "first look" at entertainment news. madonna still hates hydrangeas, but at least she's showing a sense of humor about it now. after being cau

i'm lynn berry.f the top stories making the justicdepartment has declined to ask a federal appeals court in atlanta to reconsider its ruling declaring part of president obama's health care overhaul unconstitutional. that means the supreme court will likely hear the case via other challenges and could render a verdict in the midst of the 2012 presidential campaign. >>> at least seven people have been killed by a typhoon in the philippines. the storm has been packing wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour. >>> some of the dead sea scrolls. 2,000-year-old manuscripts containing some of the oldest known biblical texts went online for the first time ever yesterday through a joint effort by israel's national museum and google. >>> and american treasure hunters struck it big. they're working to recover an english ship packed with silver sunk off the irish coast after being torpedoed by nazis in 1941. the cargo included 7 million ounces of silver, which would make it the largest amount of precious metal ever

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with walking the diplomatic tight rope. president obama speaks to the united nations later this morning but perhaps more importantly he's meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas tonight, trying to broker a compromise on palestinian statehood. in an effort that could potentially backfire on him both overseas and here at home. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. that meeting with the boss was a late add to the president's schedule. he is also meeting one-on-one but separately with israelis prime minister. the message is they need to work this out between them but not at the u.n. >> president obama speaks to the united nations welcoming the newest member. >> the flag of a new libya now flies. >> republican presidential front runner showed up in new york criticizing what he calls america's policy of appeasement. >> if america does not head off the aggressive forces hol tile to israel, we will

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with fresh recession fears. pressure is mounting on president obama as the government releases its august jobs report later this morning. the data will come on the heels of a new white house projection that does not point to much improvement in the unemployment rate any time soon. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the white house says we're probably looking at 9.1% unemployment for the rest of this year and 9% for all of next year despite the fact that the weekly jobless claims are down. we're probably not going to see much change today. analysts say that the government is skeptical that the government can do anything to affect that number. president obama next thursday giving a big speech here on capitol hill telling congress what he believes needs to we done to create jobs in this country. but he's under fire from his own party, from democrats who say he's been compromising entirely too much

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i'm lynn berry. today we begin with in or out? despite repeated denials from new jersey governor chris christie that he's not interested in running for president, republicans have been putting pressure on him to join the race. based on a speech he gave last night, it appears christie is sticking to his word. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. he has flat out said in the past that he is not running. he did not repeat it last night. that is raising a lot of questions whether he sidestepped the question, leaving the door open. what he said last night was that he would point to his previous statement that he is not running and he is listening to those who are urging him to do so. a packed speech at the reagan library, perhaps because he is acting like a candidate, criticizing washington, the president, and congress. it continues to fuel speculation. president obama who is sagging in the polls, trying to win popularity on the other

good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. here's how it happened. 26 republicans joined democrats to pass this measure. they're doing it in two parts. first of all, a temporary extension, which basically extends government funding through tuesday until the house gets back next week. some clean energy programs. they are taking that disagreement off the table. they were able to work out a deal. essentially a two-part deal. the house will be back in session next tuesday. that is supposed to happen on thursday. and once they are back on tuesday, another -- a longer short term extension to keep government running through november 18. fema gets $2.6 billion when all of this is approved. there is expected to be no government shut down by the end of the week >> tracie potts for us in washington, thank you. >>> well, from investors to job-seekers to small business owners, it is easy to see how the troubled economy is impacting all different kinds of americans. what about our nation's students? as part of nbc's week-long education nati

lynn? >> tracie, thanks so much. >>> to libya, where this morning there appears to be a breakthrough for rebel forces seeking to advance peacefully into the pro gadhafi town of bani walid. after negotiations, bani walid's tribal elders have agreed to surrender the town without a fight. a peaceful hand overof the town would be seen as a big step for the fledgling national transitional council. >>> elsewhere in africa, the united nations reports famine has now spread to a sixth area in somalia. it also says about 750,000 more people may die from famine in the next four months unless aid efforts are scaled up. our english broadcasting partner itn reports. >> reporter: these are images from a crisis which is spreading. images captured by itv news in the seven weeks since famine was declared. refugees on the move. but today people are fleeing in even greater numbers. children suffering from starvation. but if anything, the suffering has grown since. the u.n. says the scope of the famine in somal

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a very public battle of wills. president obama has agreed to move back the date when he will present his economic package to congress next week after his first offer was rejected by house speaker john boehner. nbc's tracie potts is joining us from washington with all the details. tracie, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. president obama wanted to come here to capitol hill to address both houses of congress next wednesday, the first night they'll be together after their break. he wants to talk about jobs and job creation. he sent that request to house speaker john boehner and the republican speaker said no. no he says he was only given 15 minutes to decide. the white house called him earlier and he didn't seem to have rejections, but that's the night of the republican presidential candidates debate out in california. three members of congress will be part of that debate, so boehner counters with another offer thursday. the white house says that's the first

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a slow and stubborn storm. severe marked the unofficial end of summer with tens of thousands of people in texas and several states along the gulf coast. the remnants of tropical storm lee continue to fan flames in texas and flood parts of the southeast. nbc's curt gregory has more. >> reporter: texas firefighters are looking at another extreme day on the job. even with help from above monday in the form of firefighting helicopters, crews on the ground were outmatched. >> i have seen a number of big fires in my life. this one is as -- this one is as mean-looking as i have ever seen. >> reporter: in bastrop just outside of austin more than 150 homes have been reduced to cinders. 5,000 families have been forced out of their homes and hundreds are living in shelters. monica lost her home and wonder what's next. >> right now i'm sitting and praying because i don't know right now. >> reporter: in louisiana the biggest problem is flooding. new orleans is still bailing out

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with delicate diplomacy. palestinian president mahmoud abbas is not backing down on plans to make a controversial bid for full united nations statehood this as president obama addresses the u.n. general assembly with hopes of convincing the palestinians to take a different path to recognition. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. 18 years of failed negotiations. so now he is petitioning. but the white house says that the white house will veto, will block that effort. president obama is set to sit down with benjamin netanyahu but the white house says there's no plans to meet with the palestinian president abbas. the white house is saying there is only one two-stay solution here and it is through peace negotiations that have broken do down. there was some encouragement by the arab uprising. to get those peace talks started again. >> thanks. >>> yesterday in a direct challenge to the gop, president obama laid out his plan to balance the budget. taking aim at america's richest

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lynn? >> thanks. msnbc will broadcast the gop presidential candidate debate at the reagan library tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time here on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> teamsters president james hoffa jr. kick up controversy recently in a fiery introduction of president obama in his labor day speech in detroit. last night on the "ed show," he to told ed shultz the reaction got from his unit after calling members of the tea party sobs. >> the phones rang off the hook. the members are calling in, finally somebody is standing up for us. somebody is saying what has to be said. we're tired of this talk that's out there. let's go out and call these people what they are. let's go after the issue of voting. let's talk about the war on workers and let's make sure we mobilize and vote in november. >> do you -- >> it was a tremendous response today. the phones rang off the hook in tremendous support from working families. >> do you think the republicans are sons of bitches? >> i think they are. they are tr

i'm lynn berry. of your top headlines this morning. president obama will begin a new campaign like push. the president will speak before public workers in the rose garden today before heading out on the road to rally support. >>> and niger's government says that another of gadhafi's son has been captured. hids departure comes as rebels claim to have taken all but total control of one of the final strongholds. and anti-american cleric is urging followers to stop attacking u.s. troops in iraq so that their withdrawal from the country is close. it is aimed at putting pressure on leaders who are asking some forces to stay. >> seven workers including two americans missing in the gulf of mexico since thursday have but rescued. the group escaped to a capsule after a tropical storm disabled their rig. >>> and in india, one person was killed after an overcrowded balcony collapsed. it came during a festival celebrating a hindu god. >>> new research shows levels of pesticides commonly encountersed across the co

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with hitting home. president obama kicks off a high-profile road trip today drumming up support for his new jobs bill from americans who need it most. republicans want to know how much it will cost and how many jobs it will create. tracy has more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: they also want to know how the president plans to pay for this $447 billion package. that could start a big fight here. >> this is the bill we need to pass. >> reporter: president obama is expected to reiterate what he said about his jobs bill. >> it is fully paid for. it will not add a dime to the deficit. >> reporter: mostly by limiting charitable contributions and closing loopholes that affect the wealthy. republicans are already speaking out against tax increases. republican candidates of last night's debate questioned whether the stimulus will work. >> i can do the math on that one. >> it is suggested that maybe the president doesn't need to pay for the payroll tax cut. >> when you give people their money back it'

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with chilling testimony. for the third day emotions ran high in a los angeles courtroom where michael jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, stands accused of involuntary manslaughter in the late pop star's death. yesterday jurors heard more details about the crucial moments surrounding jackson's death. nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: after three days of emotional testimony, jackson family members left the courthouse surrounded by supportive fans. meanwhile, inside the courtroom, compelling testimony from a key witness for the prosecution. >> he was laying on his back -- >> reporter: security guard alberto alvarez recalled those critical minutes in jackson's bedroom, all while jackson's children watched. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> reporter: alvarez says he was asked to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. >> reporter: but not before he said conrad murray had him collect drug vials and i.v. bag in the room. >> he pointed to

i'm lynn berry. in california a man has been rescued six days after his car plunged 200 feet down a cliff off a winding road. the man who was found by his own children suffered broken bones. his injuries are nonlife threatening. the 67-year-old's car landed next to another that had crashed. it's unclear when it happened, but a badly decomposed body was reportedly found in that vehicle. >>> in chile, police clash with angry protesters about the nation's education system. demonstrations have been taking place since june. student are demanding the government provide free education. >>> yesterday china launched an unmanned rocket carrying the nation's first space lab. the lab will be a testing ground for china to dock with spacecraft later this year, paving the way for a permanent space station around 2020. >>> sicily's mt. etna is blowing once again. in the latest burst, the volcano shot ash and lava up into the air. it temporarily shut down a nearby airport. >>> and here's a face or faces only a mother

you are on with, lynn jenkins is woman -- congresswoman lynn jenkins. caller: the president did a good job laying out his plans, where he has been stalled so many times by the republicans. people should realize that the people that were involved in the s&l scandals are corporate criminals that have used the republican party to raid the federal treasury, and they are doing everything they can to stall the economy, massive layoffs would budget cuts, cutting out jobs. we of teachers and firemen laid- off. they are doing this to make the country's miserable. oil companies and big wigs -- deregulating laws, rating the federal treasury at the expense of the taxpayers to pay off the bankrupt -- the investment that an economic slide -- the small town republicans that a vote for them used bigotry to try to blindside what they have --ndonone guest: i can tell that we will disagree. i'm a small-town kansas girl and i don't think we're ignorant or bigoted. i don't think she has a sense that the president has proposed numerous things to congress and we have rejected

good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. perhaps we keep hearing these questions because christie is acting like a candidate. he's crisscrossing the country, raising money for republicans, criticizing the president. again last night at the reagan library he repeated that he will not be running for president. it certainly hasn't stopped those questions, though. some analysts question whether chris christie has the restraint, he's pretty outspoken, to run a successful campaign. republicans, it appears, are looking for more. there are concerns about flaws in the frontrunners rick perry and mitt romney. in fact, perry kicked off his washington campaign last night, but there are some concerns that he may not be able to stay this race. meantime, president obama realizes he's in for a tough one on the other side. in fact, david axelrod, his top adviser, has admitted re-election could be a titanic struggle. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> elsewhere, israel has announced it has given the go ahead for building 110

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is first ro"first look" on. and we begin with walking the diplomatic tight rope. president obama speaks to the united nations later this morning. but perhaps more importantly, he's meeting with palestinian mahmoud abbas tonight trying to broker a compromise on palestinian state hood, an effort that could potentially backfire. tracie potts joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: the president actually meets with abbas and israeli prime minister netanyahu today, separate meetings. and the administration says he'll tell both the only way to a two state solution is through peace talks. >> it is time to lay down your arms and join the new libya. >> reporter: president obama speaks to the united nations today welcoming a newly liberated member. >> the new flag of a free libya now flies among the community of nations. >> reporter: arab uprisings in libya and other nations have put a spotlight on the palestinian's bid to become full members. outside, there were protests against it. rick perry show

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petraeus accompanied by the host, the honorable william lynn, deputy secretary of defense and admiral michael mullin. ladies and gentlemen, please rise as honors are rendered. >> representing america's armed forces and participating in today's review are the united states army band under the direction of colonel thomas h bon fir and led by drum major mitchell craig. elements of the armed forces include the presidential marching platoon, the old guard, commanded by captain ed strom. the platoon is first sergeant robert thurman. marine corps honor guard commanded by captain david burebrd and sergeant robert martinez. the colors have always been one of the most important elements of the a military unit. at the center of our formation is an armed forces color guard the national color and the service flag of the army, marine corps, navy, coast guard the guard is led by staff sergeant. commanded by lieutenant andrew cha heir the platoon petty officer and petty officer second class. the next element on line comprised the air force honor guard. the last element in the formation is the united

[applause] >> secretary lynn, general petraeus, holly, steven, anne, mrs.d guard. this is a place that both sanctifies our past and he recalleds our future, -- heralds our future, and i cannot think of a better location to pay tribute to two national treasures, dave and holly petraeus. i know dave and holly are pleased to have their children, anne and steven, here to share on this occasion. anne, an accomplished graduate like hermon is attending graduate school at unc, and first lieutenant steven petraeus, mit class of 2009, recently returned from a highly successful employment in afghanistan as secretary lynn shared. when steven called his father in baghdad to tell him he wanted to go into the army, dave's first reaction was a smart one. he said, you better call your mother. [laughter] then steven told him, dad, i did. she told me to call you. [laughter] i'm glad my house is not the only one that works that way. [laughter] steven, well done, and welcome back, but after hearing a little about the year you've had, i have to wonder if your big sister's planne

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joe lynn was here the ethics commission would be far different and actually accomplish something they would be proud of. if they do not have the money to televise, where does he get the money on the tony hall case? in my opinion that case could have been resolved in roughly 30 minutes of face-to-face negotiation. secondly, mr. lynn mentioned to me that the ethics commission has the ability to refuse to put its findings in writing using different loopholes as he told me over the phone, even joe live in that cannot stop him. of course i had nothing to do after he told me that. what i feel the ethics commission should be doing is to protect the citizens. in the case that i had mentioned earlier, there were two witnesses committed. i asked the enforcement officer at the ethics commission for a simple yes or no answer. number one, did you talk with the first witness? no answer. no. two, did you talk with the second witness, mr. phil ginsberg? no answer. to this day i still do not have a written answer whether they even talked to the witnesses. obviously if they are not want to tell me they

. >> reporter: police and fbi investigators dug up the yard behind eve lynn smith's home in february after her attorney said that her husband missing for months might be buried there. the discovery of the body beneath four feet of dirt only deepened the mystery. the body failed to reveal it's secrets to the coroner who couldn't determine the cause of death. still homicide hasn't been ruled out. with no cause of death and little evidence of anything else the da told the journal he wouldn't file charges. eve lynn was watering the yard when we approached her. >> not being prosecuted and followed through on and wondered do you have a comment? >> you may speak with my attorney. >> reporter: okay. >> i'm sure you have her number. >> reporter: okay. you feel more relieved now? >> randy is a good woman. >> reporter: the attorney told us that there was just no evidence of any wrongdoing. the justice was served and the da did the right thing. she wouldn't answer questions about the backyard grave. the body in the backyard doesn't sit well with neighbors, some say they are disappointed the outc

host: lynn jenkins, republican from kansas. she serves on the ways and means committee as we continue our discussion on the president's job proposal that he introduced last night. pat is a republican in new jersey. go ahead. caller: good morning. thank you for your show. i would like to know why the first lady was sitting with the head of ge after some many jobs just went overseas. how can you give the speech in two parts? you are going to define the problem, and give a solution, and then we have to wait a week for how we are going to pay for this? i was a democrat for many years until maybe two presidents ago. now i am ready to hang myself. guest: thank you for the call. i thought it was an interesting choice to have the ceo from ge sitting with the first lady, given that they have been the poster child for sentimental tax reform. why is so necessary in our economy today. if the democrats in the senate would meet with the republicans on architectural structure for fundamental tax reform, which has become competitive once again