i think all the money's going to thaddeus mccotter.t until july 15th, from his appearances on this show. >> thaddeus mccotter, i feel like, is a special favor to me from god. i must have done something good in a past life. some ancestor of mine did. he's rinning for president. weird videos, with the guitar, showing weird nylon socks. >> where did he ge the guitar? >> talks about profit tags. is it possible outside groups are a more attractive spot instead of the candidates? is that possible? >> it sure looks that way. what you're seeing among republicans, a lot more enthusiasm for the proposition let's beat barack obama than for the propositions let's elect one ever these other people. as republicans know they want to win the election but they're not really satisfied with any of these candidates, and i think one indication of that is that every time a new name goes out there, whether serious or not, donald trump, unserious, rick perry, hard to take seriously, but maybe serious. they suddenly zoom up in the polls. there seems to be some

michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter filed his papers yesterday.e to formally announce tonight. what if anything will this five term lawmaker bring to the race and what qualifications might make him stand out from the others? let's ask don goldberg along with matt schlapp. thank you both for joining us. one thing that you can say about mccotter is, not what many would consider a conventional politician, plays the guitar, laid back. when he wants to make himself known he's a loud guy. what matt, do you think he brings to the table that some of the other candidates do not? >> he's just another one of these republican candidates who are looking at this field and saying, why shouldn't i join as well? it is like dinner bell time for republicans. you have all these nontraditional candidates jumping in the field. the last time a member of the house of representatives was elected to the presidency was in the 1880s. and so this is quite a long shot. but by the same token, what does he have to lose? he's a man of ideas, smart guy. he's going to bring his ide

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which means he has to kick out his far right rhetoric appearing on fox and friends this morning mccotter call both president obama's health reform law and mitt romney's massachusetts health reform law be inhumane i guess making sure that every single person the nation has access to basic health care is inhumane mccotter that health care system that kills off forty thousand people a year because they don't have insurance is just fine republican race to the bottom is eating up and the very very ugly rush limbaugh as radio show yesterday limbaugh put in his two cents on the ongoing dominic straus rape case limbaugh admitted he was puzzled about the story of b s k and explained it this way. what puzzled me about it is that this is a ruling class guy this is the creative guy that gets away with this this is ted kennedy kind of guy. accused rapist t.s.k. just like ted kennedy had died over a year ago but what does that make you wash your worth four hundred million bucks and you're the most powerful voice in the republican party and you see that got away with quite a few things still sounds lik

guess making sure that every single person the nation has access to basic health care is inhumane to mccotter that health care system that kills off forty thousand people a year because they don't have insurance is just fine republican race to the bottom is eating up and the very very ugly rush limbaugh i was radio show yesterday limbaugh put in his two cents on the on going down and strauss kahn rape case limbaugh admitted he was puzzled about the story of d s k and explained it this way but what puzzled me about it is that this is a ruling class guy this is the kind of guy that gets away with this ted kennedy kind of guy. accused rapist vs cases like ted kennedy who died over a year ago what does that make you rush you're worth four hundred million bucks and you're the most powerful voice of the republican party and you seem to have gotten away with quite a few things still sounds like. you're a ruling class kind of guy and under your own definition that's very fairly. after the break a florida jury found peace in the casey anthony not guilty of murder yesterday in my daily take i'll tell y

. >> thaddeus mccotter is running for president. he is serving his fifth term in congress. >> mccotters competition did some campaigning in iowa. michelle bachmann visited a farmers market. it's the first visit she has made to the state. she will take her bus tour to other several cities over the next few days. >> more than 50 years after the world watched grace kelly walk down the aisle, today her son, prince albert, married, and now monaco has a new princess. >> this was the other royal wedding. former olympic swimmer charlene wittstock of south africa, wearing an are -- are armani dress. prince albert waiting at the alter. the first wedding for a ruling of monaco. more than 50 years later this wedding was star-studded. more than 3,000 guests. roger moor. french president nicolas sarkozy, and his sisters looking on, too. >> the prince, in a white military suit, placing the ring on his bride's finger. it was long thought prince albert would forever be a bachelor prince. this week reports his bride to be wanted out at the last minut

congressman mccotter is a guitarist as well. >> that's it.ds to the -- for a name that not everybody knows, that makes him a little more, you know, more familiar. not bad. >> you know, mike huckabee out of the race immediately someone could play an instrument. >> that's right. pamela, good to talk to you. thank you very much. senior producer on the morning briefing on sirius xm. >>> and the american dream, the reality of the struggling economy threatens it all. candy crowley sat down with russell simmons. you know him. he talks about a different kind of american dream. he calls it inner wealth. >> the more we can let go of the need for results the better we can do our job. make a great record you hear a melody. that melody is what makes you happy. you may think for one minute i can't wait for my friends to hear that record, right? and if you're thinking how much money you're going to make off the record you're not doing a good job making the record. if your mind is on the money you're going to make from that record, you are really not making

once he starts talking and congressman mccotter has a rye, sardonic wit. he is cerebral, a lot of $2 words but it comes across like he knows what he is talking about, that he is very intelligent about it, that once he starts talking that way, money will flow in and other than a candidate like romney, a lot of people on the republican side are having trouble raising money anyway, but he will be able to raise money. in terms of key states. they are talking about the early stage, generally speaking, iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, nevada as well as throwing in michigan and florida and who knows where they will fit in, in the calendar exactly. those are the key states looking at right now. i honestly think they are feeling like iowa is a field he could come ped. >> today spangler, their correspond events. when is this going to take place? >> an event in whitmore lake near his district that mccotter is going to announcing at tonight, freedom fest. not surprisingly there is music involved. he is in a band, second amendments. i don't know his band is playing

throu threw his hat into the ring. >> to serve as your president of the united states. >> mccotter made that comment yesterday. the 45-year-old is currently a member of the house financial services committee and political analysts consider him a long shot for the nomination. >>> meanwhile, another contender for president, michele bachmann, was trying to drum up support for her campaign. she stopped to dine in iowa city and met with potential voters as part of a four-day swing through iowa who officially announced her candidacy last week. a recent poll shows bachman was nearly tied at the top with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. >>> newlyweds prince william and kate middleton have a busy day ahead in their american tour. they traveled to quebec city, overnight. it comes after a whirlwind of a day through ottawa and montreal. peter alexander has more on their trip. >> reporter: even in a glamorous gray dress and heels she wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty. joining a dozen couples celebrating 50 and 60 years together, all of them married april 29th, the same day as william an

. >>> we now have ten republican candidates for president, thanks to michigan congressman, thad mccotter. ♪ >>> now, he did have words to say as well. that's him on the guitar, the american guitar, if you will. none of the other nine candidates kicked of their campaign. here is part of his campaign message. >> through your hard work, and through your principled devotion, a better nation than the one we inherited, have no doubt that we will restructure the government. >> maybe you don't know the name, thad mccotter, he is a member of the house financial services committee. he says he will play up his support for the auto industry bailout as part of his campaign. >>> now we turn to michele bachmann, back on the campaign bus in iowa today. made several stops in the state yesterday and we actually talked to her yesterday right here on "live cnn saturday morning", and she has more stops for today in iowa. >>> this is outside the state capital outside atlanta, georgia. thousands of people to protest the state's new anti-immigration law. most of the law went into effect on friday. >> they depor

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michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter says he is launching a campaign. campaign. the detroit-area republican says he will make a formal announcement tomorrow. the 45-year-old is a lawyer and has been in congress since 2003. >> coming up, a shocking discovery, a woman's body found in a public pool -- how did it go unnoticed for days? on the bench, the latest locked out to have pro sports this year plus, the royal newlyweds' begin today two of their first trip to north america. adam caskey will be back with the holiday weekend forecast. >>> the commander of massachusetts has ordered all state run deep water pools closed after a woman died in a public pool. her body lay there for two days before anybody noticed. the 36-year-old went off the slide into the pool on sunday. in 9-year-old boy told a lifeguard the woman was missing. friends said the life guards never searched for her and swimmers and inspectors who performed tests on the pull monday and tuesday all somehow mr. body. >> it was nothing abnormal what the ph levels and the only notable reverence in the report

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his name is thaddeus mccotter and as peter ducey explains, he has a hard, conservative line. >> reporter: the congressman was not anybody's first choice for president in the latest fox news poll and he wasn't anybody's second choice either but all of that could change now that the 45-year-old from michigan is officially in the race. he made the announcement last night and he said this -- >> and so with the support of anybody else who will be beneath or beside the banner of the republican party, i look forward to working with you, that through the grace of god and through you, her free people, our free republic will again be a virtue os, prosperous -- >> reporter: while he's not legislating, sometimes he's shredding like he did at his big campaign pickoff. he's in a band called the second amendment. and his website's home page lists his five core principle pells -- principles. one is our liberty is in our god, our sovereighty is in our souls, not the soul, and security is from the strength and prosperity is from the private sector. truths are self-evident, not relative. he and his family

mccotter is going to be a serious candidate. he's going to be competing in eye wach iowa.ted to point out, there are fundraising totals that have come in on the gop side and mitt

mccotter is going to be a serious candidate. he's going to be competing in eye wach iowa.ted to point out, there are fundraising totals that have come in on the gop side and mitt romney looks like he is the big front runner when it comes to the money race. he's expected to announce somewhere in the neighborhood

another republican has thrown his hat into the crowded ring for president kerry michigan rep mccotter formally announced his candidacy yesterday at a fourth of july celebration. party insiders consider the five term congressman a long schaub. he was welcomed with cheers from the audience. he thanked the crowd and picked up his guitar to play with a band. law makers now have less than one month to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling before the u.s. government defaults on its loans. each party has drawn a line that it refused to cross, but brian moran explains that several key republicans are suggesting possible ways to move forward. >> the senate will come to order. >> congress has less than a month to raise the credit limit, but lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure . democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive cuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. was in kyle negotiations with the vice president. he said there were certain revenue raisers we could work on . >> senator john mccain will not sa

congressman mccotter has a unique style. he has planned speech and cuts right to the chase. thing i find out there is that i am talking with folks in the fourth district in ohio and across our state back home. the republican side wants somebody who is a credible conservative. we just want somebody who can be president obama. i hear that time and again. we need to have someone who can make sure president obama does not get a second term and that is what republican voters want. >> who has the best chance? >> the one who has the best chance is the one who wins the primary. know who will win. there's always a favorite. sometimes the faber does not win. we will find out -- sometimes the favorite does not win. we will find out. i like primaries. that is where you find out who is ready for the finals and was ready for the big show and i think it will be a good process for our party to go through. >> michelle bachmann has not signed your plan yet? >> she well. >> is that a problem? >> i think she likes everything in the plan but to wants to include the obama care issue. i need to ta

. >> mitchell: you can add michigan congressman mccotter to the list of republican presidential hopefulshe told supporters that quote the future is not big government, it is self-government. and he backed up that self-reliance by providing his own musical accompaniment. ♪ down in alabama ♪ ♪ working on the railroads ♪. >> mitchell: and saving the music is a top priority at one big city school. it's being forced to make due with a much smaller budget. cynthia bowers tells us success depends on students, teachers and the entire community working in concert. ♪ ♪ . >> reporter: lafayette specialty school in chicago students feel the joy that comes from making music. >> it makes you feel, like the sound that comes from your instrument, its beautiful. >> 8th grader jaylen has been playing the vie len for five years. >> was it difficult at first. >> yeah, it was. i didn't really know what to do. >> reporter: lafayette's string orchestra is designed to introduce students to the arts. and for 7th grade cello player mia sanchez it's also an escape from a tough west side neighborhood. >> where i wa

representative thaddeus mccotter, a michigan replican. here's an image of him playing the guitar to the delight of his supporters. that was shortly after announcing. any input on what he brings to the race or how candidates like this contributed? guest: he is from one of those states that has apparently been ignored. michigan has tried for a number of cycles to get moved up in t presidential sweepstakes because it really is a post-industrial state. i'm from pennsylvania, so i know little about this, talking about an area of the country that has been struggling for decades to counter the effects or recover from the effects of globalization and changing technology. thaddeus mccotter certainly can represent that and give voice to that. he is a conservative. think the question for republicans of that type, is whether their enthusiasm will end up sabotaging them. you have a number of candidates like michelle bachmann and thaddeus mccotter urbana and herman cain to some extent, rick perry, the governor of texas thinking about entering, sarah pa

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. >> representative candidate mccotter talks about it debt and deficit in congress and the state of the u.s. economy. that is the 6:30 p.m. -- that is at 6:30 p.m. >> that figure is removing the veil of ignorance from human understanding. that is an american invention, but it is sort of classical for what it really is all about. >> keep you missed the spans latest documentary, "the library of congress," there is a preview right now on c-span's youtube channel. watch the entire documentary and hundreds of other timely videos online at youtube dot com/-- youtube.com/c-span. every morning, "washington journal," our live call-in program. weekdays, watts live coverage of the house, in weeknights, congressional hearings and policy forums. also, supreme court oral arguments. on the weekends, you can see our signature interview programs. you can also watch our programming any time that -- at c-span.org, and it is all searchable. >> that is i oppose a republican governor, terry branstad, on your screen right now -- that is iowa's governor. thanks for being here. let me introduce our two question

michigan representative thaddeus mccotter made the announcement today at a music festival sponsored by conservative talk radio station. they say republicans aren't satisfy with the current field of candidates and hopes voters are receptive to his message of small government. >> president obama again today pushed to end tax breaks for the wealthiest americans in in his weekly radio address. >> if we choose too keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires or for hedge fund managers and couldn't jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> republicans insist they won't approve any plan that raises taxes, but the president said today, "nothing should be off-limits whether it's spending programs or tax loopholes." the parties are working towards a deal to try to raise the nation's debt ceiling by august. >>> a san francisco woman has gotten an unexpected boost from the obama administration in her legal challenge to the defense of marriage act. they filed a brief on behalf of the of th

>> representative thaddeus mccotter of michigan has announced his entry into the republican presidential contest. you can see his announcement today at 7:10 eastern here on c- span. >> welcome to c-span's "newsmakers." our guest today is senator rand paul, one of the founders of the senate tea party caucus. a reporter who covers congress for the "national journal" and another who covers congress for political. a couple of questions. >> do you believe the deadline established by tim geithner is a real deadline and if you're going to describe to your constituents in kentucky the damage that are going to be done if the united states were mixed and fall into default, which tell the men do you believe there would be significant economic consequences as president obama said this week? >> ultimately, if a country keep spending more than it takes an, as to borrow more money. what i would say about the deadline is it the -- the deadline has already been moved three or four months and they could move again. the real thing people need to realize is that we bring in about $200 billion in revenue and

i am not sure which republican voters mccotter is aiming for.hey are covered by herman cain and to some extent michele bachmann. i have a hard time seeing how he succeeds. host: as we talk about who is running, there is a piece about who is not running. where are the governors? haley barbour was once considering running. he decided not to. among the many surprises in the gop race, the virtual silence of the governors. chief executives have played no role in shaping the race, either through nominees for through their powers of endorsement. where are the governors? guest: i was devastated when mitch daniels did not get into the race. i thought he had a wonderful resume. he had everything it took to raise a lot of people. after that happened and daniels ducked out a lot. they are trying a fall in love with somebody. they're looking to mitt romney, in no one is capturing them. host: they may be looking at governor perry. he has been waiting for the legislative session to end. here is a headline. he could enter the presidential race but are of voters

and michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter. he outlines his strategy for winning the g.o.p. nomination and sideses up his primary opponents etch talks about the state of the economy and the debt ceiling debate currently going on in congress. he also talks about his family and a band in they plays the guitar. this is 30 minutes. >> representative thaddeus republican of michigan, and a presidential candidate for the republican nomination. when did you first begin to about running for president? >> i think the thought was planted during the wall street bailout when we saw how the big financial corporations were treated, and then later juxtaposed to how the auto companies were treated when they needed assistance. the dichotomy between the sectors. from detroit you have a concern from the manufacturing sector. but as an american, it was a larger question to me if there are some things in this country too big to fail, such as the banks that implies there are things that are too small to be saved. i reject that. as a republican, an american, every citizen is equally sovereign. as t

. >>> this weekend another republican threw his hat into the ring, thaddeus mccotter made the announcement outside detroit he says he has an edge others don't. >> i think it is about the message and experience here in michigan what we have gone through, continue to space and hope to spare the country. >>> he was just elected to his fifth consecutive term in congress in november. >>> let's look at some of the other top stories, behind bars charged with second degree murder accused of beating justin carter to death at a party saturday night steven court gaithersburg burg the victim and suspect were acquaintances. >>> it is not a day off for jurors in the casey anthony trial in florida they will likely begin deliberations the mother accused of murdering her own 2-year-old daughter cried in court sunday. >>> former international monetary fund chief enjoyed his first taste of freedom he left his new york town home with his wife saturday night reports they dined on a $700 four course meal at an italian eatery. friday he was house arrest was lifted. prosecutors have since discovered serious probl

representative thaddeus mccotter, a michigan republican.ere's an image of him playing the guitar to the delight of his supporters. that was shortly after announcing. any input on what he brings to the race or how candidates like this contributed? guest: he is from one of those states that has apparently been ignored. michigan has tried for a number of cycles to get moved up in the presidential sweepstakes because it really is a post-industrial state. i'm from pennsylvania, so i know little about this, talking about an area of the country that has been struggling for decades to counter the effects or recover from the effects of globalization and changing technology. thaddeus mccotter certainly can represent that and give voice to that. he is a conservative. i think the question for republicans of that type, is whether their enthusiasm will end up sabotaging them. you have a number of candidates like michelle bachmann and thaddeus mccotter urbana and herman cain to some extent, rick perry, the governor of texas thinking about entering, sarah

thaddeus mccotter and ron paul of texas and tim pawlenty and rick sanatorium . the poll will include newt gingrich and huntsman and mitt romney . for the first time there will be space for write ins and the field is open. the poll takes place august 13th. two days after the candidates debate. notable names not on the ballot. palin and perry. neither has officially declared their candicy but still strong contenders and could have been included. three candidates were off. new mexico gary johnson and buddy roamer and fred carger. >> and now the heat that is stifling many parts of the nation on this saturday. temperatures pushing triple-digits for days now . now confirmed deaths related to the extreme weather. when will we see relief. forecast from the fox weather center coming up and united states congressman who had scandal in his past, now facing allegations that he engaged in unwanted sexual behavior with a woman who recently graduated from high school. stay close. but it's our job to make them say sothing interesting. so how about this weekend we learn some new

. >> and michigan congress wham thaddeaus mccotter the latest gop candidate to toss his hat into the ring. >> today i am announcing my candidacy for the nomination of my republican party to serve as your president of the united states. >> after that announcement the five-term congressman picked up a guitar and joined the band. that's cool. >>> more to learn what to expect from the casey anthony trial. a quick decision from the jury? >>> ernest hemingway's farewell, 50 years later. >>> and the end of the run for a little fellow, hear from the man who found the runaway baboon right here on "msnbc sunday." with bengay pain relief plus massage you can do this... get the ball, girl. hmmm, you can't do that. but you can do this. bengay pain relief + massage with penetrating nubs plus the powerful pain relief of bengay. love the nubs! what makes our country great? our can-do spirit and our can-do cheese. kraft singles. this cheese rolls up its sleeves and gets the job done 'cause we're always made with milk and we're rich in calcium to help build 'em up strong! and fast! and, uh, talented.

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according to its website tim patti, michele bachmann, rick santorum, new gingrich and thaddeus mccotter all agreed to take part. the website says the candidates will answer questions asked from tweets. >>> a growing number of grow up presidential candidates are taking a different path in the race to the white house. republican voters in iowa will be the first to choose a candidate, but texas congressman ron paul is making the rounds this weekend in new hampshire. he is running tv-ads touting his opposition to raising the debt ceiling, while his message of fiscal conservatism is expected to play better in new hampshire than iowa, where primary voters have traditionally responded more to social issues, such as abortion and gay-rights. >>> mime republican jon huntsman led a motorcycle ride through the salt lake valley this weekend. huntsman is focusing his early efforts on new hampshire. the former ambassador to china is touting his fiscal conservatism credentials. >>> democrats and republicans seemed to agree that the debt limit needs to be raised, but there was not much common ground abo

michigan congressman mccotter made his nomination at an independence celebration where his band was also playing. 45-year-old attorney is serving his fifth term in congress. one of his competitors did some gaining in iowa, michele bachmann shook hands and speaking. this is the first trip the mince congresswoman has made to that state that kicks off the presidential campaign season. bachmann will take her bus tour to several other cities over the next few days. >> lisa argen is here now talking about hot hot and more hot. >>> right. yesterday we had the fog and replaced by a haze because we have very little mixing. high pressure giving us poor air quality. very hot day with dangerous heating. i'll be back with a full look. >> also ahead big changes coming to the oakland zoo to make it more of a wild animal park. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> oakland zoo is about to undergo a major renovation. when the would is completed in a few years, it will be the biggest animal park in northern california. >> the oakland zoo it's on the 45 acres in the on east bay hill

michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter is joining the crowded gop field. >>> and boeing's long-awaitedompleted maiden transpacific flight, landing in japan this morning. the lighter, more e el-efficient plane will undergo testing. the first commercial flight expected this yeye. >>> finally, a surprise winner at wimbledon, eighth seeded petra kvitova won the first grand slam title. knocking off maria sharapova. and the men's final between rafael nadal and novak djokovic is today and nadal will win that. time for the weather and jackie meretsky. >> thanks, ron. happy third of july. can you imagine being without power when it's 118 degrees? 4,000 residents of phoenix, arizona, that's what they had to deal with when a powerful downburst hit a localized portion of phoenix, arizona. a downburst is a downdraft that flows rapidly from a thunderstorm. speaking of thunderstorms, take a look at all of this active weather we have for today. thunderstorms in the northeast along the i-95 corridor and very warm weather in the south. dallas 101, phoenix, 110 degrees, believe it or not that's a bit of

unknown, somebody like a herman cain or somebody like my personal republican muse this year, thaddeus mccotter. but that could not explain or predict a michele bachmann nomination, because michele bachmann is a lot of things but she is not unknown. she is famous. for years now, unlike a christine o'donnell or joe miller, michele bachmann has been all over national tv. and not just on fox. she has been all over msnbc, all over cnn, even made it as far as "meet the press "on nbc on sunday morning. her record is totally in line with the off the charts craziness of a sharron angle or a christine o'donnell. but michele bachmann's craziness has been in public. it has been on tv. >> i may not always get my words right. but i know that my heart is right. >> michele bachmann is amazing as a political figure. but it is not likely that michele bachmann actually will be the republican nominee for president. who might it be? she's pulling second right now. but if it cannot be her, and i do not think it can be her, if it's not going to be mitt romney or her, who else actually has a shot? the only person pol

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hopefuls hit the parade circuit over the 4th of july weekened including the latest entrance, thaddeus mccotter. >>> the national education association says it is backing mr. obama's 2012 re-election bid, members voted on the endorsement at their annual convention monday despite many teachers disagreeing with federal education policies. >> secret service involved in investigating a hack attack on a fox news twitter account the mitt call twitter account -- political twitter account began tweeting yesterday, president obama was assassinated, they have called it hacking malicious and false the political account has more than 34,000 follows the company has requested information from twitter. >> prince georges county council meeting behind closed doors to talk about what to do with leslie johnson, she pleaded guilty last week in the corruption scandal that brought down her husband, jack johnson. leslie johnson says she will not resign her seat on council earlier this morning we spoke with washington post columnist covering the case. >> once the sentence begins for sure she has to give up her seat th

mccotter is scheduled to launch his bid in lake michigan. >>> in washington, there is gridlock over the debt crisis. while republicans continue to reject increases, president obama is standing firmly with the democrats today. in his weekly address, the president says not bringing in more money from taxes would mean cuts to education, medical verge and new technology. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford that. because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires or hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners or oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> mike viqueira is live at the white house for us. good saturday morning, my friend. we have the specific opposing demands from each side. where do you see the next step being and what role the president's going to play? >> there doesn't seem to be a lot of wiggle room. back on may 21st when the world was coming to an end, start it up again. we are exactly one month away. july 2nd. put it up on th

michigan congressman mccotter is scheduled to launch his bid. >>> early fireworks in washington, d.c.s weekend. this morning in his weekly address, president obama took a shot at the gop and said tax loopholes that benefit the wealthiest americans must go. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford that because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires an billionaires or hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. >> mike viqueira is live at the white house. gop also hitting back today, right? >> absolutely. we're at july 2nd. one month away from what the administration and many economists are saying could be an economic catastrophe that would not be confined to this coun country, but would have ripple effects throughout the global economy. of course, the issue of the full faith and credit of the united states, normally, it's a vote in congress. they raise the legal debt ceiling. at $14.3 trillion. problem, republi

weekend another republican threw a hat into the presidential ring, mission congressman thaddeus mccotter repun dents say he is a long shot but he says he has an edge others don't. >> it is about the message, the experience we have here in michigan. >>> he was just elected to his fifth consecutive term in congress in november. >> one mitt call twitter feed is apparently under hack attack, fox news political twitter account this morning tweets coming from the account have been reporting on the death of president obama with a story about an assassination foxes political twitter account has more than 34,000 followers fox news reps have not commented fox news.com is owned by the parent company of fox 5. >>> some of this mornings other top stories 11 people still missing after a tourist fishing boat cap sized in the gulf of california. it left early sunday morning most of those onboard are american, 33 people rescued, the u.s. coast guard is assisting the mexican navy with the rescues. >>> four members of the prince georges county council are calling for resignation of their colleague res legi

michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter expected it launch his presidential bid. he will make the announcement in witmore lake, michigan. >>> this morning in president obama's weekly address, he took a shot at the gop and said tax loophole that is about an fit the wealthiest americans must go. >> it would be nice if we could keep every tax break, but we can't afford to. because if we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, or for hedge fund managers or corporate jet owners or for oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help, then we'll have to make even deeper cuts somewhere else. sfwoo nbc's mike gutierrez at the white house for us. good morning, mike. we have the president at the front and center of this debate. the negotiation wills look like what going forward? >> it's amazing. you could probably put although soberologists and political scientists in a room together and try to tell us why this one bed rom rock truth of washington in the legislative process proves itself out time and time again, and that is that cong

. >>> and now adding a list to the gop hopefuls is thad mccotter. long shot. he is a five-term congressman who started his own law practice and the tenth republican to join the race. >>> meanwhile, gop candidate michele bachmann is in iowa and shannon travis caught up with her at an iowa city diner. he was the only reporter to speak with bachmann, and he asked her why iowa is so important. >> ay is t iowa is the first in nation, and it is very important to be here, because the values and the opinions of the people in iowa count. they count for the nation. this is important to be here, because it is the bread basket of the world. this is where the food is grown and the best farmers in the world are here in iowa and it is important to come here to listen to what people have to say in iowa and take that message back to washington, d.c. >> and michele bachmann has been on a roll joining mitt romney at the top of the gop poll. she officially kicked off her campaign a month ago. and news from the campaign of herman cain. two staffers have resigned saying

michigan congressman, that theus mccotter expected to launch his bid. he will make the announcement in whitmore lake, michigan. >>> the government shutdown continues with no new talks expected until tuesday. state parks, camp grounds, as well as state offices and highway rest stops remain closed. 20,000 state workers sxk the shutdown happened after the legislature and the democratic governor could not agree on closing a two-year $5 billion deficit. >>> more than 1,600 florida state employees got their pink slips friday. they were laid off in an effort to cast a $4 million hole. they're only a small fraction of the government work force. another $562,000 began paying into their pension plans for the first time in 37 years. sfwlirchlgts judgment day for casey anthony is closing in. the prosecution wrapped up its rebuttal case friday against the 25-year-old mother accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, back in 2008. the closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow. nbc's lila luciano is live for us. good saturday morning on a usually open co