why did "the post" call you melinda one day instead of melinda hennenberger in that column?was that about? >> it's a production error, chris. it's funny. i got some irate mail from people saying at least have the guts to sign it with your last name thinking i was attempting to be semi anonymous. or maybe it was a hat tip to madonna ahead of the super bowl. >> i kept thinking it was an attempt to protect you from the incoming. but you did get protected. let's go straight to the politics of this. you got the republican leadership on that, we're going to hear from some democratic senators. today senators kelly and marco rubio said this is about government overreach. >> this is not a women's rights issue. this is a religious liberty issue. and it can apply to all faiths. i've heard from my constituents who are deeply, deeply concerned about this. we need to respect the rights of conscience for all religions. >> this is about whether the government of the united states should have the power to go in and tell a faith-based organization they have to pay for something that they teac

melinda roeder is live from city hall...night's councii meeting. melinda... the bottle tax was just created and applied last year for the first time... at a rate f 2 cents per bottle. now.. the mayor is going after the same industry - again... and this time.,.. istributors say she's playiiggunfair... by pitting buuinesses against &pschools. 3they definitely feel they're being targeted as an industry. the mayor is now pushing for a 5 cent ttx to be assessed on all bottled beverages.... it's assessed on liters too. noo order toocreatt a financing - stream to securr bonds for the rebuilding of city chools. po in eesence - a vote gainst the bottle tax is like a vote against schools.but distributors and grocery store owners say increasing the ttx another 150--ercent isn't fair. in fact, they say the 2-cent taa enacted last year is takinn a ig gulp out of their sales already. <"the two cents has had a very adverseeeffectt.. one yyar to the next."> councii members will begin discussion of the proposed tax bound to beea contentious

and cases.bbt as melinda roeder reports... the photo-enforced &psppeding iikets are a big off theebeltway neer charles - street... where thousands of drivers have been nabbed. melinda? more than 470-thousand speeding tickets were issued last year... n work zones like this... t hanks to cameras... that catch images it's a work zone... there's no work actually going on.some drivees think that's unfair... and someestate lawmakers agree. now - there's a bill to change the speed amera policy. but wiil it pass? that's the question drivers are waitinggfor answers to. to. (nats of traffic)caught on camera. more than 110- thousand drivers... got dinged with tickets here near the work zone by charles street last yyaa..tts part of a statewide safety program... to protect workers.(sot from brrchin in rydell pkg thaa aired 12/12/11) "i buy the safety wwrker thing 'cause be reasonable."senator jim brochin believes too many tickets are bbing issued during times when no work is work zone.so he's sponsoring a bill that would restrict the opera

melinda henneberger is with "the washington post." and cynthia tucker is a political columnist and now a professor at the university of georgia. thank you for joining us. it's been a turbulent week. but today president obama announced he's changing that hhs rule on contraceptive coverage. let's listen. >> under the rule, women will still have access to free, preventive care that includes contraceptive services, no matter where they work. so that core principle remains. but if a woman's employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital or the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge without co-pays and without hassles. >> without hassles. the archbishop timothy dolan said his organization, that's the church, the organization of catholic bishops, sees initial opportunities in preserving the principle of religious freedom after president obama's announcement today.

but melinda roedee is liie tonight from city hall with the latest on the debate.melindd? melinda?nts more. and now she's framing the debate in a way some say is unfair --- pitting schools against businesses. 3 beverage distributors and supermarket owners say thee2- cent tax has already hitt profits hard. but the mayor says raising the bottle tax -- bb 150-percent - is the only way to secure funding for improoements to city schools. at tonighh's city council meeting -- ggoups on both &psides of the debate ame to lobby city leaders. the bill to increase the tax from 2 to 5 cents was refered to a committee. but will likely come up for vote next month. and it's ound to e a hot debate all over again.... with opponents claiming the mayor is targeting them - a petaliation against them for fighting the tax so hard last y. year.<"personally i feel it is... depend n.">< bound tt raise some critical questions about the conditioo of city schools. most council members agree, they're in

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melinda hennenberger is with "the washington post."and cynthia tucker is a professor at the university of georgia. thank you for joining us. it's been a tesch lent week. but today president obama announced he was changing the rule on contraceptive coverage. let's listen. >> under the rule, women will still have access to free preventive care that includes contraceptive services, no matter where they work. so that core principle remains. but if a woman's employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital or the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive carefree of charge without copays. >> the archbishop timothy dolan said his organization sees initial opportunities in preserving the principle of religious freedom after president obama's announcement today. so that was a positive note. the archbishop added while there may be an openness to respond to our concerns, we reserve judgment on

melinda roeder.... fox 45 news at ten. coming up...eon gets his first ejection as maryland head coach...find out if he'll be suspended... and the surprising number of times gary williams got tossed... next in sports. ((break 3)) 3 bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning sports. a 200-pound ice means i don't have any margin for error. one wrong turn and i could end up unloaded a puddle of water. woman's voice: turn right ahead. so i make sure i have the right guidance to get me exactly where i need to be. it's the same with taxes. turbo tax has a unique gps feature that guides me step-by-step, so i know it's done right. they even offer representation in case of an audit, and calculations are guaranteed accurate, which helps me reach my maximum refund--guaranteed. man: try turbo tax online now. you don't pay unless you're satisfied. 3 coming up in our 6 pom.. but could she take on - another role? role?beyonce song nats nats simon cowell reportedly wants beyonce to be a judge on "the x-faccor."the major paycheck he's offering.

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melinda and joan. thank you. >> thanks, chris. >> it is ash wednesday today.a little late getting there but i'll get there. thank you for coming on. first al green, now b.b. king. president obama is singing again and he is really good. next in the side show. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] what if an entire car insurance company was thought up and built and run to save people money? what if that company was born online, with tools and apps to make people feel like geniuses? and what if that company was now backed by the stability and reliability of allstate? well, what if that company was esurance and this wasn't just a bunch of hypothetical questions? could be cool-ish. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >>> back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, show time at the white house. do you think this was something you'd only see once? ♪ i am so in love with you >> president obama welcomed the host of big names to the white house last night including b.b. king and mick jagger as part of a blues music ce

melinda, you did a good job. melissa as well. thank you for coming on.ll find some way through this. >>> up next new audiotapes of the day jack kennedy was assassinated. chilling stuff here about rose kennedy talking to lyndon johnson. kind of a cold conversation if you consider the situation. maybe everybody was in shock. you'll hear it in a minute. this is "hardball", only msnbc. [ de ntis t ] chris thinks [ de the best way to live life is to dig right in. but as his dentist, i know that to do that, he needs to use the brush more dentists use. oral-b. trust the brush more dentists and hygienists use. oral-b. life opens up when you do. >>> congresswoman michelle bachmann says she is not negotiating with the romney campaign about endorsing the former massachusetts governor for president. the boston globe reported the talks were under way between the one-time rival camps but bachmann called on "the globe" to retract that report and denied others that said an endorsement of romney was imminent. bachmann's former debate coach moved over to the romney campai

additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. ( cheers and applause ) >> montgomery: san francisco's cow palace has hosted everything from rodeos to revival meetings. but last summer, it was home to something completely different-- a trade show for marijuana. when i first began covering this story, marijuana was on the verge of becoming legal here in california. inside, it already seemed pretty legal to me. >> the coolest mug in the city, right here. >> montgomery: everything was on offer-- pot smoothies, pot cookies, every known device for smoking, inhaling and generally consuming marijuana. >> california was the wild, wild west 150 years ago, and it's the wild, wild west again now, when it comes to cannabis. >> montgomery: attorney william panzer co-authored california's medical marijuana law back in 1996 to help seriously ill patients. but 15 years on, he says it's created the biggest marijuana marketplace in the country. >> it's opened the door for a lot of different cannabis- related businesses. you can imagine w

melinda, you did a good job. melissa as well. thank you for coming on.ay through this. >>> up next new audiotapes of the day jack kennedy was assassinated. these things are coming out now. chilling stuff here about rose kennedy talking to lyndon johnson. kind of a cold conversation if you consider the situation. maybe everybody was in shock. you'll hear it in a minute. this is "hardball", only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one

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melinda, you did a good job. melissa as well. thank you for coming on.hrough this. >>> up next new audiotapes of the day jack kennedy was assassinated. chilling stuff here about rose kennedy talking to lyndon johnson. kind of a cold conversation if you consider the situation. maybe everybody was in shock. you'll hear it in a minute. this is "hardball", only msnbc. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we were determined to see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. >>> congresswoman michelle bachmann says she is not negotiating with the romney campaign about endorsing the former massachusetts governor for president. the boston globe reported the talks were under way between the one-time rival camps but bachmann called on "the globe" to retract that report and de

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additional funding for frontlineexpanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> smith: for six months, frontline investigated a secret war against insurgents operating from inside pakistan. a year ago, i traveled across afghanistan and up to the border of pakistan, together with frontline correspondent stephen grey. beyond this checkpoint, the campaign against the taliban and al qaeda is led by u.s. intelligence. here, the cia is funding, arming, and running secret afghan militia, who guard the border, gather intelligence, and launch kill raids against the militants. >> they're called "counter-terrorism pursuit teams," and they are groups of afghans very well paid, apparently pretty well trained, with guns, and they operate at the direction of the cia. these are direct-action, you know, go-to-the-ball kind of groups. they're not standing around and guarding checkpoints and, you know, street corners. they're going after people. >> smith: here, in the province of khost, the cia unit is known as the khost protection force, or kpf. they are based in afghanistan,

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melinda is joining us right now. thank you very much under the circumstances for coming on the program. how did tina tell you she felt about the prospect that she would be scuba diving on her honeymoon? >> she was very excited about going to australia to see the animals but she was nervous about learning how to scuba dive for sure. >> it was a prospect that gaye her some reason for fear? >> right. yes. she let me know she was nervous. it panicked her a little bit to learn how to scuba dive here in town but like i said she was excited to go over to australia. >> you can tell us how you feel about the verdict. i think i know. what do you think about gabe watson? >> it really makes my stomach sick. i don't know. all we ever wanted was for this to go before a jury to hear the evidence, the things that i know, the thing that the family know. that is all we ever wanted was for it to be heard by a jury. it enrages me that this judge felt he needed to take it upon himself to go ahead and dismiss the entire case. >> aside fro

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. >> let me bring in melinda here.the catholic health association has issued a statement saying they are pleased and grateful the religion liberty and conscious protection need of so many ministries they serve have been thought out here. catholic charities is welcoming the administration's attempt to meet the concerns of the religious community. at least these two catholic organizations have come out optimistic about this move from the president. what do you say? >> i say it's a big win for all sides. i want to go back to one thing gloria said. i agree with much of what she said but i did not hear anybody dragging wanton women into it. that wouldn't be right way to frame it, but it didn't hear people framing it that way. i think it was a constitutional issue and those concerns have been dealt with. i'm very glad that the president did, what he should have done in the beginning. what a wonderful thing that religious liberty has been guaranteed, contraception and accessç has been guaranteed fo women which is important.