on-one interview with michelle obama. >>> first lady michelle obama has lived in washington for more than one year. we sat down with michelle obama to find out her favorite spots in washington. great place, she has a wowed everyone in washington with a commitment to the d.c. community. >> it has been such a welcoming place for me and my family, the girls, in particular. >> they are frequently seen out and about, and business booms wherever they travel. >> people want to follow. have you found a favorite restaurant? >> i love latin food. good margaritas. bern' -- ben's chili bowl, i have not been there, but he likes to go. the kidsike to go to this by museum. that is one of their favorites, and they like the air and space museum. >> and when they have out of town guests, their only thing is what to show off. >> there is good theater here. there is a wonderful art auctions. the thing i like about it is if you have a family, there is something for everyone. >> in our candid interview, michelle obama shared with us her goals to how she keeps your kid is healthy and away from too much ice

i'm michelle gielan. this morning, rescue crews are making a last ditch mad dash into that west virginia coal mine to look for four trapped miners. they were buried by an explosion monday that killed 25 others. it terrell brown is in naoma, west virginia with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. a decision had to be made soon. time is running out to potentially save the lives of those four missing miners. and in the middle of the night, rescuers decided to go in. rescue teams are back inside the upper big branch mine heading for the safe rooms where the four missing miners could still be alive. >> the plan is for two teams to go underground and to visit both of those refuge chambers. >> reporter: to ensure the air remains safe, nitrogen is being pumped in to neutralize toxic gas. teams are also making plans to begin removing the bodies of the confirmed dead. >> i believe that families are relieved and knowing that this process is starting which the end will be near. >> rep

i'm bianca solorzano in for michelle gielan. and we begin with fallout from president obama's decision to open large portions of the u.s. coastline to offshore oil drilling. the announcement yesterday surprised just about everyone, including now angry environmentalists. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: president obama says he knew he would be criticized for this decision. it basically opens up large stretches off u.s. coastline for oil exploration. but he says this is about more than just oil drilling. >> this announcement is part of a broader strategy that will move us from an economy that runs on fossil fuels and foreign oil to one that relies more on homegrown fuels and clean energy. >> reporter: the president's plan would allow drilling along the south atlantic coast, in the gulf of mexico, 125 miles from florida, and on the north coast of alaska. the ban would remain in place on the north atlantic coast, the west coast and alaska's bristol bay. republicans who have long pushed for more dr

michelle's big brother craig robinson is here. how he played a role in the first couple's courtship. why he wanted candidate obama to get mad during the campaign. and what a basketball game revealed about our commander in chief. >>> and then look out. >> hi, larry. >> larry: comedian sarah silverman exposes her most private and personal thoughts about virginity and the vatican and depression and drugs, and the one thing she won't make fun of, ever, next on "larry king live." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. great pleasure to welcome craig robinson to "larry king live." michelle obama's older brother, men's basketball coach of the oregon state beavers, author of the new book "a game of character." a family journey from chicago's south side to the ivy league and beyond. craig was introduced to the world in a sense on the night of august 25th, 2008. that's when he got the chance to introduce his sister michelle at the democratic national convention. here is a little of that. >> please join me in welcoming an im

just three years later, all eyes were on michelle obama in this beautiful jason wue design. it has been said that for one evening the inaugural ball gown is the most important dress in the country. mr. wue, i think that many here will agree with me that, by adding this dress to the national collections of the smithsonian, it will be remembered for many, many years to come. please welcome jason wue. plus applause [applause] . >> first of all, thank you for such a wonderful introduction. i would like to thank the smithsonian for inviting me to be here today. i would especially like to thank mrs. obama for this incredible opportunity. to say that she has changed my life is truly an understatement. there's no doubt that designing the first ladies' inaugural gown has been the single greatest personal and professional accomplishment in my life so far. what an honor. i could never have imagined that, as a 26-year-old thai wan born immigrant who came to the united states with a dream of becoming a fashion designer that i would one day be standing here today. i've learned first-hand

. >>> what was michelle obama like as a child? her brother, craig robinson, knows better than anyone and what it's like to visit his sister at their new address, 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >>> let's begin with that volcanic ash cloud hanging over europe. first, let's start with nbc's chris jansing, who is in iceland, where there is growing concern about that potential of a second, more powerful eruption. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. there really is a double threat that's being posed here tonight because under there are rumblings. that second ash plume that settled down because of rain and hail activated again overnight. this is really a volcano that is active and unpredictable. for 400 years, generations of this family have lived in the shadow of the ejjafjoll volcano, the last big eruption in 1981. now, explosions have blanketed miles of countryside into volcanic grit, turning day into night. >> i felt like american horror movie. >> reporter: a story being repeated again and again as mothers and children ev

do you think michelle compared guys to him? >> oh, i would have to say absolutely yes. you know, in the book i talk about my wedding, my marriage -- the wedding to my second wife kelly. and my sister gave a very warm father's day speech. and she talked about how she really looked up to my father. and i'm absolutely positive that both of us use him as a benchmark for not only relationships, but how to treat your kids, how -- i certainly use them for how to treat my wife and problems i've run into on a daily basis, you know. he was a spectacular man. >> larry: after a year of the introduction, michelle asked you to include him in a game of pickup basketball, and you write that you learned a lot from that. now you played at princeton. he did not play at harvard. what did you learn from that? >> well, you know, the story goes, you know, my sister grew up in the same house as me listening to my dad and me talk about what you can tell a person based on how they play the game. what kind of person they are, what their tendencies are and, you know, initially i didn't want to. i

i was absolutely dazzled by michele bachmann's development. i really do think that what i'm watching there is a person who could hit the stump, campaign in iowa. >> right. >> and as you know very well, you're an expert where evangelicals are strong. her reference to the fact rights are god-given which is a fact that is written into our declaration of independence. no surprise there. but running on that kind of language, very strong church language there, that seems to be ringing the bell. >> i don't know if michele bachmann is ready. if sarah palin goes into iowa, i think she starts off with between 30% and 40% of the vote. she shoulders out all the other conservatives and mitt romney is the only one that could stop her given, "a" standing in the moderate ring of the party, "b" he has conservatives and "c" there are republicans scared of sarah palin. these races come down to the conservatives. as ron reagan knows, for example, ron reagan against george h.w. bush. >> yeah, but reagan won that. >> yeah. >> and i'm wondering more like 1980 or it'

hi michelle.t wanted to thank you for at least up toing on a subject that i've always felt kind of strongly about. the justice system, particularly as it per teens drugs. in a away wasted commodity that drug dealers can be more entrepreneurial, however, i mean, why do racial just because everybody happens to sh the level happens to be predominantly black and latino and some white, and then you refer to them as taken as if they are taken captive, do you just totally discredit the idea that they broke the law? and i totally agree with you about the felon and having a record and not being terrible get a job. however, i mean, rather than being racial about it, and partisan and saying whinchte address thee of those measures as opposed to bringing in a party and calling everybody racist? i mean, you know, it's the law. and laws are set up to protect us. do you suggest just not having laws to protect the people? not having laws to keep people -- this is a rivel -- caller: i mean other than calling people

>> the way michelle is presenting the opposition here, you would think sarah palin -- sarah palin is leader of the opposition in parliament, elected, and a future prime minister. there is paul ryan, john mccain, thune -- i can give you a dozen republicans who speak the conservative point of view and we now twice have had palin and zero anybody else. she is fun, but she is not -- this is a character of liberals who think that -- [crosstalk] >> it is shi'a threat to the republican party? >> she is a celebrity, not a leader of the party. >> issue a threat? asset to democratic party question of >> she may be if she was -- if she does, she will lose. >> wait a minute. let me say a word on behalf of sarah palin, please. gov. palin is an important figure in the republican party -- gov. palin is an important figure in the republican party to the extent that john mccain, john mccain had to call her into his campaign to help save his but because he is in trouble politically. she had to go out there and bless him as being a good conservative. now, that is influenced, impact, star power. she is

smartest, and best looking of the older obama us ad that is the first lady of the united states, michellebama. [applause] >> hello, everybody. is this not the most perfect day for the easter egg roll? let's say thank you to mother nature. we are so excited to have you. welcome to the 2010 easter egg roll. the theme for this year's event is ready, set, go. as you know, this year, i launched a nationwide initiative to try to end the epidemic of childhood obesity. it is called let's move. today, we have transformed the south lawn into a playground. our hope is to in addition to having fun and doing some traditional activities that you can learn about beginning to live a more healthy life. we have wonderful food stands. we have some of the best chefs in the area. you can learn to cope. there is a farmer's market. you concede the garden. we have some great activities. we have several athletic centers. we have football, basketball, tennis, yoga, and some of the most phenomenal athletes. we have the washington redskins here. we have olympians. we have billie jean king. we are going to have some

first, one caveat -- i will not be as good as it should -- as michelle. so keep your expectations lower. i want a first of all acknowledge john berry for the extraordinary work he is doing here and for helping to organize this. thank you, john. in addition, we've got secretary hilda solis hear from our department of labour. dr. christina romer, who is the chair of our council of economic advisers -- where are you? right there. valerie jarrett, a senior advisor and chair of the white house council on women and girls. melody barnes, i actually saw her run off to the garden. she was on my left, the chair of our domestic policy council, but she is not here. karen mills, who is the administrator for our small business administration. and martha johnson, administrator of the general services administration. so i understand you've had a wonderful session. i heard all about it. all of us here today know just how wide that gap has grown. and who we are all familiar with the economic and demographic changes that have brought us to this point, how over the past gene

good first, one caveat -- i will not be good -- as good as michelle. [laughter] so keep your expectations lower. i want to make knowledge john berry for the extraordinary work he is doing here and for helping to organize this. thank you, john. [applause] in addition, we have secretary hilda solis is here from our department of labour. dr. christina romer, who is the chair of our council of economic advisers -- where are you, christina? right there. mallory jarrett, a senior advisor and chair of the white house council on women and girls. ms. melanie bonds, i actually just saw run off to the garden. she was on my list, the chair of our domestic policy council, but she is not here. karen mills, the administrator for our small business administration. and ms. martha johnson, administrator of the general services administration. [applause] i understand you have had a wonderful session. i heard all about it. and i want to thank all of you for joining us today and sharing your thoughts on what we can do as business leaders and advocates, as employees and as

sarah palin and michele bachmann, are you going to call this guy out tomorrow? i doubt it. that's what your rally is about tomorrow. i'm still holding my breath. this kind of rhetoric is accepted on the conservative right. they can say anything they want and get away with it and never get coulded on it. i never dreamed this country would be locked in such an ugly debate. the finger pointing is unbelievable. the conservatives have given us a daily dose of hate. day after day, hour after hour, the political discourse in this country all revolves around who is president of the united states and how he has brought change to washington, where the revolutionary idea of getting every american some basic health care. and we've hit rock bottom with our discourse. guys like erick erickson, not only saying it, but this guy is getting paid for it and he's on the best political team on television? cnn, you know what you need to do? you need to change your promo. tell me what you think about this one. our telephone survey tonight. the number to dial is 1-877-ed-msnbc. my question tonight

hi, michelle. just wanted to thank you for at least touching on a subject that i've always felt kind of strongly about, the justice system, particularly as it pertains to drugs. in a way, it seems like it's a waste of commodity, that drug dealers can in a way, be more entrepreneurial. however, i mean, why does it have to be so racial, just because everybody happens to -- the makeup of demographic background happens to be predominantly black and latino, and some white, and then you refer to them as taken as if they're taken captive. do you just totally discredit the idea that they broke the law? and i totally agree with you about the felon and having a record and not being able to get a job. however, i mean, rather than being racial about it, and partisan, and sawing republicans are -- saying republicans are racist like reagan, why not address the rehabilitation measures as opposed to blaming it on a party and calling everybody racist? i mean, you know, it's the law. and laws are set up to protect u

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>> reporter: unfortunately, michelle, it's headed this way.robably by early afternoon up in canada. and that is of course to the uk's national weather service. unfortunately, we do not know yet if it's heading south or what affect it will have on domestic air travel. probably not good news, michelle. >> i hope everything will be okay. okay, tara, thanks. >>> the volcanic ash cloud prevented president obama from attending funeral services for the polish president. ♪ a state funeral was held sunday for president lech kaczynski and his wife. the first couple was buried in a warsaw cathedral. they were among 96 people killed when the jet they were traveling on crashed in russia. >>> the space shuttle discovery is getting ready to come home. "discovery" is scheduled to land later this morning approaching the kennedy space center in a rare cross-country flight path racing in from the pacific northwest. but rain at the florida landing site could force a change of plans. er reterrell brown reports. >> reporter: "discovery" will touchdown loaded with 2

again, michelle obama and dr. jill biden are stopping in port-au-prince today. >>> other new to share with you right now, the second and final day of the nuclear security summit, discussing how to keep nuclear material out of terrorists hands. got understoway this morning by looking to the future. >> i am so pleased to announce that president lee has agreed to host the next summit in korea in two years. >> president obama spoke to the delegation this morning and warned if al-qaeda acquired a nuclear weapon, it would be a quote, catastrophe for the world. yesterday, china agreed to pursue economic sanctions and ukraine said they would get rid of all nuclear material by 2012. joining me now is richard wolffe. the white house just announced an agreement with mexico and canada. can you tell us about that? >> mexico has a research reactor and has small supplies. they are talking about the safe disposal of that in the same way as canada. it's going to be sending its spent fuel to the united states and mexico will have a

cnbc's michelle cabrera joins us. hello. >> three and a half billion dollars they made in profits, much better than a year ago. nearly double what they made a year ago. look at the numbers. turned out to be 5.59 per share, much better than expected. there's the chart. what the stock did today. we'll explain why it was down toward the end here. once again, the first thing we wanted to show you were the actual earnings which were much better than expected. revenue came in better than expected. nearly $13 billion in revenue. there you see the actual income. 98% better. there we see revenue. $12.8 billion. a year ago they made only $1.4 billion in revenue. the conference call always happens on the day the earnings are announced. this conference call, you can imagine, wasn't typical for goldman sachs. they had to deal with a lot of questions related to the investigation announced by the s.e.c. on friday. we want to play a chunk of it, about 38 seconds worth, that reflects the tone of the call maybe they are not used to. sy

introducing sarah palin and michele bachmann today. mr. pawlenty not only appearing with ms.ann and palin today, but blast e-mailing his supporters in advance of today's event, telling them they need to stand with michele bachmann to help send her back to washington. here's the deal. tim pawlenty still gets described as a voice of reason in the republican party. a voice of moderation and a party that is increasingly leaning toward the very, very far right. you can either be a moderate, you can represent the center, be the reasonable alternative to the far right, or you can hitch your wagon to michele bachmann. you can't be both. trust me. >> thomas jefferson said, a revolution every now and then is a good thing. we are at the point, sean, of revolution. and really now in washington, i'm a foreign correspondent on enemy lines. i want people in minnesota armed and dangerous. >> that is who tim pawlenty is urging his supporters to get behind. if tim pawlenty is the voice of moderation in the republican party, it's possible the beltway media needs to find a new guy in the republi

michelle rhee stated she will not reinstate those fired teachers. she blames this latest development on an accounting error. some education advocate. >> you have to be kidding me. >> i am furious. >> and d.c. council members. they are livid after hearing that the school system is running a $34 million surplus, when in october michelle rhee fired 266 teachers due to a $433 million budget deficit. >> the statements were outrageous. >> they claimed the administration manipulated the figures. >> it is time for you to step up to the plate and fire michelle rhee. they will ask the courts to reinstate those who were let go. >> there needs to be an investigation because we don't know what the numbers are. >> one teacher says parker has not done enough. >> i am sick and tired of you telling lies. >> councilman harry thomas is crafting legislation to get discharged teachers back in the classroom. >> i am greatly disturbed. we destroyed people and we said we had a problem based on a budget shortfall and then find out there is a sort's. >> keep in mind that thi

i'm in for michelle gielan. the coast guard has been searching the gulf of mexico for 11 missing oil rig workers. their rig the deepwater horizon is located about 40 miles off the louisiana coast. it was struck by a powerful explosion and fire tuesday night. 126 people were on board. most were able to evacuate. 17 were injured. terrell brown has more. >> reporter: the coast guard hopes for more rescues like this one. after a fire and explosion on board an oil rig in the gulf of mexico. 115 people evacuated the platform, including several with critical injuries. but 11 workers are still missing. shane's family is praying he's safe. >> it's not even -- words can't even describe knowing that your son's out there or where he's at. >> reporter: he and the other workers have the best chance of survival if they reach the covered lifeboats. >> we have capabilities to search throughout the night and we continue to search and rescue. >> reporter: the rig is about 40 miles off the southern tip of louisiana. workers didn't

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i'm michelle gielan. democrats hope public anger at wall street will help them push through a sweeping financial reform bill. this morning they may get some help when a senate committee questions top executives from goldman sachs. ten days ago the sec accused wall street of fraud. randall pinkston is in washington with details. good morning, randall. >> reporter: good morning. that senate subcommittee is expected to use some of goldman sachs' own e-mails when it questions lloyd blank fine. blankfein, of course, will denny wrongdoing insisting that goldman never misled its chints. the ceo of goldman sachs will try to convince lawmakers that the banking giant did not cheat its clients. according to prepareded testimony, lloyd blankfein will tell senators we managed our risks as our shareholders and our regulators would expect. but that's not what a senate investigation found. newly released company e-mails suggest goldman made billions from the housing meltdown while its investors paid the price. sounds lik

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>> yeah, michelle, thanks very much. the appointed hour is drawing near and we have tyrone smith, head of government bond trading at citigroup joining us. thanks for joining us. >> no problem, steve. >> how is the market trading going into today? >> trading very well and good investor interest but the intermediate. >> the last couple auctions were sloppy, wouldn't you say? >> yes. >> how will this one show the government is not thering trouble. >> to all the other benchmark interest rates. investor sentiment and investor demand at this interest rate will be a gauge to how treasury auctions will go going forward. >> really demand for this auction. how do you judge the auction and whether or not it's been successfully bid by the investor community. >> the two easiest indicators are the percentage of indrex. >> so, what would you be looking for? what would be a good number you're looking for there is a lot of demand? >> 3% bid to cover and in the area of a 35% or 36% indirect ratio. >> will the government have trouble placi

michelle alexander is also an expert in civil rights advocacy and litigation. the former director of the civil rights clinics at stanford law school in california, she teaches law now at ohio state university. you're going to hear a lot about her powerful new book, "the new jim crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness." welcome to "the urnal". let's begin with some speculation. martin luther king, would be 81. imagine for us what he might think today about the state of economic justice in america. >> i think he would be heartbroken. you know, in 1966, dr. king went to wilcox county, alabama, one of the counties in the black belt. and king became very close to the poor there. and really organized and tried very hard and inspired people to confront poverty. and they participated in marches and demonstrations. they were largely all been evicted from lands where they'd been sharecroppers and tenant farmers. and if you go to wilcox county today, virtually nothing has changed. nothing. and i think he would be brokenhearted by that. today in that country

good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. well, president obama calls so-called loose nukes the number one security issue in the world. he's enlisting the help of dozens of countries to reduce the threat. >> his excellency, nicklaus sarkozy. >> reporter: president obama hopes by the end of today world leaders will agree on a plan to keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. >> the threat of nuclear terrorism is real, it is serious, it is growing. >> reporter: the president's counterterrorism chief stressed the need for urgency monday. he warned that al qaeda is actively looking for the key ingredients nuclear bomb and someone who can as sell bell can. >> we cannot wait any longer. >> reporter: as part of a joint effort to secure the loose materials within four year, canada agreed to send its spend nuclear fuel for the u.s., crane also agreed to give up its weapons grade uhe rain yum in that. >> this is something the united states has tried to make happen for more than ten years. the material is enough to construc

for more, the coming fight on immigration and michelle bachman's latest gangster talk.ists. three big questions, first, the fight on wall street, has he won? >> it looks like he's won it the republicans are talking about compromise and bipartisanship and maybe even supporting the bill. >> clinching? >> i think do they see the momentum going the other way. >> like he's boxing, that terminology, is he clenching, don't hit me? >> i think there's going to be some bipartisan compromise, but not until the bailout fund is removed from the bill. there's dissension even on the democratic side. >> $50 billion that's coming from wall street itself, not taxpayer money. >> but it gets passed on to taxpayers, wall street is not just going to write out a check for $50 billion and hand it over without passing on the fees to their customers and it's getting paid by the taxpayers. >> it's a little bit disingenuous, the money comes from the big institutions and it's to be dismantled them if they fail. to get rid of their ceo, so they can fail and go out of business. it's the opposite of a

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but michelle obama's visit here today was meant to reassure the people of haiti. >> as haiti recovers and rebuilds you will have a steady and reliable partner in the united states of america. >> reporter: many haitians tell us they want to see president obama walk these streets as a show of support like other leaders have already from canada, from france. still, they see this visit from the first lady as an important gesture. katie? >> couric: kelly cobiella. kelly, thanks so much. and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news," we go back to haiti to find 13-year-old pierre. how is he doing three months later? you'll see right after this. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision of this board to declare all 20 contestants winners. you have all competed admirably. admirably. a-d-m-i-r... ♪ ♪ a plant is only as good as the soil you put it in. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro pottin

>> well, sarah palin and michelle balmman do not need the pawlenty ring to do what they do.tim pawlenty wants to be president, he is going to have to deal with and energize that wing of the party that palin, bachmann wing but do something that bachmann and palin do not care about. he came out for freedom, liberty. he came out for a lot of things that are easy to say. the tougher part is coming up with policies that don't alienate that wing of the party. >> it's a delicate dance too, because there are a lot of people in this country if you're trying to appeal to the independent who find this whole tea party movement with the anger that is associated with it right now a little bit scary. >> people find it scary but there are people on the left and right who share a lot of things they're angry about. they're angry about wars, wall street, bailouts for fat cats. it's easy, these days, tim pawlenty, i think it's fair to say he wouldn't take offense as bachmann and palin. but he can give a great speech. that is easy. the harder part is going out to a wider group of people who find

you know, ed, why do we cover anything michele bachmann or sarah palin say? mike, what are you listening to them for, the intellectual stimulation? i can't make sense of anything either one of them says. >> you either consider them a threat or they're irrelevant. pick one. which is it? a threat or irrelevant? >> oh, no, no. i hope they're your leaders. i do. you know, i just, all i'm saying do you think there is let's say they're the think tank of the republican party right now? >> i think sarah palin best serves -- >> do you think these are intellectually capable women of say running the country? >> let me tell you what we talked about this morning. john loch, paragraph 57, the purpose of law is to expand freedom. these are the things we and the people in west tennessee talk about. it's not all about sarah palin is what i'm trying to say. >> okay. good to have you with us, mike. appreciate your time. stephanie miller always a pleasure. we'll keep our eye on this rally for you as it has drawn 10,000 people in minneapolis. >>> a fast food chain is turning your

>> i don't think so, michelle. creating a $50 billion slush fund for the administration to contribute as they see fit. the government is in the business of picking winners and losers and i'm concerned about the government demonizing certain parts of the industry. we're all connected, main street and wall street are connected together. i am worried about the ability of people to get credit and access to credit if the government has too many restrictions imposed upon people. >> ron, why do you say this is allowed to pick winners and losers? >> if you look at the slush fund, the government can decide they can want to nationalize or commercialize or decide that they'll let certain entities fail. i think the government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers and keith can laugh -- >> keith, i hear you laughing. >> the government already has an authority anyway. they did that with president bush and when hank paulson went together and forced congress to approve a $7 billion bailout for wall street. th

michelle? >> yes. we are here, sue, because it is this week that twitter is expected to finally announce a business plan. we decided to get them a little bit of help. we're here at the harvard business school. we're going to interview a professor who teaches an entire class on social networking platforms. and how one can make money when it comes to social networking platforms like twitter. we've got arianna huffington coming up as well in the next few minutes. she's launching a new platform of content dedicated exclusively to twitter. and then, 1:00 eastern time, top of the hour, we're going to talk to these guys. because they are going to -- head on over. there you go. they're going to give us their business plan for twitter, how they think that twitter can actually make some money. give biz stone and company an idea of what to do. all right. we'll see you on "power lunch" on the other side of this break. don't move. >>> welcome back. we are almost halfway through the trading day. in the headlines at

sarah palin and michelle bachmann.n the state of tim pawlenty, who was a presidential contender and probably still is. f>> backstage, michelle and i were talking about the tea party movement. we wanted to give a shout-out t the tea party movement and do w have any today? >> i thank you then for being part of this beautiful grass movements sweeping across our country, full of common sense conservatives ready to take our country back. i thank you for being a part of this. >> no shout-out for this guy, gop michael steele. cnn contributor gop advisor alex, saying the party needed to change direction because chairman steele has lost the trust of any party's lifeblood major donors. talking about the latest gaffe on steele's watch, rnc money spent at a hollywood bondage theme called voyeurs, called itself an art club. there have been a number of other missteps since steele became chairman. let's talk "raw politics" with cnn contributor ed rollins and former bush speechwriter, david fr frum. should michael steele step down? >>

people who are not afraid, like michelle, stand up and speak out out for what is right.ute hint is full of these good people. [ applause -- [ applauding ] >> i mentioned this to michelle. some of these tea party leaders, most of them are women. yeah! surveys show that that's inspiration that give us hope for this movement. ronald reagan's friend margaret thatcher used to say in politics you want something said, ask a man. you want something done, ask a woman. i'm much more traditional than that every -- behind every good productive man stands a very surprised woman. but minnesota if you want something done right, if you want something done right for our country, then please reelect congresswoman michelle bachmann. [ cheering ] >> greta: gop officials say more than 10,000 people went to this event. we'll see how congresswoman bachmann does in november. more information on the breaking news on the flight disturbance. here's a statement from tsa: tsa is monitoring an incident onboard united airlines flight after receiving initial reports that a federal air marshal responded

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the president and first lady michelle obama kicked off the event with some brief remarks. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlen gls and boys, please welcome the president, ms. obama, and the first family. [cheers and applause] and now to sing the national anthem, please welcome amber riley, from the hit show "glee" [national anthem being sung] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> how about amber? please give amber a big round of applause. [applause] president obama: is everybody having a good time? happy easter, everybody. we are thrilled that all of you could come. i'm not going to make a long speech, because we have the best speaker, the smartest and best looking of the older obamas, and that would be the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] >> hey, everybody. [applause] >> is this not the most perfect day for the easter egg roll? let's say thank you to mother nature. yeah! president obama: yeah! >> you guys we are so excited to have you. welcome to the 2010 easter egg roll. the the

we are going to be with governor palin and michelle bachmann tomorrow night.e done four cities now, and every person that i meet has never been in concerned about the future of the country. things were bad when jimmy carter was president. things were bad when you took over and became mayor in new york. welfare, you had 1.1 million people on welfare out of 7 million population that's 1 out of 7. >> we had a 10 1/2% unemployment rate. when 2.3 billion dollar deficit and we had just lost 450,000 jobs. but i never really doubted that i could turn it around. >> sean: can we turn this around? >> yes, we can. but i agree with you, i have never been more concerned for the country. i think we have to win this year, because -- >> sean: have to win this year. >> because i think we have to stop what will be a real attempt to push through, as much of this -- >> sean: socialist. >> social democracy. i say the image it seems to me this administration has in mind to make us like a european economy. an economy which is -- maybe even more controlled by the government than some

viajar a los estados de michoacÁn...todo en el marco de la visita de la primera dama estadounidense michelos Últimos atentados al personal y al mismo consulado estadounidense se atribuyen a grupos antagÓnicos al narcotrÁfico para que haya más presencia militar y se debilite algÚn grupo que tiene posesiÓn en esa zona que es el cÁrtel de juÁrez. en la ciudad de mÉxico edgar muÑoz, univisiÓn. >> es todo de mi parte desde la capital mexicana donde estaremos cubriendo los detalles de la visita de la primera dama norteamericana michel obama, ahora regreso contigo a nuestros estudios. >> muchÍsimas gracias maría elena. pasando por otras informaciones el jurado tienen las manos la suerte de un adolescente acusado de apuÑalar al inmigrante ecuatoriano lucero. los fiscales recordaron que a lucero lo mataron por odio. >> el fiscal del distrito describiÓ los argumentos finales de hoy como los mejores que se hayan escuchado en la historia de esta corte en long island. un joven atacÓ a marcelo lucero sÓlo por el hecho de ser un inmigrante. la fiscalÍa en su dramÁtico argumento final mostrÓ al jurado las

jesse james' alleged porn star actress michelle bombshell mcgee.h brooke anderson in hollywood. tina fey strikes again. we all than tina fey does her spot-on impression of sarah palin. but what happens should when she takes on a celebrity mistress, brooke? >> i can tell you it turns into an absolutely hilarious "saturday night live" sketch. tina fey did not pull any punches when she bashed jesse james' alleged mistress, michelle "bombshell" mcgee. so did tina just speak for women everywhere, what do you think? joining me right now new york is kathy, the publisher of "cat linea" magazine. and also in new york is a correspondent and host for "b.e.t. "ladies, tina fey on fire "saturday night." i've got it tell you she took on every major character in the showbiz arsenal and her slam on jesse james' alleged mistress, blistering. let's fake a look at how fey skewered michelle "bombshell" mcgee. >> i know we shouldn't judge people based on their appearance, but when your body looks like a dirtbag's binder from seventh grade metal shop, it doesn't bode we

michelle, just incredible news. so often it doesn't end so positively.t sounds like we have the very best situation. do we know more about who found the girl and how they found her. >> what we're hearing is a church volunteer found her this morning. instead of being part of the organized search effort, that volunteer went on their own. it was an extremely densely wooded area they found her in. it was part of a big two-mile plot they were trying to search but hadn't gotten into yet. the church member said he found her in the wooded area sitting there alone, lots of bug bites. we're hearing she's in pretty good condition all things considered. >> it's incredible. how is she, do we know? has she seen her family? sounds like physically she's okay. >> we're just getting information. just like you, we're waiting for the press conference. physically, she's in pretty good condition. surprisingly, since she hasn't had food or water, it is a swampy area, lake filled area. there was plenty of water around her, perhaps she was making use of that while out there. >>

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