michelle obama. [applause] >> her passion and dedication has made a huge difference for my family and for so many families across the country. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. it's great to have you-all here. let me start by thanking shanise for that very kind introduction and her wonderful remarks. let me just say when, we heard in the back were you a grandmother, everybody was like, oh. really? she's a grandmother. we thought you were a teenager. really? see what eating healthy does? but it's great to have you here. thank you so much for working so hard to keep your family in shape and healthy. we are very proud of you. very proud of you. i also want to thank secretary sebelius and commissioner hamburg for their outstanding leadership as well. it takes a whole lot of people to get all of this done, and we are grateful for you-all. your leadership and their efforts. thank you so much for being here today. [applause] >> we are also joined by one of my dear friends and a fabulous advoc

a week-long official visit, they are emphasizing the personal connection, connection, michelle obama ng politics and policy. michelle's soft and easy going approach is in stark contrast to hillary rodham clinton who gave a landmark speech in beijing, controversial at the time promoting women's rights. >> it is time for us to say here in beijing and for the world to hear, that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights. [ applause ] >> it was electric in that room. joining me now from our daily fix, chris cillizza, managing editor of postpolitics.com and julie page for the associated press. julie, there at the white house it's very clear that michelle obama and hillary clinton are two very different kinds of first ladies and the contest ha never been more apparent than in the trip to beijing. >> reporter: absolutely, i was struck listening to that clip from hillary clinton, it is not a speech you would expect michelle obama to give in china or anywhere else in the world. that's not to say her chip to china this week is not important. if you remem

. >> the mama state. >> the mon tatages you've been hearing. >> michelle obama is suggesting whatanybody else about healthy foods, because she has a garden. big whoop. >> why would you want to raise your own kids when michelle obama will do it for you . >> you're right. >> nutritionists at-large michelle obama is urging, demanding, advocating, requiring what everybody can and can't eat. she's demanding that everybody basically eat cardboard and tofu. >> so i haven't heard the cardboard and tofu recommendation come from michelle obama. what do you make of it when you hear -- we've heard a lot of that? >> having worked as a fortune 500 in the food industry, this will not shut down marketing in schools as a channel, but it certainly will challenge the way that those companies move their messages and move their products through the pipeline. but i think what the first lady is doing here, and i think what some on the right miss, they are -- she is moving this poverty issue across a lifetime. if you can solve some of the early childhood illness that happens as an impact of food and food

president obama has deployed a secret weapon, first lady michelle obama with his daughters and michelle one of the things that fascinated me about this trip, some have criticized there's no hard policy, but first ladies, as you know from your work, that these kind of relationships can really make a difference when it comes down to some of the tougher issues being dealt with. >> you're absolutely right. this is such an opportunity to embassy tend our public diplomacy, to extend the protocol. that's so important between two nations. the first lady's visit there is a broader -- is a step at the broader foreign policy objectives of the administration. >> and actually, as i noted today, she in a speech actually she talked about internet freedom and she did it in this way and i've got some sound, that is very much in the mold of the way michelle obama has done things. it not really preaching, it's not lecturing but it's kind of saying here's been our experience but it's definitely still getting those messages in in a way that only a first lady can do. let take a listen. >> sure. >> that's why

what do you think it says about michelle obama that she does have a reluctance to do so? i was a little surprised actually. when at the beginning of the obama administration i think they were very careful to keep human rights low key to be able to build rapport and other issue, there was a perception that that failed and they just lost credibility with china. so it seems surprising to me that the first lady has this time decided to keep everything quiet when that strategy kind of failed already. >> all right. thank you. that is actually a really helpful overview on this. don't go away. nicholas kristof will stick around to talk about a big story in our next block. today twitter turn eight years old. they are not celebrating now that the turkish prime minister silenced the tweets. why is he so scared? maybe he doesn't like the trols. we'll delve into and share some of our slightly embarrassing first tweets. ike music to your . ♪ your love keeps lifting me ♪ ♪ ♪ higher and higher [ male announcer ] more gain scent than ever plus oxi boost cleaning power and febreze. it's ou

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michelle obama and valerie jarrett have tremendous power.ing about running the country -- >> and, again, those two women easily together the power of the white house. >> in the position of valerie jarrett to the president, with the president's ear on issues across the board. i mean, it's a real kind of -- >> the dusd can go play basketball. by the way, we're all being very serious here. people have quietly said this about the white house but the power of the white house has been michelle obama and valerie jarrett from day one. >> you know valerie well. one of the problems is that she internally -- that is the story that i don't think has been fully told and will be told once this white house is over, how much clout she has, how much clout michelle obama has and how much resentment there is about the two of them. there's tremendous resentment about valerie jarrett's position. >> we've heard it all along. and, you know what? it's a bunch of guys who can't deal with it. they play basketball and huff and puff and snort and valerie has the presid

>> of course, i think what michelle obama and president obama we have had this repeated them not taking questions from the media often very very rarely does president obama do a full press conference with the media there is very limited access and a nonpartisan groups a.p. and groups say publicly he is not speaking to us. the "the washington post" hasn't had a interview with the president of the united states in well over year. that should be baffling. >> we want all our first families to be protected and travel well. if mrs. obama goes, for instance, on a purely vacation to aspen, is it the family flies on air force and has secret service and all that. we want that. but the first family pays a portion when it's purely, they pay like first class. much like we do, i assume when we fly on air force one we have to pay a first class ticket. this could have been a vacation in which case she wouldn't have to talk to the media. >> yeah. i mean i agree. i think she should talk to the media read between the lines. michelle obama is not fond of the media when she does media appearances they are v

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the first lady may think tweets are evil, and here is a tweet that michelle obama doesn't want you to see. tells you who is the real american in this story. michelle made the pastry chef replace sugar with agave which sounds foreign to me and possibly communist. what do you make of this? he has been inspired to be a little more healthy. he wants to do that, but he doesn't want to demonize butter, fat and sugar, but he is most famous for his ginger bread house. you don't know if it is the devil on his shoulder or the angel food cake. >> nice one. didn't see that coming. >> paul, your lips are often mistaken for sausage links which makes you an expert on food. i hate pastries. i find them sticky. you have unusual hands. i am reluctant to call them hands. >> well you have leprechaun hands. >> you can't even shake a man's hands. >> the guy who advice said can expect -- the guy who visited can expect a massive audit. saturated fats do not cause heart disease. what does cause heart disease, just leave us alone and let us have this fun. >> fats are a problem. >> not for me. i had mine remove

lady, michelle obama, is on a weeklong tour. beijing,een touring where she even picked up a paddle to try her hands at a favorite if a medic sport. -- a favorite diplomatic sport. guess which? >> diplomacy in action. a feel-good moment. no talk of controversial issues. chinas. first lady is in to foster trust between the nations in what is being described as clearly friendly interactions. with a visit to a high school in beijing, accompanied by her teenage daughters and her mother. she can to promote education and cultural exchanges between the two countries. a relationship between the united states and china could not be more important. you have the opportunity to travel here, to listen, to learn more about the education , andatives in this country the ability to speak about it to students in the united states is very unique. it is one i will never forget. wearing what she is that seems to be interesting the chinese. she is being compared to china's first lady, who accompanied michelle obama throughout much of friday. president

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michelle obama and her staff played a key role in moving that through the fda. mrs. vilsack worked on the marketing they can send to our public schools. >> we can all agree that our classrooms should be healthy places where kids are not bombarded with ads for junk food. this is part of a broader effort to inspire companies to rethink how they market food to kids in general. >>> the proposed rules work on what they can advertise. it follows up on something you can remember, a big food movement in 2012. she added healthier options to subsidized food. the obesity rate among children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old has dropped by 43% in the past decade. that is the first time since america's obesity epidemic in the '80s that those kinds of percentages have gone down for any age group. many factors are in play. "the new york times" says the drop may come from a combination of local, state and obama care administration policies in reducing obesity. some more research for you that shows today's obese kids are five times as likely to become tomorrow's obese adults. the

>> well, i think it is clear that both president obama and michelle obama seem to be on the same page with that. remember as soon as hillary clinton was finished with secretary of state her first interview was side by side with president obama almost as if he was passing the baton and giving the okay on not only on how he felt she did at state and looking forward to what she might do after. i know in reporting on some of the things that mark halperin is reporting on, one thing is how to build a black tire wall. remember that was really why barack obama in 2008 was able to beat hillary clinton. he was able to get those african-american voters to get on board with his candidacy. one thing they have done is focus on african-american women. they have gone to hair shows in atlanta, georgia. they have been down in south carolina where the cost is $20.16. they have had events here in washington. they had an eevent last week called her voice, her values, our improvement. they are trying to wrap her into this legacy. >> what do you get for $20? >> you get entree to an event and rub shoulders.

should michelle obama be impeached. >> pastry chef.e like patsy chef, greg. >> removed the r. >> the guy is the new lee harvey oswald. taking the fall for assassination of rich, creamy, deserts. assassination ordered at the highest level of our government carried out by the first lady of the united states. >> interesting. >> yeah. but, seriously, as jill said. he is not leaving because he didn't like michelle obama's health initiatives. he says he is leaving bah she inspired him to go out and teach the world about the relationship between food an health. >> we have this meeting at 2:00. >> today. >> could have so, greg, there is no story here. >> i read the same story. >> it was there. i was wondering if anyone else would notice. >> i didn't read the damn story. i was doing the five. >> do people want to beep taught? really. people know, okay, lots of ham bur hamburgers are bad, donuts. occasional vegetable. need one more guy lecturing us for food. >> can't belief i am agreeing with you. makes me feel dirty inside. i think you are righ

for dissent, nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: from a game of pingpong, first lady michelle obama and her daughters are on a good will trip to china, their first trip to the country. it was supposed to be a trip that avoided thorny topics, but while speaking today mrs. obama delivered a message on free speech, the u.s. opposes china's message on the internet. >> when it comes to yourself to worship as you choose and having open access to information we believe those universal rights, they are universal rights. >> reporter: and they got personal. >> my husband and i are on the receiving end of plenty of questioning and criticism from our media and our fellow citizens, and it is not always easy, but we wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. >> reporter: it was a rare political statement from a first lady who has largely stayed away from controversial topics. >> sort of mention in a way that wouldn't completely offend the chinese but also gets the message out. >> reporter: each event, a carefully made trip on the pivot to asia. >> she is talking about issues that fit a broader

michelle obama has said that chinese test in teaching pain and is quite at the start of a weeklong visit to china. i was accompanied on the trip i had to go upstairs and back to france they did mention a tiny skirt to find anyone on friday morning. high school in the capital paid to the child to have committed the house to play table tennis with students. you went to the pulling power and how restless until they can stinky was greeted by a pest in she a tiny seed snp believes that even us president obama. the two countries to what i mean a great town relationship to actual facts lazy day. i'm looking forward to meeting him when we attend a summit meeting here today in another in today's target. china central television gave ample companies to the meeting she and mrs obama exchanges between defence league east the master po and next wednesday the fourth and she's expected to do the best built in eighteen twenty and education and cross cultural exchanges. she and her and turned just in time to visit the ancient capital of sheehan and the city of canton. her cookbook and as a deterrence and

as michelle obama begins her second year as second term as first lady, there is a question, is theretween activism and policy? let's bring in steve mcmahon, and abby huntsman. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> i think, abby, nobody is more familiar with this than hillary clinton was, because she got involved with health care very early on in the first term, but how do you think a first lady needs to navigate this, especially, frankly, as she's heading into the final years as first lady? >> i think just like the president, every event there are political implications, a person mi behind it, and we're seeing her pushing more of this political role. i think there's nothing more political than this trip to china. people probably don't remember, but last summer when xi jinping came out with his wife, there was an expectation michelle was going to join barack obama on the trip, but that was a big deal to the chinese, so part of this trip is making up for lost time. it's a really important trip for her to be on. huge political implications for the chinese. these trips are ver

." >>> we turn now to the images making headlines out of china, tonight, first lady michelle obama and the surprise greeting the chinese president unexpectedly coming out to meet her. the choel thing renice reminiscent of richard nixon. a new american ambassador, today the moment that surprised even the chinese and abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl on it all. >> reporter: it's not quite the ping-pong diplomacy that preceded nixon's visit. but first lady michelle obama kicked off her trip with a little table tennis at a high school in beijing. with the president back home, the first lady along with her daughters and her mom are on a five-day tour, building goodwill and seeing the sites. checking out the forbidden city. in a surprise, china's president greeted the obamas. this, after their guide for the day was china's glamorous first lady, herself a longtime chinese pop star. she proclaimed an instant bond with mrs. obama, although it's the first time we have ever met, she said, it feels like we are old friends. unlike laura bush and hillary clinton who both pressed hu

>>> in china, first lady michelle obama delivered a strong message about the virtues of free speech in a country has little room for dissent. nbc's kristen welker has our report tonight. >> reporter: from a game of ping-pong to a presidential greeting, first lady michelle obama and her two daughters are on a week-long good will tour of china. their first visit to the country. it was supposed to be a trip that avoided thorny topics, but while speaking to students s a peking university, mrs. obama delivered a clear message on free speech, the u.s. opposes speech of dissident voices. >> when it comes to expressing yourself freely and worshipping as you choose and having open access to information we believe those universal rights -- they are universal rights. >> reporter: and she got personal. >> my husband and i are on the receiving of plenty of questioning from our media and fellow citizens and it's not always easy. but we wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. >> reporter: it was a rare political statement from a first lady who has largely stayed away from controversial topics. >

thank you michelle obama to fly monday to the northern city of sheet on the pond to defend that aren't so well with museum visit to a panda breeding facility outside trying to be in southwest china. joss donna's son now as the country gears up for presidential elections on april the fifth. the focus is on the candidates on the target of threats but for the average people just as bad is going to bed is proving to be a huge problem conical the reports. there are only three registration centers covering the entire province including the capital city with over eight million people and others in kabul are finding themselves waiting in lines sometimes for days just to register to vote each day about six hundred men and women come to this one center alone. ill be the first democratic transfer of power in the country's history and thousands turned out to the top candidates rallies when many of them come to get their voter id cards the enthusiasm is tested. no matter their age or health afghan citizens must stand and wait their turn. but they know the importance of the selection for their count

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today michelle obama visited a landmark meant to keep the wall out, the great wall. her week-long tour this time has been meaning to break down the barriers between the u. schltd and china. with her daughters and mother in tow, she's trying her hand at traditional calligraphy and creating the most buzz, her first meeting with china's first lady. she's seen hereimp s here as mrs. obama is in america. she's a hip fashion icon married to a very powerful man running a country. even th ip is not a political mission, mrs. obama addressed the importance of freedom of speech for the internet as well as religion. she's going to be heading south after beijing to see other sites at a center for pandas rounding out her three-city tour. >> she's got a busy schedule ahead. thank you very much. >>> filed under a bull in a china shop, i present to you elephants in a parking lot. in missouri, three elephants escaped from the shrine circus in st. louis. you're at such a disadvantage escaping when you're gigantic. the animals apparently got spooked by the crowd and lester as well as al

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it is called "inside the east wing: who shrank michelle obama." our guest is joining us from new york. reid cherlin, contributor for the new republic. welcome. we start with a little bit of your experience, especially your experience in the white house and the obama administration. guest: sure, i worked on the obama campaign the first one-time tougher two years. then i worked as a spokesman in the press office. i was a staffer for the president. i did not work directly for the first lady. host: yet your experience looks of the life of the first lady. why focus on her and her office? guest: we thought it was interesting, most people just do not know how the east wing works or what goes on inside the building on that side. mrs. obama, obviously, is an iconic prominent public figure. but where you might have frequent articles about how things work on the presidential side you often -- you do not often see how things work on mrs. obama's side of the building at what goes into making her and her public persona and what her choices are . and because ther

and michelle obama now sees that pretty clearly. lle obama does not want, and the president doesn't want, and they both expressed this to their aides, they don't want a lot of hillary activity right now, because they're worried that donors and activists will focus on 2016 rather than saving the party in the midterms. >>> coming up on "morning joe" -- >> i have grave concerns that the cia's search may well have violated the separation of powers, principles embodied in the united states constitution. >> she call it is a defining moment for the cia, and the senate will discuss what senator feinstein's public condemnation of the nation's top spy agency really means next. >>> and later, a rare look at life in the minor leagues of baseball. author john feinstein joins us on set. >>> first, bill -- bill -- bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good morning, mika. we're in the midst of the winter stop. chicago, 4 inches on the ground. snowing right through detroit. just when we thought winter was giving us a break. the heavy snow is s

. >> la primera dama michelle obama está muy comprometida con el programa. >> (hablan en inglés). >>familias que no quieren ver a sus hijos obesos. >> y vamos a ver el pronóstico del tiempo. >> ♪. >> buenas noches, la lluvia va y viene, nosotros veremos llovizna, además en domingo y el lunes cuando usted vaya a su trabajo a eso de las 10 am, para mañana seguimos con temperaturas en los 60° (información en pantalla) en san francisco con 63° en santa rosa casi 70° el resto de la semana se mantiene en los 60° (información en pantalla) la llovizna continuará para ese día también, el miércoles y el jueves de la siguiente semana se esperan también lluvias (información en pantalla) en san josé se mantienen casi en los 70°, buenas noches y nos vemos, fue sandra o'neil. >> gracias sandra seguramente usted se pregunta cómo le fue a julio césar chávez jr, con william bonilla tenemos un adelanbto. >> buenas noches, en los deportes le contamos cómo le fue al jr en su pelea contra bryan vera. >> ♪. @ú >> ♪ . >> qué tal, bienvenido al maravilloso mundo de los deportes, vamos a ver el campeonato mex

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michelle obama is there. our number three photo, she is touring the forbidden city. with her chinese counterpart. she is the wife of the president o. >> they are both known for being fashion icons. >> they both will be tracked closely on what they wear. michelle obama has done a great job of moaning american fashion. she has been very effective. to bergdorf and it is like a jackie onassis. another time and place. should the first lady dressed fancier? >> she is dressing and a modern way. she has done a lot for young designers. she has represented a modern woman. >> i love that she wears target, j.crew. >> she put jason wu on the map. a $7,000 dress and h&m shoes. >> she shows her how to hold a calligraphy brush at a school in beijing. visit was focused on cultural exchanges. the white house insists this is a people to people exchange. >> i think i see a daughter there. >> and her mother. >> is a girl strip. -- it is a girls trip. >> the first lady plays table tennis. this is in beijing. malia accompanied her. and there is her brother. -- mother. >> she can do the who

. >>> in the day ahead, first lady michelle obama will head overseas to china. mrs. obama will meet with the first lady of china to focus on education. the two will talk to american and chinese university students. mrs. obama will also bring along her daughters as well as her mother, marian robinson. they will travel to several chinese cities including beijing this their week-long trip. >>> a d.c. council committee could vote today on a plan to protect homeowners who have fallen behind on their taxes. the legislation would ban the city from selling liens on homes whose owners owe less than $2,500. homeowners when owe less than $7,500 would get an additional year to pay before liens were sold. homeowners who lose their homes to foreclosure would also have a chance to keep most of their equity. >>> people in montgomery county left on hold when they needed help during last month's snowstorm. why the phones couldn't keep up. >>> and looking for answers in the disappearance of the missing malaysia flight. the specific data on a few passengers investigators are still waitin

. >> first lady michelle obama has been speaking to university students during they are week long trip to china. while she's not there to talk directly about politics, she spoke about the importance of freedom of speech especially on the internet. she spoke about how her husband, barack obama, has encouraged her to explore the world. >> take my husband, for example, hhe has dragged me kicking and screaming to things i wanted no part of, and a lot of it was because of fear. the fear of making mistakes, the fear of not knowing, the fear of uncertain, the fear of leaving your comfort zone, and we're living in a world where we can no longer afford to let fear keep us apart. >> so while michelle obama is in beijing, china's leader is on its first-ever tour of europe. we have more on that in london. >> reporter: yes, that's right, martine, china's president touched down in amsterdam earlier on. he was greeted by the queen and king. and issue of ukraine is likely to come up in discussion. china will be keen to drill down and focus on the economic aspect of the relationship because the e.u. is

. >> first lady michelle obama is on a week-long trip to china. the trip is to promote educational exchanges with the u.s. she will shy away from controversial topics but stressed free speech to students. >> russia seized a military base in crimea. soldiers stormed the base and there were shots of - reports of shots fired during the take over. russian troops began to unload the artillery from a ukrainian warship. in eastern ukraine, demonstrators rallied in support of the ousted president viktor yanukovych. let's turn to our jennifer glasse live from sevastopol with more on this. what are we seeing so far today? >> we've seen russia strengthen its grip. the take over of the bell back base happened this afternoon. it's on the outskirts. the russians issued an ultimatum. there was a stand off for several hours, and finally they sent in tanks and aggressive ground troops. they fired shots into the air. the ukrainian soldiers stood their ground and lined up and rang the ukrainian national anthem. this is the kind of defiance we see as they tried to ho

this week k wrapped up the michelle obama's outrage. met with theent pope in rome. a surprise addition to the schedule -- saudi arabia. president obama hoping to soothe the saudi nurse over iran's ongoing nuclear progm and unrest in syria. their faults one -- air force one might want to watch out for the fuel biel. gas prices are up just since mid-march. >> i don't know why it is going up. it is unbelievabable. >> believe it. thanks to continuing tensions in ukraine, aaa projects prices will keep spiking until next week. and this weekend on wall street with optimism for consumers. but the bank stocks were down when the fed said citigroup would not be allowed to pay dividends. and candy crosscut crush on its opening day. took dips.ch stocks detect future remains bright, but prices are too far ahead of profit. itla is trading at 119 expected earnings and twitter takes the lead in nicor to glory -- in n that cegory. as our business covers of the d.c.ayor's race into news, i sat down witandidate narrow browser. the cocouncilwan considers one symbol of the progress possi

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also my interview with michelle obama about health care. people to sign up now and also talked to her about sasha and malia. very comfortable atmosphere. >> we can tell. big day for you, as well. down receiving what b.e.t. calls the butterfly award. all given to women who have taken adversity and turned it into something very special and we all know you've done that, robin. this is part of their fifth annual leadership women defined summit. >> my thanks to deborah lee at b.e.t. butterfly for dorothy heights, a great woman. >> a legend. >> i'm not, but, yes, she's a legend. michelle obama was there so great to share that conversation. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> can't help but notice the sleeveless dress, as well. >> it's miami. >> miami. >> we had to send a search party to get you back at the point of a bayonet. gingrich's congratulations. that's awesome. >> thank you. >>> far more fitting for the weather today, penguins in the house. >> bindi irwin bringing her little friends there. not talking about you, denise, talking about the

. >>> well, any minute now, president obama and first lady michelle obama will board air force one headed for south florida. they'll visit a high school in miami. the focus of this trip is to promote the value of education for the nation's middle class. president obama will announce a new initiiv designed to get more students to apply for federal aid for college. after today's school visit, the obamas will then spend the weekend in the florida keys. >>> a new jobs report is out today, and it showed the u.s. improved hiring last month, despite winter storms keeping people inside. the labor department says employers added 175,000 jobs in february. the unemployment rate went up to 6.7% after a five-year low at 6.6%. more people started looking for work, even if they didn't find jobs, they're starting to lay out what the message will be and how they're going to run against each other. because this is going to be a very, very crowded republican 2016 presidential field. >> you mentioned that rick perry spoke. let's have a listen to some of what he said. >> it's time for a little rebellion on th

michelle obama plans to meet with more students to discuss education. she says her visit is not political and she will not give any media interviews while she is in china. some c-t-a train stations will be shut down tonight as an overhaul of the blue line gets underway. erik runge is live on the northwest side with more. >> it's the first of several shut downs along the blue line that we will see over the next several weeks. crews will shut down the california stops here at 10:00 tonight and that is between western and logan square. it will remain closed until monday at 4:00 a.m.. crews will start working on the tracks to make a smoother and faster ride for passengers. this is all part of the your new blue, $492 million improvement project. the upgrades will be made over 10 weekends fishing in august and this is part of a larger project which is going to cost about $4 billion. that should eliminate blueline slow zones and cut the time from o'hare to downtown by 10 minutes. for those who use the blue line on the weekend, shuttle buses will get you around

wall is the next stop for first lady michelle obama on her trip to china. beijing thatle in freedom of speech when along with access of information. china has some of the tightest controls on speech. with hera is traveling two daughters and mother. she will return to the u.s. on wednesday. three people are dead after a massive mudslide in washington state. it happened this morning about an hour north of seattle. at least eight people were injured in a half-dozen homes destroyed. the slide was about a mile long. the authorities believe that weeks of heavy rain caused the hillside to give way. a federal appeals court has a lower court judge had struck down the same-sex marriage ban. earlier today, dozens of couples rushed to the michigan county clerk's office to get married before the decision this afternoon. several hundred managed to do so. three surveillance cameras captured the moments before a news helicopter crashed in seattle. federal investigators say that degreescopter spun 260 after taking off, then pitching sharply downward. died, a mann board on t

[laughter] callan't make a phone without michelle obama knowing. the third time this week you have dialed pizza hut delivery. [cheering] something did happen. we became a wiser republican. americans know now what the giants of our movement have always told us. people like friedman and reagan and margaret thatcher. there ain't no such thing as a free lunch. there is no free birth control. there is no free phone. there is no free doctor visit. there is no free freedom. there is no free ride. someone pays, someone always a. -- pays. if you do not know who that is, it is probably you. [laughter] [applause] americans found that out this year. thoselly social-engineering politicos weren't something as well. -- learned something as well. americans are not as obedient as they thought we were. they want to make the pay for insurance that we do not want or need. there'sl us that nothing to see in bangkok the, move along. -- benghazi, move along. not even a smidgen. they are making us bear the brunt of that ill be -- dopey, waffling on the world stage. we did

minister of the netherlands and the chinese president. >>> on the education front, first lady michelle obama is trying to improve u.s./china relations today. she started the day with a forum with chinese professors and students. later, she headed over here to the great wall. the first daughters and mrs. obama's mother were also there. now, while visiting china, the first lady has spoken out about the government's need to respect free speech among its people. >> but when it comes to expressing yourself freely and worshipping as you choose and having open access to information, we believe those universal rights, they are universal rights. >> and chinese state-run media did not air the first lady's remarks about free speech, but her comments were widely praised, very popular on social media. china routinely filters out information deemed offensive by the government and blocks many social media sites like facebook and twitter. >>> we have been watching some fast-moving developments today in the fight for gay marriage in michigan. same-sex couples rushed to say "i do" yesterday morning after a fe

this is michelle obama's first independent trip of the country. >>> president obama was not with his family in china, hours ago he landed in the netherlands. the president is there for two days of meetings at the nuclear security summit but will spend most of the time talking about russia and ukraine. the western nations including the u.s. say that russia's annexation of crimea is a violation of international law. >> nokia announced the sale of its unit to microsoft. the $7.3 billion deal announced last fall has been approved by europe and the u.s., but the company is awaiting approval in asia. >> jimmy kimmel trying to beetle 11 degeneres' record, a selfie with the clintons. the late night show host is trying to break the record with 3.5 million retweets. now in this tweet he posted no bradley cooper but three clintons and a kimmel. i think he has a chance. it came after a saturday night interview with the famous family. kimmel has a little over 8,000 retweets. looks like a little more distance to go. hard when you have a billion for an audience like the oscars. >> that night was in

like last night he tweeted "hey, michelle obama, having eight pancakes, you better stop me. #kindofwishyouwould. #realtalk. #lonelytalk." then an hour later he wrote, "laying on the floor in the oval office, oval is a funny word. oval, uval. #legalizeit." which is just -- [ cheers and applause ] i don't know. it's a weird one. here's another tweet. "somebody should start a a tinder, but just for friends. #notkidding. #idswiperight." [ laughter ] that's a good idea actually. then he tweeted, "just peed in all 35 bathrooms. #dehydrated." [ laughter ] starting to get weird there. and then finally he wrote, "just texted putin 'you up?' #desperate. #bestfrenemies." [ cheers and applause ] we're best frenemies, you guys. bffs, best frenemies forever. guys, it actually seems like everyone is betting right now. you've got march madness happening. in fact, i read that basketball fans are expected to bet $2.5 billion on it. of course, i don't plan to bet that much, because i've got a a ton of coin riding on billy dee williams winning "dancing with the stars." [ laughter ] there you go

do you remember when michelle obama said this twice in 2008?time in my adult lifetime i'm proud of my country. not just because barack has done well, but we're desperate for change. and just not feeling so alone in frustration ask disappointment. >> what is worse people hungry for change, many people, unfortunately are just plain hungry. unlike our current first lady i've been proud of the country. i told my radio audience i'm humiliated for my country. look at the record number of people today in america on food stamps 47 million americans, now, we've almost doubled that number since barack has been president. look at this number whit comes to unemployment rate have you a staggering number of americans not participating in the labor force. look at that number. it's 92 million the highest since 1978. now, these figures are not just dispushing but heart breaking. every person is a life, someone suffering someplace, somewhere, unnecessarily. one more thing has many americans including myself humiliated today take a look at the photo comparison of

. >>> michelle obama highlights work to be done for enrolling insurance coverage. >>> the king of rock-n-rollfter two years in military. elvis presley completing army service and coming home to the u.s. to hordes of screaming fans. >>> happy birthday to mendes who's 40, joel olsteen turns 51, and pantela is 59. never know his real name. >> keep it here for more news, weather, sports. i'm richard lui. have a great day ahead. . . happy 4:30 in the morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. let's take you outside this morning. live look at bay bridge toll plaza, san mateo bridge, south bay at san jose right now tracking another round of wet weather headed our way. we'll be talking to christina loren here in a quick moment. >>> but first, happening now, major problem with the morning commute. a large stretch of b.a.r.t. track is closed this morning service between south hayward and fremont shut down after a person was hit and killed by a train heading to richmond. investigators are not released too many details about the person. they don't know why he or she was on the tracks in the first