to michelle obama. [applause] >> i'm going to read regan's poem was back there being shy. r michelle, stand in your truth. when the world wants a piece of you, a piece of him, and a piece of them, wants all of you, all of him, all of them, want none of you, none of him, none of them. stand in your truth, his truth, in their truth, remember who you are, who he is, who they are. remember that you want him, that he wants you, and that you both love them more than life. remember, when you have had it with yourself, had it with him, and had it with them, stand in your truth, in his truth, and their truth. root yourself, remember your roots. ground yourself, walk on solid ground. stand with the creator of all things. stand in your truth. [applause] >> we have one more poet. would you like to read? and then we will, i think, we will sign the book. >> dear michelle, you are me. when i look at you icv. i see the young african-american woman who, through good family values, strong roots, hard work, and perseverance has come into her own. when i look at you, i see my sister, the siste

so peggy said we have you talking to michelle obama. how did that conversation go and this apparently occurred september 18th, 2008, when michelle was in richmond for a economic summit is henley said child, i don't know -- i don't know what she said to me because my knees were docking. i don't remember. what did she say to you? she said i told her about myself and my husband. this henley is almost 80 and the fact we had to get another job to support ourselves and we had jobs cleaning offices and she and her husband were riding to work one day and he said to her mary, i can't feel i legs, my legs are numb and he said mary, my arms are numb and he pulled the car over to the side of the road and he died. >> we're waiting for michelle to sign our book and the other contributors and we're going to the white house. what is this? the 27th of march her agrees had another contributor come in. we're all going to the white house. we don't know when. we're going. all of the people heard us and you folks on c-span heard us. somebody tell michele. [la

first lady michelle obama and others outlined plans for reducing obesity in the u.s. in children. besides the first lady, we will hear from the health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius. >> the national resource office for a 2600 ymca's across the country and welcome to harriston guest, mrs. obama -- welcome to our guest, mrs. obama and others. i would also like to thank the staff of the alexandria ymca, especially the branch executive director and the leaders of the ymca of metropolitan washington. we have the president and chief executive officer and the executive vice-president of organizational advancement, the chief operations officer and a senior vice president for program development. the ymca is so very honored to be a partner in this important effort and proud to be the host today. the ymca of ford's safe and affordable spaces to help kids and adults learn, grow, and fried. in fact, for nearly 160 years, will offer programs to strengthen the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of millions of individuals from all backgrounds and all types of communities.

. >> host: michelle obama, the better half?[laughter] >> guest: yes i think she is provided by her words and deeds over the course of the presidential campaign she came off as a very bitter and resentful woman and she has done a very artful and skillful job of milking the politics of racial and class resentment to get ahead and pander to the left, and i think that her own public record as a member of the university of chicago medical center staff among the administrators and over the years running and nonprofit called public allies which is an americorps type of organization give in sight on what this woman's priorities are and what she may be doing now and the fact is there is a scandal, we talk about the underreported stories of the year, involving the americorps inspector general butryn out on ceremoniously, his name was joe, he was smeared by the administration has somehow in content. why? while if you look what he did i think it speaks volumes he had been investigating all sorts of corruption and misuse of the americorps f

obama? who are the three republicans you would like to see one. same tweet from kathy rogers, michellewho do you believe can be brought obama in 2012? >> guest: you know, in some ways it's a short amount of time before 2012, and a long amount of time. and i think one of the problems with the washington pundit talk of is they think they know everything. who knew that obscure illinois state legislator could have emerged from the scene and been sitting in the white house today? so although there are names out there that have been anted about and we know from all the polls, mike huckabee and mitt romney, tim pawlenty now coming into his own, as well as sarah palin always there, as a present. i have no idea. i have no idea who it could be. maybe there's some state legislator out there on the same sort of experience playing as barack obama who could emerge. and then bobby jindal of course is also among that list of front runners mention. >> host: who do you like? >> guest: i like bobby jindal. i've known him personally for the last couple of years, and i think that he's doing an amazing job

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another chance to hear michelle obama on combat in childhood obesity.wed by rick klein of abc news and amy walter. "newsmakers" tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> wednesday, president obama delivers his first eight of the union address to congress, laying out his vision of the future of the country and how to deal with issues like an. -- unemployment, health care, and the wars in iraq and afghanistan. our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can listen to the address live on your iphone with the c- span radio app. >> another state of the state address with missouri governor jay nixon. he took office last year and talk about a jobs package. from jefferson city, this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, speaker richard, president pro-tem shields, judges of the supreme court, lt. governor kinder, state officials, members of the general assembly, and members of my cabinet. welcome, honored guests and my fellow missourians. it is a pleasure to be here and i am blessed to have with me my wife, georgia ann. [app

. >>> first lady michelle obama helped kick off a program to help young people in our area. the first lady kicked off a white house leadership and mentoring initiative. tenth and 11th grade girls from our area are getting paired with senior officials at the white house. they'll follow their female role models to learn things such as life skills and career development. the goal is to make a positive impact on young people so they'll pursue their dream. this first phase of the initiative is all female. a young man's version starts soon. >>> inhe past weeks, wefl seen thousands of people line up for hours in hopes of getting the swine flu vaccine. not everyone is swearing by the shots or the mist. in fact, there is a large population relying on home remedies. jackie benson has that story. >> reporter: don't count on the onions you heard about in that chain e-mail to keep you from getting the h1n1 virus. people are worried. the h1n1 vaccine is hard to get. so is antiviral medicine like tamiflu. some are turning to home remedies like the one that claimed sleeping with an onion ne

michelle obama.>> thank you very much and it's a pleasure to welcome you to my new home, washington. and thank you mayor for that kind introduction and congratulations on becoming president of this outstanding organization and i know you will do a great job. i see my friend, secretary chu, and want to thank him for his leadership in the department of energy. [applause] he's also my partner in quizzing kids. he was my pat sajavak, no, you were my vana white. i would also like to thank my hometown mayor, mayor daly, it's wonderful to see you. as well as mayor joe riley, a past president. and most of all, i want to thank all of you, for orkyour extraordinary work during everyday in the cities that you lead across this country. as some of you know, one of my first jobs was in a mayor's office working for this gentleman, mayor daly in chicago. and that experience gave me the opportunity to see first-hand the kind of challenges that you all face. and whether handling a crisis in one of your schools or deal

. >> nice call and number 2, toby, back in april, you said michelle obama's j. crew attire would dress up the stocking green, and look now up 197%, more room to grow? >> in terms of fully -- eric's camp, i'm fully valued and would sell into the new year, and take the money and we have a bunch of great things to put the money back into. >> and now, the number one call, 2009, gary b., talk about march madness, you told viewers, cbs will rebound, 100% by 2010 and you were wrong. it rebounded 209%! will it keep scoring? >> first time ever had the top pick! >> ten years, gary! >> i love cbs and took the media -- one of my favorite shows. >> hold on to it. >> you bet. >> we do the bad and the good here on bulls and bears, and saving the worst for last and the best of the worst, or something like that, gary b., you are up first here, in september you said the dow stalls at 10k and it hit 10,000 and kept on going and dxd, off 15%, buying it or time to sell. >> i certainly would get rid of it. there lights of momentum in the market and people are waiting to get on board

michelle obama is stretching the boundaries of what it is to be a first lady. she's a modern woman.ery adept at being a mother as well as being a first lady to champion causes. and i think she's going to improve the role of women overall in terms of her professional nature. she was a working mom before she ever came to the white house. it's a different experience. i look forward to seeing where she takes it. >> is there a woman out there right now who you see as the next politician, presidential nominee? >> as a woman it's hard to say, you know, the natural person to look at -- whether you'd think four years or eight years down the line would be somebody like secretary of state hillary clinton. on the republican side, i think we're going to have other women kind of moving up the channels. you're seeing women run for governorships which tends to be a way station for the presidency. it's a little too early to tell. but the fact is they have to build substantial credentials. they have to do public service and they have to be somewhat sophisticated in terms of dealing with the media. ..

. -- a great, warm welcome to our first lady, michelle obama.[applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> as you know from last night, i did get embarrassed when people stand up and clap. the wave? just sit down, everyone. good afternoon. i am thrilled to be your on the floor. -- here on tehe floor. let me begin by thanking the new first lady. she is already very engaged and supportive of these initiatives. since she is so close, i am counting on her to work alongside on some of these issues. we will see you in a month. at the governor's gala, so be ready to dance. congressman moran, i look forward to working with you and our staff is talking about some things to happen working on for very long time so we are grateful for your leadership and concern and focus. there you'll -- mayor euille, you have done wonderful work in this area. we had a terrific time addressing the national conference of mayors and we got a good response from your colleagues. i know that the mayors in this country stand ready to work on this issue. they are seeing the effects of w

. >> first lady michelle obama makes her reality show debut. you what inspired the appearance. >> it is cold outside with temperatures in the 20's. it is time to player up. i have a look at the whether you can expect all week long. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. if you school delays to tell you about when we continue. if you school delays to tell you about when we continue. >>> bundle up out there. a cold blast is here to stay. we will tell you how low the mercury content. >> he better have a bomb. if they find the guy who was responsible for this, he's going to be in trouble. >> the main airport in new jersey is back on track after a late night security scare. >> coach jim zorn could be out of a job. "good morning washington" continues right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hhi

jason, after dressing michelle obama for the inaugural ball, this has been a big year for you. you feel added pressure for this particular fashion show? >> well, you know, it is nerves and it is a lot of anticipation and a lot of nonstop work, but it is all worth it when you see the pros coming down the runway and looking exactly the way i dreamed. so, yeah, you know, this is it for me. i'm reach excited. >> absolutely. how chaotic were the last few hours, few days, before today's show? >> it is pretty chaotic. i skrupted each dress and they were skull upped, sculptures here. >> during a recession that we are all in right now, are you catering at all to those who maybe don't have as much change to spend on wonderful designs? >> well, if you can keep one thing to desire and have it for a long time, then it is worth it for a long-term investment. >> it is an investment piece. gotcha. one last thing, after designing for the first lady, where do you go from there? who else do you want to fit? >> well, i keep challenging myself as a designer. i think it is important. i always want t

michelle obama made her reality show debuted last by. this washe appeared as a specia. she said a secret ingredient came from the white house garden. tech blogs have rumors of a new ipod. you're looking at many alleged mockups. this is not from apple. it will be sold for less than $1,000 and will feature a multi touch screen with three- dimensional graphics. apple is set to make an official announcement at the end of this month. we have been talking about "avatar." one anti-smoking group is upset because one of the main characters is lighting up on screen. they take aim at sigourney weaver's character who smokes. "avatar" is one of several movies they criticized for sending the wrong message. james cameron said movies should reflect reality. if it's ok for people to lie or killed, why impose an inconsistent more rollick when it comes to smoking? he goes on to say her character is not a role model in this movie. if she was, he might agree. >> interesting. it's been awhile since we have seen a lead character smoking. >> everybody had a cigarette in the old days. >> i saw

insurance plan to cover preventive care and by the way i want to acknowledge our first lady, michelle obama, who this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make kids healthier. thank you. she gets embarrassed. our approach would preserve the right of americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. it would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses and according to the congressional budget office, the independent organization that both parties cited as the official scorekeeper for congress, our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades. still, this is a complex issue and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people. i know with all the lobbying and horse trading, the process left most americans wondering, what's in it for me? but i also know this problem is not going away. by the time i'm finished speaking tonight, more americans will have lost their healt

the things most surprising was it it was unlike the candidates, there was not as gaet a gap for michelle obamaroperty reality. one of the great stories of the campaign is told over and over again after they conduct it had and won was the race was not a big factor in their campaign. bk gets in through the prime contest with hillary clinton, and we'll be shoveling the buck it's the top of the mine from the very beginning. a strong motivating factor from the beginning. through the nomination and the general election, he was constantly obsessioned with the question, how it might hurt him. we detailed a secure that was coming from the paint campaign. it was on become's mind. it indicate that is -- although his victory was a red corporation led for want did you not. it was not a bunch of post-rachelism. that was over want candidate. that was from the convention about the campaign. >> did the reaction to the harry reid revelation, the react to it surprise you, mark? >> it did larry, for a number of reasons. probably most -- we thought one of the biggest stories in the books making news and involving

cnn has just received a public service announcement recorded by michelle obama encouraging americanshaitian relief efforts. let's take a look. >> the images from haiti are heartbreaking. homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed. families searching for loved ones, parents trying to feed their children, but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting haiti to 90999. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >> larry: let's meet dave toycen, he's in port-au-prince, a relief expert with world vision. a 35-year veteran of experience in disaster response. he worked with the tsunami in asia, the earthquake in china. he arrived today. you've been doing this for a long time. how does this compare to things you've seen in the past? >> larry, once again, every one of these disasters has its own personality. i have to say seeing the destruction here today, how people's lives have been affected, we're especially concerned about children. and i think the common view or the

. >> first lady michelle obama details plans to reducing. this is a speech mainly on children, we'll also hear from the health and human services secretarsecretary kathleen sebelius. surgeon general, this is 50 minutes. >> the national resource office for our 2600 ymcas across the country. welcome to our esteemed guests, mrs. obama, dr. benjamin, secretary sebelius, we are glad you're here. welcome to our ymca. i would also like to thank the staff here at the alexandria ymca, especially the branch executive director and the leaders of the ymca of metropolitan washington, and he was the president and chief executive officer, stan laub was the executive vice president of organizational advancement, pam the chief operations officer and janice williams, senior vice president for program development. the white ca is so very honored to be a partner in this important effort and proud to be the host today. ymca provide safe affordable spaces and programs to help both kids and adults learn, grow and thrive. in fact, for nearly 160 years trantwo's off

michelle obama could be a witness in the case because there are relationships with tony that she couldxt the false allegations in relation to me. the two stars of the real housewives of new york city got political. when they put me on the hot seat. >> everybody watches some version of trademark television. i want to know the most embarrassing thing you watch that you'd never admit. >> mike: that i'd never admit but i'm about to admit. >> that your daughter knows your watch and no one else knows -- >> my daughter by the way loves housewife of new york. >> don't forget you watch it because you're married. straight men do watch it as well. whatever the most embarrassing reality television show is that you watch. >> i don't watch a lot of television, because i'm never home to watch it. but i have watched with my wife the, what is the chef show? >> top chef. >> i guess that's it. yes. >> i really do believe you don't watch. you've never been caught watching big brother or the real world or anything down and dirty. >> i'm a boring guy, betny. it am. i'm a big bore. >> what is your signature

is projecting that consistent image of this intact whole black family president of first lady michelle obama, the children, sasha, the dog, and also the grandmother, meshaal's maternal, her mother is in the white house for the first time since the truman administration so that's been very important. and positive the same time those promoting racial backlash we've seen against this president, too when we think about the mind of movement and birth the movement and this notion the president is not a citizen -- >> host: signs with face like hitler -- siskel whiteaker but criticism but crosses the line from legitimate public policy differences into based racial stereotypes and racist caricatures. >> host: what is next for you after this work? >> guest: i'm working on a biography of stokely carmichael. >> host: that's pretty compelling. your students, what do they make of this period? >> guest: i think they are fascinated. what is very interesting is now college students that you teach our 1822. many of them are born in the 90's at this point. this is way after civil rights act, voting rights act,

what do you think about michelle obama?livered her speech, i salt there and teared up. i called my mom, i said no offense, oprah winfrey is my role model, and you are my role model and i have a new one. i find her to be the epitome of elegance, and class. >> larry: she sat in that chair three times, every time she makes an impression. >> she's an amazing mother. she protects her children like -- they didn't ask for this. they just so happened to beep the first children of our country. i just find her absolutely amazing. >> larry: i learned a few weeks ago, she only work twos days a week. the other five are the kids' days. she is a mother first. >> she is a mama. i love that about her, and her hair is fantastic. >> larry: and she has real hair? >> she has real hair, but if she wants to wear a weave, that's okay. >> larry: what about the way she dresses? >> i love it. i think she pushes the box on what a first lady should look like. that's what i am about, redefining beauty, breaking stereotypes, being your own unique individ

the president of the first lady, michele obama, the children, sasha and malia. also even the grandmother, michelle's mother is in the white house for the first time since the truman administration. so that has been very, very, very important. positive, but at the same time i would also argue that those images promote aspects of a kind of racial backlash that we have seen against this president, too. we think about the 912 movement and the birth movement and this whole notion that the president is not a citizen and some other -- >> guest: like hitler and. >> guest: absolutely. we are talking about criticism that crosses the line from just legitimate public policy differences into the bassist's racial stereotypes and racist caricatures. >> host: what is next for you after this work? >> guest: well, i am working on the autobiography of stokely carmichael. >> host: pretty compelling. your students, what do they make of this period? >> guest: i think they are fascinated by it. what is very interesting, and college students that you teach our 18-22. many of them are b

even first lady michelle obama is promoting it. >> we can all do something. donate $10 by texting haiti to 90999. >> reporter: using text messaging to raise money for nonprofit organizations is relatively new in this country but it seems to have taken hold as a quick and easy way to respond to the haiti disaster. in just six days over 21 million dollars was raised for the american red cross from text messages alone. >> it's been humbling. it's been overwhelming. a million-plus americans responding with a $10 donation. >> reporter: tony is the co-founder of the country's largest mobile fund raising company. after seeing cellular technologies used for charities in europe the founders of m-give began working with organizations here to spur more spontaneous giving. and then last week, just hours after the haiti quake happened the u.s. state department contacted m-give, asking if it would coordinate a text donation campaign for the american red cross. he explained how the donation process works. >> in this case it's text the word haiti to the number 90999. so hait

first lady michelle obama or sarah palin? stick around and find out on msnbc. announcer: trying to be good to your heart? so is campbell's healthy request soup. low in fat and cholesterol, heart healthy levels of sodium, and taste you'll love. chef: we're all kind of excited about it. guy: mmm! i can see why. announcer: campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good! for your heart. >>> president obama starts 2010 as the country's most admired living man. "usa today" and gallup polled americans and found the president blowing away the competition for the title. america's most admired women? hillary clinton. but it was a nail-biter. joining me to talk about this, susan pace, washington bureau chief for "usa today." good morning, susan. happy new year. >> thank you, chris. >> barack obama, 30%, beating george w. bush at 4%. nelson mandela for 3%. he really does have a core of strong support in the united states? >> that's right. and we often see presidents coming out at the top of this list. but only two presidents have ever scored higher than barack obama did this y

but do i believe that that was the first time that michelle obama was proud of her country? no. i think she's been proud of her country probably for a lot longer than that and for many more reasons than that. i just listened to her talk about her family and about her father working for the post office. no, i think that she is very proud american who in her choice of words and in the way in which it was picked up perhaps overstated something. >> thank you. >> ok. >> hello. thank you for being here. i'm lidia wood, president of the student government association at miami-dade college. i see that you are a good man and a well respected journalist but have you always been able to stand solid on your ground, refusing to do a report if it was against your ethics and could say no to certain reports jeopardize our jobs as future journalists? >> i've thought about this many times. i would like to say that i think most of what i have done for many, many -- for many, many years was profession alley sound -- professionaly sound. motivation was clean. fiffs, as steve can attest, a very compe

first lady michelle obama is set to announce an increase of $8.8 billion in the president's 2011 proposed for programs supporting military families. again that's coming up at 1:00 p.m. and that will be live here on c-span. in the meantime, to montreal yesterday. 14 nations met to discuss aid for haiti. and the prime ministers of canada hainty spoke for about 20 minutes. we'll show you some of that as we wait for the first lady. >> good morning. i want to bring you up to date with the events that are happening this week. these are important days and this afternoon i'll be meeting with brian cohen and as events unfold this week will i believe be a critical week of decision for northern ireland. on thursday, the world comes together in london to unite against the global terrorist threat. our conference on afghanistan, the london conference, will be attended by president karzai, the u.n. secretary-general, 60 nations will be represented. we will be announcing new figures for nato forces and for afghan forces in the time to come. we will be focusing on how the political and civilian surge we p

insurance plan to cover preventive care and by the way i want to acknowledge our first lady, michelle obama, who this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make kids healthier. thank you. she gets embarrassed. our approach would preserve the right of americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. it would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses and according to the congressional budget office, the independent organization that both parties cited as the official scorekeeper for congress, our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades. still, this is a complex issue and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people. i know with all the lobbying and horse trading, the process left most americans wondering, what's in it for me? but i also know this problem is not going away. by the time i'm finished speaking tonight, more americans will have lost their healt

but do i believe that that was the first time the michelle obama was proud of her country? no, i think she'd been part of the country probably for a lot longer than that and for many more reasons than not. but just listening to her talk about her family and about her father, working for the post office. no, i think that she was very proud american who in her choice of words and in the way in which he was picked up perhaps overstated something. >> thank you. >> okay. >> thank you for being here. and lydia witts president of the association at miami dade college. i see that you are a good man, but you have always been able to stand firmly underground, refusing to a report if it is against her aspects and could say no to certain reports jeopardize our job? >> i thought about this many times. i would like to say that i think most of what i have done over many, many years was professionally found sound. the motivation was clean. i was, as steve can attest, a very competitive reporter. and i think at the same time, reasonably good and i hope you fare. but over the years i have th

but do i believe that was the first time michelle obama was proud of her country? no, she was probably proud of her country than that and for many more reasons than that. just listen to her talk about her family and about her father working for the post office. no, i think she's a very proud american who in her choice of words and in the way it was picked up perhaps overstated something. >> thank you. >> okay. >> hello. thank you for being here. i'm lydia woods. i'm president of student government association at miami-dade college. i see that you are a good man and a well respected journalist but have you always been able to stand solid on your ground refusing to do a report if it's against your ethics and could saying no to certain reports jeopardize our jobs as future journalists? >> i thought about this many times. i would like to say that i think most of what i have done over many, many years was professionally sound. the motivation was clean. i was, as steve can attest, a very competitive reporter. but i think at the same time reasonably good. and i hope fair.

but do i believe that that was the first time that michelle obama was proud of her country? no. i think she's been proud of her country probably for a lot longer than that and for many more reasons than that. i just listened to her talk about her family and about her father working for the post office. no, i think that she is very proud american who in her choice of words and in the way in which it was picked up perhaps overstated something. >> thank you. >> ok. >> hello. thank you for being here. i'm lidia wood, president of the student government association at miami-dade college. i see that you are a good man and a well respected journalist but have you always been able to stand solid on your ground, refusing to do a report if it was against your ethics and could say no to certain reports jeopardize our jobs as future journalists? >> i've thought about this many times. i would like to say that i think most of what i have done for many, many -- for many, many years was profession alley sound -- professionaly sound. motivation was clean. fiffs, as steve can attest, a very compe

and so i said we're doing this it at the white house, michelle obama the first lady was generous enoughe secret ingredient. and it was terrific because it really created lots of conversation about what the garden really means to the white house. and the first lady really got a chance to talk about her initiative, getting kids to eat better across the country. >> and look at these rocking ingredients. >> the garden is really is symbol for the first lady's message, but i'll tell you, it's a fantastic garden. >> what kind of inagreed ye gra ingredients did you use? >> japanese eggplant -- >> sweet potatoes. >> i asked if there's one in-greend yept shy not pass up, which should it be. and she said we have to use the sweet potatoes. >> when i judged, you won, but it was by a hair because these can be tight. how tight was it do you know? >> well, last night they put the score up and we won by five points. it was a very, very close battle. >> congrats. >> thank you so much. >>> still to come, thousand flip a switch in your been and help you lose those unwanted holiday pounds. you're on the "ea

also today, trump first lady michelle obama. she is taking before the u.s. conference of mayors meeting in washington. british prime minister gordon brown talked about government relief efforts in haiti and called for the creation of the u.n. reconstruction agency to respond more rapidly to future disasters. he also expressed hope the 5500 cadbury workers retain their jobs after a proposed takeover by kraft. nick clegg criticized rbs bankroll and funding that corbett do. from london early today. this is 30 minutes. >> danny alexander. >> question one, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, i am sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to corporal league bronson and riflemen luke farmer for third battalion, the rival. they died in afghanistan this week and our thoughts are with their families and friends. at this very sad time. last night i read through the moving tribute of their fellow soldiers to emit bravery, selfishness and, roderick which they displayed serving their colleagues, the british people and the people of afghanistan. and they will no

so -- [applause] i'm here to thank michelle obama for coming to our luncheon and having food with us and sharing her support for all military families. and we want to give her a token of our appreciation. that is some military chocolates with each of the five -- the five service emblems are included in this. >> we have to hide this from my staff. [applause] >> i think i speak for everyone here, we're truly in awe of you. so thank you so much. you're just beautiful. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> announcing an increase of $8.8 billion for programs to support military families. ♪ ♪ >> michelle obama speaking at bowling air force base in maryland. and just across the river at the u.s. capitol, the u.s. house gavels back in in just over half an hour meeting at 2:00 eastern for legislative work. eight bills in resolutions incling oneppdy bnateesterday a esd 45,000.s c who aut ithaiti overagwhen house ve i >>edpresida of cntis issues such as unemployment, health care

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i want to acknowledge our first lady, michelle obama, who this year is creating a national movement toank you. [applause] she gets comparesed. [laughter] our approach would preserve the right of americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. it would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses. and according to the congressional budget office, the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for congress, our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades. [applause] still, this is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people. and i know that with all the lobbying and horse trading, the process left most americans wondering what's in it for me? but i also know this problem is not going away. by the time i'm finished speaking tonight, more americans will have lost their health insurance. millions will lose it this year. our deficit will grow. pre

insurance plan to cover preventive care and by the way i want to a knowledge our first lady, michelle obama this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make us healthy. thank you. [applause] [applause] she gets embarrassed. [laughter] our approach would preserve the right of americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. it would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses and according to the congressional budget office, the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for congress, our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decade [applause] [applause] still, this is a complex issue and the longer it was debated the more skeptical people became. i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people and i know that with all the lobbying and horse trading, the process left most americans wondering what is in it for me? but i also know this problem is not going away. by the time i'm finished spe

we recognize these with honors like the women of courage award that first lady michelle obama and i presenteder this year and the human rights defenders award i will present next month. and we can applaud others like vital voices and the lantos foundation that i do the same. we can give them access to public forums and continue to press for a role for non- governmental organizations and multilateral institutions. and we can unless other allies, like international labor unions who were instrumental in the solidarity movement in poland, where religious organizations who are championing the rights of people living with hiv/aids in africa. we can help agents share information through the internet and mobile phones so they can communicate and organize, with camera phones and facebook pages, thousands of protesters in iran have broadcast fotheir demand for its denied. i have established a special unit inside the state department for technology for 21st century statecraft. in every country i have visited, i conduct a town hall or a round table discussion, to learn from them and to provide a platform

[inaudible conversations] >> today first lady, michelle obama, spoke of the joint armed forces officerses lunch to talk about programs to assist military families. in her remarks, she announces that the president's 2011 budget will include a.8 blion for such. from bolling air force base in washington, this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, everyone. thank you so much. all right, everyone take a seat, and have a glass of wine. [laughter] all right, that i'm going to sell you guys out. they were passing around a little glass and i was like, what's that? [laughter] so please feel free. don't wait until i leave when the deserts come out to get the wind. i am really thrilled to be here. thank you, holly for your kind introduction and for your support of our air force families and for all the work that you've done to put together this luncheon. as well as the entire committee. i know that it's hard not to pull off something like this, but then you invite the first lady, and all my staff -- [laughter] and it becomes a little bit harder, but this is absolutely wonderful. i've h

other people, including michelle obama, would occasionally say when things were going badly that there of advisers. there is a stage late in the process when it is clear that barack obama will probably be hillary clinton but will lead into the general election, where he decides to change course and he has a conference call that is not run by one of the three suits but i needed done, who goes on to be department -- but anita dunn, who goes on to be the communications director. some said that the portrait is written by the winners so it is not as full as others. host: when he decides to bring anita dunn into the fold, the strategy she takes up running his fund -- the exchange there, the strategy she comes up with it for e-mail addresses. guest: in the early 2006, the 2005 period, there was a pac called hope fund, and obama interviewed and eventually hired anita dun to run that pac. even when he was still a candidate for the senate in 2004, he was able to raise money for democratic senators. it was clear that he was going to when in a landslide, and he was doing fund-raising events for to

a three-day weekend on book tv, with letters to michelle obama. gale collins will talk about five decades of women's history. and michelle malkin will take your calls on sunday. find the full schedule. >> washington journal continues. host: our guests include the executive director for immigration studies, and we are also joined by mary giovagnoli, the policy director at the american emigrations council. we begin with this statistic from the census bureau. an immigrant enters every 37 seconds. who are these people? guest: they are your brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles. computer programmers. they come from every country and every demographic. host: what are they looking for when they come here guest:? -- what are they looking for when they come here? guest: a better opportunity for their children. some people are getting away from persecution. some people are trying to join their family members. they are all looking for a better life. host: an immigrant every 37 seconds. what is the unique challenge that they propose? guest: the most timely c

there's a bit of history here if you look at michelle obama and how she was treated.y said she was angry and this is language for - i don't know. som african-americans perceive verses others. and threatening verses nonthreatening and you know, we just have to be honest with ourselves so we can move forward and pass this. and so this - you know divide and conquer rhetoric where is it racist and should he re-assign. maybe he has a reason to understand why he said it. i didn't read the book but still. host: book hasn't been released but exerts are in the new yorker. caller: and so the concept of high he said that? i mean, you cannot understand african-americans sometimes, even with african-americans among's ourselves. we're somewhat more viewed more threatening than others and unfortunately, and i know this sounds bad but we have to say he's not one of the threatening african-americans, president barack obama because he doesn't speak from - like jesse jackson a little more angry about how we've been treated the country in the past but it's a perception thing. if we step

insurance plan to cover preventive care and by the way i want to acknowledge our first lady, michelle obama, who this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make kids healthier. thank you. she gets embarrassed. our approach would preserve the right of americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. it would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses and according to the congressional budget office, the independent organization that both parties cited as the official scorekeeper for congress our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades. still this is a complex issue and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. i take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the american people. i know with all the lobbying and horse trading, the process left most americans wondering what's in it for me? but i also know this problem is not going away. by the time i'm finished speaking tonight more americans will have lost their health in

so it's my great pleasure to ask you to give a great, warm welcome to our first lady, michelle obama. [applause] >> thank you, everybody, thank you. as you know from last night, i get embarrassed when people stand up and clap for me. [laughter] >> i don't really know what to do. do i wave? do i -- it's like, please, just that now, everyone. [laughter] >> good afternoon. i'm thrilled to be here on the floor. [laughter] >> it's a great floor. it's a kind of a war before, but it's a good for. let me begin by thanking the new first lady in the room, maureen mcdonnell. we are going to have a great time working together. she is already very engaged and supportive of these initiatives. and since she's so close i am counting on her to work alongside on some of these issues. we're going to see you in a month at the governor's gala, whatever they call it, so be ready to dance. [laughter] >> and welcome aboard. >> and practice. >> absolutely. congressman moran, i want to thank you for all your work and is a. i look forward to working with you. our staffs are reworking about some things that you'

other people, including michelle obama, would occasionally say when things were going badly that thereeds to be a broader circle of advisers. there is a stage late in the process when it is clear that barack obama will probably be hillary clinton but will lead into the general election, where he decides to change course and he has a conference call that is not run by one of the three suits but i needed done, who goes on to be department -- but anita dunn, who goes on to be the communications director. some said that the portrait is written by the winners so it is not as full as others. host: when he decides to bring anita dunn into the fold, the strategy she takes up running his fund -- the exchange there, the strategy she comes up with it for e-mail addresses. guest: in the early 2006, the 2005 period, there was a pac called hope fund, and obama interviewed and eventually hired anita dun to run that pac. even when he was still a candidate for the senate in 2004, he was able to raise money for democratic senators. it was clear that he was going to when in a landslide, and he was doing

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host: you met with michelle obama the top of the obesity -- to talk about of the city -- obesity. guest: i know after she spoke, i felt guilty, running down my regime and program. we talk about health care a lot. in many ways, even the discussion on health care is on the back end. we can save money. we have shown that we can do so by living healthier, dealing with costs, and in things that are politically charged. if people could exercise more and eat better, the savings could be in the billions of dollars. i know the conference of mayors has decided to latch onto that. the city of mesa will also be talking about how we can better serve our citizens to help them live a healthier lifestyle. that benefits everyone. host: we appreciate it, scott smith. president obama addresses of america yesterday from the white house. we will show you what he had to say. then you will speak to the mayor of philadelphia michael nutter. >> rarely, if ever has it been more difficult than today. your constituents are feeling the pain of the greatest economic crisis since the great depression, not to me

i love my first lady, michelle obama. host: democrats line from herndon, virginia. what do you think about the president's first year? caller: i think he has done a pretty good job with all the things that he has had to contend with. as far as what i see, and i go back to the gentleman who said he should be impeached or whatever -- that kind of talk is really out there because the man is doing what he can with what he was given. if people truly cared about this country, they would work for making it better, not saying no to everything this man ever says. if the sky is blue and he says is blue, the republicans come back and say it is green. you can see it. you can see it and you do not understand why they are doing it. but then you do understand why they are doing it because they want to see him fail. if that means that they can get their opinions or their things going, then he will fail. i just want to say one other thing. i think this massachusetts election is a wake-up call. it should be a wake-up call to both republicans and democrats. host: from the associated p