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last week mike allen took a tour of the facility. >> when i went to one unit i observed an attack, a patient was attacking another and five staff members had to go in and bring him down and medicate him. the questions i have, we are still waiting for more staffing for the hospital, waiting for an alarm system. >> he is promoting a bill requiring medication for patients who refuse medication. >>> we got more information about the weekend riots in london. that's just ahead. and mark tamayo says it's true, some bay area cities are about to warm up. we have details and the forecast just ahead. >>> units got in, knocked the fire down. >> the overnight house fire, we will tell you if anyone was hurt. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo... only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cereal box counts. and safeway's 10% back to schools program, now there are two ways to earn cash for your kids sch

jim vandehei and mike allen in "politico" say that absent a the president's ability to defy gravity,he numbers needed to defeat -- lead to defeat. >> you have got to be pessimistic if you are a democrat every election becomes, referendum on eigha the incoming's record. -- in combat's record. state-by-state or he is in trouble, even states he carried last time. >> the polls tell us that people are furious at congress. who suffers most after this deal? >> you can hardly get worse than 82% disapproval of congress briefed obama's stayed up given out at the economy was. -- given how bad the economy was. historically, president with these numbers would not win re- election. but somebody has to beat him and that does not seem to be a somebody now that everybody agrees on. they are waiting for governor rick perry to save them from the dismal selection of candidates. i don't think that is going to be the second coming. he has got 7000 people coming to an 80,000 -- >> 8000 -- >> 8000 coming to a 75,000-seat stadium. as mark knows from his days as a political operative, you want a small room fo

journalist mike allen about the unwillingness of big labor like the sci you in the a.f.l. c.i.a.o. to stand up to the democratic party and response of my key these that on you tube this just in union leaders are politicians too. yes sometimes it is very easy to forget this very simple fact the leaders of the labor unions are politicians for you with their own factions and pressures to deal with and just like politicians they often shun representing the people who elect them in search of power and in fear of losing it and i think that richard trumka is back and forth rhetoric on obama is a perfect example of that and i want to respond to a tweet received about our coverage last week on the state department giving a favorable review to the keystone x.l. pipeline greens better tweeted that is the only show that reported on friday august twenty sixth the obama ok for tar sands it was a loner show no matter olbermann or the young turks so we are happy to bring you this important news that is not getting colored elsewhere and this really is an important report for many reasons but mainly

matt rhodes over the weekend got engaged to the port authority of newark, new jersey. >> look at mike allen congratulations. >> we have half of the game change team with us. john heilemann, does this strike you, as you put together game change two? does it strike you as good strategy for romney to say away from this? >> it's making a lot of people thinking he's leaving himself vulnerable. he's going take incoming as he seems to be running a weird strategy. >> taking the air out of the ball. >> michele bachmann, she's against everything? >> everything. she's a member of congress. >> all righty. >> mike allen, talk to you soon. >> still ahead, arianna huffington joins us on set and plaxico burris. spent time in prison for shooting himself in the leg. sports is next. we get double miles on every purchase, so me and my lads earned a trip to san francisco twice as fast! we get double miles every time we use our card... i'll take these two... ...no matter what we're buying. ...and all of those. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! whoa d

mike allen gave me a preview this morning. >> already the candidates are setting up villages here. they call them tents, but they're really pavilions. ron paul has a city over there with a separate food tent, a press tent, a ticket registration tent. they have a separate play land for kids. a separate place for hot dogs. he's giving out pocket constitutions, declarations of independence. he's made himself a founding father. he's written the introduction. across the way in tim pawlenty land, it already smells good. famous dave's barbecue has 40 racks going. he's going to have a christian band. the michele bachmann bus will have three country bands and she also is going to have food and goodies for all her people. she's doing a fair food theme complete with funnel cakes. >> that's a little bit of heartburn right there. texas governor rick perry is looking to take the momentum out of the iowa central poll this afternoon. he's expected to formally announce his candidacy for president. last night he spoke to voters in alabama. >> what we're doing is we're experiencing now what happens w

joining me now is mike allen.ing. >> good saturday morning, alex. >> let's talk about buzz, momentum, what you're sensing about anyone in particular there ahead of the vote today. >> well, already the candidates are setting up their villages here. they call them tents but they are really pavillions. they have place for hot dogs and giving out pocket constitutions, declaration of independence. he's made himself an honorary founding father and written the introduction and across the way in tim pawlenty land is smells good. famous dave's barbecue has 40 racks going. a christian band near by. michele bachmann bus will have three country bands and she also is going to have food and goodies for her people. she's doing a fair food theme complete with funnel fakes. >> okay. this is for how many votes and does all of this hoopla translate to votes? >> well, you are exactly right about the point you made at the top about momentum. a very small number of votes. many smaller than even small number will get in the iowa caucuse

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. >> we have mike allen. to see you, mike. >> we have missed mike. >> with the politico morning playbook. they are talking about rick perry on politico and getting inside rick perry's mind. >> you were inside there. >> yes. how was it? did you find anything? >> you were talking bringing subtlety to the conversation. is rick perry dumb? maybe that's the subtlety you are asking for. people are asking in texas and increasingly seriously, heading into the nbc news political debate. next week, he debuted. people are trying to figure out, could he be the front-runner? we talked about this question. is he smart? is he not smart? mark minor said he's reading kissinger's book on china. he's reading the bible. we talked to a number of people around austin who said look, he's street smart. one democrat said this is like saying the baseball star david ortiz. >> why is this question being asked? i could imagine it being asked about michele bachmann and people going crazy saying it's sexist. i'm not sure what it is about. >

mike allen has a look at the playbook. hello, mike. >> good morning, mr.e. >> good to see you. let's talk about rick perry. the campaign is gaining traction and getting lot of attention. the romney campaign is not that concerned about it, why? >> at least publicly, they are staying the course. mitt romney is doing what front-runners do, continue to focus on the general election. he's going to keep beating up obama. team obama started to feel better in iowa. they think perry is potentially a formidable candidate, they love the idea of republicans going after each other. the week before, the republicans were going after obama. mitt romney says he's going to stick to his message of jobs, economy, going after obama and talking act his private sector experience which sets him apart from both perry and obama. >> mark halperin, is that a good strategy to look past the republican field, even if it includes rick perry and president obama? >> it's a good strategy now and one he can maintain. he's going to do it in new hampshire. the two things out there that force h

let's turn to mike allen. he's got a look at the morning playbook. llo mike. >> happy friday. >> happy friday. we can officially start our weekend when you say that, mike. elizabeth warren might run for senate in the state of massachusetts. we understand she's forming an exploratory committee. >> that is true. there's not a lot to be excited about, but this is a big one. she filed papers to challenge scott brown, a republican in a very democratic state for his senate re-election. she started having house parties around the state. politico's dave says she's getting 40 to 80 people at these parties that she has scheduled. it's a good turn out for this early in the campaign, shows excitement about it and she's keeping up a heavy schedule to show she's going to run hard, but not be like the attorney general brown, she was not a great campaigner. she wants to go out and work for it. she's interviewing consultants. if she announces, it will be shortly after labor day. >> will she run? it looks like she's going to. is she a good candidate there? >> i hate th

. >> with us now, mike allen, the chief white house correspondent for politico.e's got a look at the play book. good morning. >> good morning. >> great green tie. looking good. chris christie said over and over again he's not running for president this time around. you are reporting he may be on a short list for vice president. what is the latest there? >> he's a fit that a nominee wants. the vice president does the attack dog. governor christie relishes that and they want somebody to appeal to conservative thinkers that can reach out to the party. chris christie would be good at that as well. there's been more buzz about new people getting in. there are at least three very strong candidates now. i think the buzz is going to decrease. now that brings up the talk and chris christie is at the top of the list. >> mark halperin, there was talk last month. he said can you imagine me as the number two guy? >> denial, denial, denial. he's not built to be a number two guy. depending on who the number who is, i think he would consider it. >> bob, want to throw another nam

mike allen has a look at the playbook. hello, mike. >> hey, good morning. >> good morning.e were talking rick perry. he's got a sizable lead. 12 points over mitt romney. how is the gop establishment going to react? >> they are surprised at what he's saying out on the trail, taking pot shots on washington wall street. if you are going to raise money for a presidential campaign, if you are going to compete with mr. moneybags, where are you going to go? he's the front-runner in the polls by being mr. outsider do they want pictures of him coming to new york-d.c. to raise money? his early fund-raisers, the first wave of trips he's doing in the next week or so are the south, southwest, mountain west, places he's traditionally raised money. he's raised money in new york and d.c. and will be coming here, too. the question is how much to do that. he's had meetings with people who he hopes will raise money for him. at least for now, he's been able to get new york and washington to come to him. >> smart republican money flow in his direction? >> we'll see. rick perry may be new on the

mike allen. hello. >> we just heard steven colberg's take. another aide is leaving? >> there's less. a little tough to top colberg. yesterday tim cameron who was head of operations at gingrich's think tank said he was leaving to go into the private-sector, to go over to another republican firm. he's been out there having to defend that twitter feed that as was mentioned has been charged with being fleeted. the twitter feed may be okay. it's over a million people. the reason for that is that newt gingrich along with john mccain were two of the few republicans who originally were on the twitter list of recommended feeds. >> mike, we've been tough on newt at times. he deserved it. but this seems to be a nonstory only because newt gingrich -- you go on to any conservative site in the past five, six, seven years newt is all over the place. say what you will about other people. i think newt would be one of the few people that would need to build a following. newt has a huge following outside of washington, forget what the polls say. you know, if he goes and delivers his sp

allen? >> mike, dana thinks this is just a guy thing because, you know, it's like construction an erector set. she just wants to pay the toll and get over. i think it's cool. >> getting in the elevator with the ironworkers going up. no one looks worse -- [ laughter ] > >> reporter: -- in a hard hat than me, i know that. that's what people are saying. who is that dufus in the hard hat? >> it's the whole reason you grew the beard. >> reporter: i was not put on this earth to be an ironworker. >> they are telling drivers don't be distracted when the lights come on. >> reporter: they should. i didn't hear that. >> its distracting. >> reporter: they are going to have like a viewing party from yerba buena island or treasure island? it's going to be very cool. it's going to look very cool and you will get a chance to see what it's going to look like. >> wow. >> come on, you think it's cool. >> it is cool. the ironworkers are an amazing group of men. [ laughter ] >> no, no. they were the first at ground zero

just last week, moo mike -- mike allen took a tour. was here, he saw something that is becoming more than. rule there -- more than the exception. >> when i went to one i knit, i observed one -- unit, i observed one patient attacking another. the staff will to intervene and restrain them and medicate them. we're still waiting for more staff, we're still waiting for an alarm system. >> reporter: the man accused of killing donna gross was essentially convicted of -- convict of that crime last week. jess massey entered a no contest plea last week in exchange for the kidnapping and other charges were dropped and massey will basically receive, 25 years to life when sentenced this month. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 8:32. a small ohiotown is reeling -- ohio town is reeling following a deadly rampage. in copley, ohio friends and family came together for a candlelight vigil for the seven people killed by a gunman. police say the suspect shot his girlfriend earlier in the day before running to a nearby home and shoo

. >> with us now, the chief white house correspondent, mike allen here with the morning playbook.re all waiting for, go ahead. >> happy friday! >> thank you very much. >> we have to say happy birthday to a friend of yours, a great journalist, great american, ben bradley. he is 90 today. 9-0. >> he's a great man. 90 years old, a great man. happy birthday, ben bradley. >> it's a big day in washington. bob barnett. >> bob barnett? >> bob barnett and ben bradly. >> do you think he gets 10% of bradley's birthday cake? he's a lawyer. for those of you following at home. okay. mike, you have more details on what's in former vice president dick cheney's memoir, right? >> yes. this gentleman from wyoming is having his last blast, "in my time." one is that on election night 2000, he says the bush team was irritated and frustrated with al gore. listen to this. vice president cheney rights that he says who retracts a concession? he flashes back to 1976 when he was gerald ford's chief of staff. he says we waited and i slept on it before conceding to carter. if gore had any kind of professional

mike. >> reporter: hello, allen. it's not actually a forest in san francisco but we are in golden gate park and this is one of the spots bay area chefs go shopping for flavors you might not expect. like many local chefs nicole hunts and gathers in her garden. >> we have wild pine nuts. >> reporter: bay area chefs aren't just using spice you're used to. >> pine syrup. >> reporter: no tree is safe in the forest anymore. this pastry chef is baking with trees. >> it's a chocolate scone with pine needle glaze. >> and i got really reminisce he wants of mint and pistachio. >> reporter: it does taste like mint and pistachio. so why not just use mint and pistachio? >> chefs especially in san francisco, we try to find things that you don't normally eat. >> reporter: another likes to use douglas firs tips as a snack or in tea and eucalyptus in a dessert ice. >> i would say it tastes like california because like i think that like that's the smell i associate with california is like that strong eucalyptus taste and smell. >> you'

we'll cut your mike up if you don't stop when i start. >> clips from "allen keys is making sense."show. if you have to insert in the name of the show the host is making sense, it tells you something about what the people think the host might be. something has taken over this network when this show's name gets changed to "rachel maddow's blazers sure fit good." michele bachmann did this on the campaign trail in iowa this week. >> before we get started, let's all say happy birthday to elvis presley today. happy birthday. >> michele bachmann said that not on elvis presley's birthday, but on the day that elvis presley died, then this from michele bachmann yesterday. >> what people recognize is that there's a fear that the united states is in an unstoppable decline. they see the rise of china, rise of india, rise of the soviet union. >> soviet union. you may also remember michele bachmann on the campaign trail saying she was proud to be from waterloo, iowa, because that's where john wayne was from. >> what i went them to know is just like john wayne was from waterloo, iowa, that's the s

allen? >> absolutely. when do you that kind of math. mike, care. , don't step in any holes in the road. >> reporter: i'm standing still. >> thought we lost you the first time. don't want to lose you permanently. mike, take care, be careful, see you at 6:00. >> keep on that hard hat. >>> it could take another week before a fire outside yosemite national park is finally out. as of now the fire is about one- third contained. so far it burned nearly 5,000 acres. a 15-mile stretch of highway 140, which leads into the national park, that is still closed. the fire chased dozens of people out of their homes as well as the campgrounds yesterday and firefighters are warning more evacuations could be necessary. the flames started on thursday, apparently a motorhome caught fire and started it all. >>> i know weather is probably playing a huge role in what the firefighters are able to to do with that fire. roberta? >> it's very breezily. westerlies kicking up to 22 to 23 miles an hour. you can see our live cbs 5 weather camera from dublin inspiration cir

allen west tonight's tools have a board. ok time for happy hour is nice and joining me this evening is our team producer jenny churchill and mike rakes associate editor at reason that is ian and reason dot com . thanks for joining me guys. we have decided to show that michele bachmann is just the gift that keeps on giving this woman i love that she's running for president i'm a little scared that she's running for president i also love that she's running for president because of this stuff she says just provide so much material and the pictures that obviously are taken of her but here's a new clip of her this is something that she said on a radio show take a listen. where people represent. there's a fear that the united states is going to are. we see the rise of china right here right. through here and we're here. i know you're going to be the president you know what countries are rising and which ones don't even exist anymore maybe it is ok. i realize it's frightening to me is this seems to happen often we hear about politicians talking about how they're frightened of the soviet union it's like the ultimate bogeyman akhil that

. >> mike williams, i'm going to make a point here, at the end that may be given trouble or not, but relevant to this, you know, you and allen west and tim scott, i just got an e-mail from a buddy of mine who says that herman cain is in iowa right now and it's the darndest thing to see 13,000 islands out cheering herman cain on stage. [applause] >> and you know, you're in the second congressional district of south carolina, which is the district got fired the first shot in the civil war, and it happens to be represented by black man who happens to be a republican. [applause] >> and it is nice to see michael williams and allen west and tim scott and herman cain, and the list goes on, running not based on who they are, but on what their ideas are. and you have been consistently since 2009, you -- i still can't get over the fact you are a railroad commissioner who has nothing to do with railroads, but the power of your ideas and what you say, i just appreciate you for ever, and i think is so much for being here. and folks, you can send michael williams to the united states congress with your prayers, your money and your votes.