that happened on andrea mitchell's show. senator olympia snowe of maine, her shock announcement that she was retiring from the senate. nobody thought she would quit, nobody had any idea why she was doing it, her first interview she explained herself, andrea mitchell's show. i don't know why it is not more of a national phenomenon, but andrea mitchell's msnbc show at 1:00 eastern breaks so much news it's unbelievable. there's almost nothing like it in media, period. and today, at 1:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc on andrea's show, it happened again. >> you were in our green room getting ready to come on and the white house now tells us we can reveal that you just got off the phone with president obama. >> yes, i did. >> the stakes have been raised high what did he say to you? >> he encouraged me and supported me and thanked me for speaking out about the concerns of american women and what was really personal for me was that he said to tell my parents that they should be proud and that meant a lot because rush limbaugh questioned whe

on andrea mitchell's show. that was the komen foundation interview they tried to just physician their defunding of planned parenthood and sparked all that outrage that led to them reversing course and undefunding planned parenthood. that all broke wide open on andrea mitchell's show. also the rick santorum zillionaire guy, him saying women don't need birth control they ought to put an aspirin between their knees, where did that happen? on andrea mitchell's show. senator olympia snowe of maine, announcing she is retiring from the senate. nobody thought she would quit, nobody had any idea why she was doing it, her first interview she explained herself, andrea mitchell show. i don't know why it is not more of a national phenomenon, but andrea mitchell's msnbc show at 1:00 eastern breaks so much news it's unbelievable. almost nothing like it in media, period. today, at 1:00 eastern on msnbc on andrea's show it happened again. >> you were in our green room getting ready to come on and the white house now tells us we

mitchell was an irish-born american preacher that lincoln knew from illinois. he brought him to washington specifically for this role to administer the programs. and mitchell knew of menard through his abolitionist activities and thought of him as a potentially who could bridge the gap between the colkocolonin movement. he is hired on and makes him one of the first african-americans to obtain a white collar job in the united states government. he was given an equal salary to the white administrative workers in the interior department, which caused quite a bit of controversy. the other workers rebelled, complained to the secretary of interior and within three months had pressured them to discontinue menard's salary and urged the secretary of the interior to demote him to a messenger because they couldn't countenance standing there in the same office with an african-american who was attaining equal salary, even though he was probably better educated, more qualified for the job than most of his adversaries. menard nonetheless sticks it out with mitchell and the li

mitchell hires menard on as a clerk in 1863. which actually makes him one of the first african-americans to obtain a white collar job in the united states government. he was given an equal salary to the white administrative workers in the interior department, which caused quite a bit of controversy. the other workers rebelled against this, complained to the secretary of the interior, and within three months, had pressured them to discontinue me nard's salary and urged the secretary of the interior to demote him to a messenger. because they couldn't have him standing there in the same office with an african-american obtaining an equal salary, even though he was probably more qualified for the job than most of his adversaries. menard nonetheless sticks it out with mitchell, and the lincoln administration as a participant and a negotiator in these colonization schemes. he also comes into contact with another abolitionist. and 24 is our third picture up here, henry highland garnett. mr. garnett is a very vibrant, fiery speaker, who

mitchell was an irish born american preacher from illinois. he brought him to administer the program and mitchell new of menard and thought of him as someone who could bridge the gap between the movement in the white community and the movement in the black community. so mitchell hires him as a clerk in 1863 which makes him one of the first african-americans to obtain a white collar job. which caused quite a bit of controversy. and within three months had pressured them to disconcontinue his salary and urged the secretary of the interior to demote him. they couldn't work in the same office with an african-american who was probably more qualified for the job. menard none the less sticks it out with mitchell and the lincoln administration as a negotiator in these colonization schemes and comes into contact with another abolitionist. henry highland garnet from the state of new york. and mr. garnet is a vibrant speaker who has been part of the moveme movement. after the war, he becomes one of our first ambassadors to liberia. he was an ally of mena

mitchell married tim schofield in des moines iowa with bob in happy attendance, and mitchell gold andliams say they will always take joy in the business they built together. did you ever in your wildest dreams think it would be as big as it is now? >> never. >> reporter: it's amazing, people will come up to us on the street or various echtds and tell us which piece of furniture they have. it's refreshing and positive to know that you've had such a positive impact on peoples' lives and their home. >> lee: still to come, we catch up with cindy crawford. >> i look at my daughter. you have my old skin, and i want it back >> lee: but first. >> no man -- >> reporter: hedy lamarr, film legend and electronic whiz. >> nervous? i can't even put on my lip stick. >> they won't be looking at >> announcer: it's sunday morning on cbs and here'sly cowan >> lee: that's hedy lamarr in the 1941 classic, zigfeld girls where they're recognized for looks more than talent, and lamarr was no exception. but there were brains behind the beauty, and it's a bombshell of a different kind that has historians now t

i'm andrea mitchell live in havana. at the supreme court today, the third and climactic day of arguments focusing whether health care reform can survive without the insurance mandate. after yesterday's arguments many think that the law could be on the critical list. chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com. pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. and he has just come trt chamber. pete, first to you. what was your impression of today's argument after a lot of impressions yesterday that there were a number of justices very critically questioning the health care mandate? what was the take away today? >> andrea today's question is, if the supreme court were to find that the insurance requirement is unconstitutional, can the rest of the law stand? i think it's fair to say that perhaps a bare majority of the court thinks the answer is either completely no or mostly no. a majority of the court seemed to think that maybe there are sort of things on the very periphery of the law, things that were sort of tack

and good day, i'm andrea mitchell. police arrested actor george clooney, his father, nick clooney and martin luther king, iii, and several members of congress outside of the embassy in washington, d.c., i was outside of that scrum while was happening. >> you know, i'm proud to be standing here with my father. >> right before clooney was arrested, i was able to speak with him as he was escorted away by police. >> i'll stand together here with my father, so that at one moment in time when you people ask you where were you, where did you stand i want to say i'm standing on the right side of history. >> the father and son frafled to darfur in 2006 and have been trying bring attention to the regime. chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and nbc haes david gregory is moderator of meet the press. you interviewed george clooney, he will be on "meet the press" this sunday. he is one of the celebrity using his fame, as angelina jolie has, he has traveled there and our own ann curry as you know, he talks and talk

reports," andrea mitchel.s program. >> reporter: it's great for me to be with you. it's wonderful to be in cuba. this is an exciting moment, alex. >> it is an exciting moment. tell us a little bit about sort of the role of the catholic church in cuba now and sort of the weight of pope benedict's remarks. >> reporter: it's been fascinating for decades atheism was the official government position and religions had no legal standing here. and this is not as predominantly catholic a country as most of the rest of latin america. only 10% of cubans are actually observant catholics. but the -- since the last papal visit, 14 years ago, and of course john paul ii, there has been an increasing power and strength of the church, the vatican has had increasing influence because of the cardinal here, cardinal ortega in havana, and he's playing a much more important role in promoting political reform. he actually had an unprecedented conversation and negotiation with raul castro in negotiating for the release of 130 politica

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i'm andrea mitchell live in this historic square in front of the cathedral here in havana. the supreme court has just completed the first of three days. six hours of arguments on obama administration's historic health care plan. and the stakes could not be higher. both for the president and, of course, his republican challengers. chris cillizza is the msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and mark halperin is, of course, an nbc senior political analyst and "time" magazine's editor-at-large. both join us for our daily fix. first of all, rick santorum going to the supreme court today trying to make his case and at one point being drowned out by all the protesters. we'll show you just a bit of that to set up our daily fix. >> there's one candidate in this race who can actually make the contrast that is necessary between the republican position and the conservative position and one that is an overwhelmingly supported by the american public. >> chris, clearly, santorum, rick santorum is trying to make the case that the contrast between him and mitt romney ov

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, the president speaking for the first time today about the fatal shooting of an unarmed 17-year-old, trayvon martin. talking about trayvon's death in deeply personal terms. chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com. in our daily fix today, this is so powerful, so strong. the president of the united states. let's hear a little bit more what the president had to say today. >> sure. >> when i think about this boy, i think about my own kids. i think all of us have to do some soul certainlying to figure out how does something like this happen. and that means that we examine the laws and the context for what happened. as well as the specifics of the incident. but my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. you know, if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. and you know, i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves. >> this is a national conversation about race. we have an

>> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight, thanks. >>> still ahead on a busy friday night, the growing firestorm tonight over that crude tirade from rush limbaugh who is refusing to back down. the woman he targeted is speaking out about those comments and the surprise phone call she received today. >>> we are back with this growing firestorm over the crude tirade from rush limbaugh directed at a young woman caught up in the fight over birth control in washington. tonight, the anger is spreading. that young woman is speaking out on her own behalf and limbaugh is refusing to apologize. we get the latest from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: today rush limbaugh did not back down. >> what can i do to the women of america? >> thank you for calling this hearing. >> reporter: his comments from sandra fluke set off a firestorm. she is the georgetown law student prohibited from testifying before congressional committee in support of government-mandated contraceptive coverage. limbaugh wednesday. >> what does it say a

in part, chief mitchell said the reason was not to alert song that they were on to him. brian. >> paul wagner tonight, the news edge on virginia. >>> it bristol woman pleads guilty in the death of her two- year-old son. she won't spend any time behind bars. the judge reduced the felony murder charges against her. she was arrested last june after leaving her son ryan in her minivan. the prince william county judge sentenced murphy on 12 months in jail suspending all 12 and order ised -- ordered six years probation and community service. >>> police in charles county, virginia, need your help identifying that guy. he is suspected of stealing carb from -- cash from money machines and vendors. that happened in mid-february to five different businesses and he drives an older mol model blue pick up. >>> just ahead on the news edge, closing the budget gap in d.c. the goal for people at the one city in crisis summit. coming up, the plea to mayor gray. sue. >>> and absolutely gorgeous out there. i'll tell you, we have to keep a close eye on the cherry blossoms. we have a lot of he

a house where mitchell dykes lives. he saw the tornado coming, grabbed the cat and ran inside to an interior bathroom. a portion of the house was picked up several feet before it slammed down. the house is tied down with anchor straps which may have prevented more serious damage. we spoke with mitchell today and he says that he is amazed that there wasn't more damage to his house but his neighbors weren't as fortunate. listen. >> as you can see, you know, it looks like a bomb went off over here and a bomb went off over here and i got picked up and kind of threw over there. i don't know, man. i'm still in shock big time but i'm okay. my cat is okay. so, you know, he don't know, we'll just move on, man, that's all you can do. >> now, we want to show you video from another community outside of chattanooga. the hair arer harrison communi. a big problem there downed trees. for awhile some residents were trapped inside homes. today crews went out with chainsaws cutting down the trees and clearing the roads. we heard a story o

this makes mitchell spooked.nd so he gets back on the road and starts to hightail it back to indiana. >> there's a cop before him and after him. they're guiding him back to the freeway because he lied and told them he got lost and is trying to get back to indianapolis. >> there's a continuing conversation about whether or not, you know, he'll turn around, whether he's going to come. >> they're going to have to pick him up. there's no way he's coming back tonight. >> all right, here's the situation. >> they can take him right now. it will be another county. >> frank from perverted justice alerts the sheriff's men about what's happening. >> they can take him right now before he leaves the state. it'll be a different county, but they've got him. >> he had been with perverted justice since august of 2003. he came across the website while perusing the internet and almost instantly became interested in becoming a volunteer and been with p.j. ever since. >> we don't want to spook him. >> del has another conversation wit

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i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in our daily fix, moments ago, senate democrats defeated the blunt amendment, which would have allowed employers to be exempted from a requirement providing contraception coverage if they claimed personal religious objections or moral objections. the amendment went down 51 to 48. retiring republican senator olympia snowe voted with the democrats in order to table that amendment. democrats bob casey of pennsylvania, joe manchin of west virginia, and ben nelson of nebraska voted with the republicans. kris cillizza is an nbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. hey, chris. this was a key test already of the gender wars. it was pretty clear that it was going to be defeated. and susan collins voted with her fellow republicans, against some of the other women in the senate, saying that she thought that this was an amendment that was defective, but they could be fixed later on, but that the democrat were playing election year politics. >> well, you know, i would say both side

i'm andrea mitchell. if our daily fix today, after staying on the sidelines for months, former florida governor jeb bush endorsed mitt romney this morning. will other republican holdouts now get on board? chris cillizza is managing editor of post politics.com and msnbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd is host of the "daily rundown" right here on msnbc. jeb is the big get. >> a big get. there's they're or fo there's three or four more to get. the nomination plane is coming in for the landing the wheels are down. you can always abort landings. you can't -- this jeb bush endorsement, it's important. it would be -- it has been more telling that it took so long. look how it was done, by press release, by tweet. and then the romney campaign even you know, they put out a release talking about that it happened. >> where was the joint news conference? where was the stopover in florida? >> there's a long history here. jeb bush has not been happy with mitt romney and how mitt ro

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, mitt romney winning the delegate math. so why can't he get respect? the romney campaign argues that the race is over. but southern states lie ahead. and romney's rivals are not letting up. chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com and joins us now for our daily fission. what about the fact that mitt romney did win super tuesday, such as it was. he's got the delegates, certainly the delegate momentum on his side. but take a look at what rick santorum had to say, responding to the sort of active god moment, where romney said that it's just not even possible for them to catch up. >> what won't they resort to, to try to bully their way through this race? you know, if the governor thinks he's going -- he's now ordained by god to win, then let's just have it out. >> is mitt romney correct that it would take an act of god for either of the other two to pass him and be able to cinch this nomination? >> i don't want to say "act of go

mitchell.ery important day to have you on, as well. thank you for coming onboard early. we've got a lot to talk about. we're going to look at the races obviously, politics over the weekend. we saw santorum win kansas, romney take wyoming and some of the territories and we're looking ahead to tuesday, alabama, and mississippi. and steve, of course, you're here, we'll talk about the reaction to the movie which still continues. but first, let's start with afghanistan. a united states army sergeant is being detained today after american officials say he went on a nighttime massacre over the weekend killing at least 16 afghan civilians as they slept in their homes. a coalition spokesman says the rogue shooter abandoned his post at a military base and walked to a nearby village. there he allegedly opened fire inside three separate homes killing as many as nine children, five other civilians were reported injured. president obama who was attending his daughter's basketball game personally called hamid

behind closed doors and we are kicking off our series, a series we are proud of here at "andrea mitchell reports" together with ne"newsweek" and the daily beas hear from women who are creating change. on the campaign trail, romney unleashing the silver fox. >> hi, this is bar brar bush calling for romney for president on behalf of our friend, mitt romney. we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for next four years. >> but just wait until you hear what barbara bush refused to say in the call about president obama. and romney's sons get the s and l treatment. >> so mitt romney's five adult sons why should people get excited and not terrified about your presence to trail? >> our average age is 36 and our medi median age is 35. see, we are just like you, america. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington skeshs are -- conservatives are getting behind romney but there's a big swing in women voters against congressional members. chris cillizza is a managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd host of the daily run down and chief

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good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix another tuesday, another challenge as mitt romney hopes for a decisive win in illinois where he has a big advantage in delegate slates over rick santorum. chris si chris and mark. welcome both. first of all, let's talk about battle ground illinois the importance of this. chris, first to you. if mitt romney wins the popular vote and wins the delegate vote, much of a setback is that to rick santorum? >> andrea, at some point rick santorum is going to have to win somewhere where we don't expect and where it will allow him to make the case that, yes, mitt romney has a large delegate lead but, yes, i can keep him from that magic 1144 number for even get it myself. losing michigan, losing ohio, granted, narrowly, we think, we don't know, losing illinois, doesn't fit that mold. it's likely on saturday he'll go and win in louisiana, that should help him somewhat. but at some point given the delegate math, given romney's organizational and financial advantages, at some point r

she told that to andrea mitchell? you know, i offered to pay for aspirins. i thought that i had been quite compassionate here. you know, also, one thing that is obvious is that when the left wants to pretend they have no sense of humor, they are excellent at it. >> sense of humor. slut? and he mocked the president for showing compassion towards you. >> apparently sandra fluke told obama when he asked her if she was okay, she said that obama told her that she should tell her parents they should be proud. okay. i'm going to button my lip on that one. the president sells sandra fluke, a 30-year-old sandra fluke, parents should be proud. okay. >> so joan you and i are pretty articulate on matters of politics, and i think something strange in the water with rush limbaugh joining in this fight from his high level, i must say it's a high level, basically attacking an individual for being part of the debate and then going after them and making comments like i never heard somebody make about another human being in the context of public debate. >> right. you know, you

mitchell has now been laughing for 15 consecutive minutes.nd in sight, he is unable to speak. urine has leaked from his bladder. mitchell died from laughter. >> urine has leaked from his bladder. yeah, so who knew you could die laughing? i guess i shouldn't laugh about this. an expert known as the laugh doctor broke it down explaining after 20 minutes of continuous laughter there is tremendous strain on the heart and you aren't getting enough oxygen and so on. >> the muscle that get most fatigued would be the smooth muscles, the sfingter, of the body. >> really? really. this is an educational show. i am a little concerned about the notion of dying laughing because, well, i certainly have had my moments. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] [ laughter ] [ laughter ] [ laughter ] all right. [ laughter ] all right. sorry. [ laughter ]

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. mitt romney's political rivals pounced on the campaign's etch-a-sketch flub serving up political theater with props. >> he said it's like an etch-a-sketch. >> he said it was like an etch-a-sketch. >> like an etch-a-sketch. >> this is an etch-a-sketch. >> an etch-a-sketch. >> an etch-a-sketch. >> how many ever you used an etch-a-sketch? >> my children had etch-a-ske h etch-a-sketch. >> she could now be a presidential candidate. >> this is the first of what i'm going to now call my etch-a-sketch tour of america. >> chris is an msnbc contributor. well, chris, we have entered the silly season. but it is damaging because it takes romney off message when he should have been celebrating a victory in illinois. >> right. quickly two points. you're exactly right in that this should -- we should be talking about jeb bush's endorsement in the wake of mitt romney's victory in illinois and whether this is officially wrapped up for mitt romney or unofficially wrapped up for him. but point number two