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no action if anything, it hurts the mitt romney campaign, because they were counting on what marco rubio was about to announce. this kind of sidelines the whole spark and bonanza that mitt romney was hoping to do, trying to move himself more to the center. if anything, he might be in a bit of a pickle. >> but the romney theory is that the most important thing right now, no matter your background or gender is the economy, and -- >> yes -- >> he recently added outreach and continues to have an outreach through ads in spanish, for example, discussing the economy and the unemployment rate in the community mere. and also, maria, when you look at some of the polling where immigration falls, it is not issue number one, jobs is. >> jobs is number one across the board for all americans. however, the difference between the struggle that romney has tried to overcome has been the tone in which he has spoken about immigration, and this idea of self-deportation. tamron, when someone talks aboutself deportation, you're basically saying you're going to put families into a pressure cooker until they're forced out of this country, because they've made the space, the

sparked the l.a. riots. >>> and mitt romney is daking his six-day bus tour to iowa on monday. now back to "predator raw." >>> we keep getting guys on the schedule a couple hours out. as it gets closer, something changes their mind. and that's what's been going on. that's why i'm not giving you updates on guys, because as the time approaches they keep bailing out. >> perverted justice decoys have been chatting with a number of men right around greenville and in darke county. and there came a point saturday where they just started going away. >> the word's out around here. greenville is having a chat where these guys stop talking. >> the detectives later speculated that somehow word got out around town, that our investigation was compromised. >> anybody that does surveillance knows it's sit and wait. ten seconds of action, four hours of boredom. >> people were getting a little cagey inside the house, wondering what was going on, how badly was it compromised? you know, how far out did people know what was going on? there was a lot of pacing going on. a lot of nervous energy. >> d

president obama and mitt romney trade blows over the economy in ohio. >>> aliens among us? an oddly shaped vehicle sparks curiosity among maryland motorists. >>> and expensive proposition. new government numbers reveal just how much that bundle of joy is going to cost you. good morning, every. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "1st look" on msnbc. we'll begin this morning with the rich and famous. president obama raised some money last night here in new york at the home of actress sarah jessica parker. wealthy celebrities from film, fashion and music paid $40,000 each to attend the exclusive get together. earlier in the day, the president and mitt romney were both in ohio and both more down to earth talking about the economy and middle class. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: for the first time on the same day, the president and the challenger went to ohio for dueling speeches. barack obama with students, worried about the economy on his watch. >> we're all just trying to get a job, we're all just trying to get a future. >> let's put some folks to work right here at

sparked by target shooters. >>> in election 2012 news mitt romney is quietly raising money in utah.gressman says the chain is going well. >> if there is one thing governor romney knows how to do is run an organization and it's impressive. he did it here in utah with the olympics and he is doing with his campaign and i think he will do as president. >> romney's guest list is secret, but newly released numbers show that they raised $76 million in the month of may. >>> president obama is spending a quiet weekend in washington after campaigning yesterday in florida. today is superpack released a new attack ad. >>> in his weekly address president obama pushed congress to work right way to help the economy. >> right now we're seven days away of thousands of american workers having to work off the job because congress hasn't passed a transportation bill and nearly eight days from students seeing their loan rates double because congress hasn't actedded to stop it. >> senate aides say both sides are negotiating on the student loan bill. but if it doesn't pass by july 1st, interest rates will

reports out of the euro zone sparked action today, and today president obama and mitt romney gave dualingpeeches on the economy in ohio. we have some highlights on that. >> if you didn't this ohio would be important to this campaign, you learned that today. both president obama and mitt romney gave speeches today. neither afraid of taking a shot at another candidate. starting off with machinery that explained what was going on with this intrastate rivalry. >> you may have heard that president obama is on the other side of the state and he is going to be delivering a speech on the economy. he is doing that because he has not delivered a recovery for the economy. meanwhile, president obama also giving a speech on the economy in ohio and billion, framing this as a battle for the future of the economy and making a stark contrast between his policies and those of machineit romney, listen to that as well. >> they're policies did not grow the economy. they did not grow the middle class. they did not reduce our debt. why would we think that they would work better this time? >> interestingly, bara

president obama and mitt romney trade blows over the economy in the swing state of ohio. >>> aliens among us? an oddly shaped vehicle sparks curiosity among maryland motorists. >>> and expensive proposition. new government numbers reveal just how much that bundle of joy new government numbers reveal just how much that bundle of joy will cosyou. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the rich and famous. president obama raised money last night at a new york home of actress sarah jessica parker here in new york. wealthy celebrities from the film, fashion, and music worlds all paid $40,000 each to attend the exclusive get-together. earlier in the day the president and challenger mitt romney were both in ohio and both a little more down to earth talking about the economy and the middle class. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: for the first time on the same day, the president and the challenger went to ohio for dueling speeches. barack obama with students, worried about the economy on his watch. >> we're all just trying to get a job. we're all jus

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mitt romney addressed. live in washington with a look at how the immigration debate will possibly sway voters. good morning. >> reporter: president obama wants to capitalize on latino voter enthusiasm he has going on right now. sparkedhis latest shift in immigration policy. now he will take his pitch on immigration reform to the sam group that mitt romney spoke to with a softer tone. he said that he would address the problem of illegal immigration in a civil but resolute manner. it was from the aggressive stance that illegal immigrants should first deport. the obama campaign supporters wasted intime, painting romney in a negative light. the plan for obama is build momentum with voters because they are crucial alto florida, colorado and nevada. >> the first full weekend of summer. not going to feel like it. >> no. festival season will go on in the bay area. a lot of people in town for pride week. we also have nascar in town, also the alameda fair. if you are headed out to any of those you want to be wary. make sure you are aware they are coming and bring that umbrella. a live look at this beautiful start over the embarcadero. you can see the clouds are kind of thick. actually off in the distance, that is going to bri

mitt romney? we'll have a fair and balanced debate ahead. >>> all sparked by the mysterious death of this russiancorruption lawyer. we have the breaks details in a live report. jenna: one of our top stories today, we're going to focus on the relationship between the united states and russia and we wanted to let you know about an important story that certainly hasn't gotten a lot of attention. the senate is taking up a controversial piece of legislation right now. it's aimed at exposing human rights violations in russia. could have some interesting consequences. rick folbaum is back with us from the breaking news desk. rick? >> reporter: jenna, the cold war may be over but there is a definite chill between the u.s. and russia that happens to be blowing straight through capitol hill today. the powerful senate foreign relations committee will vote on a bill which is specifically aimed as you said highlighting russia's human rights abuses. it is named for a russian lawyer whose picture is on the screen there who exposed a $230 million embezzlement scheme by some top russian firms. for being a whistle

last but a spokesperson for mitt romney resigned after opposition from far-right religious groups over his gay sexual orientation. richard grenell was hired in april, sparkingediate calls from evangelical groups for his dismissal. i want to turn to a clip of romney on "fox and friends." >> we wanted him to stay with our team. he is a very accomplished spokesperson. we select people not based upon their ethnicity or their sexual preference or gender, but upon their capability. he was a capable individual and we're sorry to see him go. a series of by people called and encourage him to stay, but he expressed a desire to move on. i wish him the best. >> that was mitt romney. don gorton, a final comment on their resignation of richard grenell and why the issue of bisexuals and transgender people is especially important in a report on anti-bullying. >> it is clear mr. grenell had his wings clipped by the romney campaign. in early may, foreign policy was the subject of significant discussion and the presidential race. richard grenell was kept out of the loop. he was not representing the romney campaign, did not have input. they basically had neutered him so if he

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sparked by his recent shift in his immigration policy. now, he's going to make his pitch on immigration reform today and it's to the same group that mitt romneyrday. romney told those hispanic leaders he would address the problem of illegal immigration in a civil but resolute manner. it was a far cry from the sometimes aggressive stance he has taken on illegal immigration, especially during the primaries. now, obama campaign supporters wasted no time taking advantage of that with a new ad painting romney in a negative light. obama is still basking in the glow of his week-old immigration policy to let illegal immigrants under 30 stay in the country if they don't have a criminal record and have earned g.e.d.s or high school diplomas. romney tried to attack the president's stance on immigration directly. he says that despite obama's promises he has failed to address immigration reform. the game plan for team obama today is build mo momentum. we're live in washington. marla, back to you. >> thank you. more evidence coming to light in the case involving neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. his defense team released video of investigators q

mitt romney accepts the nomination in tampa this summer. it's monday june fourth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching r t. well a secretive and elite builder burge conference has sparked protests outside of the high security closed door of that the gathering of the world's top political and business leaders wrapped up over the weekend what they were about goal of a craving for solutions over. all kinds of groups protested outside of the marriott and chantel a virginia where the leaders were meeting it's believed that critical foreign policy decisions are made when the public is being left in the dark and the secrecy surrounding the event has bred all kinds of. as to what exactly goes on with some believing attendees are conspiring to build a one world government or our correspondent abbie martin was enchanted leverage and it's a cover the event and joins us now to tell us all about it abby nice to see you again so this is that it's been happening for decades this time it's enchanted leverage and not too far from here what makes this event is anything different from years past what was a bird meeting started in one thousand nine hundred fifty four when a group of peopl

mitt romney ought to know better. i stand with our public employees and cops and firefighters and their teachers? ♪ >> stephanie: it is the -- yea, hal sparkscome to it. 24 minutes past the hour. >> join the brad pitt and burn after reading dance. >> stephanie: beautiful. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll free. how precious is hal sparks? the most. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll free from anywhere. steve in florida hi, steve welcome. >> caller: you doing? >> stephanie: good. >> caller: this is the first time i ever called in. i had a couple of things to bring to your attention in case anybody didn't know. when bush was in office and was trying to sell social security to wall street, he made a promise he couldn't fulfill so what did he do to fund his -- he borrowed $4.32 trillion from social security and second of all, what he did the veterans that are coming home from the war zones, they were getting enlistment bonuses like $50,000 and $60,000 then when they got hit or something like that, he cut them off for failure to fulfill their contract. can you believe that? >> stephanie: oh yeah. yes, i can. >> sadly enough, no one would be

mitt romney's life has been all about thus far. nobody's disputing his success at making money for bain and himself. but at any rate. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] pop quiz for you, hal sparkst allergic. >> gosh. >> stephanie: bringing this back to something you said earlier. >> cat. >> stephanie: yes, cat hair. i would have been one of the people -- what were you talking about earlier? >> the crazy cat lady disease which is a mental disorder where you are literally driven by the microbes in your gut to behave differently. >> stephanie: to like the smell of cat urine. [ screaming ] >> that prick alone could have turned knew a zombie. >> do you want to hear the cat lady die? [cats meowing] >> here, kitties. here, twilight. here boxcar. kitty. kitty. come come, come popcorn. that's right. [coughing] [cats meowing] >> stephanie: that was the cat lady that won the lottery. she built a separate house -- how many cats? something like 80 something and she died because he was allergic to cats. [ ding ding ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: she obviously didn't have the prick test. jason in san antonio you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi jason. >> caller: hi, steph. >> stephanie: hi