authority to make sure that taxes are appropriate collected so that we do have an even playing field now mr michel do you believe that the states that have the power to collect taxes across their borders what i have a problem with is the notion that a state can force an out of state merchant to be a deputy tax collector this gets into technical issues about origin based sales tax systems versus destination based sales tax system but and my simple way of thinking it's simply a notion that a government shouldn't have the power to enforce laws outside their borders much better approaches to rely and use taxes although they are difficult to enforce but most importantly just keep sales tax rates low and then people won't have an incentive to go online in hopes of trying to protect their pocketbook mr us anything that's reasonable. well i agree with him believe me i agree with him very much like you think sales taxes low and this presents a quite a crowd under a bike frankly is is how do you extend the long arm jurisdiction of a state into another state's jurisdiction to collect that state believes as d

mr. prime minister, i want to thank you for being here and being such a strong ally. i know that michellen and your two wonderful daughters this morning. i'm looking forward to our dinner tonight and as always among the topics where i appreciated your advice that is close to our hearts, and that's how to raise our daughters well. you're a little ahead of me in terms their ages. with the prime minister's permission, i want to make one other point. there has been intense discussion around attacks in ben ghazi. i am intent on making sure that we do everything we can to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. that's why we have been taking a series of steps that were recommended by the review board after the incident. we're continuing to review our security at high threat diplomatic posts including the size and nature of our presence, including training for those headed to dangerous posts, including warning capabilities and i directed our defense department to insure that our military can respond lightning quick in times of crisis. but we're not going to be able to do this alone. i

mr. prime minister i want to thank you for being here and for being such a strong ally and partner in the region and around the world. i know that michelleates the opportunity to host mrs. erdogan and your two wonderful daughters this morning. i'm looking forward to our din tonight and as always among the topics where i appreciate your advice is close to our hearts and that's how to raise our daughters well. you're a little ahead of me in terms of their ages. with the prime minister's permission, i want to make one other point. there's been intense discussion in congress lately around the attacks in benghazi. we lost four brave americans. patriots who accepted the risks that come with service, because they know that their contributions are vital to our national interests and national security. i am intent on making sure that we do everything we can, to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. but that means we owe it to them and all we serve to do everything in our power to protect our personnel serving overseas. that's why at my direction we've been taking a series of steps. that were recommended by the review board. after the

mr. prime minister, i want to thank you for being here and for being such a strong ally and partner in the region and around the world. i know that michelleerdogan and your two wonderful daughters this morning. i'm looking forward to our dinner tonight. and as always, among the topics where i appreciate your advice is close to our hearts. and that's how to raise our daughters well. you're a little ahead of me in terms of their ages. with the prime minister's permission i want to make one other point. there's been intense discussion in congress lately around the attacks in benghazi. we lost four brave americans, patriots who accepted the risks that come with service because they know that their contributions are vital to our national interests and national security. i am intent on making sure that we do everything we can to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. but that means we owe it to them and all who serve to do everything in our power to protect our personnel serving overseas. that's why at my direction we've been taking a series of steps that were recommended by the review board after the incident. we're continuing to re

mr. castro allegedly impregnated one of his captives, michelle knight, five times during her 11 years of captivity. that he would repeatedly punch her in the stomach to induce a miscarriage. now, if these allegations are true, what on earth could explain behavior like this and what are the likely implications for mr. castro when he's brought before the court? >> well, we heard earlier today here on msnbc an fbi profiler who gave the opinion that this man is clearly psychotic which is, of course, a dsm four, now five, diagnosis, and that would be something certainly he will be suggested to. he will be evaluated by the appropriate medical and psychiatric authorities by his lawyers and by the prosecution team. this will be a long process. it is true, as craig reported, that 30 days before they can bring the indictment, but the process of prosecuting and if there's going to be a trial, which i do not foresee in this case, martin. but whatever is going to happen in terms of pursuing justice against this man will take a long time, indeed. >> yeah. and to that point of psychiatric illness, pres

mr. prime minister, i want to thank you for being here and being such a strong ally. i know that michelle appreciates the opportunity to host mrs. erdogan and your two wonderful daughters this morning. i'm looking forward to our dinner tonight and as always among the topics where i appreciated your advice that is close to our hearts, and that's how to raise our daughters well. you're a little ahead of me in terms their ages. with the prime minister's permission, i want to make one other point. there has been intense discussion around attacks in ben we lost for brave americans. i am intent on making sure that we do everything we can to prevent another tragedy like that meanshappening. we owe it to them to do everything in our power to protect personnel serving overseas. that's why we have been taking a series of steps that were recommended by the review board after the incident. we're continuing to review our security at high threat diplomatic posts including the size and nature of our presence, including training for those headed to dangerous posts, including warning capabilities and i di

mr. prime ministei want to thank you for being here and for being such a strong ally and part her in the region and around the world. i know that michelle mrs. erdogan and your two wonderful daughters this morning. i'm looking forward to our dinner tonight, and as always, among the topics where i appreciate your advice is close to our hearts, and that's how to raise our daughters well. you're a little ahead of me in terms of, in terms of their ages. with the prime minister's permission, i want to make one other point. there's been intense discussion in congress hately around the 25eu -- lately around the attacks in benghazi. we lost four brave americans, patriots who accepted the risks that come with service because they know that their contributions are vital to our national interests and national security. i am intent on making sure that we do everything we can to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. but that means we owe it to them and all who serve to do everything in our power to protect our personnel serving overseas. that's why at my direction we've been taking a series of steps that were recommended by the review bo

. >> first lady michelle obama continues her season of commencement speeches, this time in nashville, tennessee. mrs. obama is telling graduates the importance of hard work and even failure when it comes to hard times in life. >> the ability to pick yourself up when you fall, those are some of the most important skills you need as you make your way through college and life. >> the high school is ranked among one of the best public schools in the nation for its high graduation rate. >> and still to come, a 21-year-old student is dead and police bullets are to blame. >> and the latest on the i.r.s. scandal taking the obama administration by storm. >> why officials are now questioning the woman in charge of the tax exempt division and her connection to the president's health care plan. we'll be right back. ight back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice. this is a stunning work of technology. the 2013 lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >> back now with a tragic story out of new york where police continue to investigate the death of a college s

michelle obama. standard and diplomatic pose. now look at this. collin shows mrs.he bicep kiss and gets her on the craze. first lady showing the perfect pose. first lady. how about that. matt kemp plays for the dodgers of course but what he did in san francisco this weekend might win over even the most loyal giants fans. video appearing on you tube shows kemp running across the diamond' at at&t park this past weekend young man battling cancer. kemp signed the ball and took the shirt there it goes right off this is back. he wasn't done. handed the fan his jersey and even his shoochlts kemp says the phone jamd with text message offering the praise. didn't plan any but hopes it made the kid day and. >> absolutely wonderful. spencer is back with the forecast. >> that's amazing jess tuvrment you have to will have it. >> we have clouds thickening around the bay area right now and the threat of at least couple of spring el overnight into tomorrow. we start the day tomorrow with lots of cloud cover in the morning and again chance of some wildly scattered sprinkle later in

mr. castro stands before you a captive. >> reporter: the formal charges, three counts of rape. the victims, amanda berry, now 27, gina dejesus, 22, and michelle knight, 32. and four counts of kidnapping, the three women and berry's 6-year-old daughter born and held in captivity. the judge set bail at $8 million. today in cleveland, castro's mother reacted. >> translator: i asked that those mothers forgive me and that the girls forgive me for all the pain they suffered. >> reporter: castro's brothers pedro and onil, arrested along with him, also appeared in court on unrelated misdemeanor charges and were released. >> the other two brothers have not been charged with anything in connection with this case. >> reporter: late today nbc affiliate wkyc's tom meyer reported that police told him that castro confessed to the kidnappings. >> ariel castro told police that he's cold-blooded, that he's a sex addict that he can't control himself. that the crimes were crimes of opportunity. he's blaming this on the girls. he said, if the girls didn't get in the car with him, none of this would have happened. >> this might be for real. >> reporter: police rel

michelle will have a good night out on the town, treat her. >> treat really nice. he wished, in skranl politics. saying she was sweet and foxy. mr. foxy, himself, mr. kiereins. >> yeah, crazy weather over the weekend, soggy. >> shall we say cool? >> nothinged is not pretty. yesterday was obviously an ugly friday and by far the worse forecast around the country will be in new england. yesterday, the rain relentless. let me show you nyack, new york. this is a quaint little village on the main street. you are looking at main street, people. it's on a hill. when it poured, it just created its own river going down the middle of town. >> what was that? >> in. >> i don't know. they got three or four inches of rain. it's raining this morning. in the last 48 hours, we saw rain in hartford and new york city. it's not isolated. overnight, it rained more. thankfully, it's about ending in new york city. now it's pushing out towards ride. further to the north, it is a soggy day. you zoom out a bit. can you see from boston to portland there is a steady chill of rain. highs today in the mid to low 60s. some spots in new england being in the 50s

mr. ron claiborne. >> hi again. good morning, everyone. in the news the third kidnapping victim in cleveland, michelle knight, is asking for privacy followingl friday. a dna test has confirmed the man who kidnapped, charged with kidnapping the women, ariel castro, is the father of amanda berry's 6-year-old daughter. >>> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for an investigation into the irs. this after the agent i apologized friday for subjecting conservative political groups with the words tea party or patriots in their names to closer review. >>> two astronauts on the international space station taking an unplanned space walk this morning. fixing the leaking cooling system discovered thursday and the repair job quickly planned. the crew is not in danger. >>> a long forgotten resort town in argentina literally underwater for 25 years is becoming now a tourist attraction again. the town was flooded by heavy rainstorms and a series of wet winters back in 1985 but it recently dried out. speaking of weather over to ginger zee. >> not talking dry weather here. look at this video out of castroville. a lot of places had more than 2 and

michele bachmann. >> always a pleasure. >> from the irs to the epa, is another potential scandal at the pump. first.... >> there must have been must have been a good reason. >> mr. attorney general. >> knowing the to and from, knowing the to and from.... >> from the government demanding facebook accounts to the justice department seizing phone records, is anyone's privacy safe or is it ail in the name of protection. hi, i'm terry and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. once i started taking the lyrica the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision, muscle pain

mr. castro, if he is the one who wrote this letter, actually picked up the girls. first michelle a family drugstore. then amanda berry, only 17 years old, and then gina dejesus. he captured both of them by just asking them if they would like a ride home. in that letter he talks about killing himself. he talks about eventually taking all of his money and giving that money to his victims. he says that basically he's a sexual predator. he's sick. and he has something wrong in his head and he needs help. >> hmm. all of it is just so chilling. as you've been reporting it appears ariel castro actually played favorites with his captives? what do you know about that? >> yeah, i think he did. obviously the first victim in 2002, michelle, she was 20 years old, then a year later, grabbing amanda, and in the letter he talks about why does he have this urge to have another girl in the house when he already has two. then he moved on to amanda berry, and obviously we've heard from relatives that he called amanda his girlfriend. and then, what's really key here, he talks about gina dejesus and s

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mr. leader. >> thank you very much, michelle. eric wilson from kentucky is here, and i first heard about this issue from him in the summer of 2012. and in fact made a speech about the threat of the federal government using the apparatus of the federal government to quash the boss' critics. at the time "the washington post" and others said it was just a red herring. now we know it really happened. these horror stories of the government attempting to quash the voices of critics is apparently rather rampant. and it's interesting to note that the i.r.s. apparently even gave to a left wing group, propublica, information on one of the conservative groups before their tax status had even been established. this is run away government at its worst. who knows who they'll target next. it's going to be a complete and thorough investigation of this in congress. not only who above may have known about it, but what the rank-and-file believe was their mission. the truth will come out. it always does. it can come out sooner or later, but i guaran

mr. watt, you're only supposed to do that at your confirmation hearing. that's when you rollout the kids. >> i'm just trying to get my line of questioning. i've been in the back listening. >> minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann managed to get her hand on some google glass. they tweeted this women of her sporting the new specs. >> mark sanford is back to being a congressman. the south carolina republican was sworn in wednesday with his new fiancee and his sons in attendance. >>> trying to capitalize on the fourth season of arrested development, house republicans are putting out their own version. they call it arrested economic development. it hits the president on his fiscal policies and congressional allies. >>> senator jeff flake caught flack from both sides offer his opposition to recent gun control legislation. now the group mayors against illegal guns is targeting the arizona republican again and he seems to be okay it with. he just tweeted, just heard mayor bloomberg is running more ads against me. if the mayor of nyc doesn't like my votes, i guess i'm on the right track. >>> the department of veterans affairs is kicking it into overdrive to eliminate the backlog of disability claims. a va spok

michelle as well. and this whole thing, a blessing and a curse for mr. ramsey.e a lawyer to protect his image and name. that costs money. until he starts his new gig, remains unemployed. but there is a lot of interest in hearing charles ramsey speak. we'll keep you posted. >>> in "the newsroom," hailed as a hero. the 17-year-old student who alerted authorities to a possible bomb attack. his story in his own words, next. ♪ ♪ chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for boat insurance. geico, see how much you could save. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ let me play among the stars ♪ and let me see what spring is like ♪ ♪ on jupiter and mars ♪ in other words [ male announcer ] the classic is back. ♪ i love [ male announcer ] the all-new chevrolet impala. chevrolet. find new roads. ♪ you >>> he's being called a hero. truman templeton called police and alerted him to acord's bomb plot. a phone call that may have saved many lives and we're hearing templeton's story. he sat down with cnn afaffiliat. >> they have a right to know. >> reporter: how does it feel when

michelle, back to you. >> reaction now to this deal with huawei's u.s. spokesperson, william plumber. good to see you, sir. >> mrumber, obviously, your company is unhappy with the way this deal is being structured. what's your response to it, to begin with. and then we'll talk about it. >> well, you know, huawei is a $35 billion company doing business in over 150 markets worldwide. and providing telecommunications equipment to the nationwide carriers and virtually every oecd company, connecting about one third of the world's population. it feels as if this remedy is not -- this remdy is not addressing the symptoms. the symptoms reflect a much broader challenge. >> what do you mean? >> well, the bottom line is is the cybersecurity concerns that are being expressed in the u.s. and elsewhere are very, very real. but all of the telecom venders, regardless of where they're headquartered, are global companies that rely on global supply chains, so they're all subject to global vulnerabilities. >> but this is not about supply chains. this is about espionage. this is, as senator schumer said, his concern was about the pr

mr. speaker, i expect the house to consider hr45 a bill sponsored by representative michelle backman to fully repeal obamacare. we will consider hr1062. the accountability act. it requires the fcc to conduct cost-benefit analysis on any rulemaking to ensure that the benefits outweigh the costs. i thank the gentleman. yield back. >> i thank the gentleman for that information, and again, i want to thank you. i know, that the majority leader could not be here, and he's filling in. i appreciate the fact that he's doing so. mr. brady, i noticed that there is not on the notice for the schedule for next week any reference of that motion to go to conference on the budget as you know, senate has now passed a budget which had not done for some years, and your side in particular, but all of us want to pass a budget. we pass a budget, and we would hope on this side of the aisle we would now go to conference. i'm wondering for the gentleman can light of the fact it's regular order two sides pass now try to comprise the differences that exist between the two houses. can the gentleman tell me whether or not

mr. short's good judgment, and it appears that he may have disappointed her and failed her candidate for sure. >> did you ever see micheleampaign -- any campaign financial data at all or any spending? >> no, sir. >> at all? >> no, sir. >> go ahead. >> i was simply saying, in my position, i would not have access to her knowledge or her access to the financial reports. certainly, she had to remain current. i know under the tenure of our first campaign manager, ed rollins, he insisted she remain current on what was happening financially. but he left in august. what happened after august, i have no idea. >> pete waldron gets tonight's "last word." thanks very much for joining us, peter. >> thank you so much. have a great day. >>> choose your weapons. scandals, or jobs? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. politics is what you're talking about. if you're talking about the national debt, bet on republicans. same with crime. that's another good issue for them. benghazi. better yet, think irs. that will get you votes if you're a republican. o

mr. short's good judgment, and it appears that he may have disappointed her and failed her candidate for sure. >> did you ever see micheleany campaign financial data at all or any spending? >> no, sir. >> at all? >> no, sir. >> go ahead. >> i was simply saying, in my position, i would not have access to her knowledge or her access to the financial reports. certainly, she had to remain current. i know under the tenure of our first campaign manager, ed roll lands, he insisted she remain current on what was happening financially. but he left in august. what happened after august, i have no idea. >> pete wald ron gets tonight's "last word." thanks very much for joining us, peter. >> thank you so much. have a great day. >>. >>> chris hayes is up next. last word. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. you have have a great day. >>> chris hayes is up next. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. and thank you for joining us. tonight, you've heard of too big to fail, but tonight i'll tell you about a company who was invented to fail and thousands of workers who got robbed in the process. also, a surprising move to restore

michelle is big. congress got small. >> stephanie: yes. max! max! has mr. ails called? >> max! >> max!>> caller: hey. she is going to stay in power or stay in office until the end of 2014, if she's a lame duck and she was a bomb thrower when she needed to get elected. so what is she going to do now? she could really do some damage. >> stephanie: yeah. that she's on the house intelligence committee is just -- please mr. ails give her a jingle. casey in spokane. >> caller: hey. everybody time you talk to a right-wing tea party nut -- and you talk about marcus bachmann being gay, everybody goes what are you talking about? they are like, it can't be more obvious? >> they just don't see it i guess? >> stephanie: right. yeah. exactly. >> caller: one thing that would be funny as heck is to listen to jim sing happy birthday in the marcus bachmann voice and i don't know to who, because it's not my birthday. >> stephanie: all right. it's probably somebody's birthday. sue in rockville. >> caller: hey, good morning. i have a question. >> stephanie: what is that? >> caller: if michelle is more like

mr. murphy called the alleged offenses "premeditated, deliberate, and depraved." and just how depraved is made woefully clear. in police reports from the night amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight were all rescued from that horror house. dr. drew pinsky and lisa bloom are going to join me with much more on that just minutes from now. we are in phoenix as well. two big breaking stories. five hours now, the aggravation phase of the jodi arias murder trial is set to begin and that's when the prosecution is going to try to prove that travis alexander's murder was especially cruel, and those words are crucial. especially cruel and warrants the death penalty. we're going to get into more of that in just a moment. first, though, this is arias's reaction as the verdict was read in open court. guilty of first-degree murder. and all 12 jurors agreed it was premeditated. a short time after the verdict came down, she spoke exclusively to ksaz fox reporter, troy hayden. let's listen. >> i said years ago that i would rather get death. i believe death is the ultimate freedom, so i'd rather just have my freedom as soon as i can get it. >> so you're saying you actually prefer getting the

michelle? >> hey, bill. ecb president mario draghi made these comments at his press conference after he held after the central bank cut rates. a reporter asked him, mr. draghi, are you the last man standing when it comes to defending austerity? and he was clearly exasperated in his response. he said, essentially, listen, i've always said when a government tries to balance his budget, it lead to a slowdown in the economy, at least in the short and medium term, but the key question is, how do you mitigate that effect. given the choice between cutting, spending, or raising taxes, government should cut spending, but guess what, they didn't. >> most governments really chose the simplest route, which is the one of raising taxes. here we are talking about raising taxes in an area of the world where taxes are already very high. so no wonder this had a contractionary effect. >> contractionary effect is central banker speak for a decline in the economy. draghi went on to say that now that the emergency has passed, maybe they can keep cutting spending and also cut taxes at the same time. maria? >> so, michelle, is this the same discussion, basically, we're hav

mr. speaker, i expect the house to consider h.r. 45, a bill sponsored by representative michele bachmann, to fully repeal obamacare. we will also consider h.r. 1062, the s.e.c. regulatory accountability act, authored by representative scott garrett this bill instructs the s.e.c. to conduct sos-benefit analysis on any rule, to ensure the benefits outweigh the cost. i yield become to the gentleman. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for that information. i want to thank him, i know the majority leader couldn't be here and he's filling in and i appreciate the fact that he's doing. that brady, i notice there is not on the notice for the schedule for next week any reference about a motion to go to conference on the budget. as you know, the senate has now passed a budget, which it had not done for some years. your side in particular, but all of us wanted the senate to pass a budget, they passed a budget, we passed a budget, we would hope on this side of the aisle that we would now go to conference. i'm wondering whether the gentleman can, in light of the fact that that is regular order, two sides

mr. prime minister, i want to thank you for being here and for being such a strong ally and partner. i know michelle you and your two wonderful daughters. i am looking forward to our dinner tonight. as always, we appreciate your advice. you are a little ahead of me in terms of your daughters ages. with the prime minister's permission, i want to make one other point. there has been discussion in congress lately about the attacks in benghazi. we lost four brave americans. i am intent in making sure we do everything we can to prevent another tragedy like this from happening. that means we owe it to them to do everything in our power to protect everyone serving overseas. we have been taking a series of steps that were recommended by their review board. we are continuing to review our security at high threat diplomatic post, including the size and nature at our presidents, increasing intelligence and warning capabilities. we will not be able to do this alone. we will need congress as a partner. i am calling on congress to work with us to support and fully fund our budget request. we also need congress to

mr. blitzer. >> all right, jake. thanks very much. >>> happening now a tea party darling outspoken and controversial now won't seek re-election. we're taking a closer look at the surprising reasons behind michelethreat in the midwest. severe weather possible right now literally at any moment. we have storm chasers on the ground. and governor chris christie opening up the new jersey governor talking candidly about his political future and his weight loss surgery. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> she rode the tea party ascension like a wave becoming one of the most visible vocal and controversial members of congress. she became a household name with a presidential campaign that wilted under the national spotlight. but now a surprise announcement from republican congresswoman michele bachmann. she has decided to leave congress. our brian todd is taking a closer look. he is joining us now with more. whato

michelle obama says every american has an obligation to let kids facing violence in cities like chicago know that they are not forgotten. she made her comments in an interview with "cbs this morning." mrsama says children in her hometown fear what could happen to them every single day. >> how every day they wake up and wonder what they're going to make it to school alive. i mean, every single kid worries about their own death or the death of someone every single day. >> they told you that? >> yes. we have millions of kids living in these kind of circumstances, and we as a nation have to embrace these kids. >> so in 2012, homicides declined nationally, but that wasn't the case in chicago. 506 people were murdered there last year. that's up from 433 in 2011. chicago police are quick to point out to us that the rate is down significantly so far this year in 2013. they say it's down 43%. still, there is a lot of work to be done. especially when you're coming from over 500%. >>> my next guests have two very different ideas on how to drop the number even more. rachita ali, daughter of muhammad ali. and elzy is a cnn contributor. thank you for joining me. it's good to see you again. we spent

mr. anthony? >> thank you, chief. good morning, everyone. as chief said, i'm steve anthony, special agent in charge of the cleveland office of the fbi. for amanda's family, for gina's family, for michelle's family, prayers have finally been answered. the nightmare is over. these three young ladies have provided us with the ultimate definition of survival and perseverance. the healing can now begin. every evening, year after year, as you well know, family members and law enforcement kept the faith that one day they might see their daughters, their sisters, their nieces again. monday evening, that happened. the fbi's violent crime task force as the chief and mayor mentioned, and particularly the men and women of the cleveland police department have pursued every tip and have stood with the families each step of the way. and the families of these three young ladies never gave up home and neither did law enforcement. as you can imagine, words can't describe the emotions being felt by all. yes, law enforcement professionals do cry. we rejoice with those families and the homecoming amanda, gina and michelle where i'm sure they'll be showered with much love and many, many hugs. it has been said

. >> first lady michelle obama is team up with jason collins to fundraise. the hill reports mrs.ma and the nba's first openly gay player will raise money for the dnc in honor of the lgbt community in new york later this month. the president and his wife, of course, have been be openly supportive of collins' coming out last week. >> bill: good for him. but you know, he better focus on getting a job too. >> that's true. >> still unemployed. >> bill: here we go. a big vote yesterday in the united states senate. what was called -- it depends on which side of the issue you're on, okay? if you are for this bill, if you are for online retailers having to charge a sales tax on all of their purchases then you call it the marketplace fairness act. if you are against it and if you're a grover norquist and you don't want to have to pay that sales tax, then you call it the internet sales tax bill. whatever you call it, joe donnelly, our new senator from indiana was presiding yesterday over the senate and he announced the tally. >> the yeas are 69. the nays are 27. the bill, as amended is agre

mr. anthony? >> thank you, chief. good morning, everyone. chief steve anthony, fbi. for amanda's family, for gina's family, for michele's family, prayers have finally been answered. the nightmare is over. these three young ladies have provided us with the ultimate definition of survival and press veerns. the healing can now begin. every evening year after year, family members in law enforcement kept the faith that one day they might see their daughters, their sisters, their nieces again. monday evening that happened. the fbi's violent crime task force, and particularly the men and women of the cleveland police department have pursued every tip and have stood with the families each step of the way. the families of these three young ladies never gave up hope and neither did law enforcement. as you can imagine, words can't describe the emotions being felt by all. yes, law enforcement professionals do cry. we rejoice with those families in the homecoming of the three ladies where i'm sure they will be showered with much love and many, many hugs. but has been said while we celebrate today, we and our law enforcement partners

michelle. that's why i'm calling you out. right in front of everybody. >> you have to love that. the white house said mr.t, there's lipstick on your collar how did it get there? >> i also want to see a cut away to her aunt. >> that was probably very cute. that was at a white house reception. >>> welcome back. coming up doubling down on internet gambling. why it went away, where it made a comeback next. >>> graffiti is being condemned across china. it happened in a sacred spot in egypt. now thre still coming to light. margaret brennan is at the state department. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. they are enlisted military officers who work at the u.s. embassy. their injuries are not life threatening. venezuelan authorities say they have identified the attackers. investigators responded to a report that two americans were shot outside a strip club at 4:00 a.m. on tuesday. according to venezuelan officials, roberto rosas and paul marwin got into an argument, then later stepped outside where they were shot. >> the two members at the u.s. embassy were injured during an incident. the injuries do

michelle, how stupid is that? we could use the money here at home if it were done constructively. why are we double and triple taxing overseas money? >> no, you're absolutely right. and what mr. clementi highlighted, the difference in the tax code is a phenomenon is something wonderful, a wonderful economic phenomenon that has happened the last 30 years all over the world. it's called tax competition. in other words, nations compete on their tax codes. and those that have the lowest taxes, that have the best environment for business, they get more businesses. emerging markets have learned that all over the world and they're starting to use those exact economic rules that for a while made us very successful. and as tim cook pointed out, if we don't get smart, we will lose our competitiveness. people on the other side of this issue love to talk about tax harmonization, as if it's happy, like a bank holiday, for example. ann rand would be rolling over in they are grave. be careful of people who want tax harmonization. that means they want everyone to pay higher taxes. >> frank clementi, instead of ireland raising their taxes, the united states should lower its taxes. >> larry -

mr. levin and senator mccain would agree on. >> out of it quickly i would concur with you michelle about professor shay says. if we got a territorial system, we need to have a clear base erosion principle to prevent that. chairman camp from the ways and means committee understands that in the proposals that are base erosion's proposals. >> the senate finance committee is going through a series of briefings. basically member only briefings particularly a corporate tax reform and bradley at the exemption that it is and trying to decide where it might make sense to make changes. sometimes folks in our jobs talk about creating jobs. presidents talk about creating jobs. we don't nurture for job creation that includes world-class workforce, access to capital and a reasonably good infrastructure. some certainty in the tax code. the tax code that among other things investment in workforce in r&d lead to products and services to commercialize and sell around the world panama need to provide certain to intersect a tax made ravinia simonetti mentioned that. the idea of a corporate rate to 15% in being able to supplemen

mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of foster care month and on behalf of the foster youth across this country. i'd like to commend representative karen bass, tom marino, jim mcdermott and michele bachmann for their leadership on the bipartisan foster youth caucus and for their work on this important issue. foster youth are some of the most at-risk children in our society. they often are the victims of abuse or neglect and too many face trials and tribulations beyond their years. so much of what we take for granted, a stable home, living with our siblings, or returning to the same school year after year are constant obstacles for these children. however, the month of may and day should serve as a reminder of the opportunities that we all have to make a positive difference in their lives. growing up my parents welcomed many foster children into our family and provided them with a loving, stable and nurturing environment. mr. speaker, these children belong to all of us. and we are all responsible for them. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek reco

mr. anthony? >> thank you, chief. good mornings everyone. as chief said i'm steve anthony, special agent in charge of the cleveland office for the fbi. for amanda's family, for gina's family, for michelle's family prayers have finally been answered. the nightmare is over. these three young ladies have provided us with the ultimate deaf next of survival and perseverance. the healing can now begin. every evening year after year, as you well know family members and law enforcement kept the faith that one day they might see their daughters, their sisters, their nieces again. monday evening that happened. the fbi violent crime task force as the chief and the mayor mentioned, in particular the men and women of the cleveland police department, pursued every tip and have stood with the families each step of the way and the families of these three young ladies never gave up hope and neither did law enforcement. as you can imagine words can't describe the emotions being felt by all. yes, law enforcement professionals do cry. we rejoice with those families in the homecoming of amanda, gina and michelle where i'm sure they will be showered with much love and many, many hugs. but it has been said whi

michele bachmann is leaving congress to spend more time with her husband marcus and his new chauffeur scott thorsen. were you surprised mress? >> bill: surprised at the liberace movie? she joins sarah palin in the ranks of g.o.p. quitters. they want to run for president but they can't hold a job. what i love is she says this has nothing to do with the fact that i'm being investigated by agencies. >> john: or the fact that the guy she only beat by 1% in a heavily g.o.p. district is leading her right now. didn't -- did you watch that video? i thought it was a seminar on house flipping. >> bill: she's in russia, touring russia and she releases this video back in the united states. classic michele bachmann. >> john: it is sad. i love michele bachmann. she made that campaign really entertaining last year. of course, michele bachmann is, you know, a gift to comoedians. i was sitting next to al gore on election night. i was cheering. and you know, i think that obviously she's someone who sees both sides of the complex issue. she's opposed to gay marriage and in one. but you know, she's the person who thought arab spring was a s