mrs. obama is, it is an honor to have you and your guests here to join with the museum in a tradition that is now almost a century old. that is the presentation of the first lady's inaugural ball gown to the smith sonian institution and into our national collection. the national museum of american history has a unique mission. we have the mandate to tell the whole story of america through our collections, our research, our exhibitions, our educational programs, our web sites. this museum, which is the largest and most popular history museum in the country, offers the unique opportunity to visitors to discover the american dream and to understand what it means to be an american. we are assembled here in flag hall, which serves as the museum's public square. it is the place where we can connect our visitors with information and ideas and with each other. and it is also the place where we sponsor a number of important programs, naturalization ceremonies take place here. we have hands-on learning ac

mr. obama's policy announcement is the first in a series of events aimed at reducing nuclear weapons worldwide. thursday, he signs a new arms treaty with russia. next week, he hosts a major nuclear summit in washington. >>> a senior military official confirms that a battle video posted on the internet is authentic. the cockpit video shows a helicopter firing repeatedly on people in a baghdad street during the height of the insurgency, in 2007. 12 people were killed, including a reuters news photographer. yesterday, the pentagon released its report on that incident. >>> in pakistan this morning, security is especially tight around the u.s. consulate in peshawar. that's where militants detonated three truck bombs outside the gates. and five militants fired into the compound with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons until they were killed. today, there is evidence of the attack everywhere, including rubble and damaged vehicles. >>> in mexico, two people have died and hundreds are injure

this evening, mrs. obama is en route to mexico city where she will continue her trip alone as first lady. her focus continues to be on the world's children. brian. >> dr. nancy snyderman in haiti for us, thanks. >>> in this country there was an emotional funeral procession today in los angeles for an lapd swat team officer killed last month in afghanistan while on marine corps reserve duty. officer robert coddle's casket was carried by horse lak to the cathedral of our lady of the angels. he earlier served two tours of duty in iraq. he was scheduled to return home just this summer to his wife and baby daughter. >>> when our broadcast continues here, testimony about the massive and rampant fraud in the mortgage business, which in this case led to the biggest bank failure ever. will everyone with constipation please report to gate 17? thank you so much. constipation's uncomfortable enough, so why take a harsh laxative? phillips' caplets work naturally with your colon... for overnight relief without cramps. phil

>> mrs. obama. went in our school we say sometimes food and all the time food, just to let you know. instead of all those long words. >> see, that's why we need you, right? i say the long word thing and you're like sometimes, always. it's perfect. we should launch you on a campaign, do something. all right. are you going to follow those basic rules? does that help you remember? >> uh-huh. >> it's good to see you. i'm going to come back, i'm going to start back here. how are you. nice to see you. thank you. thanks so much. good job. how are you guys doing? does any of this make sense to you? yeah? >> i have a question. >> what was your question? >> when you were trying to -- trying to get your family too eat right, did that inspire you to make it happen for the whole country? >> absolutely. it did. that was exactly what happened. and you guys keep me inspired, because you guys are clear, smart, you know we need you to be healthy so you can run the country in a few years. >> mrs. obama, i have a quick

news had a broader and not so happy context, in,'s unemployment rate is 11.2% up from 9.2% when mr. obama took office and though the nation added 162,000 jobs in march, the tarheel state lost more than 90,000 jobs during the obama presidency. he toured a company that makes components for lithium batteries and is adding 300 jobs, due to stimulus financing, an example of private sector job growth, fueled by tax dollars. >> president barack obama: today is an encouraging day we learned the economy actually produce aid substantial number of jobs instead of losing a substantial number of jobs. [applause]. >> reporter: the president said march's job gains, the biggest in three years signal the economy began to turn the corner and also the first time, monthly private sector job growth topped 100,000 and out-paced government jobs gains and even so the federal government added 48,000 jobs, all temporary hires to conduct the census and most economists predicted gains of 200,000 and somewhat encouraged, the white house economist said the labor market remains, severely distressed . >> to get numbers

mrs. obama, on behalf of the smithsonian and the american people and this museum, i want to thank for presenting your inaugural gown to the smithsonian and helping us tell the continuing story of the people who were first ladies. we hope that you and your family will visit again often, and you have of course an open invitation any time. . . >> concludes the formal part of your ceremony and we are going to invite members of the media escorted by our press office to come forward for photographs. and mrs. obama, if you would do us the honor of joining us at your inaugural gown. . . >> staffers for former senator bob dole discussed his career. also the legacy of ronald reagan. then remarks from andrew sullivan about the politics of homosexual eddity. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> today on "newsmakers", republican governor mitch daniels. he talks about the economic impact of the health care bill on indiana and on ot

to be sure, mr. obama is meeting with heads of state for dinner to have the message that it won't short change the former captive of communism. >> the notion if we somehow work with russia it's to the disadvantage of our allies like the czech republic, that is absolutely absurd. >> reporter: in washington, connecticut independent senator joe lieberman said in a statement the vote to ratify the new treaty is not guarantees he wants assurances from the white house to spend enough to sustain and modify what is left of the nuclear stockpile. 41 senators expressed similar concerns. 67 votes are required to ratify it. chris? >> chris: major garrett reporting live from prague. thank you for that. the signing of the new treaty follows the announcement earlier in week of a fundamental shift in u.s. policy on the use of nuclear weapons. so how is the president strengthen -- has the president strengthened the country or weakened it? we report, you decide. correspondent james rosen. >> reporter: president obama's pact

all the news today, mr. obama is new york. is this financial regulation bill, is this more taxpayer bailout nation, or will this end too big to fail and risky trading? what's your take on this, mr. pence? >> i think one of the remarkable things about the president's speech today at cooper union was what he didn't say. the briefing i got was the president did not even talk about the whole too big to fail issue. he didn't talk about the implicit guarantee to financial institutions that fall in the category of too big to fail. and remarkably, after fannie mae and freddie mac literally facilitated and were at the very center of the financial crisis for housing, the president made absolutely no reference to gse reform. i'm not really surprised that bank stocks rose today after the president's speech, as was reported on cnbc, because what this is to the large financial institutions on wall street is taking the bailout ideas of t.a.r.p. and making them permanent. this is a permanent wall street bailout. house republicans and the amer

i have had it with mr. obama. i have had it. a lot of people by now have had it with all of these wars. host: is that what you're hearing from the constituents? caller: i am de -- i am a county committeewoman. it goes on and on. we are war-weary. i have a friend that is an independent. he voted for obama, too. i want my vote back. host: we will leave it there. "usa today" this morning -- host: birmingham, alabama and our line for republicans. go ahead. see, my name is tiny. i may republican. -- my name is connie. i am calling to say that mr. obama is a good president but you have to look at his policies. i am against his policy. i am against his health care policy. i am at that age where doctors can make decisions about my life style. host: what kind of decisions is your doctor making backs -- making? guest: my doctor told me to quit smoking. h., how long? caller: i quit ford two years. host: thank you for the call. from the washington insider -- host: we want to remind you that we will be covering the state of intelligence refo

it's an issue mr. obama has been pushing since he was a presidential candidate. his message to wall street will be simple. don't fight the call for more oversight. tara mergener is in washington with details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. well, president obama will make that pitch before an audience of about 700 today where he'll say the ideas for change come from both sides of the aisle. just a few blocks from wall street, president obama will call on the financial industry to join his fight for reform. >> i don't think you can talk about financial reform without talking about bad actions in the past. >> reporter: the president will argue that the only way to safeguard the economy is by pushing through the biggest regulatory overhaul since the great depression. he told cnbc last night it's in the best interests of all parties. >> not only is that good for the economy, not only does it protect consumers and investors, it's also good for the financial sector. >> reporter: but wall street isn't so sure. lobbyists have been battling hard against the

in a speech at cooper union college on thursday, mr. obama pressured congress to pass financial reform ... and explained the risks of doing nothing. "it is essential that we learn the lessons of this crisis, so we don't doom ourselves to repeat it. and make no mistake, that is exactly what will happen if we allow this moment to pass - an outcome that is unacceptable to me and to the american people. the house of representatives passed its own version of financial reform legislation last december... the senate is currently debating its version... mr. obama also urged wallstreet not to fight the overhaul effort. but critics say... at this point, the reform legislation is so watered down, it really has no teeth .... and what congress really needs to do is break up the big banks. "these banks are too big.. volker rule is step in teh right direction.. make banks downsize.. return to glass steagall is a better idea - that would cut them in half." depaul university professor rebel cole says on a scale of 1 to 10... the reform bills now on the table

>> good morning, mrs. obama.do you think parents should address the issue of obesity with young children? should they take a more obvious approach or softer approach not letting the child know the severity of the situation? >> well, it's a delicate balance because you want to make sure your kits feel great of yourself because you can't getal involved with how smsh deals with their kids but in the process we have to make sure our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight or how they feel, we need to make sure our kids know we love them no matter who they are, what they are eating. that's really important. but what i found in my household is making small changes and involving my kids in the -- it's not a punishment. i did it more as a -- let's figure out more how we can do this. do we really need this many sugery snacks? have we thought about what's in our food? and i tried to engage them in the process so it didn't feel like you're being punished for something, and that they felt more owner

>> good morning, mrs. obama.ow do you think parents should address the issue of obesity with young children? should they take a more obvious approach or softer approach not letting the child know the severity of the situation? >> well, it's a delicate balance because you want to make sure your kits feel great of yourself because you can't getal involved with how smsh deals with their kids but in the process we have to make sure our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight or how they feel, we need to make sure our kids know we love them no matter who they are, what they are eating. that's really important. but what i found in my household is making small changes and involving my kids in the -- it's not a punishment. i did it more as a -- let's figure out more how we can do this. do we really need this many sugery snacks? have we thought about what's in our food? and i tried to engage them in the process so it didn't feel like you're being punished for something, and that they felt more ow

what mr. obama has done, the life of your family, all of our lives, germ weapon is in programs, they will be jumped on in terms of green lights to attack. they're making the assumption that no one is crazy enough to use germs, but you are wrong. many people of their believed in being a martyr and they are happy to see 300 million americans watching their children die from the world's most horrible diseases. read that book. it will invite new. it will scare the daylights out of view when you realize what they can be -- what they can do and what they have been doing. right now we are risking the farm on this night even assumption that nuclear weapons are the worst thing that could possibly happen and that we are the threat. guest: the caller's point, there are potentially very dangerous threats from biological weapons. i still believe that the threat posed by nuclear weapons is qualitatively different. if a particular terrorist group was believed in mortar bomb, believes it is their duty to god to att

>> good morning, mrs. obama. how do you think parents should address the issue of obesity with young children? should they take a more obvious approach or softer approach not letting the child know the severity of the situation? >> well, it's a delicate balance because you want to make sure your kits feel great of yourself because you can't getal involved with how smsh deals with their kids but in the process we have to make sure our kids still feel good about themselves no matter what their weight or how they feel, we need to make sure our kids know we love them no matter who they are, what they are eating. that's really important. but what i found in my household is making small changes and involving my kids in the -- it's not a punishment. i did it more as a -- let's figure out more how we can do this. do we really need this many sugery snacks? have we thought about what's in our food? and i tried to engage them in the process so it didn't feel like you're being punished for something, and that they felt more

we're not yelling at mr. obama.ot calling him names, we're not spitting on him we're just saying by the law we have to now make a calculation and take a charge. they're not politicizing it, it's entirely my representative from beverly hills, mr. waxman, who is politicizing it and it's disgrateful, it's something they use today call mccarthyism only it's worse. >> the chairman of ford passing announcing any pre-announcement on this, any perceived hit from losing the subsidy. and i'm wondering, not that ford accepted a bailout, it didn't, but whether the better part of valor for a lot of these guys is just to shut up. >> bury it. but isn't that shocking though that-- >> they're not allowed to, dagen they're not allowed to. >> isn't it give me a second, isn't it shocking that the democrats are saying to public companies, don't tell the share holds what they need to do as investors you shut up. but you're right, ben, they have to announce this and have to reveal this, this hit. >> guys, this is all part of the program t

i think that, you know, when we start looking at -- and obviously with mrs. obama speaking about this constantly, it's finally moved up the radar which a lot of you have already known for a long time that we need to change these things. we've worked here pretty hard -- on a hard way on issues that we're ready for ourselves on the child nutrition reauthorization. the benefits of breastfeeding are well recognized as we discussed today. and just thinking back, i spent over 30 years as a nurse and a lot of times i had to work on the ob/gyn floor and it's there that we need to make sure that our nurses and our doctors are trained into this and giving the benefits on what the child can go through by breastfeeding. that's why last year i worked hard to get the $5 million in the ag appropriations for breastfeeding performance bonuses, awards and why i introduced legislation addressing this issue and how we can utilize volunteers such as those in the national service of americorps programs to assist with meeting the goals of child nutrition programs. especially for wic. i g

and the white house later announced mr. obama will attend his funeral. in warsaw, thousands filed past the caskets of lech kaczynski and his wife, who also died in the crash. the line of mourners stretched for a half mile. in kyrgyzstan, the president who was ousted last week emerged from hiding today to address supporters near his home. he said he'll formally step down if the new government guarantees his safety. and what about the u.s. air base there that supplies the military in afghanistan? kyrgyzstan's interim leaders said today she will extend the lease when it expires in july. meanwhile, first lady michelle obama made a surprise visit to haiti today, a good will visit to a nation still in dire need of help three months after the earthquake. kelly cobiella is in port-au-prince. >> reporter: that was dramatic start to first lady michelle obama's first official trip abroad without the president, landing at the ruins of the presidential palace with jill biden, welcomed by haitian president rene preval. the first lady walked through streets still beari

president, mrs. obama of dr. height. dorothy irene height spent her life redefining woman. even as a teenager, she played basketball for her high school long before girls or women's competitive sports were acceptable. from the beginning of her youth and throughout her life, dr. height was and condoning about the indignities of fools instead of the more tolerable female behavior to endure quietly. of course we know about dr. height's disturbing -- deserving numerous awards. i was fortunate to watch her receive the presidential medal of freedom in 1994 and the congressional gold medal in 2004, give ever so many speeches, open the fabulous and historic national council of negro women's building on pennsylvania avenue in 1995, but she placed equal importance on enabling people to be respected legally worldwide. indeed, dr. height gave her time and support to those in need, no matter how she was feeling. now that is a more familiar definition of woman. however, many times rightful this was not applied to her, b

we were promised by mr. obama and his team that they would not raise taxes on average americans. >> lehrer: the washington rally was the last in a series for the "tea party express" cross- country tour. many in the crowd said they're "fed up." >> spending has gone up more under one year of obama than it did in eight years under bush. it's just nuts, we cannot pay for all the money that we're spending. >> well, i'm all for taxes. i mean, this is america, we have to run the country, we have to pay our taxes. i'm against the healthcare. they didn't read it, they signed it, they don't deserve to stay in office. >> lehrer: according to the white house, president and mrs. obama reported making $5.5 million last year. they paid $1.8 million in federal income tax. overall, the federal tax load for americans actually fell $173 billion this year, due to tax cuts under mr. obama. vice president biden traveled to bethlehem, pennsylvania today to make that point. >> the average tax refund in america is up over $3,000 this year

mr. obamad them directly. >>> president obama predicts a big battle in the senate over new regulations he wants to slap on wall street. he said they are needed to head off more financial turmoil. viviana hurtado has the latest. >> at a fundraiser for barbara boxer, president obama could not have been clearer. reforms on wall street will prevent another crisis. >> we bring greater accountability to wall street and to consumers and taxpayers and the broader economy. >> this is being echoed today on capitol hill. " the american people invest their nest eggs and the markets deserve answers and also the enactment of real solutions designed to reform the way wall street functions." >> they did not bailout lehman brothers in 2008. that decision led to the bankruptcy of lehman that cost investors billions. republicans expressed opposition to the senate bill. their hard line begins to have softened. but both parties agree, no bailout. >> the financial reform appears to be helped by the climate. goldman

i personally feel it should be someone that is an academic. >> of course, mr. obamay of a baltimore fire cadet that died three-years ago, files a 35 million-dollar lawsuit against the city. john rydell reports tonight. that suit claims gross negligence. >> it was the ultimate test to determine the strength and agility of future firefighters. but a so-called live burn economics inside of this rowhouse, left cadet rachael wilson dead. the loss still acknowledged even now by baltimore's mayor. >> i am grateful for her service, sorry for the loss. for her life and that impact on her family. >> investigators blame the accident on a total breakdown on safety protocols. now the family of cadet wilson has filed a $35 million wrongful death suit t alleges gross negligence by three fire department supervisors that coordinated the live burn. >> the national fire protection association requires that only one fire be set in a live burn exercise. but this lawsuit alleges that seven fires were set on all three floors of the house, just one of several conditions that contributed to

mr. obama plans to meet with workers, farmers, and small- business owners. >>> i will sit down with a political reporter to talk about wall street reform. thanks for joining us tonight. let's start with financial reform. last week, the president took his message to wall street. of course, a lot of americans are already fed up with these a bank bailouts, but what are we expecting here? >> the president of thinks this is a winning issue, and last week, he went in to sell the message and connect himself with financial regulatory reform. remember, this was such a critical issue during the 2008 campaign, and it started putting him over the top in this final months, so he was to show voters that he is following through and doing something about this issue. >> following on health care. >> exactly, one of the things that the polls show is that americans do not rank this among their highest priorities, so he wants to tell them why it is important that they care about regulatory reform just as they care

mrs. obama has been discussing these topics with the first lady of mexico. >>> monday marks the end of the general assembly. there are last-minute bill changes that can be made up until monday. there is a bill that would require drivers in maryland to use a handsfree device when talking on the telephone. the proposal would let's people getting medical marijuana with authorization. >>> federal investigators will be in west virginia tomorrow tried to figure out what caused a deadly mine explosion. 29 miners died in a glass. dust is expected to have caused this explosion. it is supposed to keep gas and coal dust away from the minors. officials say enforcement efforts are up 20% in the past years. appeals jumped 400%. >> to go to a mine and say we do not like your safety record, no. >> it would take an act of congress to change that. >>> an unauthorized biography about talk show host oprah winfrey comes out. kitty kelley interviewed 800 people over three years to gather information on every aspect o

mrs. obamaing what is on daughter melia's mind. the most frequent question about her dad's job is what is he doing to help the tigers. mrs. obama spoke to the children of executive office employees who visited the office of the white house yesterday, it was take your kids to work day and said 11- year-old melia is concerned about endangered animals. the president tells her he's working on it. >>> the first family is taking a short vacation this weekend and spinning the next three days in asheville, north carolina. on sunday, the president will travel to beckly, west virginia, and will speak at a memorial service for the 20 minors killed in the recent mine explosion. >>> frustrated passengers rejoice, changes are coming u. what is being done to make sure you're never stuck on the tarmac again. coming up next. >>> and have you seen this? one german shepherd's rush to get emergency crews to his owner time. >>> caught on camera, one story you don't want to miss. >>> i'm lindsey muffate redskinnings

with trillions at stake, mr. obama sounded soothing. >> this is a common sense, reasonable, non-ideological approach to target the root problems that led to the financial sector and economy. >> reporter: the street has some doubts as does mayor michael bloomberg who fears new regulation could cut wall street profit and siphon revenue from the coffers. the public is ambivalent, too. the latest fox news poll shows 39% support wall street overhaul and 39% oppose it. a quarter of those surveyed are unsure. ideology despite mr. obama's assurances drive the numbers. 65% of democrats back the reforms, while 70% of republicans oppose them. 34% support it. even so, they accuse the government of kabuki theater and break for showdown to break the p the filibuster. >> we need someone to respond to wall street. they haven't responded to us. >> off the floor, a key negotiator told fox talks are progressing. we are in negotiation over too big to fail and derivative and consumer agencies and so forth. >> democrats have run out of pati

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president, mrs. obama, mr.at we needed it. in her soon to be published book, "living with purpose," a book that she just finished, two months ago, she wanted to have it out for her 98th birthday. that was going to be her gift to us. but, in the opening pages of that book, she wrote, that a reporter asked her in january what she considered her greatest accomplishment to be. and she responded, by saying, my greatest accomplishment is that i started on a journey and i'm still on it. we'll see, she said... where i end up. [applause]. >> we know that she ended that journey very much the way she began her journey, and she taught us lessons in her transition. the same lessons that she had been teaching us, all of her life. to keep fighting. and to never take yourself out of the game. because she didn't take herself out of it. you know, at the very end, she had no less than 3 curtain calls in her final month of hospitalization, at howard university. and, each week, each week, we gave her up. but, each week, she rallied

. >> reporter: but before mr. obama could end his speech, house republicans made the charge. >> the bill that we have in front of us will actually provide permanent bailouts. >> reporter: and john boehner warned of -- >> -- a government takeover of the entire private sector. >> reporter: to democrats that sounds like the last big fight that they almost lost. >> bottom line, on the health care bill, we allowed too many lies to get out there without rebuttal. >> reporter: the obama plan would force obscure financial instruments like derivatives out in the open. some on wall street want more regulation from congress. >> if they can set politics aside and stop the blame game, that they will, in fact, coming up with something that is constructive. >> reporter: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> meanwhile during the very time when the very economy was collapsing, some of the employees at the agency in charge of regulating it were allegedly surfing pornographic websites. according to a memo obtained by the "asso

mr. obama's first nominee, sonia sotomayor, was confirmed with nine gop votes. republican leader mitch mcconnel and jeff sessions voted no. but both were consulted by the president. who is hoping to ban this week's flicker of bipartisan. cross-party cooperation looks possible, new financial regulations. senate republicans today. >> i think that we are going to get there. i am very optimistic. >> both sides agree on main point. >> number one, that we don't have to bail out firms if they act recklessly. >> reporter: but the president's approval rate sing back down to about 45% in today's quinnipiac poll. >> the notion he was a post partisan president who would be able to bring people together from different perspectives, the data shows that's not the case. >> reporter: house gop leaders still oppose the wall street plan there is permanent bailout here. >> reporter: the familiar sound of partisan warfare. sure to get loud as soon as mr. obama names his supreme court nominee next month. live from the hill, steve handelsman, news4. >> steve, thank you. >>> controvers

. >> it is important for mrs. obama to bring people in. that even includes us. >>> jim vance sat down for an interview with the first lady this week. he will tell us about that. right after this. >>> president obama and russian president medvedev signed the new start treaty today at the nuclear summit in prague. the agreement cuts each country's nuclear's stockpile by a third. it will cut in half the number of nuclear each country has like submarines and missiles. the treaty still needs to be voted on by the u.s. senate and russia's legislature. >>> back here in washington jim vance was invited to the white house yesterday. >> interviewing the first lady and he is here to el us about that. >> wonderful event. fir first lady michelle obama and family have been neighbors in d.c. just over a year now. during the short visit at the white house yesterday, she told us some of the things that she enjoys most. >> some of the best stuff i do here. when i'm working with kids and have them in my garden, i'm out at their school, talking to them, i can

mr. obama was actually hoping it would trigger an fdr effect, persuading americans to turn to bigger government for more security. but as the tea parties, gubernatorial elections here and in new jersey, and the stunning win of scott brown in massachusetts has shown, the effect has been nearly opposite. the resilience of this distrust of big government, and the free- market command of the high ground and policy debates worldwide, are testament to the seed of change that ronald reagan helped to bring about. it has little to do with culture or fell more novels, but this change is cultural. the culture of economics and economic debate has shifted dramatically. the american people gave fdr almost six years before they called a halt to his experiments. obama has had barely one year. now let me turn to big government and the post-modern culture. the two topics on which reagan have far less lasting success. though he discredited socialism and bigger government, he did not succeed in limiting government

mr. obama says this is the single biggest threat to u.s. security and is looking for global help in his goal. the 46 leaders are expected to come with specific ideas on how to secure all nukes. noticeably absent is israel. still to come on the 11 news at noon, tired of being put on hold? an online company offers a way to >> in today's consumer alert, u.s. senator charles schumer is not happy about spirit airlines decision to charge for carry-on bags. he's been asked to end a loophole in tax laws that allows the airline to charge the fee. it would reduce the cost of most tickets by $40, schumer is calling it a jacked up cost, adding that he will introduce legislation against it treasury does not act. >> it seems every time that you buy an airline ticket, there is something new you are being charged for. but charging for carry-on bags steps over the line. >> spirit airlines says the fee is necessary to keep ticket prices low. other airlines have not instituted a fee for carry-on luggage. well, the carry on what issue does not make you mad, ho

mr. obama wants the matter settled within weeks. iran says that america's nuclear arsenal is the global threat. a war ofon move to the u.n. security council. >> joining me from the venue in washington is our correspondent. of course this is about security, but what about the question of iran? a slightly different interpretation. >> indeed. there are differences of opinion about what yesterday's meeting between president obama and the chinese president meant to. what both sides actually agree on. i think that what everyone can agree on is that there is movement, where in the last few months they stayed away from discussions about iran. we sell one of their officials participate in talks at the u.s. last week. there is a sign that there was some movement. china says that sanctions are not the answer, meaning that they will not back strong sanctions? something from washington that they can live with, because what they really want is unity at the security council. >> what about the wider purpose of the security summit? any sense of what

the white house says mr. obama has about 10 candidates on his short list. >>> a controversial -- controversy as one chairman facing a $300 a day fine. the citation was issued because [inaudible] but he failed to file a permit application. his spokeswoman says the attorney is working on filing necessary paperwork. he is running for mayor against adrian fenty. also new, money is on the mind of bob ehrlich. the republican is criticizing martin o'malley and democrats for not scaling back state funding and planning future deficits after the november elections. committed democrat and republican lawmakers are working together. coming up, sarah palin likes her first-class flights and bendable straws, but there is a reason why that was supposed to remain a secret. a russian boys sent back home. the big decision in our region will influence the case. new problems for a troubled police department after a student is beaten. the reason (announcer) we're in the energy business. but we're also in the showing-kids- new-worlds busi

[russian translator for president medvedev] >> the talks about iran with mr. obama and my other colleagues are a part of our agenda. we do that regularly and on a full basis. this means that iran is a problem. and what is important that we find evidence of what their nuclear program is, as any society. they do have the right to develop the civilian nuclear program. but the problem is how they convince us of the community that it is and lately we did not bring any improvement to the situation. it has aggravated. and iran ignores the questions addressed to it. they keep saying small phrases and make small suggestions. so we deal this together, talking about the future. i would not favor sanctions because sanctions is impeasing of some actions. but if nothing happens, we will have to deal with sanctions. the question is what kind of sanction are these. many times i have answered this question, what kind of sanctions we need. i do not favor penalizing crippling sanctions. make people suffer in a humanitarian sense. this is immoral and it creates negative results, negati

bayh particularly hoping that mr. obamald be asking for unilateral movement, which would not depend too much on congressional approval. in the next two weeks, i think we will see some more views emerging from congress, not just on start but on the nuclear posture review. >> do you anticipate that when president obama meets with president medvedev that it will be a meeting to get the russians to sign off on the sanctions? subsequently, the meetings here next week. it should we look at those meetings as potentially face to face a runoff on iran? i know it is hard to know for sure -- a face to face sign off on in iran? i know it is hard to know for sure. secondly, what ever happens to the security council, you think it would be likely end advisable for the you or some other organization to do -- for the e.u. or some other organization to do some other sanctions? and lastly, almost every treaty of this nation -- of this nature has been a combination of numbers. we have not talked about that at all. is that because the numbers a

not wall street, nor are republicans waiting for mr. obama or mr. mcconnell to set the strategy or wall street. senator bunning is not only blocking extension, he and tom coburn are blaming democrats, because democrats refused their demand to use stimulus money to pay for it. let's turn now to msnbc political analyst jonathan alter. also, of course, national affairs correspondent. >> hi, keith. >> this premise that was in the new yorker piece, that justice stevens' departure means more than just the loss of one vote. explain that. >> first of all, justice stevens is the great intellect on the court in our generation. he makes scalia look like a pygmy, despite all the frirmts scalia gives off. he was an appointee of republican gerald ford. he's always been a moderate who has tried to interpret the law, which is his job, in an intellectually honest way. and you do get the sense that this idea of trying to sort of build majorities across ideological lines on the court is becoming a thing of the past. there are some very talented justices still on the c

mr. obama emphasized similarities. he did that partly to appear less radical and more bipartisan himself. in doing so he has also made problems for mr. mitt romney. is it realistic for the former governor to try to run away from this healthcare plan that he put together because it is so similar to what the president has signed into law? guest: i do not think that it is realistic. the reason the reform has worked in massachusetts is because of the four elements i laid out, including the individual mandate. the governors from the supported the individual mandate. host: we will talk about massachusetts' health care with dr. judyann bigby, the health and he missehuman services secrf massachusetts. here are the phone lines if you would like to get involved. we have a special line for massachusetts residents. another article in "the new york times" -- massachusetts insurance regulators reject most requests for higher rates. dr. judyann bigby, tells a bit more about that and how works? guest: one of the things we have seen is

mrs. obama says that is a good way to promote healthy eating. >> the garden or outdoors was the place to be this afternoon. can we hope for more of the same? >> more of the same and warmer temperatures coming our way tomorrow. awfully nice conditions around here, but up in new england, those folks trying to dry out after days and days of rain. their third nor'easter, no surprise there because they had three nor'easters for the month. the latest triggering flooding. rhode island, south eastern massachusetts, historical portions along the river. flooding they haven't seen in that period of time. >> the rain stopped here in rhode island but problems remain along the pawtuxet river which crested today an amazing 11 feet above flood stage. that is a record, something people here never have seen. they are dealing with a host of problems as a result. hundreds of evacuations about ten shelters are open for those folks. people have been trying to bump out their basements as west they can and deal with th

i want to say, what mr. obama is doing, in terms of going back and drilling, that is going to put people back to work. less people on unemployment. getting rid of our dependence on foreign oil, that money will be reinvested into the clean energy act. now i hear that this is 10 years of drilling for one year of oil. but that is 10 years of the jobs that people will have. all of this money could be reinvested. people need to stop compared to the government to their everyday jobs. the corporation can make a change in one day. government is a process. when the healthcare bill takes effect in four years, more people will be covered. we will not have to pick up the cost of the people that go to the emergency room without insurance. the real deficit is in entitlement spending. guest: i agree with you, up to the point. i did not mean to imply an earlier that i was pessimistic, that the economy was not going to recover. it is in recovery, it is slow, but we could be making the situation worse than it needs to be. but i do

in the meeting between mr. obama and mr. medvedev it, there'll be sanctions on iran and it will be imported to work got something closer to an agreement with the russians with language about sanctions before negotiating with the chinese. they will be in town next week for the nuclear summit. broadly speaking, the strategy of the obama administration will be to convince the russians that it will be in your interest to have a better relationship with washington than one with tehran. think about your interests. if we are not able to reach a meeting of the minds on sanctions, other things -- possibly civilian agreement, even the ratification of start -- these will all be jeopardized on capitol hill where there's not a lot sympathy towards the russian spirit the russian strategy consisted -- sanctions has been to try to find a way to appear that their corporate with the the united states and our allies while not having to make a hard decision. there was a big hullabaloo when mr. medvedev said they're not against sanctions against

is at the washington convention center with the leaders are meeting and she is explaining now why mr. obamalled this unprecedented summit. >> a huge gathering of leaders and a very ambitious agenda to try to lock down all of the potentially lose nuclear material. president obama says it is the most immediate and urgent threat there is to global security. but as bring in our guest, mike hammer appeared you obviously at the national security council are looking at the danger of -- the immediacy of the dangers. you are already putting out practical steps. the ukraine said we are taking steps as a result of this summit as a cure some of that material. >> we have 47 nations gathered to discuss a very critical issue that president obama but at the top of his national-security agenda, which is to secure and safeguard and lockdown nuclear materials so it cannot fall into the hands of terrorists or those who want to do us harm. now that the bilateral the president had with the president of ukraine, have announced an agreement whereby ukraine would do away from all of its highly enriched uranium and

. >>> mr. obama was returning from flood stricken new england when that conversation took place. during his visit thursday, the president thanked weary emergency workers in massachusetts, inspected flood damage and attended fund-raisers there and also in maine. >>> in wichita, kansas, scott roeder was sentenced to 50 years in prison with no chance of parole for last year's murder of an anti-abortion doctor. the 52-year-old roeder says he was obeying god's law against killing babies, but a spokesman called him a terrorist who took pleasure in his crime and bragged about it. >> if this person is set free, he will do it again and again and boast about it while stopping for pizza on the way home. >> roeder remained defiant even as he was led out of the courtroom shouting that the blood of babies is on your hands. >>> at the vatican, pope benedict said catholics should examine their conscience but did not directly address the priestly child abuse scandals. on thursday the pope performed the annual feet washing ceremony. it is a symbolic act of humility following the example of jesus a

. >> woodruff: mr. obama chose cooper union college as his venue-- just a short ride from wall street. the speech was sharply worded, taking the financial sector to task for the meltdown of 2008. >> a free market was never meant to be a free license to take whatever you can get, however you can get it. that's what happened too often in the years leading up to this crisis. some-- and let me be clear, not all, but some on wall street forgot that behind every dollar traded or leveraged, there's a family looking to buy a house, or pay for an education, or open a business, save for retirement. what happens on wall street has real consequences across the country, across our economy. >> woodruff: the president then made his case for what he called "updated, common sense" regulations, as envisioned in the senate democrats' bill. they include: limits on the risks that banks take; reforms for executive compensation; new transparency rules for derivatives and other complicated financial instruments, and a new consumer p

. >>> during their conversation, mrs. obama talked about how it will take the media, schools, doctors, and the food manufacturers to tackle the obesity crisis. >> they need to make commitment to the change and reform late their products so that they have less fat, sugar, and salt. and they also have to think about how they better market the good stuff to our kids. >> reporter: tonight at 11, the first lady gives anita an inside look at the obama family life. how they are raising the girls and the things they love most about their new hometown. that's tonight at 11 on 9news now. we'll be right back. hi, you cancelled your cable service? finally -- good riddance. [ door closes ] hi, i'm from xfinity here to tell you about our exciting new xfinity service. is this a joke? no, sir, xfinity is not a joke. it's an exciting new brand that we just invented when we wanted... [ male announcer ] don't be fooled. xfinity is comcast. and verizon fios has 4 times more very satisfied customers than comcast. this is beyond cable. call the veri

today, the president and mrs. obama are hosting an event for easter on the south lawn. more than 14,500 hardboiled eggs have been dyed. the session and, the president will head to the nationals baseball stadium and will draw out the first pitch as they begin their season. federal tax deadline is in 10 days and at 1:00 p.m. eastern this afternoon, will be live at the press club as doug was showman will talk about tax time and his collection overseen more than $2 trillion in taxes. and tonight on the communicators, verizon executive vice president for policy on the national broadband plan. in a recent speech, he called on the federal government to take a fresh look at communications policy. "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> all this week, see the winners from the studentcam competition. watch the top winning videos every morning on c-span at 6:50 a.m. eastern just before washington -- "washington journal" enand for a preview of all the winners, go to studentcam.org. >> no a senate subcommittee looks at efforts by mexican drug cartels to infil