elsbernd, mr. tim, i applied for an appointment to the sunshine ordinance taskforce last year. i am interested in seat 11 as a member of the public. i was educated in media production, i have primarily worked in technology although over the past five years as a self-employed journalist. in terms of any political background, i am politically independent, i am not a member of any party or any organization. my commitment to the issue is one of someone who has spent a lot of time in interest cruising databases including the website. sometimes in frustration. while i have not worked through the sunshine ordinance process, i have experienced filings and requests on the federal level. in terms of the time commitment. i do work as a startup in san francisco, i am flexible in terms of where i can work and otherwise for a fairer consideration as i think there would to a thorough job. >> >> we will be open now for public comment. >> i am a san francisco resident and i would like to speak on behalf of tax and's application. i owe it to him to overcome his modesty. you cannot understate his

morning from the labor council, who relayed some of the issues you were talking about -- speak with mr. tim paul said. if we were to move to a model where you were to need to get permission from residents and businesses in order to receive yellow pages, there are many folks that believe that would create more jobs for your industry, that that will provide an opportunity for your workers to go door by door, to do more canvassing, and to also work year round, to insure that if you are going to leave yellow pages at supermarkets, libraries, restaurants, and we feel that something you will have to do more often. your thoughts on that? >> my thoughts are i would only be able to evaluate those comments if i knew who they came from. from my personal point of view, there is nobody in this room in this building in this city in this state in this country that knows more about yellow pages advertising than i do. i have been doing it for 50 years. i'm here to tell you i do not believe that. i do not know what he has articulated that could counter that, but i can tell you -- you did not cut me off, did

mr. tim fight to -- geithner wht testified for the budget committee, mr. geithner was morr frankan when asked did you agree with the study? is that a sound study? a sound and then he said this, frankly , think it understates the rest. aderstates the risk and when asked about that, he saidcally,t basically there can be systemict immediate shock that occur that are unpredictable just like i 2007 when all of a sudden we une bust. bust. modern world of electronic financial transfer very, very quickly. now, i -- i believe we can prevent this. i believe we can prevent it. but we've got to take action or we're heading in the wrong direction. well, did you notice the news yesterday? bill gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at pacific investment management, a tota total -- the big bond fund -- announced that they had totally eliminated u.s.-government related debt from their flagship -- ship fund. "as the united states government projected record deficits." so that's a big development, frankly. i more money than anyone in the world i guess in the history

. >> newt gingrich, a former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, and former -- mr. santorum. >> thank you for reading the letter, and i wanted also to say thank you for the congressman presenting that message to us. there are so many here today, and i forgot to mention another governor is here. please give him a big hand. [applause] to share our role in the first in the nation states, omaha, neb., to introduce all of the potential 2012 republican presidential candidates. there is the national committee man for nebraska, and he was a republican senator candidates in 2006. -- candidate in 2006. he got a degree from the university of chicago. he was president of a trading company after it went public. chief operating officer. he is the founder of an asset management company in omaha, nebraska. he is a member of numerous boards and commissions. the family owns the chicago cubs baseball team and the associated businesses. please give and i knew i will welcome to him. -- give an iowa welcome to him. [applause] >> well, first of all, i would like to say what a privilege is

the only way to do the things that newt wants to do or tim pawlenty, good people, or mr. cain, or anybody running, the only way to do it is have a president who is free, who is free to do the right thing, who was freed to lead. [applause] all people say, roemer is a smart guy, i went to harvard at 16, studied economics and got a master's degree from harvard business school, and build all these companies. yeah. it is not about how smart i am. they then go on to say, he cannot win. he is running for governor. i am running for president, and it is $100. it is in reach of every family, even -- every person of faith. and we can take this country back again. they say he cannot win. you know what i need? one person out of every hundred. if i get one out of a hundred, i will have 3 million americans give a hundred dollars in the primary. we will raise $300 million. that is more than john mccain raised. it can be done, and then when the primary is over and you and i are -- on the purse, which will turn on the president of the united states. we will get two people out of 100 to joi

the only way to do the things that newt wants to do or tim pawlenty, good people, or mr. cain, or anybody running, the only way to do it is have a president who is free, who is free to do the right thing, who was freed to lead. [applause] all people say, roemer is a smart guy, i went to harvard at 16, studied economics and got a master's degree from harvard business school, and build all these companies. yeah. it is not about how smart i am. they then go on to say, he cannot win. he is running for governor. i am running for president, and it is $100. it is in reach of eve family, even -- every person of faith. and we can take this country back again. they say he cannot win. you know what i need? one person out of every hundred. if i get one out of a hundred, i will have 3 million americans give a hundred dollars in the primary. we will raise $300 million. that is more than john mccain raised. it can be done, and then when the primary is over and you and i are- on the purse, which will turn on the president of the united states. we will get two people out of 100 to join us

. >> newt gingrich, a former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, and former -- mr. santorum. >> thank you for reading the letter, and i wanted also to say thank you for the congressman presenting that message to us. there are so many here today, and i forgot to mention another governor is here. please give him a big hand. [applause] to share our role in the first in the nation states, omaha, neb., to introduce all of the potential 2012 republican presidential candidates. there is the national committee man for nebraska, and he was a republican senator candidates in 2006. -- candidate in 2006. he got a degree from the university of chicago. he was president of a trading company after it went public. chief operating officer. he is the founder of an asset management company in omaha, nebraska. he is a member of numerous boards and commissions. the family owns the chicago cubs baseball team and the associated businesses. please give and i knew i will welcome to him. -- give an iowa welcome to him. [applause] >> well, first of all, i would like to say what a privilege is

mr. tompkins for the answers. >>> also, giants spring training entering its final week in arizona. we sit down with timbrian wilson and others, talking about how life has never been better. wilson dealing with injury issues we will get to later. opening day 11 days away. >>> warriors in dallas for the first of their texas three-step. the spurs and rockets to come. tonight the mavericks. the team working on play-off positioning. they're primed to hand out a beatdown. but let's start with the madness. the early rounds of the ncaa tournament have been thrilling. many games going down to the

mr. brady was brought in the resuscitation area right next to reagan. timarthy, the secret service person was not as seriously injured. he was nut a regular room and we had a team set on him also. >> woodruff: and then jim brady, much more serious. >> he was taken care of by the neurosurgical team. >> woodruff: and has recovered today but it was a long process and a grievous brain injury. del wilber, the efforts by the senior aides to president reagan to keep from alarming the public and to try to present an orderly sense who have is in charge, it told us something about the way that team operated, didn't it? >> it did. reagan's three top advisors were rushed to the hospital, one was already there. the rest stayed in the white house, including alexander hague, the secretary of state. we all know he got on the podium and said "i'm in control" and mangled presidential succession. and what it showed was that dick allen, the national security advisor, let me listen to four and a half hours of never before heard audiotapeless made in the situation room that day,

the only way to do the things that newt wants to do or tim pawlenty, good people, or mr. cain, or anybody running, the only way to do it is have a president who is free, who is free to do the right thing, who was freed to lead. [applause] all people say, roemer is a smart guy, i went to harvard at 16, studied economics and got a master's degree from harvard business school, and build all these companies. yeah. it is not about how smart i am. they then go on to say, he cannot win. he is running for governor. i am running for president, and it is $100. it is in reach of every family, even -- every person of faith. and we can take this country back again. they say he cannot win. you know what i need? one person out of every hundred. if i get one out of a hundred, i will have 3 million americans give a hundred dollars in the primary. we will raise $300 million. that is more than john mccain raised. it can be done, and then when the primary is over and you and i are -- on the purse, which will turn on the president of the united states. we will get two people out of 100 to joi

mr. huntsman is looking like he wants to run as well. >>> also in washington, john dickerson, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> we hear all the names but no one has officially declared anything. newt gingrich, tim pawlenty, rick santorum, why is this important for these potential candidates. >> this event in iowa is with social conservatives. we have heard about tea party backers. social conservatives play an important role in iowa, 60% identified as born again or evangelicals. these candidates will talk about same-sex marriage and abortion. the other key question is these voters want to know are these social issues something candidates talk about all over the country or only at events like this in states like iowa. >> mike huckabee will not be there tonight. last week after oscar winning actress natalie portman getting pret o pregnant out of wedlock. he backtracked saying it was a gaffe on his part. is it a gaffe or a point trying to be made? >> reporter: it is both. mike huckabee is enjoying the scrutiny you get as a front-runner. he said natalie portman was glorifying single motherhood. this is part of what his book is about, there is a moral and economic case to the problem of single parent

tim mccarthy also shot is in good condition. direct of columbia police officer thomas delahanty is in serious but stable condition. now the famous piece of videotape. watch it and listen to it. >> mrn! [ gunshots ] >> back up, back up! >> get him out! get him out! get him out! now! >> all right. stay back. get back. get the ambulance! >> all right, stay back! get the ambulance! >> i got one hand. >> get down! >> my husband! my husband! >> get in the car. >> everybody out of the way. >> with us now here in our washington studios is chuck vance, a veteran of 14 years with the secret service who was assigned to the detail that guarded president ford and who is now a partner in a private company specializing in a personal security issue. chuck, i know you wanted me to make the point that you are not here as a spokesman for the secret service but it is, obviously clear that spokesmen for the secret service don't appear on television. and you are a man who has spent many years with the service. we would like to take a look with you of that same piece of videotape that we saw just a moment ago. this time we're going to look at it in slow motion. i would appreciate, chuck, if you would gi

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