and mr. trumpgratulated himself on so doing. >> today i'm very proud of myself because i've accomplished something that nobody else has been able to accomplish. we have to look at it. we have to see, is it real? is it proper? what is on it? but i hope it checks out beautifully. >> question, why did president obama wait so long to squelch this controversy, partial-birth swell pat buchanan? >> he already put out a certificate of live birth, hassled by a bunch, and then donald trump began pounding it and pounding it and saying, where is the original birth certificate? and the issue metastasized. three they say they don't where he was born. it was beginning to meld into the independents and damaging obama there belatedly after a lot of people in the center said, for heaven's sake, release the birth certificate. this is a tremendous victory for donald trump. >> why did not he do it after the first round. >> i think he feels it was beneficial. >> he didn't want to dignify the issue? >> that could have be

they got on the phone they said mr. trump you have to give me your social security number. you have to prove it is you. i went through a big thing. okay, but we they figured out it was me, they sent it to me. i had to pay $38 and they sent me my birth certificate. i say why did he million on trying to day away from this issue? why doesn't he give his birth certificate? >> sean: the one thing on his side they have these announcements in the newspaper, eight days after. >> eight days later. he's got a grandmother in kenya who say he was in kenya at the hospital. then there was bedlam, i don't mean like a little, because he was close to becoming president. there were a lot of people in that room he was talking to a reporter with a lot of obama handlers. they had the grandmother she said kenya. 51 seconds later, he asked the question again. you hear people, no, no hawaii! okay, give me a break. now, the other one was eight, nine days later from the reported birth date. you don't know fit was the reported. they could have come from kenya or some place -- >> sean: the issue would

i'm going to go show mr. trump. he'll make me vice president!i think that means obama has immunity now. meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the royal wedding of prince william and cade mittle on the is set for friday morning. elton john, madonna going to be there. preparations are said to be going smoothly. they had a minor snafu. they realized another couple had westminster abbey booked for the same weekend. the royals have to be out of there by 2:00. "entertainment tonight" has been covers this like cnn covers an earthquake. i was under the impression that the only kate we care about in america is the one that has eight kids and can't dance. if mary hart is right, and she always is, then i'm sadly is maken. >> i'll be back with the top secret 2:00 a.m. royal wedding rehearsal shot with your night vision cameras. that's all tomorrow, so, please join us. >> i love the image of mary heart crouhart in qualm flauj wearing night visi vision. she's america's favorite peeping tom. new episode of "american idol" on tonight. i was hoping there wo

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mr. trump took off on us when times got tough. misled us into thinking that he was a partner in this entire project when actually he was just a licensor. >> reporter: trump disputes the allegations, and in this deposition again blamed the market. >> to be honest with you, they were better off that the building wasn't built. >> don't make it like a big deal. they put down a deposit on a condominium unit -- >> and they lost it. >> excuse me. and they paid a lot of money for it because the market was good. had the building been built they would have never closed because the units would have been worth, like everything else in florida, nothing to do with me -- >> reporter: then there's trump university. no actual campus or degrees. but students, some of whom are now suing, plunked down up to $35,000 for seminars. >> we're going to teach you about business. we're going to teach you better than the business schools are going to teach you. >> 97% approval rating from the people that went there. >> reporter: but last year new york state r

and i said, well, mr. trump, you're really not a victim of the media on this. you raised it. i must say, he was a gentleman. he had every right to start screaming, and he did not. but because of his demeanor, i am infering that he is running. if he were not a serious candidate, he would have unloaded on me and felt the arctic. but in fact, east and a few minutes. he made his case. i am not in any way sway. i think he remains unserious in the extreme. >> serious about running, perhaps. >> unserious as a candidate. but there's no doubt, the way he interacted with me implied that he wants to run and will run. >> when asked if there is a need to republican candidate out there, voters feel enthusiastic about the category of no one got 56%. a 56%. mitt romney got 9%. >> that is really not that uncommon at this point in a campaign. when was the last time that you saw polls early on that said i love everybody? or years are really enthusiastic -- this is fairly typical. >> we were talking about rudy giuliani and hillary clinton four years ago. >> four years ago, 65% of republicans wer

when you define this issue and describe it as ridiculous, mr. trump is a smart guy so i'm only left with a couple of options as to why you think somebody like that would grab a hold of something like that. >> i can't explain why somebody else does thing. i have a tough time explaining why i do things. did i say that? i wish i hadn't said it. i can't tell youhy. i think there is a temptation. i have no idea whether donald trump is doing this but there is a temptation to try and tell people what they want to hear. and i know that is a very fficult thing. if you ask me what is the most difficult thing, i remember campaigning and the first day of the cap this woman looked up at me adoringly and said you're going to win. i said it is great. your opponent is going to dr out and she said i'm happy you're pro life. i'm pro choice. i think it is a woman's decision to make. i remember as i turned without pausg and said to her, i'm sorry we disagree on this. the instinct in your mind is should you tell her what she wants to hear and the answer, if you are honest

so mr. trump is saying there's a lot of revelations thanks to him, but the fact remains as it has with the short-form birth certificate which has been out for years, the president was born in honolulu, hawaii. back to you. >> savannah guthrie from the white house. thanks. >>> the other big news in washington today, a national security shake-up that will see one veteran official switching jobs and a military leader taking on a big civilian post, and they're all big names, and it comes on a day when nine americans were killed in afghanistan. our pentagon correspondent jim mcluchefsky has the story. >> reporter: cia director leon panetta showed up today as the pentagon where he's expected to take charge on july 1st. in the major shift on the national security team, the president tapped pennetta for defense secretary to replace retiring robert gates. two years ago, with no background in intelligence, he took over as cia in trouble for aggressive interrogations and detention of terrorist suspects. as a

think this is really reaching the point of ridiculousness, with all the problems in the world and if mr. trump wants to run for president, why doesn't he talk about what he would do to solve some of these problems instead of -- i think everybody that has ever heard barack obama knows he is a very smart man. >> and the president trying to distance himself and put the issue to rest before the presidential campaign heating up taped an interview with oprah winfrey. >> he was born here. >> yes. and it is confirmed again that you are born -- >> once again -- >> -- once again in the united states. >> a recent cbs news/new york times poll shows 25% of americans, 45% of republicans, still believe that the president was born outside of the united states. >>> a major score for the santa clara stadium name game. the high-profile team that could draw in millions for the project. >>> i was shocked when i saw the price. like double. >> sticker shock for apartment hunters. the surprising bay area city where rent is on the rise more than anywhere else. >> down to the final hours. how kate middleton is spending

jon berman is traveling with mr. trump. >> reporter: he was declaring victory for proving something that had proven to most people a long, long time ago. you heard donald trump say it here. but he did it over the last few weeks with something approaching innuendo. he said i heard the birth certificate is missing. it begs the question, what did he hear? what were his investigators were finding? one other point, mr. trump seems to move from birth to greaterism. he wants to know about his grades from college. how he got into columbia and then harvard law school. george? >> it's not over yet. >>> now that severe weather slamming the center of the country. the levees undersiege. first jeremy hubbard in kentucky, as they're in a serious situation. >> it's raining again in louisville. this is river road in downtown louisville. a fitting name. swallowed up by the ohio river. you can see the street signs sticking out of the water here. every major river here is spilling out of his bank. rising waters. the mighty mississippi. the oh

earlier this morning savannah and i interviewed mr. trump we litigated this issue the umpteenth time. here's the exchange. >> it's not that much of a >> it's an incredible conspiracy. >> it's really not. if you look at what's taken place, it's really not. he came in. he was -- we all agree he was born, okay. we're all so happy that he was born. now -- >> the ad was put in -- >> it's not an ad. wait a minute. >> it was three days later. >> birth notices and death notices are standard. >> it was three days later, three days after the fact. atny things could have happened. d s mi iarinov which hospital he was born in. the family doesn't even know the name of the hospital. no nurses, no doctors, nobody ever came forward. >> todd harris, here's -- let me ask you. he was born. >> he was born, yes. >> he was born. this is not some sort of like -- he wasn't a creation, not alien. but todd harris, a serious question. you're chairman of the rnc and you've got this bigger-than-life personality if he gets into the debates, he's going to qualify for ever

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with all the problems in the world, and if mr. trumpants to run for president, why doesn't he talk about what he would do to solve some of these problems instead of -- i think everybody that has ever heard barack obama knows he is a very smart man. >> the president himself using the issue to insis he is focused on things that matter. he says americans shouldn't be distracted by silliness and sideshows. there he is appearing on oprah. >> eventually the donald is going to run out of things. he is working on his grades now. he is heading south. >>> time now is 5:12. one more day until the wedding of the century. we are going live to london with a last-minute preparations. >>> plus, they are young, fresh and anything but stodgy. we'll take a look at how prince william and kate middleton are shaking up the monarchy and winning over some new fans. ,, this was so easy. that was quick. no envelopes to lick. no deposit slips to fill out. a lot less paper to deal with. i like that. i just feed in my check... feed the cash right in. and... -boom.

with all the problems in the world, and if mr. trump wants to run for president, why doesn't he talk about what he would do to solve some of these problems instead of --i think everybody that has ever heard barack obama knows he is a very smart man. >> the president himself using the issue to insist he is focused on things that matter. he says americans shouldn't be distracted by silliness and sideshows. there he is appearing on oprah. >>> finally out of the hospital, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in florida today spending time with her astronaut husband before his next mission, which launches tomorrow. yesterday, we see her right here in the white circle. she left the hospital for the first time since being shot in the head four months ago, walking on the flight from houston to florida. tomorrow, giffords will watch the launch of the space shuttle endeavour. her husband, mark kelly, will command the shuttle's last trip into space. >>> coming up, the strict measure about tanning just introduced by a state lawmaker. >>> a few last-

ended with a $5.3 trillion surplus and the creation of over 22 million jobs and the tax rate for mr. trump and other millionaires and billionaires was 39%. it is in fact the history of america's economy that proves that you're not going to create more jobs by reducing the taxes for mr. trump and the like. so what do these things have in common, a unicorn, bugs bunny and the corporate tax rate of 35%? they're all fictional. every one of them. i want to now move to another subject and i'll make this my last and i'll make it kind of quick. if we're going to grow the american economy, we have to make the critical investments that are the foundation of economic growth in any and every country, whether you are singapore, whether you are china or any of the european countries, france or britain, the united kingdom or the united states, there are fundamental investments that the society has to make and many of these investments are made through the general public's government and let me just turn to those investments. this is part of our make it in america agenda. the democratic agenda of rebuildi

we will let mr. trump handle that. -- i do not want to get into the birthing issue. we will let mr. p handle that. in omaha, the mayor was elected. one hour after he was elected you have a blog start against him. we believe mayors should be aware of this. we're educating them on this. she is correct that is maliciousness going on in the social media in some cases. you have to be aware of it. if you do not have a blog, you need to have one to correct this. host: we have this item from the san francisco -- from "the examiner." the mayor was recalled last year. he was accused of abusing his power. citizens discovered he has served more than a decade in prison on various charges. is that a case of buyer beware? the previous mayors served a decade in prisons in ohio and illinois. should the electric have been aware of this before and not have to go through the recall process? guest: there are 23,000 cities in the united states. every now and then, you will have this in america. you will see something on tv about a beautiful person in prison 30 years ago. this happens. we saw one last week

i think that mr. trump is having the time of his life. i congratulate him for getting all the attention that he's getting. >> but you don't think he's a serious candidate? >> well, look, i'll let the people decide that. i'm glad he's willing to enter the arena. i think we have a lot of good candidates, and i am not endorsing any of them. i would be very happy if sarah palin got in. i'd be very happy with many of the governors that we have running now. i think we'll have a good candidate at the end of the day. >> but palin appears to be less inclined to get in now. do you suspect that she'll be there in the end? >> i don't know. i really don't know what she's going to decide. i still am very grateful that she was my running mate, and i'm proud of the work she does. >> all right. we're going to leave it there. senator mccain in cairo for us this morning. >> thank you, david. >> thank you very much. joining us now, we want to switch topics to two of the top budget negotiators in the budget chair of the budget committee, senator kent conrad o

mr. donald trump shuts his mouth and he can go behind the woman who wants to be our california governor. [chime] thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> surely today there could be three minutes. stop the corporate rape of the public library. don't give money to friends and foundation. don't accept money from the friends and foundation. we need to acknowledge that yesterday, april 18, was san francisco disaster day. it is the 105th anniversary of the great earthquake and fire and the 15th anniversary of the public private partnership's new mine library. no matter how much of a disaster the new library was to the public, it was a success for the private partners who ended up with millions of dollars in private money and all of the problems will be fixed with public funds were not fixed at all. the difference is that there will be another major earthquake, but there does not have to be another cherished public institution ruined by a public-private partnership. of the book dumping scandal, even state librarian emeritus kevin starr said, "san francisco public library should divest it is towa

mr. trump said he's going to run for president and he's serious. >> right. we are talk b about mr. 's great for the show, "celebrity apprentice." keep running, dond. go, baby, go. >> i think he'd be capable, interesting to say the least. >> now you were playing on behalf of the save the music foundation. >> i wish i could have won more money for them. they keep music programs in public schools. all the budgetary cutbacks, the first thing to go is the arts. they do great work in keeping instruments in schools. if it wasn't for save the music there would be no pearl jam, led zeppelin, sugar ray. that's a plus to some people. >> how do they donate? >> go to vh1, save the music.com. donate a couple of bucks if you can. >> i will donate if the women win. >> good deal. >> i will donate either way. >> absolutely. >> mark, good to have you here. sorry about the firing. >> that's all right. >> he's like, i'm cool. >> "celebrity apprentice" is on sundays at 9:00/8:00 central here on nbc. up next, inspired by the royal wedding? we'll look at the latest in mother of the bride fashion. [train wh

made in china, mr. trump. again nice pretty tie here. again made in china here.now, talking about politics, be prepare for people to look into your business as well. >> that's right. that's for sure. for more on this story logon to abcnews.com. later this morning, 7:00 a.m. eastern. a full report of what exactly made in america means to donald trump. >>> coming up next, a worldwide warning to anyone with a sony playstation. >> what a security breach could impact a lot of people here. tens of millions of users in fact. it's no laughing matter. that's coming up next. >>> a very important story here. sony has issued a worldwide warning to any users of its playstation network. after one of the largest online security breaches ever. >> this is affecting a lot of people. as we reported yesterday, hackers have stolen personal data from 77 million people. this includes credit card numbers. the bbc's technology correspondent rory cellan jones has the latest. >> reporter: for the last week, it's been game over for millions wanting to connect with other playstation users on

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. >> reporter: mr. trump, i'm saying it's not a big focus of yours, as long as you raise questions. >> you make it a big focus. let's see what happens. let's see what happens. but a certificate of live birth and a birth certificate are very different. >> reporter: you said you have sent investigators to hawaii. and you said, quote, they cannot believe what they are finding. what have they found? >> let's see what happens. >> reporter: what have they found? >> that's none of your business right now. let's see what happens. >> reporter: have they found anything? >> we're going to see what happens. >> reporter: what have they done? >> we're going to see what happens. >> reporter: when? >> george. next question, george. >> reporter: you refuse to accept that the president was born in the united states. >> i hope he was. i'm looking -- if i should run and i decide to go and i end up getting the nomination, i don't want to use this as an issue. i hope by that time it's totally solved. >> reporter: today, the head o

host: why mr. trump? caller: he has run all of these businesses.e knows what it takes for a business to succeed and for people to get money. we have seen what happens in minnesota and these other places where you do not have the money to pay the union and you try to make them take responsibility. they do not care that the rest of us cannot afford anything. they want theirs. they want now. host: this is from "the new york times" op-ed page. host: harlem, new york. juanita? caller: i would love to see dennis kucinich run with the former congressman from florida. i would love to see them on the 2012 ticket. host: why is that? caller: they are the only ones that assert any credibility or morals. they would run this country constitutionally. right now the president is a constitutional scholar. he has not mentioned the constitution once as he makes his decisions. dennis kucinich would be good. host: democratic line, good morning. caller: i have not read the article from "the christian science monitor." i do not know what it says about jon huntsman jr. i

. >>> and donald trump is questioning president obama's background and qualifications. this time, the donald wants to see mr. obama's college records. trump told the associated press, he wants to know how the president got into two ivy league schools. >> i heard he was a terrible student. not like okay. i heard he was a bad student. how does a bad student then go to columbia and then go to harvard? how does this happen? >> earlier, of course, trump had jumped on the birther bandwagon, questioning exactly where the president was born. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. severe weather that's been battering the south moves north later today, bringing hail, high winds, also tornados to the ohio valley, buffalo and pittsburgh. rain in the upper midwest, changing over to snow, in minnesota. up to a foot of mountain snow in the northern rockies. and showers in the pacific northwest. >> meanwhile, 50s from seattle to fargo. an. a wet 48 in the twin cities. and 67 in chicago. 62 in boston. 75 here in new york. 80s from atlanta to dallas. >>> well, talk about picture-perfect weather for a

. >> reporter: trump called mr. obama the worst president in the u.s. ever. he went after china. he said the u.s. should take over the oil in iraq. david? >> david kerley reporting in on donald trump tonight. david, thanks so much. >>> and as tea party members now mark 100 days, someone else was in wisconsin today. sarah palin. i want to bring in christiane amanpour. this crossed the wires. talking about we didn't elect you to rearrange the debt chairs on a sinking "titanic." tea party faithful applying pressure but on republicans in congress. >> they wanted much more severe cuts in order the keep that government from shutting down, as we saw last week. now this sets them up for another big battle, over the next vote that has to be taken that is, to raise the debt ceiling of the united states. >> i know you'll be sitting down with tea party members to mark the 100 days. and you've got a meeting with secretary geithner. the big question is, can you keep the debt ceiling where it is? timothy geithner says it can't. >> he's saying this cannot be brought to the brink the way the previ

-- caller said is true but it is not true that the tea party people like thieves and people like mr. trump. he is just an egomaniac who loves to see his face and name in the media. the sooner republicans understand that the sooner we will have a better chance of unseating barack obama. thank you for c-span. host: thank you for the call. this morning in the new york damely news donald dished -- dissed dems for dollars. a look at the money he contributed to democrats including charlie rangel $24,000, lautenberg $12,000. harry reid just over $10,000. former senator ted kennedy $7,000. kristin gillibrand of new york and anthony weiner. more from the "new york daily news". eustis from new orleans. since we have heard from you. caller: been some time but i had to call in for donald trump. there was the statement by trump about obama being a crook or mobster in chicago but in new when the mafia control consumption i'm sure he had to meet some of the mobsters and he sounds like one. the image is not really good and we are just waiting for the nomination day. host: don't be a stranger. phone again.

mr. trump had been calling on the president to release the long form of his birth certificate. >> light saturday, the white house correspondents annual black-tie dinner. later, remarks from president obama and saturday night live's seth myers. streaming at c-span.org and live on c-span. >> ben bernanke held the first press conference in the federal reserve's history after meeting with the monetary policy committee. the fed has decided not to expand its treasury bond buying program. chairman bernanke also talked about rising gas prices, inflation, and the federal budget debate. this is one hour. >> throughout the briefing, michael will be to reflect the consensus of the committee while taking note of the diversity of views. my remarks and interpretations or my own responsibility. in a policy statement released earlier today, the committee will maintain its existing policy of maintaining payments from securities holdings. it will complete its planned purchases of $600 million of long-term treasur

mr. obama's birth certificate released. now trump wants to see the president's college transcripts. >> i would like to know how does he get into hair vrd? how does he get into columbia if he is not a good student. >> the president and oprah winfrey shared a few laughs about the controversey. >> when it first came up were you thinking, i hope i was born here? >> can i just say, i was there. i knew i had been born. i i remembered it. >> trump says he well announce sometime next month if he will make a run for next year's gop nomination. >>> still ahead, the san bruno pipeline blast draws the interest of federal prosecutors. pg&e is under more pressure to explain what went wrong. >> and a first for the fed. what ben bernanke had on his mind. >> and apple's plan to end the criticism steve steve jobs is involved in. >> and coming up next on "nightline" giant tornados killed dozens and leaving miles of debris and hundreds of thousands without power. and the never before told story of prince william's secret boyhood vacation to the american

mr. donald j. trump. ♪ ♪ transcontinental somewhere along the way you find out who you are living in america across the nation living in america ♪ [applause] >> this is really amazing. i want to thank congressman alan west. he is an amazing guy. i have been a supporter of his. he is tough, smart, and a real patriot. also, rick scott. he is doing a good job. it is not easy. he is doing a helluva job. my second home is right down the road in your competitive community known as palm beach. i love florida. i would like to thank the south florida tea party for the opportunity to address this group of hard-working, incredible people. it is my great honor, believe me. [applause] over the last six months since i started thinking about this, i have been asked so much about the tea party by reporters and a lot of different folks. i have come up with a truthful but standard answer. they are great because they made washington start thinking, both democrats and republicans. they made washington start thinking. i want

. >> reporter: and like trump, palin is making no commitment to run. but she is talking tough. >> it starts now. mr. president, game on. >> reporter: trump is suggesting that on the last episode of his "celebrity apprentice" show next month, he will announce when he will announce whether or not he is going to run for president. no wonder even republicans are calling this a bit of self-promotion. dan. >> you cannot accuse him of being a bad showman. david kerley, thank you very much. >>> let's go to christiane amanpour, she's the host of "this week." christiane, you don't know this, but i could actually see your face when david kerley was reporting on the donald. you had a bit of a smile on your face. let me ask you, are people in politics taking the possibility of a trump candidacy seriously? >> well, as you can see, not really. at the moment. and indeed, on our program last week, david plouffe, the president's political director basically said he hopes that this is about raising his ratings because he won't be hired by the american people. that's what many of the establishment republicans are sayi

. >> lehrer: trump then raised another issue implying mr.ma did not deserve admission to the ivy league schools he attended. >> the word is he wasn't a good student, and he ended up getting into columbia and harvard. >> lehrer: attacks like that one, and the "birther" claim, have helped trump surge to the top of republican presidential polls. and, he suggested today, it's just a beginning. >> one of the big pollsters who came out with a very strong poll which i'm leading, just yesterday, said "if you actually announced, your poll numbers will go substantially up," because a lot of people think i'm having a good time. >> lehrer: trump has said he'll decide by june whether he'll run for the white house. and to dan balz, national political correspondent for the "washington post." dan, welcome. what is your read on why the president actually ended up doing this today, giving his full... releasing the full ofpy of his birth certificate? >> i think the president said what he meant, that brief scene in the briefing room today and that is he was ups

mr. donald j. trump.heers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> wow -- [cheers and applause] this is really amazing. [cheers and applause] i want to thank especially congressman allen west. he's an amazing guy. [cheers and applause] i've been a supporter of him all this time. he's smart, intelligent, and a real patriot. thank you. also, rick scott. i was there at the beginning for rick. he's doing a good job. it's not easy, and he's doing a hell of a job. you know, my second home is right down the road in your little competitive community called palm beach. you know that; right? i love florida. i love it. i'd like to thank, first of all, the south florida tax day tea party, the opportunity to address this group of really hard working incredible people is my great honor, believe me. [cheers and applause] you know, over the last period of probably six months since i started thinking about this, i've been asked so much about the tea party by report

. >>> donald trump is raising even more questions now about president obama's background and qualifications. this time the donald is suggesting that mrwas a poor student who did not deserve to get into columbia and harvard. he's demanding the president release his college records. earlier trump joined that birther controversy and asked for mr. obama's birth certificate. >>> well, turning overseas now to the royal wedding this friday, which is turned into a jackpot for stores in the center of london. there are thousands of additional tourists there with money to spend. diana alvear reports now from london with the latest details leading up to the ceremony. >> reporter: this week in london, all roads lead to westminster abbey. >> i'm sure i'll be in the street. yeah, wishing them well. >> reporter: britain's tourists and members of the media alike are caught up in wedding fever. camera crews line the street along the same route that kate's carriage will follow. the once in a generation celebration has spawned countless official souvenirs. the couple's smiling faces adorn everything from plates to mugs to posters. >> yeah, i think he's

trump. he's going to be hosted by "the washington post." a supposewoman for the "post" says they invited mr. trum will because he's a fascinating figure to washington. he'll be at the same table with house speaker john boehner. let's look for a couple of seconds at the red carpet and some of the folks filing in for the dinner. >> we'll be showing you clips from past dinners and comments on twitter and facebook. you can watch us live on c-span.org. it includes social media comments and live h.d. video. president obama talked about his administration's efforts to combat rising gas prices, including ending government oil industry subsidies and investing in renewable energy. and then we'll show you the republican address with james langford of oklahoma, who discusses republican proposals to bring down gas prices, as well as his party's plan to cut government spending and reduce the federal debt. this is about 10 minutes. >> after the worst recession since the great depression, our economy is growing again and we've gained almost 2 million private-sector jobs over the last 13 months. i also know

mr. trott, i think i can get 5% or 6%." speaking of polls, as you probably just saw, the rasmussen poll just came out. who is number one? trump. [applause] look, i have never done this before. who the hell knows what will happen. i have always heard from the time i was a young guy that a really successful person cannot run for high political office. i have heard it 100 times. you cannot run. people are saying, "donald, please do not run." process, baby, i love you, too. they are saying, "please do not run. you were not nice to these people from china." they love money in china. one deal, i owned a large chunk of the bank of america building in san francisco. did i do well with the chinese? he said, "you certainly did." we need somebody. when china, this year, is going to make -- let's call it a profit. they are going to make this year $300 billion. then these idiots say, "you do not want to trade." of course i do not want to trade when they take $300 billion. i want to trade for the break even. why should we not make for a change? [applause] now, what china has really done is they have manipulated their currency. they are pro

that says the designation is trumping protection. mr.vitiello, you declare wilderness and security are not exclusive. i know it's in the wilderness area, but the organ pipe national monument that i visited in 2006 declared it to be inhospitable for american travelers. is it still that way? >> no -- >> it's wide open, completely open to american tourists with no warnings? >> i don't know the status of the visitation for folk -- >> still, very alarming and that the warnings are gibb to american tourists not to be in the area. why doesn't that area fit into your 129 miles of secure border? >> the definition that gets us to the 129 miles is probably a lot longer conversation -- >> well -- >> that's tactical measure for agents in the field -- >> i want to know why organ pipe is not cleaned up? why haven't you stopped the traffic that is polluting the area, but also making it dangerous? >> we've made good progress at organ pipe and throughout the sector -- >> you would send a boy scout troupe with your kids in it without your preenings? i don'

mrs. nelson aldrich rockefeller announced the name of their third child, steven rockefeller. as for barack obama, the birth announcements trump refers to appeared in honolulu's two major newspapers on august 13th and 14th and those announcements are not published by the hippie parents, as trump calls them, or by the grandparents, as o'reilly imagined. they are received directly from hawaii's state health bureau as the "honolulu advertiser" shows and the health department's spokeswoman confirmed in the "advertiser" two years ago. so for the last two years there has been absolutely no reason to guess how the obama birth announcement appeared in the newspaper. barack obama's parents or grandparents could not have simply called the paper and had barack obama's birth announced in that section of those newspapers. impossible. and there's another lie trump has mentioned repeatedly and insisted upon again today on msnbc. >> we all agree he was born. okay? we're all so happy that he was born. now, the ad was put in -- >> it's not an ad. wait a minute. birth notices -- >> excuse me, chuck. >> -- and death notices are standard. >> it wa