we're waiting for mr. trump to arrive at the podium at trump international hotel and tower in las vegas, nevada. in the meantime, we'll show you a little bit of this morning's washington journal. >> we want to introduce you to a man, mr. skbroens, from the public religion research institute. >> we're based here in washington, d.c. >> how are you funded? >> we're funded mostly by foundation report. the fo the core foundation is our larnlelarn largest supporter. >> what is your goal? >> how religion is influencing american values and influencing, particularly this year, the 2012 election campaign and politics in general. >> and if you were to write a press release about the recent study you did, what would you write? >> well, i would say that it's very interesting this year. we're looking at a lot of changes that i can talk about more over time and we're going into the election with some kind of stable coalitions that have been on the ground for the last few election cycles and look to be pretty stable going in an

>> no because mr. trump been successfully sued by the government of the united states.. >> yeah. >> .for discriminating in providing housing, rental housing, to black people. >> right. >> he's been found guilty of that. >> yeah. >> and that's a sign of somebody who's a what? >> well, i'll say being a fool is nt illegal. that may be. >> no, not at all, not at all. [ laughter ] >> although wouldn't it be better if it were? >> yeah. >> right. so you believe that donald trump is a racist and you believe that there has been racist -- >> no. i believe that donald trump engages in racist behavior. i don't know if he's a racist or not -- >> you would not say he's a racist. >> .because i think he's too smart -- >> what's the difference? >> well, he's too smart to do this thing because he's a racist because he doesn't like black people, but i think he said, how can i promote myself in running for president or how can i make people believe i'm3 running for president.. >> right. >> .and attract attention? i, oh, i'll do

in the past mr. trump has been a fierce critic of president obama. let's get some more on the weather across europe in particular. extraordinary temperatures being recorded. with me now is the weather forecast. chris nice to see you. first of all, where is it all coming from? >> well, the polar vor tex that normally keeps the cold out of the arctic has broken down a bit. that's where the real cold air has been coming from. with temperatures here much of the week overnight lows down to minus 27 in kiev and ukraine, some of the coldest places in poland where we saw wide temperatures into the low minus 20's and even the mid minus 30's and that cold temperatures -- >> mid minus 30's, and we're reporting the number of people dying. you get caught out in this, you're in real trouble. >> question. and i think there's going to continue to be problems for the next three days or so then we start seeing the winds coming in over the atlantic. that should bring in slightly less cold air. i don't think temperatures will rise above average but we'll be looking at t

trump. >> indeed. professor dyson, yesterday mr. red saying he's not overly concerned about the very poor. why today is he aligning himself with another millionaire or if you listen to donald trump, it seems today on confirms the mistake he made yesterday. >> the reality is that this is a callous indifference to poor people, working class people and working poor people. people who get up and work 40, 50 hours a week and can't make it barely to the poverty line. there's a crass expression for so many republicans and on the far right to the interest of the poor. they try to cast it as class warfare. it's seen as giving over to this shrill cry for class warfare being championed on the left when we know it's ridiculous. it seems this is only doubling mitt romney's efforts to appeal to those with cash and capital but here is a guy trying to alie himself with the interest of america that are pro-business and pro-capital. you heard obama talking reaching out to the poor. there's no such kind of theological for reaching out to those who are

. >> jimmy: mr. trumpnor. >> jimmy: i feel like i have to call you mr. trump. >> you can call me whatever you want. >> jimmy: okay, good. perfect, yeah. happy valentine's day, by the way. >> thank you very much. you, too. >> jimmy: yeah, what did you get melania? >> well, i'm going to take her to dinner as soon as we're finished. we're going to go out and have a little dinner -- late-night dinner, and we're going to have some fun. good woman. >> jimmy: yeah, she's the best. >> good woman. >> jimmy: i love her, yeah. now, you have two new grandkids, right? >> i do. >> jimmy: congratulations on that. >> good. two beautiful -- >> jimmy: that is great. >> two beautiful kids. >> jimmy: that's awesome. congrats on that. >> thank you. >> jimmy: let's talk about "celebrity apprentice." >> okay. >> jimmy: this is the 12th season, i think. >> 12th. >> jimmy: and this -- >> can you believe it? seven years, 12 seasons. amazing. >> jimmy: it's amazing, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] it's a great show. and, now, this sea

. >> i just finished talking to mr. trump myself. he was sort of loitering in the hallway talking about his endorsement of mr. romney. he expects lit be the biggest endorsement yet. he said it's been in the works for several weeks. they have been talking back and forth. he likes mr. romney's stamp on china. he said the performance in the last two debates kind of help seal the deal for him. >> he confirmed to you his decision? >> slabsolutely. he will be endorsing mr. romney. >> let me ask you about what happened. late last night we got word there would be a big announcement. as the night progressed into early morning, the report was that he would endorse or was expected to endorse newt gingrich. a few hours later that went out the window. what was going on behind the scenes. were they negotiating with donald trump to get his endorsement? >> apparently not. coming from mr. trump's mouth, he said this is case of some confusion with the gingrich campaign. he said they thought they had this locked up. he said they were planning to endors

mr. trump, he went out there, and he was in nevada. he endorsed mitt romney. mitt romney, who everyone knew would win the nevada caucuses, won. mr. trump has decided that he's going to jump onto mitt romney's coattails and ride it for as long as he can. i don't know the context of even why he decided to thump his chest over this, but this is donald trump. this is donald trump being donald trump. i'm not surprised. actually, i was a little tickled to hear him take credit for mitt romney's win, when you may recall, lawrence, that was probably the shortest donald trump press conference ever. >> yeah. it really was. clearly the romneys do not want to be on the stage with that guy. john rolston, as i think you and i would expect, donald trump did not put his money where his mouth is. there's newt gingrich getting $5 million from adelson, the casino operator in las vegas, and another $5 million from mrs. adelson. so far the romney campaign has cashed exactly zero from donald trump. i've challenged tr

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i'll have on that beyond the one i just made is the -- i think the president gave his views about mr. trump in the dinner that many of you attended last spring. >> you said that secretary panetta sort of suggesteding something that would be possible. he said this was actually the goal of the united states from mid 2013 to the end of 2013 to end the combat role. so is that u.s. policy, the goal to end combat participation by then? >> i appreciate the question, our goal is to execute the mission, disrupt, dismantle and ultimately to defeat the taliban. that is a policy decision made back in lisben and what's been clear ever since lisben and since the president made his speech in june is that we will be evaluating the decision, how it takes place, the scope and pace and territory to afghan security forces along the way. i guess i'm like some folks, the president does not believe that u.s. troops should stay in afghanistan to fulfill their mission and then he will bring them home. i think within the context of transfer by the end of 2014, it is certainly possible and if possible, therefore desi

comment i'll have on that beyond the one i just made, i think the president gave his views about mr. trump at the dinner that many of you attended last spring. >> thank you. >> that dinner, of course, the white house correspondent dinner which by the way is one of the most watched events this past year on c-span's website. check it out at c-span.org. our video library, and we'll leave it at that with white house press secretary jay carney. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. >>> in other news on wall street the dow fell 11, nasdaq was up 11 and s&p was up 1. the number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level signalling a steadily improving jock market. figures come one day before the government is expected to report the january was a solid month for hiring. unemployment applications fell 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000 according to the labor department. economists expect the january employment report to show employers added 155,000 jobs last month. that unemployment remained at 8.5%. the obama administration is taking steps to make fees in 401(k) p

romney and donald trump, the endorsement took place as mitt romney said he didn't expect to be with mr. trumpn his hotel room. well, let's begin with the story about eric holder squaring off today with republicans on a house committee demanding that the justice department turn over those documents. now at the start of the hearing, the chairman told the house oversight government reform committee that it's necessary for the justice department to produce the information that the committee is requiring. the attorney general saying he will consider the demand but said with one exception, the department was inclined to follow long standing tradition of withholding internal documents about congressional inquiries in order to prereceive the ability to get candid advice from top officials. there was one exchange with congressman dan burton who announced yesterday he's retiring. i think you've been hiding something here. you taught give us the documents. it appears you have been stone waul walling. here's another exchange as questions are posed to the attorney general. >>lissening to the answer you ha

sounds familiar mr. trump. and to be fair and balanced, we have to have her on a block every night for the next two weeks. >> absolutely. >> we have to talk about it. >> have her call in. >> even if she is sending out a tweet, we must discuss on a block. >> her platform is occupy wall street. it really is. she was ahead of her time. she was way ahead of everybody else. she said the head bankers, that's what they would do. >> if they would have recruited her early, they would only need one person to occupy wall street. >> i think she looks better. she looks a lot better. she is actually a better looking diane keaton than diane keaton. from roseanne to a scam, so was doubting her clairvoyance more than an annoyance? a british tv psychic thinks so. she looks like roseanne. it is freaking me out. now she is going to court over a newspaper that dared to question her magical power. sally morgan is accused of -- it is the only show that used that phrase in the last 40 years. they allege that morgan pretended to have p

mr. romney in michigan was going to be to bring back donald trump, mr. trump doing radio interviews on behalf of mr. romney in flint and traverse sit sit city. it made me wonder what the romney campaign expects from that. how the donal trump endorsement has worked so far for the romney campaign and prospects. turns out, there is an a pp for that. this is the realclearpolitics.com versus obama versus romney head-to-head race starts in october. president on top, mr. romney the red line, the point at which things start to go badly for mr. romney, that date, february 3rd. february 3rd, why is that date -- what was going on for mitt romney february 3rd? oh, right, that was the day after the donald trump endorsement. it may just be a coincidence, but that eastbound doorsment does coincide exactly with mitt romney's poll numbers being thrown down the dark well with no rope. the romney campaign nevertheless doubling down on giving michiganers all the donald they can handle and more. >>> joining us is fill m maker, and michiganer michael moore. >> happy president'

mr. romney in michigan was going to be to bring back donald trump. mr. oing radio interviews on behalf of mr. romney in flint and traverse city and detroit and lansing, when we learned it was a donald trump phase made me wonder what the campaign expects from that. how the donald trump endorsement worked so far for the romney campaign and prospects. turns out, there is an app for that. trackable, graphically, we did it on the blog. this is the real clear politics.com graph of an obama versus romney head-to-head race, starts in mid-october. president obama on top the blue line, mr. romney the red line coming in lower. the point out which things start to go badly for mr. romney, the in flexion point you can see there, that point, that date, february 3rd, february 3rd, why is that date he oh what was going on for mitt romney february 3rd? oh, right, that was the day after the donald trump endorsement. it may just be a coincidence but that endorsement does coincide exactly with mitt romney's poll numbers being thrown down a dark well with no rope. the romney c

to donald trump for his endorsement, and it mean as great deal to me to have the endorsement of mr. trumpnnot keep going down the road we are on. we have to dramatically change course. we have to restructure the way government interacting with people. our g is too big. it is too intrusive. it places too great burdens on our people and i will change the way the government is working and stand up for our friends a broad and make sure america is the shining city on the hell. thank you for your help 67 dorsement and look forward to seeing you on the trail. thank you, donald. (applause) >>shepard: endorsement is in. the lights are flashing. breaking news changing everything. and donald trump has changed everything in that he just endorsed mitt romney. but donald trump said something that is not true. i need you to read, we fact checked him, he said that unemployment would go up to 9.2 percent. here is what it said, growth would slow to 1.1 percent in tents if fiscal year 2013 which starts october 1 if a number of tax cuts were allowed to expire and if across the board government spending cuts

reports leaked that mr. trump would be endorsing newt gingrich and threw people off the trail. we can report it will be donald trump endorsing mitt romney today. >> does that mean they will appear together? >> that's what we're expecting to see. it is a mitt romney campaign event. this is not like the jon huntsman endorsement with no official mitt romney connection. this is built as a romney event. >> star power to nevada for what's taking place today. you have been traveling with the governor as he makes it through nevada. how have the events been otherwise? >> we had two stops yesterday. one in minnesota and then a rally late last evening here in las vegas. it was sort of a three time zone day. a couple hundred people in attendance. this is a strong state for romney four years ago. they expect it to be strong again this year. they are well organized here. the lieutenant governor endorsed him. now that rick perry is out, romney has some of the big names on his docket here. this is potentially another strong state for them. >> again, the news that donald trump going to be endors

i would have said thank you very much, mr. trump>> but donald has a show on monday. >> it's all about ratings. >> the race has come to nevada, to las vegas, donald trump is ready to endorse. romney already dissed him when trump was going to be the moderator. romney was one of the reasons the debate didn't go off. trump has this outside media platform, and he's got credibility with the tea party base. palin is out there saying keep this thing going, herman cain just endorsed newt gingrich, you don't want to add trump to that pile even though, yeah, for the next six months people will be laughing. >> does he have a constituency? i'm dismissive of it. >> no, not to the degree -- not in the way that a palin or limbaugh or herman cain even has. i think what donald again represents is another vehicle, a voice. he's the one who said doing his run there, you know, things that -- a lot of the conservatives latched on to and felt he's mimicking what we're saying, but in terms of following, in terms of say, go with this guy, do this and that,

it means a great deal to me to have the endorsement of mr. trump and people across this country who care about the future of america. >> all right. i guess what happens in vegas doesn't stay in vegas. leave it to trump to break all of the rules, greg. >> here is the thing, this is not about mitt romney. it's not about newt gingrich. it's about obama. and basically what donald just said to the world is that he believes that mitt is the guy that's going to win because let's face it, there has been so much infighting going on, it's almost like donald trump is uniting america, which makes him the true hero in this story. >> is it really, or did he, eric, pick the obvious guy? really? i can even pick that. bet the house on it. >> did he pick the obvious guy who wants to win? he's clearly said mitt romney has the best chance to beat obama and he likes mitt romney's chance on china. donald trump is very, very involved with china. he doesn't like what they're doing to us or the oil situation. couple of things, will it help or hurt mitt romney? mitt romney

it means a great deal to me to have endorsement of mr. trump and people across the country. 0 dramatically change course. we have to restructure the way government interacts with people. our government's too big, it's too intrusive, it's placed to too great burdens on the people in this country. il dramatically change the way this government is working and stand up for our friends abroad and make sure america remains the shining city on the hill. thank you very much for your help and your en'doresment today and look forward to seeing you on the trail. >> live pictures from las vegas. you see mitt romney on stage with his wife and donald trump telling mitt romney today through an endorsement at least you're hired as far as he is concerned. one rich guy to another very rich guy. donald trump addressed that. he said listen, i think it's great for the american people to see someone who has made a lot of money and added to employment in this country rather than unemployment. he said that was one reason he wanted to make the endorsement today. they're on stage now live in las live

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. >> bill: now, mr. trump apparently believes that mr. santorum's social positions are out of the mainstream. we will deal with that in a moment with crowley and colmes there no question that the senator's straight talk on moral issues has made him a viable candidate for conservative americans. so it's to santorum's benefit in the primaries to play the judgmental card. but, of course, that will be used against him in the general election. finally, according to rasmussen in head-to-head matchups president obama defeats mitt romney 45-43. that's a virtual tie considering the margin of error. that is the memo. now for the top story tonight. bring in fox news political analyst karl rove who is in austin, texas this evening. do you believe gingrich and santorum are going to gang up on mitt romney tomorrow night, mr. rove. >> not if they want to win the east coast. if this is an east coast in which santorum and gingrich come out throwing hay makers at romney it, makes the evening more out of control, it gives them less control over the outcome,

it means a great deal for me to have the endorsement of mr. trump and people across this country that care about the future of america. i think it's time for us to recognize we can't keep goingwe have to dramatically change course. the government interacts with our government is too big, it's too intrusive, it's placed too great burdens on people of this country. i will dramatically change the way this country is working. i'll also stand up for our friends abroad and make sure america remains the shining city and your endorsement today, and i look forward to seeing you on the trail. thank you, donald. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> a couple of people i should mention, the lieutenant governor has been chairman of my efforts in this state and i appreciate governor and first lady, please stand up. i look forward to seeing you all out on the trail. i need every vote i can get. thank you. [applause] ♪ >> our "road to a white house" continues, with mitt romney in las vega

he got to meet mr. trump last night. >> his hair was being compared to malachy. >> yes. mr. ump held him. he looked good with a pekingese. >> thanks for coming by. congratulations once again. >> thank you. thanks so much. >>> a money management firm is teaming wup a man behind aig's restructuring. on their radar of disstressed investing. david faber has an exclusive with the heavy hitters. >>> as we head to break, take a look at this morning's early movers here on wall street. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefro