the president appearing at nashua community college. >> thank you. hello, nashua. it is good to be back in new hampshire! thank you, mike, for that wonderful introduction and for your service to our country. i want to thank the president of nashua community college lucille gordon for hosting today. give lucille a big round of applause. we have professor paul wonderlick who gave me a tour today. where is he? he's got a beard. can you see him. there he is. and i want to

the nashua street jail. >> this ain't walsh street. this ain't bourbon street. it sure ain't rodeo drive. this is nashville street. >> the new arrivals have not been convicted of the crimes for which they were arrested and considered innocent until proven guilty. >> good morning. >> those who are not quickly released or bailed out will be housed at nashua until their cases are closed. and every year, thousands of men and women undergo a demanding application process to secure and manage inmates while they're in jail. less than 1% will make it to the final stage, cadet training. >> there was 40 people, 40 candidates that were brought into this academy class. there were upwards of 10,000 applications for the job. >> the cadets must pass a series of difficult tests to become suffolk county jail deputies. >> we teach them everything from combatives which is defensive tactics to firearms, to first aid, fire safety, approximately 40 different components of what they do. this morning, we're going to do some defensive tactics training. they have some ground defense wher

live in new hampshire, minutes from now, president obama will be speaking at a community college in nashua. does that make him a snob? >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in our daily fix, moments ago, senate democrats defeated the blunt amendment, which would have allowed employers to be exempted from a requirement providing contraception coverage if they claimed personal religious objections or moral objections. the amendment went down 51 to 48. retiring republican senator olympia snowe voted with the democrats in order to table that amendment. democrats bob casey of pennsylvania, joe manchin of west virginia, and ben nelson of nebraska voted with the republicans. kris cillizza is an nbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. hey, chris. this was a key test already of the gender wars. it was pretty clear that it was going to be defeated. and susan collins voted with her fellow republicans, against some of the other women in the senate, saying that she thought that this was an amendment that was defective, but they could be fixed later on, but that the dem

that's why the city of nashua is purchasing a new fleet of trash trucks that run on natural gas. they're going to go cleaner, they're going to last longer. they're going to be cheaper to fill up. i saw one of them. it was a good-looking truck. and it put a smile on the mayor's face because she knows she's saving money, she's saving taxpayer money. good job, mayor. >> the president in nash youia new hampshire in the southern part of the state near the massachusetts border. david boyer of the washington times writing that the president's visit to a battleground state intended to show he is on the side of average americans feeling pain at the pump. republicans however saying that the president was attempting to deflect attention from his failed energy policy. joining us here in washington is white house reporter david boyer of the washington times. thanks very much for being with us. >> thanks for having me, steve. >> first of all, let's cut to the chase in terms of what the president said today. it didn't seem to be a lot of new information. but reinforcing his argument that he has

those who have only been charged with the crime and are awaiting trial are held at the nashua street jail until the resolution of their case. those who are convicted and receive sentences of two and a half years or less will usually serve their time four miles away at the house of correction. >> top of the world. 15 minutes. i told you i was going to be knocking. >> it's a place sal giuliano has become very familiar with over the years. >> hungry? >> my mother would slap me if she saw me eating this. >> keep a small circle. >> my buddy shayne, mini me. >> there's the boys. the jungle, baby. >> south boston in the house over here. >> there's a character for you. >> what's up? >> these guys i grew up with them, from the same hometown. >> what's up, guys? hometown table? >> i don't want to make more friends. i have 13 commitments, i've been in this jail 12 times. my last court date i had 6 -- 76 convictions. i'm doing the second half of a two-year sentence, i finished a year in may, went home on probation, placed me on a bracelet house arrest. it didn't fit too good. i ended up cutting

that's why the city of nashua is purchasing a new fleet of trash trucks that run on natural gas. they are going to go cleaner. they are going to last longer. they are going to be cheaper to fill up. i saw one of them. it was a good looking truck. and it put a smile on the mayor's face because she knows she's saving money. she's saving taxpayer money. good job, mayor. [ applause ] that's part of what that $4 billion going to oil companies right now, that's where it could be going, to help cities like this one convert their fleets to fuel efficient cars and trucks, to help private sector companies, big companies like ups or federal express, convert their fleets. that can save us money. as a matter of fact, since we announced the national clean fleets partnerships last year the company interested in converting their fleets have tripled. that's part of why this chart is going down.down. nonprofits say that the federal government is leading by example. one thing the federal government has a loti don't know if you're this. but we have a lot of cars. and i directed every department, eve

in fact, when i was up in new hampshire, in nashua, they had already converted all their dump trucks, they were in the process, because of this program, they were converting it to natural gas-driven trucks. this is something that we did in education. we called it, race to the top. we said, we'll put in more money, but we want you to reform. we're going to give you an incentive to do things in a different way. and if we do the same thing with clean energy, we can save consumers money and we can make sure the economy is more secure. so we've got to keep investing in american-made energy, and we've got to keep investing in the vehicles that run on it. that's where our future is. and in order to continue this the progress, we're going to have to make a choice. we've got to decide where our priorities are as a country. and that's up to all of you. and i'll give you an example. right now, $4 billion of your tax dollars goes straight to the oil industry, every year. $4 billion in subsidies that other companies don't get. now, keep in mind, these are some of the same companies that are making

he placed the calls, the president placed the calls while driving from nashua new hampshire top the airport in manchester. he landed in new york where he's attending four fund-raisers. on capitol hill, testimonies of congressional lawmakers who took part in the civil rights movement are going to be preserved under a resolution passed by the house today. it passed unanimously. the measure instructs the office of the house historian to compile the stories of current and former members who were involved in civil rights events and activities of the 1960s. it will also call for documentation of the experiences of members who took part in the protest marches in alabama from selma montgomery in 1956. the most well-known lawmaker to play a role in those marches is congressman john lewis, democrat from georgia. he was a leader of the march between the two cities, has been known as bloody sunday, march 7th, 1965. since 1998, lewis has led a congressional delegation back to selma and other landmarks each year and the pilgrimage this year begins on friday. and finally, the chair of the house armed serv

welcome to nashua street jail.all. >> we followed the kids up to one of the housing units so they could see where one of their next bedrooms could be if they continued on this path. and i think that was probably one of the scariest parts for the kids, the idea of being locked up, actually inside of a cell. >> get in there. welcome home. oh, there's only two beds. you got to share beds. have a seat. make yourself comfortable. that's where you're going to be. >> that's how you want to live [ bleep ]? >> you want to cut people? >> you in with a bunch of killers now. >> huh? you want to cut people? >> you want to go home now. >> go in there. go. i'm going to put you in there with them. i'm going to put you in there with them. >> go in there. >> yeah, he's going in. >> do you want to go in there? huh? let's go. you got a bed for him? >> no. >> he's going to sleep in the bed with me. >> oh, okay. that's my my new bitch. get in here! >> when one person is using the bathroom, what you going to do? this will be you this is

. >> reporter: the president counterpunched in nashua, new hampshire, rejecting republican plans he says focus mainly on more drilling. >> if there's one thing i know about new hampshire, it's that your political bull detector is pretty sharp. you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices. as long as i'm president, i will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. i will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to china or germany because some politicians in washington refused to make the same commitment here in america. >> reporter: one of romney's rival newt gingrich joined the debate, in woodstock, georgia. he said the president is taking his eye off americans' pain at the pump. >> i'm for science, i'm for developing the future. but i think one of the lessons of the obama waste of over a half-billion dollars on solyndra, is that you shouldn't confuse the future with the present. in the present, the american people drive cars and trucks. but the fact is most americans, the fact is that is a major expense if gasoline hits $5 a gallon this summer that will dramatica

male inmates who are awaiting trial and have yet to make bail are detained at the nashua street facility, where the daily population averages about 700. if they have been convicted of a crime and are sentenced to less than two and a half years, most will transfer to the nearby house of correction, which averages 1, 00 inmates. while their charges vary, nearly all of them will need to confront the truths of their pasts if they hope to avoid coming back. >> it may be a history of abuse, and neglect, a lack of education, lack of job history, substance abuse issues, you name it. >> but there's another issue that is also bringing more people to jail. not only in boston but nationwide. >> the percentages of mental illness are off the charts. they are shocking. it's much harder once people begin to get older to tackle those deficits that have been growing and growing and growing over a period of time. >> though he was deemed competent enough to understand his charges and stand trial, a lifelong battle with mental illness is a reality for inmite corey allen. is he serving a two and a half year s

there you go up to nashua, new hampshire, having an energy event.esident's talking about energy, and as kim said, the republicans were not. i heard there was a lot of hand-wringing over, why did you go forward with this amendment? there was no need to, you sort of move on. >> right, republicans are caught. i think one of the consequences of being in the majority is, it's tough to agree. and with blunt, you know, there's still these ties to the most conservative element of the party. and they have to shift, as kim said, they have to shift to obama and the economy. and i think that that will happen, once the nomination is decided. but for right now, with all of this uncertainty, republicans have to get on the same page if they have any chance of defeating the president. >> i've had some other republicans say that this is a case where you're allowing the minority of the party dictate the messaging of the day a little bit too much. where there's just always a concern about, you know, don't -- you look at a mitt romney, why didn't he go after rick santor

nashua community college, that is our future. [applause] that is exactly the path that we have been taking the last three years. because of investments we have made, the use of renewable energy in this country has nearly doubled, and thousands of americans have jobs because of it. we are taking every possible action to develop a near 100- year supply of natural gas, which releases fewer cartons. that is something that experts believe will support some 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. our cooperation with the private sector is positioning this country to be the leader in the world's production of high-tech batteries, that that will power these cars. [applause] and after three decades of doing nothing, we put in place fuel economy standards that will make sure our cars averaged nearly 50 -- 55 miles per gallon by the next decade. that is nearly double what we have today. [applause] and by the way, that applies not just to cars, but to light trucks, and also to heavy trucks now as well. that means every time you fill up, you c

the price of gas in nashua, where he was, was $3.75 a gallon which is expensive.the white house, and i think across the board people would agree, an individual in the white house does not set the gas prices. clearly there has to be a long range solution. >> we're building electric cars. that's the answer. it's much bigger than that. it's not a partisan issue. we have a problem with issues in the middle east today. we also have china, india, brazil that are rapidly consuming more energy. this is a long-term problem. the president, we're drilling more than we've ever drilled before. he's approved more pipe lines. we're doing all of the above. we have huge problems in this nation about our consumption. we spend a billion dollars a day shipping money over to the middle east to buy oil to bring back to the united states. >> what's this car called? >> it's called my car green tech. >> do we have a picture? can you pop a picture up. my kids call this a cheese car. >> it's a good, little story. we went to china, bought one of their biggest car companies. it's all made in

one of the things that the president of the united states did yesterday when he was there at the nashuan new hampshire was he showed this great big graph and it showed the u.s. independence on foreign oil has fallen since 2005 from 60% to 45% but what he didn't say is the reason it's fallen in large part is because of the policies instituted by george w. bush. doh! >> now to your headlines for a friday and we begin with a fox news alert. four more nato troops injured during an explosion in afghanistan. according to a nato spokesperson, a homicide bomber carrying explosives on a motorcycle drove into their convoy. we still don't know if any of those soldiers hurt were americans. today's attacks followed the shooting deaths of six american soldiers over the past two weeks. their death following outbreak of nationwide protest in reaction to the burning of those qurans. while you were sleeping, rush limbaugh was wide awake because the bomb squad was at his house checking out a suspicious package. several homes in their palm beach neighborhood were evacuated while officers carefully opened t

nashua follow-up care to make sure the disease does not -- now she will have follow-up care to make sure disease does not return to any other part of her body. she will be able to get any of the testing she needs for her family, her daughter's and her children. i will continue to advocate for the affordable care act. i have seen how it works, how it saves lives. i want my patients to remain healthy and i want them to lead productive lives. right now in bakersfield, there is a team of nurses out on the floors educating patients about the affordable care act. i am asking you to please make sure this work does not end. it is so important. thank you. [applause] >> a very special guest -- i will yield to his mom. she will tell us what is happening now for a moment. >> we have people across the country who have shared their stories about how the affordable care act has helped them in their families' lives. it also includes our story. >> it says, moms can be rattled." -- it says, "moms cannot be rattled." [laughter] [unintelligible] [applause] thank you all very much. as you hear from the stori