natalie how did you come up with these particular ten points yeah well you know last year. early in the year people gathered in wisconsin to stand with everyday heroes who are under attack. tens of thousands of people came out and people started tuning in from around the country it was clear that something was happening so we partnered with campaign for america's future and move on dot org and us out of whole set of other partners. to launch rebuild the dream and the first thing we did was said what are what are we about you know what is it that we want to see in the world and so we turn to our members and asked them and crowd sourced the answer so one hundred thirty one thousand people came together and put in ideas for what they thought this country could do to get back on track and then we took the best ones in that house meetings around the country and folks deliberated and came up with a ten point contract for the american dream which you can outsource crowds arsed crack the wisdom of the crowds which you can see it rebuild the dream dot com and in fact endorse over th

broadband natalie foster is the co-founder of rebuild the dream an organization focused on strengthening working families by creating good jobs and making sure that all americans pay their fair share of taxes natalie was pivotal in organizing more than nine hundred house meetings across the united states' image ally for those attending selected priority issues and created the contract for the american dream and finally joining us from university of california berkeley is robert reich the chancellor is professor of public policy at u.c. berkeley and former secretary of labor under president bill clinton he's the author of thirteen books books including his most recent aftershock the next economy and america's future welcome to all of you like to have you here with us let's get started with issue number one how the one percent crash the economy and plunge the u.s. into a deep recession with a slow recovery robert let me start with you let's set the stage for what president obama inherited when he took office george bush was had a pretty abysmal job creation record the average monthly job g

natalie? >> thank you, savannah.ompany officials say it will take two days to tell a krtow a crippled cruise ship to safety. the costa allegra was set adrift after an engine room fire monday. it is the sister ship of the costa concordia which ran aground last month killing 25 and leaving seven others missing, presumed dead. >> reporter: newark liberty airport was forced to close for an hour monday night. the pilot on express flight 5124 out of atlanta radioed in an issue with the front wheel after an indicator light showed a problem with the landing gear. the plane was forced to land after fire crews hosed off the runway with foam. the nose gear collapsed upon landing. no one was injured and the passengers and crew were evacuated by emergency chute. >>> gordon gecco has seen the light. michael douglas has now gone to work for the fbi. he stars in a new supublic serve spot to encourage would be informants to contact the feds about insider trading tips. you're up to date now. let's go to al for a check of the weather.

thanks, natalie and savannah.articular has taken advantage of the super bowl buzz to get the word out about a unique cause. the susan g. komen for the cure tissue bank is the only healthy breast cancer tissue bank in the world. the founder and coprincipal investigator. thank you for joining us. you're part of the organization developing a one of a kind tissue bank helping in the fight against breast cancer. we'll hear about it. as you know in the news this week komen announced it would be pulling funding from planned parenthood. it sparked a big backlash in the public. are you worried? since is your tissue back is funded by susan g. komen, are you concerned about what it means for your organization? >> we're part of indiana university. although the funding comes from komen, we really don't have any say in their funding decisions, as you might imagine. i think our ladies are educated and passionate and are fascinated and committed to giving everything they have for the cure. my answer, i guess, is no. we'll be good

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natalie? >> thank you, courtney.or the first time in daytona 500's history race day was rained out. it was postponed from sunday until today at noon but could see another delay as puddles well up on the international speedway in florida and another storm is looming. 7:15 now. back to matt. better safe than sorry. slick track for sure. >> thank you, natalie. let's go to los angeles for a check of the weather from mr. roker. i heard some complaining it was chilly on the red carpet last night. >> it was a little brisk, but the fashion was so hot nobody minded. the good news is we've got weather on its way out. we have really rough stuff coming into southern california and the pacific northwest as well. look at these high wind warnings, wind watches. we've got winter storm warnings, winter storm advisories and watches as well as we make our way into the mountains. there is a big system coming on shore. it will be bringing rain to the coastal southern california. we're looking at mountain snows and you can see a lot of we

. >> reporter: inside natalie tennant's vault in the west virginia capitol... >> it's all handwritten stuff. >> reporter: ...you will find the bane of every secretary of state of every state in the country: paper, lots of old, musty, yellowing paper. >> managing it all is a huge sap on time, money and efficiency since the democrat was elected the secretary of state here three years ago, natalie tennant has been determined to find a better way. >> soon as i came in, i wanted to have an atmosphere where we are open to ideas. >> reporter: and that is how natalie tennant-- the first female student to be selected mascot of the west virginia university mountaineers-- finds herself leading another kind of charge: a controversial-- critics say quixotic-- push to bring us voting to the internet. can you imagine then a day when all of us are voting online one way or another? >> i could imagine the day. i can't tell you when that day is. >> reporter: should it happen? >> i think that folks should have the opportunity. well, i think that you use what we have. i mean, look at what were using now.

natalie morales has a check of the headlines. hi, natalie. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with an important recall and warning. perhaps some 1 million women could be at risk of unintended pregnancy. pfizer recalled 1 million birth control packs because of an error that mixed up the active and inactive pills in the 28-day package. the world's biggest drug maker is pulling 14 lots of the low ovrol tablets and packs of the generic version of the pills. those using them should use another form of contraception immediately. >>> mitt romney scored his second victory in the republican primaries after the triumph in new hampshire saying it's time for president obama to get out of the way. with romney's latest win comes a security detail from the u.s. secret service. newt gingrich meanwhile came in second place and vowed to return to florida with the gop nomination. >>> in economic news, 2012 is off to a strong start. it was the best january for stocks in this country since 1997. meanwhile facebook is set to file with the s.e.c. today to sell stock on the open market. whil

natalie? >> good morning to you. we begin with the powerful storm system that unleashed more than a dozen reported tornadoes in kansas, missouri and nebraska. officials report at least one death and numerous injuries and the governor of kansas declared a state of emergency. an apparent tornado, as we saw in harveyville, kansas, caused major damage as you see in this live picture again. the upper midwest is bearing the brunt of what could be one of the worst snowstorms of the season. the weather channel's mike seidel is in duluth, minnesota, feeling the wrath this morning. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. this is about as bad as it gets. we have winds gusting to 50 miles per hour, whiteout conditions, the winds coming off lake superior. the biggest storm they had this season in duluth before this only 3.2 inches. that was last saturday. they have a three-foot deficit in snowfall. i don't know if you can zoom past me. it's a whiteout. this is a raging blizzard across the n

natalie is standing by. save us, natalie. >> all right. good morning you to once again. in the news this morning, the body of whitney houston has arrived in her birthplace of newark, new jersey, after being flown late monday night from los angeles. with the latest developments now, we go to jeff rossen in beverly hills. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. this story is bi-coastal. it is developing coast to coast. whitney houston's body resting in a funeral home in new jersey. she will, we're learning, probably have a public funeral service on friday. we'll get into the details on that just a moment. but here in los angeles, police investigators are getting closer of putting the time line together of how whitney houston spent her final hours. whitney houston's body departing los angeles monday on this private jet, a gulf stream four, headed to her hometown of newark, new jersey, after landing late last night, her casket taken by hearse to a nearby funeral home where a wake is scheduled for thursday. >> just another legend lost. >> reporter: now sources

>> natalie, i left that day not with plans to be gone forever.d gotten -- our relationship was very controlled by tareq. anyone that watched the show or even spent 24 hours with tareq and i knew where i had come from and what i had been through. that day -- neil and i had been friends since the '90s. and i wanted to be with someone that would help me sort through what had been happening in my head. i didn't return because it just wasn't -- i couldn't endure any more. >> you all had been friends for a long time going back to the '90s. he considered you and the band friends as well. >> i considered him -- >> do you feel you duped him? >> i considered her a best friend. you know, i had to know tareq because she was my best friend. did we know each other, yes, but i wouldn't consider him a good friend. certainly not now. >> were you having a relationship with each other prior to you leaving tareq? >> we have always been best friends. any time i was with neil, tareq was with me. that's one of the things through "the real housewives" they joked. they c

natalie? >> al, thank you.this morning we are kicking off a new series behind the brand with donny deutsch where we check out which pro motional campaigns are making the grade and which can improve their ima image. good morning, donny. >> we're all brands, you know. people are brands, products are brands. we're going to cover the gamut. it will be fun. we're trying the telestrator, too. >> like football. let's start with the academy awards. this sunday is the big show. anne hathaway and james franco hosted last year and didn't get great buzz. >> that's the oscar. let's put a head on it. stay on topic. here's what they did wrong. they said to themselves our ratings have been dropping. people think the oscars -- [ laughter ] >> cut it out! let's get hip. man, let's get james franco and anne hathaway and go young. terrible mistake. i gave them a c minus. they didn't stay true to the brand. great brands are authentic. brands are about hollywood royalty, tradition. this is the key word, tradition. they made a mistak

natalie?l right, we look much more forward to your reports there from the uss abraham lincoln. thank you. >>> a critical cancer drug is suddenly running in short supply as lawmakers and doctors groups urge the makers of methotrexate to step up production. it is a key treatment for a type of leukemia most commonly found in children. kit cure nearly 90% of the estimated 3500 american children and teens diagnosed with that type of cancer each year. >>> washington has become the seventh state to legalize same sex marriage after the governor signed a bill into law that will allow game couples to walk down the aisle starting june 7th. inth th inew jersey, the state recognize same sex marriages. governor chris christie promised to veet yoet measure. >>> and video of that supposed woolly mammoth wilding through siberia has shockingly been debunked. the suspiciously blurry video of something furrey crossing a river fueled speculation that long ex-extinct ice age creature was still alive and kicking. th

natalie? >> tough story. we pray for a good recovery for her. jim, thanks so much. >>> violence overseas this morning in baghdad, a series of bombings and shootings have killed at least 60 people today, most of the attacks appear to target police. and in afghanistan, officials tell nbc news that two american nato service members were killed in a third day of violence and deadly protests there. thousands have taken to the streets, outraged by the news that korans were burned at american air base near kabul. >>> an advisory panel to the food and drug administration is overwhelmingly backing approval of a highly anticipated weight loss drug. the prescription only pill called qnexa helped dieters lose an impressive 10% of their body weight, but has been plagued by reports of side effects. >>> every office has one, the refrigerator raider. but you wouldn't expect that kind of trouble at a police station. in deer park, texas, police set up a sting operation when their snacks went missing from their fridge. investigators say they caught officer kevin y

i'm natalie, and that's this week's advice on how to make the grade. >> this report is brought to youago automobile trade association. >> well, here in chicago it's the biggest auto show in the country. 1,000 cars right here on the floor. there's a lot to look at, so let's start with this. how cool is this concept from kia. it's called the track'ster. i think you would look good on any school parking lot rolling up in this. outside big fat tires and wheels, a two-door coupe, and inside, it's all about cool treatments, as well. performance seating and even a little toolkit in the back. it's just a concept. no word yet on whether kia will actually build the track'ster. but take a look at this -- the perfect s.u.v. for the family. from gmc, it's the acadia. now, it's one of the best and most popular s.u.v.s that are currently being sold. look at all the room inside for mom anllave a ads-ear, and spy toelkeep them e hydai elantra o showg ofars, now including t d the 5-door coupe! lookt th cama! ps right ond helps you back up and -- hello! that's right -- you can see it in the back. and yo

natalie is live with the latest.monica beresford redman was found dead at a resort in mexico. her husband, a top reality tv producer was charged with her killing. now he is battling for freedom in a mexican court. natalie morales takes a look at the case tonight on "dateline." she has a preview from miami. >> good morning, matt. bruce beresford had it all. professional success and a beautiful family until his wife turned up dead. it's a legal saga that's lasted nearly two years and has just taken a big turn. last week bruce beresford redman was extradited from los angeles to mexico where he's accused of killing his wife monica. at a hearing this week his attorney said their client is innocent and asked that the charges be thrown out. bruce watched from behind bars. >> it wasn't really a strong case. there wasn't really no evidence that tiede edirectly to our client -- to the murder of his wife. >> reporter: on wednesday the mexican judge ruled the case will go to trial. >> i was there when he was notified by the cour

natalie?> all right, michelle kosinski out of our london bureau this morning, thank you. >>> newark liberty airport has reopened after an emergency landing forced it to close for an hour monday night. the pilot on united express flight 5124 out of atlanta radioed in an issue with its front wheel after an indicator light showed a problem with the landing gear. the plane was forced to land after fire crews hosed off the runway with flame-retardant foam. the nose gear collapsed upon landing, fortunately no one was injured and the passenger and crew were evacuated by emergency chute. >>> he's seen fire and rain, but matt kenseth also saw victory at the daytona 500 last night. racing analysts are calling it the strangest 500 in history of the sport. postponed for the first time ever due to rain and then forced to stop for two hours after a freak accident sparked a massive fuel fire that had to be cleaned up with what else, laundry detergent apparently. >>> well this waiter could use a bailout, a 21

natalie morales, nbc news, new york. >> fantastic story to end our broadcast here on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jessica agguire. >> and i'm raj mathai. as a result of a controversial report requested by mayor chuck reed, a recommendation to cut the police force by 400 officers. monty francis has the new details and

natalie? >> thank you, courtney.or the first time in daytona 500's history race day was rained out. it was postponed from sunday until today at noon but could see another delay as puddles well up on the international speedway in florida and another storm is looming. 7:15 now. back to matt. better safe than sorry. slick track for sure. >> thank you, natalie. let's go to los angeles for a check of the weather from mr. roker. i heard some complaining it was chilly on the red carpet last night. >> it was a little brisk, but the fashion was so hot nobody minded. the good news is we've got >>> good morning. clear and cold on this monday morning. tom kierein with you in storm center 4. right now it's down into the 20s throughout most of the region, including west virginia, virginia and maryland, except right near washington, it is right near the freezing mark. a little bit above freezing at reagan national and near the waters. later today climbing into the 60s with lots of sun. then tonight we'll be down to near 30 by dawn

and he wanted to be with us. >> natalie's here with us in the studio.so occurs to me we should mention nbc sports broadcasts those red bull series. two things occur to me watching this, daytona 500 is this weekend. and you know a friend o of mine dale earnhardt lost his life in that race. and this weekend they'll drive as fast as they can. number two, so that's a type of -- >> right. >> how many of this is because video of the most extreme stuff, even if you shoot it yourself in the back country has a huge premium attached to it now? >> certainly now this next generation, a lot of that youtube generation, the x-games generation, they are getting that access now. they're seeing their heroes, you know, who are getting out there and doing all of these extreme sports. and those guys, by the way, they're pushing and the ladies as well, they're pushing the extreme beyond extreme to the point where now they're combining sports. they're jumping out of airplanes, sky diving with wing suits and base jumping with skis on, going off cliffs. so it's a combination th

natalie, are we headed into a weekend of violence and unrest in greece? >> many greeks fear for the worst, but it is difficult to gauge. we saw several thousand pour into the street, angry protesters, desperate protesters, who really seem determined to oppose the government's efforts in implementing any sort of further punishing cuts, but it remains to be seen if the greeks have the will and the power to continue. we know there are more strikes tomorrow. rallies as well and on sunday. >> natalie, agrees's prime minister says the country faces on controlled chaos without the bailout deal. this is obviously an act to put pressure on someone. who was he talking to? his government or to the lenders? >> i think he is talking to everyone who is willing to hear, really. the greek people who have not been informed exactly on what the bankruptcy will entail for the country. we saw also a wave of resignations in his government. four ministers from the far right offered their resignations. two socialist deputy ministers as well offered their rent -- resignations. ev

natalie? >> ayman mohyeldin in cairo, egypt. thanks so much. >>> congress passed a bill aimed at pushing the country's aviation system into a new era. the bill will speed the switch from radar to gps-based air traffic control. the agreement provides stability to the f.a.a. granting long-term funding over the next four years. >>> now to wall street. cnbc's mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange this morning. good morning. >> good morning. it's crunch time in greece to avoid a chaotic debt default which could hurt stocks here potentially. and the earnings continues and oil giant bp is making more money thanks to higher oil prices. it is also preparing for lawsuits related to the gulf of mexico oil spill. they will begin later this month. also, walmart is apparently going to label some great value brand products "great for you" in response to childhood obesity. >> in case you were wondering what the new york giants did on the flight home, take a look. andre brown is leading a victory chant with teammates. >> i got a ring! he

natalie?ephanie gosk in athens, thank you. >>> president obama is sending a new budget to congress in a bid to reduce the deficit by some $4 trillion over the next decade. the spending blueprint outlines plans to cut spending and raise taxes on wealthy americans. >>> pakistan's prime minister is on trial for contempt. the supreme court in islamabad charged him with defying an order to open a corruption case against the president. galani pleaded not guilty. political turmoil complicated relations with the u.s. >>> as you know, gas prices are on the rise again jumping by nearly 12 cents in the past three weeks according to the latest survey. now to wall street and mary thompson at the new york stock exchange for us. good morning. >> good morning. after a down week on wall street last week investors looking at this week's economic and earnings reports to provide direction to trading. the numbers will include figures on retail sales and consumer prices as well as earnings from general motors and a

natalie and her sister were in the car with their dad and went into shock. she grabbed his phone and called 9-1-1. >> daddy, stop. stop the car. >> now despite being in shock, natalie's dad was able to pull the car over without crashing. nobody was hurt. >>> it's a good reminder why to protect your accounts with pass words. her mother says dozens of men called and texted and showed up at their house. >> [ audio difficulty ] >> here's a lesson in all this. detectives traced the ip address to the suspect's neighbor's home. they admitted they didn't have a password on their wireless internet. >>> there's been a lot of uproar about how much information web sites collects on their users and today the president stepped in with a bill of rights giving you more control of how much of your information can be shared. they're guidelines and not enforceable laws but they think companies will sign on as a sign of good faith. >>> chances are you and your children have facebook pages. 800 million people do, including a lot of teacher. >> should you be facebook friends with

natalie morales, nbc news, new york. >> fantastic story to end our broadcast here on a tuesday night. you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night.

honk the horn, natalie. >> okay, i did. >> honk again. >> no one was injured.u could never be braver in your young life. >>> finally, i bet this has happened in your office. day by day, food disappears from the office fridge. pretty common. check out who was caught red handed in deer park, texas. a police officer helping himself to the food. people in the office set up the camera as a sting operation. officer -- >> what? >> he faces misdemeanor theft charges. >> oh, come on. >> claims he was just trying keep the fridge clean. if that's the biggest crime in town, you're going to -- >> i gotta tell you. the same thing with people taking other people's food from the office fridge, have you seen the inside lately. something is growing in there. >> you don't want what's in there. especially in dear bark. because you might go to jail. terrible, terrible. >>> how about some pop news? >> i would love to. jennifer aniston had her wildest dream come true yesterday. she received her star on the hollywood walk of fame. on hand for the ceremony, her dad and boyfriend. it wa

. >>> let's check the rest of the morning's top stories from natalie at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. rescuers are scrambling to find survivors in the sea off papa knew guinea, after a ferry carrying some 350 people sank off the coast of the island. 230 people have been pulled from the waters so far. officials say the ferry capsized in rough seas and was carrying students and teachers in training. >>> an end is in sight for the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan. defense secretary, leon panetta, said american troops will leave afghanistan a full year ahead of schedule. sometime before the end of 2013. and while the withdrawal would be a major milestone in the ten-year war, it does not mean a complete end to u.s. involvement in the region. the pentagon says the u.s. will be open to teaming up with the afghan army in the ongoing fight against the taliban. >>> now let's head to wall street and cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange for us this morning. >> good morning, natalie. wall street will be focused on washington tod

natalie? >> richard engel with the latest on the turkish/syrian border there. gop presidential hopefuls mitt romney and rick santorum are facing off ahead of decisive primaries in michigan and arizona next week. romney's in detroit today detailing his economic plan and santorum drummed up support and funds in texas and arizona on thursday. for more on the race for the white house, republican candidate rick santorum will be stopping by "meet the press" with david gregory this sunday, so check it out. now mandy drury is at the new york stock exchange for us. good morning. how is the week expected to close out? >> the market has been approaching highs not seen since before the 2008 collapse of lehman brothers. but it has been finding it difficult to convincingly break higher. one thing going for the market though natalie, this week we have seen increasing signs of improvement in the economy on many fronts. that's jobs and housing. i want to tell you about a chinese firm that's been launching legal battles against the ipad. now it's taken it to home turf and is lau

>> yeah, natalie, is there? right now maryland high school in lockdown. this is happening at laurel high school in laurel. we will continue to follow this story and bring thank you latest information as soon as it becomes available. let's check the forecast now. meteorologist tom kierein telling us about warmer weather in our future. hopefully in the near future, tom, good morning. >> good morning. it is warming up already now as we approach 9:00. it is already now climbing into the low to mid 50s. and later today, hitting near 70. then clouding up late afternoon and overnight tonight. then tomorrow, gusty winds. mild temperatures, maybe a morning or midday shower. then strong, gusty winds during the afternoon and bringing in colder air important the weekend. >> all right, tom. thanks so much. we w [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month