. >> we may be debating the pennys, nickles and dimes in a debt crisis that's demanding half dollars and dollar bills. >> reporter: they are looking for more than a trillion to cut. republicans continue hammering the president, rick perry and herman caine are offering flat tax plans and the white house said they don't have to pass them before the election. >> thank you. stay with us for continuing coverage of the presidential race. coming up at 5:30 all new find who was leading the latest polls for who may win the presidential race and how americans feel about the president's work as prezioso far. >>> you know when it comes to debt college students have a heavier burden than those of us with credit cards, coming up what the president wants to do to lessen the burden on college graduates. >>> when it comes to helping your student with homework one thing parents don't want to deal with it algebra. now there is a place to go to help some of that. >>> and everybody is told every year to get the flu shots. why one stud study says they may not be that effective. . >>> the school in baltimo

enjoying huge loopholes so some of the largest most profitable corporations in america don't pay a nickle in federal taxes in some years, most americans say that's absurd. to my mind, chris, this is not being terribly progressive. this is really common sense politics which makes sense to ordinary americans. >> that's a good question. let's stay on that one point. democrats believe in government. republicans don't. the republicans don't mind starving government. governor rendell, does he have to go after the rich and their money? >> he has to go at basic economic fairness. does that mean taxing people who make a lot of money, benefited by this country and gotten rich in the last few years? of course it does. >> be sure to watch "hardball" weeknights at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern only on msnbc, the police for politics. >>> here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america. plumes of smoke blackened the skies over one texas town forcing officials to clear schools and neighborhoods. the evacuation orders came after a chemical plant fire erupted monday morning. the raging in

and a half, it is falling and that price is starting to show up in california which has slipped a nickle in the last week. checking in on wall street, it looks like a 100 point drop for the dow jones industrial average and that follows the losses dow jones industrial average off 250 points, 258 and starts today at 10655. >>> it was a whole new ballgame in san rafael and it followed months of really hot debate. >>> how safe is the air we breathe, and we will find out where the problem is the worst. >>> we had some slow traffic in the south bay too. . >>> good morning, we have a lot of low clouds around and drizzle but once it gives way, we will have somewhat of a break, rain returns tonight. >>> well, here is an unusual sight floods in las vegas, thanks to clog dollars storm drains, drivers had to navigate high waters and more storms are expected in las vegas over the  next couple of days. >>> the former owners of a shopping center are being ordered to clean up a high toxic chemical. the cleanup order comes after the state found high levels of chemicals underneath the plaza in fair facti

most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise, we love this question coming from matthew nickles. he wrote in about the quarterback changes for the redskins and said the answer is obvious but maybe it's not. he wants to know which nfl team had the most starting quarterbacks, including the entire season since 1990? now washington, you know. we figured washington has to be up there. >> yeah, yeah. >> and there are some other teams as well and let me ask you, sarah. you're not a big football fan, are you? >> yeah, i follow a little bit. >> and -- you think washington has had the most quarterbacks since 1990? >> i don't think so. i think there has to be another one out there. >> another team start something. >> yeah. >> and there has to be. >> yeah. >> and before we answer this, we want -- tucker and i need to tip our hat to steve cheveney. >> yeah. >> the first time got involved. >> and that is a backstabbing compliment. >> no. >> this is the first time. >> no, this is what we -- . >> and this is a question from steve. coming from you? >> no. >> oh. >> and tucker, we got the questio

charles rogers says, hey, why don't they add a nickle to the price of a bottle, they can recover thele money back for themselves. bill: it is novel to say the least. how is the company responding to this? >> reporter: not surprisingly they don't like it a lot. they bring in a lot of tourists, 250,000. they spend a lot of money in town. they are the largest employer in the county, employ about 450 people. they account for a third of its tax base and already 60% of the price of a bottle of jack daniels is in some form of tax. tommy beam who is the general manager of jack daniels says, how much more can they possibly contribute? where does it end? >> we have been able to hire 25, 30 people here in the last four or five months, and if our costs go up 4 or $5 million, you know, that is probably going to make us a little less competitive. we might not grow as much. we think it could be a job killer. >> reporter: there is the magic word there when you're arguing against the tax. they talked to businesses in town, they are pretty much split 50-50. some think it's a good idea but others are a

we'll tell you where else you're being nickled and dimed. >>> who will be the next designer at dior.umored to be jumping ship. >>> court is back in session now in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. right now the jurors are hearing tape of dr. conrad murray's description of the family's reaction in the moments after jackson died. listen as he describes to investigators being with the jackson family after jackson was pronounced dead. >> i also went into the area, there was an office inside there with me and there was another -- spent a lot time with the dad and cried. the people who came in went back to the bedroom and because at that time latoya had viewed the body. they were wondering at that time, they said that there was a two-hour window at which point i had to move him to the coroners office. so i went back into the room and mrs. jackson if she had a desire to see mr. jackson. and she said no. >> criminal defense attorney richard herman joins us from las vegas. what kind of details are we now learning from the audio tape from dr. murray? what kind of specifics about jackson's

> since the fees have become outrageous and the banks can't seem to make money any other way than nickle and diming consumers. >> we understand people are frustrated. let's face it. we would all like everything to be free. >> this bank blames the government. >> the government has cut off the fee to using the system, so the cost has shifted to consumers. >> the recently enacted dodd-frank act limits the amount banks can charge for transaction . and according to this bank, they say it costs $350 a year to administer a basic checking account. >> given the fact a check account allows you to make purchases and payments anywhere any time is good value. you can't buy -- the cost of a foot long subway is $5. >> only one other bank is charging $5. consumers should vote with their feet. bank at a credit union, not at a bank. >> so which is best for you? a national bank? a community bank? a credit union? an online bank? there are a handful of web sites out there to help you. findabetterbank.com. you put in your zip code and your typical account activity. then you come up with a list of banks that m

good hard-working americans shouldn't be rubbing nickles today and pick food over medicine. my facebook followers wrap up by further saying, we wonder how we will pay our taxes and student loans, avoid answering our phones and leave our mail unopened. the system, if it ever was for us has failed at this critical juncture in history to safeguard the house. the occupy wall street movement illustrates the consciousness of the people which has been missing from the political landscape. congress must support jobs, education and health care. people are hurting out here. our silence has been broken. those of us who have been awakened are willing solders in the fight. the voice of the people occupying around the nation will not go unrecognized. our strength, passion and vision can and should be harnessed to power change. thank you so much for allowing my facebook followers to have a word on the floor tonight. they are watching us. they will be responding, but i think they are very appreciatetive that you have allowed me this time to convince those comments and the wors they gave to

big banks are starting to see it just isn't good business to nickle-and-dime their customers and chargeme $5 a month for access to their own checking account. that's what they were doing. can you imagine the big banks ever changing course like this a few years ago? not a chance. but through reasonable regulation and consumers standing up and being alert, we're restoring transparency and competition to financial services. transparency and competition are part of a good functioning free market economy. it's not over by a long shot. the big banks still have enormous power and resources. they're going to continue to find ways to make money at the expense of their customers. and that's why we need to do several things. first, we need to confirm once and for all a director for the consumer financial protection bureau. now i know wall street banks and financial institutions and many on the other side of the aisle hate this new bureau, as dale bumpers used to say, like the devil hates holy water. but the fact is, this is an agency solely dedicated to ensuring that consumers have good informatio