but, the obama administration says only the u-s constitution gives congress the power to establish rules for immigration. during today's hearing, several justices expressed concerns about economic and social problems for states... if there isn't strong enforcement at the federal level. an aide to britain's culture secretary resigned today over ties to rupert murdoch's media empire. he said his meetings with murdoch representatives over their plans to take full control of british sky broadcasting went beyond what the secretary authorized. murdoch testified today at an independent inquiry into media ethics.. where he was grilled about his relationship with british politicians. british prime minister david cameron called for the inquiry after britain was rocked by the phone hacking scandal at murdoch's defunct tabloid "news of the world". mitt romney swept all five republican presidential primaries in new york, pennsylvania, connecticut, rhode island, and delaware. he's expected to take a majority of the 209 delegates at stake...pushing him closer to the 11-hundred-44 needed for the republi

people went to work, 120,000 jobs were added but that is about half of what the obama administration had anticipated. >> abc 7's mark matthews joins with us that. high, mark. >> the president is spinning numbers as best he can. saying that with last month's numbers we're continuing to see improvements. there are the unemployment rate did dip. >> we cullwell come news business is created another 121,000 jobs last month and this are most that predicted 200,000 jobs added last month led by the auto industry manufacturing discontinue to grow n california it is construction jobs that are still lagging. >> there is about 10.9% in double digits for over three years now. >> this r she says the current rate, it will be seven to 10 more years before california is back to prerecession employment. >> we don't see a lot of relief for the labor market. we're adding job buzz pace of job growth is too slow to moist needle on unemployment. at the quick pace we need to it move. >> the dow has been covering above 13,000. and. >> there are is other firms are hiring so ed skated people do good. others are not. >> coming up we'll ta

the countries said this shift will help strengthen the u-s' presence across the asia- pacific region. the obama administration is focusing on this part of the world... to respond to threats from north korea, china, and territorial disputes in the south china sea. pakistan has deported osama bin laden's three widows, his two daughters, and nine other members of his family. they left on a private plane for saudi arabia this morning. just last week, the widows and daughters completed 45 days of house arrest for living illegally in pakistan. one of the widows told authorities, they never applied for visas when they slipped into the country... and they moved from safe house to safe house with the help of local pakistanis. a federal judge is refusing to make public the graphic pictures of osama bin laden's bullet- riddled body. the day after bin laden was killed, the legal activist group "judicial watch" filed a freedom of information request. they wanted public release of pictures taken at bin laden's compound in pakistan, and his burial at sea. the judge said releasing the photos would serve no national security

an obama administration official says the launch prevents the u-s from providing food aid to north koreaich had been agreed to in february. diplomats from the u.s. and five other world powers aren't expecting a breakthrough this weekend in talks with iran about its nuclear program. but they hope tehran will continue to hint at a compromise and keep negotiating. the meeting in istanbul was in doubt until a week ago... so the fact that it's going forward may indicate economic sanctions are having an impact on iran. a failure to make progress this weekend could push the pentagon closer to military options to stop iran's uranium enrichment program. a democratic strategist has apologized for criticizing mitt romney's wife. earlier this week ... hilary rosen said that ann romney has "never worked a day in her life." the remark was meant to criticize *mitt* romney for taking economic advice from his wife. but many .. including members of rosen's own party ... saw it as an attack on stay-at-home mothers. many women do not have the choice of a luxury of being a stay at home mother, that is my onl

obama administrations record. >> it is still about the economy s we are not stupid. >> reporter: a new fox news poll, shows mittromney and president obama now tied at 46%, the poll says women prefer obama by 5% over romney, while the former governor has a 4% lead among men. for his part the president has been on the road trying to drum up support this week among young voters. >> if we work together, with clear eyes and a common purpose, i guarantee you we will meet our challenges we will rise to this moment. >> reporter: but troubling for the democrats, are the numbers among independent voters, where the fox news poll finds romney leading by 13%, news is belter for the obama campaign in overall averages of several polls by real clear politics, showing the president now leading by 3.9%,. >> this is going to be a tight race all the way to november. >> reporter: american university professor, leonard steinhorn says one thing is clear, the campaign that captures independent voters will capture the white house >> they have bases of support and a small group in the mid- that will remains uncertain where they are goin

obama administration granted oscar a waiver to re-enter the united states. at any time before he left for mexico he could have been pulled over under your law, under s-1070. reasonable suspicion. maybe the way he dresses or the fact he may have an accent. without his waiver -- without the waiver from the obama administration oscar would have been barred from returning to the united states for at least ten years. and sefrpted from his wife carla and his 2-year-old daughter samantha who live in arizona and are american citizens. well, the good news is he was given the waiver, came back to the united states. he's an example of a dream act-eligible person. you know what he did when he came back to the united states, mr. pearce? i'm about to tell you. he immediately enlisted in the united states army. he completed basic training. and then he was sworn in as an american citizen. today oscar is serving our country and his country, the united states of america, in afghanistan. now, you've criticized the dream act as "some liberal dream of creating an american military staffed with foreign soldiers." do you consider oscar vasquez a foreign soldier? >> mr. durbin, y

obama administration has been involved in u.n. reform efforts. so those two aspects, what are the national security interests of the u.s.'s continued involvement at the u.n.? and what reforms are still needed? >> thank you very much. there are so many ways in which the dollars we spend and the programs they support at the united nations advance u.s. national security interests. let's begin with one of the largest elements of our request, which is funds for international peacekeeping operations. the u.n. is present in some 14 countries and engaged in important life-saving missions to protect civilians in places like darfur and the democratic republic of congo. to help build the capacity of fragile states in which we have an interest in their success in places like south sudan and haiti and liberia. it is keeping the peace in fragile places from the golan to kotivore. these are places where we have an interest in security and stability, in protection of civilians, in helping to foment and stabilize fragile democracy. if the united states were to try to support this on our own rather than at a relatively better deal of burde

states urge s the supreme court to repeal arizona's law forcing officers to check whether immigrants are here illegally. the justice system suggesting they are not buying the obama administration's argument specifically that the state exceeded its authority when it made the records check part of the law. >>> london investigators say there is a chance a british girl who vanished during a 2007 vacation in portugal may be alive. she disappeared while her parents dined nearby. she was days away from her fourth birthday. british police just released this new image of what the girl would look like today just weeks before her ninth birthday. they say they have evidence and reason to believe she may be alive. police closed the case in 2008 after various alleged sightings of the girl turned up nothing. >>> if you are a parent or grand parent this is something you should know. >> one of the hottest targets for identity thieves is young children. it's a crime happening every day. >> reporter: children should be playing and not worrying about their personal information. while they play thieves are trying to steal thaer social security numbers. >> it is not only a big business, it's big mone

yesterday-s marched from san francisco's city hall to the federal building, -- they denounced the obama administration's against medical marijuana dispensaries. several san francisco supervisors joined the protest. >> we need to make it clear we don't believe what the federal government is doing is acceptable. second, we need to protect the regulations we nut place, regulations that are consistent with state law. >>> there's also a push at state level to legitimize pot clubs. a bill would legalize marijuana sales and regulate dispensaries like any other business. >>> possible strike is looming at at&t. the bloomberg business report is coming up. >>> more problems for america's cup organizers. one of the competitors pulls out of the competition. >>> dozens of students, protesting a tuition fee hike are pepper sprayed by police at a california college. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the

obama administration believes cutting off iranian oil would not significantly harm the world markets. >>> the final wall street numbers on friday look like this. the dow rose 66 points. the nasdaq dropped 4. s 500 picked up 5. >>> if you had a problem with your credit card on sunday, you were not alone. visa says a technical issue affecting its network barred people from using their credit and debit cards for about 45 minutes on sunday. the company had trouble processing some transactions and as a result, the system is fixed now and it's operating normally. >>> whole foods says it is going to stop selling over fished seafood. beginning april 22, the natural and organic some markets will no longer carry seafood caught from depleted waters through methods that will damage the environment either they say. the list includes octopus, gray sole and atlantic halibut. it will stock sustainable replacements instead like halibut from the pacific. >>> kraft supply chain says it hasn't decided on haw many shares its -- how many shares it's going to sell and at what price. they're expected to sell under the symbol mik on the stock exchange. >>> we'll have your weather first in two minutes. stay with us.

s regulatory winds. his comments give us a rare glimpse of the obama administration's true agenda. no matter how much president obama may pretend to be a friend of oil, gas and coal, his green team constantly retains that truth that the obama administration is fully engaged in all-out war on hydraulic fracturing. thinking people won't know if you kill hydraulic fracturing, you kill oil and gas production in america. not longer after the armandaris made his stunning admission, the e.p.a. apparently began to zero in on the first crucifixion victims. the agency targeted u.s. natural gas producers in pennsylvania, in texas, in wyoming, and in all three of these cases before these investigations were complete, e.p.a. made headline-grabbing statements, either insinuating or proclaiming that hydraulic fracturing was the cause of water contamination, but in each case -- these are three cases now -- the e.p.a.'s comments were contrived, and despite their best efforts, they have been unable to find any science to back up their accusations. of course, this administration has a propensity for

s where that number ends up being lower in the income distribution. much devalued. >> well, i would say that the obamaed a ma administration is terribly committed to taxreform, they just haven't proposed one. helped this is their down payment on tax reform. >> all right. janet, we will have to leave it there. thank you so much for joining us this morning. janet novak, executive director and washington bureau chief for forbes. and also thanks to john of course chief economist rdg economics. he will stay with us for more insight on the program. meantime, coming up, stocks suffered their worst week for the year last week. but are equities still undervalued some today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. >>> welcome to the show. headlines from around the globe, here in the united states, time to strike up the band. the earnings

s. will now make it a total of $2 billion. now, why would the obama administration do this?t look at all the money we've spent. and look at the people who are relying on that money. >> it's already in action. you can't pull the rug out from underneath them. >> that would be a theory which was not argued the other day but would be argued again if the supreme court dismantles part of it. >> where do they argue it? >> they would argue it before a federal judge who might be charged with implementing the supreme court's invalidation of parts of it. >> judge, republicans say this is just a slush fund. that's all it is. >> well, the i.r.s. can use it however it wants. it's supposed to hire agents. here's another scary thing. if obamacare is invalidated, what are they going to do with another 16,000 i.r.s. agents? >> they'll figure something out. >> i'll tell you, they should have that conference in istanbul with the g.s.a. >> they got clowns. >> did you find the clown yet? >> no, they did not find the clown. we dispatched geraldo! >> oh! >> looking for that dastardly clown. judge a

obama administration's recent crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries. agented raided multiple properties yesterday, dozens of pot advocates squared off against police at oaksterdam university where property and secast. -- >>> low 40s north bay 47 fremont, slight chance of showers coming our way in the afternoon and north bay elsewhere we'll see more sun, warmer temperatures and showers later south bay. >>> first reports of an accident southbound golden gate bridge mid span right lane. the real hot spot continues to be san jose, 85 northbound overturned two lanes blocked at julian many you can see the traffic spotters. it is a standstill. >>> the news continues now with "good morning america." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> the patch is back, inspiring a great crowd in front of times square this morning. a little chilly. but it's not fall. that was the last time we saw the patch, in our backyard. it certainly does. >> irrepressible. >> hello, everyone. as you know, robin's off on a great vacation this week. it's fantastic to have katie couric here with us, for a big dancing day. >> that's right. that's jennifer lopez's "on the floor" playing. and last night, it's all what happened on the ballroo

obama administration run out of energy. there's gretchen. solar trust of america, i want to introduce you,sn. it got a record $2.1 trillion loan from the energy department but now claims it has $50 to $100 million in debts. solar trust was in the middle of building a multimillion dollar solar power plant in california when they pulled the plug. solar trust joins solyndra and four other green energy companies at least that have gone under recently with your money. oops! >> all right. thank you very much. sandra bullock is an academy award winning actress but her sister is winning awards, she's an an accomplished pastry chief and she has her latest book called "pie it forward and other pastries reinvented". >> we're joined right now by zalina bullock prodo. the thing about sugar is moderation. let's have a big fancy pie. >> i feel like the authorities are right in the corner like cuff me and take me away! >> you make sugar! >> yeah, fruit. there's fruit in here, too, which is very good for you. >> in particular, we'll make an elvis inspired fruity pie. >> and i think you can imagine that that

eeg saying the obama administration may be painting this picture of having been helpful to this part of society, but that they really haven't been. >> well, i think going back to k.t.'sh school, and that boyfriend who cheated on me for the last time, and there was nothing that he could say to make me trust him again, and that -- >> that is where the republican party's brand is, and in particular, governor romney. the first step is admitting you have a problem. and the interview you did with governor romney was great. the only thing is he didn't admit he has a problem. martha: what's the problem? what is it you think women are angry about with republican? >> 1100 bills introduced in 2011 to restrict a woman's right to control her health care decision. the attack that has happened on planned parenthood. clinics that 5 million women depend upon every single year for their health care. just a few days a. governor scott walker, one of governor romney's most visible surrogates, repealing the state's equal pay law. governor nicky haley saying women are fine, there's not a problem. martha: but look at -- >> then he has his lead chair in maryland saying once we get to the gen

s and 401k's. >> i feel like you were yelling at us. >> listen -- >> who's they? who wants it? >> the government. that would be the obama administrationy needs revenue and they really want income redistribution. 1/2 that pays tax would pay more tax to the half that doesn't. >> unfortunately, you'd be paying the tax when you're at the zenith of making money as opposed to when you retired, drawing it out and getting a lower rate to get it coming and going. >> my golden years. >> zenith doesn't even make televisions anymore. >> they don't? >> they don't, sorry. >> luckily your magnavox. >> we'll watch you at 9:20 on the fox business network. have a great week. caught on camera, dramatic moments when a driver loses control of her drag racer. goes flying! whoa, right towards fans. wait until you see how it does. >> and between the g.s.a. and the secret service scandal, does the white house have a serious problem? who is that guy? a top advisor, not him, says no, no problem. we'll have a debate coming up next. cording to the signs, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a few things with fiona. how would you desc